Rep. Michele Guyton
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Condominiums – Disclosures to Unit Owners and Prohibited Provisions in Instruments [HB-30]
Clarifying that certain provisions of law relating to closed-door meetings of a board of directors of a condominium do not allow the board to withhold or agree to withhold from the unit owners the terms of any legal agreement to which the council of unit owners is a party; establishing that a provision in a certain agreement that prohibits a the disclosure to certain unit owners or purchasers of any term of the agreement is unenforceable; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/11/2020
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Maryland Horse Industry Board - Breeding Stables and Horse Establishments - Definitions [HB-9]
Defining the term "breeding stable" as it relates to licensure, inspection, and regulation by the Maryland Horse Industry Board; and altering the definition of "horse establishment" to include a breeding stable.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult - Causing Severe Emotional Distress [HB-33]
Prohibiting a certain person from intentionally and maliciously inflicting severe emotional distress on a vulnerable adult; and applying a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 34 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Information Act - Applications for Inspection - Responses and Time Limits [HB-42]
Decreasing the time periods within which a custodian is required to grant or deny a certain application to inspect a public record and produce a public record in response to an approved application; altering the circumstances under which and the time period within which a custodian is required to indicate certain information in writing or by e-mail; decreasing from 10 to 5 working days, the time period within which a custodian who denies the application is required to give the applicant a certain written statement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/22/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Agricultural Commission - Hemp Industry Member [HB-100]
Increasing, from 29 to 30, the number of members of the Maryland Agricultural Commission appointed by the Governor; and requiring the Governor to appoint a member from a list of at least two nominees representing the hemp industry.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Election Law - Voting Order Priority - Individuals Who Need Extra Assistance [HB-142]
Requiring a chief election judge to give voting order priority to individuals with certain mobility problems, individuals assisting others who have mobility problems, or an individual accompanied by a child with a disability; authorizing certain individuals to request voting order priority of any election judge serving at a polling place or early voting center; requiring the State Board to adopt regulations regarding methods for providing notice to voters of the option to request voting order priority and training guidelines for judges; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Crimes Against Animals – Interference With Equines [HB-171]
Altering a certain prohibition against interfering with, injuring, tampering with, or destroying a horse used for a certain purpose to prohibit a person from interfering with, injuring, tampering with or destroying an equine used for a certain purpose or for any other lawful activity; changing the crime from a felony to a misdemeanor; altering the maximum penalty to include a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 93 on 05/08/2020
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Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range [HB-123]
Requiring an employer, on request, to provide to an applicant for employment the wage range for the position for which the applicant applied; prohibiting an employer from taking negative actions against an applicant for employment because the applicant did not provide wage history or a wage range; prohibiting an employer from relying on wage history, except when voluntarily provided, for the purpose of determining fair wage, and from seeking an applicant's wage history from former employers or their agents; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 67 on 05/08/2020
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Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Plain Language Requirement [HB-140]
Requiring that the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot provide, under certain circumstances, certain information in plain language reasonably calculated to be understood by an individual who has attained no higher than a grade 6 level of reading comprehension; and requiring that a certain statement about the purpose of a question on the ballot be in plain language reasonably calculated to be understood by an individual who has attained no higher than a grade 6 level of reading comprehension.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Expansion of Commercial Gaming - Referendum - Sports Wagering [HB-169]
Providing that the General Assembly may authorize, by law, the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain sports wagering licenses; providing that a license may be issued only to the holder of a video lottery operation license or certain horse racing licenses; declaring the intent of the General Assembly that State revenues generated by the proposed sports wagering be used for public education; submitting the Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020