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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Electronic Transactions - Sale and Lease of Vehicles [HB-139]
Providing that only a dealer may contract for the sale and delivery of a vehicle by electronic means except under certain circumstances; providing that a consumer shall be deemed not to have agreed to enter into a transaction for the sale or lease of a vehicle with a dealer by electronic means unless the dealer provides the consumer with certain documents and a reasonable opportunity to review the documents before providing an electronic signature; requiring that a vehicle be delivered at a certain location and within a certain time period; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 71 on 05/08/2020
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Automobile Insurance – Usage–Based Insurance [SB-195]
Establishing that the application of a certain insurance program on vehicle operation during the current policy period is not a violation of certain restrictions on classification for private passenger motor vehicle insurance; requiring that a certain notice include information for a premium increase that is due to a program that measures the operation of an insured vehicle during the current policy period; prohibiting an insurer from requiring a policyholder to participate in a usage-based program to obtain motor vehicle insurance; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 145 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Real Property – Required Notices for Contracts of Sale – Zones of Dewatering Influence [HB-178]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to develop and publish on its website a searchable map of zones of dewatering influence; requiring a contract for the sale of real property located in Baltimore County, Carroll County, Frederick County or Washington County to include a certain notice about property located in a zone of dewatering influence; establishing that a purchaser of real property that does not receive the required notice has a right to rescind a contract and is entitled to the return of any deposits; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Third Reading Passed (134-0) on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Transportation - Potomac River Bridges Towing Compact - Inclusion of Additional Bridges [HB-162]
Including the Governor Harry W. Nice/Senator Thomas "Mac" Middleton Bridge, Sandy Hook Bridge, Brunswick Bridge, and Point of Rocks Bridge as subject to the provisions of the Potomac River Bridges Towing Compact; and making the Act subject to certain contingencies.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 89 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Corporation Act - Revisions [SB-186]
Revising the Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Corporation Act; altering the persons to whom and circumstances under which the Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Corporation is required to provide certain coverage; providing that the Act does not provide coverage to persons who acquire the right to receive certain payments; altering the policies and contracts issued by member insurers that may not be provided coverage under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 74 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Prescription Insulin Drugs - Limits on Copayment and Coinsurance [HB-134]
Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to limit the cumulative amount a covered individual is required to pay on copayment or coinsurance for a covered prescription insulin drug to no more than $100, regardless of the amount or type of insulin needed to fill the covered individual's prescriptions; applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kirill Reznik
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Potomac Compact for Fair Representation [HB-182]
Establishing the Potomac Compact for Fair Representation between the State of Maryland the Commonwealth of Virginia; establishing the Congressional Districting Commission to develop a congressional districting plan; requiring the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services to determine the size and composition of the Commission and, on or before June 1 of the year following the decennial census, select the members of the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 3/02 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work [HB-163]
Prohibiting an employer from requiring, as a condition of employment or continued employment, an employee or a prospective employee, under certain circumstances, to join or remain a member of a labor organization, pay charges to a labor organization, or pay a certain amount to a third party; prohibiting an employer from threatening an employee or a prospective employee with certain action; providing certain penalties for violation of the Act; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/25/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Insurance - Uninsured or Enhanced Underinsured Motorist Coverage - Property Damage [HB-144]
Clarifying that certain motor vehicle liability insurance policies must contain coverage for damages, subject to the policy limits, that the insured is entitled to recover from the owner or operator of certain motor vehicles because of property damage, including the loss of the insured vehicle; and altering the amounts to which certain motorist coverage in certain policies must be equal.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 77 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Arts and Culture Capital Grant Program [HB-127]
Establishing the Maryland Arts and Culture Capital Grant Program to provide grants for the expansion of, the renovation of, or major repairs to a facility operated by a certain eligible organization; requiring the Governor, in fiscal years 2022 through 2027, to include $10,000,000 for the Program in the budget; requiring the establishment of a competitive application process and a quantitative system to evaluate each application; limiting to no more than $1,000,000 a grant to any organization for a single project; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing Canceled on 01/17/2020
