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Senate Agenda for Proceedings No. 47

Proceedings
MARCH 18, 2016 - SESSION 1
March 18, 2016
66th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 18
HB 46
Delegate Chang
Judicial Proceedings
Animal Control Units - Impounded Animals - Identification
HB 321
Anne Arundel County Delegation
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Anne Arundel County - Archery Hunting - Safety Zone
HB 378
Delegate Tarlau
Budget and Taxation
Homeowners' Property Tax Credit Program - Eligibility Awareness Campaign
HB 675
Delegate Branch
Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Mechanical Repair Contracts
HB 1005
Delegate Kelly
Finance
Health Insurance - Contraceptive Equity Act
HB 1020
Prince George's County Delegation
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Class B-WPL (Waterfront Pavilion) Beer, Wine, and Liquor License PG 314-16
HB 1021
Prince George's County Delegation
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Notice Requirements and Loitering Enforcement PG 303-16
HB 1071
Cecil County Delegation
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Cecil County - Alcoholic Beverages - Licenses
HB 1135
Prince George's County Delegation
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Prince George's County - Board of License Commissioners - Budget and Funding PG 308-16
HB 1192
Delegate McMillan
Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Resales - Disclosures and Fees
HB 1220
Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
Finance
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Health Program Integrity and Recovery Activities
HB 1223
Delegate O'Donnell
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Natural Resources - Apprentice Hunting License - Establishment
HB 1303
Delegate Angel
Finance
Freestanding Birthing Centers - Use of Ultrasound Imaging
HB 1311
Prince George's County Delegation
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Development District Licenses and Sunday Off-Sale Permits PG 305-16
HB 1487
Delegate Valderrama
Finance
Health Care Provider Malpractice Insurance - Scope of Coverage
Top
March 18, 2016
66th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 19
HB 180
Delegate West
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Public Health - HIV Testing During Pregnancy
HB 472
Delegate Miele
Judicial Proceedings
Estates and Trusts - Registers of Wills - Retention of Estate Files
HB 493
Delegate Morales
Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Extortion - Immigration Status
HB 541
Delegate Kelly
Judicial Proceedings
Maryland Trust Act - Revocable Trust - Partial Revocation by Divorce or Annulment
HB 682
Delegate Rosenberg
Finance
Behavioral Health Advisory Council - Clinical Crisis Walk-In Services and Mobile Crisis Teams - Strategic Plan
HB 827
Delegate O'Donnell
Finance
Newborn Infant Screening - Testing by Nonpublic Laboratories - Notification
HB 868
Delegate McKay
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Washington County - Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Service - Local Authority
HB 890
St. Mary's County Delegation
Judicial Proceedings
St. Mary's County - Local Landlord and Tenant Law - Repeal
HB 960
Delegate Kelly
Judicial Proceedings
Guardians of Property and Custodians - Authority to Fund Certain Trusts and Accounts
HB 1150
Delegate McMillan
Finance
Health Insurance - Consumer Health Claim Filing Fairness Act
HB 1408
Delegate McComas
Finance
Property and Casualty Insurance - Commercial Policies and Workers' Compensation Insurance Policies - Notices of Premium Increases
HB 1444
Delegate Aumann
Judicial Proceedings
Mary Byrd Wyman Memorial Association of Baltimore City
Top
March 18, 2016
66th Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 10
SB 848

Senator Kelley
Health Insurance - Contraceptive Equity Act

03/17/16 Reported Favorably with Amendments (7) by the Committee on Finance and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS (7) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
SB 115

Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
Property Tax Assessments - Inspection of Property

