Public Schools - Self-Contained Special Education Classroom Video Recording Pilot Program [HB-226]
Establishing the Self-Contained Special Education Classroom Video Recording Pilot Program for selected public school classrooms in which all of the regularly attending students have a disability and are in that classroom for at least 50% of the instructional day; requiring certain public schools to allow the installation of a video recording device in a certain classroom; requiring notification of the appropriate law enforcement agency on receipt of a complaint of alleged neglect or abuse of a student; etc.
HB-226: Public Schools - Self-Contained Special Education Classroom Video Recording Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/14/2022
Business Regulation - Innkeepers - Maintenance of Guest Records and Employee Human Trafficking Awareness Training and Policy [HB-270]
Requiring an innkeeper to establish and maintain a computerized record-keeping system for guest transactions and receipts; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services and the Maryland Department of Labor to approve educational training programs for the accurate and prompt identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking; and requiring an innkeeper to take certain actions to provide employees with training on the prevention, identification, and reporting of human trafficking.
HB-270: Business Regulation - Innkeepers - Maintenance of Guest Records and Employee Human Trafficking Awareness Training and Policy
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 487 on 05/29/2022
Vehicle Laws - Driving in Right-Hand Lanes - Interstate Highways in Rural Areas [HB-222]
Requiring the driver of a vehicle traveling slower than the general speed of traffic on an interstate highway in a rural area to drive the vehicle in the right-hand lanes under certain circumstances; prohibiting the issuance of a citation for a violation of the Act; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to include information about the requirement in the State's driver education curriculum and to inform drivers of the requirement through certain signage; etc.
HB-222: Vehicle Laws - Driving in Right-Hand Lanes - Interstate Highways in Rural Areas
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 565 on 05/29/2022
Anne Arundel County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Maryland Route 648 (Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard) [SB-43]
Authorizing the placement and use of speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 648 (Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard) in Anne Arundel County between Hoyle Lane and Cypress Creek Road, subject to certain placement and signage requirements; and requiring that the fines collected by Anne Arundel County as a result of violations enforced by the speed monitoring systems be used to assist in covering the cost of speed reduction measures and roadway and pedestrian safety measures on that stretch of highway.
SB-43: Anne Arundel County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Maryland Route 648 (Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard)
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/08/2022
Anne Arundel County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Patuxent Road [SB-75]
Authorizing the placement and use of speed monitoring systems on Patuxent Road through Historic Woodwardville in Anne Arundel County, subject to certain placement and signage requirements; and requiring that the fines collected by Anne Arundel County as a result of violations enforced by certain speed monitoring systems be used to assist in covering the cost of speed reduction measures and roadway and pedestrian safety improvements on Patuxent Road through Historic Woodwardville.
SB-75: Anne Arundel County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Patuxent Road
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/08/2022
Real Property - Partition of Property [SB-92]
Requiring the court in an action to partition real property to determine the market value of the property unless the court makes certain determinations; and establishing procedures for the purchase of interests in real property by cotenants, for the partition in kind of real property among cotenants, and for the partition by sale of real property on the open market by a real estate broker licensed in this State.
SB-92: Real Property - Partition of Property
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 402 on 05/16/2022
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Hoopers Island and Taylors Island [SB-80]
Creating an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts on Upper Hoopers Island, Middle Hoopers Island, and Taylors Island, in Dorchester County; providing that a person who operates a golf car on a highway in Upper Hoopers Island, Middle Hoopers Island, and Taylors Island may operate the golf cart only on highways on which the maximum speed does not exceed 30 miles per hour between dawn and dusk and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; requiring the operator to have a valid driver's license; etc.
SB-80: Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Hoopers Island and Taylors Island
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 388 on 05/16/2022
Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces [SB-146]
Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle that is not a plug-in electric drive vehicle plugged into charging equipment in a parking space that is designated by certain signage indicating for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles only; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles be counted as part of the overall number of parking spaces for certain purposes; establishing a civil penalty of $100 for a violation of the Act; etc.
Business Regulation - Innkeepers - Maintenance of Guest Records and Employee Human Trafficking Awareness Training and Policy [SB-91]
Requiring an innkeeper to establish and maintain a computerized record-keeping system for guest transactions and receipts; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services and the Maryland Department of Labor to approve educational training programs for the accurate and prompt identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking; and requiring an innkeeper to take certain actions to provide employees with training on the prevention, identification, and reporting of human trafficking.
