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2012 Regular Session hearing information current as of
February 21, 2012 - 4:10 p.m. |
Hearing Schedule
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BUDGET AND TAXATION COMMITTEE
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, Chair
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, Vice Chair
3 West Miller Senate Building, 11 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD 21401-1991
(410-841-3690 Annapolis/Baltimore Area; 301-858-3690 Washington, D.C. Area)
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Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness register by
12:50 p.m. on the day of the bill hearing. If you have written testimony,
please submit 25 copies to the committee staff for distribution by
11:00 a.m. the day of the bill hearing. The order that bills are listed on
the schedule is not necessarily the order in which they will be heard.
Anyone wishing to testify at budget hearings should contact the appropriate
committee staff for information. Limited public testimony may be accepted.
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BUDGET HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION - 3 West,
Miller
* St Mary's College of Maryland
* Historic St Mary's City Commission
* MSDE Headquarters
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Amoss, Miller
* Department of Aging
* DHMH Laboratories Administration
* DHMH Office of Health Care Quality
SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION, AND ENVIRONMENT -
Schweinhaut, Miller
* MDOT Motor Vehicle Administration
* MDOT Maryland Aviation Administration
* Public Service Commission
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9:30 A.M.
PENSIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Discussion meeting and voting.
BUDGET HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION - 3 West,
Miller
* MSDE Aid to Education
* Maryland Stadium Authority
SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION, AND ENVIRONMENT -
Schweinhaut, Miller
* Department of the Environment
* DPSCS Patuxent Institution
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BUDGET HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION - 3 West,
Miller
* Comptroller of the Treasury
* Department of General Services
* MEDCO
* TEDCO - Maryland Technology Development Corp
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BUDGET HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
FULL COMMITTEE - 3 West, Miller
* Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund
* Executive Department - Governor
* Department of Budget and Management - Personnel
BUDGET HEARINGS - 4:00 P.M.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CAPITAL BUDGET - 3 West, Miller
* Department of Natural Resources PAYGO
* Department of Information Technology PAYGO
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Changes made to today's schedule through addenda
SB 848 Sen King HEARING CANCELLED
SB 851 Sen King, et HEARING CANCELLED
al
End of schedule changes
BILL HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SB 26 Sen Gaming - Table Games - Video Lottery Facilities
Klausmeier, et
al
SB 32 Sen Simonaire Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Payment
Deferral - Eligibility
SB 138 Sen Young, et Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Segal
al AmeriCorps Education Award
SB 155 Sen Pugh, et Video Lottery Facility Location Commission -
al Financial Impact of Additional Games - Study
SB 158 Sen Pugh, et Video Lottery Gaming - Table Games
al
SB 215 Sen Glassman Property Tax Assessment Appeals - Comparable
Properties - Internet Access to Worksheets
SB 218 Sen Manno County Income Tax - Maximum Rate and Authority to
Impose on a Bracket Basis
SB 222 Sen Frosh, et High Performance Buildings Act - Applicability to
al Recipients of State Aid
SB 244 Sen Education - Retiree Health Savings - Maintenance
Jones-Rodwell of Effort
(BCA)
SB 269 Sen Pinsky, et Maryland Business Tax Fairness Act
al
SB 333 Sen Edwards Garrett County - Hotel Rental Tax Rate
SB 574 Chr Anne Recordation Tax - Public Utilities - Indemnity
Arundel County Mortgages
Senators
SB 586 Sen Edwards Education - State Aid - Grant to Limit Decreases
in Funding
SB 619 Sen Jennings Dedicated Funds - Prohibition of Transfer
SB 740 Sen Madaleno Property Tax - Charter Counties - Education
Funding
SB 892 Sen Peters, et Gaming - Video Lottery Terminals and Table Games
al
