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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to broadband service. [HB-332]
Amend KRS 154.15-010 to add definitions for "broadband service", "eligible entity", "unserved area", "wholesale network access"; amend KRS 154.15-020 to require the Kentucky Communications Network Authority to offer wholesale access to the excess capacity on KentuckyWired only in unserved areas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Phillip Pratt
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/18/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government – Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman – Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act) [SB-460]
Establishing the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to have the ability to analyze environmental and natural resource-related data and communicate effectively with State agencies and the public; providing for the appointment, qualifications, and salary of the Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to receive and process complaints involving suspected environmental and natural resources violations in a certain manner; requiring the development and maintenance of a certain website; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Referred Environment And Transportation on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Security Features for Connected Devices [SB-443]
Requiring the manufacturer of a connected device to equip the device with a certain reasonable security feature; providing that a security feature for a connected device is reasonable if the connected device is equipped with a certain means for authentication; providing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act and is subject to certain enforcement and penalty provisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/09/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health - Maryland Children's Service Animal Program - Establishment [SB-455]
Establishing the Maryland Children's Service Animal Program in the Maryland Department of Health to serve the needs of children with a history of trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, or who have been diagnosed with a certain disability and special health care need by teaching them to partner with a service or support dog or to interact with therapy horses; requiring the Department to select at least one nonprofit entity to select Program participants, service or support dogs, or therapy horses, and facilitate training or therapy; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 248 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health – Children With Mental Disorders – List of Available Services [SB-453]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to maintain an updated list of the specific service categories in psychiatric rehabilitation, therapeutic, care coordination, and home health aide services available to a child in the State who has a mental disorder; requiring that the list include services available to any child in the State who has a mental disorder and who is enrolled in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program or has health insurance coverage; requiring the Department to establish a method to make the list available; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Referred Health And Government Operations on 03/15/2020
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Alaska 31st Legislature
Sex Offender Registry; Notice To Victims [SB-168]
An Act relating to notice provided to victims regarding petitions for removal from a registry that is published on the Internet; relating to the duration of the duty to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper; relating to petitions for removal from a registry that is published on the Internet; relating to the definitions of 'tier I sex offense,' 'tier II sex offense or child kidnapping,' and 'tier III sex offense or child kidnapping'; amending the definition of 'sex offense'; relating to the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals; establishing
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Sponsored by: Sen.
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/27/2020
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Alaska 31st Legislature
Sex Offender Registry; Notice To Victims [HB-228]
An Act relating to notice provided to victims regarding petitions for removal from a registry that is published on the Internet; relating to the duration of the duty to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper; relating to petitions for removal from a registry that is published on the Internet; relating to the definitions of 'tier I sex offense,' 'tier II sex offense or child kidnapping,' and 'tier III sex offense or child kidnapping'; amending the definition of 'sex offense'; relating to the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals; establishing
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Sponsored by: Rep.
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/27/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Scooter and Electric Low Speed Scooter Sharing Companies – Nonvisual Access [HB-557]
Requiring that motor scooter and electric low speed scooter sharing companies include on each motor scooter or electric low speed scooter made available to the public an embossed tactile display with contact information through which an individual who is blind or visually impaired may contact the company; requiring that motor scooter and electric low speed scooter sharing companies provide individuals with disabilities certain nonvisual access to their websites and mobile applications consistent with certain federal standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 252 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health - Maryland Children's Service Animal Program - Establishment [HB-547]
Establishing the Maryland Children's Service Animal Program in the Maryland Department of Health to serve the needs of children with a history of trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, or who have been diagnosed with a certain disability and special health care need by teaching them to partner with a service or support dog or to interact with therapy horses; requiring the Department to select at least one nonprofit entity to select Program participants, support dogs, or therapy horses, and facilitate training or therapy; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 247 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Election Administration – Absentee Ballot Canvass and Moratorium on Use of Wireless Network [HB-555]
