MD Legislation | 2012 | Regular Session | Senate | Introduced

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB1101	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing a political subdivision or municipality, in an uncontested case involving a violation recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system or a speed monitoring system or an uncontested case involving parking in which the fines are paid... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-06 Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
SB978	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to conduct a specified study regarding the establishment of a career pathways program in the Division of Employment and Training; requiring the Department to submit the results of a specifi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-06 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
SB376	Intro Sine Die	Altering the definition of "person in interest", as it relates to the disclosure of confidential medical records, to include the spouse, parent, or child of a deceased person under specified circumstances; and requiring a specified person in interest... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-04 Unfavorable Report by Finance Withdrawn
SB974	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Public Service Commission to study and make recommendations about the advisability of conducting specified auctions relating to the right of electric companies and electric cooperatives to provide electric service to customers using sta... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-04 Unfavorable Report by Finance
SB817	Intro Sine Die	Requiring specified health insurance carriers to reimburse a licensed health care provider for a covered service rendered by telemedicine to an insured or enrollee; requiring a covered service rendered by telemedicine to be reimbursed by a carrier at... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-04 Unfavorable Report by Finance Withdrawn
SB510	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Board of Directors for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan to give an individual an opportunity for a specified hearing before the Board denies the eligibility of the individual for coverage under the Plan; requiring the Board to give no... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-04 Unfavorable Report by Finance
SB988	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing the Board of Education of Baltimore County and the County Executive of Baltimore County to enter into agreements for the cooperative or joint administration of specified programs, subject to a specified limitation; etc. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-03 Special Order until later today (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
SJ5	Intro Sine Die	Requesting that the Governor authorize the gift of a statue of Harriet Tubman to the United States government; requesting the Governor to request the United States Congress to place the statue in the United States Capitol Building; and requesting the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-02 Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs Withdrawn
SB926	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing vehicles of public service companies to be equipped with or display yellow or amber lights or signal devices; and making conforming and stylistic changes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-02 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB872	Intro Sine Die	Repealing the death penalty; repealing procedures and requirements related to the death penalty; providing that in specified cases in which the State has filed a notice to seek a sentence of death, the notice shall be considered withdrawn and it shal... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-30 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB669	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Division of Correction to revoke all of the good conduct and special projects diminution credits awarded when an inmate violates specified rules regarding a telecommunication device or knowingly possesses or receives a telecommunication... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-30 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB720	Intro Sine Die	Establishing that child support payments are not past due and arrearages may not accrue during any period when the obligor is incarcerated and for a specified period after the obligor's release from confinement under specified circumstances; authoriz... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-30 Motion Recommit to Committee (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
SB573	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Office of Student Financial Assistance in the Maryland Higher Education Commission to post on its Web site and to make available the names and addresses of each recipient of a Senatorial or Delegate scholarship and the name of the legis... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-30 Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB1062	Intro Sine Die	Prohibiting the Maryland Transit Administration from constructing, acquiring, or incurring a commitment or obligation in connection with specified light rail or heavy rail transit facilities unless the Administration recovers a specified percentage o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-29 Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation Withdrawn
SB1064	Intro Sine Die	Altering the amount of the State grants to the Washington Suburban Transit District for transit service, as specified; altering the amount of the State grants to local bus systems in Montgomery County and in Prince George's County, as specified; requ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-29 Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation Withdrawn
SB530	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the State Board of Physicians to adopt regulations for the licensure and practice of kinesiotherapy; providing that the Act does not limit the rights of specified individuals to practice specified occupations; requiring the Board to set spe... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-29 Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs Withdrawn
SB839	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to endorse and promote competency-based postsecondary education as an important component of Maryland's higher education system; requiring the Commission to develop and execute, in cooperation with W... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-29 Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs Withdrawn
SB363	Intro Sine Die	Altering to 10 p.m. the time at which establishments issued Class A beer and wine or beer, wine and liquor beverages licenses in the Park Heights Redevelopment Area in Baltimore City must stop selling alcoholic beverages. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-29 Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB555	Intro Sine Die	Altering the circumstances under which a retail establishment that has a toilet facility for its employees is required to allow specified customers to use the facility. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-27 Unfavorable Report by Finance Withdrawn
SB1100	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing a specified person to bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to challenge provisions of recorded covenants and restrictions as unenforceable under specified circumstances; providing for a specified rebuttable presumption; pr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-27 Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
SB677	Intro Sine Die	Requiring a person to be licensed by the Public Service Commission to engage in the business of providing solar water heating services as a solar water heating utility provider in Prince George's County; establishing specified application and other r... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-27 Unfavorable Report by Finance
SB758	Intro Sine Die	Establishing the Containment Laboratory Oversight Division in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring the Division to establish and enforce specified standards and requirements relating to specified containment laboratories in the Stat... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-27 Unfavorable Report by Finance
SB950	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to make available to the public, beginning on January 1, 2013, and at specified times each year, specified information relating to the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; requiring the Department... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-27 Unfavorable Report by Finance
SB927	Intro Sine Die	Prohibiting a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch from retaliating against a specified vehicle dealer because of legislation enacted by the General Assembly that regulates the franchise relationship; and establishing that a manufacturer, dis... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-27 Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
SB213	Intro Sine Die	Prohibiting owners, employees, and operators of tanning facilities from allowing minors to use tanning devices. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-26 Unfavorable Report by Finance
SB952	Intro Sine Die	Requiring specified junk dealers and scrap metal processors to submit specified photographs of specified individuals to specified law enforcement units under specified circumstances; and requiring specified junk dealers and scrap metal processors to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-26 Unfavorable Report by Finance
SB1032	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a technical advisory group on the use of gill nets; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to select the members of the advisory group; requiring the advisory group to be composed of sp... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-26 Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs (Senator Conway)
SB1000	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Governor to select a specified number of members of the State Racing Commission from a list provided by specified associations and from specified members of the public at large; requiring the Governor to select the chair of the State Ra... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-26 Unfavorable Report by Finance Withdrawn
SB541	Intro Sine Die	Stating the intent of the General Assembly with regard to a gas infrastructure replacement surcharge; allowing a gas company to recover specified costs associated with specified gas infrastructure replacement projects through a specified surcharge on... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-24 Second Reading Failed (22-24)
SB702	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Public Service Commission to order all owners of dams located on the Susquehanna River to keep the dam's floodgates open at all times. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Finance Withdrawn
SB793	Intro Sine Die	Reducing the State corporate income tax rate from 8.25% to 6% for income attributable to operations of a corporation in a qualified distressed county; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011; etc. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation
SB962	Intro Sine Die	Requiring that residential dwelling structures composed of at least five individual dwelling units that are offered for rent to individuals at least 55 years old and that are constructed or improved with the addition or alteration of heating, ventila... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB782	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the State Board of Pharmacy to determine and prepare a list of the prescription drugs that may be considered specialty drugs by a pharmacy benefits manager; requiring the Board to publish its list of specialty drugs in the Maryland Register... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Finance Withdrawn
SB667	Intro Sine Die	Requiring that court records and police records relating to a conviction be shielded automatically at a specified time, depending on whether the conviction is for a misdemeanor or a felony; prohibiting the Maryland Judiciary Case Search from in any w... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB1074	Intro Sine Die	Requiring that warm season grasses be eligible for specified planting credits; requiring that warm season grasses receive planting credits of a similar weight and value as specified vegetation types; requiring that warm season grasses be eligible for... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB206	Intro Sine Die	Establishing the Maryland Health System; requiring the Health System to provide health care services to all residents of the State under a single system that is not dependent on employment; authorizing a member of the Health System to choose any part... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Finance
SB860	Intro Sine Die	Exempting specified counties with a certain percentage of hydric soils from specified buffer standards; and requiring the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays to adopt specified regulations. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB637	Intro Sine Die	Prohibiting a person from operating a nuclear generating facility in the State until the person discloses specified information to the Public Service Commission in writing. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Finance
SB90	Intro Sine Die	Establishing that for purposes of a specified provision of law stating the elements of the felony of manslaughter by vehicle, "operating" includes specified actions involving loading, unloading, or securing a load on a vehicle and specified actions r... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn
SB834	Intro Sine Die	Requiring a political subdivision to remit a specified amount of funds to the State if a specified recovery from fares and operating revenues for specified transit services in the political subdivision is less than 35 percent of the total operating c... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation
SB825	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority or an entity engaged by the Authority to annually audit the finances of each transportation facilities project; requiring the Authority to make specified audit statements available on its Internet site ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation
SB593	Intro Sine Die	Establishing a specified pilot program to enhance Maryland Medical Assistance Program services; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to administer the pilot program; requiring the pilot program to provide specified services to a speci... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Finance Withdrawn
SB818	Intro Sine Die	Explicitly stating the power of the Maryland Transportation Authority to conduct or coordinate a study of the environmental impact of a proposed transportation facility; requiring the Authority, in collaboration with specified other agencies, to comm... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Third Reading Failed (20-27)
SB351	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing a finder of fact to determine that a person with an alcohol concentration 0.15 or more in the blood or breath who causes personal injury or wrongful death while driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle was acting with malice and to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB1061	Intro Sine Die	Requiring the Office of Legislative Audits to conduct managing for results audits, over a specified period, of the modal administrations of the Department of Transportation; and defining "modal administration". [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation Withdrawn
SB896	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing a specified qualified organization to operate an electronic bingo machine or an electronic tip jar or paper pull tab machine in Baltimore City; authorizing the Baltimore City Police Commissioner to issue specified licenses; applying a spe... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation Withdrawn
SB796	Intro Sine Die	Requiring that a specified percentage of the renewable energy portfolio standard for solar be from small solar on-site generators under specified circumstances; requiring an electricity supplier to purchase solar renewable energy credits from small s... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-22 Unfavorable Report by Finance Withdrawn
SB686	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing a council of unit owners to petition a court to take specified actions against a unit owner who is delinquent in payments to the council of unit owners from which utility bills are paid by the council of unit owners. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-22 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn
SB685	Intro Sine Die	Authorizing a council of unit owners to petition the District Court for relief if a unit owner has failed to pay assessments and fees for 90 days or longer and is renting the unit to a tenant; requiring a certified copy of the petition to be mailed t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-22 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
SB1005	Intro Sine Die	Establishing an exception for an employer that produces specified documents for inspection to the presumption that an employer-employee relationship exists for purposes of the Workplace Fraud Act; providing for a presumption, under specified circumst... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-03-22 Unfavorable Report by Finance Withdrawn