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Senate Agenda for Proceedings No. 44

Proceedings
MARCH 13, 2014 - SESSION 1
MSG FROM THE HOUSE: FIRST RDG HOUSE BILLS # 15Completed
MSG FROM THE HOUSE: FIRST RDG HOUSE BILLS # 16Completed
BUDGET AND TAXATION COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 14-010Completed
BUDGET AND TAXATION COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 14-011Completed
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 14-019Completed
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 14-011Completed
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 14-012Completed
SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR # 30Completed
SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR # 31Completed
SEN. 3RD RDG CAL NO. 47 (GEN. SB)Completed
SEN. 3RD RDG CAL NO. 48 (GEN. SB)Completed
SEN. 3RD RDG CAL NO. 49 (GEN. SB)Completed
SEN. 3RD RDG CAL NO. 50 (GEN. SB)Completed
SEN. 3RD RDG CAL NO. 51 (GEN. SB)Completed
SEN. 3RD RDG CAL NO. 52 (GEN. SB)Completed
MARCH 13, 2014 - SESSION 1
March 13, 2014
65th Day of Session
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES NO. 15
FIRST READING HOUSE BILLS
HB 11 Ch, Envir Matters Com Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses EHE
HB 120 The Speaker Judgeships - Circuit Courts and District Court JPR & B&T
HB 264 Del. Luedtke Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Student Loan Debt B&T
HB 316 Del. Fraser-Hidalgo St Bd of Ed - Training Video on CPR and AED EHE
HB 427 Del. Hixson Education - Maryland Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Act EHE
HB 482 Del. M. Washington Higher Education - Unaccompanied Homeless Youth - Tuition Exemption EHE
HB 615 Ch, Envir Matters Com Coast Smart Council SRU
HB 714 Del. Lee Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Prohibitions JPR
HB 805 Del. Haddaway-Riccio Talbot County - Child Support Enforcement - Transfer of Personnel FIN
HB 822 Ch., Appropriations St Empl & Retr Hlth & Welfare Bnfts Pgm - Prtcpatn in Pgm - Cty of Hyattsville & Satellite Orgs SRU
HB 827 Del. Summers Municipal Elections - Campaign Finance Rpts - Submission of Copies to the State Bd of Elections EHE
HB 878 Del. Stein State Highway Administration - Compost and Compost-Based Products - Specification B&T
HB 904 Del. Valentino-Smith CYFS - Local Mgt Bds and State Spending - Information Collection and Rpt B&T
HB 914 Charles County Del. Charles County - Orphans' Court Judges - Salary JPR
HB 1040 Del. M. Washington State Pers - Disciplinary Appeal and Grievance Procedure Documents - Electronic Transmission FIN
HB 1073 Del. McMillan Environment - Statute of Limitations - Administrative Penalties EHE
HB 1141 Del. Swain Correctional Services - Revocation of Parole - Repeal of Sunset JPR
HB 1153 Del. Jacobs Commercial Fishing and Seafood Operations - Nuisance Actions - Exemption JPR
HB 1174 Del. Dumais Recreational Hunting or Fishing Licenses - Denial, Suspension, and Required Disclosure EHE
HB 1283 Del. Hammen Environment - Cox Creek Citizens Oversight Committee - Composition EHE
HB 1301 Del. Carter Family Law - Child Support - Custody and Visitation Determinations JPR
HB 1307 Del. Wilson Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Annual Notice of Benefits JPR
HB 1317 Del. Rosenberg Higher Education - Maryland Technology Internship Program EHE
HB 1457 Ch., Appropriations State Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights - Definition of Correctional Officer SRU
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March 13, 2014
65th Day of Session
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES NO. 16
FIRST READING HOUSE BILLS
HB 73
(Emergency Bill)		 Del. Simmons Civil Actions - Personal Injury or Death Caused by Dog - Rebuttable Presumption JPR
HB 109 Del. Holmes Election Law - Polling Places - Accommodations for Disabled Voters EHE
HB 173 Ch., Judiciary Com. Public Safety - Prohibition of Polygraph Examinations by Employers - Exemption SRU
HB 211 Carroll County Del. Carroll County - Orphans' Court Judges - Salary JPR
HB 212 Del. Afzali Election Law - Statewide Voter Registration List - Removal of Deceased Voters EHE
HB 234 Del. McDermott Criminal Law - False Statement Concerning Destructive Device or Toxic Material - Venue JPR
HB 275 Del. Reznik Criminal Law - Table Games and Video Lottery Terminals - Individual Under the Age of 21 Years B&T
HB 459 Ch., Ways and Means Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Physicians and Physician Assistants SRU
HB 559 Del. B. Robinson State Government - Human Trafficking Address Confidentiality Program JPR
HB 638 Montgomery Co. Del. Crim Law - Telecomm Dvcs in Place of Confinement - Mont Co Work Rlse and Prerelease Pgms MC 21-14 JPR
HB 705 Del. Waldstreicher Victims of Crime - Legal Representatives of Minors and Disabled and Elderly Persons JPR
HB 922 Del. Luedtke Physical Education and Athletic Programs for Students With Disabilities - Funding EHE
HB 929 Del. Malone Speed Monitoring Systems Reform Act of 2014 JPR
HB 967 Del. Niemann Crimes - Malicious Destruction of Property - Defenses JPR
HB 1089 Anne Arundel Co. Del. Anne Arundel County - Orphans' Court Judges - Salary JPR
HB 1112 Frederick County Del. Frederick County - Orphans' Court Judges - Salary JPR
HB 1148 Del. Jacobs Recreational Striped Bass Fishery - Study on Harvest Data EHE
HB 1206 Del. Carter Baltimore City - Orphans' Court Judges - Salary and Pension JPR
HB 1244 Del. Waldstreicher Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Child Abuse Victims JPR
HB 1332 Del. Dumais Task Force to Study Sports Injuries in High School Female Athletes EHE
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND TAXATION
Distribution Date: March 12, 2014
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2014
Report Number: 14-010

