The Calvin Ball Bulletin

Legislation Edition: April 2015

Howard County budget season is quickly approaching

and is a great opportunity for citizens to learn how the
government is working for you. Residents will also have
several options to testify during public hearings. More
information is included below
and as other details emerge, I will
place them in future editions. As
you may know, the purpose of
this newsletter is to spotlight bills
under consideration by the
County Council and when in
session, the Maryland General
Assembly. For your convenience, I have included that
information below. To promote an engaged citizenry, I
encourage you to offer testimony on Council bills to
councilmail@howardcountymd.gov. You may also wish
to attend the Councils public hearings, generally held
the 3rd Monday of each month. To sign-up in advance to
testify, click here.
For bills relating to the Howard County Delegation or the
General Assembly, please contact Dan Furman at 410841-3360 or email hoc1@mlis.state.md.us.
I hope you find this informative and use this opportunity
to become an integral part of our legislative process.

INTRODUCTIONS
All current Council legislation can be found online. All
Prefiled legislation can be found online by clicking here.
APPOINTMENTS
CR24-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Sherry
Banks to the Board to Promote Self Sufficiency.
Final Action:
Votes:

CR25-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of James
W. Brown to the State Agricultural Preservation
Advisory Board and to the Howard County Agricultural
Land Preservation Board.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR26-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Alison
Buckley to the Howard County Commission for Veterans
and Military Families.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR27-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Alice
S. Giles to the Public Transportation Board.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR28-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Robert
M. Gillette to the Howard County Commission for
Veterans and Military Families.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR29-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of
Kimberly A. Hartman to the Howard County Local

Childrens Board.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR30-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Robert
Knudsen to the Historic Preservation Commission.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR31-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of
Dorothy L. Moore to the Cemetery Preservation
Advisory Board.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR32-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of
Deborah R. Rivkin to the Board of Health.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR33-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Erica
Rose Zoren to the Historic Preservation Commission.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR34-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Dr.
Chein-Chi Chang to the Environmental Sustainability
Board.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR35-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Jae
Chon to the Personnel Board.
Final Action:
Votes:

CR36-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of
Georgia L. Eacker to the Environmental Sustainability
Board.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR37-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of
Deborah Jean Fleischmann to the Commission on Aging.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR38-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of
Ashlyn Hood to the Advisory Board on Consumer
Affairs.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR39-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of
Shahan Rizvi to the Equal Business Opportunity
Commission.
Final Action:
Votes:
FINANCIAL
SAO7-FY2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
AN ACT transferring $33,600 from the Grants Fund,
Contingency Reserve to the Department of Public Works
for a grant to perform certain upgrades to the Countys
flood warning system.
Final Action:
Votes:
SAO8-FY2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
AN ACT transferring $1,845,828 from the Grants Fund,
Contingency Reserve to the Department of County
Administration, Office of Transportation for a Connect-ARide Grant.
Final Action:
Votes:

GENERAL
CB14-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
AN ACT approving and providing for a multi-year
Installment Purchase Agreement by Howard County,
Maryland to acquire development rights in approximately
50.12 acres of agricultural land located at Winstead Road,
Woodstock, Howard County, Maryland, from Robert and
Nancy Berman or any other owner thereof for a maximum
purchase price of $1,210,400 or, if less, not more than
$24,148.80 per acre or portion thereof, rounded to the next
highest $100, plus interest on the deferred portion of such
purchase price; providing that the County's obligation to
pay such purchase price and interest on the deferred portion
of such purchase price shall be a full faith and credit
general obligation of the County; providing for the levying
of taxes for such payments; authorizing the County
Executive to modify such Agreement; and providing for
and determining various matters in connection therewith.
Final Action:
Votes:
CB15-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
AN ACT requiring certain recycling services for certain
special events; requiring compliance with the Countys
Solid Waste Management Plan; authorizing certain
inspections; providing for certain penalties; and generally
related to special events recycling in Howard County.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR40-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION approving a comprehensive revision of
the Solid Waste Management Plan that also includes
special events recycling as required by State Law.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR41-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION designating the Department of Police as
the primary law enforcement unit for Howard County
for the purpose of receiving records from secondhand
precious metal dealers and pawnbrokers in accordance
State Law.
Final Action:
Votes:

CR42-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION approving the application and receipt of
financing for a Community Legacy Project in Howard
County, further described in the Community Legacy
Application, to be financed either directly by the Maryland
Department of Housing and Community Development or
through other departments or agencies of the State of
Maryland; authorizing certain actions necessary to carry
out the intent of this Resolution; and affirming certain
technical changes.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR43-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION adopting Howard Countys Annual
Action Plan for housing and community services to
qualify for the receipt of federal Community
Development Block Grant and Home Investment
Partnership Program funds.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR44-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION endorsing the provision of financing
by the State Department of Business and Economic
Development for economic development projects in
Howard County and certifying that the projects are
consistent with the Countys plan for economic
development.
Final Action:
Votes:

FINAL CONSIDERATION

APPOINTMENTS
CR18-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Dr.
Timothy J. Collins to the Board of Directors of the
Economic Development Authority.
Final Action:
Votes:

CR19-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Jan
Horan to the Commission on Aging.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR20-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of
Jennifer VanBlarcum to the Alcohol & Drug Abuse
Advisory Board.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR21-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of
Sharonlee Vogel to the Commission on Aging.
Final Action:
Votes:
FINANCIAL
SAO6-FY2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
AN ACT transferring $1,200,000 from the General Fund,
Contingency Reserve to the Department of Public Works
for unanticipated expenses for snow removal.
Final Action:
Votes:
CB7-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
AN ORDINANCE authorizing and providing for the
issuance of Howard County, Maryland Consolidated
Public Improvement Refunding Bonds and Howard
County, Maryland Metropolitan District Refunding
Bonds; providing that such bonds shall be general
obligations of the County; providing for the disbursement
of the proceeds of such bonds and the levying of taxes to
pay debt service on such bonds; providing for the private
(negotiated) sale of such bonds; providing for an escrow
deposit agreement and a continuing disclosure
agreement; authorizing the County Executive to specify,
prescribe, determine, provide for or approve the final
principal amounts, maturity schedules, interest rates and
redemption provisions for such bonds, the final list of
refunded bonds, and certain other matters, details, forms,
documents or procedures; and providing for and
determining various matters in connection therewith.

