Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Scientific Evidence [HB-994]
Including scientific evidence among the types of evidence that the State may present to the court or jury in order to sentence a defendant found guilty of murder in the first degree to death.
HB-994: Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Scientific Evidence
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/22/2010
Homeowner's Insurance - Cancellation or Nonrenewal - Water Proximity and Storms [HB-1157]
Prohibiting an insurer from canceling or failing to renew homeowner's insurance on the basis of proximity to water or of specified storm risks; prohibiting an insurer from issuing a notice of nonrenewal of homeowner's insurance solely on those bases under specified circumstances; requiring every cancellation or nonrenewal to be substantiated in a specified manner subject to review by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner; and providing for the retroactive application of the Act.
HB-1157: Homeowner's Insurance - Cancellation or Nonrenewal - Water Proximity and Storms
Sponsored by: Rep. David Rudolph
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 03/18/2011
Homeowner's Insurance - Plan of Material Reduction - Limitations [HB-1159]
Prohibiting an insurer from filing a plan of material reduction in homeowner's insurance on specified bases or in specified areas under specified circumstances; authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to approve the filing of a plan of material reduction under specified circumstances; authorizing an insurer to cancel or fail to renew homeowner's insurance policies under specified circumstances; altering the definition of "material reduction"; etc.
HB-1159: Homeowner's Insurance - Plan of Material Reduction - Limitations
Sponsored by: Rep. David Rudolph
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2011
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - City of Crisfield [HB-1166]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements under specified circumstances for golf carts in the City of Crisfield; providing that a person who operates a golf cart on a highway in the City of Crisfield may operate the golf cart only on specified roads at specified times and only if the golf cart is equipped with specified lighting devices; and requiring a person who operates a golf cart on a highway in the City of Crisfield to keep as far to the right of the roadway as feasible.
HB-1166: Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - City of Crisfield
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Otto
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/24/2011
Vehicle Laws - Motorized Passenger Scooter - Use in Ocean City [HB-1167]
Authorizing the use of a "motorized passenger scooter" on specified highways in the municipal boundaries of Ocean City under specified conditions; authorizing the State Highway Administration to prohibit the operation of a motorized passenger scooter on a bicycle way on specified highways under specified circumstances; defining terms; and making the Act an emergency measure.
HB-1167: Vehicle Laws - Motorized Passenger Scooter - Use in Ocean City
Sponsored by: Rep. David Rudolph
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
Courts - Testimony by Spouses - Central Registry of Records of Refusals [HB-1169]
Requiring the clerk of the court, when making a specified record of the refusal of a spouse to testify in a specified assault trial, to forward a copy of the record to the Administrative Office of the Courts, including specified information; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to maintain a specified central registry of records relating to the refusal of a spouse to testify in specified assault trials; providing that a specified record is not subject to expungement; etc.
HB-1169: Courts - Testimony by Spouses - Central Registry of Records of Refusals
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Otto
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 03/21/2011
Higher Education - Exemption from Tuition for Foster Care Recipients - [HB-1208]
Altering from 21 to 25 the age before which foster care recipients must be enrolled at public institutions of higher education to be exempt from paying specified tuition; and altering from 21 to 25 the age before which foster care recipients must be enrolled as candidates for specified degrees to not be required to pay the difference between the amount of specified scholarships or grants and the amount of specified tuition.
HB-1208: Higher Education - Exemption from Tuition for Foster Care Recipients -
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Aumann
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
Natural Resources - Forest Conservation Act - Alterations to Exceptions [HB-1224]
Increasing the threshold area of forest cut, cleared, or graded above which specified activities no longer qualify as exceptions to the provisions of the Forest Conservation Act; and applying a specified exception to the provisions of the Forest Conservation Act to specified activities required for constructing a dwelling intended for the use of a grandchild of the owner.
Worcester County - Department of Liquor Control - Wine and Liquor Purchasing [HB-1237]
Abolishing the Liquor Control Board for Worcester County and replacing it with the Worcester County Department of Liquor Control; specifying that the Department is a department of the Worcester County government; providing the Department of Liquor Control with specified powers; authorizing an alcoholic beverages licensee in the county, beginning on May 1, 2016, to elect to purchase wine and liquor from a licensed wholesaler; etc.
HB-1237: Worcester County - Department of Liquor Control - Wine and Liquor Purchasing
Sponsored by: Rep. Norman Conway
Hearing Cancelled on 04/04/2011