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HB1444PassDefining "race", for the purposes of certain laws prohibiting discrimination, to include certain traits associated with race, including hair texture and certain hairstyles; and defining "protective hairstyle" as a hairstyle including braids, twists, ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 473
HB465PassRequiring certain persons that use a bot to publish, distribute, or disseminate campaign material online to another person in the State for the purpose of influencing an election to disclose in a clear and conspicuous manner on the campaign material ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 216
HB810PassProviding that a member of a volunteer company in Washington County who is at least 15 years old and is enrolled in the Fire and Rescue Academy Program operated by the Washington County Board of Education is a covered employee for purposes of receivi...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 332
SB292PassProviding that two mayors from each member county or their representatives are to be appointed to the Tri-County Council for Western Maryland by the commissioners from their respective member county rather than by certain chapters of the Maryland Mun...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 545
SB281PassRequiring the Department of the Environment to waive certain application fees for applicants intending to use certain contaminated properties for clean or renewable electrical generation sites under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 544
HB387PassIncreasing, to $125,000, the amount of money that the county commissioners of Calvert County, Charles County, and St. Mary's County are required to appropriate each year for the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland to foster cooperative planning ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 191
SB334PassRequiring certain carriers, on or before March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2024 to submit a report to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to demonstrate the carrier's compliance with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act; requiring certa...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 212
SB390PassProhibiting a candidate who is defeated for the nomination for a public office from filing a certificate of candidacy as a write-in candidate at the next succeeding general election as a candidate for any office.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 552
HB998PassTransferring oversight of the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Physicians and Physician Assistants from the Office of Student Financial Assistance within the Maryland Higher Education Commission to the Maryland Department of Health; req...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 402
HB934PassAltering references to the terms "9-1-1 fee" and "additional charge", respectively, to be "State 9-1-1 fee" and "county 9-1-1 fee", respectively, and altering the definition of "public safety answering point" for purposes of provisions of law concern...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 375
HB621PassAltering the manner by which the Comptroller withholds from certain income tax distributions certain amounts that a local government owes to the Local Reserve Account for its share of certain income tax refunds and interest that are paid from the Acc...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 632
HB353PassAuthorizing the governing body of Frederick County to provide, by law, a grant to certain elderly or disabled renters of property; authorizing the governing body of Frederick County to establish qualifications for the grant; etc.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 178
SB293PassEstablishing that a provision in the declaration of a condominium or in a governing document of a homeowners association that requires any action on the part of a holder of a mortgage or deed of trust on a unit or a lot in order to make certain amend...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 33
HB505PassAuthorizing the governing body of Baltimore County to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on a dwelling owned by an individual who is at least 65 years old, has resided in the dwelling for 30 consecuti...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 226
HB1169PassRequiring the Health Services Cost Review Commission to establish a Community Benefit Reporting Workgroup; requiring the Commission to adopt certain regulations relating to the community health needs of nonprofit hospitals and reporting by nonprofit ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 436
SB462PassAltering certain provisions of law related to the time until which certain survivor benefits for surviving children of certain members of the State Retirement and Pension System are available; etc.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 556
HB648PassAltering the authority and responsibilities of the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA); altering a certain explanation of purpose for certain provisions of law; stating the policy of the State with regard to certain emergency management activ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 288
HB443PassAuthorizing a Southern Maryland code county to enact a local law that provides regular employees of the county with certain collective bargaining rights; requiring a certain local law to provide definitions of and remedies for unfair labor practices ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 209
HB139PassProviding that only a dealer may contract for the sale and delivery of a vehicle by electronic means except under certain circumstances; providing that a consumer shall be deemed not to have agreed to enter into a transaction for the sale or lease of...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 71
HB1061PassRequiring certain entities that receive at least $2,000,000 of State capital funding in a prior fiscal year to submit, on or before October 1 each year, a report on deferred maintenance; requiring the report to include certain information and be subm...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 415
HB146PassProvidng that in Frederick County the area in which alcoholic beverages may be consumed in the Weinberg Center for the Arts is anywhere on the licensed premises.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 80
HB322PassRepealing certain time and area restrictions on the consumption of beer, wine, and liquor in a cinema or theater for which a Class CT (cinema/theater) license has been issued in Frederick County; and authorizing the on-premises consumption of beer, w...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 167
HB421PassRequiring certain State agencies to make publicly available on their websites open meeting agendas 48 hours in advance of each meeting or, under certain circumstances, as far in advance of the meeting as practicable; requiring certain State agencies ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 202
HB233PassProhibiting a person from intentionally strangling another in the commission of an assault; and providing a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 25 years for a violation of the Act.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 119
HB638PassLimiting the types of creditor claims for which the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County is required to adhere to certain guidelines before approving certain related license applications; and authorizing the Board to approve an appl...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 283