Final Action:
Votes:
GENERAL
CB8-2015
Introduced by: Calvin Ball, Jennifer Terrasa, and Jon
Weinstein
AN ACT to prohibit the carrying of certain weapons in
certain County-owned buildings; renaming a certain
subtitle; and generally relating to weapons controls in
County buildings.
Final Action:
Votes:
CB9-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
AN ACT adopting the 2014 National Electrical Code as the
Electrical Code for Howard County; regulating the design,
construction, alteration, improvement or modification to
electrical equipment; adopting certain local amendments to
the Electrical Code; amending the qualifications for
appointment to the Board of Electrical Examiners;
clarifying the timing of certain license exams; clarifying
the signatories on certain applications; making certain
technical corrections; and generally relating to the electrical
code in Howard County.
Final Action:
Votes:
CB10-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
AN ACT adopting the International Building Code, 2015,
the International Residential Code, 2015, the International
Mechanical Code, 2015, and the International Energy
Conservation Code, 2015; providing that such codes
collectively comprise the Howard County Building
Code; regulating the design, construction, alteration,
improvement, or modification of a building, structure, or
other related equipment; adopting certain local
amendments to the Building Code; adopting penalties for
the violation of the Building Code; making certain
technical corrections; and generally relating to the
regulation of building and construction in Howard
County.
Final Action:
Votes:
CB11-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
AN ACT approving and providing for a multi-year
Installment Purchase Agreement by Howard County,
Maryland to acquire development rights in approximately
27.19 acres of agricultural land located at 14651 Viburnum

Drive, Dayton, Howard County, Maryland, from John and

Dale Chiorini or any other owner thereof for a maximum
purchase price of $627,000.00 or, if less, not more than
$23,059.20 per acre or portion thereof, rounded to the next
highest $100.00, plus interest on the deferred portion of
such purchase price; providing that the County's obligation
to pay such purchase price and interest on the deferred
portion of such purchase price shall be a full faith and
credit general obligation of the County; providing for the
levying of taxes for such payments; authorizing the County
Executive to modify such Agreement; and providing for
and determining various matters in connection therewith.
Final Action:
Votes:
CB12-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
AN ACT approving and providing for a multi-year
Installment Purchase Agreement by Howard County,
Maryland to acquire development rights in approximately
167.82 acres of agricultural land located at 15325 Leondina
Drive, Glenwood, Howard County, Maryland, from Cattail
Meadows, LLC or any other owner thereof for a maximum
purchase price of $6,630,300 or, if less, not more than
$39,508.00 per acre or portion thereof, rounded to the next
highest $100, plus interest on the deferred portion of such
purchase price; providing that the County's obligation to
pay such purchase price and interest on the deferred portion
of such purchase price shall be a full faith and credit
general obligation of the County; providing for the levying
of taxes for such payments; authorizing the County
Executive to modify such Agreement; and providing for
and determining various matters in connection therewith.
Final Action:
Votes:
CB13-2015
Introduced by: The Chairman at the request of the
County Executive
AN ACT pursuant to Section 612 of the Howard County
Charter, approving a multi-year Master Services
Agreement between Howard County, Maryland and
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. to process the Countys
payroll for a term of five years with one-year renewals;
and approving the agreement for certain renewal years in
accordance with Section 4.110(d) of the Howard County
Code.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR22-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson
A RESOLUTION amending the Howard County Council
Rules of Procedure to alter the way amendments are
journalized; and generally relating to the Council Rules

of Procedure.
Final Action:
Votes:
CR23-2015
Introduced by: The Chairperson at the request of the
County Executive
A RESOLUTION, pursuant to Section 2-105 of the TaxProperty Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
approving the names of Manya Archie, Charles Curry,
Tony L. George, Thomas G. Rohmann, and Donald Trent
to be submitted to the Director of the Maryland
Department of Assessments and Taxation as nominees for
the position of Howard County Supervisor of Assessments.
Final Action:
Votes:

THE PROCESS
The County Council is responsible for adopting the laws
of the County. The legislative process generally follows
a monthly cycle:
1st Monday - New legislation is introduced;
legislation from prior month is given final
consideration
3rd Monday - Public hearing on legislation
introduced that month
4th Monday - Legislative work session, if needed
1st Monday - New legislation is introduced;
legislation from prior month is given final
consideration
Council bills must be signed or vetoed by the County
Executive within 10 days of the Council's presentation of
passed legislation.