03/17/16 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Budget & Taxation and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS (2) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
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Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 32
Distribution Date: March 18, 2016
Second Reading Date: March 18, 2016
FAVORABLE
SB 582
Favorable with Amendments (3) Senator King
Education - Robotics Grant Program - Establishment
SB 804
Favorable Senator Pugh
(Jointly Considered Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs/Judicial Proceedings)
State Government - Occupational Licensing of Ex-Offenders - Transfer of Statutory Provisions
SB 950
Favorable with Amendments (2) Senator Conway
Education - Students With Disabilities - Parental Consent for Individualized Education Program Content
SB 954
Favorable with Amendments (1) Senator Klausmeier
State Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors - Maintenance Technician - License Requirements
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB 1021
Unfavorable Senator Pugh
Election Law - Change in Administrative Policy Affecting Voting Rights - Notice and Judicial Review
Top
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 33
Distribution Date: March 18, 2016
Second Reading Date: March 18, 2016
FAVORABLE
SB 547
Favorable with Amendments (2) Senator Pugh
Ex-Offenders Recidivism Reduction Act
SB 649
Favorable Senator Astle
City of Annapolis - Alcoholic Beverages - Refillable Container Permit for Draft Beer
SB 852
Favorable Senator Astle
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Beer and Wine Festivals
SB 1068
Favorable with Amendments (2) Senator Eckardt
Alcoholic Beverages - Auxiliary Winery Permit
Top
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 34
Distribution Date: March 18, 2016
Second Reading Date: March 18, 2016
FAVORABLE
SB 1054
Favorable with Amendments (2) Senator Mathias
Commercial Northern Snakehead Bowfishing License - Establishment
SB 1113
Favorable Senator Eckardt
Talbot County - Deer Management Permit - Firearms
UNFAVORABLE
SB 248
Unfavorable Senator Astle
Municipalities - Vacant or Blighted Buildings - Registration and Remediation
SB 398
Unfavorable Senator Ramirez
Reducing Environmental Degradation for the Underserved Through Community Engagement (The REDUCE Act)
SB 748
Unfavorable Senator Ready
Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act - Application
SB 812
Unfavorable Senator Hough
Sediment Control - Violations - Enforcement
SB 963
Unfavorable Senator Eckardt
Harris Creek Oyster Restoration - Vessel Damage - Compensation
SB 964
Unfavorable Senator Eckardt
Natural Resources - Oysters - County Oyster Committees
Top
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 35
Distribution Date: March 18, 2016
Second Reading Date: March 18, 2016
REREFERRED
SB 558
To Budget and Taxation Senator Ferguson
Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative Program - Codified
SB 559
To Budget and Taxation Senator Ferguson
Department of Housing and Community Development - Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Fund - Establishment
HB 684
To Budget and Taxation Delegate Hammen
Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative Program - Codified
Top
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 36
Distribution Date: March 18, 2016
Second Reading Date: March 18, 2016
FAVORABLE
SB 1135
Favorable Washington County Senators
Washington County - Business Licenses - Repeal of Zoning Certification Requirement
SB 1140
Favorable Senator Mathias
Wicomico County - Alcoholic Beverages - Youth and Civic Center License
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB 1129
Unfavorable Senator Rosapepe
Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Special Hotel and Special Hotel Concessionaire Licenses
SB 1142
Unfavorable Senator Bates
State Department of Education - McArdle Early Intervention Scholarship Program
Top
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 16
Distribution Date: March 18, 2016
Second Reading Date: March 18, 2016
FAVORABLE
SB 160
Favorable with Amendments (1) Senator Cassilly
Death or Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Subsequent Offenders - Penalties
SB 208
Favorable Senator Hough
Public Safety - Renewal of Handgun Permits - Fingerprinting
SB 215
Favorable with Amendments (2) Senator Norman
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Nolle Prosequi
SB 969
Favorable with Amendments (2) Senator Brochin
Vehicle Equipment - Counterfeit and Nonfunctional Airbags - Prohibitions
SB 996
Favorable Senator Waugh
