| March 18, 2015 Message from the Senate: Introductory Senate Bills No. 24
 Senate Bills Introduced In The House
 
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| SB 75 
 | Senator Feldman | Ways and Means | 
 | Task Force to Study a Program for Interest-Free Loans to STEM College Students in Maryland | 
| SB 90 
 | Senator Kelley | Health and Government Operations | 
 | Guardianship of Disabled Persons and Revocation of Advance Directives | 
| SB 104 
 | Senator Peters | Appropriations | 
 | Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership and Eligibility for Retirement | 
| SB 132 
 | Senator Brochin | Environment and Transportation | 
 | Speed Monitoring Systems - Local Designees - Approval | 
| SB 198 
 | Senator Nathan-Pulliam | Health and Government Operations | 
 | Health Care Disparities, Cultural and Linguistic Competency, and Health Literacy - Recommended Courses | 
| SB 251 
 | Senator Pugh | Ways and Means | 
 | Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board - School Counselors - Certification Renewal Requirement (Lauryn's Law) | 
| SB 261 
 | Senator Jennings | Judiciary | 
 | Public Safety - Handgun Permit Background Investigation - Armored Car Company Employees | 
| SB 335 
 | Senator Simonaire | Ways and Means | 
 | Community Colleges - Victims of Human Trafficking - Exemption From Out-of-County and Out-of-Region Fees | 
| SB 347 
 | Senator Pugh | Health and Government Operations | 
 | Health Occupations - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements and Therapy Management Contracts | 
| SB 391 
 | Senator Montgomery | Health and Government Operations | 
 | State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Licenses, Permits, and Registrations - Processes and Criminal History Records Checks | 
| SB 393 
 | Senator Raskin | Judiciary | 
 | Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Payment of Costs | 
| SB 403 
 | Senator Madaleno | Health and Government Operations | 
 | Education - Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers | 
| SB 408 
 | Senator Muse | Environment and Transportation | 
 | Real Property - Residential Leases - Interest on Security Deposits | 
| SB 415 
 | Senator Kagan | Health and Government Operations | 
 | State Donor Registry - Information and Methods of Registration - Clerks of Circuit Courts, Registers of Wills, and Motor Vehicle Administration (Enhancing Organ Donation Rates Act) | 
| SB 417 
 | Senator Lee | Health and Government Operations | 
 | Maryland Trust Act - Revocable Trusts - Creditors' Claims - Limitations | 
| SB 418 
 | Senator Lee | Health and Government Operations | 
 | Estates - Modified Administration - Final Report and Distribution - Extension | 
| SB 444 
 | Senator Ready | Health and Government Operations | 
 | Public Records - Inspection | 
| SB 449 
 | Senator Conway | Health and Government Operations | 
 | State Board of Physicians - Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Allied Health Practitioners - Licensure Requirements | 
| SB 456 
 | Senator Zirkin | Judiciary | 
 | Criminal Law - Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia - Medical Necessity | 
| SB 466 
 | Senator Klausmeier | Ways and Means | 
 | Baltimore County - Education - Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Instructors | 
| SB 477 
 | Senator Ramirez | Judiciary | 
 | Domestic Violence - Persons Eligible for Relief | 
| SB 487 
 | Senator King | Health and Government Operations | 
 | Child Care - Providers and Maryland Child Care Subsidy Program | 
| SB 496 
 | Senator Rosapepe | Appropriations | 
 | Maryland College Education Export Act of 2015 | 
| SB 497 
 | Senator Pinsky | Ways and Means | 
 | Commission to Review Maryland's Use of Assessments and Testing in Public Schools | 
| SB 498 
 | Senator Montgomery | Judiciary | 
 | Public Safety - Statewide Accounting of Sexual Assault Evidence Kits | 
| SB 508 
 | Senator Hough | Ways and Means | 
 | Children - Child Care Facilities, Public Schools, and Nonpublic Schools - Contractors and Subcontractors | 
| SB 520 
 | Senator Lee | Judiciary | 
 | Criminal Law - Human Trafficking - Affirmative Defense | 
| SB 521 
 | Senator Lee | Judiciary | 
 | Workgroup to Study Safe Harbor Policy for Youth Victims of Human Trafficking | 
| SB 537 
 | Senator Conway | Health and Government Operations | 
 | Pharmacists - Substitution and Dispensing - Interchangeable Biological Products | 
| SB 541 
 | Senator McFadden | Ways and Means | 
 | Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit - Supermarkets | 
| SB 546 
 | Senator Klausmeier | Judiciary | 
 | Civil Actions - Immunity From Liability - Emergency Medical Care for Drug Overdose | 
| SB 549 
 | Senator Lee | Judiciary | 
 | Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Name of the Individual | 
| SB 561 
 | Senator Peters | Ways and Means | 
 | Video Lottery Facility Payouts - Intercepts for Restitution Payments | 
| SB 575 
 | Senator Nathan-Pulliam | Health and Government Operations | 
 | Health Occupations - Alcohol and Drug Counselors - Qualifications and Practice Limitations | 
| SB 601 
 | Senator McFadden | Environment and Transportation | 
 | African American Heritage Preservation Program - Reestablishment and Revisions | 
| SB 602 
  (Emergency Bill) | Senator Miller | Judiciary | 
 | Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council | 
| SB 605 
 | Senator Raskin | Judiciary | 
 | Aggressive Drunk Driving - Punitive Damages | 
| SB 606 
 | Senator Pugh | Health and Government Operations | 
 | Health Insurance - Abuse-Deterrent Opioid Analgesic Drug Products - Coverage | 
| SB 618 
 | Senator Norman | Judiciary | 
 | Public Safety - Retired Law Enforcement Officer Identification Card | 
| SB 626 
 | Senator Montgomery | Health and Government Operations | 
 | Registered Nurses - Local Health Departments - Requirements for Personally Preparing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices | 
| SB 636 
 | Washington County Senators | Environment and Transportation | 
 | Washington County - County Clerk | 
| SB 637 
 | Washington County Senators | Ways and Means | 
 | Washington County - Hotel Rental Tax Revenue Distribution - Annual Reports | 
| SB 654 
 | Senator Muse | Judiciary | 
 | Criminal Procedure - Immunity - Alcohol- or Drug-Related Medical Emergencies | 
| SB 663 
 | Carroll County Senators | Appropriations | 
 | Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds | 
| SB 669 
 | Senator Young | Ways and Means | 
 | Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Orphans and Foster Care Recipients | 
| SB 726 
 | Senator Bates | Appropriations | 
 | Employees' Pension System - Town of Sykesville - Service Credit | 
| SB 767 
 | Senator Conway | Ways and Means | 
 | Ethics Law - Statement by Person Providing Lobbyist Compensation and Making Campaign Contributions | 
| Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 7 Distribution Date: March 16, 2015
 Second Reading Date: March 17, 2015
 
