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All Bills Impacting Local Government
The bills listed below contain ALL bills that have been identified by MACo staff as possibly impacting local government. It does not include local bills. Legislative research on each bill will determine each bills' actual implications and impact on counties. Therefore, some bills may be removed from this list later and not presented to the Legislative Committee for review.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0003 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | BUSINESS REGULATION – EMPLOYEES WHO CARRY FIREARMS – PROTECTIVE BODY ARMOR |
| Synopsis: | Requiring an employer to provide protective body armor to an employee who is required to carry a firearm loaded with live rounds; and defining terms.
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0004 |
| Issue Code: | Elections |
| Title: | ELECTION LAW – UNITED STATES SENATE – SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL VACANCY |
| Synopsis: | Altering the process for filling a vacancy in the office of United States Senator; repealing the authority of the Governor to make an appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of United States Senator under specified circumstances; requiring the Governor to issue a proclamation to call for a special primary election and special general election to fill a vacancy in the office of United States Senator under specified circumstances; etc. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0006 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | PROPERTY TAX – NOTICE – 60–DAY APPEAL |
| Synopsis: | Requiring a contract for the sale of real property to contain a notice that the new owner of property transferred after January 1 and before the beginning of the next taxable year may submit a written appeal as to a value or classification on or before 60 days after the transfer; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0007 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | PROPERTY TAX CREDIT – SECURITY GUARD DISABLED OR KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a county or municipal corporation property tax credit for a dwelling house owned by an individual or surviving spouse of an individual who becomes disabled or dies as a result of or in the course of employment as a security guard under specified circumstances; authorizing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to provide by law for the amount and duration of the property tax credit and other necessary provisions; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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MACo Position:
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No Position |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0010 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | TEACHER AND EMPLOYEE PENSION SUSTAINABILITY AND SOLVENCY TRUST FUND |
| Synopsis: | Imposing a tax at a specified rate on income in excess of $1,000,000; requiring specified corporations to compute Maryland taxable income using a specified method; requiring that, subject to specified regulations, specified groups of corporations file a combined income tax return; establishing the Teacher Pension Sustainability and Solvency Trust Fund; altering the determination of the State’s contribution for specified plans in the State Retirement and Pension System; applying the Act to tax years beginning after 2010; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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MACo Position:
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No Position |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0012 |
| Issue Code: | Health |
| Title: | HEALTH – FAILURE TO PROPERLY BURY OR DISPOSE OF A BODY – PENALTIES |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting an individual from burying or disposing of a human body except in a family burial plot or other area allowed by a local ordinance, a crematory, a cemetery, or a funeral establishment; and establishing penalties. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0014 |
| Issue Code: | Planning & Zoning |
| Title: | GAMING – VIDEO LOTTERY FACILITIES – RESTRICTION ON LOCATION |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting a proposed video lottery facility from being located within 1,000 feet of a church, community center, playground, school, or shopping center, unless the proposed video lottery facility is located on the site of an existing horse racecourse; and providing that the Act does not apply to a video lottery facility for which a license has been awarded or issued on or before October 1, 2010.
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0015/ SB 192 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CRIMINAL LAW – DANGEROUS DOGS – MANDATORY SPAYING OR NEUTERING |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the owner of a specified dangerous dog to provide to the unit of the county or municipal corporation that made the determination that the dog is dangerous proof that the dog has been spayed or neutered within 30 days of receiving notice of the determination by the unit; and providing penalties for a violation of the Act. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0017 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION – INCIDENTS OF BULLYING, HARASSMENT, OR INTIMIDATION – REPORTS BY PRINCIPALS – LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing public school principals to report incidents of bullying, harassment, or intimidation against students attending the school to the chief of the local law enforcement agency; requiring principals to use a specified form; and defining terms. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0024/ SB 617 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CRIMINAL LAW – PLEA AGREEMENTS – PROHIBITION OF CONCURRENT SENTENCES FOR CHILD SEXUAL OFFENSES |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting a plea agreement from providing for concurrent sentencing for a defendant charged with multiple counts of specified child sexual offenses. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0031 |
| Issue Code: | Intergovernmental Relations |
| Title: | MARYLAND CONSTITUTION – LAWS MAKING AN APPROPRIATION MADE SUBJECT TO PETITION REFERENDUM |
| Synopsis: | Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to provide that a law making a specified appropriation shall be subject to rejection or repeal by the voters of the State under the petition referendum process provided under the Maryland Constitution; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection. CONTINGENT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0036/ SB 8 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | ENVIRONMENT – BAY RESTORATION FUND – PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTORS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Comptroller or local governments to disburse specified grant funds from the Bay Restoration Fund directly to contractors who incur costs eligible for reimbursement under specified circumstances. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0038 |
| Issue Code: | Business Affairs |
| Title: | MOTOR VEHICLES – DISPOSAL UNDER INDEMNITY AGREEMENT – REPEAL |
| Synopsis: | Repealing a provision of law that authorizes specified persons to transfer inoperable motor vehicles more than 8 years old to an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor without providing a certificate of title or fulfilling specified notice requirements; repealing a provision of law that authorizes an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor to require specified motor vehicle transferors to execute an indemnity agreement; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0039/ SB 986 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION – PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS – DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the State Department of Education to develop on or before July 1, 2012, a data collection system for students who graduate from high school in 3 years, 4 years, or 5 years; establishing that the purpose of the data collection is to provide the basis for making sound educational decisions affecting high school reform in the State; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0051 |
| Issue Code: | Planning & Zoning |
| Title: | REAL PROPERTY – INSTALLATION AND USE OF CLOTHESLINES ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY |
| Synopsis: | Providing that a local legislative body may not prohibit the installation or use of clotheslines on specified residential property; providing that a contract, deed, rule, bylaw, lease agreement, or any other document may not prohibit a homeowner or tenant from installing or using clotheslines on specified residential property; providing that the Act does not prohibit reasonable restrictions on the dimensions, placement, or appearance of clotheslines; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0053 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | ENVIRONMENT – SEWAGE SLUDGE UTILIZATION PERMIT – SEPTAGE |
| Synopsis: | Altering specified requirements for the adoption of specified regulations by the Department of the Environment; establishing requirements of septage haulers; establishing an Oversight Committee on Sewage Sludge Utilization; requiring the Department to review specified fees; authorizing the Department to reduce the fees under specified circumstances; authorizing the Department to make specified reimbursements from the Bay Restoration Fund; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0058 |
| Issue Code: | Public Information & Ethics |
| Title: | STATE GOVERNMENT – OPEN MEETINGS ACT – DEFINITION OF PUBLIC BODY |
| Synopsis: | Altering the definition of a public body in the context of the Open Meetings Act to include an entity created by a memorandum of understanding, memorandum of agreement, or contract entered into by the chief executive authority of a political subdivision of the State and an entity created by a political subdivision of the State while carrying out a quasi–legislative function; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Oppose |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0061 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CORRECTIONAL SERVICES – PROVISION, POSSESSION, AND USE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES – PENALTIES |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting an inmate from using or possessing a wireless communication device unless authorized to do so by a managing official; providing that an inmate is subject to a penalty that includes a mandatory minimum sentence; prohibiting a person from providing or attempting to provide an inmate with a wireless communication device unless authorized to do so by a managing official; providing that an employee of a State correctional facility who violates the Act is subject to removal; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0062/ SB 1122 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | ENVIRONMENT – PAYMENT OF COST DIFFERENTIAL – NITROGEN REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY |
| Synopsis: | Repealing a contingency on the requirement that the Department of the Environment pay for specified costs associated with the installation of on–site sewage disposal systems utilizing nitrogen removal technology; requiring the Department to pay specified costs from the Department’s General Fund appropriation if specified funding is unavailable; and giving priority for specified funding to homeowners installing on–site sewage disposal systems utilizing nitrogen removal technology in the Critical Area. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0063 |
| Issue Code: | Planning & Zoning |
| Title: | EMINENT DOMAIN – CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AND LIMITATION ON CONDEMNATION AUTHORITY |
| Synopsis: | Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to prohibit the condemnation of private property for economic development purposes if the property is intended to be transferred to a private person; requiring that the issue of a condemnor’s right to condemn in a condemnation proceeding be tried by a jury unless the parties elect otherwise; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection. CONTINGENT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0064 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | REAL PROPERTY – RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES AND DEEDS OF TRUST – FORECLOSURE SALES |
| Synopsis: |
Creating a rebuttable presumption that a foreclosure sale of specified residential real property is invalid if the sale begins more than 30 minutes after the scheduled time for the sale. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0066 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM – MICROENTERPRISE LOANS |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing specified entities to administer a Microenterprise Loan Program under specified circumstances; authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish specified standards by regulation; requiring the standards to include specified provisions; authorizing the Department to help conduct specified training; and exempting a microenterprise seeking financial assistance under the Business Development Program from a requirement to demonstrate that the microenterprise project meets a specified financing requirement. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0068 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT – GRANTS – SMALL BUSINESSES AND CERTIFIED MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES |
| Synopsis: | Requiring a grantee who receives financial assistance of over $500,000 from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Nonpoint Source Fund to demonstrate that specified steps were taken to include small businesses and specified minority business enterprises; and authorizing the Department of the Environment to withhold financial assistance for a project under specified circumstances. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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Comment:
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MACo supported with an amendment requiring MDE to consider the availability of minority business enterprises capable of completing all or part of the project. The amendment was incorporated into the bill. |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0070 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | BAY RESTORATION FUND – EXPANDED USE OF FUNDS |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing the use of the Bay Restoration Fund as a source of revenue or security for the payment of principal of and interest on bonds issued by a local government if the proceeds are used to fund the eligible costs of enhanced nutrient removal under specified circumstances. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Support |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0072 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT – OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION PERMITS – FEES |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Department of the Environment to collect fees for specified purposes concerning oil and gas wells; requiring the Department to set the fees at a specified rate; requiring the Department to reduce the fees under specified circumstances; establishing an Oil and Gas Fund; specifying the composition of the Fund; providing that the Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund; prohibiting the reversion of unused money from the Fund to the General Fund; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0073 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | ENVIRONMENT – WATER QUALITY REVOLVING LOAN FUND – USE OF FUNDS |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing the use of the Maryland Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund to provide assistance in the form of grants, negative interest loans, forgiveness of principal, subsidized interest rates, and any other form of financial assistance as authorized or required by specified provisions of federal law. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Support |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0078 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CRIMINAL LAW – CONTRABAND – TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES – PENALTIES |
| Synopsis: | Making a felony specified offenses related to possessing, delivering, concealing, or receiving a telecommunication device in a place of confinement; and increasing maximum penalties to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years and a fine not exceeding $3,000 or both. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0087 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | STATE FIRE MARSHAL – NONGOVERNMENTAL ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the State Fire Marshal to administer and enforce specified provisions of law that regulate nongovernmental electrical inspectors; requiring each specified electrical installation to have a specified permit and a specified inspection; requiring a utility to receive a cut–in certificate under specified circumstances; requiring an electrical installation to obtain a specified certification within 15 days after completion; providing exemptions for specified electrical installations; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0089/ SB 3 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | ENVIRONMENT – WETLANDS AND WATERWAYS PROGRAM FEES – AQUACULTURE |
| Synopsis: | Exempting aquacultural activities for which the Department of Natural Resources has issued a specified permit from a requirement to pay application fees under the Wetlands and Waterways Program.