UPCOMING MEETINGS
Unless otherwise noted, the County Council will hold its
meetings in the Banneker Room of the George Howard
Building, 3430 Court House Drive, Ellicott City, MD.
The next meetings are as follows:
Monday, April 6, 2015 at 7:30pm: Legislative
Session
Monday, April 13, 2015 at 8:30am: Monthly
Meeting in the CVG Room
Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 7:30pm: Public
Hearing Capital Budget
Monday, April 20, 2015 at8:30am; Work Session
Capital Budget (except HCPSS, HCC &
Libraries)
Monday, April 20, 2015 at 7:00pm: County
Executive Presentation of Budget
Monday, April 20, 2015 at 7:30pm: Legislative
Public
Friday, April 24, 2015 at 8:30am; Work Session
Capital Budget, if needed

Monday, April 27, 2015 at 4:30pm: Legislative

Work Session, if needed
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 7:30pm; Public
Hearing Operating Budget (except HCPSS,
HCC & Libraries)
Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 8:30am; Work
Session Operating Budget (Legislative &
Judicial) & Revenues & Fees
Monday, May 4, 2015 at 7pm; Constant Yield
Monday, May 4, 2015 at 7:30 pm; Legislative
Session
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 8:30am; Work
Session Capital and Operating Budget (Public
Safety)
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 9:30am; Work
Session Capital and Operating Budget (Public
Facilities)
Friday, May 9, 2015 at 9:30am; Work Session
Budget (CSP, Recreation & Parks, Citizen
Services, Transportation, Health, Mental Health,
Social Security, Cooperative Extension)
Friday, May 9, 2015 at 1pm; Continuation of
Work Session if needed
Monday, May 11, 2015 at 8:30am: Monthly
Meeting
Monday May 11, 2015 at 9:30am; Work Session
Budget (Community Services and General
Government)
Monday, May 11, 2015 at 1pm; Public Hearing
Budget
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 7pm; Public Hearing
Budget (Board of Education, HCC, Libraries)
Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 8:30am; Work
Session Budget (Board of Education)
Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 10:30am; Work
Session Budget (Libraries)
Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 11am; Work Session
Budget (HCC)
Monday, May 18, 2015 at 7:30pm; Legislative
Public Hearing
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 8:30am; Work Session
Budget (Pending issues, if needed)
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 11am; Special
Session to Pass the Budget
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 4:30pm; Legislative
Work Session

* Please note these dates are subject to change. To

access the most up-to-date calendar of meetings, click
here.
Cant attend a meeting but still want to stay involved?
You can stream the Councils sessions online and click
on the meeting you would like to watch. The Councils
sessions are also streamed in real time on this website.

Howard County State

Delegation Legislation
The 2015 Maryland General Assembly will conclude on
Monday, April 13, 2015. For your convenience, I have
shared an update of the delegation bills that will be
introduced below. For further information, contact Dan
Furman at the Howard County Delegation Office at
410-841-3360 or email hoc1@mlis.state.md.us
House Bill 204 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 236)
Creation of a State Debt - Howard County Environmental Education Center Renovation and
Expansion Ho. Co. 2-15
Introduced in the House by Howard County Delegation
Introduced in the Senate by Howard County Senators
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed
$250,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board
of Directors of the Howard County Conservancy, Inc. for
the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair,
renovation, reconstruction, expansion and capital
equipping of the Environmental Education Center,
located in Howard County; providing for disbursement of
the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the
grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 10:00
a.m.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 3/14 at 2:00
p.m.
Ho.Co. 3-15 Creation of a State Debt Howard
County Harriet Tubman Center
Introduced by Delegate Frank Turner
FOR the purpose of authorizing the creation of a State
Debt not to exceed $500,000, the proceeds to be used as
a grant to the Howard County Department of Recreation
and Parks for certain development or improvement
purposes; providing for disbursement of the loan
proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee
provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a
deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan
proceeds; and providing generally for the issuance and
sale of bonds evidencing the loan.

House Bill 205 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 233)

Creation of a State Debt - Howard County Community Action Council Food Bank Facility Ho.
Co. 4-15
Introduced in the House by Howard County Delegation
Introduced in the Senate by Howard County Senators
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed
$500,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board
of Directors of the Community Action Council of
Howard County, Maryland, Inc. for the acquisition,
planning, design, construction, repair, renovation,
reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Community
Action Council Food Bank Facility project, located in
Howard County; providing for disbursement of the loan
proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee
provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 10:00
a.m.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 3/14 at 2:00
p.m.
House Bill 424 Howard County Alcoholic
Beverages Special Event Education Permits
Ho.Co. 5-15
Introduced in the House by Howard County Delegation
Authorizing the Howard County Board of License
Commissioners to issue a special event - education beer
and wine tasting alcoholic beverages permit and a special
event - education beer, wine, and liquor tasting alcoholic
beverages permit; specifying that a specified special
event - education alcoholic beverages permit may be
issued to a holder of a specified alcoholic beverages
license; authorizing a holder of a special event education alcoholic beverages permit to provide specified
alcoholic beverages under specified circumstances; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House Third Reading
Passed (136-0); In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00
p.m.
House Bill 145 Howard County - Appointed
Alcoholic Beverage Hearing Board - Compensation
Ho. Co. 6-15
Introduced in the House by Howard County Delegation
Providing that the compensation for the Howard County
Appointed Alcoholic Beverage Hearing Board shall be
the amount set by the Howard County Council.
House Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00
p.m.
House Bill 425 Howard County Casino Events
Authorized Ho.Co. 7-15
Introduced in the House by Howard County Delegation
Authorizing specified organizations to hold casino events
that may include a card game or roulette in Howard
County, as specified; requiring an organization to obtain
a permit from the Howard County Department of

