State Government - Open Meetings Act - Online Training [HB-1031]
Requiring the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board to develop and offer an online training program on the requirements of the open meetings law to employees, officers, and members of a public body; requiring a public body to designate employees, officers, and members of the public body to receive the online training; requiring the designated individuals to complete the training within 30 days of being designated; etc.
HB-1031: State Government - Open Meetings Act - Online Training
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Mizeur
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/23/2010
Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by [HB-1122]
Rescinding the State of Maryland's consent to enter into the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote and repealing the statutory provisions reciting the Agreement; repealing specified provisions of law relating to the nomination of presidential electors; specifying that presidential electors in the State are elected at large by the voters of the entire State; specifying that presidential electors cast their votes in a specified manner; repealing a contingency related to the Agreement; etc.
HB-1122: Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2010
Education - Maintenance of Effort Waiver - Appeal Process [HB-1131]
Requiring the State Board of Education to inform county boards of education of a specified decision; authorizing specified parties to appeal the decision of the State Board of Education to the Office of Administrative Hearings within a specified time frame; requiring the Office of Administrative Hearings to conduct a hearing and issue a decision within a specified time frame and according to specified provisions of law; etc.
HB-1131: Education - Maintenance of Effort Waiver - Appeal Process
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/17/2010
Ethics - Executive Branch - Lobbying by Former Officials [HB-1195]
Prohibiting former State officials or public officials of the Executive Branch, for 1 year after leaving employment, from assisting or representing another party for compensation in a matter that is the subject of legislative action; and providing exceptions that permit the former officials to represent a municipal corporation, county, or State governmental entity.
HB-1195: Ethics - Executive Branch - Lobbying by Former Officials
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Aumann
Hearing 4/7 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2010
Deer Hunting on Private Property on Sundays [HB-1207]
Authorizing a person to hunt deer on private property in specified counties on specified Sundays using a crossbow; and authorizing a person to hunt deer in Calvert County on specified Sundays using a bow and arrow.
HB-1207: Deer Hunting on Private Property on Sundays
Sponsored by: Rep. Anthony O'Donnell
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2010
St. Mary's County - Property Tax Credit - Property Leased to Nonprofit Schools [HB-1466]
Authorizing the governing body of St. Mary's County or of a municipal corporation in St. Mary's County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on real property leased to a nonprofit school and used exclusively for primary or secondary educational purposes; providing for the duration of the credit; and applying the Act to tax years beginning after June 30, 2010.
HB-1466: St. Mary's County - Property Tax Credit - Property Leased to Nonprofit Schools
Sponsored by: Rep. John Bohanan
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Natural Resources - Deer Hunting - Sundays [HB-1518]
Repealing provisions of law authorizing deer hunting on private property on specified Sundays in specified counties; and authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to hunt deer on private property on specified Sundays.
Natural Resources - Incidental Taking Permit for Endangered Puritan Tiger [HB-295]
Requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to issue a permit to an applicant that authorizes an incidental taking of the endangered Puritan Tiger Beetle under specified circumstances; requiring the Secretary to adopt specified regulations relating to an incidental taking permit for the endangered Puritan Tiger Beetle; and making the Act an emergency measure.