January 26, 2009

SYNOPSIS House Bills and Joint Resolutions 2009 Maryland General Assembly Session January 26, 2009 Schedule 9 PLEASE NOTE: January 27 – Bill request deadline. February 13 – Bill introduction deadline. All bills must be given to the Chief Clerk by 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 12. As required by House Rule 32(b), bills introduced after this date will be referred to the House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee. HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED JANUARY 23, 2009 HB 144 Delegate Waldstreicher, et al SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION – CHILDREN AT SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT – IDENTIFICATION AND NOTICE Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide specified birth record information to the Executive Director of the Social Services Administration in the Department of Human Resources under specified circumstances; requiring the Executive Director to provide the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene with identifying information regarding individuals who, as to any child, have had their parental rights terminated under specified circumstances; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 HG, § 4-222 - added and § 4-224 - amended and FL, § 5-715 - added Assigned to: Judiciary Department of Legislative Services 90 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland 21401–1991 Baltimore Area: 410–946–5400 –– Washington Area: 301–970–5400 Other Maryland Areas: 1–800–492–7122 –– Maryland Relay Service: 1–800–735–2258 Schedule 9, Page 2 HOUSE OF DELEGATES January 26, 2009 HB 145 Delegates Kach and Boteler HEALTH INSURANCE – DENTAL PROVIDER PANELS – PROVIDER CONTRACTS Repealing the exception of provider contracts for dental provider panels from specified provisions of law; requiring a provider contract for a dental provider panel to disclose the carriers comprising each provider panel; prohibiting a provider contract for a dental provider panel from containing a provision requiring a provider to accept specified schedules of fees under specified circumstances; prohibiting a provider contract for a dental provider panel from requiring a provider to treat specified enrollees; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 IN, § 15-112.2 - amended Assigned to: Health and Government Operations HB 146 Harford County Delegation HARFORD COUNTY – GAMING Authorizing the Sheriff of Harford County to charge $10 for a 50/50 license; increasing the maximum money prizes to $500 that may be awarded for specified games; and authorizing specified organizations to hold a game of 50/50 at an event that is not a meeting of the organization if the organization acquires a license. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009 CR, §§ 13-503(d), 13-1504(b), 13-505(c), and 13-508 - amended Assigned to: Ways and Means HB 147 Harford County Delegation HARFORD COUNTY – WAR VETERANS’ ORGANIZATIONS – SLOT MACHINES Authorizing war veterans’ organizations in Harford County to own and operate not more than five slot machines for specified purposes and under specified circumstances. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009 CR, § 12-304 - amended Assigned to: Ways and Means January 26, 2009 HOUSE OF DELEGATES Schedule 9, Page 3 HB 148 Calvert County Delegation CALVERT COUNTY – REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS – AUTHORITY Authorizing Calvert County to seek reimbursement for specified cleanup costs from specified fines collected by the Department of the Environment for specified violations. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 Art. 25, § 238 - added Assigned to: Environmental Matters HB 149 Delegates Kach and Olszewski ESTATES AND TRUSTS – TRUST FOR CARE OF ANIMAL Establishing that the common–law rule against perpetuities does not apply to a specified trust created for the care of an animal alive during the lifetime of the settlor; authorizing the creation of a trust to provide for the care of an animal alive during the lifetime of the settlor; establishing when the trust terminates; authorizing specified persons to enforce the trust; providing for the distribution of property not required for the intended use of the trust; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 ET, § 11-102 - amended and § 14-112 - added Assigned to: Judiciary HB 150 Delegates Kach and Olszewski EDUCATION – SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS – VIOLENCE TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT REPORTS OF Requiring a school administrator to report to a local law enforcement unit an act of violence on school property resulting in injuries requiring specified medical attention; and requiring a school administrator that has reported an act of violence to a local law enforcement unit to provide notice of the report to a specified county board of education. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009 ED, § 7-430 - added Assigned to: Ways and Means Schedule 9, Page 4 HOUSE OF DELEGATES January 26, 2009 HB 151 Delegate Kach REAL PROPERTY – CONDOMINIUMS – REQUIRED INSURANCE COVERAGE Clarifying that the council of unit owners of a condominium is responsible for the repair or replacement of condominium units, exclusive of improvements and betterments installed in units by unit owners, in the event of damage to or destruction of the condominium; and clarifying that a council of unit owners is required to maintain specified insurance on a condominium’s common elements and units, exclusive of improvements and betterments installed in units by unit owners. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 RP, §§ 11-108.1 and 11-114 - amended Assigned to: Environmental Matters HB 152 Delegates Kach and Olszewski VEHICLE LAWS – LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN BODILY INJURY OR DEATH – MANDATORY ARREST Requiring a police officer to arrest with or without a warrant a person who the police officer has probable cause to believe has committed a specified offense of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in bodily injury or death. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 TR, §§ 26-202, 26-203, and 26-402 - amended Assigned to: Judiciary HB 153 Delegates Kach and Olszewski VEHICLE LAWS – ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN APPEARANCE IN COURT FOR TRAFFIC CITATIONS DEATH – Requiring a person who receives a traffic citation for a violation that contributed to an accident that resulted in the death of another to comply with the notice to appear in court contained in the citation by appearance in person. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 TR, § 26-204 - amended Assigned to: Judiciary January 26, 2009 HOUSE OF DELEGATES Schedule 9, Page 5 HB 154 Delegate Morhaim, et al ENVIRONMENT – GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL Expanding the responsibilities of the Green Building Council to include providing recommendations on how to expand green building in the State; removing specified obsolete dates; and expanding the scope of specified recommendations that the Council is required to make relating to the implementation of a higher performance building program. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 SF, § 4-809(f) and (g) - amended Assigned to: Health and Government Operations HB 155 Delegates Kach and Boteler PHYSICIANS – LICENSURE – LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE Requiring physicians to maintain specified amounts of professional liability insurance as a condition of licensure and to notify the Board of Physicians, within a specified period of time, if the insurance is cancelled; authorizing the Board to suspend, revoke or deny the license of a physician if proof of insurance is not provided to the Board within 30 days of the licensed physician’s obtaining or renewing the insurance; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 HO, § 14-312.1 - added and § 14-316 - amended Assigned to: Economic Matters HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED JANUARY 26, 2009 HB 156 Delegate Krebs, et al STATE PROPERTY TAX – HOMEOWNER’S PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT CAP REDUCTION Reducing from 110% to 105% the homestead property tax credit percentage for the State property tax; and applying the Act to tax years beginning after June 30, 2010. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 TP, § 9-105(e)(2) - amended Assigned to: Ways and Means Schedule 9, Page 6 HOUSE OF DELEGATES January 26, 2009 HB 157 Delegate Krebs, et al MARYLAND DEATH TAXES – FAMILY PROPERTY PROTECTION ACT Repealing a limit on the unified credit used for determining the Maryland estate tax; repealing a requirement that the Maryland estate tax be determined without regard to a specified deduction allowed under the federal estate tax; and applying the Act to decedents dying after December 31, 2008. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009 TG, § 7-309 - amended Assigned to: Ways and Means HB 158 Delegate Krebs, et al FAIRNESS IN TAXATION FOR RETIREES ACT Including income from specified retirement plans within a subtraction modification allowed under the Maryland income tax for retired individuals who are at least 65 years old or who are disabled or whose spouse is disabled; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009 TG, § 10-209 - amended Assigned to: Ways and Means HB 159 Delegate Cardin, et al COMMERCIAL LAW – SENDING BLANK CHECKS THROUGH THE MAIL – RECIPIENT APPROVAL Prohibiting a person from sending a blank check through the mail without prior approval of the recipient; and providing that a violation of the Act is an unfair or deceptive trade practice. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 CL, § 13-301 - amended and § 14-1322 - added Assigned to: Economic Matters January 26, 2009 HOUSE OF DELEGATES Schedule 9, Page 7 HB 160 Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request – Departmental – Insurance Administration, Maryland) INSURANCE – FRAUDULENT ACTS – INSURANCE PRODUCERS AND ADJUSTERS Altering the circumstances under which it is a fraudulent insurance act for a person to act as or represent to the public that the person is an insurance producer or adjuster in the State. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 IN, § 27-405 - amended Assigned to: Economic Matters HB 161 Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request – Departmental – Insurance Administration, Maryland) INSURANCE – COMPANY ACTION LEVEL EVENTS – PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURERS Specifying when a company action level event occurs for a property and casualty insurer. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 IN, § 4-305(a) - amended Assigned to: Economic Matters HB 162 Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request – Departmental – Insurance Administration, Maryland) INSURANCE – NOTICE OF PREMIUM INCREASE FOR COMMERCIAL AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE Requiring an insurer to send a specified notice to the named insured and insurance producer, if any, of any increase in the renewal policy premium for commercial insurance and workers’ compensation insurance policies. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 IN, § 27-608 - amended Assigned to: Economic Matters Schedule 9, Page 8 HOUSE OF DELEGATES January 26, 2009 HB 163 Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request – Departmental – Comptroller) MOTOR FUEL – DYED DIESEL FUEL – VIOLATIONS Establishing specified violations involving the use of dyed diesel fuel in the propulsion tanks of motor vehicles on the highways of the State. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 BR, § 10-323.2 - amended Assigned to: Economic Matters HB 164 Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request – Departmental – Insurance Administration, Maryland) AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY AND HOMEOWNER’S INSURANCE – SURCHARGES, RETIERING, AND REMOVAL OR REDUCTION OF DISCOUNTS Prohibiting an insurer, with respect to automobile liability insurance and homeowner’s insurance, from imposing a surcharge, retiering a risk, or removing or reducing a discount because of specified events that occurred more than 3 years before the effective date of the policy or renewal. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 IN, § 27-501(d)(1) and (2) - amended Assigned to: Economic Matters HB 165 Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request – Departmental – Insurance Administration, Maryland) INSURANCE – CANCELLATION OF POLICIES – LIMITATION ON MIDTERM CANCELLATIONS Prohibiting an insurer from cancelling a policy of personal, commercial, or private passenger motor vehicle liability insurance unless the insurer makes a specified determination. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 IN, §§ 27-602, 27-603, and 27-613(b) - amended Assigned to: Economic Matters January 26, 2009 HOUSE OF DELEGATES Schedule 9, Page 9 HB 166 Delegate Kullen, et al MARYLAND ESTATE TAX AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY – EXCLUSION FOR QUALIFIED Altering the determination of the Maryland estate tax under specified circumstances to exclude from the value of the gross estate the value of specified agricultural property; providing for the recapture of the Maryland estate tax under specified circumstances; requiring the Comptroller to adopt regulations; and applying the Act to decedents dying after December 31, 2008. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009 TG, § 7-309(b)(1) and (2) - amended and § 7-309(c) - added Assigned to: Ways and Means HB 167 Delegate Cardin TASK FORCE TO STUDY CHARITABLE AND COMMERCIAL GAMING ACTIVITIES IN MARYLAND Establishing a Task Force to Study Charitable and Commercial Gaming Activities in Maryland; providing for the membership and staffing of the Task Force; requiring a specified report; providing that the Act terminates at the end of June 30, 2010; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2009 Assigned to: Ways and Means HB 168 Delegate Anderson, et al CRIMINAL LAW – CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES – ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM Specifying that a person convicted of specified drug–related offenses is not prohibited from participating in a specified drug treatment program because of the length of sentence; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 CR, §§ 5-607, 5-608, and 5-609 - amended Assigned to: Judiciary Schedule 9, Page 10 HOUSE OF DELEGATES January 26, 2009 HB 169 Delegate Anderson (By Request – Baltimore