Inspections, Licenses, and Permits before operating a

casino event; requiring the county to establish the
amount of the permit fee; limiting the amount of
specified prizes; requiring a permit holder to ensure that
specified standards are met; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Third Reading Passed
(131-1); In the Senate - First Reading Budget and
Taxation
House Bill 440 Howard County Insurance
Certificates of Guarantee for County Bond
Requirements HoCo. 8-15
Introduced in the House by Howard County Delegation
Authorizing Howard County to honor certificates of
guarantee that are issued by specified associations or
their wholly owned subsidiaries on behalf of specified
contractors for the purpose of satisfying county bond
requirements for public improvements or other county
bond requirements; providing that Howard County is not
required under specified provisions of law to honor a
certificate of guarantee; and altering the definition of
"certificate of guarantee.
House Bill Status =In the House - Third Reading Passed
(137-0); In the Senate - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
House Bill 206 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 234)
Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Howard
County Historical Society Roof Repair Ho. Co. 9-15
Introduced in the House by Howard County Delegation
Introduced in the Senate by Howard County Senators
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed
$35,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board
of Directors of the Howard County Historical Society,
Incorporated for the acquisition, planning, design,
construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and
capital equipping of the Howard County Historical
Society facility, including repair of the roof, located in
Howard County; providing for disbursement of the loan
proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee
provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 10:00
a.m.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 3/14 at 2:00
p.m.
House Bill 426 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 235)
Creation of a State Debt - Howard County Historic
Clover Hill Farm Restoration Ho.Co. 10-15
Introduced in the House by Howard County Delegation
Introduced in the Senate by Howard County Senators
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed
$300,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the
County Executive and County Council of Howard
County for the acquisition, planning, design,
construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and
capital equipping of the Historic Clover Hill Farm

House, located in Howard County; providing for

disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a
requirement that the grantee provide and expend a
matching fund; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 10:00
a.m.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 3/14 at 2:00
p.m.
Ho.Co. 11-15 Howard County County Income Tax
Maximum Rate
Introduced by Delegate Warren Miller
FOR the purpose of altering the maximum rate for the
county income tax that Howard County may set for
certain taxable years; repealing obsolete language; and
generally relating to the county income tax.
Delegation Vote = Tabled

Maryland State General

Assembly Legislation
The 2015 Maryland General Assembly will
conclude on Monday, April 13, 2015.
House Bill 22
Education - Privacy of Education Records and
Personal Information of Students
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Schulz
Authorizing the State Department of Education, the State
Board of Education, a county board of education, a local
school system, a primary school, or a secondary school to
collect or disclose the education records or personally
identifiable information contained in the education
records of a student only as necessary or required for
specified purposes; prohibiting a person from requiring a
specified student, without prior written consent, to
submit to a survey, an analysis, or an evaluation that
reveals specified information; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - First Reading Ways
and Means

House Bill 28
Primary and Secondary Education - Security - School
Resource Officers
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Cluster
Requiring that at least one school resource officer be
assigned to each public school in the State; requiring
specified public schools to hire retired law enforcement
officers as school resource officers for the school;
requiring specified school resource officers to obtain a
special police officer commission issued by the
Department of State Police; requiring the county
superintendent to submit an application to the Secretary
of State Police for a special police commission for each
school resource officer hired; etc.
House Bill Status: In the House - Hearing 1/28 at 3:00
p.m.
House Bill 29
Election Law - Voter Registration and Absentee
Voting - Proof of Citizenship
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Schulz
Requiring individuals who apply to register to vote after
June 30, 2015, to submit proof of United States
citizenship; providing that individuals who are not
citizens of the United States are not qualified to be
registered voters; requiring an applicant for voter
registration to submit specified documents or information
to prove United States citizenship; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - First Reading Ways
and Means
House Bill 34
Education - Implementation of the Common Core
State Standards Prohibition
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Schulz
Prohibiting the State Board of Education and specified
county boards of education from establishing specified
educational policies, curriculum, and guidelines that
include or are based on the Common Core State
Standards; prohibiting the State Board from entering into
any agreements or joining any organizations that give
control over educational matters to any entity other than
the State; requiring the State Board to take specified
steps to rescind the State Board's adoption of the
Common Core State Standards; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - First Reading Ways
and Means
House Bill 43
Election Law - Petitions - Prohibited Actions
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Rosenberg
Prohibiting a person from willfully and knowingly
preventing, hindering, or delaying a person who has a
lawful right to sign a petition from signing a petition
through the use of fraud, duress, or force.

House Bill Status: In the House - Third Reading Passed

(135-0); In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House Bill 44 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 314)
Special Education - Translations of Individualized
Education Programs or Individualized Family Service
Plans - Native Language
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Luedtke
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Ramirez
Authorizing the parents of a child with a disability to
request the translation into their native language of a
completed individualized education program or a
completed individualized family service plan; and
requiring specified school personnel to provide the
parents with a translation of a completed individualized
education program or a completed individualized family
service plan within 30 days after the date of the request.
House Bill Status: In the House Third Reading Passed
(125-8); In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health,
and Environmental Affairs
Senate Bill Status: In the Senate - Unfavorable Report
by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
House Bill 49 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 62)
Clerks of the Circuit Courts - Water and Sewer Lien
Registers Fees
Introduced in the House by: Chair, Judiciary Committee
Introduced in the Senate by: Chair, Judicial Proceedings
Committee
Repealing a requirement that specified water and sewer
authorities pay a fee of 5 cents for each entry to the clerk
of a circuit court in the county where the specified real
estate is located to record a lien in a specified lien
register.
House Bill Status = In the House - Third Reading Passed
(133-2); In the Senate - First Reading Judicial
Proceedings
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Third Reading
Passed (46-0); In the House - Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
House Bill 51 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 66)
Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement
Fund - Funding
Introduced in the House by: Chair, Judiciary Committee
Introduced in the Senate by: Chair, Judicial
Proceedings Committee
Increasing from $20 to $40 the amount of the surcharge
on specified recordable instruments that the State Court
Administrator is required to establish for the Circuit
Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund.
House Bill Status: In the House - Third Reading Passed
(97-40); In the Senate - Favorable Report by Budget
Taxation
Senate Bill Status: In the Senate - Third Reading Passed
(35-11); In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.

