House Agenda for Proceedings No. 46
Message from the Senate: Consent Calendar of Introductory Senate Bills No. 29 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 7 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 9 Completed Economic Matters Committee Report No. 15 Completed Economic Matters Committee Report No. 16 Completed Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 10 Completed Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 11 Completed Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 11 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 13 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 14 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 13 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 18 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 19 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 34 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 35 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 36 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 37 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 54 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 55 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 59 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 60 Completed

March 12, 2020
Message from the Senate: Consent Calendar of Introductory Senate Bills No. 29
Senate Bills Introduced In The House
SB0008 Chair, Finance Committee Economic Matters
Subsequent Injury Fund and Uninsured Employers’ Fund – Assessment on Awards and Settlements – Amount
SB0020 Senator Patterson Health and Government Operations
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day
SB0166 Senator Kelley Health and Government Operations
Drugs and Devices - Electronic Prescriptions - Controlled Dangerous Substances
SB0281 President Economic Matters
Renewable Energy Development and Siting (REDS) – Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions
SB0287 Senator Elfreth Appropriations
Maryland Arts Capital Grant Program
SB0339 Senator Reilly Appropriations
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Participation
SB0390 Senator Peters Ways and Means
Election Law - Candidate Defeated in Primary Election - Write-In Candidacy in General Election Prohibited
SB0425 Senator Beidle Economic Matters
Debt Collection - Exemptions From Attachment and Execution
SB0462 Senator Elfreth Appropriations
State Retirement and Pension System – Death Benefits for Children
SB0470 Senator Hester Economic Matters
Motor Vehicle and Homeowner's Insurance - Use of Claim History in Rating Policies
SB0501 Senator Griffith Appropriations
Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Physicians and Physician Assistants - Administration and Funding
SB0556 Senator Beidle Economic Matters
Insurance - Product and Service Offerings
SB0564 Senator Washington Ways and Means
Education - High School Graduation Requirements - Students in Foster Care or Homeless Youth
SB0568 Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness Appropriations
Workgroup on Funding for a Low- or No-Interest Mortgage Program
SB0618 Senator Klausmeier Economic Matters
Public Safety - Hydraulic Elevator Inspections - Privately Owned Buildings
SB0656 Senator Kramer Economic Matters
Environment and Transportation
Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor
SB0663 Senator Patterson Health and Government Operations
State Board of Dental Examiners - Dental Specialization - Requirements
SB0673 Senator Klausmeier Appropriations
State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Fees - General Fund
SB0722 Senator Hester Economic Matters
Clean Energy Loan Program - Environmental Remediation and Resiliency Projects
SB0793 Senator Hershey Environment and Transportation
Natural Resources - Limited Fishing Guide License - Propulsion of Boats and Vessels
SB0810 Senator Waldstreicher Environment and Transportation
State Highway Administration - Electronic Signs Along Highways - Suicide Prevention
SB0960 Senator Hettleman Appropriations
Optional Retirement Program - Membership
SJ0003 Senator Guzzone Rules and Executive Nominations
Natural Resources – Fishing – Wild–Caught Blue Catfish
Appropriations Committee Report No. 7
Distribution Date: March 10, 2020
Second Reading Date: March 11, 2020
FAVORABLE
HB0621 Favorable Delegate Korman
County Tax Fairness Act
HB0737 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Anderton
Local Governments - Income Tax Disparity Grants - Amounts
Appropriations Committee Report No. 9
Distribution Date: March 12, 2020
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2020
FAVORABLE
HB1260 Favorable with Amendments Speaker
Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Funding
Economic Matters Committee Report No. 15
Distribution Date: March 12, 2020
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2020
FAVORABLE
HB0099 Favorable Delegate Davis, D.E.
Labor and Employment - Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Revisions
HB0810 Favorable Delegate Wivell
Workers' Compensation - Washington County - Volunteer Company - Fire and Rescue Academy Student
HB0891 Favorable Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Foreign Corporations - Resident Agents - State Department of Assessments and Taxation
HB1202 Favorable Delegate Fisher, M.
Labor and Employment - Use of Facial Recognition Services - Prohibition
Economic Matters Committee Report No. 16
Distribution Date: March 12, 2020
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2020
FAVORABLE
HB0685 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Johnson
Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - Detention and Correctional Officers and Deputy Sheriffs
HB0722 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Charkoudian
Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Heat Stress Standards
HB0882 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kerr
Financial Institutions - Abandoned Property - Notice and Records
HB0929 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Rogers
State Real Estate Commission - Property Managers - Registration
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0429 Unfavorable Delegate Barron
Human Relations - Places of Public Accommodation - Pricing of Goods and Services
HB0750 Unfavorable Delegate Lopez
Action to Collect a Private Education Loan - Prohibition
HB1374 Unfavorable Delegate Ciliberti
(Jointly Considered Economic Matters/Health and Government Operations)
Electronic Smoking Devices - Artificial or Natural Flavoring - Prohibition
HB1389 Unfavorable Delegate Love
Maryland Personal Information Protection Act – Geolocation Information and Unfair, Abusive, and Deceptive Trade Practices
UNFAVORABLE
HB0418 Unfavorable Frederick County Delegation
Frederick County - Solar Energy - Municipal Electric Utilities
HB0494 Unfavorable Delegate Cox
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy - Municipal Electric Utilities
HB1014 Unfavorable Delegate Szeliga
Electricity – Considerations for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Overhead Transmission Lines
HB1034 Unfavorable Delegate Carr
County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act
HB1156 Unfavorable Delegate Conaway
Consumer Protection - Automatic Recurring Payments
HB1303 Unfavorable Delegate Fisher, M.
