MD Legislation | 2015 | Regular Session

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HB1069VetoRequiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with the Maryland Higher Education Commission and specified representatives from specified institutions of higher education, to develop a master plan that focuses on specified issues relat...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB312VetoProhibiting a person from causing a financing statement to be filed or recorded with a filing office under specified circumstances; requiring a filing office to accept for filing a financing statement that meets specified requirements and send a spec...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
SB13PassAltering the definition of "fully online distance education program" to mean a program, originating outside the State, offered by an out-of-state institution in which a student domiciled in Maryland enrolls, 51% or more of the program is offered thro...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 319
HB624PassIncreasing the maximum amount from $10,000 to $15,000 that a court may allow for specified funeral expenses; establishing that, if an estate is solvent, a personal representative is not required to obtain an allowance by the court for funeral expense...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 443
HB868PassIncreasing to $1,000 the maximum fine that the Baltimore City Board of License Commissioners may impose for a first offense of selling alcoholic beverages to a person under 21 years of age.
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 392
HB913PassRepealing a requirement that Baltimore City, counties, and municipalities report information relating to the use of highway user revenues to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly; requiring Baltimore City and each county and m...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 286
SB15VetoEstablishing the Task Force to Study the Implementation of a Dyslexia Education Program; providing for the composition of the Task Force including one representative each from the Public School Superintendents Association of Maryland, the Maryland St...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
SB262VetoRequiring the Department of Housing and Community Development, subject to specified provisions, to adopt modifications to the Maryland Building Performance Standards that allow any innovative approach, design, equipment, or method of construction tha...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
SB928PassAuthorizing the Somerset County Sanitary Commission to request the county tax collector to conduct a sale of real property to enforce a lien representing specified unpaid benefit assessments or other specified charges in accordance with the same proc...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 212
HB114PassIncreasing the limit on liability of the State and its units under the Maryland Tort Claims Act for injuries to a claimant arising from an incident or occurrence; authorizing a court to entertain a suit under the Maryland Tort Claims Act under specif...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 132
SB258VetoEstablishing the Commission on Climate Change in the Department of the Environment to advise the Governor and General Assembly on ways to mitigate the causes of, prepare for, and adapt to the consequences of climate change; establishing the membershi...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB353VetoRepealing the authority of specified governmental units to adopt a fee structure to cover specified costs for system services; altering a specified definition for the purpose of repealing the authority of specified governmental units to adopt a fee s...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
SB107PassAltering the applicability to specified hotels and lodging or rooming houses of specified provisions of law concerning carbon monoxide alarms; altering a specified reference to a specified alarm device national standard; requiring specified hotels an...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 151
SB251VetoRequiring the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board to require, on or before July 1, 2016, specified certificate holders applying for renewal of a certificate as a school counselor to have obtained, by a method determined by the Board, s...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB356PassRequiring the Department of General Services to establish the Deep Creek Lake Buy Down Area Program to offer the owners of properties adjoining Deep Creek Lake the right to purchase the land contiguous to their land at an amount equal to the State's ...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 243
HB999PassRepealing a prohibition against a certified nurse practitioner practicing in the State unless the nurse practitioner has an approved attestation that the nurse practitioner has an agreement for collaboration and consulting with a specified physician ...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 468
HB541PassRequiring the Public Service Commission to convene a workgroup to study attachments to utility poles in the State; and requiring the workgroup to examine specified matters relating to pole attachments and to report its findings and recommendations to...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 431
HB523VetoRequiring the holder of a specified special multiple event license in Garrett County to ensure that at least one individual who is certified by an approved alcohol awareness program is on the premises when alcoholic beverages are served; authorizing ...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB739VetoEstablishing the Task Force to Study Maternal Mental Health; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Task Force to rep...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB675PassRequiring the Office of Legislative Audits to conduct a performance audit evaluating specified Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission project management practices in Prince George's County; requiring the Office of Legislative Audits, ...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 448
HB775PassRequiring that the inaugural festivities of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor be financed with private donations only if the private donations are received by an inaugural committee and disclosed by the inaugural committee; requiring an inaugural ...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 275
SB86PassRequiring the Department of State Police to establish a Yellow Alert Program to provide a system for rapid dissemination of specified information to assist in locating and apprehending specified missing persons suspected of failing to remain at the s...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 323
SB940PassCreating an exception to a specified statement of need requirement for the relocation of an existing licensed residential child care program if the relocation is necessary due to circumstances beyond the control of the licensee, including the nonrene...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 214
HB1PassNaming the Workforce Shortage Student Assistance grant for child care providers to be the grant known as the Hattie N. Harrison Memorial Scholarship.