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0091/ SB 107 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT – UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE – MODERNIZATION AND TAX RELIEF ACT |
| Synopsis: | Providing for an alternative method to determine the base period for unemployment insurance purposes under specified circumstances; altering provisions relating to benefit eligibility of specified part–time workers; creating an additional training benefit for specified individuals; providing that specified training benefits may not be charged to employers; providing for the calculation and limit for the additional training benefits; etc. EMERGENCY BILL VARIOUS EFFECTIVE DATES |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0095 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – SEX OFFENDERS – NOTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION |
| Synopsis: | Altering requirements relating to the registration of individuals who have committed specified sex offenses to include three tier levels of offenses; providing that specified registration requirements are to be applied retroactively under specified circumstances; requiring persons to register on a specified registry if they have been convicted of specified crimes in specified countries; altering specified requirements for a person under the age of 18 at the time the person commits a sex offense to register under specified circumstances; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0103/ SB 235 |
| Issue Code: | Planning & Zoning |
| Title: | REAL PROPERTY – MOBILE HOME PARKS – PLANS FOR DISLOCATED RESIDENTS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring that a copy of a written notice of termination be sent to the local governing body of a county or municipal corporation if the use of land of a mobile home park is to be changed; applying statewide the provision that, if a mobile home park owner does not submit a plan for alternative arrangements for park residents with an application for a change in the land use of a park or does not comply with an approved plan, the application may not be approved until the owner submits and complies with a plan; requiring a relocation plan; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0108 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | WESTERN MARYLAND CODE HOME RULE COUNTIES – POLICE DEPARTMENTS – LOCAL REFERENDUM REQUIRED |
| Synopsis: | Requiring that, if the county commissioners of a code home rule county in the Western Maryland class, by ordinance or resolution, create or expand a county police bureau, unit, or department or transfer specified duties from the Sheriff’s Office to a county police bureau, unit, or department, the county commissioners shall submit the ordinance or resolution to a local referendum; providing for specified duties of the Sheriff of Allegany County; etc. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0109 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX DISCLAIMER ACT |
| Synopsis: | Requiring that a specified form developed by the State Real Estate Commission contain a specified notice regarding property taxes. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0111/ SB 174 |
| Issue Code: | Public Information & Ethics |
| Title: | CHARTER COUNTIES – LOCAL LAWS – DIGITAL COPIES |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing a charter county to make a digital copy of a specified compilation of laws or a specified code of local laws available on the Internet as an alternative to requirements to provide copies to specified entities; altering a specified requirement that a charter county provide a copy of a specified compilation of laws to the Department of Legislative Services to authorize the copy to be in either a digital or printed form; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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Comment:
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Due to copyright and implementation issues, the scope of the bill was narrowed to remove the requirement that charter counties provide printed copies of their code to their delegations. MACo supported the final amended version. |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0120/ SB 629 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS – UNSUBSTANTIATED COMPLAINTS – ADMISSIBILITY |
| Synopsis: | Providing that evidence of a formal complaint against a law enforcement officer is not admissible in an administrative or judicial proceeding if the complaint resulted in the exoneration of the officer of all charges, a determination that the charges were unsustained or unfounded, the acquittal of the officer by a hearing board, the dismissal of the action against the officer, or a finding of not guilty by a hearing board. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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No Position |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0127 |
| Issue Code: | Health |
| Title: | PUBLIC HEALTH – FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS – TRANSPORTATION OF PERISHABLE FOODS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring specified food establishments to transport perishable foods from a wholesale food warehouse or distribution center in accordance with specified standards; requiring a wholesale food warehouse or distribution center to display a specified sign; and requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt regulations establishing specified standards for the transportation of perishable foods, requirements for the display of a specified sign, and specified fines. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0142/ SB 183 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CORRECTIONAL SERVICES – PRERELEASE UNIT – INMATE AFTERCARE PLANS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Commissioner of Correction to operate a prerelease unit within the Division of Correction; requiring the Commissioner to develop specified prerelease services and make the services available to inmates of the prerelease unit; requiring the warden or administrator or specified designee to develop an aftercare plan for an inmate before the inmate is released from the prerelease unit; requiring that an aftercare plan for an inmate include specified information; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0143/ SB 124 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | VEHICLE LAWS – USE OF WORK ZONE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEMS – PRESENCE OF WORKERS REQUIRED |
| Synopsis: | Altering the definition of “work zone” as it relates to work zone speed control systems; and providing that a work zone speed control system may be used only when a worker is present on the roadway, median divider, or shoulder within or adjacent to the work zone. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0145 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | COUNTY INCOME TAX – TRANSPARENCY |
| Synopsis: | Requiring specified employers or payors to include in a specified statement the amount of State and county income tax withheld from specified payments; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0147/ SB 314 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | HEALTH INSURANCE – ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS AND REIMBURSEMENT OF NONPREFERRED PROVIDERS |
| Synopsis: | Providing that an insured of specified health insurance carriers may not be liable to specified on–call physicians for specified services under specified circumstances; prohibiting specified on–call physicians from taking specified actions against an insured under specified circumstances; authorizing the on–call physicians to collect specified payments from an insured under specified circumstances; etc. VARIOUS EFFECTIVE DATES |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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MACo Position:
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Oppose |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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Comment:
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Senate crossfile, SB 314, passed with amendments. Among other changes, HMOs are exempt from the bill and the MD Health Care Comm. is to study the effect on carrier network adequacy, physician reimbursement and access, and balance billing. |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0150/ SB 140 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | BUDGET BILL (FISCAL YEAR 2011) |
| Synopsis: | Making the proposed appropriations contained in the State Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, in accordance with Article III, Section 52 of the Maryland Constitution; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0151/ SB 141 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | BUDGET RECONCILIATION AND FINANCING ACT OF 2010 |
| Synopsis: | Altering or repealing specified required appropriations; authorizing the transfer of specified funds to the General Fund; authorizing the use of specified funds for specified purposes; altering the distribution of specified revenues for specified fiscal years; etc.
EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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MACo Position:
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Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0152/ SB 142 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | CREATION OF A STATE DEBT – MARYLAND CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL BOND LOAN OF 2010, AND THE MARYLAND CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL BOND LOANS OF 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, AND 2009 |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $1,017,575,000, the proceeds to be used for the acquisition, building, construction, demolition, planning, renovation, conversion, replacement, and capital equipping of specified State projects, for acquiring specified real estate and easements, and for grants to specified subdivisions and other organizations for specified purposes, subject to the requirement that specified grantees provide and expend specified matching funds by specified dates; etc. VARIOUS EFFECTIVE DATES |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0154 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | PATUXENT RIVER – OYSTERS – USE OF PATENT TONGS |
| Synopsis: | Altering a specified area in the Patuxent River in which the prohibition on the use of patent tongs to catch oysters applies. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0156/ SB 636 |
| Issue Code: | Health |
| Title: | MENTAL HYGIENE ADMINISTRATION – UPPER SHORE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER – CONTINUED OPERATION |
| Synopsis: | Adding the Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center to the list of State facilities maintained under the direction of the Mental Hygiene Administration of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring the Administration, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to continue the operation of the Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center in Chestertown, Maryland; etc. EMERGENCY BILL |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0158 |
| Issue Code: | Elections |
| Title: | SPECIAL ELECTION FOR U.S. SENATE VACANCIES ACT |
| Synopsis: | Altering the process for filling a vacancy in the office of United States Senator; repealing the authority of the Governor to make an appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of United States Senator under specified circumstances; requiring the Governor to issue a proclamation to call for a special primary election and a special general election to fill a vacancy in the office of United States Senator under specified circumstances; specifying the dates when a special election to fill a vacancy is to be held; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0160/ SB 155 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | MARYLAND ESTATE TAX – EXCLUSION FOR FAMILY FARM SUBJECT TO AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION EASEMENTS |
| Synopsis: | Altering the determination of the Maryland estate tax to exclude from the value of the gross estate the value of specified real property that is subject to a perpetual agricultural preservation easement that has been granted to the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation and passes from the decedent to or for the use of specified relatives of the decedent; and applying the Act to decedents dying after December 31, 2009. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0163/ SB 1024 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | TAXPAYERS’ BILL OF RIGHTS |
| Synopsis: | Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution that establishes a specified Bill of Rights for State individual taxpayers; requiring voter approval for new State or local taxes, tax rate increases, and repeal of tax exemptions; imposing spending limits on the State; requiring that under specified circumstances revenues received in excess of estimates be paid to individual taxpayers; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection. CONTINGENT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0166/ SB 198 |
| Issue Code: | Health |
| Title: | FARMER’S MARKETS – RAW AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT SALES – PRODUCER MOBILE FARMER’S MARKET LICENSE |
| Synopsis: | Altering the definition of “food service facility” to exclude the sale of specified raw agricultural products at a farmer’s market from regulation as a food service facility; prohibiting a local jurisdiction from requiring a license for the sale of raw agricultural products at a farmer’s market; clarifying that a license is not required to deliver prepackaged food products; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish a producer mobile farmer’s market license; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0167/ SB 199 |
| Issue Code: | Health |
| Title: | SEASONAL FARMER’S MARKET PRODUCER SAMPLING LICENSE |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing a county to establish a seasonal farmer’s market producer sampling license to allow a producer of a farm product to prepare and offer samples of the product at a farmer’s market; requiring the license to be valid at all farmer’s markets in the county for a specified time period, for a single fee; limiting a licensee to offering samples only of a farm product produced by the licensee; and requiring a county issuing the license to adopt specified ordinances. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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MACo Position:
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Support |
| Bill Status: | WITHDRAWN |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0169/ SB 464 |
| Issue Code: | Transportation & Public Works |
| Title: | MARILYN J. PRAISNER SAFE AND EARTH–FRIENDLY ROADWAY ACT |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing the State Highway Administration, the Maryland Transportation Authority, or a political subdivision to install or replace a specified luminaire for highway lighting only if it determines that the concerns to be addressed by the lighting cannot be addressed by specified alternative means; authorizing the Administration, the Authority, a political subdivision, or an electric company to install or replace a specified luminaire only with a luminaire that meets specified requirements; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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MACo Position:
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Oppose |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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Comment:
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MACo worked with bill sponsor to provide local government flexibility. Bill was voted unfavorable. |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0171/ SB 202 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | CREATION OF A STATE DEBT – AGING SCHOOL PROGRAM – QUALIFIED ZONE ACADEMY BONDS |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $4,543,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Interagency Committee on School Construction for specified development or improvement purposes; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds and the allocation of funds to eligible school systems, subject to a requirement that the grantee document the provision of a required federal matching fund; authorizing the Board of Public Works to sell specified bonds at specified sales; providing for a specified allocation; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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Comment:
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MACo suggested adding General Assembly intent language that the Aging Schools Program be funded through general funds whenever practicable. The amendment was rejected, due to the difficult fiscal climate. SB 202 passed. |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0172/ SB 116 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – USE OF TRACKING DEVICE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER – SEARCH WARRANT |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting a law enforcement officer from using a specified tracking device to determine the location or movement of another individual unless a specified search warrant has been issued. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0176/ SB 778 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | PUBLIC SCHOOLS – STUDENT INFORMATION – AVAILABILITY TO MILITARY RECRUITERS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring public schools that administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) to choose a specified score reporting option for military recruiter contact; requiring public schools that administer the ASVAB to send a written notice containing specified information to the ASVAB representative coordinating the administration of the ASVAB and to notify students and the parent or guardian of students taking the ASVAB of release of student information requirements; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0185 |
| Issue Code: | Transportation & Public Works |
| Title: | TRANSPORTATION – UNLAWFUL SIGNS ALONG HIGHWAYS – ENFORCEMENT |
| Synopsis: | Establishing that, for purposes of enforcing specified provisions of law relating to sign placement and maintenance along highways, the presence of a sign in violation of the provisions of law is evidence of specified facts concerning the placement or maintenance of the sign; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0189/ SB 323 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AUDITS – AUDITING LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS |
| Synopsis: | Continuing the requirement that the Office of Legislative Audits conduct audits of local school systems by requiring the Office to conduct an audit of each local school system at least once every 6 years. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0199/ SB 520 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT – ELIGIBILITY OF EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STATIONED OUTSIDE THE STATE |
| Synopsis: | Providing that under specified circumstances a homeowner who is an employee of the federal government stationed outside the State may qualify for the homestead property tax credit for a dwelling even though the homeowner does not live in the dwelling for the required period of time. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0204/ SB 458 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | TASK FORCE TO REVIEW PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE AND THE ASSESSMENT APPEALS PROCESS |
| Synopsis: | Establishing a Task Force to Review Property Tax Assessment Procedure and the Assessment Appeals Process; establishing the composition of the Task Force; requiring the Governor to designate the chair of the Task Force; providing for the staffing for the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation; requiring that the Task Force issue a report by January 1, 2011; and providing for the termination of the Act. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0209 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS – REQUIRED REPORTS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring that an enabling act authorizing the creation of a State debt for at least $500,000, to be used by a hospital or institution of higher education to complete a capital project, must contain a provision that requires the grantee to submit reports to the Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs regarding the extent to which the entity has used or will use any part of the funds for contracts with minority–owned businesses; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0211 |
| Issue Code: | Public Information & Ethics |
