Rep. James Proctor
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District HD-027A
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 0
Sponsored Legislation
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Education Credit [HB-487]
Allowing a tax credit against the State income tax for contributions made to specified student assistance organizations; requiring the Department of Business and Economic Development to administer the tax credit; requiring an entity to submit an application to be a student assistance organization on or before December 1 of each year; establishing the Maryland Education Tax Credit Reserve Fund; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2015
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Criminal Procedure - Victims of Crime - Notification Regarding DNA Profile [HB-501]
Requiring a specified law enforcement agency or unit, under specified circumstances, to give a specified victim or victims' representative timely notice as to specified matters relating to a specified DNA profile; requiring the State Board of Victim Services to develop pamphlets to notify victims and victims' representatives of how to request information regarding an unsolved case; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 426 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Blind or Visually Impaired Children - Individualized Education Programs - Orientation and Mobility Instruction [HB-535]
Requiring individualized education programs for blind or visually impaired children to provide orientation and mobility instruction under specified circumstances; establishing a specified process for a specified individualized education program team to make a specified determination as to whether specified orientation and mobility instruction is appropriate for a specified child and to include it in a specified child's individualized education program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 430 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Video Lottery Facility Payouts - Intercepts for Restitution Payments [HB-549]
Requiring video lottery operation licensees to provide specified notices to obligors who win specified prizes and who owe restitution; requiring video lottery operation licensees to make specified payments, withhold specified amounts, honor specified requests in a specified order, and transfer specified amounts under specified circumstances; authorizing specified obligors to appeal specified proposed transfers; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 93 on 04/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Months - Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month [HB-572]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the month of June as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month and to urge the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department of Aging, in conjunction with specified entities, to properly observe Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities, including specified summits and updates.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Department of Human Resources - State Child Welfare System - Report [HB-643]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources, on or before December 1 of each year, to report to the General Assembly specified information regarding children and foster youth in the State child welfare system; requiring the Department to maintain the confidentiality of specified information and disaggregate the information by county, age, gender, race, and ethnicity; requiring the Department to publish specified reports on the Department's Web site within 30 days of submission of the report to the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Personal Property Reports - Exemption and Affidavit [HB-651]
Exempting a person who does not own or did not own during the preceding calendar year property that is subject to property tax from filing a specified annual report on personal property to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; requiring the person to submit a specified affidavit to the Department on or before April 15; specifying the form and contents of the affidavit; providing that the affidavit may be submitted electronically to the Department; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 03/09/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Electricity - Energy Storage - Fuel Cells (Stored Energy and Power (StEP) Act) [HB-656]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a pilot program to encourage the use of fuel cells for energy storage in the State; requiring a generator that participates in the pilot program to establish a fuel cell demonstration project; authorizing the Commission to provide incentives for participation in the pilot program; requiring, on or before December 31 of each year, the Commission to report to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly on the status of the pilot program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/17/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Education - Due Process Hearings for Children With Disabilities - Attorney's Fees [HB-668]
Requiring an administrative law judge or a court to award reasonable attorney's fees to a prevailing parent in due process hearings that are held to resolve a dispute relating to the provision of a free appropriate public education to children with disabilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund [HB-686]
Establishing an income tax checkoff system for voluntary contributions to the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund; requiring the Comptroller to include a checkoff on the individual income tax return; requiring the Comptroller to collect and account for contributions made through the checkoff system and to credit the proceeds to the Fund after deducting the amount necessary to administer the checkoff system; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/01/2015