St. Mary's County - Local Landlord and Tenant Law - Repeal
SB 999
Favorable Senator Waugh
St. Mary's County - Keeper of the Jail - Repeal
SB 1005
Favorable with Amendments (7) President
Justice Reinvestment Act
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB 742
Unfavorable Senator Muse
Public Safety - Imitation Firearms - Prohibition
SB 951
Unfavorable Senator Conway
Maryland Lead Poisoning Recovery Act
SB 1036
Unfavorable Senator Muse
Criminal Law - Smoking Marijuana in Public - Penalty
Top
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 10
Distribution Date: March 18, 2016
Second Reading Date: March 18, 2016
FAVORABLE
SB 840
Favorable with Amendments (2) President
Income Tax - Earned Income Tax Credit - Refundability
SB 843
Favorable with Amendments (4) President
Tax Credits - Evaluations and Sunset Provisions
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB 1066
Unfavorable Senator Peters
Economic Development - BRAC Revitalization and Incentive Zones - Extraordinary Development District
Top
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 11
Distribution Date: March 18, 2016
Second Reading Date: March 18, 2016
FAVORABLE
SB 271
Favorable with Amendments (2) Senator King
Capital Grant Program for Local School Systems With Significant Enrollment Growth or Relocatable Classrooms - Funding
SB 280
Favorable Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
Academic Facilities Bonding Authority
SB 379
Favorable President
Creation of a State Debt - Qualified Zone Academy Bonds
Top
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 12
Distribution Date: March 18, 2016
Second Reading Date: March 18, 2016
FAVORABLE
SB 47
Favorable Senator Simonaire
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Benefit Corporations and Benefit Limited Liability Companies
SB 374
Favorable with Amendments (1) Senator Serafini
Income Tax Subtraction Modification - College Savings Plans - Contributions
SB 377
Favorable with Amendments (3) President
Admissions and Amusement Tax - Revenue Distribution - Maryland State Arts Council
SB 542
Favorable with Amendments (2) Senator Feldman
State Retirement and Pension System - Forfeiture of Benefits
SB 608
Favorable Senator Guzzone
Employees' Pension System - Redeposit of Contributions
SB 631
Favorable Senator Hershey
Local Facility Closure Reserve Funds - Investments and Reinvestments
SB 673
Favorable with Amendments (1) Senator DeGrange
Property Tax - Public Land and Public Use - Exemption
SB 759
Favorable with Amendments (7) Senator Madaleno
Sustainable Communities Tax Credit - Alteration and Extension
SB 875
Favorable with Amendments (2) Senator Serafini
State Retirement and Pension System - Line-of-Duty and Non-Line-of-Duty Disability - Alterations
SB 884
Favorable Senator Hough
Frederick County - Property Tax - Small Business Tax Credit
SB 982
Favorable with Amendments (3) Senator Kasemeyer
Maryland Private Equity and Venture Capital Authority
SB 1062
Favorable with Amendments (3) Senator Guzzone
Enterprise Zones - Target Redevelopment Areas - Designation and Sales and Use Tax Exemption
Top
Finance Committee Report No. 21
Distribution Date: March 18, 2016
Second Reading Date: March 18, 2016
FAVORABLE
SB 413
Favorable with Amendments (3) Senator Guzzone
Developmental Disabilities Administration - Crisis Resolution Funding
SB 953
Favorable with Amendments (2) Senator Ready
Consumer Protection - Unauthorized Billing - Prohibition
SB 1104
(Emergency Bill)
Favorable Harford County Senators
Transportation - Highways - Heroes Highway
Top
Finance Committee Report No. 22
Distribution Date: March 18, 2016
Second Reading Date: March 18, 2016
FAVORABLE
SB 462
Favorable with Amendments (3) Senator Conway
Public Health - Copies of Medical Records - Fees
SB 485
Favorable with Amendments (2) Senator Pugh
Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment
SB 497
Favorable with Amendments (2) Senator Guzzone
(Jointly Considered Finance/Budget and Taxation)
Behavioral Health Community Providers - Keep the Door Open Act
SB 679
Favorable Senator Astle
Unemployment Insurance - Exemption From Covered Employment - Nail Technicians
SB 777
Favorable with Amendments (2) Senator Astle
Unemployment Insurance - Exemption From Covered Employment - Messenger Service Business
SB 912
Favorable with Amendments (2) Senator Feldman
Clean Energy Loan Program - Residential Property - Repayment of Loans Through Surcharge
SB 931
Favorable with Amendments (2) Senator Zucker
Birth Certificates - Homeless Individuals - Prohibition on Collection of Fee
Top
March 18, 2016
66th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 33
Executive Nominations Report No. 4 Nominee No.31

03/10/16 Report of the Committee on Executive Nominations. Made a Special Order for 03/11/16. 03/11/16 Nominees Confirmed with the exception of Nominee No.31 (Elizabeth M. Morgan, Ph.D). Consideration of Nominee No.31 (Elizabeth M. Morgan, Ph.D). Made a Special Order for 03/18/16.

QUESTION IS: “WILL THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF THE EXECUTIVE?”
Top
Distribution Date: March 18, 2016
Third Reading Date: March 18, 2016
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 51 (General Senate Bills)
SB 106
Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - State Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors - Authority of the Secretary
SB 512
Senator Waugh
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Task Force to Study the Recruitment, Retention, and Promotion of Teachers in Maryland
SB 606
Senator Waugh
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Maryland College Collaboration for Student Veterans Commission
SB 805
Senator Pugh
Finance
Senior Citizen Activities Center Operating Fund - Distributions - Alteration
SB 909
Senator Ferguson
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Finance
Service, Stipends, and Scholarships - Maryland Corps Program - Established
SB 919
(Emergency Bill)
Senator Middleton
Finance
Insurance - Self-Funded Student Health Plans
SB 1057
Senator King
Finance
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Maryland Innovation Initiative - Financing Authority
SB 1069
Senator Middleton
Finance
Public Utilities - Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Public Notice
Top
Distribution Date: March 18, 2016
Third Reading Date: March 18, 2016
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 52 (General Senate Bills)
SB 211
Senator King
Budget and Taxation
Income Tax Credit - Qualified Research and Development Expenses - Credit Amounts
SB 499
Senator Ferguson
Budget and Taxation
Admissions and Amusement Tax - Baltimore City - Amateur Sports League Fees
SB 583
Senator King
Budget and Taxation
Higher Education - University System of Maryland - Quasi-Endowment Funds
SB 585
Senator King
Budget and Taxation
Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Distribution to Municipalities
SB 597
Senator Peters
Budget and Taxation
Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Transfer of Controlling Interest - Exemptions
SB 764
Senator Raskin
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Education - Student Journalists - Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press
SB 766
Senator Madaleno
Budget and Taxation
Local Income Tax - Overpayments, Underpayments, and Wynne Repayments - Local Reserve Account Repayment
SB 794
Senator Jennings
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Education - Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Assessments - Administration
SB 941
Senator Mathias
Budget and Taxation
Worcester County - Family Entertainment Centers - Amusement Gaming Licenses
SB 1063
Senator Madaleno
Budget and Taxation
Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research Positions - Transfer to State Personnel Management System
Top
Distribution Date: March 18, 2016
Third Reading Date: March 18, 2016
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 53 (General Senate Bills)
SB 239
Senator Kelley
Judicial Proceedings
Maryland Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
SB 358
Senator Zirkin
Judicial Proceedings
Family Law - Divorce on Grounds of Mutual Consent - Parties With Minor Children
SB 451
Senator Lee
Judicial Proceedings
Maryland Trust Act - Revocable Trust - Partial Revocation by Divorce or Annulment
SB 453
Senator Serafini
Budget and Taxation
Workgroup to Study the Optional Retirement Program
SB 774
Senator Norman
Judicial Proceedings
Motor Vehicles - Autocycles - Standards and Requirements
SB 853
Senator Kelley
Judicial Proceedings
Guardians of Property and Custodians - Authority to Fund Certain Trusts and Accounts
SB 894
Senator Kasemeyer
Finance
Human Services - Weighted Caseload Analysis - Study
SB 946
Senator Gladden
Judicial Proceedings
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Report
SB 965
Senator McFadden
Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Procedure - Right of Appeal - Unlawful Possession of Regulated Firearm, Rifle, or Shotgun
Top
Distribution Date: March 18, 2016
Third Reading Date: March 18, 2016
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 54 (General Senate Bills) Consent No. 4
SB 995
Senator Waugh
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
St. Mary's County - Local Licenses - Repeal
SB 1015
Senator Waugh
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
St. Mary's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Permits, Training, Prohibited Acts, and Violations
SB 1076
Washington County Senators
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Population Ratio Quota - Classes of Licenses
SB 1077
Washington County Senators
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - License Renewal Procedures
SB 1078
Washington County Senators
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class A Beer, Wine, and Liquor - License Fee
SB 1079
Washington County Senators
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Hotel and Motel Licenses
Top
March 18, 2016
66th Day of Session
Message from the House: Senate Bills Amended in the House No. 1
SB 98
Chair, Finance Committee
Finance
Senior Citizen Activities Center Operating Fund - Distributions - Alteration
Top

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