HB1200PassRequiring a homeowner to have a homestead property tax credit application on file with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation in order to be eligible for a certain credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax to offset ce...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 445
SB207PassAuthorizing a certain unaccompanied minor in need of shelter to consent to shelter and supportive services under certain circumstances; authorizing an unaccompanied minor who is a parent to consent to shelter and supportive services for the minor's c...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 109
SB728PassRequiring the Secretary of Health to establish through regulations a provision requiring an ambulatory surgical facility to ensure that an anesthesia practitioner is not precluded from providing the highest level of anesthesia support that may be req...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 378
HB377PassDefining the term "shopping center" as any combination of privately owned commercial, professional, or retail establishments to which the general public is invited for business purposes; establishing in Montgomery County a consumption only marketplac...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 186
HB673PassIncluding the Garrett Children's Center as a facility the Department of Juvenile Services is authorized to operate for the diagnosis, care, training, education, and rehabilitation of certain children.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 297
HB1556PassLimiting the number of times certain contracts entered into by Calvert County that require the payment of funds from appropriations of more than one fiscal year may be renewed.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 486
SB186PassRevising the Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Corporation Act; altering the persons to whom and circumstances under which the Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Corporation is required to provide certain coverage; providing that the Act does not pr...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 74
HB248PassRemoving rape and certain sexual offenses from the list of offenses alleged to have been committed by a certain respondent against a certain victim for which a peace order petition may be filed under certain circumstances; and altering the definition...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 132
HB254PassRequiring the governing body of certain cooperative housing corporations in Prince George's County to have a study conducted of the reserves needed for future major repairs and replacement of common elements of the cooperative housing corporation by ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 138
HB349PassAltering the application requirements for a service member, veteran, or military spouse to apply for an occupational or professional license from a unit in the Maryland Department of Labor to require submission of proof that the applicant has held a ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 176
SB847PassAuthorizing a court, in determining whether the application of the child support guidelines would be unjust or inappropriate in a particular case, to consider whether an obligor's monthly obligation would leave the obligor with a monthly actual incom...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 384
SB1010PassEstablishing a Maryland Code of Military Justice; providing for jurisdiction and applicability of the Act; providing for authority of certain judge advocates; establishing the rights of certain victims; providing for the apprehension and restraint of...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 592
SB306PassContinuing the State Board of Dental Examiners in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending until July 1, 2031, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 548
SB692PassEstablishing a certain educational qualification required for an applicant for a physical therapist assistant license who was educated in limited physical therapy outside any state; and altering certain educational qualifications for applicants for p...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 575
SB353PassAdding pets to the list of items damaged for which a person may be reimbursed from the Black Bear Damage Reimbursement Fund.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 358
SB379PassAltering, in Harford County, the membership qualifications for a social organization that may be issued a certain 6-day or 7-day Class C-3 beer, wine, and liquor license by the Board of License Commissioners for Harford County to include first respon...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 397
SB343PassAuthorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Calvert County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $36,881,848 to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain public buildings, roads, and facilities in Calvert Count...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 326
SB397PassProviding an exemption from the sales and use tax for certain sales of certain qualified data center personal property for use at certain qualified data centers under certain circumstances; requiring an individual or a corporation to apply to the Dep...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 640
SB195PassEstablishing that the application of a certain insurance program on vehicle operation during the current policy period is not a violation of certain restrictions on classification for private passenger motor vehicle insurance; requiring that a certai...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 145
HB364PassSpecifying that each hospital or nursing facility in the State ensure that all of its health care service providers whether in the hospital, outside or in a separate nursing facility wear personal identification tag indicating in readable text the fi...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 182
HB674PassAltering the lists of substances designated as controlled dangerous substances under certain schedules under the Maryland Controlled Dangerous Substances Act.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 298
HB1446PassAltering the subject matter of the continuing education ethics course required for the renewal of a license to provide real estate brokerage services by the State Real Estate Commission; and requiring the course to cover the subjects of the practice ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 475
HB159PassRequiring the secretary of a principal department in the Executive Branch, the president of a public senior higher education institution, and a unit of State government to provide certain information to the State Ethics Commission in a timely manner ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 87
SB700PassExpanding eligibility for a certain credit authorized against the county or municipal corporation property tax to include certain active duty, retired, or honorably discharged members of the armed forces of the United States and certain surviving spo...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 642
HB228PassAuthorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to issue a Class B-D-7 license in the 5400 block of Harford Road in the 45th alcoholic beverages district if the applicant meets certain requirements.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 112
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