City Administration) TAX SALES – FEES Altering the type of expenses for which a holder of a certificate of sale may be reimbursed under specified circumstances; applying the Act prospectively; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009 TP, § 14-843(a)(3) - amended Assigned to: Ways and Means HB 170 Delegate Bobo, et al CAMPAIGN FINANCE – AFFILIATED BUSINESS ENTITIES – ATTRIBUTIONS OF CONTRIBUTIONS Requiring that campaign finance contributions by two or more business entities be attributed to one business entity if one is a wholly–owned subsidiary of another or if the business entities are owned or controlled by at least 80% of the same individuals; and defining the term “business entity” to include a corporation, a general partnership or limited partnership, a limited liability company, or a real estate investment trust. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009 EL, § 13-226(e) - amended Assigned to: Ways and Means HB 171 Delegate G. Clagett, et al BUSINESS REGULATION – VENDING MACHINE SALES – BULK VENDING MACHINE EXEMPTION Exempting from licensing requirements the sale or offering for sale of merchandise through bulk vending machines; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 BR, § 17-1902 - amended Assigned to: Economic Matters January 26, 2009 HOUSE OF DELEGATES Schedule 9, Page 11 HB 172 Delegate G. Clagett, et al VEHICLE LAWS – RECKLESSLY CONTRIBUTING TO AN ACCIDENT IN A HIGHWAY WORK ZONE – PENALTIES Establishing that a person is guilty of the misdemeanor of recklessly contributing to an accident in a highway work zone if the person is driving a motor vehicle in a specified manner in a highway work zone and the driving contributes to an accident; establishing the number of points to be assessed for recklessly contributing to an accident in a highway work zone; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 TR, §§ 16-402(a)(23), 21-901.1, and 26-405 - amended and § 27-101(cc) added Assigned to: Judiciary HB 173 Delegate Bromwell, et al HEALTH OCCUPATIONS – MARYLAND ATHLETIC TRAINERS ACT Establishing the Athletic Trainer Advisory Committee as a subunit of the State Board of Physicians; establishing specified fees for services provided by the Board to athletic trainers; providing for the composition, appointment, and terms of the Committee members; establishing the powers and duties of the Committee; requiring specified individuals to be licensed by the Board as athletic trainers before performing specified work; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 HO, §§ 14-5D-01 through 14-5D-20 and SG, § 8-403(b)(6) - added Assigned to: Health and Government Operations HB 174 Delegate G. Clagett CREATION OF A STATE DEBT – FREDERICK COUNTY – MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION BUILDING 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 Mental Health Association of Frederick County, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, renovation, and reconstruction of a building for the Mental Health Association; 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; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2009 Assigned to: Appropriations Schedule 9, Page 12 HOUSE OF DELEGATES January 26, 2009 HB 175 Delegates Bromwell and Schuler CONSUMER PROTECTION – TELEPHONE DIRECTORY LISTINGS – PUBLICATION OF LOCAL NUMBERS BY NONLOCAL BUSINESSES Prohibiting nonlocal businesses from publishing an advertisement containing a local telephone number in local telephone classified advertising directories unless the advertisement states the nonlocal location of the business; prohibiting nonlocal businesses from listing or causing to be listed a local telephone number in specified directories under specified circumstances; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 CL, § 13-301(14) - amended and § 14-1322 - added Assigned to: Economic Matters HB 176 Delegate Lafferty, et al BAY RESTORATION ACT OF 2009 Prohibiting the installation of an on–site sewage disposal system unless the system utilizes nitrogen removal technology; requiring the Department of the Environment to assist homeowners in paying for specified costs; and establishing a penalty for a specified violation. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 EN, § 9-1108 - added Assigned to: Environmental Matters HB 177 Delegate Lafferty, et al NATURAL RESOURCES – OYSTER SHELL PURCHASE PROGRAM – FAIR MARKET VALUE Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Oyster Advisory Commission and the Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission, to set the annual fair market value the Department will pay for oyster shells and their transportation and placement under the Oyster Shell Purchase Program; requiring the Department to adopt regulations and implement the requirement; and repealing a specified oyster shell price ceiling. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009 NR, § 4-1019.2 - amended Assigned to: Environmental Matters January 26, 2009 HOUSE OF DELEGATES Schedule 9, Page 13 HB 178 Delegate Haddaway CREATION OF A STATE DEBT – TALBOT COUNTY – YMCA FIRE SAFETY SYSTEM UPGRADE Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $400,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Talbot County, Inc. for the construction and renovation of the fire safety system of the YMCA of Talbot County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; prohibiting the use of the loan proceeds or matching fund for sectarian religious purposes; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2009 Assigned to: Appropriations HB 179 Delegate Olszewski, et al CREATION OF A STATE DEBT – BALTIMORE COUNTY – TODD’S INHERITANCE Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $250,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the County Executive and County Council of Baltimore County for the renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of Todd’s Inheritance, located in Edgemere; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds; requiring the grantee to grant and convey an easement to the Maryland Historical Trust; and establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2009 Assigned to: Appropriations HB 180 Delegate Nathan–Pulliam, et al HEREDITARY SCREENING AND CONGENITAL DISORDERS – NEWBORN Authorizing a parent or guardian of a newborn to object to a specified newborn screening only under specified circumstances; and requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt specified regulations. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 HG, § 13-111 - amended Assigned to: Health and Government Operations Schedule 9, Page 14 HOUSE OF DELEGATES January 26, 2009 HB 181 Delegate Nathan–Pulliam, et al MARYLAND CANCER TREATMENT PROGRAM Establishing the Maryland Cancer Treatment Program in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing for the purpose of the Program; providing for eligibility for the Program; requiring the Program to use specified resources from the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; requiring the Program to reimburse providers at a specified rate; etc. VARIOUS EFFECTIVE DATES HG, §§ 15-901 through 15-905 - added Assigned to: Health and Government Operations HB 182 Delegate Hixson, et al FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND ASSEMBLY PROTECTION ACT OF 2009 Prohibiting a law enforcement agency from using specified covert techniques to investigate or infiltrate a specified entity unless a specified finding is made; requiring the Department of State Police to adopt specified regulations; requiring specified law enforcement agencies to adopt specified policies; prohibiting a law enforcement agency from collecting, disseminating, or maintaining specified information in a criminal intelligence database unless the information is directly related to specified criminal activity; etc. Preliminary analysis: local government mandate EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 PS, §§ 3-701 through 3-704 - added Assigned to: Judiciary HB 183 Delegate Holmes LOTTERY FOR SCHOOLS ACT OF 2009 Requiring the Comptroller to distribute 25% of specified lottery proceeds to public school systems for classroom staff and instructional materials; requiring that 75% of specified lottery proceeds be distributed to the General Fund of the State and used for the Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Program; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 SG, § 9-120 - amended and § 9-120.2 - added Assigned to: Ways and Means January 26, 2009 HOUSE OF DELEGATES Schedule 9, Page 15 HB 184 Delegate Hucker, et al EDUCATION – MARYLAND’S PRESCHOOL FOR ALL BUSINESS PLAN – FINAL REPORT REQUIREMENTS Requiring the State Department of Education to consult with and accept comments from county superintendents and local governing bodies regarding the Maryland’s Preschool for All Business Plan before preparing and publishing a final version of a specified Business Plan; and requiring the Department to submit to the Governor and General Assembly a copy of a final report that includes specified information on or before a specified date. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009 Assigned to: Ways and Means HB 185 Delegate Shewell, et al CONSUMER PROTECTION – HOME APPLIANCES – WARRANTY ENFORCEMENT Requiring a manufacturer of home appliances, its agent, or its authorized dealer to repair or correct a nonconformity in a home appliance at no cost to the consumer if the home appliance does not conform to all applicable warranties during a specified warranty period; requiring a manufacturer, under specified circumstances and at the option of the consumer, to replace a home appliance with a comparable home appliance or accept return of a home appliance and refund the purchase price less reasonable allowances; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 CL, §§ 14-15A-01 through 14-15A-08 - added Assigned to: Economic Matters HB 186 Delegate Shewell, et al REAL PROPERTY – CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS – VALUATION OF PROPERTY Establishing that damages awarded for the taking of property used for a business may include specified damages for the loss of goodwill; including in the calculation of damages any diminution in value occurring after the first official governmental announcement of a public project; and including specified costs in calculating diminution in value for specified property. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 RP, § 12-104(h) - added and § 12-105(a) and (b) - amended Assigned to: Environmental Matters Schedule 9, Page 16 HOUSE OF DELEGATES January 26, 2009 HB 187 Delegate Shewell, et al VEHICLE LAWS – BICYCLES PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR AND MOTOR SCOOTERS – Prohibiting a person from operating or riding as a passenger on a motor scooter unless the person is wearing protective headgear; expanding the requirement that bicycle operators or passengers wear certain protective headgear to apply to all persons; and clarifying that the defined term “bicycle” includes a moped. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2009 TR, §§ 11-104 and 21-1207.1 - amended Assigned to: Environmental Matters HB 188 Delegate Shewell, et al PROPERTY TAX REASSESSMENT – ASSESSMENT FREEZE AND ANNUAL Altering the triennial assessment cycle for real property for property tax purposes to an annual assessment cycle; requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to review real property assessments each year and physically inspect the exterior of real property every 3 years; altering the maximum homestead property tax credit percentage for the State, county, and municipal property tax for the 2009 tax year; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2009 TP, §§ 1-402(9) and (11), 2-203, 8-103, 8-104, 8-401, and 9-105(e) amended Assigned to: Ways and Means HB 189 Delegate Morhaim, et al RESPIRATORY ILLNESS PREVENTION ACT Prohibiting the operation of a public school bus on or after a specified date if the bus does not have diesel emission control equipment; requiring the Asthma Control Program to set up a grant program to be used for the installation of diesel emission control equipment on public school buses; requiring specified State procurement contracts to include specified clauses regarding diesel emissions control equipment; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 ED, § 7-808 and SF, § 13-218.2 - added and EN, HG, and SF, Various Sections - amended Assigned to: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means January 26, 2009 HOUSE OF DELEGATES Schedule 9, Page 17 HB 190 Delegate Stifler INCOME TAX – SUBTRACTION MODIFICATION FOR RETIREMENT INCOME – ROLLOVERS TO INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS Including income from specified retirement plans within a specified subtraction modification allowed under the Maryland income tax for specified retirement income under specified circumstances; applying the Act to tax years after 2008; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009 TG, § 10-209 - amended Assigned to: Ways and Means HB 191 Delegate Aumann, et al STATE RETIREMENT AND PENSION SYSTEM – MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT – ELIGIBILITY Reducing the number of years of creditable service from 10 to 7 years that a member of the State Retirement and Pension System is required to accrue in order to be eligible to receive military service credit. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009 SP, § 38-104 - amended Assigned to: Appropriations HB 192 Delegate Shewell, et al SILVER ALERT PROGRAM – MISSING INDIVIDUALS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS Establishing a statewide Silver Alert Program within the Department of State Police; providing for the purpose of the Silver Alert Program; requiring the Department to adopt guidelines and develop procedures for issuing a specified alert for a specified missing individual; requiring the Department to provide training to local law enforcement agencies on the guidelines and procedures to be used to handle a report of a specified missing individual; etc. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2009 PS, § 3-604 - added Assigned to: Judiciary Schedule 9, Page 18 HOUSE OF DELEGATES January 26, 2009 HB 193 Delegates Love and Kullen GAMING – INSTANT BINGO – EXTENSION OF SUNSET Extending the termination date from July 1, 2009, to July 1, 2011, for the authority for the operation of instant bingo games using electronic machines; repealing a specified requirement; etc. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2009 Chapter 474 of the Acts of 2008, § 2 - amended Assigned to: Ways and Means