Maryland Legislative WatchSB 923/HB 881, sponsored by Senator Raskin and Delegate Morhaim, respectively, propose, among other things, to register and set regulations for physicians prescribing medical marijuana. The bill sets who may be a patient, registers academic medical centers, defines who may be prescribed medical marijuana, registers and certifies physicians, and continues the Natalie M. LaPrade Marijuana
SB 409/HB1197, sponsored by Senator Raskin and Delegate Hixson, respectively, seek to require restaurants to do two things: (B) (1) BEGINNING ON MARCH 1, 2015, A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT SHALL REQUEST THAT A CUSTOMER INFORM THE EMPLOYEE TAKING THE CUSTOMER’S FOOD ORDER OF ANY KNOWN FOOD ALLERGIES BEFORE ORDERING. (C) (1) BEGINNING ON MARCH 1, 2015,
HB 490/SB 749, sponsored by Delegate Hixson and Senator Pugh, respectively, is a 15 page bill for the purpose of (in part): establishing collective bargaining rights for specified community college employees This bill adds subtitles to the Maryland education Article, setting a framework for unionization, union elections, appeals, etc. There may be up to four
HB 295/SB 331, sponsored by Delegate Busch and Senator Miller, respectively, propose to raise the minimum wage to certain dollar amounts on certain dates and tie future increases to the Consumer Price Index, making the increases automatic after July 1, 2017. (C) (1) The STATE MINIMUM WAGE RATE IS: (I) FOR THE 12–MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING