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SB636PassAltering the date, to beginning October 1, 2021, by which initial and renewal applicants to be appointed as notaries public must complete certain requirements; requiring the Secretary of State, by October 1, 2021, to offer a course of study and an ex...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 571
SB425PassAltering the amount of wages of a judgment debtor that are exempt from attachment to be the greater of 75% of the disposable wages due or 30 times the State minimum hourly wage in effect at the time the wages are due, multiplied by the number of week...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 184
SB530PassExpanding the housing policy of the State to include providing for fair housing to all citizens regardless of source of income; stating the Act seeks to deconcentrate poverty by providing additional opportunities for tenants utilizing public subsidie...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 117
SB116PassContinuing the Maryland Home Improvement Commission in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2032, the termination provisions relating to certain statutory and regulatory authority ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 530
SB446PassAuthorizing the Secretary of Higher Education to require certain institutions of postsecondary education to refund all tuition and fees to certain Maryland students under certain circumstances; establishing that an institution that closes programs in...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 554
SB165PassAltering the nominating entity for four board members of the Industry Automobile Insurance Association to reflect the merger of the American Insurance Association and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America into the American Property Ca...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 61
SB329PassRequiring a public institution of higher education to submit an outbreak response plan to the Maryland Department of Health on or before August 1 each year, beginning in 2021; requiring a public institution of higher education to implement the outbre...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 99
SB576PassAltering a requirement that a petition for guardianship of a disabled person include signed and verified certificates of competency by providing that the certificates may be signed and verified by a nurse practitioner and certain other health care pr...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 568
SB47PassRequiring the Commission to Advance Next Generation 9-1-1 Across Maryland to report certain findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 15, 2020, and on or before December 15, 2021; and extending the te...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 506
SB463PassAltering the authority of the Board of Trustees of the State Retirement and Pension System to adopt regulations to manage, for certain purposes, the monitoring and recording of incoming telephone conversations to the Member Services division of the S...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 557
SB564PassRequiring a county board of education to waive certain high school graduation requirements that are in addition to high school graduation requirements established by the State Board of Education for a student in foster care or who is a homeless youth...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 565
SB778PassRequiring certain persons to record electronically a release related to motor vehicle liens with the Motor Vehicle Administration within 5 business days; requiring, rather than authorizing, the Administration to develop and implement an electronic sy...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 412
SB616PassRequiring, rather than authorizing, the Injured Workers' Insurance Fund to be the third-party administrator for the State's Self-Insured Workers' Compensation Program for State Employees under a contract with the State; authorizing the Fund to use no...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 53
SB111PassRequiring certain insurers to send a written notice to policyholders of universal or variable life insurance if the policy contains a provision that allows the policyholder to reduce the face amount of the policy; requiring that the notice state that...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 527
SB753PassAuthorizing the City of Laurel to participate in the Maryland Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 469
SB7PassAltering the membership of the Maryland Green Building Council by removing the Secretary of Housing and Community Development, or the Secretary's designee, as a member and substituting the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary's designee, as a member.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 494
SB164PassIncreasing the total amount of awards, from $300,000 to $500,000, the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General is authorized to pay to all claimants for acts or omissions of one registered home builder from the Home Builder ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 59
SB427PassAuthorizing an individual who hunts under a Deer Management Permit in Baltimore County to use a shotgun or a breech loading center fired rifle to hunt deer throughout the year, including all deer hunting seasons, in the locations and under the condit...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 454
SB676PassIncreasing, from 0.17% to 0.25%, the maximum that may be charged to certain public service companies for a State fiscal year to reimburse the Public Service Commission for certain costs and expenses.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 55
SB802PassExempting from the property tax property that is owned by the Maryland Farm Bureau, Inc., and used exclusively for education of the public, encouraging agriculture in the State, assisting in the dissemination of information relating to agriculture, o...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 635
SB170PassClarifying that a ground lease holder may not bring any suit, action, or proceeding against the current leasehold tenant or a former leasehold tenant to recover the ground rent that was due and owing before the date the current leasehold tenant acqui...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 125
SB74PassEstablishing that the Marine Contractors Licensing Board is subject to the Maryland Program Evaluation Act; establishing that the Board is a unit in the Department of the Environment; authorizing the Board, by regulation, to establish certain license...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 513
SB583PassEstablishing the Maryland Small Business Innovation Research Technical Assistance Program in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation; to provide technical assistance to small businesses in the State seeking grants under certain federal progra...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 232
SB915PassRequiring, on or after July 1, 2021, pharmacy services administrative organizations to register with the Maryland Insurance Commissioner before providing certain services in the State; requiring certain applicants to file an application on a certain ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 398
SB115PassAltering the reference to a certain report that certain entities are required to file each year with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation from a report on personal property to an annual report; altering the reference to a certain report t...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 529
SB231PassProhibiting a person from knowingly and with a certain intent soliciting the consent of a parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor, or a law enforcement officer posing as a parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor, to engage in certain prohibited s...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 129
SB587PassProviding that members of the State Police Retirement System no longer make member contributions after 28 years of service credit is earned; and providing that certain members of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System no longer make member cont...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 266
SB760PassRequiring a public school to notify a student's parent or legal guardian about the status of certain school meal accounts under certain circumstances; prohibiting a public school from communicating about unpaid meal debt directly with a student; proh...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 581
SB244PassAuthorizing the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation to use a fair market value determined in accordance with certain provisions of law for up to 2 years after the date on which the Foundation was first requested in writing to purchase ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 27
SB748PassGenerally curing previous Acts of the General Assembly with possible title defects.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 627
SB92PassAuthorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into an agreement with a county or other subdivision of the State to conduct surveys and perform other work related to noxious weeds or other plant species within the county or subdivision; providing ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 519
SB606PassAltering the basis on which a person is prohibited from taking certain actions against a certain person or group, to include certain actions motivated either in whole or in substantial part by another person's or group's race, color, religious belief...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 368
SB81PassRequiring certain principal departments of the Executive Branch to develop, annually update, and submit to the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) continuity of operations plans to address the impact of a certain emergency or crisis; requirin...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 516
SB161PassProhibiting a person from placing or inscribing an item or a symbol, including an actual or depicted noose or swastika, whether temporary or permanent, on any real or personal property, public or private, without the express permission of the owner, ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 22
SB428PassExpanding the authority of certain homeowners association commissions in the code home rule counties of the Southern Maryland class to hear and resolve through alternative dispute resolution certain issues between a homeowners association and a homeo...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 219
SB71PassContinuing the State Board of Pilots in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2032, the termination provisions relating to certain statutory and regulatory authority of the Board.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 511
SB441PassAltering the definition of "health care provider" for the purposes of provisions of law governing the confidentiality of medical records to include comprehensive crisis response centers, crisis stabilization centers, and crisis treatment centers; pro...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 173
SB61PassRequiring telephone companies and commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) providers to keep records of 9-1-1 fees collected and remitted for at least 4 years after the fees are remitted; requiring the Comptroller, in consultation with the Emergency Nu...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 605
SB784PassAltering the time period from 30 to 45 days within which a covered employee must report to the employer a hernia caused by an accidental personal injury or by a strain arising out of and in the course of employment for the purpose of filing a claim f...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 582
SB584PassRepealing the limit on the number of call centers that may be approved by 2-1-1 Maryland to provide certain services; repealing certain provisions of law establishing and governing the Health and Human Services Referral Board in the Maryland Departme...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 295
SB41PassAuthorizing the use of certain vehicle height monitoring systems in Baltimore County to enforce certain State and local laws restricting the presence of certain vehicles during certain times; and applying to Baltimore County certain provisions of law...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 504
SB663PassAltering, to be the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards rather than the American Dental Association, the entity whose requirements regarding specialties an applicant for a teacher's license to practice denti...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 574
SB939PassRepealing an exemption for certain check cashing services from certain provisions of law governing the licensure of check cashing services; authorizing a person to provide check cashing services without obtaining a certain license by registering each...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 444
SB843PassProviding an exemption from the sales and use tax for the sale of certain materials, equipment, and supplies to a certain licensed caterer if, under certain circumstances, the materials, equipment, and supplies will be used by the caterer to perform ...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 644
SB27PassEstablishing the short title "Jordan McNair Act" for Title 11, Subtitle 16 of the Education Article.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 502
SB214PassAltering in Frederick County the area in which alcoholic beverages may be consumed in the Weinberg Center for the Arts to be anywhere on the licensed premises.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 81
SB792PassAltering the days and hours of sale under a Class B wine shop and lounge license in Kent County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Kent County to issue a refillable container permit for draft beer to certain license holders; establis...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 323
SB103PassProhibiting health occupations boards and disciplinary panels from reprimanding a licensee or certificate holder, placing a licensee or certificate holder on probation, or suspending or revoking a license of a licensee or the certificate of a certifi...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 140
SB291PassAdding units of State government to the list of entities that are exempt from paying certain recording costs and other fees.
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 300
SB1081PassAmending certain prior authorizations of State Debt to alter the requirement that certain grantees provide certain matching funds; extending the deadline for certain grantees to present certain evidence that a matching fund will be presented; extendi...
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2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 595
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