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| HB 183 
 | Favorable | Baltimore County Delegation | 
 | Baltimore County Code of Public Local Laws - 2015 Edition - Legalization | 
| HB 471 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Kramer | 
 | School Bus Monitoring Cameras - Local Jurisdictions - Civil Penalty | 
| HB 476 
 | Favorable | Delegate Kramer | 
 | Motor Vehicles - Wearable Computer With Head-Mounted Display - Prohibited | 
| HB 493 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate McMillan | 
 | Motor Vehicles - Prohibition Against Unattended Motor Vehicle - Exception | 
| HB 511 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Holmes | 
 | Real Property - Residential Property - Ground Leases | 
| HB 599 
 | Favorable | St. Mary's County Delegation | 
 | St. Mary's County - Violations of Ordinances, Rules, and Regulations - Penalties | 
| HB 600 
 | Favorable with Amendments | St. Mary's County Delegation | 
 | St. Mary's County - Property Maintenance - Voluntary Agreements | 
| HB 616 
 | Favorable | St. Mary's County Delegation | 
 | St. Mary's County - Animal Regulations | 
| HB 782 
 | Favorable | Delegate McMillan | 
 | Real Property - Residential Leases - Interest on Security Deposits | 
| HB 812 
 | Favorable | Delegate Hornberger | 
 | Vehicle Laws - All-Terrain Vehicles - Access to Farms | 
  
| HB 825 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Frush | 
 | Public Safety - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - Portable Generators | 
| HB 1038 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Shoemaker | 
 | Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring, Work Zone Speed Control, and Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems - Repeal | 
| HB 1078 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Frush | 
 | Vehicle Law - Dealers' Facilities - Internet Locations | 
  
| HB 717 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Kramer (Referred to Interim Study)
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 | Vehicle Laws - Evidence of Required Security - Carrying While Operating Vehicle | 
| HB 741 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Hayes (Referred to Interim Study)
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 | Maryland Cooperative Housing Corporation Act - Delinquency Period for Purpose of Eviction Action | 
| Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 4 Distribution Date: March 17, 2015
 Second Reading Date: March 18, 2015
 