Favorable Report
SB 143 FAV Sen Peters, et al Income Tax - Military Retirement Income
SB 570 FAV Sen King, et al Income Tax Credit - Qualified Research and Development Expenses - Credit Amounts
SB 909 FWA(1) Sens Madaleno and Montgomery Income Tax Checkoff - Developmental Disabilities Services and Support Fund - Designation

Withdrawn by sponsor
SB 179 UNF Sen Gladden Property Tax - Notice of Tax Bill Address Change - Prohibition of Sale
SB 318 UNF Sen Simonaire Property Tax - Sunshine Tax Credit Act of 2014
SB 474 UNF Sen Edwards Garrett County - Enterprise Zone Property Tax Credit - Extension
SB 916 UNF Sens Peters and McFadden State Ret and Pension Sys - Parole and Prob Employees - Mbrshp in Crrctnl Officers' Ret Sys
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND TAXATION
Distribution Date: March 13, 2014
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2014
Report Number: 14-011

Favorable Report
SB 128 FWA(3) Chr B&T (Dept) Education - Compensatory Education Grants - Federal Community Eligibility Provision
SB 354 FWA(4) Sen Muse Maryland Renters Tax Credit Program
SB 600 FWA(8) Sen Pugh, et al Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Program
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Distribution Date: March 12, 2014
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2014
Report Number: 14-019

Favorable Report
SB 409 FWA(3) Sens Raskin and Shank Health - Food Allergy Awareness
SB 490 FWA(4) Sen Astle, et al Limited Lines Insurance Licenses - Self-Service Storage Agents
SB 646 FWA(2) Sen Middleton, et al State Health Plan - Licensed Hospice Programs - Certificate of Need Review
SB 661 FWA(3) Sen Pugh, et al Economic Development - Equity Participation Investment Program - Small Businesses
SB 999 FWA(3) Sen Pugh Insurance - Reinsurance - Certification of Reinsurers

Withdrawn by sponsor
SB 562 UNF Sen Astle Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Judgments - Third-Party Tortfeasors
SB 642 UNF Sen Mathias Hlth Ins - Assignment of Bnfts & Reimb of Nonprefrd Prvdrs - Rpl of Rptg Reqmt & Termin Date
SB 690 UNF Sen Astle Life Insurance and Annuities - Duty to Search Death Master File and Locate Beneficiaries

Unfavorable Report
SB 1068 UNF Sens Brinkley and Kittleman Procurement - Prevailing Wage - School Construction
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SENATE RULES
Distribution Date: March 13, 2014
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2014
Report Number: 14-011