House Bill 54 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 64)

Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement
Fund Funding
Introduced in the House by: Chair, Judiciary Committee
Introduced in the Senate by: Chair, Judicial
Proceedings Committee
Requiring the State Court Administrator to assess a
surcharge on specified fees, charges, and costs in
specified cases in the Court of Appeals, Court of Special
Appeals, and circuit courts; requiring the Chief Judge of
the District Court to assess a surcharge in specified civil
cases that may not be more than $3 per summary
ejectment case and $8 per case for specified civil cases;
and requiring the surcharges to be deposited in the
Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund.
House Bill Status: In the House - Third Reading Passed
(82-58); In the Senate - Reassigned to Budget and
Taxation
Senate Bill Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00
p.m.
House Bill 64
Alcoholic Beverages - Local Licensing Boards Judicial Review
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Vitale
Extending to 120 days the time within which a court may
affirm, modify, or reverse a decision by a local alcoholic
beverages licensing board on whether to approve,
suspend, revoke, or restrict a license.
Status: In the House - Third Reading Passed (136-0); In
the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House Bill 65 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 224)
Education - Maintenance of Effort - Lease Payment
Exclusion
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Vitale
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Reilly
Authorizing specified county governing bodies to
exclude specified lease payments made by a county
board of education from the maintenance of effort
calculation under specified circumstances; and providing
for the prospective application of the Act.
House Bill Status: In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 2:15
p.m.
Senate Bill Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00
p.m.
House Bill 73 (Cross filed as Senate Bill192)
Voters' Rights Protection Act of 2015
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Rosenberg
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Pinsky
Authorizing the Attorney General to institute an action in
a circuit court for injunctive relief to prohibit a person
from engaging in or continuing to engage in specified
violations of election law; providing that injunctive relief
may be granted under the Act only to prevent specified

violations of election law from affecting a pending

election; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House Third Reading
Passed (89-49); In the Senate - First Reading Education,
Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00
p.m..
House Bill 83 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 444)
Public Records Inspection
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Krebs
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Ready
Clarifying that an official custodian is required to
designate types of public records of the governmental
unit that are to be made available and to maintain a
current list of the types of public records that have been
designated as available to any applicant immediately
upon request; repealing the prohibition against a
specified applicant obtaining a copy of a judgment until a
specified time; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Third Reading Passed
(136-0); In the Senate - First Reading Judicial
Proceedings
Senate Bill Status =In the Senate - Third Reading Passed
(46-0); In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
House Bill 113
Local Government Tort Claims Act - Limits on
Liability
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Conaway
Increasing to $500,000 per individual claim and
$1,000,000 per total claims the limits on liability of a
local government for claims under the Local Government
Tort Claims Act that arise from the same occurrence; and
applying the Act prospectively.
House Bill Status = In the House - Third Reading Passed
(93-45); In the Senate - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
House Bill 122
Task Force to Study the Impact of State and Local
Taxes on Small Businesses
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Robinson, B.
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Impact of State
and Local Taxes on Small Businesses; providing for the
composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force;
prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving
specified compensation, but authorizing the
reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Task
Force to study and make recommendations regarding the
impact of State and local taxes on small businesses;
requiring a report on or before December 31, 2015; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00
p.m.

House Bill 129 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 30)

Procurement - Veteran-Owned Small Business
Enterprise Participation - Award of Contracts
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Morhaim
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Peters
Requiring a unit awarding a contract with a specified
expected goal of veteran-owned small business enterprise
participation to award the contract in accordance with
specified provisions of law to a specified bidder or offer
or that meets or makes a good faith effort to meet the
expected goals.
House Bill Status: In the House - Third Reading Passed
(137-0); In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health,
and Environmental Affairs
Senate Bill Status: In the Senate - Third Reading Passed
(46-0); In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House Bill 141
Election Law - 2016 Presidential Primary Election Early Voting
Introduced in the House by: Delegate O'Donnell
Altering the days for early voting for the 2016
presidential primary election.
House Bill Status = In the House - Unfavorable Report
by Ways and Means
House Bill 156 (Cross filed as Senate Bill133)
Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Use of Funds
Introduced in the House by: Allegany County Delegation
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Edwards
Authorizing funds in the Bay Restoration Fund, in fiscal
2016, to be used to pay up to 87.5% of the total cost of
projects relating to combined sewer overflows
abatement, rehabilitation of existing sewers, and
upgrading specified conveyance systems; and generally
relating to the use of funds in the Bay Restoration Fund.
House Bill Status = In the House - Third Reading Passed
(132-5); In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health,
and Environmental Affairs
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Third Reading
Passed (46-0); In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House Bill 159
Special Education - Standards and Workload
Guidelines for Teachers and Related Services
Providers
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Luedtke
Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt
regulations that establish workload guidelines for special
education teachers and related services providers;
requiring the State Board to conduct a specified analysis
of the administrative responsibilities of special education
teachers and make specified recommendations beginning
with the 2016-2017 school year; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00
p.m.