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| HB 67 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Speaker | 
 | General Assembly - Mandated Reports by State Agencies | 
| HB 340 
 | Favorable | Delegate Haynes | 
 | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Thurgood Marshall Day | 
| HB 353 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Cullison | 
 | State Government - Automated Mapping-Geographic Information Systems - System Services Costs | 
| HB 490 
  (Emergency Bill) | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Morhaim | 
 | Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission - Miscellaneous Revisions | 
| HB 565 
 | Favorable | Delegate Bromwell | 
 | Insurance - Surplus Lines - Disability Insurance | 
| HB 574 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Robinson, B. | 
 | State Board of Physicians - Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Allied Health Practitioners - Licensure Requirements | 
| HB 591 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Miele | 
 | Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Refills of Prescriptions During State of Emergency | 
| HB 624 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Miele | 
 | Estates and Trusts - Funeral Expenses Allowance - Modified Administration | 
| HB 759 
 | Favorable | Delegate Bromwell | 
 | Health Insurance - Small Employer Health Benefit Plan Premium Subsidy Program - Repeal | 
| HB 781 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Waldstreicher | 
 | Health Insurance - Coverage for Ostomy Equipment and Supplies - Required | 
| HB 859 
  (Emergency Bill) | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Bromwell | 
 | Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Hearing and Order - Impact of Law or Regulatory Action by Another State | 
| HB 945 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Pena-Melnyk | 
 | Registered Nurses - Local Health Departments - Requirements for Personally Preparing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices | 
| HB 971 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Oaks | 
 | Public Health - Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes Partnership Fund | 
| HB 1118 
  (Emergency Bill) | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Wilson, C. | 
 | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day | 
| SB 80 
  (Emergency Bill) | Favorable | Senator Astle | 
 | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day | 
  
| HB 24 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate McConkey | 
 | Estates and Trusts - Allowance for Funeral Expenses | 
| HB 190 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Krebs | 
 | Office of Cemetery Oversight - State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Crematories - Fees | 
| HB 422 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Young, K. | 
 | Health Occupations - Athletic Trainers and Physician Assistants - Reports to the Board of Physicians | 
| HB 534 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Morhaim | 
 | Health Insurance - Coverage of Brand Name Prescription Drugs for Mental Health Treatment | 
| HB 661 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Zucker | 
 | Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Registrations - Notice of Placement of Security Freezes | 
| HB 687 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Barnes, B. | 
 | Public Health - Religious Exemptions from Immunization Requirements - Repeal | 
| HB 698 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Reznik | 
 | Reorganization of State Procurement | 
| HB 751 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Hixson | 
 | Health - Food Allergy Awareness | 
| HB 867 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Carter | 
 | Public Information Act - State Public Information Act Compliance Board and State Policy | 
| HB 979 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Pena-Melnyk | 
 | State Board of Chiropractic and Massage Therapy Examiners and State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Dry Needling - Registration Requirements | 
  
| HB 3 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Schulz | 
 | Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Prescribers and Dispensers - Required Query | 
| HB 531 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Kramer | 
 | Estates and Trusts - Maryland Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act | 
| Judiciary Committee Report No. 6 Distribution Date: March 18, 2015
 Second Reading Date: March 18, 2015
 
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| HB 8 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Rosenberg | 
 | Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses From Without the State in Criminal Proceedings - News Media Privilege | 
| HB 16 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Glenn | 
 | Vehicle Laws - Baltimore City - Prohibition on Sale of Unlawful Vehicles | 
| HB 114 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Conaway | 
 | Maryland Tort Claims Act - Limit on Liability | 
| HB 236 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Jalisi | 
 | Criminal Law - Assault - First Responders | 
| HB 368 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Beidle | 
 | Civil Actions - Immunity From Liability - Emergency Medical Care for Drug Overdose | 
| HB 494 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Anderson | 
 | Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Charge by Summons | 
| HB 495 
 | Favorable with Amendments | Delegate Dumais | 
 | Criminal Law - Possession of Less Than 10 Grams of Marijuana - Code Violation | 
| HB 614 
 | Favorable | Delegate Dumais | 
 | Department of State Police - Handgun Roster Board - Definition of Handgun | 
| HB 680 
 | Favorable | Delegate Moon | 
 | Evidence - Conviction for Traffic Offense - Admissibility in Civil Proceeding | 
  
