Board of Public Works - Tax Forgiveness - Authority [HB-1373]
Authorizing the Board of Public Works, in connection with the acquisition of a property, to waive any State tax liability owed by an estate if the Department of Natural Resources makes a specified request and the property is to be acquired by a unit of State or local government; authorizing the Department to formally request that the Board waive any tax liability; etc.
HB-1373: Board of Public Works - Tax Forgiveness - Authority
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Frush
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 03/02/2010
Traffic Cases - State Police Helicopters and Ambulance, Fire, and Rescue [HB-1389]
Providing that a $7.50 District Court surcharge shall apply to specified traffic cases; requiring that the surcharge be imposed as a court cost; altering the funds to which the Comptroller is required to credit specified surcharges collected under specified circumstances; making stylistic and conforming changes; etc.
HB-1389: Traffic Cases - State Police Helicopters and Ambulance, Fire, and Rescue
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
Public Safety - Preemployment Polygraph Examinations for Correctional Officer [HB-1402]
Authorizing the Division of Correction to require an individual to pass a polygraph examination before being appointed to serve as a correctional officer in a correctional facility; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to adopt specified regulations governing the administration of polygraph examinations authorized under the Act; providing an exemption for an applicant for employment as a correctional officer from the prohibition against requiring a polygraph examination as a condition of employment; etc.
HB-1402: Public Safety - Preemployment Polygraph Examinations for Correctional Officer
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Worcester County - Alcoholic Beverages - Pub-Breweries and Micro-Breweries [HB-1431]
Adding Worcester County to the list of counties in which the holder of a Class 6 pub-brewery license may sell malt beverages for off-premises consumption under specified conditions; adding the county to the list of counties in which a Class 7 micro-brewery license may be issued; and adding the county to the list of counties in which the licensee may sell at retail beer for consumption off the licensed premises under specified conditions.
HB-1431: Worcester County - Alcoholic Beverages - Pub-Breweries and Micro-Breweries
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
State Retirement and Health Benefits - Early Service Retirement Allowance and [HB-1443]
Authorizing specified individuals to purchase service credit in the Employees' Pension System; requiring individuals who choose to purchase service credit to pay to the Board of Trustees of the State Retirement and Pension System a specified amount for a specified service credit; requiring specified individuals to complete claims and make payments to the Board of Trustees on or before December 31, 2010; etc.
HB-1443: State Retirement and Health Benefits - Early Service Retirement Allowance and
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
Creation of a State Debt - Wicomico County - Salisbury Zoological Park Animal [HB-1462]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $300,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Salisbury Zoo Commission, Inc. for the construction and capital equipping of the Salisbury Zoological Park Animal Health Clinic, located in Salisbury; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
HB-1462: Creation of a State Debt - Wicomico County - Salisbury Zoological Park Animal
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/12/2010
Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Funds - Distribution of Money to Companies Outside [HB-1555]
Altering the entities to which money from the Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund may be distributed to include fire, rescue, and ambulance companies located outside the State under specified circumstances; altering the volunteer fire, rescue, and ambulance companies to which grants or loans may be awarded under the Volunteer Company Assistance Fund to include companies located outside the State under specified circumstances; and making the Act an emergency measure.
HB-1555: Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Funds - Distribution of Money to Companies Outside
Sponsored by: Rep. Norman Conway
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Board of Public Works - Licenses to Dredge and Fill on State Wetlands - Working [HB-1568]
Authorizing the Board of Public Works to issue a license to dredge and fill on State wetlands for a development project to expand a marina that historically operated as a working marina for the sole purpose of supporting aquaculture or seafood operations or to improve navigational access; etc.
HB-1568: Board of Public Works - Licenses to Dredge and Fill on State Wetlands - Working
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
Maryland Estate Tax - Pilot Program for Payment Deferral for Qualified [HB-1571]
Providing for a specified payment deferral under specified circumstances for Maryland estate tax imposed on specified agricultural property; providing that Maryland estate tax subject to a payment deferral shall become due immediately under specified circumstances; providing that specified Maryland estate tax subject to a payment deferral shall be paid without interest in accordance with a specified schedule over a specified period; etc.
HB-1571: Maryland Estate Tax - Pilot Program for Payment Deferral for Qualified
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Favorable With Amendments Report By Ways And Means on 04/12/2010
Criminal Law - Sale of Novelty Lighters - Prohibition [HB-191]
Prohibiting a person from selling at retail, offering for sale at retail, or distributing for retail sale in the State a novelty lighter; establishing a penalty for a violation of the Act; providing for the application of the Act; defining the term "novelty lighter"; and making the Act an emergency measure.
HB-191: Criminal Law - Sale of Novelty Lighters - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/05/2010