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House Agenda for Proceedings No. 48

Proceedings
MARCH 20, 2015 - SESSION 1
March 20, 2015
Message from the Senate: Introductory Senate Bills No. 25
Senate Bills Introduced In The House
SB 193
Senator Bates
Ways and Means
Election Law - Local Petitions - Advance Determination of Sufficiency of Local Law or Charter Amendment Summary
SB 460
Senator Feldman
Economic Matters
Public Utilities - Electricity - Construction of Overhead Transmission Lines
SB 517
Senator Zirkin
Judiciary
Criminal Law - Use and Possession of Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia
SB 528
Senator Raskin
Judiciary
Criminal Procedure - Seizure and Forfeiture
SB 551
Senator Rosapepe
Environment and Transportation
Land Use - Plans - Development and Adoption
SB 576
Senator Pugh
Health and Government Operations
9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Multiple-Line Telephone Systems - Direct Dial (Kari's Law)
SB 600
Senator Astle
Environment and Transportation
Chesapeake Bay Trust and Chesapeake Conservation Corps - Funding
SB 638
Washington County Senators
Environment and Transportation
Washington County - Maryland Building Performance Standards - Modifications - Local Enforcement
SJ 6
Senator Mathias
Rules and Executive Nominations
Business and Economic Development - NASA Wallops Flight Facility - Commercial Rocket Boosters and Spacecraft
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March 20, 2015
Message from the Senate: Introductory Senate Bills No. 26
Senate Bills Introduced In The House
SB 344
Senator Pugh
Health and Government Operations
Public Health - Emergency and Allergy Treatment Program
SB 472
Senator Zirkin
Judiciary
Family Law - Grounds for Divorce - Mutual Consent
SB 544
Senator Lee
Economic Matters
Statewide Information Technology Master Plan - Inclusion of Cybersecurity Framework - Requirement
SB 662
Senator Ready
Health and Government Operations
State Finance and Procurement - One Maryland Blue Ribbon Commission
SB 666
Senator Bates
Environment and Transportation
Recreational Fishing Licenses - Duration and Expiration Date
SB 696
Senator Hershey
Environment and Transportation
Natural Resources - Oyster Poaching - Administrative Penalties
SB 770
Senator Astle
Economic Matters
Insurance - Motor Vehicle Rental Companies - Limited Lines License to Sell Insurance
SB 798
Senator Mathias
Economic Matters
Wicomico County - Alcoholic Beverages - Micro-Breweries - Annual Production Limit
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Appropriations Committee Report No. 7
Distribution Date: March 20, 2015
Second Reading Date: March 20, 2015
FAVORABLE
HB 902
Favorable Calvert County Delegation
Calvert County - Public Facilities Bonds
HB 1105
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Zucker
Disabled Individuals - Maryland ABLE Program - Established
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Economic Matters Committee Report No. 14
Distribution Date: March 20, 2015
Second Reading Date: March 20, 2015
FAVORABLE
HB 1087
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Clippinger
Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating System Program
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB 351
Unfavorable Delegate Lafferty
Corporations and Associations - Limited Liability Companies - Company Representative
HB 830
Unfavorable Delegate Lisanti
Workers' Compensation Act - Frivolous Proceedings - Required Finding
HB 988
Unfavorable Delegate Frick
Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate Law - Penalties and Liquidated Damages
UNFAVORABLE
HB 262
Unfavorable Delegate Clippinger
Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability Compensation - Reversal or Modification of Award
HB 865
Unfavorable Delegate Jacobs
Kent County - Tobacco Products Offenses - Citations Issued by Alcoholic Beverages Inspectors
HB 893
Unfavorable Delegate Washington, M.
Electric Companies - Customers - Security Deposits
HB 946
Unfavorable Delegate Hornberger
Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses
HB 1012
Unfavorable Delegate Rosenberg
Homeowner's Insurance and Renter's Insurance - Adjustment and Settlement Practices
HB 1066
Unfavorable Delegate Hornberger
Labor and Employment - Nondisclosure Agreements - Prohibition
HB 1072
Unfavorable Delegate Miller, W.
Labor and Employment - Discrimination Based on Engagement in Lawful Activities - Prohibition
HB 1092
Unfavorable Delegate Barkley
Workers' Compensation Commission - Regulation of Fees and Charges
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Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 10
Distribution Date: March 20, 2015
Second Reading Date: March 20, 2015
FAVORABLE
HB 216
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Morhaim
Environment - Personal Care Products Containing Synthetic Plastic Microbeads - Prohibition on Manufacturing or Sale
HB 603
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Robinson, S.
Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Facilities - Yard Waste and Food Residuals
HB 821
Favorable Delegate Simonaire
Environment - Cox Creek Citizens Oversight Committee - Composition - Second Duties
HB 1178
(Emergency Bill)
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Lafferty
Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemption - Purchase Money Mortgage or Purchase Money Deed of Trust
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB 551
Unfavorable Delegate Lierman
(Jointly Considered Environment and Transportation/Economic Matters)
Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2015
UNFAVORABLE
HB 326
Unfavorable Delegate Krimm
Environment - Monocacy River Watershed - Water Resources Plan
HB 711
(Constitutional Amendment)
Unfavorable Charles County Delegation
Charles County - Eminent Domain - "Quick Take" Authority
HB 796
Unfavorable Delegate Miller, W.
Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority - Executive Director and General Counsel - Appointment and Compensation
HB 840
Unfavorable Delegate Knotts
Real Property - Foreclosure - Prohibition on Deficiency Judgment
HB 1184
Unfavorable Delegate Knotts
Real Property - Foreclosure Moratorium and Study (Foreclosure Relief Act of 2015)
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Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 6
Distribution Date: March 20, 2015
Second Reading Date: March 20, 2015
FAVORABLE
HB 9
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kelly
Maryland Home Birth Safety Act
HB 45
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Morhaim
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - National Healthcare Decisions Day
HB 127
Favorable Delegate Krebs
State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Alteration of Dates for Termination Provisions and Sunset Program Evaluation
HB 375
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Cullison
Education - Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers
HB 491
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Morhaim
Office of Cemetery Oversight - Conservation Cemeteries - Perpetual Care Trust Fund Requirements
HB 512
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Young, K.
Office of Cemetery Oversight - Preneed Burial Contracts - Report Submission Requirement
HB 540
(Emergency Bill)
Favorable Delegate Mautz
Public Health - Regulation of Milk Products - Revisions
HB 555
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kipke
