Senate Agenda for Proceedings No. 38
Introductory Senate Bills No. 44 Completed Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 11 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 9 Completed Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 8 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 14 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 24 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 31 (General Senate Bills) Completed

February 28, 2020
52nd Day of Session
Introductory Senate Bills No. 44
SB1065 Senator King Rules
Economic Development - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra - Funding and Reporting
February 28, 2020
52nd Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 11
HB0028
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Ebersole Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws – Driver’s Licenses Confiscated for Real ID Compliance – Issuance and Display of Recall Notice
HB0046 Delegate Carr Judicial Proceedings
Motor Vehicle Administration – Authority to Suspend Registration for Violations Recorded by Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems and Speed Monitoring Systems – Repeal
HB0056
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Arentz Finance
Chesapeake Bay Bridge – Reconstruction Advisory Group
HB0064 Delegate Grammer Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception
HB0077 Anne Arundel County Delegation Judicial Proceedings
Anne Arundel County - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Adoption of Local Ordinance
HB0089 St. Mary's County Delegation Judicial Proceedings
St. Mary's County - Emergency Snow Routes - Authority
HB0100 Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Maryland Agricultural Commission - Hemp Industry Member
HB0106
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Krebs Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Health Occupations - Morticians and Funeral Directors - Apprenticeships
HB0125 Delegate Healey Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Board of Public Works - Land Acquisition - Requirements
HB0133 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Rules
Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Deployed Military Personnel - Exemption
HB0141 Delegate Cullison Finance
Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Corporation Act - Revisions
HB0154 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Rules
Motor Vehicles – Electronic Inspection Certificates for Used Vehicles
HB0155 St. Mary's County Delegation Budget and Taxation
St. Mary's County - Emergency Services Tax Revenue - Authorized Use
HB0157 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Rules
Vehicle Laws - Business or Occupational Licenses - Administrative Penalties
HB0158 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Rules
Vehicle Laws - Equipment and Inspections - Standards and Requirements
HB0172 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Ground Leases - Repeal of Registration Fees
HB0176 St. Mary's County Delegation Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
St. Mary's County Open Meetings Act - Closed Sessions
HB0232 Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo Finance
Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council - Reporting, Membership, and Sunset Extension
HB0236 Delegate Carey Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Hunting and Fishing Licenses - Active Military, Former Prisoners of War, Recipients of the Purple Heart Award, and Disabled Veterans
HB0247 Delegate Malone Judicial Proceedings
Orphans' Courts - Appeals - Procedures
HB0262 Chair, Judiciary Committee Rules
Criminal Procedure - Examination of Defendant by Maryland Department of Health - Access to Judicial Records
HB0263 Delegate Sample-Hughes Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Sales of Mobile Home Parks - Notice Requirements
HB0269 Delegate Dumais Judicial Proceedings
Child Support - Shared Physical Custody
HB0271 Delegate Szeliga Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Certificate of Title Fee - Trailer Gifted to Family Member
HB0314 Delegate Holmes Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Lien Priority of Refinance Mortgages - Exception for Government Junior Mortgages
HB0320 Delegate Shetty Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Exploitation of Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Individual - Undue Influence
HB0364 Delegate Saab Finance
Hospital and Nursing Facility Workers and Health Care Practitioners - Identification Tags and Badges - Name Requirement
HB0387 Charles County Delegation Budget and Taxation
Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Funding
HB0391 Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
State Board of Dental Examiners - Sunset Extension
HB0415 Delegate Barnes, B. Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Higher Education - Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship - Revisions
HB0425 Delegate Bartlett Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Procedure - Sexual Assault Evidence Kits - Privacy, Reimbursement, and Notification
HB0440 St. Mary's County Delegation Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
St. Mary's County Open Meetings Act - Public Agencies and Use of New Technology
HB0456 Delegate Sample-Hughes Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Maryland Department of Health - Public Health Outreach Programs - Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, and Other Types of Dementia
HB0459 Delegate Cain Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Victims of Human Trafficking - Affirmative Defense
HB0477 Delegate Dumais Judicial Proceedings
Estates and Trusts – Guardianship of the Property of Disabled Persons – Court–Appointed Attorneys
HB0490 Delegate Rosenberg Judicial Proceedings
Baltimore City - Orphans' Court Judges - Compensation
HB0499 Delegate Moon Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Procedure - Cell Site Simulator
HB0541 Delegate Lopez Judicial Proceedings
Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Training Requirements - Hate Crimes
HB0543 Delegate Bhandari Judicial Proceedings
Estates and Trusts - Closed Estates - Subsequent Discovery of Check
HB0551 Delegate Bhandari Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Health Occupations - Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants - Qualifications
HB0573 Harford County Delegation Judicial Proceedings
Harford County - Service of Process - Detention Center Employees
HB0580 Frederick County Delegation Finance
Maryland Department of Health – Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories in Frederick County
HB0590 Delegate Crutchfield Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law – Sexual Crimes – Repeal of Spousal Defense (Love Is No Defense to Sexual Crimes)
HB0616 Delegate Young, P. Finance
Department of State Police - Alternative Workdays
HB0619 Delegate Young, P. Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Environment – Use of Fire–Fighting Foam and PFAS Chemicals
HB0631 Delegate Carr Finance
State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators – Board Membership
HB0672 Chair, Judiciary Committee Rules
Children in Need of Assistance - Qualified Residential Treatment Program - Definition
HB0673 Chair, Judiciary Committee Rules
Juvenile Services - Facilities - Garrett Children's Center
HB0781 Delegate Kelly Finance
Health Insurance - In Vitro Fertilization - Revisions
HB0911
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Gilchrist Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Natural Resources - Fishery Management Plans - Oysters
February 28, 2020
52nd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 9
SB0586 Foster Parents, Preadoptive Parents, and Caregivers - Right to Intervene
Senator Waldstreicher 02/18/20 Reported Favorably with Amendment (1) by the Committee on Judicial Proceedings. Made a Special Order for 02/19/20. 02/19/20 Made a Special Order for 02/25/20. 02/25/20 Made a Special Order for 02/27/20. 02/27/20 Committee Amendment (1) and Favorable Report Adopted. Amendments (3) offered from the Floor by Senator Hayes and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS (3) OFFERED FROM THE FLOOR BY SENATOR HAYES.
