Business Regulation - Pawnbrokers - Prohibited Sale of Cosmetics, Drugs, and [HB-753]
Prohibiting a pawnbroker from selling specified items; requiring a pawnbroker to display conspicuously a sign stating a specified prohibition in a specified manner; requiring the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to revoke a pawnbroker's license if the Secretary finds that the pawnbroker has violated the Act; etc.
HB-753: Business Regulation - Pawnbrokers - Prohibited Sale of Cosmetics, Drugs, and
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/16/2010
Public Safety - Maryland Building Performance Standards - Accessibility [HB-757]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt as a modification of the Maryland Building Performance Standards a requirement that each dwelling unit have at least one entrance that meets specified accessibility standards; providing for the application of the Act; etc.
HB-757: Public Safety - Maryland Building Performance Standards - Accessibility
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2010
Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Nutrition Information Labeling [HB-758]
Requiring chain restaurants to provide specified nutrition information for standard menu items; establishing how the nutrition information is to be determined; authorizing specified restaurants and similar food establishments voluntarily to elect to be subject to specified provisions of law; requiring the nutrition information to be displayed in a specified manner; authorizing a local health department to enforce the Act; providing for civil penalties; etc.
HB-758: Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Nutrition Information Labeling
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 03/16/2010
Political Subdivisions - Construction Projects - Demolition [HB-759]
Prohibiting a political subdivision from issuing a demolition permit unless specified requirements are met; requiring a political subdivision to enact laws or regulations that require an owner of a building or structure to arrange for a salvage period prior to the commencement of demolition of the building or structure unless specified conditions are met; requiring a political subdivision to establish specified laws or regulations; etc.
HB-759: Political Subdivisions - Construction Projects - Demolition
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/08/2010
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Security Deposits and Priority of [HB-842]
Providing that a specified portion of a lien on a condominium unit has priority over a first mortgage or deed of trust under specified circumstances; providing that the priority given to a condominium's lien consists of a specified portion of unpaid assessments and includes up to a specified amount of late fees, interest, and attorney's fees and costs associated with establishing the lien; providing that lot owners in a homeowners association are liable for specified assessments and charges; etc.
HB-842: Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Security Deposits and Priority of
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2010
Real Property - Affordable Housing Land Trusts [HB-869]
Exempting a specified affordable housing land trust agreement from the application of the common law rule against perpetuities; authorizing an affordable housing land trust agreement to be recorded in the land records; exempting an affordable housing land trust agreement from specified provisions relating to a possibility of reverter and right of entry and the creation and redemption of reversionary interests; requiring the Department to maintain an online list of registered affordable housing land trusts; etc.
HB-869: Real Property - Affordable Housing Land Trusts
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
Cigarette Business Licenses - Sale of Single Cigarettes - Investigation and [HB-886]
Authorizing the Comptroller of the State to investigate the sale of single cigarettes; prohibiting a person from selling, offering for sale, giving away, or delivering single cigarettes from a vending machine or in a retail establishment; and establishing specified penalties.
HB-886: Cigarette Business Licenses - Sale of Single Cigarettes - Investigation and
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/27/2010
Property Taxes - Bicounty Commissions [HB-892]
Providing that the homestead property tax credit applies to any State, county, or municipal corporation property tax and specified taxes imposed for specified bicounty commissions; specifying the applicable homestead credit percentage for specified taxes imposed for specified bicounty commissions; applying the Act to tax years beginning after June 30, 2010; etc.
HB-892: Property Taxes - Bicounty Commissions
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Delegates Ross, Frick, And Bartlett on 04/06/2010
Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting [HB-930]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture to adopt specified regulations regarding reporting on the release of fertilizers and pesticides; declaring specified findings of the General Assembly; requiring a person that releases fertilizers and pesticides to submit a specified report to the Department; requiring the report to contain specified information; requiring the report to cover the preceding calendar year and be submitted annually beginning on March 1, 2012; requiring the Department to establish the format of the report; etc.
HB-930: Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/01/2010
Recycling - Bars and Restaurants - Beverage Containers [HB-944]
Requiring specified distributors, on or before January 1, 2012, to establish a program for the collection and recycling of specified beverage containers; requiring specified owners and managers of bars and restaurants, beginning January 1, 2012, to separate, store, and arrange for the collection and recycling of specified beverage containers; requiring the Department of the Environment to provide specified financial assistance to distributors for establishing a specified recycling program; etc.
HB-944: Recycling - Bars and Restaurants - Beverage Containers
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl Glenn
Hearing Cancelled on 03/02/2010