Senate Agenda for Proceedings No. 48
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 17 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 10 Completed Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 37 Completed Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 38 Completed Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 17 Completed Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 18 Completed Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 13 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 24 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 25 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 26 Completed Senate Rules Committee Report No. 7 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 31 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 53 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 54 (General Senate Bills) Completed

March 16, 2018
66th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 17
HB0108 Delegate Lafferty Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Department of Housing and Community Development - Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative Program - Application Requirement
HB0203 Delegate Hornberger Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Higher Education - Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Reimbursement of Expenses for Community College Certification and Licensure
HB0335 Delegate Haynes Finance
State Personnel – Grievance Procedures
HB0434 Delegate Davis Finance
Vehicle Manufacturers - Notice to Purchasers and Lessees - Warranty Requirements
HB0494 Delegate Beidle Judicial Proceedings
Safe Neighborhoods Act
HB0646 Delegate Reilly Judicial Proceedings
Motor Vehicles - Gross Vehicle Weight - Agricultural Products
HB0714 Delegate McMillan Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - HOV Lanes - Plug-In Electric Drive and Hybrid Vehicles
HB0781 Delegate Mosby Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Higher Education - Educational Excellence Award Eligibility - High School Diploma by Examination
HB0782 Delegate Waldstreicher Budget and Taxation
Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program – Modifications
HB0798 Delegate Kittleman Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Visual Impairments - Requirements for Student Vision Screening and Information (Atticus Act)
HB0808 Delegate Tarlau Finance
Education - Collective Bargaining for Noncertificated Employees - Supervisory Employees
HB0814 Delegate Patterson Finance
Workers' Compensation - Students in Unpaid Work-Based Learning Experiences
HB0899 Harford County Delegation Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Harford County - Board of License Commissioners - Temporary License Application
HB0908 Delegate Pena-Melnyk Finance
Health Insurance - Coverage of Fertility Preservation Procedures for Iatrogenic Infertility
HB1014 Delegate Turner Budget and Taxation
Expansion of Commercial Gaming - Referendum - Sports Wagering
HB1630 Delegate Vallario Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Higher Education - James Proctor Scholarship Program - Established
HJ0011 Delegate Gaines Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
United States Constitution - Amendments Convention - Democracy Amendment
March 16, 2018
66th Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 10
SB0532 Higher Ed - Financial Aid - In-State Students (The Jill Wrigley Memorial Scholarship Expansion Act)
Senator Pinsky 03/15/18 Reported Favorably with Amendment (1) by the Committee on Education, Health and Environmental Affairs and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (1) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
SB0795
(Emergency Bill) 		Hghr Ed - Private Career Schools and For-Profit Institutions of Hghr Ed - Rgltn
Senator Pinsky 03/15/18 Reported Favorably with Amendments (4) by the Committee on Education, Health and Environmental Affairs and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (4) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
SB0788 Public Information Act - Revisions
Senator Kagan 03/15/18 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Education, Health and Environmental Affairs and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (2) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
SB1202 Higher Education - Richard W. Collins III Leadership With Honor Scholarship - Establishment
Senator Peters 03/15/18 Reported Favorably with Amendment (1) by the Committee on Education, Health and Environmental Affairs and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (1) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 37
Distribution Date: March 15, 2018
Second Reading Date: March 15, 2018
FAVORABLE
SB1072 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Caroline County Senators
Caroline County - Alcoholic Beverages - Bed and Breakfast License
SB1084 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator Conway
Baltimore City - Continuing the Creating Opportunities for Renewal and Enterprise (CORE) Partnership Fund
SB1140 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator Middleton
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Lot Release
SB1144 Favorable with Amendments(3 ) Senator Kasemeyer
Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Education Conference Facility/Dining Service License
SB1176 Favorable Anne Arundel County Senators
Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County - Terms
SB1200 Favorable Senator Conway
Baltimore City - Board of License Commissioners - Notice of Legislative Proposals
SB1201 Favorable Senator Conway
Agriculture - Industrial Hemp Pilot Program - Establishment
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 38
Distribution Date: March 15, 2018
Second Reading Date: March 15, 2018
FAVORABLE
SB0492 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator Zucker
Procurement – Responsible Workforce Development Percentage Price Preference Act
SB0552
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments(4 ) Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
SB0610 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator Young
Natural Resources - Forest Conservation Act - Standards and Requirements
SB1123 Favorable Senator Edwards
Garrett County – Regulation of Animals – Enforcement
SB1165 Favorable Senator Waugh
Procurement – Veteran–Owned Small Business Enterprise Participation
SJ0011 Favorable Senator Mathias
Coastal Area - Protection From Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 17
Distribution Date: March 15, 2018
Second Reading Date: March 15, 2018
FAVORABLE
SB0707 Favorable with Amendments(3 ) Senator Ramirez
Criminal Law – Firearm Crimes – Rapid Fire Trigger Activator
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 18
Distribution Date: March 15, 2018
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2018
FAVORABLE
SB0127 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator Zirkin
Criminal Law - Possession of Marijuana - Criminal Threshold
SB0555 Favorable with Amendments(3 ) Senator Hough
Safe Neighborhoods Act
SB0670 Favorable with Amendments(3 ) Senator Zirkin
Family Law - Marriage - Age Requirements
SB0861 Favorable Senator Ferguson
Juvenile Law - Witnesses - Body Attachment
SB1014 Favorable Senator Ready
Estates and Trusts - Breach of Trust Action - Limitation Period
SB1037 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator Smith
Montgomery County – Fire and Explosive Investigator – Definition
SB1038 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator Smith
Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Sentencing Conditions and Selling Ban
SB1069 Favorable Senator Mathias
Motor Vehicles - Gross Vehicle Weight - Agricultural Products
SB1128 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator Mathias
Offshore Drilling Liability Act
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0965 Unfavorable Senator Lee
Family Law - Age of Majority - Jurisdiction of Court
UNFAVORABLE
SB0180 Unfavorable Senator Lee
Criminal Procedure - Victim Notification - Dissemination and National Standards
SB0484 Unfavorable Senator Conway
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Fees
SB0582 Unfavorable Senator Ramirez
Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Sexual Assault Investigation Training
SB0705 Unfavorable Senator Klausmeier
Public Safety - SWAT Team Activation and Deployment - Reports
SB0993 Unfavorable Senator Jennings
Corporations and Associations - Fee for Processing Articles of Dissolution and Certificates of Cancellation - Repeal
SB1113 Unfavorable Senator Conway
Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Education
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 13
Distribution Date: March 15, 2018
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2018
FAVORABLE
SB0379 Favorable with Amendments(1 ) Senator King
Education - Child Care Subsidies - Mandatory Funding Levels
SB0394 Favorable Senator Conway
Baltimore City – Property Tax Credit – School Public Safety Officers
SB0595 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator King
Community Colleges - Facilities Renewal Grant Program - Established
SB0606 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator Edwards
Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles - Excise Titling Tax - Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Trail Fund
SB0810 Favorable Senator Zucker
Job Reinvestment Act of 2018
SB0925 Favorable Senator Kasemeyer
Property Tax - Liability for Payment of Tax on Leased Property
SB0951 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator Eckardt
Tax Sales - Vacant and Abandoned Property
SB0952 Favorable with Amendments(3 ) Senator Eckardt
Tax Sales – Homeowner Protections
SB1206 Favorable with Amendments(1 ) Senator Kasemeyer
Transportation - Pride of Baltimore II - Funding
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0829 Unfavorable Senator Eckardt
Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income (Fairness in Taxation for Retirees Act)
SB0997 Unfavorable Senator Peters
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Perpetual Conservation Easements
Finance Committee Report No. 24
Distribution Date: March 16, 2018
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2018
FAVORABLE
SB0387
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments(4 ) Senator Middleton
Health Insurance - Health Care Access Program - Establishment (Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2018)
SB1267
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator Middleton
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - Establishment of a Reinsurance Program
Finance Committee Report No. 25
Distribution Date: March 16, 2018
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2018
FAVORABLE
SB0004 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator Nathan-Pulliam
Department of Aging - Study of Nursing Home Quality of Care
SB0765 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator Mathias
Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Clinical Services Provided by Certified Peer Recovery Specialists
SB0912 Favorable with Amendments(1 ) Senator Ferguson
Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Coordination Services Grant Program Fund (Thrive by Three Fund)
SB0956 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator Eckardt
(Jointly Considered Finance/Budget and Taxation)
Alcoholic Beverages - Maryland Beer and Brewery Promotion Program - Establishment
SB0986 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator Kelley
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Contraceptive Drugs and Devices and Male Sterilization
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB1074 Unfavorable Senator Mathias
Health Insurance and Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Reimbursement for and Provision of Pharmacy Services
SB1075 Unfavorable Senator Mathias
Health Insurance - Freedom of Choice of Pharmacy Act
SB1076 Unfavorable Senator Mathias
Health Insurance - Access to and Coverage of Specialty Drugs - Definition
Finance Committee Report No. 26
Distribution Date: March 16, 2018
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2018
FAVORABLE
SB0407 Favorable with Amendments(3 ) Senator Guzzone
Transportation - Complete Streets Program - Establishment
SB0566 Favorable with Amendments(2 ) Senator Serafini
Credit Regulation - Mortgage Brokers - Finder's Fee
SB0693 Favorable with Amendments(1 ) Senator Feldman
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Ticket Website Domain Names
SB0859 Favorable with Amendments(4 ) Senator Ferguson
State Employees – Parental Leave