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Changes made to today's schedule through addenda
SB 367 Sen Stone RESCHEDULED - to FEB 24, 8:30 AM
SB 444 Sen Colburn RESCHEDULED - to FEB 24, 8:30 AM
SB 470 Sen Edwards RESCHEDULED - to FEB 24, 8:30 AM
SB 498 Sen RESCHEDULED - to FEB 24, 8:30 AM
Jones-Rodwell
(Chr Jt Com on
Pnsns)
SB 672 Sen RESCHEDULED - to FEB 24, 8:30 AM
Jones-Rodwell
(Chr Jt Com on
Pnsns)
SB 879 Sen RESCHEDULED - to FEB 24, 8:30 AM
Jones-Rodwell
(Chr Jt Com on
Pnsns)
End of schedule changes
BUDGET HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION - 145 HOB
* Higher Ed Policy Brfg - Performance Metrics
Joint with House Appropriation's Education and Economic Development
Subcommittee
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Amoss, Miller
* Military Department
* Executive Dept - Boards, Commissions and Offices
* DHR Family Investment
SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION, AND ENVIRONMENT -
Schweinhaut, Miller
* Judiciary
* Department of Natural Resources
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Changes made to today's schedule through addenda
SB 367 Sen Stone State Retirement and Pension System - Transfer of
Service Credit
RESCHEDULED - From FEB 23, 8:30 AM to FEB 24, 8:30 AM
SB 444 Sen Colburn Optional Retirement Program - State Employees and
Teachers - Participation
RESCHEDULED - From FEB 23, 8:30 AM to FEB 24, 8:30 AM
SB 470 Sen Edwards Allegany County - Orphans' Court Judges - Pension
RESCHEDULED - From FEB 23, 8:30 AM to FEB 24, 8:30 AM
SB 498 Sen State Ret and Pension System - Contrib Rates and
Jones-Rodwell Reinvestment of Savings - Technical Clarifs
RESCHEDULED - From FEB 23, 8:30 AM to FEB 24, 8:30 AM
SB 672 Sen State Retirement and Pension System - Investment
Jones-Rodwell Division - Salary Setting
RESCHEDULED - From FEB 23, 8:30 AM to FEB 24, 8:30 AM
SB 879 Sen State Retirement and Pension Systems -
Jones-Rodwell Cost-of-Living Adjustments - Clarification
RESCHEDULED - From FEB 23, 8:30 AM to FEB 24, 8:30 AM
End of schedule changes
BUDGET HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION - 3 West,
Miller
* State Treasurer
* MSDE Early Childhood Development
* MSDE Funding for Educational Organizations
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Amoss, Miller
* DHMH Developmental Disabilities Administration
* Department of Veterans Affairs
* Department of Disabilities
SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION, AND ENVIRONMENT -
Schweinhaut, Miller
* State Highway - OLA
* MDOT State Highway Administration
* Office of the Public Defender
* Maryland Food Center Authority
* Maryland Transportation Authority
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BUDGET HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION - 3 West,
Miller
* Canal Place Preservation and Development Authority
* DLLR Workforce Development
* University System of Maryland Office
* UM Center for Environmental Science
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Amoss, Miller
* State Board of Elections
* DHR Office of Home Energy Programs
* DHMH Infectious Disease and Env Health Admin
SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION, AND ENVIRONMENT -
Schweinhaut, Miller
* Department of Juvenile Services
* DPSCS Police and Correctional Training Commissions
* DPSCS Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
* Workers' Compensation Commission
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BUDGET HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
FULL COMMITTEE - 3 West, Miller
* Department of Information Technology
* State Retirement Agency
* Maryland Supplemental Retirement Plans
* CRF Briefing
BUDGET HEARINGS - 4:00 P.M.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CAPITAL BUDGET - 3 West, Miller
* Dept of Housing and Community Development PAYGO
* Department of the Environment PAYGO
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Changes made to today's schedule through addenda
SB 794 Sen Garagiola, Horse Racing - Purse Dedication Account - Use of
et al Funds for Operating Assistance
(Jointly assigned to B&T and FIN)
RESCHEDULED - From MAR 7, 1:00 PM to FEB 29, 1:00 PM
End of schedule changes
BILL HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SB 152 The Pres Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012
(Admin)
SB 249 Sens State Individual Income Tax - Millionaires' Tax
Jones-Rodwell
and Pinsky
SB 523 Sen Manno Income Tax - Repeal of the 1997 Income Tax
Reduction
SB 836 Sens Pipkin Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Local