| Title: | STATE GOVERNMENT – OPEN MEETINGS ACT – NOTICE AND COMPLAINTS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring a complaint filed with the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board to be filed within 1 year of the action that is the basis for the complaint; altering specified notice requirements; requiring a public body to give notice of a meeting by posting the notice on a website that is regularly used by the public body to provide information to the public or by posting the notice at a location accessible to the public and regularly used by the public body for posting notices under specified circumstances; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Support |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0214/ SB 694 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT – WAGE PAYMENT AND COLLECTION LAW – DEFINITION OF WAGE |
| Synopsis: | Clarifying that the definition of “wage” as used in the Wage Payment and Collection Law includes overtime wages. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0216/ SB 779 |
| Issue Code: | Transportation & Public Works |
| Title: | STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION – UNAUTHORIZED SIGNS ON HIGHWAY RIGHTS–OF–WAY |
| Synopsis: | Providing for original jurisdiction of the District Court for specified actions; prohibiting a person without authorization from the State Highway Administration from placing a sign within the right–of–way of a State highway; clarifying that such signs may be removed by the Administration or other designated agencies; authorizing the Administration or a specified county or municipal corporation government to collect civil penalties and to seek an injunction against violations; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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MACo Position:
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Support |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0217/ SB 292 |
| Issue Code: | Elections |
| Title: | ELECTIONS – VOTER REGISTRATION AND VOTING – AGE |
| Synopsis: | Altering the qualifications for voter registration to allow an individual who is at least 16 years old to register to vote; and specifying that an individual is not eligible to vote until the first special or general election that occurs while the individual is 18 years old or older. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0218 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | NATURAL RESOURCES – OYSTERS – DREDGE DEVICES |
| Synopsis: | Repealing a prohibition on a person on a dredge boat possessing or using specified dredge devices. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0220/ SB 233 |
| Issue Code: | Parks & Recreation |
| Title: | PROGRAM OPEN SPACE – LOCAL AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION CENTERS – AUTHORIZATION |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing each subdivision to construct and operate an agricultural exposition center on land that was acquired by the subdivision with Program Open Space funding; and authorizing the sale of specified agricultural products at each agricultural exposition center. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Support |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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Comment:
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Bills were withdrawn by sponsors after an agreement was reached with Harford County over its exposition center. |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0221/ SB 592 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | MARYLAND ESTATE TAX – EXCLUSION FOR QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY |
| Synopsis: | Altering the determination of the Maryland estate tax under specified circumstances to exclude from the value of the gross estate the value of specified agricultural property; providing for the recapture of the Maryland estate tax under specified circumstances; requiring the Comptroller to adopt regulations; and applying the Act to decedents dying after December 31, 2009. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0222/ SB 2 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | TASK FORCE ON THE MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM AND EQUITY INVESTMENT CAPITAL |
| Synopsis: | Establishing a Task Force on the Minority Business Enterprise Program and Equity Investment Capital; providing for the composition and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study how to facilitate the acquisition of investment equity capital by minority business enterprises in Maryland in a specified manner; requiring the Task Force to report its recommendations and draft legislation to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2010; and terminating the Act at the end of May 31, 2011. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0223 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY – MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT WAIVER MC 14–10 |
| Synopsis: | Waiving the maintenance of effort provisions in law for a specified fiscal year for Montgomery County; and making the Act an emergency measure. EMERGENCY BILL |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0224 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | PLUMBING – GREYWATER RECYCLING |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting a county from adopting or enforcing provisions of a local plumbing code that prohibit a system that recycles greywater; and defining “greywater”. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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No Position |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0237 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | ENVIRONMENT – ON–SITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS – FUNDING AVAILABILITY |
| Synopsis: | Making specified prohibitions on the installation or replacement of specified on–site sewage disposal systems in specified areas subject to the availability of specified funds; making the Act an emergency measure; etc. EMERGENCY BILL |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0240/ SB 121 |
| Issue Code: | Elections |
| Title: | ELECTION LAW – ACCESS TO VOTING ROOM AND VOTING BOOTH BY MINORS NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE |
| Synopsis: | Increasing the maximum age at which a minor may accompany a voter in the voting room and voting booth at a polling place to 17; and requiring that a minor who accompanies a voter may not be eligible to vote in that election. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0241/ SB 574 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | INCOME TAX – NET OPERATING LOSS DEDUCTIONS – LOSS FROM CRIMINAL FRAUD OR EMBEZZLEMENT |
| Synopsis: | Providing that a Maryland income tax provision requiring addition or subtraction modifications to federal adjusted gross income to determine Maryland adjusted gross income of an individual without regard to the special net operating loss carryback period provided under § 172(b)(1)(H) of the Internal Revenue Code is not applicable to net operating losses covered under I.R.S. Revenue Ruling 2009–9 and substantiated under I.R.S. Revenue Procedure 2009–20; making the Act an emergency measure; etc. EMERGENCY BILL |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0243/ SB 590 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | FAIRNESS IN NEGOTIATIONS ACT |
| Synopsis: | Establishing as an independent unit of State government a Public School Labor Relations Board to assume specified duties previously held by the State Board of Education; requiring the Public School Labor Relations Board to hear specified controversies and disputes; establishing that specified decisions by the Public School Labor Relations Board are final; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Oppose |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0250/ SB 130 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | PROCUREMENT – MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES – RECIPROCAL CERTIFICATION |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt regulations to recognize and accommodate, for purposes of the State minority business enterprise program, minority business enterprises that receive certification from a specified federal agency or from a county government in the State; and requiring the Board to keep records and submit an annual report to the General Assembly regarding specified minority business enterprises. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0251/ SB 131 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | STATE PROCUREMENT – MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES – ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATION PROCESS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt regulations that include provisions that allow a business seeking certification as a minority business enterprise to complete the application through an electronic process. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0255/ SB 125 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – STRIP SEARCH OR BODY CAVITY SEARCH OF AN ARRESTEE – RESTRICTIONS |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting a police officer from conducting or supervising a strip search or body cavity search of a person arrested for a misdemeanor or traffic offense under specified circumstances, or of a minor detained for an act that would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult or for a specified traffic offense under specified circumstances; providing for specified exceptions under the Act; authorizing strip searches and body cavity searches only if specified conditions are met; etc. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0258/ SB 316 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | SEX OFFENDERS – REGISTRY INFORMATION EXPANSION AND INTERSTATE DATA SHARING |
| Synopsis: | Altering requirements relating to the registration of individuals who have committed specified sex offenses to include three tier levels of offenses; providing that specified registration requirements are to be applied retroactively under specified circumstances; requiring persons to register on a specified registry if they have been convicted of specified crimes in specified countries; altering specified requirements for a person under the age of 18 at the time the person commits a sex offense; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0266/ SB 114 |
| Issue Code: | Elections |
| Title: | VOTER’S RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT OF 2010 |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing the Attorney General or a registered voter to institute an action in a circuit court for preventive relief when a person has engaged in, or there is reason to believe a person is about to engage in, specified violations of election law; requiring a circuit court to immediately hear and determine an action filed under the Act; providing that the grant of a remedy under the Act does not preclude any other remedy available under State or federal law; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0272 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | CLASSROOM PLACEMENT – MULTIPLE–BIRTH CHILDREN – PARENTAL DISCRETION |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing parents or guardians of multiple–birth children to request the classroom placement of their children under specified circumstances; requiring a parent or guardian to make a request in a specified period of time; authorizing a principal to determine a classroom placement under specified circumstances; authorizing the appeal of a classroom placement decision of a principal; prohibiting boards of education from adopting a specified policy; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0273/ SB 879 |
| Issue Code: | Parks & Recreation |
| Title: | PUBLIC SAFETY – POOL LIFEGUARDS – REGULATION (CONNOR’S LAW) |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt regulations requiring the owners of specified types of swimming pools to have one lifeguard on duty for each group of 25 or fewer individuals in the water. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Oppose |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0282 |
| Issue Code: | Transportation & Public Works |
| Title: | TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS – BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS – FUNDING AND REPORTING |
| Synopsis: | Declaring that it is the policy of the State that, in developing the annual Consolidated Transportation Program, the Maryland Department of Transportation shall work to ensure that there is a balance between funding for specified transportation projects for pedestrians and bicycle riders and specified highway construction projects and place increased emphasis on specified transportation projects; requiring the Statewide 20–Year Bicycle–Pedestrian Master Plan to be revised in each year that the Maryland Transportation Plan is revised; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0284/ SB 808 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | COUNTY OYSTER COMMITTEES – PUBLIC SHELLFISH FISHERY AREA – POWER DREDGING |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing specified county oyster committees to authorize the use of power dredges to catch oysters in public shellfish fishery areas under specified circumstances. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0288/ SB 623 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – CHILD SEXUAL OFFENDERS – MONITORING WITH GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELLITE TRACKING TECHNOLOGY |
| Synopsis: | Requiring that specified child sexual offenders be monitored constantly with global positioning satellite tracking technology during any periods of probation and parole; requiring that specified repeat child sexual offenders be monitored constantly with global positioning satellite tracking technology for life and pay the costs of the monitoring. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate This bill requires a mandated appropriation in the annual budget bill. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0289/ SB 620 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CORRECTIONAL SERVICES – CHILD SEXUAL OFFENDERS – DIMINUTION CREDITS AND PAROLE |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an inmate who is serving a sentence in a State or local correctional facility for committing a specified sexual crime against a minor; and providing that an inmate who is serving a sentence for committing a specified sexual crime against a minor is not eligible for parole consideration and may not be granted parole at any time during the inmate’s sentence. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0291/ SB 512 |
| Issue Code: | Business Affairs |
| Title: | MARYLAND LOCKSMITHS ACT – REVISIONS – DEFINITIONS AND RECORDS INSPECTION |
| Synopsis: | Altering the definition of “fixed business address” as it relates to the Maryland Locksmiths Act to include business locations outside Maryland where licensees conduct a business and are available at specified times; altering the definition of “local law enforcement unit” to include only in–State police departments and sheriffs that are designated by specified entities based on the address of a licensed locksmith for specified purposes; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0300/ SB 406 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | FAIRNESS IN TAXATION FOR RETIREES ACT |
| Synopsis: | Including income from specified retirement plans within a subtraction modification allowed under the Maryland income tax for retired individuals who are at least 65 years old or who are disabled or whose spouse is disabled; altering the determination of the maximum annual benefit under the Social Security Act for specified purposes; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0303 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | NATURAL RESOURCES – OYSTER HARVEST – CLOSURE OF STATE WATERS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to keep tidal waters of the State open for oyster harvesting unless the Department makes specified determinations or except as required by law; requiring the Department to manage tidal waters to support, promote, and enhance oyster harvesting opportunities to a specified extent; requiring the Department to manage tidal waters to prevent any net loss of waters available for oyster harvesting or of available oyster harvest authorizations; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0304/ SB 310 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION – MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENT – PROCESS AND FACTORS |
| Synopsis: | Altering the date by which a county governing body must make a request to the State Board of Education for a waiver from the maintenance of effort requirement; requiring the State Board of Education to consider specified factors when making a decision whether to grant a waiver; altering the date by which the State Board of Education must inform the county governing body whether the waiver application has been granted or denied; etc. EMERGENCY BILL |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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Comment:
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MACo sought amendments to create a right of appeal to the Office of Administrative Hearings, but the amendments were rejected. |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0310 |
| Issue Code: | Elections |
| Title: | ELECTION LAW – SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF UNITED STATES SENATOR |
| Synopsis: | Altering the process for filling a vacancy in the office of United States Senator; repealing the authority of the Governor to make an appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of United States Senator under specified circumstances; requiring the Governor to issue a proclamation to call for a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of United States Senator under specified circumstances; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0311/ SB 9 |
| Issue Code: | Health |
| Title: | HEALTH – DUTY TO REPORT DEATH – REQUIREMENT AND PENALTIES |
| Synopsis: | Requiring specified individuals who have personal knowledge of the death of another or who have discovered the body of another individual to provide notice within 24 hours after acquiring personal knowledge or discovery of the death to a law enforcement officer, physician, 9–1–1 system, or medical examiner under specified circumstances; providing that the Act does not apply to an individual who reasonably believes that the death has been reported in accordance with the Act; and establishing penalties. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0313 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | ENVIRONMENT – BAY RESTORATION FUND – AUTHORIZED USES |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing specified fee revenue collected for the Bay Restoration Fund to be used to pay the cost of connecting properties served by onsite sewage disposal systems to specified existing municipal wastewater facilities under specified circumstances; and establishing specified conditions for the funding of specified costs.
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0318 |
| Issue Code: | Business Affairs |
| Title: | BUSINESS REGULATION – SECONDHAND PRECIOUS METAL OBJECT DEALERS |
| Synopsis: | Repealing a specified provision authorizing a secondhand precious metal object dealer to transact business for up to 7 days at a specified event; providing that a license can be used only to benefit the licensee; authorizing only licensed dealers to make specified advertisements; requiring a specified advertisement to include the name and license number of the licensee; requiring dealers to retain the original copy of a specified report; authorizing a dealer to request a specified extension of up to 48–hours; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0322/ SB 417 |
| Issue Code: | Elections |
| Title: | ELECTIVE FRANCHISE – REGISTRATION AND VOTING AT POLLING PLACES |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing the General Assembly to provide by suitable enactment a process to allow a qualified voter to register and vote on election day at a specified polling place in a specified precinct or on a specified day before election day at a specified polling place; making a stylistic change; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection. CONTINGENT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0334/ SB 256 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | PUBLIC SCHOOLS – PHYSICAL EDUCATION FACILITIES |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the State Department of Education to adopt regulations that require all public school buildings newly constructed or completely renovated and occupied after January 1, 2013, to include a gymnasium and support spaces for physical education instruction and to adopt guidelines for facilities for physical education programs.
Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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No Position |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0335/ SB 1030 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION – FINANCIAL LITERACY CURRICULUM – GRADUATION REQUIREMENT |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the State Board of Education to develop curriculum content for a course in financial literacy; requiring county boards of education to implement financial literacy curriculum content in public high schools in the county; requiring students to complete a financial literacy course in order to graduate from high school; etc.
Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0338/ SB 802 |
| Issue Code: | Health |
| Title: | UPPER SHORE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER – EARLY RETIREMENT |
| Synopsis: | Providing specified employees of Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center with the opportunity to receive an early retirement allowance; requiring that these employees file documents on or before December 31, 2010, with the Board of Trustees of the State Retirement and Pension System; requiring that a specified reduction be made to the retirement allowances of these employees of Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center; and providing for the termination of the Act. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0339/ SB 42 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | CAROLINE COUNTY – ORPHANS’ COURT JUDGES – PENSIONS |
| Synopsis: | Removing Caroline County from the list of counties that are excepted from the requirement to pay a specified pension to each judge of the Orphans’ Court who has, with specified exceptions, terminated active service, reached 60 years of age, and completed at least two terms of office. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0343 |
| Issue Code: | Intergovernmental Relations |
| Title: | PUBLIC BENEFITS – REQUIREMENT OF PROOF OF LAWFUL PRESENCE |
| Synopsis: | Requiring that adults provide proof of lawful presence in the United States before receiving public benefits; requiring State units and political subdivisions that provide public benefits to verify the lawful presence of persons in the United States; requiring applicants for public benefits to produce specified types of identification and affidavits; etc. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0348/ SB 334 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION – NEW DESIGN AND SUBSTANTIAL EXTERIOR MODIFICATION – NOTICE AND CONSULTATION |
| Synopsis: | Requiring public institutions of higher education to make reasonable efforts to provide notice to communities located within 3 miles of a proposed construction site for new structures or for substantial exterior modifications to existing structures on any land owned, leased, or operated, wholly or partly, by the institution; requiring these institutions to make reasonable efforts to consult with these communities under specified circumstances; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0350/ SB 758 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION – EARLY LEARNING CHALLENGE FUND – APPLICATION FOR GRANTS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the State Department of Education to apply for grants from the Early Learning Challenge Fund; requiring the Department to take specified actions before submitting an application; requiring the application to contain specified information; and making the Act subject to a specified contingency. CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0357/ SB 746 |
| Issue Code: | Parks & Recreation |
| Title: | NATURAL RESOURCES – LAND ACQUISITION – NOTIFICATION AND APPROVAL |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to provide information about proposed land purchases by the Department of Natural Resources to the county or counties in which the land is located under specified circumstances; and prohibiting the State from acquiring land for open space purposes in Dorchester County unless the County Council of Dorchester County approves the purchase. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0359/ SB 171 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | PROCUREMENT – SERVICE–DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION |
| Synopsis: | Establishing a participation goal for specified certified service–disabled veteran business enterprises for procurement contracts; requiring a unit to award procurement contracts to specified bidders or offerors under specified circumstances; requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt regulations; establishing prohibited acts and penalties for violations; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0365 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CRIMINAL LAW – ASSAULT – LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND PAROLE AND PROBATION AGENTS |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting a person from intentionally causing physical injury to another if the person knows or has reason to know that the other is a parole or probation agent engaged in performing the agent’s official duties; providing a penalty for a violation of the Act; increasing the penalty for the crime of intentionally causing physical injury to another if the person knows or has reason to know that the other is a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of the officer’s official duties; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0366 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | STATE PROPERTY TAX – HOMEOWNER’S PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT CAP REDUCTION |
| Synopsis: | Reducing from 110% to 105% the homestead property tax credit percentage for the State property tax; and applying the Act to tax years beginning after June 30, 2011. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0367 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND – DEDICATED HIGHWAY FUNDS |
| Synopsis: | Providing that specified taxes, fees, charges, and revenues deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund may be used only for specified purposes; repealing obsolete provisions; and repealing provisions relating to the transfer of specified funds from the Transportation Trust Fund to a special fund. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0368 |
| Issue Code: | Human Services |
| Title: | HUMAN SERVICES – LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES – AUDITS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring an audit of a local department of social services to be conducted every 3 years rather than every 2 years; and specifying that the audit is to be conducted by the Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Human Resources. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0376 |
| Issue Code: | Government Liability & the Courts |
| Title: | TRAFFIC CITATIONS – NOTICE OF DEFENDANT’S RIGHT TO ELECT TO STAND TRIAL – PRESENCE OF POLICE OFFICER |
| Synopsis: | Requiring a specified traffic citation to include a notice to the person charged that the person may elect to stand trial for the offense; requiring a person who elects to stand trial for a specified offense and desires the presence at trial of the police officer who issued the citation to notify the District Court within the time allowed for payment of the fine in a specified manner; prohibiting a court from dismissing a specified offense on specified grounds; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Support |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0382/ SB 460 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | INCOME TAX – CREDIT FOR LONG–TERM CARE PREMIUMS |
| Synopsis: | Altering a limitation on claiming the income tax credit for eligible long–term care premiums for more than 1 year with respect to the same insured individual; applying the Act to tax years beginning after December 31, 2011; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0383 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND PROTECTION ACT |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting the transfer or diversion of funds from the Transportation Trust Fund except under specified circumstances; requiring the Governor to make a specified declaration if funds are transferred or diverted from the Transportation Trust Fund; and requiring the enactment of legislation providing for a specified repayment plan before funds are transferred or diverted from the Transportation Trust Fund. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0410 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION – STATEWIDE MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT WAIVER |
| Synopsis: | Waiving the maintenance of effort requirement for the counties and Baltimore City for a specified fiscal year; providing for the calculation of specified levels of appropriations by the counties and Baltimore City for a specified fiscal year; making the Act an emergency measure; etc. EMERGENCY BILL |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Support |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0412/ SB 501 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
| Synopsis: | Clarifying that a real estate investment trust may provide by its declaration of trust that holders of one or more classes or series of shares have exclusive voting rights on an amendment that would alter only the contract rights of those shareholders; providing that, without action by the shareholders, the majority of the entire board of trustees may amend the declaration of trust in a specified manner under specified circumstances, unless prohibited in the declaration of trust; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0413/ SB 230 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION – INSTRUCTION OF BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS – USE OF BRAILLE |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the State Board of Education to establish standards for the mastery of braille for use in English, language arts, and mathematics instruction for blind and visually impaired students on or before September 1, 2012; requiring the State Board and the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board to review and, as appropriate, modify certification and recertification requirements for specified teachers; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0415 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION – CHARACTER EDUCATION FUND |
| Synopsis: | Establishing the Character Education Fund in the State Department of Education; requiring the Governor to include a specified amount in the State budget each fiscal year for the Fund; establishing the grant eligibility requirements for the Fund; requiring the Department to adopt specified criteria for approving character education programs, decide whether to approve a proposed program by specified dates, and make specified grant awards by specified dates; etc. This bill requires a mandated appropriation in the annual budget bill. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0424 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CRIMES – INDECENT EXPOSURE AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY – OFFENDER REGISTRATION |
| Synopsis: |
Providing that the possession of a digital image showing an actual child under age 16 in specified circumstances is a criminal offense; repealing a provision that it is an affirmative defense to a specified violation if a person takes reasonable steps to destroy a specified visual representation; and altering the definition of “offender” to require a person to register on an offender registry if ordered to register by the court and if the person has been convicted of a specified offense of indecent exposure. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0430 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | STATE PROCUREMENT – PURPOSES AND POLICIES |
| Synopsis: | Expanding the purposes and policies of the State procurement law to require that the purposes and policies include providing safeguards for maintaining transparency in the procurement process; and ensuring that all persons involved with the administration of the State procurement process meet specified requirements in a specified manner and in accordance with applicable law. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0439/ SB 452 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION – INNOVATIVE SCHOOL SCHEDULING MODELS – LOW–PERFORMING AND AT–RISK PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the State Board of Education to explore the use of innovative school scheduling models, including extended year and year–round schooling, in low–performing and at–risk public schools; requiring the State of Maryland to include the funding of these school scheduling models as part of the State’s application to the United States Department of Education for the Race to the Top Fund; etc. EMERGENCY BILL |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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No Position |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0444 |
| Issue Code: | Elections |
| Title: | ELECTION LAW – CITIZENS WHO HAVE NOT LIVED IN THE UNITED STATES – RIGHT TO VOTE |
| Synopsis: | Providing that a citizen who has not lived in the United States but has a parent who is a resident of the State is a resident of the State for purposes of voter registration; prohibiting an individual from being considered a resident of the State if the individual has established a domicile outside the State; and authorizing an individual to register to vote and vote in the county in the State where a parent resides if the individual meets specified requirements. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0466/ SB 286 |
| Issue Code: | Intergovernmental Relations |
| Title: | GOVERNOR’S P–20 LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF MARYLAND |
| Synopsis: | Establishing the Governor’s P–20 Leadership Council of Maryland; providing for the membership, tenure, chair, and staffing of the Council; establishing an Executive Committee; and providing for the duties of the Executive Committee and Council. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0467/ SB 275 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION – MARYLAND LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM |
| Synopsis: | Establishing the Maryland Longitudinal Data System as a statewide data system containing individual–level student data from all levels of education and into the workforce; establishing the purpose of the system; establishing the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center as an independent unit of State government; providing for the organizational placement, location, staffing, and funding of the Center; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0470/ SB 283 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | HIGHER EDUCATION INVESTMENT FUND – TUITION STABILIZATION AND FUNDING |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Comptroller to continue to distribute specified income tax revenue from corporations to the Higher Education Investment Fund; expanding the authorized uses of the Fund; establishing a Tuition Stabilization Trust Account in the Fund; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0471/ SB 277 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | RENEWABLE ENERGY PORTFOLIO STANDARD – SOLAR ENERGY |
| Synopsis: | Altering the renewable portfolio standard for electricity derived from solar energy in specified years; and altering the compliance fees for a shortfall in the requirement to satisfy the standard with electricity derived from solar energy. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2011 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0473/ SB 280 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – SEXUAL OFFENDERS – LIFETIME SUPERVISION |
| Synopsis: | Repealing the requirement that the Maryland Parole Commission administer extended sexual offender parole supervision; altering specified provisions relating to extended sexual offender supervision of specified offenders; requiring a sentence for specified persons to include a term of lifetime sexual offender supervision; establishing that lifetime sexual offender supervision is imposed on a defendant for a crime committed on or after a specified date; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0474/ SB 278 |
| Issue Code: | Planning & Zoning |
| Title: | SMART, GREEN, AND GROWING – MARYLAND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH COMMISSION |
| Synopsis: | Repealing the Task Force on the Future for Growth and Development in Maryland; establishing the Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission; establishing the membership and the charge of the Commission; authorizing the Commission to adopt rules of procedure; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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Comment:
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MACo asked for amendments to the Commission's membership and charge. The amendments were adopted. |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0475/ SB 285 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | SMART, GREEN, AND GROWING – THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ACT OF 2010 |
| Synopsis: | Stating findings and intent of the General Assembly concerning sustainable communities; providing for the designation of specified areas as sustainable communities eligible for specified programs; reestablishing and altering the Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program to be the Sustainable Communities Tax Credit Program; authorizing the Director of the Maryland Historical Trust to issue up to $50,000,000 in the aggregate in initial credit certificates for the tax credit; etc.
EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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MACo Position:
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Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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Comment:
|
MACo worked with the Administration on amendments to address concerns. |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0484 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | PROPERTY TAX – SEMIANNUAL PAYMENT SCHEDULE – SMALL BUSINESS PROPERTY |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the governing body of a county or the governing body of a municipal corporation to provide a semiannual payment schedule for State, county, municipal corporation, and special taxing district property taxes on small business property with a property tax bill of $50,000 or less; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2011; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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MACo Position:
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No Position |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0493 |
| Issue Code: | Planning & Zoning |
| Title: | LAND USE – DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AGREEMENTS |
| Synopsis: | Increasing from 5 to 10 years the time period after which a specified development rights and responsibilities agreement will be void under specified circumstances; and providing that a specified local jurisdiction may not enforce specified laws, rules, regulations, or policies governing the use, density, or intensity of specified real property that is subject to development rights and responsibilities agreements unless specified circumstances exist. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Oppose |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0499/ SB 324 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | MOTOR VEHICLES – APPROACHING EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND PERSONNEL |
| Synopsis: | Requiring drivers approaching an emergency vehicle that is stopped, standing, or parked on a highway and using any visual signals, unless otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic control device, to vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle under specified circumstances or to slow to a reasonable and prudent speed that ensures the safety of the emergency services personnel under specified circumstances. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0503 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION – HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS – MANDATORY PLAYING GUIDELINES |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the State Board of Education, in conjunction with the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association, to adopt regulations to establish athletic participation guidelines for students on public high school athletics teams; and requiring the guidelines to include provisions requiring that students be allowed to play in athletic contests, subject to exceptions; and exempting public high school varsity athletics teams. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0514/ SB 463 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE – PROPERTY USED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing a State or local law enforcement agency to seize specified property used or intended for use in connection with a violation of the law prohibiting human trafficking; creating the Anti–Human Trafficking Fund for specified purposes; authorizing the seizure of property with or without a warrant under specified circumstances; authorizing a court to order the forfeiture of specified property; requiring that a specified forfeiture hearing be held within a specified time; applying the Act prospectively; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0516/ SB 247 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE TEAM EMPLOYEES – DEATH BENEFITS AND FUNERAL EXPENSES – LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES |
| Synopsis: | Providing that individuals employed as hazardous material response team employees for local government agencies are eligible for death benefits and funeral expenses under specified circumstances; and authorizing local government agencies that employ a hazardous material response team employee to place in reserve each fiscal year the amount needed to pay for one death benefit and funeral benefit for a hazardous material response team employee per year if a death benefit or funeral benefit is to be paid. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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MACo Position:
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Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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Comment:
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Bill passed with MACo amendment to clarify when benefit payment is to be made to the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0538/ SB 409 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | PROPERTY TAX – ANNUAL REASSESSMENT |
| Synopsis: | Altering the triennial assessment cycle for real property for property tax purposes to an annual assessment cycle; requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to review real property assessments each year; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2011; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0544/ SB 260 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | SEX OFFENDERS – HOMELESS AND TEMPORARY RESIDENTS – REGISTRATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring specified sex offenders to register in person with a specified local law enforcement unit within specified time periods; providing that a specified sex offender may be required to provide specified additional information to a specified local law enforcement unit; establishing that a person is a resident for purposes of the State sex offender registry if the person has a home or other place where the person habitually lives located in the State at the time of a specified event; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0555 |
