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MDSB542PassProhibiting a person from selling an essential good or service for more than a certain increase in price during and for a certain time after a certain state of emergency; and requiring the Secretary of State to establish an electronic notification sy...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 631
MDHB775PassProhibiting a person from selling an essential good or service for more than a certain increase in price during and for a certain time after a certain state of emergency; and requiring the Secretary of State to establish an electronic notification sy...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 630
MDSB222PassAltering the definition of "organics recycling" to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials in a certain manner; requiring the Department of the Environment to approve a single producer responsibility organization to represen...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 465
MDHB686PassEliminating requirements for collection agencies and certain non-depository financial institutions to maintain separate licenses for branch locations and authorizing them to conduct business at multiple licensed locations under a single license; and ...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 567
MDHB920PassEstablishing consumer protections related to the repair or replacement of motor vehicle glass on motor vehicles equipped with an advanced driver assistance system; and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 561
MDHB37PassProhibiting a person from making certain telephone solicitations to a certain called party in a certain manner by restricting the methods, times, and identifying information that the person making the call may utilize; providing that the Act does not...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 414
MDSB90PassProhibiting a person from making certain telephone solicitations to a certain called party in a certain manner by restricting the methods, times, and identifying information that the person making the call may utilize; and making a violation of the A...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413
MDHB121PassRequiring a treatment plan for an individual with a mental disorder admitted to a certain health care facility to include a discharge goal and an estimate of the probable length of the inpatient stay before the individual can be transferred to a cert...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 263
MDSB8PassRequiring a treatment plan for an individual with a mental disorder admitted to a certain health care facility to include a certain discharge goal and an estimate of the probable length of the inpatient stay the individual requires before transfer to...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 262
MDHB333PassEstablishing requirements related to the reimbursement of out-of-pocket costs paid by certain hospital patients who were eligible for free care, including requirements related to the consideration of data and the reporting and disclosure of certain i...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 310
MDHB92PassEstablishing that ground leases or amendments that are not posted on the State Department of Assessments and Taxation's website are not considered registered or amended; prohibiting a ground lease holder from collecting or attempting to collect rent,...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 180
MDSB193PassEstablishing that ground leases or amendments that are not posted on the State Department of Assessments and Taxation's website are not considered registered or amended; prohibiting a ground lease holder from collecting or attempting to collect rent,...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 181
MDSB131PassModifying certain reporting requirements for practicability and efficiency; and repealing certain reporting requirements that are unnecessary, obsolete, duplicative, or inefficient.
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2023-04-11
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 48
MDHB124PassModifying certain reporting requirements for practicability and efficiency; and repealing certain reporting requirements that are unnecessary, obsolete, duplicative, or inefficient.
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2023-04-11
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 47
MDSB215PassAuthorizing the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners to grant a stay of enforcement of a Board order in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act; prohibiting an order of the Board from being stayed pending judicial review; authorizing the...
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2023-04-11
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 57
MDHB238PassAuthorizing the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners to grant a stay of enforcement of a Board order in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act; prohibiting an order of the Board from being stayed pending judicial review; authorizing the...
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2023-04-11
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 56
MDHB255Engross
50%
Requiring producers of architectural paint or a representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Paint Stewardship Program to the Department of the Environment on or before July 1, 2024, and in accordance with certain requireme...
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2023-04-10
Third Reading Passed (35-12)
MDHB284Engross
50%
Altering the definition of "organics recycling" to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials; establishing a producer responsibility advisory council to provide advice and make recommendations regarding establishing a producer...
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2023-04-07
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB260Engross
50%
Requiring producers of architectural paint or a representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Paint Stewardship Program to the Department of the Environment on or before July 1, 2024, and in accordance with certain requireme...
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2023-04-07
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB52Engross
50%
Establishing the unenforceability of contracts for the sale of condominium units that do not contain certain notice relating to the presence of asbestos.
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2023-03-22
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB901Engross
50%
Requiring a business that offers an online product likely to be accessed by children to complete a certain data protection impact assessment by April 1, 2025, under certain circumstances; prohibiting a business from offering a certain online product ...
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2023-03-20
To Senate Finance Committee
MDHB27Engross
50%
Requiring a floral wire service to disclose to a customer when the customer is buying from a floral wire service and not directly from a local florist; providing that a violation of the Act constitutes an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice;...
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2023-03-19
To Senate Finance Committee
MDSB793Engross
50%
Establishing consumer protections related to the repair or replacement of motor vehicle glass on motor vehicles equipped with an advanced driver assistance system; and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade...
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2023-03-18
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDHB25Intro
25%
Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government to provide comprehensive universal single-payer health care services for residents of the State by January 1, 2025; establishing requirements and prohibi...
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2023-03-16
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDSB883Intro
25%
Authorizing a certain water utility to temporarily shut off service for reasons of health or safety or in a State or national emergency, notwithstanding certain provisions of law; prohibiting a water utility from shutting off service for certain reas...
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2023-03-15
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB795Intro
25%
Requiring a ticket issuer, primary ticket sales platform, or secondary ticket exchange to implement a certain refund policy for tickets to certain entertainment events; prohibiting a ticket issuer or seller from restricting the resale, transfer, or o...