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 317
SB38PassRepealing a requirement that the daily average receipts from the sale of food be in excess of those for the sale of alcoholic beverages for a club to qualify for a specified seven-day license in Worcester County
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 144
SB299PassEstablishing a refillable wine container permit in Harford County; authorizing the Harford County Liquor Control Board to issue a refillable container permit for wine to a holder of a specified license under specified circumstances and conditions; sp...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 158
SB651PassAuthorizing a person to file a petition for expungement if the person was convicted of a crime and the act on which the conviction was based is no longer a crime.
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 374
SB796PassAuthorizing any rebates received by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from the Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program to be used to provide specified services to eligible individuals under Part B of the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 384
HB330VetoAuthorizing the holder of a micro-brewery license to apply for and obtain an additional micro-brewery license for another premises; specifying limitations on the distribution and sale of beer brewed by a holder of an additional micro-brewery license;...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB339VetoRequiring that specified law enforcement officers record specified information pertaining to traffic stops; requiring specified law enforcement agencies to report specified information to the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center; requiring the Police...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
SB575PassAltering the qualifications individuals are required to meet to be licensed to practice clinical alcohol and drug counseling, to qualify to practice as a licensed graduate alcohol and drug counselor under supervision for a limited period of time, to ...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 368
HB313PassRequiring that a specified notice be provided to a buyer purchasing a vehicle through dealer-arranged financing or leasing before approval of a third-party financial institution has been received; requiring a dealer to notify a buyer in writing if th...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 157
HB793PassAltering the duties of the County Clerk of Washington County; repealing a requirement that the County Clerk execute a specified bond before beginning the duties of the office; repealing requirements that each Washington County agency file with the Co...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 276
HB341VetoRequiring that any new or replacement piping that is buried or installed for the purpose of connecting a building to a water supply system or sewerage system be buried or installed with an insulated copper tracer wire that is suitable for direct buri...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB580PassRequiring the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities to provide to specified health occupations boards a list of specified recommended courses in cultural and linguistic competency, health disparities, and health literacy; requiring each bo...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 437
HB746PassRequiring the Governor to proclaim annually October 2 as South Asian American Heritage Day; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and cultural organizations to properly observe South Asian American Heritage Day with appropriate programs,...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170
HB745VetoAuthorizing specified advanced practice nurses, in addition to specified nurse practitioners and pharmacists, to conduct specified overdose prevention educational training programs; providing for an exception to specified training requirements for a ...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB11PassChanging the name of the Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program to the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program; and altering the eligibility requirements for the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program and t...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 215
HB794VetoAuthorizing a special liquor tasting license to be issued in Washington County; authorizing the license to be issued only to a holder of Class A (off-sale) beer, wine and liquor license; establishing the annual license fee of $300 for 12 tastings and...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB293PassAuthorizing a court to appoint a guardian of the person of a disabled person for a limited period of time under specified circumstances; specifying that specified rights, duties, and powers that a court may order include the duty to file a specified ...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 412
SB649VetoRequiring a contract for the initial sale of a new home to include a specified provision under specified circumstances; authorizing a seller or purchaser to declare a specified contract void and of no effect under specified circumstances; requiring a...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB716PassAuthorizing licensed physicians, podiatrists, and advanced practice nurses to enter into prescriber-pharmacist agreements for therapy management contracts; requiring the submission of specified documents to specified health occupations boards; requir...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 269
SB89VetoAdding the City of Annapolis to the list of subdivisions in which a holder of an alcoholic beverages license may exercise all of the privileges conferred by that license on the day of any election in that subdivision.
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB697VetoAltering the maximum term, to not more than 30 years, of specified loans on specified nonresidential and nonfarm real estate that a life insurer may include in its reserve investments; and making conforming changes.
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB1074PassAuthorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue a lifetime complimentary hunter's license to an out-of-state person who certifies that the person is a former prisoner of war or 100% service connected disabled American veteran if the person's...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 295
SB663VetoAuthorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $17,000,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of specified public facilities in Carroll County, and to e...
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2015-05-12
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
HB290PassRequiring the holder of a winery off-site permit to report specified information to the Comptroller within a time period determined by the Comptroller rather than by a specified day; and altering a limitation on attendance at specified events by wine...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 236
HB801PassEstablishing in Washington County a Class B beer (on-sale) license, a Class B beer and light wine (on-sale) license, and a Class B beer, wine and liquor (on-sale) license; specifying license fees; repealing provisions concerning a Class P pouring lic...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 280
SB563PassProviding that specified dependents who are determined eligible to receive services from the Developmental Disabilities Administration shall retain eligibility for the services under specified circumstances; requiring the Administration to allow spec...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364
HB113PassIncreasing to $400,000 per individual claim and $800,000 per total claims the limits on liability of a local government for claims under the Local Government Tort Claims Act that arise from the same occurrence; altering the period of time from 180 da...
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2015-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 131
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