Education - Privacy of Education Records and Personal Information of Students [HB-436]
Authorizing the State Department of Education, the State Board of Education, a county board of education, a local school system, a primary school, or a secondary school to collect or disclose the education records or personally identifiable information contained in the education records of a student only as necessary or required for specified purposes; prohibiting a person from requiring a specified student, without prior written consent, to submit to a survey, an analysis, or an evaluation that reveals specified information; etc.
HB-436: Education - Privacy of Education Records and Personal Information of Students
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2015
Homeless Expenditures Accountability Act [HB-444]
Requiring each State, local, and nonprofit agency that receives federal, State, or local funding to remedy and prevent homelessness to report specified information annually to the Interagency Council on Homelessness; requiring each county to report specified information annually to the Council; requiring the first reports to be filed on or before December 31, 2015, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; etc.
HB-444: Homeless Expenditures Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 03/16/2015
Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition [HB-454]
Prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a vehicle-miles-traveled tax or other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from requiring the installation of a device in or on a privately owned vehicle to facilitate the reporting of vehicle-miles traveled; and providing for the application of specified provisions of the Act.
HB-454: Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2015
Agreements to Defend or Pay the Cost of Defense - Void [HB-455]
Providing that specified provisions in a contract or an agreement relating to architectural, engineering, inspecting, or surveying services that purport to require the promisor or indemnitor to defend or pay the costs of defending specified promisees or indemnitees against liability for specified damages are against public policy and are void and unenforceable under specified circumstances; and applying the Act prospectively.
HB-455: Agreements to Defend or Pay the Cost of Defense - Void
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/03/2015
Workgroup to Study Safe Harbor Policy for Youth Victims of Human Trafficking [HB-456]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Safe Harbor Policy for Youth Victims of Human Trafficking; specifying the purpose of the Workgroup; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Workgroup; prohibiting a member of the Workgroup from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; establishing the duties of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Asssembly on or before December 1, 2015; etc.
HB-456: Workgroup to Study Safe Harbor Policy for Youth Victims of Human Trafficking
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 91 on 04/14/2015
Handgun Permits - Reciprocity [HB-464]
Specifying that a permit to carry a handgun, including a concealed handgun, issued to an individual by another state is valid in Maryland.
HB-464: Handgun Permits - Reciprocity
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2015
Transportation - Dedication of Structures (Hero's Highway Act) [HB-466]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to establish a process by which a member of the General Assembly, another elected official, or any member of the general public may request that the Department dedicate a bridge or another appropriate structure under the jurisdiction of the Department to a specified deceased member of the armed forces or an emergency responder who died in the line of duty; etc.
HB-466: Transportation - Dedication of Structures (Hero's Highway Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 53 on 04/14/2015
Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Term [HB-477]
Authorizing the Secretary of State Police to set the date for expiration of a handgun permit under specified circumstances; and clarifying that an expiration date for a handgun permit does not apply if the permit is renewed under specified circumstances.
HB-477: Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Term
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2015
Small Business Personal Property Tax Relief Act of 2015 [HB-480]
Exempting from the personal property tax persons with personal property that has a total assessed value of $10,000 or less; exempting specified persons from specified annual reports and fees; requiring an appropriation in the annual State budget for a specified amount to reimburse counties and municipal corporations; etc.
HB-480: Small Business Personal Property Tax Relief Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2015