| Issue Code: | Public Information & Ethics |
| Title: | POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS – ELECTRONIC LEGAL NOTICES OPTION |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing a county or municipality to satisfy a requirement to publish specified legal notices in a newspaper of general circulation by posting the notice on its website; requiring a county or municipality that chooses to post notices on the Internet to publish a specified notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality, and to offer a specified mail service to provide paper copies of notices; requiring the first year of the mail service to be paid for by the county or municipality; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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Comment:
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MACo sought amendments adding tax sales and local laws or ordinances to the bill's provisions. The bill was a "discussion" bill and had little chance of passing this Session. |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0585 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | HEALTH INSURANCE – MANDATED BENEFITS – DENTAL IMPLANTS |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide coverage for specified procedures under specified circumstances from excluding or denying coverage for dental implant surgery and devices; making the provisions of the Act applicable to health benefit plans issued to small employers, notwithstanding specified provisions of law; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 0590/ SB 657 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | RECORDATION TAXES AND STATE TRANSFER TAX – DEBT FORGIVEN IN “SHORT SALE” |
| Synopsis: | Clarifying that for the purposes of recordation taxes and the State transfer tax, the consideration payable for an instrument of writing to which the tax applies does not include the amount of any debt forgiven or assumed by a person other than the grantee; and making this Act an emergency measure. EMERGENCY BILL |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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MACo Position:
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Oppose |
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Revised Position:
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No Position |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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Comment:
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Attorney General determined that a county does not have the authority to assess taxes on debt forgiven through a "short sale." |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0604 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | ENVIRONMENT – GREYWATER – RESIDENTIAL USE |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing a person to use up to 400 gallons of greywater per day for household gardening, composting, lawn watering, or landscape irrigation under specified circumstances; defining the term “greywater” to mean used, untreated water generated by the use of and collected from a clothes washing machine, shower, bathtub, or lavatory sink; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0606/ SB 361 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | NATURAL RESOURCES – LOCAL FOREST CONSERVATION FUNDS – USE OF MONEY |
| Synopsis: | Repealing the requirement that, at the end of 2 years or 3 growing seasons, unused money in a local forest conservation fund be returned to the person who provided the money for specified tree planting purposes. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Support |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 0610/ SB 366 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION – PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY REVOLVING LOAN FUND |
| Synopsis: | Establishing the Public Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Fund; stating the purpose of the Fund; authorizing specified applicants to obtain loans from the Fund; requiring the State Board of Education to administer the Fund and to consider specified factors when evaluating loan applications; specifying loan amounts; requiring the State Board to report specified information to county boards of education each fiscal year; specifying provisions relating to loan repayment; requiring the State Board to adopt regulations; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 0612/ SB 363 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | ENVIRONMENT – USE OF COAL COMBUSTION BY–PRODUCTS FOR RECLAMATION – BOND REQUIREMENTS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Department of the Environment to require a bond in a specified amount for a permit that authorizes the use of coal combustion by–products for reclamation. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0614/ SB 364 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | ENVIRONMENT – COAL COMBUSTION BY–PRODUCTS – PERMITS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Department of the Environment to hold an informational meeting in a specified location with respect to permit applications involving the disposal of coal combustion by–products; requiring the Department to hold a public hearing before the Secretary of the Environment issues permits that involve the disposal of coal combustion by–products; and requiring the Department to mail written notice of a specified public hearing to specified local governments under specified circumstances. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 0619/ SB 480 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | STATE CONTRIBUTORY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM – TRANSFER OF SERVICE CREDIT |
| Synopsis: | Providing that specified members of the State Contributory Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System may transfer service credit from the Employees’ Pension System in a specified manner; requiring that specified members of the State Contributory Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System who transfer service credit from the Employees’ Pension System complete and file forms with the Board of Trustees of the State Retirement and Pension System on or before December 31, 2010; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0631/ SB 541 |
| Issue Code: | Parks & Recreation |
| Title: | NATURAL RESOURCES – PARK ADVISORY COMMISSION – MEMBERSHIP |
| Synopsis: | Increasing the membership of the Park Advisory Commission in the Department of Natural Resources from 9 to 12 members. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0632 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT – PENALTY |
| Synopsis: | Waiving the maintenance of effort penalty for fiscal year 2010; providing for the application of the Act; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Support |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0633/ SB 562 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | REAL PROPERTY – MORTGAGES AND DEEDS OF TRUST – AUTHORITY TO EXERCISE A POWER OF SALE |
| Synopsis: | Clarifying that a mortgage or deed of trust may authorize the sale of property or declare a borrower’s assent to the passing of a decree for the sale of the property under specified circumstances; clarifying that a power of sale may be exercised only by an individual; providing that an error or omission concerning the designation of the individual authorized to exercise a power of sale does not invalidate the ability of the individual to exercise the power of sale; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0653 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | TAXES – LIMITATIONS |
| Synopsis: | Adding a section to the Maryland Constitution to provide that the maximum amount of an ad valorem tax on real property may not exceed the rate in effect on November 2, 2010, applied to the full cash value of the property; requiring all real property to be assessed at the 2010 full cash value; requiring approval of two–thirds of the members elected to each House of the General Assembly to pass legislation to increase the rate of an existing tax or to impose a tax on an individual or entity not previously subject to the tax; etc. CONTINGENT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0656 |
| Issue Code: | Elections |
| Title: | ELECTION LAW – VOTING BY FELONS AT POLLING PLACES – PROHIBITION |
| Synopsis: | Requiring an applicant for voter registration to specify whether the applicant is a felon; requiring that specified information concerning voting by felons be provided to an applicant for voter registration; requiring an individual who is a felon to vote only by absentee ballot; prohibiting a felon from voting at a polling place; and limiting a provision of law allowing specified registered criminal offenders to enter onto school property for the purpose of voting only to registered offenders who are not felons. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0658/ SB 190 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | SENIORS TAX RELIEF ACT |
| Synopsis: | Increasing the amount allowed as a deduction for additional exemptions under the Maryland income tax for individuals who as of the last day of the taxable year are blind or are at least 65 years old; applying the Act to tax years beginning after December 31, 2011; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0670 |
| Issue Code: | Government Liability & the Courts |
| Title: | JOINT COMMITTEE ON WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFIT AND INSURANCE OVERSIGHT – MEMBERSHIP |
| Synopsis: | Expanding the membership of the Joint Committee on Workers’ Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight to include a representative from a self–insured local government entity. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Support |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
|
Comment:
|
MACo's concerns were resolved by a recent appointment to the joint committee who has local government experience. |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0679 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | STATE RETIREMENT AND PENSION SYSTEM – MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT – MEMBERSHIP IN THE NATIONAL GUARD |
| Synopsis: | Expanding the types of military service for which members of the State Retirement and Pension System may apply to add to their creditable service to include National Guard service from any state; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0681/ SB 1052 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | INCOME TAX – SUBTRACTION MODIFICATION – MARYLAND DEFENSE FORCE |
| Synopsis: | Providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax in the amount of $3,500 for qualifying members of the Maryland Defense Force; providing that an individual may not qualify for the subtraction modification based on membership in the Maryland Defense Force unless the Maryland Defense Force maintains specified records and provides specified reports; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0685 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | ENVIRONMENT – FLUORESCENT AND COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT RECYCLING – COUNTY PLANS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring a county recycling plan to address the collection and recycling of fluorescent and compact fluorescent lights that contain mercury; and requiring a county to submit a revised recycling plan by October 1, 2011, to address this new requirement. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
|
Comment:
|
A MACo amendment allowing counties to use recycling and take-back programs offered by manufacturers or distributors was accepted. |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0696 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | MARYLAND STRATEGIC ENERGY INVESTMENT FUND – ALLOCATION OF PROCEEDS |
| Synopsis: | Altering the allocation to specified accounts of specified proceeds received by the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund from the sale of specified allowances under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0705/ SB 656 |
| Issue Code: | Intergovernmental Relations |
| Title: | ENERGY PERFORMANCE RATINGS – STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring, beginning October 1, 2011, the governing body of a county or a municipal corporation to post a specified Energy Star rating for specified county or municipal buildings in a specified area of the buildings; and beginning on specified dates, requiring the Department of General Services to post a specified Energy Star rating for specified State buildings in a specified area of the buildings. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Oppose |
| Bill Status: | WITHDRAWN |
|
Comment:
|
SB 656 was voted unfavorable. |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0710/ SB 229 |
| Issue Code: | Transportation & Public Works |
| Title: | BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION ON MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING |
| Synopsis: | Establishing a Blue Ribbon Commission on Maryland Transportation Funding; requiring the Commission to review, evaluate, and make recommendations concerning specified issues; specifying the membership and staffing of the Commission; requiring the Governor to designate the chair of the Commission; prohibiting members of the Commission from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; etc.EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
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No Position |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
|
Comment:
|
Bill was amended to include two MACo representatives on the Commission. |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0711/ SB 654 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | REAL PROPERTY – TENANTS IN FORECLOSURE – CONFORMING TO FEDERAL LAW |
| Synopsis: | Providing that an immediate successor in interest who has acquired legal title to residential property under a foreclosure shall assume the interest subject to the provision of a notice to vacate and the rights of a bona fide tenant; establishing the circumstances under which a lease or tenancy shall be considered bona fide; altering the contents of notices required to be sent to occupants of residential property in foreclosure; etc.EMERGENCY BILL |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0715 |
| Issue Code: | Intergovernmental Relations |
| Title: | DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING – DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Department of Planning to give specified notice to the governing body of a specified jurisdiction regarding specified real property owned by the State if a unit of State government expresses interest in the property under specified circumstances; and requiring the Department to include the response of a specified jurisdiction to a proposed use of specified property by a unit of State government under specified circumstances.EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Support |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0723/ SB 239 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION – AGE OF COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE – EXEMPTIONS |
| Synopsis: | Altering the age at which children are required to attend a public school regularly during the entire school year, subject to specified exceptions; etc.VARIOUS EFFECTIVE DATES |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0732/ SB 725 |
| Issue Code: | Transportation & Public Works |
| Title: | STATE GOVERNMENT – PRIORITY FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FOR BRAC |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation, in its Consolidated Transportation Program, to include as a priority any capital project needed to accommodate projected transportation needs resulting from recommendations of the 2005 Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission.EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0740 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – EXTENDED SEXUAL OFFENDER PAROLE SUPERVISION – CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION |
| Synopsis: | Changing specified conditions under which an extended parole supervision offender registrant is released from incarceration by providing that any certified sex offender treatment program the registrant is required to participate in must be located in a secure facility; changing the conditions of parole imposed on an extended parole supervision offender registrant by requiring the registrant to be monitored by global positioning satellite technology while in residential or nonresidential substance abuse treatment; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0745 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | VEHICLE LAWS – EMERGENCY AND POLICE VEHICLE AND PERSONNEL PROTECTION ACT |
| Synopsis: | Requiring drivers approaching emergency or police vehicles stopped, standing, or parked on a highway and using any visual signals, except when otherwise directed by a police officer, to vacate the lane closest to the emergency or police vehicle under specified circumstances or to slow to a speed that is sufficient to ensure the safety of police officers or emergency services personnel in the vicinity of the emergency or police vehicle under specified circumstances; establishing a penalty; etc.EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0746/ SB 845 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | PROCUREMENT – LIVING WAGE – REPEAL |
| Synopsis: | Repealing the provisions of law regarding the living wage for State contracts; repealing the requirement that specified employers pay specified hourly wages to employees who work on specified State contracts; etc.
Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0751 |
| Issue Code: | Government Liability & the Courts |
| Title: | WORKERS’ COMPENSATION – TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY BENEFITS – CREDIT |
| Synopsis: | Providing a credit for an employer or insurer for specified payments to a covered employee for temporary total disability benefits under specified circumstances and during a specified period. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0752 |
| Issue Code: | Business Affairs |
| Title: | BUSINESS REGULATION – SECONDHAND PRECIOUS METAL OBJECT DEALERS – EXEMPTED TRANSACTIONS AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS |
| Synopsis: | Exempting specified transactions of retail jewelers from the requirement to hold a secondhand precious metal object dealer license; authorizing dealers to identify specified items by tagging each item individually or by keeping the items in a separate container subject to specified labeling requirements; requiring the primary law enforcement unit to adopt procedures for dealers to amend submitted records; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0753 |
| Issue Code: | Business Affairs |
| Title: | BUSINESS REGULATION – PAWNBROKERS – PROHIBITED SALE OF COSMETICS, DRUGS, AND FOOD |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting a pawnbroker from selling specified items; requiring a pawnbroker to display conspicuously a sign stating a specified prohibition in a specified manner; requiring the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to revoke a pawnbroker’s license if the Secretary finds that the pawnbroker has violated the Act; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0757 |
| Issue Code: | Planning & Zoning |
| Title: | PUBLIC SAFETY – MARYLAND BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS – ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR DWELLING UNITS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt as a modification of the Maryland Building Performance Standards a requirement that each dwelling unit have at least one entrance that meets specified accessibility standards; providing for the application of the Act; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0758/ SB 539 |
| Issue Code: | Health |
| Title: | PUBLIC HEALTH – CHAIN RESTAURANTS – NUTRITION INFORMATION LABELING |
| Synopsis: | Requiring chain restaurants to provide specified nutrition information for standard menu items; establishing how the nutrition information is to be determined; authorizing specified restaurants and similar food establishments voluntarily to elect to be subject to specified provisions of law; requiring the nutrition information to be displayed in a specified manner; authorizing a local health department to enforce the Act; providing for civil penalties; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0759 |
| Issue Code: | Planning & Zoning |
| Title: | POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS – CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS – DEMOLITION |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting a political subdivision from issuing a demolition permit unless specified requirements are met; requiring a political subdivision to enact laws or regulations that require an owner of a building or structure to arrange for a salvage period prior to the commencement of demolition of the building or structure unless specified conditions are met; requiring a political subdivision to establish specified laws or regulations; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0760 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | PUBLIC SCHOOLS – SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS – QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING, AND STUDY |
| Synopsis: | Requiring each county board of education to establish qualifications for substitute teachers employed by a county board; requiring a county board to require each substitute teacher to complete an orientation and training program; requiring county boards to train specified school administrators in specified issues related to substitute teachers; requiring a county superintendent to develop a specified in–service training program; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0763/ SB 224 |
| Issue Code: | Planning & Zoning |
| Title: | REAL PROPERTY – RESTRICTIONS – CLOTHESLINES OR OTHER SIMILAR LAUNDRY DRYING DEVICES |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing a homeowner or tenant to use a clothesline or other similar laundry drying device on specified property notwithstanding the terms of any contract or other document concerning use of clotheslines; authorizing the governing body of a condominium, homeowners association, or housing cooperative or a landlord to adopt reasonable rules and regulations regarding clotheslines and other similar laundry drying devices under specified circumstances; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0764/ SB 264 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION – FINANCIAL LITERACY CURRICULUM – GRADUATION REQUIREMENT |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the State Board of Education to develop curriculum content for a course in financial literacy; requiring county boards of education to implement specified curriculum content in specified high schools; requiring specified students to complete a specified course in order to graduate from high school; etc.
Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0765/ SB 205 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | STATE TREASURY – PERMISSIBLE INVESTMENTS OF STATE MONEY |
| Synopsis: | Altering specified permissible investments of State money by the Treasurer of the State; establishing specified purposes for cash portfolio management by the Treasurer; and authorizing the Treasurer to sell, redeem, lend, exchange, and enter into repurchase and reverse–repurchase agreements for specified investments. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0772/ SB 567 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | STATE RETIREMENT AND PENSION SYSTEM – NONCONTRIBUTORY FORMER VESTED MEMBERS – VESTED RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE |
| Synopsis: | Repealing provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that permit noncontributory former members of the State Retirement and Pension System to withdraw member contributions plus interest and receive a vested retirement allowance based only on employer contributions. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0773/ SB 496 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM – DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PROGRAM – PARTICIPATION |
| Synopsis: | Clarifying that “creditable service” does not include unused sick leave with regard to determining eligibility to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) by members of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System; and clarifying that “creditable service” does not include unused sick leave with regard to determining the length of time members of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System may participate the DROP. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0775/ SB 317 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | STATE RETIREMENT AND PENSION SYSTEM – RETIREES AND BENEFICIARIES OF RETIREES – ANNUAL RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE ADJUSTMENTS |
| Synopsis: | Providing that the annual retirement allowance adjustments on July 1, 2010, for specified individuals in the State Retirement and Pension System be $0.00 if specified calculations provide specified results; requiring the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to study the effects of the Consumer Price Index on other public state pension plans; requiring the Board of Trustees to submit a report to specified committees on or before October 1, 2010; etc. EMERGENCY BILL |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0777 |
| Issue Code: | Intergovernmental Relations |
| Title: | LOCAL GOVERNMENT – APPLICABILITY OF LAWS TO COUNTIES AND BALTIMORE CITY |
| Synopsis: | Specifying that specified powers are granted to code home rule and charter home rule counties in addition to powers granted in the Express Powers Act under Article 25A, § 5 of the Annotated Code; providing that the additional powers are supplemental and not intended to limit specified other powers; clarifying that specified other provisions of law apply to specified types of counties; clarifying that specified provisions of law apply to Baltimore City; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Support |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0779/ SB 820 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | POLICE TRAINING COMMISSION – ADDITIONAL MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Police Training Commission to expand the minimum curriculum and courses of study for police training to include special training on and attention to the exploitation of children, the contact with and treatment of the victims of crimes and delinquent acts, notices, services, support, and rights available to specified victims and their representatives, and the notification of the rights of identity fraud victims under federal law; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0784/ SB 821 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION NOTIFICATION – LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES |
| Synopsis: | Requiring a law enforcement unit, under specified circumstances, to provide a victim of a crime or a delinquent act specified information about compensation for victims or specified pamphlets that notify victims of rights, services, and procedures; and expanding the definition of “law enforcement unit”. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0785/ SB 815 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | IDENTITY FRAUD – UNIFORM REPORTING FORM |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Police Training Commission, in cooperation with the Office of the Attorney General, the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, and the Federal Trade Commission, to develop a uniform reporting form for identity fraud that makes transmitted data available for use by State and local law enforcement agencies by a specified date and that may authorize that identity fraud data be transmitted to a specified program in the Federal Trade Commission; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0786 |
| Issue Code: | Transportation & Public Works |
| Title: | STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION – SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION IN PRIORITY FUNDING AREAS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the State Highway Administration to categorize as “system preservation” and give corresponding funding priority to sidewalk construction projects that are requested by a local government along an urban highway that is located in a priority funding area and is not under construction or reconstruction; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
|
No Position |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0797 |
| Issue Code: | Elections |
| Title: | ELECTION LAW – EARLY VOTING – DELAY OF IMPLEMENTATION |
| Synopsis: | Repealing specified provisions of law relating to early voting; reenacting specified provisions of law relating to early voting; repealing a process to allow a voter in the State to vote in primary or general elections at early voting centers, instead of in the voter’s assigned precinct on election day; repealing a requirement that each county have a specified number of early voting centers, based on the number of registered voters in the county; etc. EMERGENCY BILL VARIOUS EFFECTIVE DATES |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0805 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | PROPERTY TAX – HOMESTEAD CREDIT FOR SENIORS WITH TWO HOMES |
| Synopsis: | Extending the homestead property tax credit to a second home for specified homeowners at least age 65 under specified circumstances; and establishing the homestead credit percentage to be 110% for the second home.
Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Oppose |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0807 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | STATE RETIREMENT AND PENSION SYSTEM – MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT – RESERVISTS |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing members of the State Retirement and Pension System who are members of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States to receive 4 months of service credit for each full year of military service as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0812 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | ENVIRONMENT – WATER SERVICE – PROPERTY OWNERS |
| Synopsis: | Clarifying that a political subdivision shall send a bill for water service to each property owner for each property served on a monthly, quarterly, or semiannual basis. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0813 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | AGRICULTURE – SLUDGE – TIMING OF WINTER APPLICATION |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Department of Agriculture to adopt regulations establishing criteria for the timing of the winter application of sludge that are the same as or substantially similar to the criteria adopted for the timing of the winter application of animal manure. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
MACo Position:
|
No Position |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0817/ SB 685 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX – HEAVY EQUIPMENT |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing a county or municipality to impose a tax, not exceeding 2%, on the gross receipts from the short–term lease or rental of specified heavy equipment property; requiring a person who owns a business with gross receipts subject to the tax to collect and remit the tax by the last day of the month after the end of each quarter; providing that specified heavy equipment property is not subject to the personal property tax under specified circumstances; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
|
Comment:
|
MACo worked with the industry on amendments to ensure "revenue neutrality" and that the tax is applied uniformly in jurisdictions that currently have a personal property tax. |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0819/ SB 262 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | INCOME TAX – U.S. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES’ FOREIGN EARNED INCOME |
| Synopsis: | Making permanent a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for specified foreign earned income of employees of the United States or of any agency of the United States; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0820/ SB 645 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | FIREARM SAFETY ACT OF 2010 |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing an investigative or law enforcement officer acting in a criminal investigation to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication in order to provide evidence of the commission of specified offenses relating to the sale, rental, purchase, or transfer of a regulated firearm under specified circumstances; prohibiting a person who has previously been convicted of specified crimes from possessing a firearm; requiring a valid Maryland handgun purchase permit for the purchase or receipt of a regulation firearm; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0826/ SB 766 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | WIRETAPPING AND ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE – LOCATION OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE |
| Synopsis: | Modifying a definition of “contents” applicable to specified provisions of law relating to wiretapping and electronic surveillance to include the location of a mobile communications device; authorizing a provider of wireless telecommunications service to disclose to a public safety official or emergency service provider location information transmitted by a mobile communications device for a specified period of time under specified emergency circumstances; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0829/ SB 560 |
| Issue Code: | Government Liability & the Courts |
| Title: | VEHICLE LAWS – TRAFFIC CITATIONS – OPTION TO REQUEST TRIAL |
| Synopsis: | Requiring that a traffic citation issued to a person contain a notice that, if the citation is a payable violation, the person must comply with one of a specified list of options, including the option to request, within a specified time period, a trial date at the date, time, and place established by the District Court by writ or trial notice; and making conforming changes. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Support |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0834/ SB 208 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | STATE TREASURER – PERMISSIBLE INVESTMENTS – LINKED DEPOSIT PROGRAM |
| Synopsis: | Changing the permissible investments from certificates of deposits to interest bearing deposits that the State Treasurer may make with financial institutions participating in the Linked Deposit Program; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0835/ SB 939 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS – FINANCING – STATE ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACT LOAN OF 2010 |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing the financing of energy performance contracts by capital lease or general or special obligation bonds authorized by the General Assembly; providing for the timely payment of principal and interest on bonds and capital leases used to finance energy performance contracts; authorizing the issuance of $100,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance State energy performance contracts; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0836/ SB 551 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | EDUCATION – PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION – PROCUREMENT – PREFERENCE FOR LOCAL BUSINESS ENTITIES |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing a local governing body to adopt a preference–based arrangement that gives preference to local business entities for specified procurement for public school construction; and requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt regulations that specify elements to be included in any preference–based arrangement adopted by a local governing body that gives preference to local business entities for specified procurement for public school construction. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Oppose |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
|
Comment:
|
Senate crossfile, SB 551, passed. |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0839/ SB 347 |
| Issue Code: | Intergovernmental Relations |
| Title: | POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS – FINANCIAL REPORTS |
| Synopsis: | Amending the timeframes for the submission of comprehensive annual reports on the financial condition of political subdivisions in the State to the Department of Legislative Services and the State Treasurer to conform those timeframes to those required for the submission to the Department of annual financial reports of counties, municipal corporations, and special taxing districts in the State. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0842 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | CONDOMINIUMS AND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS – PRIORITY OF LIENS – “THE RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION SUSTAINABILITY ACT OF 2010” |
| Synopsis: | Providing that a specified portion of a lien on a condominium unit or on a lot in a homeowners association, including specified late fees, interest, and any attorney’s fees and costs for establishing the lien, has priority over a first mortgage or deed of trust under specified circumstances; providing that lot owners in a homeowners association are liable for specified assessments and charges; allowing a homeowners association to enforce payment of specified assessments by imposition of a contract lien; etc. CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0844/ SB 777 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS – REDEPOSIT INTO INSURED ACCOUNTS |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing a local government to deposit unexpended or surplus money in any federally insured bank or savings and loan association without specified security under specified conditions. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Support |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0850/ SB 652 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | PROPERTY TAX CREDIT – HABITAT FOR HUMANITY |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on specified real property owned by Habitat for Humanity; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation to set, by law, the provisions of the credit; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2010; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
|
No Position |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0853/ SB 1060 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION – PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY STATE CURRICULUM |
| Synopsis: | Requiring county boards of education to make specified certifications regarding the Personal Financial Literacy State Curriculum on or before September 1 of each year; requiring the State Department of Education to develop a process to monitor the implementation of the curriculum; and requiring the Department to report regarding monitoring and implementation to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1 of each year. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0864 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | JESSICA’S LAW PART II – TRUTH IN SENTENCING |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an inmate who is serving a sentence in a State or local correctional facility for committing first degree rape, second degree rape, first degree sexual offense, or second degree sexual offense against a child under the age of 13 years. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0866 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | PUBLIC SAFETY – ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES |
| Synopsis: | Requiring each law enforcement agency in the State to enter into a memorandum of understanding to enforce federal immigration law; requiring each law enforcement agency in the State to provide training in federal immigration law to a law enforcement officer that will be performing immigration enforcement under a memorandum of understanding; and defining the terms “law enforcement agency” and “memorandum of understanding”. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0869/ SB 780 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | REAL PROPERTY – AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAND TRUSTS |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing an affordable housing land trust agreement to be recorded in the land records; exempting an affordable housing land trust agreement from specified provisions relating to a possibility of reverter and right of entry and the creation and redemption of reversionary interests; requiring an affordable housing land trust to register with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; requiring the Department to maintain an online list of registered affordable housing land trusts; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
|
No Position |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0879/ SB 776 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | ASSISTED LIVING AND NURSING HOME RESIDENTS PROTECTION ACT OF 2010 |
| Synopsis: | Requiring local law enforcement units to send assisted living programs or nursing homes a written notice of a registration statement of a sexual offender whose address is that of the assisted living program or nursing home; requiring that, during a specified application process, nursing homes and assisted living facilities require a State criminal history records check of residents over 18 years of age and check the Maryland Sex Offender Registry on the website of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; etc.EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0881/ SB 225 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | LIBRARIES – COLLECTIVE BARGAINING |
| Synopsis: | Establishing a process for collective bargaining between county library employees and library system employers; authorizing employees to perform specified acts related to collective bargaining; authorizing an exclusive representative to enforce specified collective bargaining agreement provisions; prohibiting an employer and an employer’s agents from performing specified acts related to collective bargaining; etc.
Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Oppose |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0885 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINAL REVENUES – SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT |
| Synopsis: | Repealing a provision under the video lottery terminals gaming law that establishes a Purse Dedication Account; altering the distribution of revenues from video lottery terminals to provide that a specified percentage of those revenues is to be used for school construction and improvement in accordance with specified provisions of law; authorizing the State to borrow money, through the sale of bonds, in anticipation of video lottery revenues; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0887/ SB 210 |
| Issue Code: | Intergovernmental Relations |
| Title: | GENERAL ASSEMBLY – FISCAL NOTES – ANALYSIS OF LONG–TERM SAVINGS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring a fiscal note for a bill to include an analysis of any potential long–term reduction in the expenditures of State government and of local governments and other long–term savings that could result from the bill; and requiring the analysis to project the potential long–term savings for a 5–year period beginning 1 year after the effective date of the bill. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0888 |
| Issue Code: | Planning & Zoning |
| Title: | LAND USE – COMMUNITY BENEFIT AGREEMENTS |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing governing bodies that have zoning authority under Article 66B of the Code to recommend that a developer negotiate and enter into a community benefit agreement as part of a review of a site plan or development permit required by law; requiring, with a specified exception, that the governing body be a party to a community benefit agreement; authorizing the governing body to seek to enforce the terms of a community benefit agreement; and providing that the Act applies to charter counties and Baltimore City. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0892/ SB 683 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | PROPERTY TAXES – HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT |
| Synopsis: | Providing that the homestead property tax credit applies to any State, county, or municipal corporation property tax, including specified taxes imposed by a county for a bicounty commission and specified taxes imposed for special taxing districts; applying the Act to tax years beginning after June 30, 2010; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
|
Comment:
|
The crossfile, SB 683, passed with amendments addressing MACo's concerns. |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0895 |
| Issue Code: | Elections |
| Title: | ELECTION LAW – EARLY VOTING – DELAY OF IMPLEMENTATION |
| Synopsis: | Repealing specified provisions of law relating to early voting; reenacting specified provisions of law relating to early voting, subject to a specified contingency; repealing a process to allow a voter in the State to vote in primary or general elections at early voting centers, instead of in the voter’s assigned precinct on election day; repealing a requirement that each county have a specified number of early voting centers, based on the number of registered voters in the county; etc. CONTINGENT EMERGENCY BILL |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0896 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | INCOME TAX – STANDARD DEDUCTION |
| Synopsis: | Repealing the computation under the Maryland income tax of the standard deduction based on 15% of an individual’s Maryland adjusted gross income; setting the amount of the standard deduction to be $2,000 for an individual and $4,000 for spouses filing a joint return, a head of household, or a surviving spouse; and applying the Act to tax years after 2009. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0898 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | HOMETOWN HEROES ACT OF 2010 – INCOME TAX – SUBTRACTION MODIFICATION FOR RETIREMENT INCOME OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE, RESCUE, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL |
| Synopsis: | Providing, under specified circumstances, a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for retirement income of residents who are at least 50 years old and are retired law enforcement officers or fire, rescue, or emergency services personnel; applying the Act to tax years beginning after 2009; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0903/ SB 775 |
| Issue Code: | Transportation & Public Works |
| Title: | ENVIRONMENT – ROAD SALT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the State Highway Administration and each local jurisdiction that is responsible for highway maintenance to establish and implement a best practices road salt management program by October 31, 2011; requiring the Administration and a responsible local jurisdiction to submit a preliminary program to the Department of the Environment for review and comment and to review and update the program annually; establishing standards and requirements for a road salt management program; etc. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Oppose |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
|
Comment:
|
Bill was amended to require the State Highway Administration to develop a guidance document for use by State and local governments. |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0911/ SB 984 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION – TWEEN/TEEN DATING VIOLENCE (KRISTIN MARIE MITCHELL LAW) |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt in the public schools a specified program on dating violence on or before a specified date; altering the definition of “victim of domestic violence”; requiring the Governor to proclaim the first week in February each year “Tween/Teen Dating Violence Education and Awareness Week”; etc. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0912/ SB 544 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | PUBLIC SAFETY – REGULATION OF DEMOLITION – DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring a demolition contractor to obtain a demolition permit from the local designated authority before beginning demolition in the State; requiring a demolition contractor to provide specified information, specified evidence, and, under specified circumstances, a specified plan to the local designated authority in order to obtain a demolition permit; requiring a demolition contractor to comply with any other requirements established by the local designated authority in law, regulation, or ordinance; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0920/ SB 133 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | COMMISSION TO STUDY STREAMLINING AND INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS |
| Synopsis: | Establishing a Commission to Study Streamlining and Increasing the Efficiency of the Procurement Process; providing for the membership, purposes, and staffing of the Commission; requiring the Commission to study specified matters; requiring the Commission to report to specified persons by a specified date; providing for the termination of the Act; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0923/ SB 546 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | PROCUREMENT – MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES – REVIEW OF APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE TO APPLICANT |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Board of Public Words to adopt regulations that require the agency designated to certify minority business enterprises to complete its review and provide notice of its decision to the applicant, absent extenuating circumstances, within a specified period of time. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0932/ SB 814 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | PUBLIC SCHOOLS – NEW CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION – CHILDREN’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
| Synopsis: | Requiring each county board of education to adopt an environmental health plan for school construction or renovation projects that includes specified standards; requiring a plan adopted under the Act to include specified additional provisions for school construction or renovation that will be conducted while the public school is occupied; requiring specified hazardous substance removal standards adopted under the Act to include specified provisions; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0936/ SB 854 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – SEX OFFENDERS – NOTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION |
| Synopsis: | Altering requirements relating to the registration of individuals who have committed specified sex offenses to include three tier levels of offenses; providing that specified registration requirements are to be applied retroactively under specified circumstances; requiring persons to register on a specified registry if they have been convicted of specified crimes in specified countries; altering specified requirements for a person under the age of 18 at the time the person commits a sex offense to register under specified circumstances; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0942 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | PUBLIC SAFETY – ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICES – TRAINING PROGRAM AND PERMIT PROCESS |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting a person from possessing or using an electronic control device unless the person has been issued a specified permit; prohibiting the sale or activation of an electronic control device in the State unless the purchaser provides valid proof to the seller that the purchaser has successfully completed an electronic control device training program approved by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission; defining the term “electronic control device”; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0944 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | RECYCLING – BARS AND RESTAURANTS – BEVERAGE CONTAINERS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring specified distributors, on or before January 1, 2012, to establish a program for the collection and recycling of specified beverage containers; requiring specified owners and managers of bars and restaurants, beginning January 1, 2012, to separate, store, and arrange for the collection and recycling of specified beverage containers; requiring the Department of the Environment to provide specified financial assistance to distributors for establishing a specified recycling program; etc. CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0954/ SB 707 |
| Issue Code: | Government Liability & the Courts |
| Title: | VEHICLE LAWS – PARKING VIOLATIONS – ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing a county or a municipal corporation, by ordinance, to establish an alternative enforcement program for the issuance of civil parking citations for violations of specified restrictions on the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles; establishing requirements for an ordinance adopted under the Act; requiring an ordinance adopted under the Act to provide for a specified judicial review in the District Court; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Support |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0959 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | PROCUREMENT – SINGLE MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE CERTIFICATION AGENCY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt regulations to designate one State agency as the certification agency for business entities seeking minority business enterprise status to participate in specified local government procurement. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Oppose |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0961 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | ENVIRONMENT – YARD WASTE COMPOSTING – PLASTIC BAG PROHIBITION |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting a person from using a plastic bag for the final disposal of yard waste or natural wood waste under specified circumstances; and allowing a person to transport yard waste or natural wood waste in a plastic bag under specified circumstances. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0964/ SB 420 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | ENVIRONMENT – STORMWATER MANAGEMENT – NEW DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS |
| Synopsis: | Making specified stormwater management regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment applicable to all new development and redevelopment projects that do not have final approval for erosion and sediment control and stormwater management plans by May 4, 2020; and making the Act an emergency measure. EMERGENCY BILL |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0970/ SB 792 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION – PROCESSING FEES AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT FILING AND PROCESSING SYSTEM |
| Synopsis: | Establishing specified fees that the State Department of Assessments and Taxation must collect for processing specified business entity documents within specified time periods; and requiring the Department, contingent on the availability of funds, to develop and implement a system, accessible on the Department’s website, for the electronic filing and processing of documents authorized or required by law to be submitted to the Department. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0982 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT – RECYCLING – REQUIREMENTS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the Office of Recycling in the Department of the Environment to establish specified commodity–based solid waste reduction through recycling goals; altering county recycling requirements by requiring counties to include in specified county plans a specified commodity–based recycling plan by October 1, 2011, that provides for specified solid waste reduction and requires full implementation by January 1, 2020; establishing a solid waste management fee; etc. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Oppose |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
|
Comment:
|
Based on MACo concerns, bill was amended into a two year study. |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0983/ SB 1007 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | PUBLIC SCHOOLS – LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS – CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING PROGRAM |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Maryland Police Training Commission, to develop and implement a cultural competency training program for specified law enforcement officers; providing for the contents of the cultural competency training program; and requiring specified law enforcement officers employed by a county board of education to complete the cultural competency training program before beginning an assignment to patrol a public school building or grounds. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0985/ SB 713 |
| Issue Code: | Intergovernmental Relations |
| Title: | PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS – ENERGY BENCHMARKING AND DISCLOSURE |
| Synopsis: | Requiring gas or electric companies to maintain, in a specified format, gas or electric consumption records for nonresidential retail gas and electric customers; requiring a gas or electric company to upload to the EPA Portfolio Manager certain gas consumption records after receiving authorization from an owner or operator of a nonresidential building; requiring that certain commercial buildings be benchmarked annually, beginning in specified years, using the EPA Portfolio Manager; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 0999/ SB 686 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | WATERSHED PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ACT |
| Synopsis: | Requiring counties and municipalities to adopt laws or ordinances to establish a stormwater remediation fee and a local watershed protection fund on or before July 1, 2011; requiring counties and municipalities to collect the fees and administer the funds in accordance with the Act; requiring counties and municipalities to set the amount of the fee and assess the fee in a specified manner; requiring counties and municipalities to report specified information to the Department of the Environment; etc. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
MACo Position:
|
No Position |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 1000 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | VEHICLE LAWS – POLICE VEHICLES ENGAGED IN TRAFFIC STOPS – VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEMS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring that, on or after a specified date, a motor vehicle of a law enforcement agency used to initiate a traffic stop shall be equipped with an in–car video recording system that activates on the activation of the vehicle’s emergency lights and makes a video recording of any activity occurring immediately in front of the vehicle during the traffic stop; etc. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate This bill requires a mandated appropriation in the annual budget bill. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 1006 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | VEHICLE LAWS – EMERGENCY AND POLICE VEHICLE AND PERSONNEL PROTECTION ACT |
| Synopsis: | Requiring drivers approaching emergency or police vehicles stopped, standing, or parked on a highway and using any visual signals, except when otherwise directed by a police officer, to vacate the lane closest to the emergency or police vehicle under specified circumstances or to slow to a speed that is sufficient to ensure the safety of police officers or emergency services personnel in the vicinity of the emergency or police vehicle under specified circumstances; establishing a penalty; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 1008/ SB 507 |
| Issue Code: | Government Liability & the Courts |
| Title: | INJURED WORKERS’ INSURANCE FUND – STATUS AND RENAMING |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 1014/ SB 720 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | CLEAN ENERGY LOAN PROGRAMS |
| Synopsis: | Altering the requirements of a specified Clean Energy Loan Program adopted by a political subdivision under specified circumstances; requiring that a specified energy audit required to be performed before a political subdivision approves a specified loan identify specified cost–effective energy efficiency projects and renewable energy projects that would generate a specified projected yearly energy cost savings; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 1028/ SB 810 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES – INMATES – FEES FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL VISITS |
| Synopsis: | Altering specified fees for medical and dental visits charged to inmates in a local correctional facility. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 1031 |
| Issue Code: | Public Information & Ethics |
| Title: | STATE GOVERNMENT – OPEN MEETINGS ACT – ONLINE TRAINING |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board to develop and offer an online training program on the requirements of the open meetings law to employees, officers, and members of a public body; requiring a public body to designate employees, officers, and members of the public body to receive the online training; requiring the designated individuals to complete the training within 30 days of being designated; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 1036/ SB 866 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION – ENROLLMENT – AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE |
| Synopsis: | Requiring specified enrollment calculations used for education aid to be based on the average daily attendance in specified school years; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
|
| Bill Number: | HB 1040/ SB 215 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS ACT – APPLICABILITY TO RECIPIENTS OF STATE AID |
| Synopsis: | Making the High Performance Buildings Act applicable to specified capital projects that are funded solely or partly by a grant of State aid to specified grantees; altering in the definition of “state aid” the amount of a specified contribution, grant, or subsidy; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 1044/ SB 234 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS ACT – APPLICABLE TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAPITAL PROJECTS |
| Synopsis: | Making the High Performance Buildings Act applicable to community college capital projects that receive State funds; authorizing a community college to apply for a waiver from specified high performance building requirements under a waiver process established by the Department of Budget and Management and the Department of General Services; making the Act applicable to specified capital projects that have not initiated a Request for Proposal on or before July 1, 2011; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 1050 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | MARYLAND HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN – PLAN OPTIONS – GOVERNMENTAL THIRD PARTY PAYERS |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing the Board of Directors for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan to establish a Plan option for members of the Plan whose premiums are paid by specified governmental units; authorizing the Board to include specified amounts in setting premium rates and cost–sharing arrangements for the Plan option; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 1060/ SB 421 |
| Issue Code: | Elections |
| Title: | ELECTION LAW – DELAY IN REPLACEMENT OF VOTING SYSTEMS |
| Synopsis: | Altering the date for replacing the State’s direct–recording electronic (DRE) touchscreen voting system with a voter–verified paper record voting system; requiring the State to continue using the touchscreen voting system for elections until payments for the touchscreen voting system are concluded or until another date, as specified; altering provisions relating to the certification of voting systems; providing for the application of specified provisions of the Act; repealing uncodified provisions of prior Acts, as specified; etc. EMERGENCY BILL |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 1061 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | PUBLIC SAFETY – CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES – IMMIGRATION STATUS OF INMATES |
| Synopsis: | Requiring a managing official of a correctional facility or the managing official’s designee to require an individual committed to the correctional facility to provide information as to the immigration status of the individual; requiring a managing official of a correctional facility or the managing official’s designee to send an immigration alien query to the Law Enforcement Support Center of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency for specified information; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 1062 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | PROPERTY TAX CREDIT – URBAN AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation to grant, by law, a tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on specified urban agricultural property; providing for the duration of the credit; providing for the repayment of tax credits under specified circumstances; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2010. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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MACo Position:
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No Position |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 1070/ SB 912 |
| Issue Code: | Health |
| Title: | FARMER’S MARKETS – SALE OF POULTRY AND RABBITS |