Rereferred Report
SB 1104 TO FIN Sens Middleton and Ramirez University of Maryland Medical System Corporation - Governance - Medical Center Employees
SB 1105 TO FIN Sens Manno and Robey Temporary Cash Assistance - Termination of Benefits and Case Closure - Timing
SB 1108 TO EHE Sens Conway and Dyson Sterile Cmpndng Prmts - Exemps - Sterile Cmpnding Facilities That Compound Only for Immediate Use
SB 1109 TO B&T Sen Dyson Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's Co - Cedar Lane Senior Living Community Project - Phase 4
HB 127 TO B&T Chr W&M (Dept) Central Collection Unit - Debt Certification - Withholding of Income Tax Refunds
HB 451 TO EHE Chr ENV (Dept) Neighborhood Business Development Program - Financial Assistance for Food Deserts
HB 453 TO EHE Chr ENV (Dept) Housing and Community Development - Multifamily Rental Housing Programs Efficiency Act
HB 454 TO B&T Chr W&M (Dept) Gaming - Emergency Suspension of License
HB 460 TO B&T Chr W&M (Dept) Gaming - Background Investigations
HB 461 TO EHE Chr W&M (Dept) State Early Childhood Advisory Council
HB 467 TO FIN Chr ECM (Dept) Labor and Employment - Employment of Minors
HB 765 TO FIN Chr APP (Dept) State Personnel - Authority to Set Compensation
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SENATE RULES
Distribution Date: March 13, 2014
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2014
Report Number: 14-012