SB-91: Business Regulation - Innkeepers - Maintenance of Guest Records and Employee Human Trafficking Awareness Training and Policy
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 488 on 05/29/2022
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts and Low Speed Vehicles - Cobb Island [SB-76]
Establishing exceptions to motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts and low speed vehicles on Cobb Island, Charles County; requiring an operator of a golf cart on a highway on Cobb Island without a certain registration to operate the golf cart only on a highway with a maximum posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour and between dawn and dusk; requiring the vehicle be equipped with certain lighting devices and be kept to the far right of the roadway; and requiring the operator to possess a valid driver's license.
SB-76: Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts and Low Speed Vehicles - Cobb Island
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 3/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2022
Public Schools - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines and Requirements [SB-95]
Requiring each county board of education to adopt, implement, and publish certain guidelines in accordance with the Maryland State school health service guidelines to reduce the risk of exposure to anaphylactic causative agents in classrooms and common areas; requiring each county board to publish the guidelines on its website; requiring each public school to develop a system to disclose, reasonably in advance, the foods to be served in the school and the major food allergens contained in the food; etc.
SB-95: Public Schools - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines and Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 2/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/20/2022
Vehicle Laws – Intersections – Prohibited Acts [SB-87]
Prohibiting a vehicle facing a circular green signal, a green arrow signal, or a steady yellow signal from entering an intersection if the vehicle is unable to completely proceed through the intersection; providing certain exceptions; prohibiting a police officer from issuing a citation for a violation of the Act unless the approach to the intersection has certain signage installed notifying the public that a vehicle may not make a movement at the intersection that violates the provisions of the Act; etc.
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Hoopers Island and Taylors Island [HB-193]
Creating an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts on Upper Hoopers Island, Middle Hoopers Island, and Taylors Island; providing that a person operating a golf cart on Upper or Middle Hoopers Island and Taylors Island may only operate a golf cart that is equipped with certain lighting devices, on highways with a maximum speed limit of 30 miles per hour, and between dawn and dusk; requiring the operator to have a valid driver's license; etc.
HB-193: Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts - Hoopers Island and Taylors Island
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheree Sample-Hughes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 387 on 05/16/2022
Vehicle Laws – Intersections – Prohibited Acts [HB-137]
Prohibiting a vehicle facing a circular green signal, a green arrow signal, or a steady yellow signal from entering an intersection if the vehicle is unable to completely proceed through the intersection; providing certain exceptions; prohibiting a police officer from issuing a citation for a violation of the Act unless the approach to the intersection has certain signage installed notifying the public that a vehicle may not make a movement at the intersection that violates the provisions of the Act; etc.
State Highways – Designated Shoulder Areas – Establishment and Use by Transit Buses [HB-64]
Requiring the State Highway Administration, in consultation with the Maryland Transit Administration and the Department of State Police, to designate shoulder areas on State highways that may be used for travel, subject to day and time restrictions, by transit buses; and requiring the State Highway Administration to post certain signage to indicate the beginning and end of a designated shoulder area.
HB-64: State Highways – Designated Shoulder Areas – Establishment and Use by Transit Buses
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/12/2022
Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces [HB-157]
Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle that is not a plug-in electric drive vehicle plugged into charging equipment in a parking space that is designated for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles; establishing certain standards for signage designating reserved parking for certain plug-in electric drive vehicles; requiring that a parking space that is for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles be counted as part of the overall number of parking spaces for purposes of complying with certain laws; etc.
Traffic Control Device Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-151]
Authorizing the use of traffic control device monitoring systems, devices designed to capture a recorded image of a violation, by State and local agencies, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded failing to obey a traffic control device is subject under certain circumstances to a citation and civil penalty not exceeding $40; establishing certain defenses to a charge of an alleged violation recorded by a traffic control device monitoring system; etc.
HB-151: Traffic Control Device Monitoring Systems - Authorization
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2022
Public Schools - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines and Requirements [HB-154]
Requiring each county board of education to adopt, implement, and publish certain guidelines in accordance with the Maryland State school health service guidelines to reduce the risk of exposure to anaphylactic causative agents in classrooms and common areas; requiring each county board to publish the guidelines on its website; requiring each public school to develop a system to disclose, reasonably in advance, the foods served in the school and the major food allergens contained in the food; etc.
HB-154: Public Schools - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines and Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 02/25/2022