and Brinkley Employer Contributions
SB 837 Sens Pipkin State Budget
and Brinkley
SB 838 Sens Pipkin Budget - Reductions of Appropriations
and Brinkley
SB 864 Sen DeGrange Gaming - Instant Bingo - Electronic Machines
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BUDGET HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION - 3 West,
Miller
* University of Maryland, College Park
* University of Maryland, Baltimore
* Coppin State University
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Amoss, Miller
* Department of Housing and Community Development
* DHMH Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
* DHMH Office of Preparedness and Response
SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION, AND ENVIRONMENT -
Schweinhaut, Miller
* Office of the Attorney General
* Department of State Police
* Maryland Energy Administration
* Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
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BUDGET HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION - 3 West,
Miller
* Department of Business and Economic Development
* Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals
* Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission
* MHEC Scholarship Programs
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Amoss, Miller
* Maryland Insurance Administration
* DHMH Medical Care Programs Administration
SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION, AND ENVIRONMENT -
Schweinhaut, Miller
* MDOT Maryland Transit Administration
* Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
* MTA - OLA
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Changes made to today's schedule through addenda
BUDGET HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION, AND ENVIRONMENT -
Schweinhaut, Miller
* Department of Juvenile Services
* DPSCS Police and Correctional Training Commissions
* DPSCS Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
* Workers' Compensation Commission
Originally scheduled to be heard on Monday, February 27.
End of schedule changes
TO BE ANNOUNCED.
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BUDGET HEARINGS - 4:00 P.M.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CAPITAL BUDGET - 3 West, Miller
* Capital State House - Old Senate Chamber
* Capital Saratoga State Center - Garage Improvements
* Capital Annapolis Post Office
* Capital William Donald Schaefer Tower-Fire Alarm System
* Capital Facilities Renewal Fund
* Capital Asbestos Abatement Program
* Capital Court of Appeals Building - Lobby and ADA
* Capital New Catonsville District Court
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Changes made to today's schedule through addenda
SB 794 Sen Garagiola, RESCHEDULED - to FEB 29, 1:00 PM
et al
End of schedule changes
BILL HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SB 153 The Pres Creation of a State Debt - Qualified Zone Academy
(Admin) Bonds
SB 242 Sen Baltimore City - Education - Public School
Jones-Rodwell, Facilities and Construction Bond Authority
et al
SB 325 Sen Colburn Regional Mass Transit Account
SB 358 The Pres Public-Private Partnerships
(Admin), et al
SB 403 Sen Brinkley, Transportation Trust Fund - Dedicated Highway
et al Funds
SB 404 Sen Brinkley, Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Home Wheelchair
et al Lifts and Stairlifts
SB 425 Harford County Harford County - Tax Sales - Auctioneer Fees
Senators
SB 435 Sen McFadden Maryland Economic Development Corporation -
Bonding Authority and Reporting Requirement
SB 463 Chr Anne Local Government Self-Insurance Funds - Exclusion
Arundel County from Investment Guidelines
Senators
SB 464 Chr Anne County Transfer Tax - Collection
Arundel County
Senators
SB 469 Sen Edwards Family Security Trust Fund - Interest Earnings
SB 477 Sen Job Creation Tax Credit - Amount of Credit and
Klausmeier, et Termination Provisions
al
SB 519 Sen Shank Corporate Income Tax - Invest in Maryland
SB 525 Sen King, et Homestead Property Tax Credit - Eligibility -
al Child Support Payments
SB 526 Sen Forehand, Tobacco Tax - Healthy Maryland Initiative
et al
SB 533 Sen Baltimore City - School Construction - Block Grant
Jones-Rodwell,
et al
SB 542 Sen Local Government Investment Pool - Authorized
Jones-Rodwell Participants
SB 606 Sen DeGrange Finance and Procurement - State Treasury -
Collateral
SB 631 Sens Tobacco Tax - Maryland Tobacco-Free Kids
Jones-Rodwell Initiative
and Madaleno
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TO BE ANNOUNCED.