Rereferred Report
SB 1106 TO FIN Sen Feldman Business Occupations - Real Estate Appraisers - Criminal History Records Checks
SB 1110 (Emergency Bill) TO FIN Sen Colburn Business Regulation - Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Copper Wire
SB 1111 (Emergency Bill) TO EHE Sen Colburn, et al Natural Resources - Fresh Oyster Shells - Purchase by County Oyster Committees
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March 13, 2014
65th Day of Session
SPECIAL ORDERS NO. 30
SB 415 Sen. Klausmeier Morticians and Funeral Directors -
Pre-Need Contracts. 03/11/14 Reported
Favorably with Amendments (5) by the
Committee on Education, Health and
Environmental Affairs and Laid Over
under the Rule. 03/12/14 (Calendar Day)
Made a Special Order for 03/13/14.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (5)
AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
SB 659 Sen. Gladden Crimes Relating to Animals - Surgery
on Dogs - Penalties. 03/11/14
(Calendar Day) Reported Favorably
with Amendments (2) by the Committee
on Judicial Proceedings. Committee
Amendments (2) Adopted. Made a
Special Order for 03/12/14. 03/12/14
(Calendar Day) Favorable Report Adopted.
Amendments (2) offered from the Floor
by Senator Jennings. Made a Special
Order for 03/13/14.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS (2) OFFERED
FROM THE FLOOR BY SENATOR JENNINGS.
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March 13, 2014
65th Day of Session
SPECIAL ORDERS NO. 31
SB 534 Sen. Edwards Education - State Grant to Counties
With Declining State Aid.
03/12/14 (Calendar Day) On Third Reading
Calendar No. 46. Made a Special Order
for 03/13/14.
BILL IS ON THIRD READING FOR FINAL PASSAGE.
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Distribution Date: March 12, 2014
Third Reading Date: March 13, 2014
SENATE THIRD READING CALENDAR NO. 47
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS (SENATE BILLS)
SB 162 Sen. Conway Health Occupations - Licensed Podiatrists - Scope of Practice and Hospital Privileges EHE
SB 449 Sen. Young State Government - Administrative Procedure Act - Effective Date of Adopted Regulations EHE
SB 586 Sen. Conway State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Funeral Establishments - Unannounced Inspections EHE
SB 612 Calvert Co. Senators Calvert County - Salaries of County Officials and County Commissioner Retirement Plan Participation EHE
SB 651 Sen. Getty General Provisions - Commemorative Days - K9 Veterans Day EHE
SB 669 Sen. Ramirez Procurement - Debarment - Violations of Law EHE
SB 718 Sen. Ferguson Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention - Juvenile Charged as Adult Population Forecast EHE
SB 794 Sen. Reilly Maryland Unaccompanied Homeless Youth and Young Adult Count Demonstration Project EHE
SB 840 Sen. Jones-Rodwell Corpns - Mbrs of Bds of Directors - Demographic Information - Rpt to Bd of Public Works EHE
SB 852 Sen. Conway Health Occupations - Dispensers of Devices and Equipment - Exclusion From the Md Pharmacy Act EHE
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Distribution Date: March 12, 2014
Third Reading Date: March 13, 2014
SENATE THIRD READING CALENDAR NO. 48
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS (SENATE BILLS)
SB 15 Sen. Jacobs Election Law - Statewide Voter Registration List - Removal of Deceased Voters EHE
SB 226 Sen. Pinsky Alcoholic Beverages - Brewing Company Off-Site Permit EHE
SB 546 Sen. Reilly Alcoholic Beverages - Refillable Containers - Permits and Labels EHE
SB 678 Sen. Conway Md Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contgncy Fnd and Oil Contaminated Site Envmtl Cleanup Fnd EHE
SB 781 Sen. Montgomery Environment - Recycling - Special Events EHE
SB 793 Sen. Ferguson Baltimore City - 46th District - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B Beer, Wine and Liquor Licenses EHE
SB 846
(Emergency Bill)		 Sen. Jones-Rodwell Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2014 EHE
SB 895 Minority Leader, Sen Election Law - Baltimore City Republican Party Central Committee - Filling of Vacancies EHE
SB 918 Sen. Colburn Talbot County - Board of Elections - Membership EHE
SB 930 Sen. Conway Election Law - Filing Deadlines for Pre-Primary Election and Post-Gen Election Cmpgn Fin Rpts EHE
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Distribution Date: March 12, 2014
Third Reading Date: March 13, 2014
SENATE THIRD READING CALENDAR NO. 49
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS (SENATE BILLS)
SB 110 Chair, EHE Com. Institutions of Higher Education - Fully Online Distance Education - Registration and Fees EHE
SB 269 Sen. Conway Local Government - Municipal Elections - Voting Offenses, Penalties, and Enforcement JPR
SB 398 Sen. Shank Criminal Procedure - Certificate of Completion JPR
SB 436 Sen. Frosh Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Show Cause Order - Appropriate Relief JPR
SB 460 Sen. Raskin Criminal Law - Person in a Position of Authority - Sexual Offenses With a Minor JPR
SB 676 Sen. King Teachers and Principals - Performance Evaluation Criteria - Use of Student Growth Data EHE
SB 784 Sen. Montgomery Higher Education - Loan Assistance - Licensed Clinical Counselors EHE
SB 815 Montgomery Co. Sens Crim Law - Telecomm Dvcs in Place of Confinement - Montgomery Co Work Release and Prerelease Pgms JPR
SB 876 Sen. Klausmeier Education - Summer Career Academy Pilot Program EHE
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Distribution Date: March 12, 2014
Third Reading Date: March 13, 2014
SENATE THIRD READING CALENDAR NO. 50
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS (SENATE BILLS)
SB 3 Sen. Jacobs Vehicle Laws - Operation of Vehicle When Approaching a Tow Truck JPR
SB 337 The President Crimes - Committing a Crime of Violence in the Presence of a Minor - Penalties JPR
SB 363 Sen. Zirkin Family Law - Grounds for Divorce - Settlement Agreement JPR
SB 396 Sen. Jones-Rodwell Equity Court Jurisdiction - Immigrant Children - Custody or Guardianship JPR
SB 558 Carroll Co. Senators Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Industrial Development Authority JPR
SB 660 Sen. Gladden Crimes Relating to Animals - Unauthorized Surgical Devocalization of Cat or Dog - Penalties JPR
SB 688 Sen. Raskin Fair Employment Preservation Act of 2014 JPR
SB 713 Sen. Feldman Corporations and Real Estate Investment Trusts - Miscellaneous Provisions JPR
SB 803 Sen. Raskin Cts and Jud Prcdngs - Communs Between Patient or Client and Hlth Care Prof - Exceptions to Prvlg JPR
SB 865 Sen. Benson Maryland Cooperative Housing Act - Transparency Requirements and Member Rights JPR
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Distribution Date: March 12, 2014
Third Reading Date: March 13, 2014
SENATE THIRD READING CALENDAR NO. 51
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS (SENATE BILLS)
SB 476 Sen. Colburn Criminal Procedure - Limited Immunity - Alcohol- or Drug-Related Medical Emergencies JPR
SB 520 Sen. Robey Vehicle Laws - Bicycles and Motor Scooters - Operation on Roadways JPR
SB 542 Sen. Muse Law Enforc Offcrs - Entrance-Level and In-Service Training Requirements (Christopher's Law) JPR
SB 608 Sen. Shank Correctional Services - Swift and Certain Sanctions Pilot Program - Expansion JPR
SB 620 Sen. Kelley Mental Health - Approval by Clinical Review Panel of Administration of Medication - Standard FIN
SB 686 Sen. Zirkin Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Prosecutorial Disclosures - Punitive Action JPR
SB 771 Sen. Robey Motor Vehicles - Exceptional Milk Hauling Permit - Establishment JPR
SB 879 Sen. Kelley State Pers - Disciplinary Appeal and Grievance Procedure Documents - Electronic Transmission FIN
SB 893 Ch., Finance Com. Health Ins - Ins Laws That Apply to HMOs - Consolidation and Clarif FIN
SB 901 Sen. Hershey Kent County and Queen Anne's County - School Buses - Length of Operation JPR
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Distribution Date: March 13, 2014
Third Reading Date: March 13, 2014
SENATE THIRD READING CALENDAR NO. 52
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS (SENATE BILLS)
SB 170 The President Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2015) B&T
SB 172 The President Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2014 B&T
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