Commissioners of St. Mary's County

Legislative Status Report: 2020

Bills requested by the Commissioners of St. Mary's County
Bill Number	Description	Notes	Correspondence
	To request to de-couple the METCOM debt from the Commissioners of St. Mary's County Debt -	Not Introduced	Letter of Support to Delegation
HB 97/SB 261	St. Mary's County Public Facility Bonds St. Mary's County Delegation -	HB 97 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 596; SB 261 - Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)	Letter of Support to Delegation HB 97 - Letter of Support to House Committee HB 97 Fiscal and Policy Note SB 261 Fiscal and Policy Note SB 261 - Letter of Support to Senate Committee Letter of Support to Committee Letter of Support to Committee
	Bond Bill request - Health Department renovation - $812,320.00 -	Not Introduced	Letter of Support to Delegation
	Bond Bill Request - St. Clement's Island Museum Building Renovation and Addition - $350,000.00 -	Not Introduced	Letter of Support to Delegation
	Bond Bill Request - St. Jerome's Creek Jetty Study - $118,150.00 -	Not Introduced	Letter of Support to Delegation
HB 414	St. Mary's County - Property Tax Credit - Improvements to Commercial Real Property St. Mary's County Delegation -	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 199	Letter of Support to Delegation Letter of Support to Committee Letter of Support w/ amendments Letter of Support to Committee
HB 176	St. Mary's County Open Meetings Act - Closed Sessions St. Mary's County Delegation -	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 96	Letter of Support to Delegation Letter of Support to Committee Letter of Support to Committee
HB 440	St. Mary's County Open Meetings Act - Public Agencies and Use of New Technology St. Mary's County Delegation -	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 208	Letter of Support to Delegation Letter of Support to Committee Letter of Support to Committee
	To amend the St. Mary's County Open Meetings Act to remove "subcommittees" from the definition of public agency -	Not Introduced	Letter of Support to Delegation
	To increase the St. Mary's Co Public Accomodations Tax from 5% to 7% -	Not Introduced	Letter of Support to Delegation
	To allow body worn cameras for Animal Control Officers in St. Mary's County -	Not Introduced	Letter of Support to Delegation
HB 90	St. Mary's County - Agricultural Land Preservation Program - Installment Purchase Agreements - Repeal St. Mary's County Delegation -	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 47	Letter of Support to Delegation Letter of Support to Committee Fiscal and Policy Note Letter of Support
HB 400	Tax - General - Vaping Product Tax (STATEWIDE) Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barron, Crutchfield, J. Lewis, and R. Lewis -	HB 400 - In the House - Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means; Withdrawn	Letter of Support to Delegation
HB 89	St. Mary's County - Emergency Snow Routes - Authority St. Mary's County Delegation -	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 46	Letter of Support to Delegation Letter of Support to Committee Fiscal and Policy Note Letter of Support to Committee
HB 155	St. Mary's County - Emergency Services Tax Revenue - Authorized Use St. Mary's County Delegation -	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 84	Letter of Support to Delegation Letter of Support to Committee Letter of Support to Committee
SB 1061	St. Mary's County - Transfer Tax - Extension of Sunset Senator Bailey -	SB 1061 - In The House - First Reading Ways and Means	Letter of Support Written Testimony Letter of Support to Committee

Bills specific to St. Mary’s County not requested by the Commissioners of St. Mary's County
Bill Number	Description	Notes	Correspondence
HB 88	St. Mary's County - Alcoholic Beverages - On-Site Consumption Permit St. Mary's County Delegation -	HB 88 -In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters; WITHDRAWN	Letter of Support to DelegationLetter of Support to House CommitteeLetter in Support of Withdrawal
HB 966	Higher Education - College of Southern Maryland - Local Budget Process Modifications Southern Maryland Delegation -	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 393	Letter of Support to Delegation (original)Letter of Support with amendmentLetter of SupportLetter of Support
HB 121	St. Mary's County - Metropolitan Commission - Nonsubstantive and Clarifying Revisions St. Mary's County Delegation -	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 66	Letter of Support to DelegationCSMC Ltr of Support to CommitteeMETCOM Ltr of Support to CommitteeMETCOM written testimony to CommitteeLetter of Support to Committee
HB 387/SB 805	Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Future Local Funding Charles County Delegation -	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 191	Letter of Support to DelegationLetter of Support to CommitteeFiscal and Policy NoteLetter of Support
SB 508	St. Mary's County - Possession of Tobacco Product or Electronic Smoking Device by an Individual Under the Age of 21 Years - Prohibition Senator Bailey -	SB 508 - In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 12:00 p.m	Letter of Support to Committee
HB 894	State Procurement - Microbusiness Payment Pilot Program Delegate Crosby -	HB 894 - In the House - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn	Letter of No Position
	University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland - Proposed Budget Cuts -		Letter of Opposition

