From Del. Mary Ann Lisanti:
Crossover Day in Annapolis
Crossover ended around 10:00pm Monday night when the House and Senate recessed for the evening. Crossover Day is the last day that bills can move from the originating Chamber and cross over between the House of Delegates and the State Senate. In order for a bill to have made it this far in the legislative process it has had to survive a lengthy public input process, committee hearings and 3 votes on the floor.
THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
The Constitution of Maryland requires that before any bill becomes law, it must be read on three different days in each legislative chamber, for a total of six readings. Any bill passed must have a hearing in each Chamber’s committee and a floor vote in both houses before going to the Governor to be signed.
Monday was an important day for legislation because now we know what bills are dead and which bills have moved to the Senate. This year, I was the primary sponsor of several bills. Of the bills I introduced this session, 10 have made it to the floor of the House of Delegates for a vote and have passed into the Senate. Additionally, I have two successful bond bills totaling $150,000.00 for Harford County Projects. My bills that are now in the Senate are as follows:
HB 1431 – Harford County Sheriff – Deputy Sheriffs & Correctional Officers – Collective Bargaining Passed the House with a vote of 132 – 6 (The Harford Delegation has now voted to make this a Delegation bill)
Authorizing the Harford County Deputy Sheriff’s and Correctional Officers to bargain collectively with the Harford County Sheriff and the Harford County Executive on salary and certain set issues.
HB 951 – SHA – Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Bridge – Dedication
Passed the House unanimously
Dedicating the MD Rt. 22 overpass at Interstate 95 in Aberdeen, MD in honor of Alfred B. Hilton. Mr. Hilton is Harford County’s only Medal of Honor recipient. He was a free African American man who served bravely in the Union Army during the Civil War, and died at the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm.
HB 780 – Alcoholic Beverages – Brewing Co. Off-Site Permits – Harford County Farm Fair
Passed the House with a vote of 136 – 1
Adding the Harford County Farm Fair to the state list of off-site events for which a holder of a brewing company permit may participate. This bill was filed at the request of Independent Brewery in Bel Air, MD.
HB 1327 – Task Force on Local Alcoholic Beverages Regulation
Passed the House unanimously
Establishing a State-wide Task Force to study matters relating to appointment, authority and operations of local boards of license commissioners and local alcoholic beverages regulation and enforcement. An interim and final report will be presented to the Governor, Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee and House Economic Matter Committee with recommended changes to state law.
HB 1386 – Maryland Public Ethics Law – Members & Employees of Boards of License Commissioner
Passed the House unanimously
Making restrictions and requirements of the Maryland Public Ethics Law apply to members and employees of board of license commissioners and designating them public officials. This bill is to create uniform oversight across State jurisdictions regarding Maryland Public Ethics Law.
HB 3 – Income Tax – Subtraction Modification – Olympic Paralympic, Special Olympic, and Deaf Olympics Game Medals and Prizes
Passed the House unanimously
Providing for a tax exemption under Maryland income tax law for the value of gold, silver and bronze medals and monetary honoraria awarded to Olympic athletes by the United States Olympic Committee. This exemption is applicable to award winners of the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaf Olympic games. The bill codifies a new federal tax law.
HB 963 – Maryland Transportation Authority – Video Tolls
Passed the House unanimously
Permitting the Maryland Transportation Authority to recall unpaid tolls from the Central Collections Unit and remove civil penalties for the purpose of settling the debt without undue financial hardship.
Upcoming Events
HB 873 – Income Tax Credit for Individual & Corporate Security Clearance
Passed the House with a vote 105 – 34
Provides for the extension of a personal and corporate tax credit for the cost associated with obtaining and maintaining a Federal Government security clearance
HB 974 – Maryland Personal Information Protection Act
Passed the House unanimously
Expands consumer protection of personal information and establishes protection protocols for businesses handling and disposing of personal information in their custody.
HB 1286 – Municipal Admission & Amusement Tax Limitation
Passed the House unanimously
Making Harford County’s municipalities consistent with the County’s Admission and Amusement tax code by eliminating consumer taxes on drive-in movie theaters, roller rinks, agricultural tourism and golf courses.
HB 932 – Hospitals Employee Retraining & Community Economic Impact
House and Senate committee conference
Statewide bill to address hospital closures and downsizing like Harford Memorial Hospital. The bill requires an economic impact statement potential job loss. The bill also provides for funding for training and job placement services for displaced workers.
Each of these bills will now have a hearing in various Senate committees where they will need approval and passage by the Senate before going to the Governor to be signed into law.
With three weeks to go… there is still a lot of work to be done. I’m always interested in receiving your input. Should you require any assistance, please contact my office at 410-841-3331 and or by email at MaryAnn.Lisanti@house.state.md.us.
Sincerely,
Mary Ann Lisanti
State Delegate, District 34A
Must be nice to only work 3 months out of the year (what do you do the other 9?) and the only things you accomplish are to strip more rights away from us and figure out more ways to tax us.
Their priority is making Maryland a Sanctuary State and placing 18 year illegal alien men in the same freshmen classes as 14 year old girls to be raped.
Clearly the priority of the Maryland State politicians is to provide more privileges, benefits and protections to illegals rather than actually represent the legal residents of the State. It is shameful that morons like Zeke Cohen actually calls the ICE agents that enforce our nations laws “Nazis.” He and the rest of the morons in Baltimore City have called on ICE agents to stop arresting immigrants unless they have committed a “crime.” The crime that these morons don’t recognize is the crime of crossing into this country illegally or being in the county illegally.
One week after this 14 year old legal citizen of the United States is raped by an illegal who was apprehended by the Feds in 2016 but was released to join his relatives in Maryland, Mr. Cohen and the City Council have clearly demonstrated their preference to protect illegals above legal citizens.
Under Mr. Cohens leadership, rapes of women and crimes against legal citizens will continue to occur as Maryland politicians would rather protect illegal aliens then to actually protect the safety and security of legal American citizens.
This State makes me sick and the democratic party makes me sick.
Then Bugsy, you should leave. No sense in staying and being sick all the time.
You are a detestable human being. I only hope that it is idiots like you who are victimized by these people and not 14 year old girls.
What exactly would your pronouncement to this 14 year old be? “I’m so sorry dear, but your horrific experience and any other crime committed by an illegal is a small price to pay for me and my other kooky liberal friends to feel good about ourselves”?
Plenty are leaving. You can pick up the tab. Front page of THE SUN – “More People Leaving City”
The problem is that they all want to come out and pollute the counties. You all are like locusts.
Locusts? What’s wrong with locusts? Well Bugsy, times have changed and you might as well get used to it. Maybe tums would help.