| Synopsis: | Altering a definition to exclude the sale of poultry or rabbit products at a farmer’s market from regulation as a food service facility; clarifying that a license is not required to deliver prepackaged food products; providing that a license is not required for sales of a poultry product or a rabbit product if the farm on which the product was raised is not subject to specified federal regulation; prohibiting a local jurisdiction from requiring a license for the sale of specified poultry and rabbit products; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 1075 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | HEALTH INSURANCE – PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES OF NONPARTICIPATING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring specified health insurance carriers that pay by check to an enrollee for health care services provided to an enrollee by a nonparticipating health care provider to make the check payable to both the enrollee and the health care provider; and making specified provisions of the Act applicable to health maintenance organizations. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 1081/ SB 692 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | CONDOMINIUMS – CONVERSION OF RESIDENTIAL RENTAL FACILITIES – EXPIRATION OF REGISTRATION AND NOTICE |
| Synopsis: | Requiring a specified owner, and landlord if other than the owner, to give a notice of conversion of a residential rental facility to a condominium and a purchase offer to a subsequent tenant who leases property in the facility after the owner has given the tenants the initial notice and purchase offer; requiring an owner to give a subsequent tenant the same 180 days to remain in the rental facility as the initial tenants are given; limiting the registration for a conversion from a rental facility to a condominium to 5 years; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 1085 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | CLEAN ENERGY LOAN PROGRAMS – RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS |
| Synopsis: | Altering the purpose of a specified Clean Energy Loan Program to include providing loans to commercial property owners for the financing of renewable energy products with an electric generating capacity of not more than the equivalent thermal energy output measured in BTUs that is equivalent to 100 kilowatts. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 1103 |
| Issue Code: | Health |
| Title: | BUSINESS REGULATION – STORAGE AND DISPLAY OF TOBACCO–RELATED PRODUCTS |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting specified persons from storing or displaying a tobacco–related product unless the tobacco–related product is not immediately accessible to customers and is accessible only to the owner or operator of the business or an agent or employee of the owner or operator; providing for civil penalties for specified violations of the Act; authorizing a county health officer, or the county health officer’s designee, to issue a civil citation to a person who violates a specified provision of law; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1105/ SB 1003 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | INCOME TAX – SUBTRACTION MODIFICATION – HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND DISEASE PREVENTION ACT OF 2010 |
| Synopsis: | Providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for specified health– and fitness–related expenses; limiting the amount of expenses that specified taxpayers may subtract from federal adjusted gross income; requiring the Comptroller in cooperation with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt regulations and report to the General Assembly; applying the Act to tax years after 2010; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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| Bill Number: | HB 1113 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | STATE RETIREMENT AND PENSION SYSTEM – RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE ADJUSTMENTS |
| Synopsis: | Altering the method used to calculate annual retirement allowance adjustments under specified circumstances regarding the Consumer Price Index; etc. EMERGENCY BILL |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1120/ SB 788 |
| Issue Code: | Transportation & Public Works |
| Title: | MOTOR VEHICLES – TOWING PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES |
| Synopsis: | Providing for the statewide application for provisions of law governing the towing or removal of vehicles from parking lots; altering specified maximum amounts that a person may charge for towing and storing a vehicle; requiring a tower to release a towed vehicle to specified persons under specified circumstances; altering specified penalties related to towing; establishing a motor vehicle towing and storage lien on a towed motor vehicle on behalf of the tower for specified towing and storage charges; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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MACo Position:
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Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 1121 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | GREAT PRESCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| Synopsis: | Establishing the Great Preschools Scholarship Program in the State Department of Education; authorizing specified schools to apply to the Department to participate in the Program; authorizing eligible students to apply for specified scholarships; requiring the Department to award scholarships under specified circumstances; requiring the Department to determine the amount of specified scholarships based on specified income eligibility; establishing requirements for the use of scholarship money; etc. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 1125 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | STORMWATER MANAGEMENT – DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS – REDEVELOPMENT AND PRELIMINARY PLAN APPROVAL |
| Synopsis: | Establishing specified requirements for a specified redevelopment project design; authorizing a developer to make a fee–in–lieu payment to a local government to offset specified stormwater management requirements; requiring the fee–in–lieu payment to be in an amount determined by a local government and used for specified purposes; authorizing a person to submit a stormwater management plan that complies with specified laws and regulations if a development project receives specified approvals before May 4, 2010; etc. EMERGENCY BILL |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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MACo Position:
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Support |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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Comment:
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Bill was no longer necessary after MACo and other key stakeholders agreed to stormwater management provisions enacted through emergency regulation. |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 1131 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION – MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT WAIVER – APPEAL PROCESS |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the State Board of Education to inform county boards of education of a specified decision; authorizing specified parties to appeal the decision of the State Board of Education to the Office of Administrative Hearings within a specified time frame; requiring the Office of Administrative Hearings to conduct a hearing and issue a decision within a specified time frame and according to specified provisions of law; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
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MACo Position:
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Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 1134/ SB 550 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | STATE RETIREMENT AND PENSION SYSTEM – ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTAL UNITS |
| Synopsis: | Providing that the effective date of eligible governmental units to join the State Retirement and Pension System shall be postponed to July 1 of a specified fiscal year if the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System does not receive necessary documents on or before July 1 of a specified fiscal year from the eligible governmental unit; making technical and clarifying changes to the State Personnel and Pensions Article; deleting obsolete provisions in the State Personnel and Pensions Article; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1135 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | PROPERTY TAX CREDIT – GROCERY STORES – LOW–INCOME AREAS |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on specified grocery stores; authorizing the county or municipal corporation to provide the provisions to carry out the credit; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2010; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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MACo Position:
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No Position |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 1141/ SB 948 |
| Issue Code: | Human Services |
| Title: | CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT – DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION |
| Synopsis: | Requiring a director of a local department of social services or the Secretary of Human Resources to disclose information concerning child abuse and neglect that resulted in a child suffering a fatality or a near fatality; altering the circumstances under which specified information concerning child abuse and neglect is required to be disclosed; repealing a requirement that the Secretary consult with a law enforcement agency before disclosing specified information concerning child abuse and neglect; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1154 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION FUNDING FORMULA – AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE |
| Synopsis: | Requiring specified enrollment calculations used for education aid to be based on the average daily attendance in specified school years; etc. This bill requires a mandated appropriation in the annual budget bill. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 1155/ SB 760 |
| Issue Code: | Planning & Zoning |
| Title: | TRANSPORTATION – CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM – EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF PROPOSED CAPITAL PROJECTS |
| Synopsis: | Altering the process and the criteria used for selecting projects to be included in the Consolidated Transportation Program; requiring that the annual Consolidated Transportation Program report include specified goals, a summary of how determinations were made, and specified information for each major capital project; requiring that each major capital project proposed by an entity include specified elements; and requiring the Department of Transportation to evaluate requests for, select, and provide for funding for capital projects. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
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MACo Position:
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Oppose |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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Comment:
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HB 1155 passed after adoption of amendments addressing MACo's concerns. |
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| Bill Number: | HB 1159/ SB 840 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | BUDGET REDUCTION ACT |
| Synopsis: | Altering or repealing specified State aid to local jurisdictions; altering or repealing specified grants to specified persons or institutions; altering the distribution of specified revenues; altering or repealing specified required appropriations; altering the distribution of highway user revenues; stating the intent of the General Assembly regarding restraining spending in the State budget by implementation of specified actions; etc. VARIOUS EFFECTIVE DATES |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
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Oppose |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 1161 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AND SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS – STATE HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing specified counties and municipal corporations to finance the costs of public improvements located in or supporting a State hospital redevelopment; authorizing specified counties and municipal corporations to designate special taxing districts, create special funds, and provide for the levy of specified taxes to pay costs of infrastructure improvements located in or supporting a State hospital redevelopment; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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MACo Position:
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No Position |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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| Bill Number: | HB 1163 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – ENTERPRISE ZONES – DESIGNATION |
| Synopsis: | Increasing to two the number of enterprise zones that the Secretary of Business and Economic Development is authorized to designate in a county in a calendar year. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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MACo Position:
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No Position |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 1164/ SB 693 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | GREEN MARYLAND ACT OF 2010 |
| Synopsis: | Increasing the price preference for recycled paper and the percent of recycled paper to be procured; requiring a review of procurement practices and a study of the use of compost as fertilizer; establishing a goal to increase use of compost as fertilizer; requiring development of strategies and best practices for implementing environmentally preferable purchasing; requiring review and alteration of specifications to account for environmentally preferable procurement strategies and best practices; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1165 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | EDUCATION – OFFENSES REPORTABLE TO SCHOOL AUTHORITIES |
| Synopsis: | Amending specified definitions, including the definition of “reportable offense,” to include specified violations of the Criminal Law Article and the attempt to commit specified crimes; and requiring a law enforcement agency to report the arrest of a student for a reportable offense to a local superintendent and the public or nonpublic school principal. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1172 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | NATURAL RESOURCES – OYSTER DREDGING – CECIL, KENT, AND QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTIES |
| Synopsis: | Adding the waters of Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne’s counties to the areas of the State waters of the Chesapeake Bay where a person may catch oysters by dredge; and providing for the termination of the Act in 5 years. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1174/ SB 99 |
| Issue Code: | Business Affairs |
| Title: | JUNK DEALERS AND SCRAP METAL PROCESSORS – REQUIRED RECORDS |
| Synopsis: | Altering requirements for records that junk dealers and scrap metal processors must keep for each purchase of specified junk or scrap metal in the State; providing for the designation of primary law enforcement units; preempting specified rights and superseding specified laws of counties and municipalities; providing that provisions of law do not apply to specified transactions; providing that the Act applies to specified automotive dismantlers and scrap metal processors; making the Act an emergency measure; etc. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EMERGENCY BILL |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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MACo Position:
|
Support with Amendment |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 1177 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | INCOME TAX – MILLIONAIRES TAX – SUNSET REPEAL |
| Synopsis: | Making permanent the income tax rate of 6.25% on Maryland taxable income of an individual in excess of $1,000,000. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1181 |
| Issue Code: | Public Safety and Corrections |
| Title: | FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY – CRIMINAL GANG OFFENSES |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing the seizure of specified property used or intended for use in connection with criminal gang activity; establishing procedures to be followed for the forfeiture of specified property; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
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| Bill Number: | HB 1182 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS |
| Synopsis: | Authorizing a county or municipal corporation to create specified business improvement districts; providing for the purposes of a district; requiring a county or municipal corporation to adopt specified resolutions to provide for the creation, organization, and alteration of a district; providing for the governance of the district through a district corporation; requiring that a county or municipal corporation impose a specified tax in a specified manner under specified circumstances; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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MACo Position:
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Oppose |
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Revised Position:
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No Position |
| Bill Status: | PASSED |
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Comment:
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MACo worked with the sponsor and committee to provide for local government approval and flexibility in the establishment and discontinuance of a business improvement district. |
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| Bill Number: | HB 1183 |
| Issue Code: | Transportation & Public Works |
| Title: | MOTOR VEHICLES – ACCESS TO AND REMOVAL OF TOWED VEHICLES |
| Synopsis: | Requiring specified persons who take an abandoned motor vehicle into custody to make the motor vehicle available to specified persons for specified purposes; authorizing specified persons to refuse to allow removal of a towed vehicle until full payment has been made for towing or storage charges; and requiring specified persons to accept specified forms of payment for outstanding towing or storage charges. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1189/ SB 960 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION – FARM OR AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT |
| Synopsis: | Providing a State property tax exemption for property that is actively used for farm or agricultural purposes and is subject to an easement or other interest that is conveyed or assigned to specified entities; and applying the Act to tax years beginning after June 30, 2010. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1199/ SB 907 |
| Issue Code: | Business Affairs |
| Title: | MOTOR VEHICLES – SALVAGE – STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting a person from using specified costs to determine the cost to repair a motor vehicle for highway operation under the motor vehicle salvage program; providing that specified persons that acquire specified nonrepairable motor vehicles may only sell the motor vehicles to specified other persons; and limiting the pool of motor vehicles in need of repair for which an insurance company is required to provide specified notice to the Motor Vehicle Administration under specified circumstances. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1209/ SB 1083 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | PROPERTY TAX – SEMIANNUAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY |
| Synopsis: | Requiring the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to provide for a semiannual payment of State, county, municipal corporation, and special taxing district property taxes for residential property; repealing obsolete provisions; etc. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Testimony: | Testimony |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
|
Oppose |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 1214 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | EQUITY IN EDUCATION FUNDING ACT OF 2010 |
| Synopsis: | Altering the calculation of specified distributions required to be made to specified counties based on per yeild of county income taxes; providing for the calculation of net taxable income for the calculation of specified State aid for education; providing for the allocation of funds for State aid for education resulting from specified calculations; providing for the allocation of federal funds under specified circumstances; etc.
This bill requires a mandated appropriation in the annual budget bill. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
|
MACo Position:
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No Position |
| Bill Status: | FAILED |
|
| Bill Number: | HB 1216 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEAL BOARDS – VALUE AT APPEAL |
| Synopsis: | Allowing a person making an appeal before the property tax assessment appeal board to present evidence reflecting the value of the property as of the date of the hearing; requiring the property tax assessment appeal board to consider evidence presented as to the value of the property as of the date of the hearing in determining the value of property on appeal; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1217 |
| Issue Code: | Business Affairs |
| Title: | SECONDHAND PRECIOUS METAL OBJECT DEALERS – PRECIOUS METAL OBJECTS – HOLDING PERIOD |
| Synopsis: | Increasing from 18 days to 30 days the period of time during which secondhand precious metal object dealers must keep precious metal objects in the county where the dealer holds a license; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1228 |
| Issue Code: | Education |
| Title: | FAIR FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| Synopsis: | Altering the definition of “full–time equivalent enrollment” in the calculation for specified State aid for education; and applying the Act to the calculation of payments of State aid for education for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2011. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1230 |
| Issue Code: | Environment |
| Title: | TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO ENCOURAGE RECYCLING AND REDUCE LITTER IN MARYLAND’S WATERWAYS |
| Synopsis: | Establishing the Task Force to Develop Strategies to Encourage Recycling and Reduce Litter in Maryland’s Waterways; providing for the membership of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study specified issues relevant to recycling and reducing litter in Maryland’s waterways; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2010; providing for the staff of the Task Force; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Leslie Knapp Jr.
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1236 |
| Issue Code: | Finance & Procurement |
| Title: | PROCUREMENT – MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES – WAIVER REQUIREMENTS |
| Synopsis: | Prohibiting specified units of government from waiving the obligations of a contractor relating to minority business participation unless the contractor publishes a solicitation for minority business participation, does not receive a response to the solicitation, and at least 30 days have passed since the date the solicitation was published. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1239/ SB 771 |
| Issue Code: | Taxes & Revenue |
| Title: | INCOME TAX – SUBTRACTION MODIFICATION – FURLOUGH DAYS |
| Synopsis: | Providing a subtraction modification under the State income tax equal to $500 for each day an employee of the State or a county government is furloughed during the year; providing that the subtraction modification may not exceed a specified amount during specified taxable years; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
|
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| Bill Number: | HB 1246/ SB 418 |
| Issue Code: | Employee Benefits and Relations |
| Title: | LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT – MARYLAND WAGE AND HOUR LAW – DAMAGES |
| Synopsis: | Allowing an employee to recover liquidated damages under specified circumstances; and requiring, instead of authorizing, a court to allow specified costs against an employer for a specified recovery in a specified action. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010 |
| Staff Assigned: |
Andrea Mansfield
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