Description of proposed legislation
HB419-- Authorize the county to borrow up to $23.4 million for public projects
Status (as of Friday)
Passed House; pending vote in Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
HB423-- Authorize County Commissioners to establish farmers' markets
Status (as of Friday)
Passed House and Senate unanimously
HB424-- Authorize the county to grant $1 million to Carroll County General Hospital over five years
Status (as of Friday)
Passed House and Senate unanimously
HB778--Clarify and expand raffle privileges for volunteer fire companies and non-profit organizations
Status (as of Friday)
Passed House, 119-3;Pending vote in Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
HB1088-- Require recordation of private cemeteries in Circuit Court and notice to prospective property buyers
Status (as of Friday)
Passed House unanimously; pending vote in Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
STATUS OF CARROLL COUNTY'S DELEGATION PACKAGE
Bill.. Description of proposed legislation
HB489-- Establish state long-term nursing care program (Elliott)
Status (as of Friday)
Referred for summerstudy
HB499-- Presume quarry companies liable for damages within designated area (Dixon)
Status (as of Friday)
Passed House, 119-14; Pending vote in Senate Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee
HB529--Require social services agencies to expunge reports of suspected child abuse or neglect if "clear and convincing evidence shows abuse did not occur" (Elliott)
Status (as of Friday)
PassedHouse, 128-1; pending vote before Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
HB619-- SB518--$1.9 million state matching grant for Western Maryland College science building expansion (Dixon)
Status (as of Friday)
Passed House Appropriations Committee; pending vote in Senate Budget and Taxation committees
HB1220-- Require applicants forsludge storage facilities to meet county solid waste plan and zoningand land-use requirements prior to state permit approval (Elliott)
Status (as of Friday)
Withdrawn
HB1266--Require Department ofthe Environment to regulate storage of materials and residue generated at recycling facilities (LaMotte)
Status (as of Friday)
Passed House, 129-1. Pending hearing in Senate Economic and EnvironmentalAffairs Committee
SB757-- Freezing state contributions for teachers' retirement and Social Security at current levels (Smelser)
Status (as of Friday)
Referred for summer study
SB769-- Require real estate licensees to have errors and omissions insurance (Haines)
Status (as of Friday)
Recommitted to Senate Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee
SOURCE: General Assembly Legislative Reference Service