House Bill 166 (Cross filed as Senate Bill310)

Education - Maryland Seal of Biliteracy Act
Establishment
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Gutierrez
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Rosapepe
Establishing the Maryland Seal of Biliteracy Program;
providing for the purpose of the Program; providing that
participation in the Program by a local school system is
voluntary; providing that, beginning with the graduating
class of 2016, specified eligible students shall receive the
Maryland Seal of Biliteracy affixed to a diploma or
transcript under specified circumstances; requiring the
State Board of Education to establish specified criteria
and requirements on or before October 1, 2015; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00
p.m.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Third Reading
Passed (46-0); In the House - Hearing on 3/26 at 1:00
p.m.
House Bill 174
Motor Fuel Tax Rates - Consumer Price Index
Adjustment Repeal
Introduced in the House by: Delegate O'Donnell
Repealing a requirement that specified motor fuel tax
rates be adjusted in future years based on growth in the
Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers.
House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00
p.m.
House Bill 177 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 31)
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military
Retirement Income - Individuals at Least 65 Years
Old
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Holmes
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Peters
Increasing the subtraction modification under the State
income tax from $5,000 to $10,000 of military retirement
income received for retirees at least 65 years old on the
last day of the taxable year; applying the Act to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2014; etc.
House Bill Status: In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00
p.m.
Senate Bill Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 2:00
p.m.
House Bill 209
Howard County - Room Rental Tax - Room Rental
Fee
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Turner
Clarifying that the Howard County room rental tax
applies to the total charge for the rental of a room,
including any room rental fee charged by a room rental
intermediary but not including any tax; and defining
specified terms.

House Bill Status = In the House - Third Reading Passed

(90-44); In the Senate - Hearing 3/31 at 2:00 p.m.
House Bill 215 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 183)
Education - Geographic Cost of Education
Requirement
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Luedtke
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator King
Requiring that the county boards of education receive a
specified grant to reflect regional differences in the cost
of education that are due to factors outside of the control
of the local jurisdiction; and repealing a provision that
allowed for the reduction of a grant under specified
circumstances.
House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00
p.m.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00
p.m.
House Bill 224 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 315)
Domestic Violence - 2-Year Protective Order
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Dumais
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Ramirez
Specifying that a court may issue a protective order for a
period not to exceed 2 years by consent of the respondent
under specified circumstances.
House Bill Status = In the House - Third Reading Passed
(140-0); In the Senate - First Reading Judicial
Proceedings
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Third Reading
Passed (46-0); In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
House Bill 225 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 269)
Domestic Violence - Additional Relief
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Dumais
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Lee
Expanding the relief that may be awarded in an interim
protective order to include any other relief that a District
Court commissioner determines is appropriate; and
expanding the relief that may be awarded in a temporary
protective order and a final protective order to include
any other relief that a judge determines is appropriate.
House Bill Status = In the House - Third Reading Passed
(136-0); In the Senate - First Reading Judicial
Proceedings
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Third Reading
Passed (47-0); In the House - First Reading House Rules
and Executive Nominations
House Bill 235
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Distributors - Sale
of Electric or Nonfossil-Fuel Burning Vehicles
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Reznik
Authorizing a manufacturer or distributor to be licensed
as a vehicle dealer if the manufacturer or distributor deals
only in electric or nonfossil-fuel burning vehicles and if

no dealer in the State holds a franchise from the

manufacturer or distributor; authorizing specified
manufacturers or distributors who deal only in electric or
nonfossil- fuel burning vehicles to operate a specified
dealership located in an enclosed shopping mall.
House Bill Status = In the House - Third Reading Passed
(137-0); In the Senate - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
House Bill 248
State Board of Education - Financial Literacy
Curriculum - Graduation Requirement
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Walker
Requiring the State Board of Education to develop
curriculum content for a semester-long course in
financial literacy; requiring each county board of
education to implement the financial literacy curriculum
content developed by the State Board in every high
school in the county; and requiring students to complete
a course in financial literacy in order to graduate from
high school.
House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00
p.m.
House Bill 302 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 28)
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust
Fund - Use of Funds
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Simonaire
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Simonaire
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to
establish a Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010
Trust Fund to be used only for nonpoint source pollution
control projects except under specified circumstances;
prohibiting the transfer of funds in the Chesapeake and
Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to the General
Fund or a special fund of the State except under specified
circumstances; submitting the amendment to the
qualified voters of the State for their adoption or
rejection; etc.
House Bill Status: In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00
p.m.
Senate Bill Status: In the Senate - Third Reading Passed
(47-0); In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House Bill 308
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Video
Cameras
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Conaway
Authorizing a law enforcement officer to wear a video
camera affixed to the law enforcement officer's uniform
while on duty; requiring that a recording be preserved by
a law enforcement agency for at least 30 calendar days;
providing that it is lawful under a specified provision of
law for a specified law enforcement officer to intercept a
specified oral communication; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Unfavorable Report
by Judiciary

House Bill 385 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 40)

Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy
Working Families Act
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Clippinger
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Pugh
Requiring specified employers to provide employees
with specified earned sick and safe leave; providing for
the manner in which earned sick and safe leave is
accrued by the employee and treated by the employer;
requiring an employer to allow an employee to use
earned sick and safe leave for specified purposes;
requiring an employee, under specified circumstances, to
request leave, notify the employer of specified
information, and comply with specified procedures; etc.
House Bill Status: In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 12:30
p.m.
Senate Bill Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 1:00
p.m.
House Bill 390 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 270)
Protective Order and Peace Order Petitions Maryland Residents
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Atterbeary
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Lee
Authorizing the filing of a protective order petition if the
abuse is alleged to have occurred in the State or if the
person eligible for relief is a resident of the State; and
authorizing the filing of a peace order petition if a
specified act is alleged to have occurred in the State or if
the petitioner is a resident of the State.
House Bill Status = In the House - Third Reading Passed
(140-0); In the Senate - First Reading Judicial
Proceedings
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00
p.m.
House Bill 456 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 521)
Workgroup to Study Safe Harbor Policy for Youth
Victims of Human Trafficking
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Morales
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Lee
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Safe Harbor Policy
for Youth Victims of Human Trafficking; specifying the
purpose of the Workgroup; providing for the
composition, chair, and staffing of the Workgroup;
prohibiting a member of the Workgroup from receiving
specified compensation, but authorizing the
reimbursement of specified expenses; establishing the
duties of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to
report its findings and recommendations to the Governor
and General Asssembly on or before December 1, 2015;
etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Third Reading Passed
(137-0); In the Senate - First Reading Judicial
Proceedings

Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Third Reading

Passed (46-0); In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House Bill 489 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 7)
Electronic Cigarettes - Sale to Minors - Components,
Supplies, and Enforcement
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Miller, A.
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Middleton
Clarifying that the prohibition against selling,
distributing, or offering for sale a specified electronic
device to a minor that can be used to deliver nicotine
includes any component for the device or product used to
refill or resupply the device; clarifying that the exception
to the prohibition for devices approved by the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration applies only to devices for sale
as a tobacco cessation product; changing a violation of
the prohibition from a misdemeanor to a civil infraction;
etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00
p.m. (Economic Matters)
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Third Reading
Passed (47-0); In the House - First Reading Economic
Matters and Judiciary
House Bill 533 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 628)
Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - BodyWorn Digital Recording Device and Electronic
Control Device - Exception
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Sydnor
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Klausmeier
Establishing that it is lawful under a specified provision
of law for a law enforcement officer to intercept an oral
communication with a specified device under specified
circumstances; and defining terms.
House Bill Status = In the House - Third Reading Passed
(129-11); In the Senate - First Reading Judicial
Proceedings
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00
p.m.
House Bill 538 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 75)
Task Force to Study a Program for Interest-Free
Loans to STEM College Students in Maryland
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Stein
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Feldman
Establishing the Task Force to Study a Program for
Interest-Free Loans to STEM College Students in
Maryland; providing for the composition, including one
member each from the Senate and House of Delegates of
Maryland, cochairs, and staffing of the Task Force;
prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving
specified compensation, but authorizing the
reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Task
Force to study and make recommendations to the
Governor and the General Assembly on or before June
30, 2016; etc.

House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00

p.m.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Third Reading
Passed (46-0); In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House Bill 606 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 477)
Domestic Violence - Persons Eligible for Relief
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Dumais
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Ramirez
Altering, for specified purposes relating to domestic
violence, the definition of "person eligible for relief" to
include an individual who has had a sexual relationship
with the respondent.
House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00
p.m.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Third Reading
Passed (46-0); In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
House Bill 627 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 482)
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - BodyWorn Cameras
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Rosenberg
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Ramirez
Requiring a law enforcement officer to activate both the
audio and visual recording capabilities of a body-worn
camera under specified circumstances; requiring a
specified camera to continue recording until a specified
event; providing that the camera may not record an
individual engaged in specified activities, with
exceptions; providing that a recording made under
specified circumstances may not be used to identify
specified persons; providing specified requirements for
recording on private property under specified
circumstances; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Unfavorable Report
by Judiciary
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00
p.m.
House Bill 807 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 277)
Family Law - Protective Orders - Additional Relief
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Glass
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Cassilly
Authorizing a judge in a final protective order to order
the respondent to remain a specified distance away from
the residence, place of employment, school, or temporary
residence of a person eligible for relief.
House Bill Status = In the House - Third Reading Passed
(137-0); In the Senate - First Reading Judicial
Proceedings
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00
p.m.
House Bill 874 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 42)
Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and
Restoration Program - Repeal

Introduced in the House by: Delegate Reilly

Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Norman
Repealing the requirement that, on or before July 1,
2013, a county or municipality subject to a specified
municipal stormwater permit adopt and implement laws
or ordinances to establish a watershed protection and
restoration program; repealing the requirement that a
county or municipality maintain or administer a local
watershed protection and restoration fund; repealing the
requirement that a county or municipality establish and
annually collect a stormwater remediation fee; etc.
House Bill Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by
Environment and Transportation
Senate Bill Status: In the Senate - Unfavorable Report
by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
House Bill 982 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 684)
Maryland Redeemable Beverage Container and
Litter Reduction Program
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Frush
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Ferguson
Establishing the Maryland Redeemable Beverage
Container and Litter Reduction Program; stating the
purpose of the Program; establishing the Maryland
Beverage Recycling Organization; establishing the
structure and purpose of the Organization; specifying the
membership of the Organization; establishing a Board of
Directors for the Organization; specifying the
composition of the Board; specifying the election,
duration of term, and term limits of members of the
Board; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00
p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00
p.m.
House Bill 1086 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 132)
Speed Monitoring Systems - Local Designees Hearing and Approval
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Lam
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Brochin
Making a local jurisdiction's designation of an official or
employee to investigate and respond to questions or
concerns about the local jurisdiction's speed monitoring
system program subject to the approval of the governing
body of the local jurisdiction following a public hearing.
House Bill Status = In the House - Unfavorable Report
by Environment and Transportation; Withdrawn
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Third Reading
Passed (46-0); In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House Bill 1091 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 134)
Open Space Incentive Program - Payments to
Counties
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Beitzel
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Edwards

