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2020 Legislative Wrap-Up 2020 Legislative Wrap-Up To Our Valued Clients, Friends, and Colleagues: The 440th Legislative Session of the Maryland General Assembly adjourned on March 18, 2020 – 19 days earlier than expected due to the Covid-19 pandemic. After difficult deliberation and the closure of other branches of government, the presiding officers made the decision to adjourn early for the first time since the Civil War. Due to emergency precautions in the last days of the Legislative Session, all state buildings, including the State House and all legislative offices, were closed to the general public and access to legislators was substantially curtailed. The General Assembly focused on fulfilling their constitutional duty to pass a balanced budget and some other key pieces of legislation, including the highly anticipated Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. At this time each year, HJM likes to take a moment to share the highlights of the Legislative Session. Despite the early adjournment, the 2020 session was extremely busy with members of the Maryland General Assembly introducing 2,745 bills, excluding local bond initiatives and 18 Joint Resolutions. The following synopsis is not an exhaustive report of the legislative activities this session, but an overview of particular topics of interest. If you have specific questions, please feel free to contact us. Please note that the table of contents in this document is interactive. If you would like to jump to a specific topic or issue, just click that issue in the table of contents. Thank you for entrusting your legal, lobbying and government relations needs in the State of Maryland with Harris Jones & Malone, LLC. Sincerely, Lisa Harris Jones Sean Malone Lisa Harris Jones Sean Malone Table of Contents Vetoes ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Vetoes Overridden .................................................................................................................................... 6 1. Handgun Permit Review Board ................................................................................................. 6 2. Ban the Box ................................................................................................................................ 6 3. Maryland Dream Act Modifications .......................................................................................... 6 4. State Personnel Grievance Procedures ...................................................................................... 7 5. Oyster Advisory Commission ...................................................................................................... 7 Education ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 Blueprint for Maryland’s Future ............................................................................................................ 8 Built to Learn Act of 2020 ....................................................................................................................... 8 For-Profit-Higher-Education .................................................................................................................. 9 Disorderly Closures ................................................................................................................................. 9 Labor and Employment ............................................................................................................................... 9 Wage History and Wage Range............................................................................................................... 9 Paid Bereavement Leave ....................................................................................................................... 10 Heat Stress Standards ............................................................................................................................ 10 Family Medical Leave Insurance Program .......................................................................................... 11 General Contractor Liability ................................................................................................................. 11 Prevailing Wage Mandate on Investor-Owned Utilities ....................................................................... 11 Business Regulation ................................................................................................................................... 12 Nighttime Construction Noise Reduction Act ....................................................................................... 12 Home Improvement Contractors - Home Improvement Contracts ...................................................... 12 Surety Insurance - Failure to Act in Good Faith ................................................................................. 12 Farmers Market Integrity Act ............................................................................................................... 13 Micro Markets ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Merchant Cash Advance – Prohibition................................................................................................. 13 Taxation & Revenue .................................................................................................................................. 14 21st Century Economy Fairness Act ...................................................................................................... 14 Digital Advertising ................................................................................................................................. 14 Combined Reporting .............................................................................................................................. 15 Throwback Rule ..................................................................................................................................... 15 Sales and Use Tax .................................................................................................................................. 16 Tobacco Products – Taxation and Regulation ..................................................................................... 16 Transportation ............................................................................................................................................ 17 School Transportation – Alternative Vehicles ...................................................................................... 17 2 Peer–to–Peer Car Sharing – Sales Tax Sunset Extension and Study ................................................. 18 Electric Vehicles .................................................................................................................................... 18 Department of Transportation – Promise Act ...................................................................................... 18 Public Safety ............................................................................................................................................... 19 Organized Retail Theft .......................................................................................................................... 19 Domestic Violence Protections .............................................................................................................. 19 Strangulation ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Protective Orders and Peace Order Filing Considerations ............................................................. 19 Hate Crimes ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Items & Symbols Used to Threaten or Intimidate ............................................................................ 20 2nd Lieutenant Richard Collins, III’s Law........................................................................................ 20 Police Hate Crime Training Requirements ...................................................................................... 20 Energy ........................................................................................................................................................ 20 Renewable Energy ................................................................................................................................. 20 Governor’s CARES Legislation ............................................................................................................ 21 Black Liquor .......................................................................................................................................... 21 Waste-To-Energy ................................................................................................................................... 21 Large Scale Hydropower ....................................................................................................................... 21 Community Choice Energy ................................................................................................................... 22 Transition of Coal Burning Energy Facilities .....................................................................................
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