Howard County State Delegation

Public Notice Hearing on Local Bill Legislation 

 
The Howard County Delegation of the Maryland General Assembly, chaired by Delegate Guy Guzzone and Senator James Robey, will hold a public hearing for citizen input on recently proposed local bills being considered by the legislature during the 2012 legislative session as well as any legislation of statewide impact. The hearing is scheduled as follows: 

Tuesday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Banneker Room
George Howard Building
Ellicott City, MD 21043  

The Howard County Delegation will hear testimony on the following bills first, followed by testimony on any statewide legislation.

Full text of the proposed Howard County bills can be accessed below, by clicking on the bill number. For further information, contact Dylan Goldberg at the Howard County Delegation Office at 410-841-3360 or hoc1@mlis.state.md.us.

HO.CO. 01 (LR 578)
Creation of a State Debt – Howard County – Carroll Baldwin Hall  

Introduced by the Howard County Chair at the request of the County Executive

FOR the purpose of authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Carroll Baldwin Memorial Institute, Inc. for certain development or improvement purposes; 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; and providing generally for the issuance and sale of bonds evidencing the loan.


HO.CO. 02 (LR 715)
Creation of a State Debt – Howard County – Roger Carter Recreation Center  

Introduced by the Howard County Chair at the request of the County Executive  

FOR the purpose of authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $500,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the County Executive and County Council of Howard County for certain development or improvement purposes; 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; and providing generally for the issuance and sale of bonds evidencing the loan. 


HO.CO. 03 (LR 797)
Creation of a State Debt – Howard County – Supported Living Facility  

Introduced by the Howard County Chair at the request of the County Executive

FOR the purpose of authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $130,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Supported Living, Inc. for certain development or improvement purposes; 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; and providing generally for the issuance and sale of bonds evidencing the loan. 


HO.CO. 04 (LR 712)
Creation of a State Debt – Howard County – South Branch Park  

Introduced by the Howard County Chair at the request of the County Executive

FOR the purpose of authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the County Executive and County Council of Howard County for certain development or improvement purposes; 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; and providing generally for the issuance and sale of bonds evidencing the loan. 


HO.CO. 05 (LR 856)
Creation of a State Debt – Howard County – Greenleaf Community Association Sidewalk  

Introduced by Delegate Guzzone at the request of the Greenleaf Community Association

FOR the purpose of authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $30,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Greenleaf
Community Association, Inc. for certain development or improvement purposes; 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; and providing generally for the issuance and sale of bonds evidencing the loan. 


HO.CO. 06 (LR552)
Howard County – Casino Events - Authorized  

Introduced by Delegates James Malone and Warren Miller

FOR the purpose of authorizing certain organizations to hold certain casino events in Howard County at certain intervals of time; requiring an organization to obtain a permit from the Howard County Department of Inspections, Licenses, and Permits before operating a casino event; requiring the Howard County Executive to forward a recommendation to the Howard County Council concerning the fee to be charged for a permit; requiring the County Council adopt by resolution the amount of the permit fee; specifying the types of organizations eligible to conduct a casino event; requiring a permit holder for a casino event to ensure that certain standards are met; prohibiting a permit holder from offering cumulative money prizes in excess of a certain amount; specifying certain prohibited acts and reporting requirements for a permit holder for a casino event; requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations governing casino events; altering in Howard County the application of certain general provisions of law governing gaming in the State; establishing certain exceptions to prohibitions against conducting a casino event or operating or awarding prizes using certain gaming devices; and generally relating to casino events in Howard County. 


HO. CO. 7 (LR594)
Howard County – Alcoholic Beverage Sales – Golf Courses  

Introduced by Senator James Robey and Delegates Guy Guzzone and Warren Miller

FOR the purpose of altering the starting time for selling beer, wine, and liquor at certain golf courses in Howard County that hold a certain license; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages in Howard County. 


HO.CO. 08 (LR579)
Howard County – Massage Establishment and Taxicab Licenses – Criminal History Records Checks  

Introduced by the Howard County Chair at the request of the County Executive

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Howard County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits to request from the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository a State and national criminal history records check for an applicant for a massage establishment license, taxicab license, or renewal of a massage establishment license or taxicab license; requiring that the department submit certain sets of fingerprints and fees to the Central Repository as part of the application for a criminal history records check; requiring the Central Repository to forward to the applicant and the department the applicant’s criminal history record information under certain circumstances; establishing that information obtained from the Central Repository under this Act is confidential, may not be disseminated, and may be used only for certain purposes; authorizing a subject of a criminal history records check under this Act to contest the contents of a certain printed statement issued by the Central Repository; authorizing the governing body of Howard County to adopt guidelines to carry out this Act; defining certain terms; and generally relating to criminal history records checks in Howard County. 


HO. CO. 09 (LR631)
Howard County – Workers’ Compensation- Students in Unpaid Work-Based Learning Experiences  

Introduced by Senator Allan Kittleman

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Howard County Board of Education to waive the requirement that a participating employer reimburse the county for the cost of certain workers’ compensation insurance coverage for students placed in unpaid work–based learning experiences; and generally relating to the waiver of workers’ compensation reimbursement in connection with unpaid work–based learning experiences.

Howard County – Alcoholic Beverages – Refillable Beer Containers  

Sponsor: Delegate Warren Miller, Delegate Guy Guzzone, and Senator Robey  

FOR the purpose of authorizing a holder of a Class B special beer and wine license in Howard County to sell draft beer in certain refillable containers for consumption off the licensed premises only to persons who have purchased food or alcohol from the licensed premises; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages in Howard County. 

Ho.Co. 11 – 12 (LR 2566)   
Howard County – Deputy Sheriffs – Collective Bargaining  

Sponsor: Delegate Guzzone  

FOR the purpose of authorizing the representatives of certain full–time deputy sheriffs in the Office of the Sheriff of Howard County to bargain collectively with the Sheriff on certain issues; authorizing certain deputy sheriffs to take certain actions in connection with certain labor organizations with regard to certain collective bargaining activities; providing for the procedures for certifying a labor organization as a certified labor organization for certain collective bargaining negotiations; requiring the certified labor organization and the Sheriff to follow certain procedures for collective bargaining; providing for a certain method to resolve a dispute if the certified labor organization and the Sheriff are unable to negotiate a certain agreement; establishing that any additional funding required as a result of a certain agreement is subject to approval by the County Executive and County Council; establishing a certain method for requesting certain additional funding; requiring a collective bargaining agreement to contain certain matters; providing for certain rights and responsibilities of the Sheriff that are not impaired by the provisions of this Act; establishing that any additional funding required as a result of a certain agreement is subject to approval by the County Executive and County Council; providing for the construction of this Act; and generally relating to collective bargaining for deputy sheriffs in Howard County. 

Sign-up sheets will be available outside of the Howard County Delegation room at 7:00pm on the evening of the hearing. Oral testimony will be limited to three minutes.

For further information, contact Dylan Goldberg at the Howard County Delegation office at 410-841-3360 or hoc1@mlis.state.md.us.