Labor and Employment - Number of Employees Granted H-1B or L-1 Visa - Disclosure
HB1349 Unfavorable Delegate Adams
Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement
HB1403 Unfavorable Delegate Mosby
Financial Institutions - State Banks - Investing in For-Profit Correctional Facilities - Prohibited
HB1489 Unfavorable Delegate Hornberger
Governmental Entities - Authorization to Bank With Credit Unions
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ACTION
HB1290 Unfavorable Delegate Wilson
(Referred to Interim Study)
Consumer Protection - Home Improvement Contractors - Home Improvement Contracts
Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 10
Distribution Date: March 12, 2020
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2020
FAVORABLE
HB0107 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Lewis, R.
Baltimore City - Complete Streets Program Funding - Traffic and Vehicle Monitoring Systems
HB0121 Favorable with Amendments St. Mary's County Delegation
St. Mary's County - Metropolitan Commission - Nonsubstantive and Clarifying Revisions
HB0178 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Krimm
Real Property – Required Notices for Contracts of Sale – Zones of Dewatering Influence
HB0687 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Stein
Agriculture - Cost-Sharing Program - Fixed Natural Filter Practices
HB1399 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Jacobs
Natural Resources - Commercial Fishing - Use of Haul Seines
HB1406 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Stewart
Land Use - Development - Middle Housing (Modest Home Choices Act of 2020)
HB1452 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Stein
Department of the Environment – Office of Recycling – Recycling Market Development
HB1533 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Clark
Marine Contractor License - Performance of Services Without a License - Authorization
Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 11
Distribution Date: March 12, 2020
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2020
FAVORABLE
HB0370 Favorable Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Bicounty Commissions - Annual Reports - Conflicts of Interest and Lobbying PG/MC 102-20
HB0394 Favorable Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Mandatory Referral Review PG/MC 101-20
HB1225 Favorable Delegate Boteler
Local Government - Regulation of Amateur Radio Station Antenna Structures
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0472 Unfavorable Delegate Lierman
Housing - Community Development Program Act - Funding
HB0626 Unfavorable Delegate Grammer
Baltimore County - Repossession - Disposition of Property
HB1128 Unfavorable Delegate Gilchrist
Environment – Water Quality Certifications – Requests (Water Quality Certification Improvement Act)
HB1549 Unfavorable Delegate Wells
Baltimore City - Green Career Gender and Minority Empowerment and Training Pilot Program
UNFAVORABLE
HB0899 Unfavorable Delegate Grammer
Illegal Dumping and Litter Control - Criminal Penalties and Fund
HB1055 Unfavorable Delegate Miller
Public Ethics – Lobbyists – Gift Exception and Regulated Activities Exemption
HB1238 Unfavorable Delegate Williams
Transportation - Magnetic Levitation Projects - Requirements
HB1312 Unfavorable Delegate Stewart
Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Industrial Poultry Operations
HB1416 Unfavorable Delegate Miller
Public Water Systems - Supplier Requirements (Water Quality Accountability Act of 2020)
HB1498 Unfavorable Delegate Mautz
Tidal Fish Licenses - Oyster Authorizations - Revocation
Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 11
Distribution Date: March 12, 2020
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2020
FAVORABLE
HB0196 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - Establishment of a State-Based Health Insurance Subsidies Program
HB0332 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Bagnall
Mental Health - Emergency Facilities List - Comprehensive Crisis Response Centers, Crisis Stabilization Centers, and Crisis Treatment Centers
HB0409 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Cullison
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Participation of School-Based Health Centers - Regulations
HB0455 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kelly
Health Insurance - Coverage for Mental Health Benefits and Substance Use Disorder Benefits - Treatment Criteria
HB0560
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
State Board of Physicians and Allied Health Advisory Committees - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
HB0617 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kipke
(Jointly Considered Health and Government Operations/Ways and Means)
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Medical Cannabis - Policy for Administration During School Hours and Events
HB0649 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
State Finance and Procurement - Procedures
HB0652
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kipke
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Specialty Drugs – Definition
HB0691 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Cullison
Health Occupations - Nurse Practitioners - Certifications of Competency and Incapacity
HB0817 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Watson, C.