Anne Arundel County - Semipermanent Food Service Facilities - Wastewater Disposal
HB 556
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Pendergrass
State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Revisions
HB 561
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Krebs
State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Member Vacancies
HB 580
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Health Care Disparities, Cultural and Linguistic Competency, and Health Literacy - Continuing Education
HB 613
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Hammen
Hospitals - Rate-Setting - Participation in 340B Program Under the Federal Public Health Service Act
HB 658
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Public Health - Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program
HB 674
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Barron
Public Information Act - List of Contact Information for Governmental Unit Representatives
HB 697
Favorable Delegate Davis
Life Insurers - Reserve Investments - Loans Secured by Real Estate
HB 738
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Krebs
Jurisdiction of the State Ethics Commission and the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals - Participation in Procurement
HB 745
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Bromwell
Public Health - Overdose Response Program
HB 746
Favorable Delegate Barve
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - South Asian American Heritage Day
HB 748
Favorable Delegate Saab
Health Occupations - Board of Pharmacy - Pharmacist Rehabilitation Committee - Definition
HB 770
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Davis
Insurance - Standard Valuation Law and Reserve and Nonforfeiture Requirements
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB 193
Unfavorable Delegate Krebs
State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Staff - Designation and Duties of Executive Director
HB 309
Unfavorable Delegate Cullison
State Board of Occupational Therapy Practice - Renewal of Licenses
HB 321
Unfavorable Delegate Cullison
Funeral Establishments - Pre-Need Contracts - Reporting and Audit Requirements
HB 352
Unfavorable Delegate Rosenberg
Life Insurance - Freedom to Travel Act
HB 355
Unfavorable Delegate Kelly
Public Health - Dental Services for Adults - Coverage and Access
HB 451
Unfavorable Delegate Reznik
Task Force to Study Regulation of Teletherapy
HB 625
Unfavorable Delegate Miele
Maryland Trust Act - Revocable Trusts - Partial Revocation by Divorce or Annulment
HB 766
Unfavorable Delegate Kipke
State Board of Dental Examiners - Authority - Exemptions
HB 1062
Unfavorable Delegate Young, K.
State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Funeral Establishments - Care and Custody of Human Remains
HB 1068
Unfavorable Delegate Young, K.
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission - Nonresident Cardholders
HB 1173
Unfavorable Delegate Hammen
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration Program - Grant Application
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Judiciary Committee Report No. 11
Distribution Date: March 19, 2015
Second Reading Date: March 20, 2015
FAVORABLE
HB 542
Favorable Delegate O'Donnell
Circuit Court for Calvert County - Fees for Appearance of Counsel
HB 615
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Moon
Division of Parole and Probation - Revocation Prohibited - Marijuana
HB 618
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Carter
Juveniles - Transfer Determinations - Confinement in Juvenile Facilities
HB 954
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Washington, A.
Public Safety - Deaths Involving a Law Enforcement Officer - Reports
HB 1032
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Jackson
Public Safety - Transport of Weapons on School Property - Retired Law Enforcement Officers
HB 1130
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Carter
Vehicle Laws - Driving Without a License or While License is Suspended - Penalties
HB 1239
Favorable Delegate Lierman
Civil Penalties for Shoplifting and Employee Theft - Repeal
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB 1013
(Constitutional Amendment)
Unfavorable Delegate Carter
(Jointly Considered Judiciary/Ways and Means)
Constitutional Amendment - Orphans' Court Judges - Election and Term Limits
UNFAVORABLE
HB 579
Unfavorable Charles County Delegation
Crimes - Extortion of Sexual Images
HB 627
Unfavorable Delegate Rosenberg
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras
HB 866
Unfavorable Delegate McComas
Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Law Enforcement and Public Transportation - One-Party Consent for Interception of Oral Communications
HB 891
Unfavorable Delegate McDonough
(Jointly Considered Judiciary/Ways and Means)
Voting Disclosure Act of 2015
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Ways and Means Committee Report No. 10
Distribution Date: March 20, 2015
Second Reading Date: March 20, 2015
FAVORABLE
HB 44
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Luedtke
Special Education - Translations of Individualized Education Programs or Individualized Family Service Plans - Native Language
HB 209
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Turner
Howard County - Room Rental Tax - Room Rental Fee
HB 598
Favorable with Amendments Prince George's County Delegation
Prince George's County - Raffles - Charitable Foundations and Repeal of Monetary Cap PG 301-15
HB 642
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Luedtke
Children - Child Care Facilities, Public Schools, and Nonpublic Schools - Contractors and Subcontractors
HB 707
Favorable Prince George's County Delegation
Prince George's County - Board of Education - Issuance of Credit Cards - Prohibition PG 411-15
HB 779
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Washington, A.
Higher Education - Low-Income Student Outreach and College Access Act of 2015
HB 799
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Young, P.
Higher Education - Exemption From Nonresident Tuition - Veterans and Dependents
HB 847
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Simonaire
Community Colleges - Victims of Human Trafficking - Exemption From Out-of-County Fees
HB 848
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Simonaire
Anne Arundel County Public Schools Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
HB 1035
Favorable with Amendments Delegate Oaks
Baltimore City - Tax Sales
HB 1113
Favorable with Amendments Chair, Ways and Means Committee
Video Lottery Facilities - Operation and Employee Licenses - Crimes or Acts of Moral Turpitude or Gambling
UNFAVORABLE
HB 261
Unfavorable Delegate Turner
Sales and Use Tax - Bottled Water - Exemption
HB 418
Unfavorable Delegate Glass
Income Tax Credit - Cat and Dog Adoption
HB 875
Unfavorable Delegate Long
Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - University and College Textbooks
HB 958
Unfavorable Delegate Mautz
Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - Hunting and Sporting Goods
HB 959
Unfavorable Delegate McMillan
Real Property Tax - Phased In Value - Definition
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March 20, 2015
Special Order Calendar No. 30
HB 121
Delegate Anderson
STATUS: (Judiciary)
Criminal Procedure - Drug-Related Offenses - Repeal of Mandatory Minimum Sentences



Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED.

Motion by Del. O’Donnell to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Friday at the appropriate time. CARRIED.

BILL ON 2ND READING.


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March 20, 2015
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 32
HB 105
Delegate Anderson
Judiciary
Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia and Marijuana - Penalties
HB 180
Delegate Turner
Ways and Means
Video Lottery Terminal Revenues - Purse Dedication Account - Standardbred Racetrack Operating Loss Assistance
HB 345
Delegate Lierman
Economic Matters
Labor and Employment - Flexible Leave - Use of Leave for Family Illness
HB 771
Delegate Carter
Judiciary
Baltimore Police Department - Reporting on Community Policing
HB 846
Delegate Vogt
Environment and Transportation
Motor Vehicle Administration - Commercial Driver's License - Program for Veterans and Service Members (Troops to Trucks)
HB 936
Delegate Jones
Environment and Transportation
Appropriations
Public-Private Partnership Agreements - Construction Contracts - Security Requirements
HB 941
Speaker
Economic Matters
Appropriations
Task Force to Study Exemptions from Higher Education Ethics Requirements and Procurement Rules to Facilitate Technology Transfer
HB 1009
Delegate Smith
Judiciary
Criminal Procedure - Immunity - Alcohol- or Drug-Related Medical Emergencies
HB 1110
Chair, Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
Law Enforcement - Special Police Officers
HB 1114
Chair, Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency - Raffles - Authorized
HB 1160
Delegate Luedtke
Ways and Means
State Racing Commission - Employees of Licensees - Repeal of Citizenship Requirement
HB 1188
Chair, Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services
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