SB0906 Favorable with Amendments(1 ) Senator Waugh
Construction of a Highway or County Road - Commercial Property - Access Roads
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB1000 Unfavorable Senator Peters
Funeral Directors, Morticians, and Crematory Operators - Disposition of Body by Cremation - Requirement and Liability
SB1205 Unfavorable Senator Eckardt
Maryland Insurance Commissioner - Authority to Adopt Regulations - Pharmacy Benefits Managers
Senate Rules Committee Report No. 7
Distribution Date: March 16, 2018
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2018
FAVORABLE
HB0874 Favorable Speaker
General Assembly - Department of Legislative Services - Reorganization and Duties
REREFERRED
SB1098 To Budget and Taxation Senator Robinson
Baltimore City - Tax Sales - Water Liens
SB1121 To Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Senator Madaleno
Procurement - Small Businesses and Minority Businesses - Qualification and Certification
SB1127 To Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Senator Hershey
Procurement Contracts - Disclosures to Secretary of State - Beneficial Ownership
SB1139 To Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Senator Robinson
Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Certification - Sale to Nonminority Entity
SB1152 To Judicial Proceedings Carroll County Senators
Public Safety - Agritourism - Permit Exemption
SB1153 To Judicial Proceedings Senator Ready
Handgun Permits - Criminal History Check - Fingerprint Submission Exception
SB1171 To Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Senator Mathias
General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Maryland Sportsmen and Sportswomen Month
SB1173 To Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Senator Mathias
Home Sprinkler and Fire Safety Assistance Fund - Pilot Program
SB1204 To Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Senator Robinson
Baltimore City - Education - Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Instructors
SB1227 To Budget and Taxation Senator Ready
State Education Aid - Mandated Educational Requirements - County Board Opt-Out
SB1229 To Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Senator Robinson
Public Institutions of Higher Education - Family Members of Killed or Disabled First Responders - Tuition Exemption (Sean Suiter Act)
SB1231 To Finance Senator Madaleno
Human Services - Temporary Disability Assistance Program
SB1236 To Budget and Taxation Chair, PST&E Subcommittee of the Budget & Taxation Committee
Public-Private Partnerships - Transportation Facility Projects - Environmental Impact Statement
SB1253 To Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Senator Peters
Program Open Space - Definition of Local Governing Body - Alteration
SB1260 To Budget and Taxation Senator Mathias
Waterway Improvement Fund - Ocean City Inlet Dredging Study
SB1262 To Judicial Proceedings Senator Astle
Public Safety - Background Information for Firearm License Investigations - School Crisis Welfare Officers (School Safety Act 2018: Prevention)
SB1263 Jointly Considered Judicial Proceedings/Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Senator Waugh
Public Safety – School Mental Health Services and Mental Disorder Weapon Restraining Order (School Safety Act of 2018: Anticipation)
SB1264 To Judicial Proceedings Senator Jennings
Primary and Secondary Schools - Law Enforcement Presence (School Safety Act 2018: Deterrence)
SB1265 To Budget and Taxation Senator Klausmeier
Education – School Safety Protection Standards and Grant Program – Established (School Safety Act of 2018: Protection)
March 16, 2018
66th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 31
03/15/18 Report of the Committee on Executive Nominations. Made a Special Order for 03/16/18.
QUESTION IS: “WILL THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE NOMINATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE?”
SB0607 Higher Education - Sexual Assault Policy - Disciplinary Proceedings Provisions
Senator Conway 03/15/18 On Third Reading Calendar No. 50. Made a Special Order for 03/16/18.
BILL IS ON THIRD READING FOR FINAL PASSAGE.
SB1021 Community Colleges - Baccalaureate Degrees - Prohibition
Senator Conway 03/15/18 Reported Favorably by the Committee on Education, Health and Environmental Affairs. Made a Special Order for 03/16/18.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
SB0929 State Policies, Guidelines, and Regulations - Mitigation of Disparate Impacts
Senator Benson 03/15/18 Reported Favorably by the Committee on Education, Health and Environmental Affairs. Made a Special Order for 03/16/18.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
Distribution Date: March 15, 2018
Third Reading Date: March 16, 2018
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 53 (General Senate Bills)
SB0270 Senator Brochin Judicial Proceedings
Courts – Evidence of Sexually Assaultive Behavior – Admissibility (Repeat Sexual Predator Prevention Act of 2018)
SB0317 Senator Pinsky Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Budget and Taxation
Higher Education Degree and Job Certification Without Debt Act of 2018
SB0659 Senator Feldman Judicial Proceedings
Corporations - Transfer of Assets and Exchange of Shares of Stock
SB0790 Senator Kagan Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
General Provisions – Historical State Song
SB0826 Senator Conway Judicial Proceedings
Baltimore City - Landlord and Tenant - False Representations and Unlawful Evictions
SB0865 Senator Feldman Judicial Proceedings
Corporations - Maryland General Corporation Law - Miscellaneous Provisions
SB0963 Senator Hough Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Procedure - Victim Services Unit - Victims' Compensation
SB1048 Senator Smith Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Secure and Accessible Registration Act
SB1050 Senator Smith Judicial Proceedings
Civil Actions - Body Attachment - Procedures
Distribution Date: March 16, 2018
Third Reading Date: March 16, 2018
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 54 (General Senate Bills)
SB1259
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Cassilly Judicial Proceedings
Harford County District Courthouse – H. Wayne Norman, Jr. Memorial Plaza
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