Other Legislation of Interest
Bill Number	Description	Notes	Correspondence
HB 210/SB 342	Aquaculture - Leases in Water Column - Riparian Right of First Refusal Delegate Crosby/Senator Bailey -	HB 210 -In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation; Withdrawn; SB 342 - In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn	HB 210 Letter of SupportSB 342 Letter of Support
HB 42/SB 67	Public Information Act - Applications for Inspection - Responses and Time Limits Delegate Guyton -	HB 42 -In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.; SB 67 - In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn	Letter of Opposition to CommitteeLetter of Opposition to Committee
SB 68/HB 49	Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Pretrial Risk Assessment Instruments Senator Waldstreicher -	SB 68 - In the House - Hearing canceled; HB 49 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 41	HB 49 Letter of OppositionHB 68 Letter of Opposition
SB 197	Correctional Facilities - Individuals Subject to Immigration Detainer - Homeland Security Notification Senators Hough, Bailey, Carozza, etc. -	In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.	Letter in Support
HB 82/SB 0679	Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Reimbursement of Special Condition Costs Delegates Moon, Bartlett, Charkoudian, Crutchfield, Korman, and J. Lewis -	HB 82- In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings.; SB 0679 - In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 12:00 p.m.	Letter of OppositionLetter of Opposition
SB 91/HB 51	Election Law - Individuals Released From Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration Senator Kagan -	SB 91 - In the House - First Reading Ways and Means; HB 51 - In the House - Hearing 1/16 at 1:30 p.m.	SB 91 Letter of OppositionHB 51 Letter of Opposition
SB 161/HB 5	Crimes - Hate Crimes - Use of an Item or a Symbol to Threaten or Intimidate Senators Elfreth, Augustine, Beidle, Benson, Carter, -	SB 161 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 22; HB 5 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution Chapter 21
SB 255	Correctional Services - Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals Substance Abuse Assessment and Treatment -	In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.	Letter of Support
SB 269/HB 350	Income Tax Subtraction Modification Correctional Officers, Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Rescue & Emergency Services Personnel (Hometown Heroes Act) -	SB 269 -In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.; HB 350 - In the House - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.	Letter of Support to CommitteeLetter of Support to Committee
SB 356/HB 813	Possession of Medical Cannabis Local Correctional Facilities and Home Detention Program - Prohibition Senators Serafini, Edwards, and Salling -	SB 356 -In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 12:00 p.m.; HB 813 - In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.	Letter of Support with AmendmentLetter of Support w/ Amendment to Committee
HB 401/SB 758	Public Information Act - Remote Access, Fee Complaints, Fee Waivers, and Inspection of Judicial Records (Open Government, Better Government Act) -	HB401 - In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) and Hearing canceled (Health and Government Operations): SB758 - In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 12:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings)
HB 502/SB 590	Public Information Act - Revisions -	HB 502 - In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.: SB 590 - In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
SB 540/HB 999	Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020) Senators Hershey, Carozza, Eckardt, and Gallion -	SB 540 -In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m; HB 999 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 606
Chapter 3/SB 839/Chapter 8/HB 994	Labor and Employment - Criminal Record Screening Practices (Ban the Box) Senators Carter and Smith -	Chapter 3/SB 839 - Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 3 of 2020; Chapter 8/HB 994 - Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 8 of 2020
HB 568/SB 372	Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting Delegates Mosby, Wilkins, Acevero, Barron, Bartlett, Brooks, Charkoudian, Charles, D.M. Davis, Dumais, Feldmark, Hettleman, Ivey, J. Lewis, Lierman, Moon, Palakovich Carr, Patterson, Queen, Shetty, Sm -	HB 568 - In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings; SB 372 - In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)	Letter of Opposition to CommitteeLetter of Opposition to Committee
HB 123/SB 217	Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range Delegates K. Young, Fennell, Henson, Bagnall, Boyce, Charkoudian, Dumais, Ebersole, Feldmark, Guyton, Healey, Hettleman, Kaiser, Kelly, Kerr, Lehman, R. Lewis, Lierman, Love, Luedtke, McIntosh, Moon, -	HB 123 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 67; SB 217 - In the House - Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
SB 26/HB 851	Partnership for Workforce Quality Program - Alterations By Request - Department of Commerce -	SB 26 - In the House - First Reading Economic Matters; HB 851 - In the Senate - Rereferred to Finance	Letter of Support to CommitteeLetter of Support to Committee
HB 657	Tax - Property - Tax Sales Delegates Kipke and Chisholm -	HB 657 - In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
SB 397/HB 1339	Sales and Use Tax and Personal Property Tax Exemptions - Data Centers -	SB 397 -Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 640 ; HB 1339 - In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. -	Letter of Support to CommitteeLetter of Support
	FY2021 Commerce Operating Budget Allowance Totals $171M -		Letter of Support to CommitteeLetter of Support to Committee
HB 1411	Correctional Services – Transfers to Federal Authorities – Undocumented Immigrants (Protecting Marylanders from Violent Crime Act of 2020) -	HB 1411 - In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.	Letter of Support to Committee
HB 914/SB 0674	Gun Theft Felony Act of 2020 -	HB 914 - In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.; SB 0674 - In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 12:00 p.m.	Letter of Support to Committee
HB 1325	Crimes of Violence - Parole (Stopping Dangerous and Violent Criminals Act of 2020) -	HB 1325 - In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.	Letter of Support to Committee
HB 231	Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act -	HB 231 - In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.	Letter of Opposition to Committee
HB 957/SB 1005	Commercial Law - Maryland Net Neutrality Act of 2020 Delegates Reznik, Carr, and Charkoudian -	HB 957 -In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.; SB 1005 - In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
HB 1183	State Government - Information Technology - Cybersecurity Chair,Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Department - Information Technology0 -	HB 1183 - In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
HB 1533	Marine Contractor License - Performance of Services Without a License - Authorization Delegate Clark -	HB 1533 - In the Senate - Reassigned to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Letter of SupportLetter of SupportLetter of SupportLetter of Support
SB 711	Aquaculture – Water Column Leases – Conflict Resolution Senator Bailey -	SB 711 - In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.	Letter of Support
HB 1539/SB 630	Grant Applications and Reporting - Uniform Forms and Requirements Delegates Stein, Bagnall, Carr, Cullison, Kipke, Krebs, Pena-Melnyk, and Reznik -	HB 1539 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 484; SB 630 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 485