Altering the time that a local board of elections may begin opening absentee ballot envelopes to canvass the absentee ballots cast in an election to before 9 a.m. on the Friday following election day instead of prior to 8 a.m. on the Wednesday following election day; and prohibiting the use of a wireless wide area network to transmit data from certain electronic poll books to the State Board of Elections or the local boards of elections during an election that is held before January 1, 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/18/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Grounds for Suspension [HB-509]
Authorizing the executive secretary of the Baltimore City Board of License Commissioners to immediately suspend a certain alcoholic beverages license if the executive secretary, in conjunction with the Baltimore Police Department, has a probable cause to believe that the license holder failed to take reasonable measures to prevent acts of violence that resulted in death or serious bodily injury from occurring on certain property; requiring the Board to give the license holder certain notice and hold a hearing within 5 business days; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting [HB-568]
Requiring each correctional facility to disseminate certain written information directly to each eligible voter regarding voter registration, absentee voting, and certain applications and provide an absentee ballot to an eligible voter on request; requiring the Board of Elections to provide correctional facilities with certain written materials; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide each individual who is released from a facility with a voter registration application; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs Judicial Proceedings on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government - Open Meetings - Requirements and Application of Open Meetings Act (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act) [SB-363]
Requiring certain State agencies to make available on their websites open meeting agendas 48 hours in advance of each meeting; requiring certain State agencies to post on their websites meeting minutes not more than 2 business days after the minutes are approved; requiring certain state agencies to maintain on their websites meeting minutes for 5 years and recordings for 1 year after the meeting; requiring the Department of Information Technology to provide certain staff, support, and equipment to the Maryland Transportation Authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 203 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Information Act - Revisions [HB-502]
Requiring each official custodian to adopt a certain policy of proactive disclosure; requiring each official custodian to publish a certain annual report on a certain website, to the extent practicable; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints from applicants and applicants' designated representatives; requiring the Board to receive and review complaints from any custodian alleging that an applicant's request or pattern of requests is frivolous or vexatious; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Material - Disclosure of the Use of Bots [HB-465]
Requiring certain persons that use a bot to publish, distribute, or disseminate campaign material online to another person in the State for the purpose of influencing an election to disclose in a clear and conspicuous manner on the campaign material that the person is using a bot to publish, distribute, or disseminate the campaign material; authorizing the State Board of Elections to seek to remove a bot under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 216 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting [SB-372]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide each individual who is released from a correctional facility with a voter registration application and documentation informing the individual that the individual's voting rights have been restored; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt certain regulations establishing a program to inform eligible voters incarcerated in correctional facilities of upcoming elections and how to exercise the right to vote; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government – Open Meetings – Requirements and Application of Open Meetings Act
(Maryland State Agency Transparency Act) [HB-421]
Requiring certain State agencies to make publicly available on their websites open meeting agendas 48 hours in advance of each meeting or, under certain circumstances, as far in advance of the meeting as practicable; requiring certain State agencies to post on their websites certain meeting minutes not more than 2 business days after the minutes are approved; requiring certain State agencies to maintain on their websites meeting minutes for 5 years and video recordings and certain audio recordings for a minimum of 1 year after a meeting; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 202 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Information Act - Remote Access, Fee Complaints, Fee Waivers, and Inspection of Judicial Records (Open Government, Better Government Act) [HB-401]
Establishing the intent of the General Assembly that each official custodian adopt an internet use policy and other technological advances to expand remote access to public records and increase the transparency of government; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints alleging that a custodian unreasonably failed to waive a fee under certain circumstances; altering the minimum fee charged under which the Board has authority to review a complaint; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) And Hearing Canceled (health And Government Operations) on 01/27/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Higher Education - Annual Revenues of For-Profit Institutions - Limitation on Enrollment (Veterans' Education Protection Act) [SB-294]
Prohibiting certain for-profit institutions of higher education and private career schools from enrolling new Maryland residents if, beginning in fiscal year 2023, federal funds exceed 10% of annual revenues; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to adopt certain regulations by December 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 546 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Election Law – Foreign Manufacture of Election Systems – Notification and Termination of Contract [HB-392]
Prohibiting the State Board of Elections from approving a contract with an election service provider unless the contract requires the provider to report to the State Administrator of Elections if any stage in the manufacturing of a component of the provider's election system occurred outside the United States or if any material change to a component in any stage in the manufacturing of an election system occurred outside the United States; requiring a certain report by the election service provider to the State Administrator; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020