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Changes made to today's schedule through addenda
SB 852 Sen King, et Sales and Use Tax - Alcoholic Beverages -
al Calculation of Tax
ADDED - MAR 9, 2012 1:00 PM
End of schedule changes
BILL HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SB 440 Sen Garagiola, Highway User Revenue Distribution
et al
SB 441 Sen Garagiola, Transportation Trust Fund - Financing - Use of
et al Funds
SB 446 Sen Colburn Sales and Use Tax - Sales of Dyed Diesel Fuel
SB 567 Sen King, et Telecommunications Taxes - Reform Commission and
al Moratorium
SB 570 Sen King, et Income Tax Credit - Qualified Research and
al Development Expenses - Small Business Refund
SB 615 Sen Jennings Legislative Audits - Joint Audit Committee
Recommendations
SB 617 Sen Jennings Legislative Audits - Reports - Electronic Access
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BILL HEARINGS - 9:00 A.M.
Bond Bills to be announced.
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BILL HEARINGS - 9:30 A.M.
Bond Bills to be announced.
BUDGET HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CAPITAL BUDGET - 3 West, Miller
* Capital Accessibility Modifications
* Capital Senior Citizens Activities Center Grant Program
* Capital Public Safety Communications System
* Capital 1100 North Eutaw Street Elevator Replacements
* Capital Infrastructure Improvement Fund
* Capital Alice Ferguson Foundation - Potomac Watershed
* Capital Baltimore Museum of Art
* Capital Baltimore City Convention Center
* Capital Charles E Smith Life Communities
* Capital Everyman Theatre
* Capital Kennedy Krieger Institute
* Capital Mount Vernon Square Redevelopment
* Capital Maryland Science Center
* Capital Sinai Hospital
* Capital USS Constellation Education Center
* Capital Maryland Hospital Association Overview
* Capital Capital Overview
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BILL HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SB 447 Sen Colburn Dorchester County - Restriction on Sunday Gaming -
Repeal
SB 466 Sen Edwards Allegany and Garrett Counties - Slot Machines for
Nonprofit Organizations
SB 467 Sen Edwards Income Tax Credit - Teachers at the Md School for
the Blind and the Md School for the Deaf
SB 580 Sen Peters, et Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Mortgage
al Forgiveness Debt Relief
SB 589 Sen Edwards Sales and Use Tax - Mass Transit
SB 622 Sen Shank, et Washington County - Amusement Devices - Tip Jars
al
SB 641 Sen Ramirez, Admissions and Amusement Tax - Returns and
et al Penalties
SB 651 Sen Ramirez, Economic Development - Green Business Incentive
et al Zones
(Jointly assigned to B&T and FIN)
SB 653 Sen Income Tax - Expensing of Business Property and
Klausmeier, et Bonus Depreciation
al
SB 666 Carroll County Carroll County - Property Tax Credit for Housing
Senators Units at Independent Living Retirement Communities
SB 700 Sens Pipkin Office of the Inspector General - Establishment
and Colburn
SB 703 Sen Pipkin, et Maryland Estate Tax and Inheritance Tax - Repeal
al
SB 704 Sens Pipkin State Government - Inspector General
and Colburn
SB 721 Sen Zirkin Task Force on Climate Control in Public Schools in
Baltimore County
SB 752 Sen Young, et Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement
al Income
SB 795 Sen Garagiola, Estate Tax - Exemption for Family Farm or Small
et al Business
SB 847 Sen King Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for
Retirement Income
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Changes made to today's schedule through addenda
SB 775 Sen Young, et HEARING CANCELLED
al
End of schedule changes
BILL HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SB 661 Carroll County Carroll County - Gaming
Senators
SB 670 Sens Shank and Washington County - Tip Jars - Accountability and
Edwards Oversight
SB 696 Sen Pipkin, et Transportation - Transit Authorities - Red Line
al and Purple Line
(Jointly assigned to B&T and FIN)
SB 697 Sen Pipkin, et Department of Transportation - Office of the
