Vehicle Laws - Registration Classifications - Class G Farm or Livestock Trailer [SB-497]
Altering the Class G farm trailer or semitrailer motor vehicle registration classification to include a livestock trailer or semitrailer; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a Class G farm or livestock trailer or semitrailer registration to an applicant who certifies that the applicant is a farmer, an agricultural producer, or a livestock exhibitor and specifying the vehicle's proposed use; altering fees; prohibiting a Class G farm or livestock trailer or semitrailer from being used for hire; etc.
SB-497: Vehicle Laws - Registration Classifications - Class G Farm or Livestock Trailer
Sponsored by: Sen. Barry Glassman
Hearing 4/5 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2011
Task Force to Review Property Tax Assessment Procedures and the Assessment [SB-498]
Establishing a Task Force to Review Property Tax Assessment Procedures and the Assessment Appeals Process; establishing the composition of the Task Force; requiring the Governor to designate the chair of the Task Force; providing for the staffing for the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation; requiring that the Task Force issue a report by January 1, 2012; and providing for the termination of the Act.
SB-498: Task Force to Review Property Tax Assessment Procedures and the Assessment
Sponsored by: Sen. Barry Glassman
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2011
General Assembly - Legislative Redistricting - Exclusion of Noncitizens [SB-506]
Requiring that the General Assembly legislative districts established following each decennial census include in the population count only those individuals residing in the district who are citizens of the United States and of Maryland; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
SB-506: General Assembly - Legislative Redistricting - Exclusion of Noncitizens
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 3/3 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2011
Criminal Law - Elimination of Concurrent Sentencing for Child Sexual Offenses [SB-507]
Establishing that a sentence imposed for a violation of a specified sexual offense in which the victim of the offense is a minor shall be consecutive to and not concurrent with any other sentence imposed for any crime based on the act establishing that violation.
SB-507: Criminal Law - Elimination of Concurrent Sentencing for Child Sexual Offenses
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2011
Video Lottery Terminals - Distribution of Proceeds - Purses and Bred Funds [SB-523]
Distributing 0.62% of specified video lottery terminal proceeds directly to the Maryland-bred Race Fund and 0.15% to the Standardbred Race Fund, not to exceed specified annual amounts; altering the distribution of funds in the Purse Dedication Account by the State Racing Commission; etc.
SB-523: Video Lottery Terminals - Distribution of Proceeds - Purses and Bred Funds
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation Withdrawn on 03/02/2011
Horse Racing - Maryland-Bred Race Fund - Administration [SB-524]
Authorizing a portion of the Maryland-Bred Race Fund to be allocated to breeder bonuses for horses that are conceived, but not necessarily foaled, in the State; altering the amount of the Fund to be allocated by the Maryland Racing Commission for Maryland-Bred Fund Races; requiring the Commission to set the amount of certain breeder awards for races both in the State and outside the State; etc.
SB-524: Horse Racing - Maryland-Bred Race Fund - Administration
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 02/28/2011
Health - Medical Procedures - Ultrasound Options [SB-528]
Requiring physicians, under specified circumstances, to provide a pregnant woman the opportunity to view the active ultrasound image of the embryo or fetus and offer to provide the woman with a physical picture of the ultrasound image before the performance or inducement of an abortion; and requiring a physician to allow the pregnant woman to view the ultrasound image at no additional charge.
SB-528: Health - Medical Procedures - Ultrasound Options
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Hearing 3/2 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2011
Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts [SB-531]
Creating a Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; providing that a member of the Task Force may not receive compensation but may be reimbursed for specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study military service-related mental health issues and substance abuse problems and to make recommendations on or before December 1, 2012, concerning the establishment of a special court for defendants who are military members or veterans; etc.
SB-531: Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans, and the Courts
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/11/2011