Transportation Trust Fund - Use of Funds [HB-524]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish a Transportation Trust Fund to be used only for purposes relating to transportation except under specified circumstances; prohibiting the transfer of funds in the Transportation Trust Fund to the General Fund or a special fund of the State except under specified circumstances; providing that the amendment does not apply to the allocation or use of specified funds in the Transportation Trust Fund for counties, municipalities, and Baltimore City under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-524: Transportation Trust Fund - Use of Funds
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Floor Amendment (delegate O'donnell) {973226/2 Rejected (49-89) on 04/08/2013
Public-Private Partnerships [HB-560]
Establishing the policy of the State on public-private partnerships; authorizing a reporting agency to establish a public-private partnership and execute an agreement in connection with specified functions, services, or assets; requiring a reporting agency to adopt regulations and establish processes for the development, solicitation, evaluation, award, and delivery of public-private partnerships; etc.
HB-560: Public-Private Partnerships
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 5 on 04/09/2013
Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums [HB-578]
Altering a limitation on claiming the income tax credit for eligible long-term care insurance premiums for more than 1 year with respect to the same insured individual; altering the amount of the credit from a one-time $500 credit to an annual $200 credit; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.
HB-578: Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2013
Election Law - Reporting of Precinct Results [HB-592]
Requiring a local board of canvassers to prepare a statement of election results by precinct that includes all votes cast by voters registered in each precinct who voted early on specified voting machines; and requiring the State Board of Elections to prepare a report that includes election results by precinct of all votes cast by voters registered in each precinct who voted early on specified voting machines.
HB-592: Election Law - Reporting of Precinct Results
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2013
Income Tax Credit - Unemployed Veterans - Start-Up Business [HB-689]
Allowing a qualified unemployed veteran a credit of up to $2,000 against the State income tax for expenses associated with starting a business during the taxable year; requiring the business to meet specified qualifications; requiring the Comptroller to adopt regulations and provide an annual report; defining "qualified veteran" and "qualified expenses"; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013; etc.
HB-689: Income Tax Credit - Unemployed Veterans - Start-Up Business
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/12/2013
Southern Maryland Higher Education Council - Modifications [HB-7]
Increasing the number of members on the Southern Maryland Higher Education Council from 12 to 13 by adding a member of the public with extensive knowledge of higher education in Maryland, appointed by the Governor; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to provide staff for the Council; altering to December 1, 2013, the deadline for the Council to submit a final report; and extending the termination provisions relating to the Council by 1 year.
HB-7: Southern Maryland Higher Education Council - Modifications
Sponsored by: Rep. John Bohanan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 346 on 05/02/2013
Hunting - Certificate of Competency and Safety - Veterans and Active Duty Military [HB-812]
Exempting veterans and persons serving on active duty in the armed forces of the United States from any practical or field components of the course of instruction in competency and safety in the handling of firearms; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to issue a Certificate of Competency and Safety to a veteran or person serving on active duty in the armed forces of the United States on successful completion of the written examination only.
HB-812: Hunting - Certificate of Competency and Safety - Veterans and Active Duty Military
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/11/2013
St. Mary's College of Maryland - Tuition Freeze and DeSousa-Brent Scholars Completion Grant [HB-831]
Prohibiting the Board of Trustees of St. Mary's College of Maryland from increasing the undergraduate resident student tuition rates in the fall of 2013 and the fall of 2014; requiring the Governor to appropriate a specified amount to St. Mary's College of Maryland from a specified fund in specified fiscal years; requiring a specified calculation for a specified fiscal year to include specified funds; establishing a DeSousa-Brent Scholars Completion Grant; etc.
HB-831: St. Mary's College of Maryland - Tuition Freeze and DeSousa-Brent Scholars Completion Grant
Sponsored by: Rep. John Bohanan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 564 on 05/16/2013
College Readiness and Completion Act of 2013 [HB-833]
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish specified mathematics course requirements for specified students; requiring students to enroll in a college preparation curriculum except in a specified circumstance; requiring the Department to make a specified assessment of all students in the 11th grade by a specified school year; requiring the Department, in collaboration with a specified association, to develop and implement specified courses for the 12th grade by a specified school year; etc.
HB-833: College Readiness and Completion Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/26/2013