Repealing specified provisions that provide counties with

a percentage of revenues derived from a State forest or
park reserve and concession operations within a county;
requiring specified payments to counties for State forests,
parks, and wildlife management areas that are exempt
from the property tax; providing for a payment of
$250,000 for each open space unit in the county
beginning in fiscal year 2017; establishing the manner of
determining which land is considered in determining the
amount of the payment; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00
p.m.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00
p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
Senate Bill 10
Motor Fuel Tax Rates - Consumer Price Index
Adjustment Repeal
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Brochin
Repealing a requirement that specified motor fuel tax
rates be adjusted in future years based on growth in the
Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 2:00
p.m.
Senate Bill 36
Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and
Restoration Program - Repeal
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Brochin
Repealing the requirement that, on or before July 1,
2013, a county or municipality subject to a specified
municipal stormwater permit adopt and implement laws
or ordinances to establish a watershed protection and
restoration program; repealing the requirement that a
county or municipality maintain or administer a local
watershed protection and restoration fund; repealing the
requirement that a county or municipality establish and
annually collect a stormwater remediation fee; etc.
Senate Bill Status: In the Senate - Unfavorable Report
by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate Bill 41
Higher Education - Nancy Grasmick Teacher Award
- Eligibility
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Ferguson
Authorizing specified public school teachers with
specified degrees from specified out-of-state institutions
of higher education to be eligible for a Nancy Grasmick
Teacher Award under specified circumstances.
Senate Bill Status: In the Senate - Third Reading Passed
(47-0); In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Bill 47
Election Law - Fair Campaign Financing Fund Income Tax Checkoff
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Brochin
Establishing a checkoff on the individual income tax
return through which a United States citizen or legal
permanent resident may make a contribution to the Fair
Campaign Financing Fund; and requiring the
Comptroller to take specified actions to administer the
checkoff.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00
p.m. (Budget and Taxation)

Senate Bill 714

Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council Reporting and Sunset Extension
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Feldman
Altering the deadlines for the reporting requirements for
the Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council;
and extending until June 30, 2020, the termination date
for the Council.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Third Reading
Passed (47-0); In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

WITHDRAWN
Senate Bill 147
Local Government Tort Claims Act and Maryland
Tort Claims Act - Repeal of Certain Notice
Requirements
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Zirkin
Repealing a specified notice requirement for a claim
under the Local Government Tort Claims Act; repealing
a requirement that a claimant submit a claim within a
specified time to the State Treasurer or a designee of the
State Treasurer under the Maryland Tort Claims Act; and
applying the Act prospectively.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00
p.m.
Senate Bill 181
Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Phased
Restoration
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Manno
Increasing the portion of highway user revenues that is
distributed to local governments; altering the allocation
of the local share of highway user revenues among
Baltimore City, counties, and municipalities; etc.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00
p.m.
Senate Bill 520
Criminal Law - Human Trafficking - Affirmative
Defense
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Lee
Providing that, in a prosecution for a specified charge
relating to prostitution, it is an affirmative defense of
duress if the defendant committed the act as a result of
being a victim of an act of another committed in violation
of the human trafficking law; and providing that a
defendant intending on asserting the affirmative defense
is required to provide the State's Attorney with a
specified notice.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Third Reading
Passed (45-0); In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

House Bill 6
Family Law - Unattended Child Under the Age of 3
Years
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Glenn
Prohibiting a person who is charged with the care of a
child under the age of 3 years from allowing the child to
be locked or confined in a dwelling, a building, an
enclosure, or a motor vehicle out of the sight of the
person charged unless the person charged with care
provides a reliable person at least 15 years old to remain
with the child to protect the child; provides a penalty not
to exceed $500 or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days,
or both, for violations of the Act; and making the Act an
emergency measure.
House Bill Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by
Judiciary; Withdrawn
House Bill 19 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 164)
Truant Students - System of Active Intervention
Requirements
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Glenn
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Pugh
Requiring the system of active intervention for specified
truant students developed by each county board of
education to include an Individualized Reengagement
Plan for each truant student, coordination and
collaboration with State and municipal agencies to
deliver services, creation of a database to track truant
students, and a specific plan for each public school to
reengage truant students; requiring the Individualized
Reengagement Plan to be developed by specified
individuals using a specified process; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 1/28 at 3:00
p.m.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Unfavorable Report
by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs;
Withdrawn

House Bill 102 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 93)

Civil Action - Wrongfully Selling or Furnishing
Alcoholic Beverages
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Dumais
Introduced by: Senator Kelley
Providing that a civil action for specified damages may
be brought under specified circumstances against an
alcoholic beverages licensee or the licensee's employee
who sells or furnishes alcoholic beverages to an
individual who was visibly under the influence of
alcoholic beverages and who negligently drove or
attempted to drive a motor vehicle after consuming the
alcoholic beverages; etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - Unfavorable Report
by Judiciary; Withdrawn
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Unfavorable Report
by Judicial Proceedings
House Bill 198 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 294)
Education - Youth Wellness Leadership Pilot
Program
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Fennell
Introduced in the Senate by: Senator Ramirez
Establishing the Youth Wellness Leadership Pilot
Program in the State Department of Education; requiring
the Department, after consultation with the Department
of Health and Mental Hygiene, to implement the
Program for 125 students in public high school in Prince
George's County and 125 students in public high school
in one other county; authorizing the State Department of
Education to collaborate with specified local community
organizations; specifying the purpose of the Program;
etc.
House Bill Status = In the House - In the House Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means; Withdrawn
Senate Bill Status =In the Senate - Unfavorable Report
by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs;
Withdrawn
House Bill 241 (Cross filed as Senate Bill 904)
Criminal Law - Human Trafficking - Adult Victim Penalty
Introduced in the House by: Delegate Aumann
Making the crime of human trafficking in a case in which
the victim of the crime is an adult a felony, rather than a
misdemeanor; and making a conforming change.
House Bill Status = In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00
p.m.
Senate Bill Status = In the Senate - Unfavorable Report
by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn

For further information or to submit testimony on any of

this legislation, contact Dan Furman at the Howard
County Delegation office at 410-841-3360 or
hoc1@mlis.state.md.us.
I encourage our residents to stay tuned in if these topics
are of interest to you. As always, I hope you have found
this information insightful, and I encourage you to share
this newsletter with your neighbors.
All the best,

Dr. Calvin Ball

Councilmember, District 2
Howard County Council
3430 Court House Drive
Ellicott City, MD 21043
"Everybody can be great... because anybody can serve.
You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You
don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve.
You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by
love."
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.