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Arizona Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)
Multipurpose facilities districts; lobbying prohibited [SB-1006]
Multipurpose facilities districts; lobbying prohibited
Sponsored by: Sen. David Farnsworth
Senate Read Second Time on 01/14/2020
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Arizona Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)
Retail installment contracts; font size [SB-1002]
Retail installment contracts; font size
Sponsored by: Sen. David Farnsworth
Senate Read Second Time on 01/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Insurance - Credit for Reinsurance Model Law - Revisions [SB-167]
Authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to defer to, rather than use information provided by, the insurance regulatory agency of a state or the National Association of Insurance Commissioners committee process in the certification or rating of an assuming insurer under certain circumstances; requiring that certain credit be allowed when certain reinsurance is ceded to certain assuming insurers that have their head offices or are domiciled in and licensed in a reciprocal jurisdiction; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 101 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Insurance - Credit for Reinsurance Model Law - Revisions [SB-167]
Authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to defer to, rather than use information provided by, the insurance regulatory agency of a state or the National Association of Insurance Commissioners committee process in the certification or rating of an assuming insurer under certain circumstances; requiring that certain credit be allowed when certain reinsurance is ceded to certain assuming insurers that have their head offices or are domiciled in and licensed in a reciprocal jurisdiction; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 101 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Prices Listed on Dealer Websites [SB-178]
Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not prohibit a dealer from listing on the dealer's website a vehicle for sale or lease at the purchase price or coerce or require a dealer to list a price different from the purchase price on the dealer's website or take an adverse action against a dealer for listing a vehicle at a particular price on the dealer's website; and defining "purchase price" as the full delivered price of a vehicle, excluding taxes, title fees, and certain other dealer charges.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Referred Economic Matters on 02/19/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Rapid Health Impact Assessment and Final Action [HB-109]
Requiring an applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain construction to conduct a rapid health impact assessment (HIA) on the project and report on its findings; requiring a rapid HIA report to be completed not later than 45 days after the applicant submits the applicant's application to the Public Service Commission; requiring an applicant to complete the rapid HIA in a certain manner; requiring the rapid HIA report to be considered part of a certain application; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/02/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Board of Dental Examiners - Practice of Dentistry - Revisions [SB-174]
Requiring a dental practice to be owned by a licensed dentist or a dental professional corporation; establishing that only a certain individual licensed by the State Board of Dental Examiners may take certain actions; prohibiting any person who is not a licensed dentist to direct, control, or interfere with the independent professional judgement of a dentist or dental hygienist regarding the care of a certain patient; prohibiting a licensed dentist from sharing revenues or splitting fees except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 380 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore City Community College - Procurement Authority [SB-159]
Exempting Baltimore City Community College from certain provisions of the State procurement law; requiring the Board of Trustees of the College, subject to review and approval by the Board of Public Works and the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review, to develop certain policies and procedures governing procurement; requiring the Board of Trustees to develop an information technology plan that meets certain requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Referred Health And Government Operations on 02/28/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment for Multifamily Units Act [HB-111]
Providing that certain provisions of a recorded covenant or restriction, a declaration, or the bylaws or rules of a condominium or homeowners association are void and unenforceable if they prohibit or unreasonably restrict the installation or use of electric vehicle recharging equipment; authorizing the Maryland Energy Administration to issue multiple electric vehicle recharging equipment rebates to the governing body of a condominium or homeowners association for the lesser of 40% of the costs of the equipment or $5,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Referred Judicial Proceedings Finance on 03/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment for Multifamily Units Act [HB-111]
Providing that certain provisions of a recorded covenant or restriction, a declaration, or the bylaws or rules of a condominium or homeowners association are void and unenforceable if they prohibit or unreasonably restrict the installation or use of electric vehicle recharging equipment; authorizing the Maryland Energy Administration to issue multiple electric vehicle recharging equipment rebates to the governing body of a condominium or homeowners association for the lesser of 40% of the costs of the equipment or $5,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Referred Judicial Proceedings Finance on 03/06/2020