Maryland Legislature | 2017 | Regular Session | Adjourned Sine Die
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Active Maryland Bills (Introduced, Engrossed, Enrolled, Passed)
| Bill | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SB951 | Altering the Maryland Securities Act to regulate federal exempt broker-dealers; establishing the Securities Act Registration Fund to be used to administer and enforce the Act; altering the actions that are unlawful under the Maryland Securities Act; ... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 838 |
| HB192 | Establishing the Task Force to Study Bicycle Safety on Maryland Highways; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations on specified issues related to bicycle safety o... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 835 |
| SB224 | Altering a specified definition of "convicted of a disqualifying crime" to include a case in which a person received probation before judgment for assault in the second degree, if the crime was a specified domestically related crime. | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 804 |
| SB488 | Requiring the County Executive for Prince George's County, instead of the Governor, to appoint members to the Board of License Commissioners for the County; requiring the appointments to be made subject to confirmation by the Senate; requiring a hear... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 811 |
| HB504 | Prohibiting a specified marketer from knowingly selling or providing electric switches, electric relays, and gas valve switches that contain mercury to a consumer on or after October 1, 2018; establishing specified penalties for specified violations;... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 809 |
| SB110 | Authorizing, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensed pharmacist to prescribe, dispense or otherwise provide antibiotic therapy to a specified partner of a patient diagnosed with trichomoniasis without making a personal physical assessm... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 822 |
| HB224 | Waiving the residency requirement for in-State tuition purposes at a public senior higher education institution in the State for an individual who has completed an AmeriCorps Program in the State; and establishing specified circumstances when a stude... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 826 |
| SB29 | Clarifying that units of local government with planning and zoning authority may adopt specified forest conservation thresholds and afforestation and reforestation requirements as part of its local forest conservation program that are more stringent ... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 794 |
| HB523 | Requiring a person to have an appropriate license whenever the person acts in the State as an electronic nicotine delivery systems manufacturer, retailer, vape shop vendor, wholesaler distributor, or wholesaler importer; providing for specified appli... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 814 |
| HB680 | Extending from 5 years to 20 years the length of time that student data and workforce data used by the Maryland Longitudinal Data System is limited to being linked beyond the date of latest attendance in any educational institution in the State; proh... | 2017-05-27 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 791 |
Top Maryland Sponsors
| House Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Del. Marice Morales [D] | 191 |  |
| Del. Andrew Platt [D] | 185 | |
| Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D] | 183 | |
| Del. James Tarlau [D] | 183 | |
| Del. David Moon [D] | 173 | |
| Senate Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Sen. William Smith [D] | 206 | |
| Sen. Joanne Benson [D] | 191 | |
| Sen. Roger Manno [D] | 190 | |
| Sen. Brian Feldman [D] | 187 | |
| Sen. Ronald Young [D] | 174 | |
Top Maryland Committees
| House Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Ways and Means | 155 | |
| Rules and Executive Nominations | 97 | |
| Health and Government Operations | 60 | |
| Judiciary | 58 | |
| Environment and Transportation | 34 | |
| Senate Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Budget and Taxation | 272 | |
| Judicial Proceedings | 111 | |
| Education Health and Environmental Affairs | 84 | |
| Finance | 82 | |
| Rules | 9 | |
Most Viewed Maryland Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| HB100 | Providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax under specified circumstances for specified retirement income attributable to a resident's employment as a law enforcement officer or the individual's service as fire, rescue, or emer... | Bill Text |
| SB13 | Clarifying that service in the Maryland Defense Force is voluntary and a member may be dismissed with cause at any time; altering the classes of State militia; repealing the requirement that a specified individual take a specified oath; repealing spe... | Bill Text |
| HB519 | Authorizing the establishment of an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Safer Drug Consumption Facility Program by a community-based organization; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or a local health department to make a spe... | Bill Text |
| HB1 | Requiring employers with 15 or more employees to provide employees with earned sick and safe leave that is paid at the same wage rate as the employee normally earns; requiring employers with 14 or fewer employees to provide unpaid earned sick and saf... | Bill Text |
| HB343 | Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available a specially designed deafness registration plate; requiring that the registration plate include the international symbol for deafness; prescribing who may apply for and the clas... | Bill Text |
| HB488 | Making specified violations relating to the use or possession of specified de minimis quantities of specified controlled dangerous substances a civil offense rather than a misdemeanor; applying penalties for a first or second finding of guilt involvi... | Bill Text |
| HB1362 | Providing that an official of State government or a local government is immune from criminal and civil liability for refusing to provide information to the federal government or another state that will be used for specified purposes; stating it is th... | Bill Text |
| HB515 | Requiring specified hospitals to establish a specified substance use treatment program; providing that the purpose of the program is to identify patients in need of substance use treatment and, if appropriate, admit the patient or, if admission is no... | Bill Text |
| HJ6 | Applying to the U.S. Congress for an amendments convention called under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that affirms ever... | Bill Text |
| SB928 | Repealing specified civil and criminal prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing cannabis under specified cir... | Bill Text |
Most Monitored Maryland Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| SB740 | Prohibiting a person from engaging in the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of oil or natural gas in the State; repealing a provision of law that requires the Department of the Environment to adopt specified regulations... | Bill Text |
| HB1325 | Prohibiting a person from engaging in the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of oil or natural gas in the State; repealing a provision of law that requires the Department of the Environment to adopt specified regulations... | Bill Text |
| SB928 | Repealing specified civil and criminal prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing cannabis under specified cir... | Bill Text |
| SB862 | Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from issuing a permit for the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas in the State until October 1, 2019, and only under specified circumstances; prohibiting a pers... | Bill Text |
| HB1185 | Repealing specified civil and criminal prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing cannabis under specified cir... | Bill Text |
| HB1362 | Providing that an official of State government or a local government is immune from criminal and civil liability for refusing to provide information to the federal government or another state that will be used for specified purposes; stating it is th... | Bill Text |
| HB1 | Requiring employers with 15 or more employees to provide employees with earned sick and safe leave that is paid at the same wage rate as the employee normally earns; requiring employers with 14 or fewer employees to provide unpaid earned sick and saf... | Bill Text |
| SB835 | Prohibiting a specified government agent from taking specified actions for immigration enforcement purposes; prohibiting a law enforcement official from stopping, arresting, searching, or detaining an individual for purposes of investigating a suspec... | Bill Text |
| HB343 | Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available a specially designed deafness registration plate; requiring that the registration plate include the international symbol for deafness; prescribing who may apply for and the clas... | Bill Text |
| HB352 | Authorizing specified health care practitioners to use teletherapy for a specified patient under specified circumstances; and requiring specified health occupations boards to adopt specified regulations on or before April 1, 2018, that, to the extent... | Bill Text |
Maryland Sessions
| Year | Session | Introduced | Completed | Legislation | Search | Dataset |
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| 2017 | Regular Session | 2879 | 850 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2016 | Regular Session | 2832 | 735 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2015 | Regular Session | 2248 | 495 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2014 | Regular Session | 2693 | 657 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2013 | Regular Session | 2618 | 692 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2012 | 1st Special Session | 19 | 3 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2012 | Regular Session | 2603 | 721 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2011 | 1st Special Session | 55 | 3 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2011 | Regular Session | 2370 | 621 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2010 | Regular Session | 2720 | 740 | Browse | Search | Download |