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 8
Distribution Date: February 27, 2020
Second Reading Date: February 28, 2020
FAVORABLE
SB0442 Favorable with Amendments(3) Senator Hayes
Public-Private Partnership Agreements - Minority Business Enterprise Program
SB0465 Favorable with Amendments(3) Senator Guzzone
Admissions and Amusement Tax - Electronic Bingo and Tip Jars - Distribution to Maryland State Arts Council
SB0573 Favorable with Amendments(4) Senator McCray
Sales and Use Tax - Short-Term Rental Vehicles and Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing - Rate Alteration and Sunset Repeal
SB0843 Favorable Senator Peters
Sales and Use Tax - Licensed Statewide Caterers - Exemption
SB0941 Favorable Senator Hayes
Motor Fuel Tax - Claims for Refund
Finance Committee Report No. 14
Distribution Date: February 27, 2020
Second Reading Date: February 28, 2020
FAVORABLE
SB0217 Favorable Senator Lee
Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range
SB0304 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator West
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Certifying Providers
SB0409 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Kramer
Financial Institutions - Commissioner of Financial Regulation - Nondepository Special Fund
SB0532 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Smith
Task Force to Study the Veteran–Owned Small Business Enterprise Program
SB0676 Favorable Senator Kelley
Public Service Commission - Public Utility Regulation Fund - Cap
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0688 Unfavorable Senator Klausmeier
Commissioner of Labor and Industry - Construction Services - Stop Work Orders
SB0697 Unfavorable Senator Klausmeier
Insurance - Health Care Sharing Ministries
February 28, 2020
52nd Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 24
02/27/20 Report of the Committee on Executive Nominations. Made a Special Order for 02/28/20.
QUESTION IS: “WILL THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE NOMINATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE?”
02/27/20 Report of the Committee on Executive Nominations. Made a Special Order for 02/28/20.
QUESTION IS: “WILL THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE NOMINATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE?”
SB0300 Pesticides - Use of Chlorpyrifos – Prohibition
Senator Lam 02/26/20 Reported Favorably with Amendments (4) by the Committee on Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Laid Over under the Rule. 02/27/20 Committee Amendments (4) and Favorable Report Adopted. Made a Special Order for 02/28/20.
BILL IS ON SECOND READING AND OPEN TO AMENDMENT.
SB0412 Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Veterinary Care of Retired Law Enforcement K-9s Act
Senator Kramer 02/25/20 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Judicial Proceedings and Laid Over under the Rule. 02/26/20 Made a Special Order for 02/27/20. 02/27/20 Committee Amendments (2) and Favorable Report Adopted. Amendments (2) offered from the Floor by Senator Kramer. Made a Special Order for 02/28/20.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS (2) OFFERED FROM THE FLOOR BY SENATOR KRAMER.
Distribution Date: February 27, 2020
Third Reading Date: February 28, 2020
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 31 (General Senate Bills)
SB0103 Senator Eckardt Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Health Occupations - Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment of Patients - Disciplinary Actions (The Patient's Access to Integrative Healthcare Act of 2020)
SB0129 Senator Simonaire Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Campaign Finance - Protection of Contributor Information
SB0169 Senator West Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Judicial Proceedings
Health Occupations - Violations of the Maryland Dentistry Act - Penalties and Cease and Desist Orders
SB0306 Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
State Board of Dental Examiners – Sunset Extension and Report
SB0329 Senator Waldstreicher Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Public Institutions of Higher Education – Outbreak Response Plan (Olivia’s Law)
SB0439
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Klausmeier Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Health Occupations - Morticians and Funeral Directors - Apprenticeships
SB0446 Senator Pinsky Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Institutions of Postsecondary Education – Disorderly School Closures
SB0553 Senator King Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Universities at Shady Grove Regional Higher Education Center
SB0576 Senator Eckardt Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Health Occupations - Nurse Practitioners - Certifications of Competency and Incapacity
SB0805 Charles County Senators Budget and Taxation
Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Funding
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