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2019 Legislative Wrap-Up 2019 Legislative Wrap-Up To Our Valued Clients, Friends, and Colleagues: The 439th Legislative Session of the Maryland General Assembly adjourned on April 8, 2019. The Session concluded on a sorrowful note, with the passing of the Honorable Michael Erin Busch, the longest serving Speaker of the House of Delegates in Maryland history. HJM joins the members of the General Assembly and the State of Maryland in grieving the loss of a truly remarkable individual. We extend our deepest condolences to the Speaker’s family and staff. At this time each year, HJM likes to take a moment to share the highlights of the last 90 days. With 17 new Senators and 43 new Delegates, members of the Maryland General Assembly introduced 2,480 bills, 16 Joint Resolutions, and 2 House Simple Resolutions in 2019. 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 1 Table of Contents Labor and Employment ................................................................................................................................ 5 Minimum Wage Increase (“Fight for Fifteen”) ........................................................................................ 5 Employee Overtime Exemption – Alteration ........................................................................................... 6 Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program ....................................................................................... 7 Pay Scale and Salary History Information ............................................................................................... 8 Prevailing Wage Lawsuits by Employees ................................................................................................ 8 Business Regulation ..................................................................................................................................... 8 Polystyrene Ban ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Debt Collection – Exemption from Attachment ...................................................................................... 9 Increase in the Smoking & Vaping Age ................................................................................................... 9 Freight Trains – Required Crew .............................................................................................................. 10 Notary Modernization ............................................................................................................................ 10 Taxes ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 Internet Sales – Collection of Sales Tax ................................................................................................. 11 Stormwater Management Fees – Impervious Surfaces Exemption ...................................................... 11 Child and Dependent Care – Tax Credits ............................................................................................... 12 Transportation ............................................................................................................................................ 12 Public-Private Partnerships .................................................................................................................... 12 Privately Owned Transportation Projects – Tunnels & Environmental Oversight ............................... 12 Electric Vehicle Excise Tax Credit ........................................................................................................... 13 Public Safety ............................................................................................................................................... 13 Criminal Penalties for Failing to Report Child Abuse or Neglect .......................................................... 13 Hate Crimes ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Education Personnel – Sexual Misconduct Prevention ......................................................................... 14 3-D Printed and “Ghost” Guns ............................................................................................................... 14 Education .................................................................................................................................................... 15 The Commission on Innovation and Excellence (“The Kirwan Commission”) ...................................... 15 “The Blue Print for Maryland’s Future” ................................................................................................. 15 Public School Construction – “The Build to Learn Act”.......................................................................... 15 Dyslexia Screenings and Intervention .................................................................................................... 16 Holocaust Curriculum ............................................................................................................................. 16 2 Energy ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards ................................................................................................. 16 Long-term Contracts ............................................................................................................................... 19 Healthy Climate Initiative ...................................................................................................................... 19 Alternative Rate Structuring for Gas and Electric Utilities ................................................................... 20 Small Cell Deployment ........................................................................................................................... 20 Healthcare .................................................................................................................................................. 21 Procurement - Health Care Mandate. ................................................................................................... 21 Substance Use Disorder - Coverage ....................................................................................................... 21 Prior Authorization ................................................................................................................................. 22 Comprehensive and Extended Care Facilities - Discharges and Transfers ........................................... 22 Drug Affordability Board ........................................................................................................................ 22 Prescription Drugs – Formulary Changes .............................................................................................. 23 Drug Manufacturers – Drug Take-Back Programs ................................................................................ 24 Health Occupations .................................................................................................................................... 24 Physician Assisted Suicide ...................................................................................................................... 24 Expanded Practice Settings for Dental Hygienists ................................................................................ 25 Dental Practice Ownership..................................................................................................................... 25 Dental Board Elections ........................................................................................................................... 26 Child Care .................................................................................................................................................... 26 Procurement Preference – On Site Child Care Facilities ........................................................................ 26 Child Care Subsidies ................................................................................................................................ 27 Real Property/Condominiums ................................................................................................................... 27 The Definition of Rent ............................................................................................................................ 27 Baltimore City Tax Sales on Water Bill Liens – Permanent Moratorium .............................................. 27 Montgomery County – Just Cause Eviction ........................................................................................... 28 Dispute Settlement ................................................................................................................................
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