al Inspector General
SB 698 Sen Pipkin, et Maryland Transit Administration - Farebox Recovery
al
SB 699 Sen Pipkin, et Maryland Transit Administration - Farebox Recovery
al Rate Increase
SB 730 Sen Muse Seniors Tax Relief Act
SB 739 Sen Madaleno, Tax Credit Evaluation Act
et al
SB 757 Sen Young, et Income Tax - Tax Credit for Wineries and Vineyards
al
SB 768 Sen Edwards Natural Gas Severance Tax and Impact Fund
SB 793 Sen Garagiola, Corporate Income Tax - Rate in Economically
et al Depressed Counties
SB 802 Sens Brinkley Frederick County - Budgetary Processes
and Young
SB 809 Sen Madaleno, Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - University
et al and College Textbooks
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BUDGET HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CAPITAL BUDGET - 3 West, Miller
* Capital Higher Education Capital Overview
* Capital Campuswide Building Infrastructure
* Capital University Learning and Teaching Center
* Capital Remote Library Storage Facility
* Capital Campuswide Site Improvements
* Capital Natural Sciences Center
* Capital Campuswide Safety and Circulation Improvements
* Capital Smith Hall Expansion and Renovation
* Capital New Science and Technology Center
* Capital New Performing Arts and Humanities Facility
* Capital New Environmental Sustainability Laboratory
* Capital Facilities Renewal Program
* Capital Main Building Renovation
* Capital Anne Arundel Hall Reconstruction
* Capital Community College Facilities Grant Program
* Capital New School of Business Complex
* Capital Facilities Renewal Projects
* Capital New Jenkins Center
* Capital Trauma and Critical Care Expansion
* Capital R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
* Capital Maryland Independent Colleges and University
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BILL HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SB 807 Sen Madaleno, Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Land
et al Acquisition for Transportation-Related Projects
SB 824 Sen Pipkin, et Transportation - Chesapeake Bay Bridge Authority
al (Jointly assigned to B&T and FIN)
SB 825 Sen Pipkin, et Maryland Transportation Authority - Audits -
al Statements Available Online
SB 834 Sen Pipkin Transit Facilities - Farebox Recovery Deficiency -
Payment by Political Subdivisions to State
SB 844 Sen DeGrange, Partnership for Student Education and Community
et al Investment Tax Credit
SB 845 Sen King, et Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Transfer of
al Property Between Related Entities - Exemption
SB 878 Sen Ferguson Education - Preschool for All - Establishment and
Funding
(Jointly assigned to B&T and EHE)
SB 882 Sen Local Government - Investment in Our Youth
Jones-Rodwell (IO-YOUth) Programs
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No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.
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BUDGET HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CAPITAL BUDGET - 3 West, Miller
* Capital Public School Construction Overview
* Capital Federally Qualified Health Centers
* Henryton Center - Abate Asbestos and Raze Buildings
* Capital Dorsey Run - SETT
* Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
* Capital Public Library Capital Grant Program
* Capital State Police Helicopter Replacement
* Capital Annapolis High School
* Capital Department of Juvenile Services Capital
* Capital Maryland School for the Blind
* Capital Maryland Zoo Infrastructure Improvements
* Capital Prince George's Hospital System
* Capital Local Jails and Detention Centers Overview
* Capital Wicomico County Detention Center
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BILL HEARINGS - 1:00 P.M.
SB 675 Sen Rosapepe, Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2012
et al (Jointly assigned to B&T and EHE)
SB 896 Sen Conway Baltimore City - Gaming - Electronic Bingo
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