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2023-03-14
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB995Intro
25%
Regulating the collection and use of consumer health data by private entities; prohibiting a private entity from certain collection and use of certain health data without the consent of the consumer; authorizing consumers to exercise certain rights i...
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2023-03-14
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB994Intro
25%
Prohibiting consumer reporting agencies from including in a consumer report certain records relating to a criminal proceeding involving a consumer; prohibiting consumer reporting agencies from relying on information in certain criminal proceedings c...
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2023-03-14
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
MDHB476Intro
25%
Prohibiting debt collectors from applying a debt payment made by a debtor with multiple debts to a disputed debt; and requiring debt collectors to apply a debt payment made by a debtor with multiple debts in accordance with the debtor's directions.
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2023-03-08
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
MDSB790Intro
25%
Regulating the collection and use of consumer health data by private entities; prohibiting a private entity from certain collection and use of certain health data without the consent of the consumer; authorizing consumers to exercise certain rights i...
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2023-03-08
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB1205Intro
25%
Requiring a certain business that uses an automated bill payment system to provide a certain notice in electronic form to a consumer at least 2 business days before each time a payment is to be deducted from the consumer's bank account or credit card...
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2023-03-08
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDSB852Intro
25%
Requiring a ticket issuer, primary ticket sales platform, or secondary ticket exchange to implement a certain refund policy for tickets to certain entertainment events; prohibiting a ticket issuer or seller from restricting the resale, transfer, or o...
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2023-03-03
To Senate Finance Committee
MDHB712Intro
25%
Requiring a farm equipment manufacturer to make available certain documentation, updates, or information to an independent repair provider or owner of farm equipment to allow for the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of the farm equipment; prohibitin...
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2023-02-28
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB893Intro
25%
Authorizing a certain water utility to temporarily shut off service for reasons of health or safety or in a State or national emergency, notwithstanding certain provisions of law; prohibiting a water utility from shutting off service for certain reas...
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2023-02-27
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB919Intro
25%
Requiring certain expedited proceedings in a wrongful detainer action if the property that is the subject of the action is, at the time of the complaint, advertised or listed for sale or lease by the complainant and requiring that notice of a hearing...
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2023-02-15
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB1089Intro
25%
Establishing the Maryland Redeemable Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; establis...
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2023-02-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB930Intro
25%
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2028, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2028, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator; requiring certain produ...
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2023-02-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB1204Intro
25%
Requiring a person to receive a certificate of analysis before distributing refined hemp or a hemp extract product in the State; requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish packaging and labeling requirements for refined hemp and hemp extrac...
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2023-02-10
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDHB1193Intro
25%
Requiring a manufacturer of certain motor vehicles to provide certain information and tools related to the diagnosis, service, and repair of motor vehicles to certain owners and independent repair facilities under certain circumstances; requiring a m...
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2023-02-10
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDHB807Intro
25%
Establishing generally the manner in which a controller or a processor may process a consumer's personal data; authorizing a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; requiring a controller of personal data to es...
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2023-02-08
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDSB512Intro
25%
Requiring an owner or operator of a public water system to maintain a detectable residual disinfectant level of at least 0.5 milligrams per liter of chlorine, not to exceed the maximum residual disinfectant level set by the U.S. Environmental Protect...
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2023-02-07
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB816Intro
25%
Repealing certain confidentiality protections for proprietary rate-related information; and prohibiting an insurer that uses territory as a factor in establishing automobile insurance rates from using more than five territories; and applying the Act ...
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2023-02-07
To Senate Finance Committee
MDSB698Intro
25%
Establishing generally the manner in which a controller or a processor may process a consumer's personal data; authorizing a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; requiring a controller of personal data to es...
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2023-02-07
To Senate Finance Committee
MDSB862Intro
25%
Prohibiting businesses, nonprofit entities, and units of State and local government from using a customer's mother's maiden name as a means of safeguarding access to a customer's account; making a violation of the Act by businesses and nonprofit enti...
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2023-02-07
To Senate Finance Committee
MDSB844Intro
25%
Requiring a business that offers an online product likely to be accessed by children to complete a certain data protection impact assessment under certain circumstances; prohibiting a business from offering a certain online product before completing ...
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2023-02-07
To Senate Finance Committee
MDSB861Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from using a scanning device to scan or swipe an identification card or a driver's license of an individual to obtain personal information of the individual; prohibiting a person from taking certain actions regarding information ...
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2023-02-07
To Senate Finance Committee
MDHB31Intro
25%
Altering certain plastic resin labeling requirements for rigid plastic containers and plastic bottles to require the "chasing arrows" symbol; altering the capacity of the plastic bottles to which the plastic resin labeling requirements apply; establi...
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2023-02-01
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB33Intro
25%
Regulating the use of biometric data by private entities, including by requiring certain private entities in possession of biometric data to develop a written policy, made available to the public, establishing a retention schedule and guidelines for ...
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2023-02-01
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDHB254Intro
25%
Regulating children's social media accounts on large social media platforms in the State; requiring large social media platforms to identify all public social media accounts created or operated by unauthorized minors and delete all associated user da...
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2023-02-01
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDHB314Intro
25%
Repealing certain confidentiality protections for proprietary rate-related information; and prohibiting an insurer that uses territory as a factor in establishing automobile insurance rates from using more than five territories.
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2023-01-25
To House Economic Matters Committee
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