| HB 577 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Valentino-Smith | 
 | Family Law - De Facto Parent | 
| HB 596 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Dumais | 
 | Criminal Procedure - Maryland Appointed Attorneys Program Corporation | 
| HB 719 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Sydnor | 
 | District Court Jurisdiction - Uninsured Motorist Claim | 
| HB 728 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Carter | 
 | Governmental Tort Claims - Excessive Force or Misuse of Force by Law Enforcement Officer | 
| HB 839 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Morales (Jointly Considered Judiciary/Appropriations)
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 | Education - Institutions of Higher Learning - Affirmative Consent Standard | 
| HB 856 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate McComas | 
 | Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalties and Training | 
| HB 890 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Carter | 
 | State and Local Police Officers - Liability Insurance - Required | 
  
| HB 153 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Stein | 
 | Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Leaving Dogs Outside and Unattended in Extreme Weather | 
| HB 301 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Carter | 
 | Public Safety - Segregated Confinement - Report | 
| HB 363 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Anderson | 
 | Crimes - Law Enforcement Officer - Misconduct In Office | 
| HB 365 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Anderson | 
 | Criminal Procedure - Felony Prosecution of Law Enforcement Officer - Attorney General | 
| HB 397 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Carter | 
 | Commercial Bail Data Analysis | 
| HB 498 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Waldstreicher | 
 | Criminal Law - Assault - First Responders | 
| HB 575 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Valentino-Smith | 
 | Family Law - Protecting the Resources of Children in State Custody | 
| HB 581 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Kramer | 
 | Civil Actions - Damages for Crimes Against Vulnerable or Elderly Adults - Standing | 
| HB 813 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Washington, A. | 
 | State Prosecutor - Law Enforcement Officer-Involved Deaths | 
| HB 817 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate McComas | 
 | Health Care Malpractice - Limitation on Noneconomic Damages | 
| HB 898 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Bromwell | 
 | Civil Actions - Immunity From Liability - Emergency Medical Care for Drug Overdose | 
| HB 956 
 | Unfavorable | Delegate Carr | 
 | Criminal Law - Leaving Dogs Outside and Unattended - Prohibition | 
| March 15, 2015 Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 24
 
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| HB 81 
 | Delegate Krebs | Environment and Transportation | 
 | Ethics Commission, Commission on Judicial Disabilities, Judicial Ethics Committee, and Joint Ethics Committee - Duties | 
| HB 120 
 | Delegate Vallario | Judiciary | 
 | Criminal Procedure - Failure to Appear - Rescheduling | 
| HB 135 
 | Charles County Delegation | Ways and Means | 
 | Charles County - School Construction Excise Tax Rates | 
| HB 224 
 | Delegate Dumais | Judiciary | 
 | Domestic Violence - 2-Year Protective Order | 
| HB 304 
 | Delegate Carter | Judiciary | 
 | Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records | 
| HB 382 
 | Delegate Morales | Judiciary | 
 | Sexual Assault Survivors' Right to Know Act | 
| HB 390 
 | Delegate Atterbeary | Judiciary | 
 | Protective Order and Peace Order Petitions - Maryland Residents | 
| HB 401 
 | Delegate Howard, C. | Ways and Means | 
 | Income Tax - Film Production Activity Tax Credit - Minority Business Reporting Requirement | 
| HB 460 
 | Delegate Rosenberg | Appropriations | 
 | Couples Advancing Together Pilot Program - Eligibility and Extension | 
| HB 462 
 | Delegate Young, K. | Judiciary | 
 | Public Safety - Statewide Accounting of Sexual Assault Evidence Kits | 
| HB 497 
 | Delegate Anderson | Ways and Means | 
 | Property Tax - Exemption - Low Income Housing - Ownership by Limited Liability Company | 
| HB 664 
 | Frederick County Delegation | Ways and Means | 
 | Frederick County Property Tax Fairness Act of 2015 (Strengthening Frederick Municipalities) | 
| HB 895 
 | Baltimore County Delegation | Ways and Means | 
 | Baltimore County - Education - Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Instructors | 
| HB 1036 
 | Delegate Jacobs | Environment and Transportation | 
 | Natural Resources - Oyster Poaching - Administrative Penalties | 
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