Regulations Affecting Small Businesses - Certification of Comparable Local Regulation
HB0847 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Guyton
State Coordinator for Autism Strategy and Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism-Related Needs
HB1100 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Pendergrass
Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Meetings, Legal Advisor, and Technical Changes
HB1279 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Johnson
Pharmacists - Refills of Prescriptions - Dispensing Requirements
HB1560 Favorable with Amendments Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Discrimination - Prohibited PG/MC 103-20
Judiciary Committee Report No. 13
Distribution Date: March 12, 2020
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2020
FAVORABLE
HB1219 Favorable Delegate Clippinger
Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment
Judiciary Committee Report No. 14
Distribution Date: March 12, 2020
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2020
FAVORABLE
HB0040 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Barron
Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Causing Unavailability of Witness
HB0272 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Clippinger
Criminal Law - Obscene Matter - Sexting by Minor
HB0280 Favorable with Amendments Speaker
Vehicle Laws - Suspension of Driver's License or Registration - Unpaid Citations or Judgments
HB0577 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Dumais
(Jointly Considered Judiciary/Health and Government Operations)
Justice Reinvestment Act - Modifications
HB1083 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Pippy
Criminal Organizations - Penalties, Procedure, and Elements
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 13
Distribution Date: March 12, 2020
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2020
FAVORABLE
HB1056 Favorable with Amendments Speaker
(Jointly Considered Ways and Means/Appropriations)
Racing and Community Development Act of 2020
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 18
Distribution Date: March 12, 2020
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2020
FAVORABLE
HB1500 Favorable Delegate Arentz
Special Taxing Districts - Eastern Shore Code Counties - Authorization
HB1609 Favorable Delegate Shoemaker
State Agricultural Land Transfer Tax - Application of Nonagricultural Use Reduction and Exemption
UNFAVORABLE
HB1469 Unfavorable Delegate Hornberger
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Senators, Delegates, Attorney General, and Comptroller - Age Limits
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 19
Distribution Date: March 12, 2020
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2020
FAVORABLE
HB0142 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Guyton
Election Law - Voting Order Priority - Individuals Who Need Extra Assistance
HB0396 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Guyton
Child Care Centers - Early Childhood Screening for Developmental Disabilities
HB0436 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Buckel
Task Force on Tax Policy, Reform, and Fairness
HB1326 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Buckel
Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Artificial Hearing Device Earmolds, Equipment, and Supplies
HB1386 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kelly
Child Care Centers - Employee Qualifications - Requirements and Application Review
HB1585 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Barnes, B.
Economic Development - Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Program - Extension and Alterations
March 12, 2020
Special Order Calendar No. 34
HB0003
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Davis, D.E. STATUS: (Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations)
Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED.
Motion by Del. D.E. Davis to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Thursday at the appropriate time. CARRIED.
BILL ON 2ND READING.
March 12, 2020
Special Order Calendar No. 35
HB0035 Delegate Queen STATUS: (Judiciary)
Public Safety - Firearm Telematics - Study Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED.
Motion by Del. Ghrist to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Thursday at the appropriate time. CARRIED.
BILL ON 2ND READING.
March 12, 2020
Special Order Calendar No. 36
HB0591 Delegate Clippinger STATUS: (Judiciary)
Public Safety – Lost or Stolen Regulated Firearm – Reporting Favorable Report ADOPTED.
Motion by Del. Hornberger to make Bill a Special Order of Business for Thursday at the appropriate time. CARRIED.
BILL ON 2ND READING.
March 12, 2020
Special Order Calendar No. 37
HB1204 Delegate Wilkins STATUS: (Ways and Means)
County Boards and Public and Nonpublic Prekindergarten Programs and Schools – Discrimination – Prohibition Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED.
Motion by Del. Szeliga to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Thursday at the appropriate time. CARRIED.
BILL ON 2ND READING.
March 8, 2020
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 54
HB0224 Delegate Palakovich Carr Ways and Means
Opportunity Zone Tax Deduction Reform Act of 2020
HB0473 Delegate Stewart Ways and Means
Income Tax – Pass–Through Entities, Throwback Rule, and Combined Reporting
HB0514 Delegate Qi Ways and Means
Maryland Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Incentive Program
HB0521 Delegate Qi Ways and Means
Maryland Small Business Innovation Research Technical Assistance Program - Establishment
HB0732 Delegate Luedtke Ways and Means
Economic Matters
Electronic Smoking Devices, Other Tobacco Products, and Cigarettes - Taxation and Regulation
March 8, 2020
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 55
HB0751 Delegate Krebs Health and Government Operations
State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - License and Registration - Criminal History Records Checks
HB0900 Delegate Miller Economic Matters
Alcohol and Tobacco Commission - Clarifications
March 9, 2020
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 59
HB0209 Delegate Lierman Environment and Transportation
Economic Matters
Plastic Bag Reduction Act
HB1392 Delegate Mautz Economic Matters
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Municipal Electric Utilities
March 09, 2020
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 60
HB0932 Delegate Korman Ways and Means
21st–Century Economy Sales Tax Act
Click to return on the top page