Bill # |
Sponsor |
Purpose |
Chamber
Position |
PG/MC 108-08
Maryland – National Capital Park and Planning Commission – Highways – Pedestrian and Bicycle Traffic Facilities |
Prince George’s County & Montgomery County Delegation Chair o/b/o Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission |
● Requires additional agencies to review plans for Pedestrian & Bicycle Traffic Plans. |
Referred to Land Use Subcommittee |
PG/MC 112-08
Maryland – National Capital Park and Planning Commission – Montgomery County – Planning Board Enforcement Powers |
Prince George’s County & Montgomery County Delegation Chair o/b/o Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission |
● Allows the Mont. County Planning Board to appoint a hearing examiner broader authority, including subpoena power.
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Referred to Land Use Subcommittee |
PG/MC 115-08
Prince George’s County Energy Tax – WSSC |
Del. Healey |
● Allows the Prince George’s Council to impose a sales/use tax on WSSC consumption of fuel. |
No Position |
PG/MC 116-08
Maryland – National Capital Park and Planning Commission – Prince George’s County Agricultural Preservation Easement Program |
Del. Proctor |
● Fixes an administrative structural budget problem which ties up Prince George’s Council directed funds in M-NCPP’s CIP account; not allowing the actual purchase of land for agricultural easements. |
Support |
PG/MC 117-08
Maryland – National Capital Park and Planning Commission – Prince George’s County – Zoning Text Amendments and Zoning Regulation Amendments |
Del. Proctor |
● Prohibits the District Council from creating a special set of zoning laws for a specific parcel – or – distinguish a specific parcel from others in a district or zone.
● A person from P.G. County may bring a declaratory action to enforce this proposal.
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Referred to Land Use Subcommittee |
PG/MC 118-08
Prince George’s County – People’s Zoning Counsel – Appeals |
Del. Braveboy |
● The People’s Zoning Counsel may appeal a final action base on a reasonable suspicion of arbitrary decision on behalf of a bona fide civic association. |
No Position |
PG 401-08
Prince George’s County – Board of Education |
Del. Howard |
● School Board districts should be reverted to 9 single member districts, per 9/1/02 PGBE certified plan. |
No Position |
PG 402-08
Prince George’s County – Compulsory School Attendance – Increased Age |
Del. Braveboy |
● Increases the mandatory age of school attendance to 18yrs. |
Support |
PG 403-08
Prince George’s County Hospital Authority |
Del. Niemann |
● This legislation creates an independent ‘hospital-authority’ that will administer dedicating state funding for hospital operations. |
Support |
PG 405-08
Prince George’s County – Real Property – Home Builders – Community Amenities |
Del. Proctor |
● Builders in Prince George’s must provide in the ‘Contract of Sale’ the date by which a community amenity will be accessible by homeowners. Violation of this proposal requires the builder to pay 10% of the purchase price to each homeowner. |
No Position |
PG 408-08
Prince George’s County – Property Tax Credit for Restaurants in Arts and Entertainment Districts |
Del. Ross |
● Requires the governing body of P.G. County to grant a property tax credit for restaurants in the Arts & entertainment District. |
Hold for more information. |
PG 409-08
Prince George’s County – Roadside Advertising or Solicitation of Money or Donations – Prohibition |
Del. Pena-Melnyk |
● Prohibits a person from standing in a highway in Prince
George’s County to solicit money or donations from the occupant of a vehicle or
to advertise any message
● Prohibits an adult from encouraging or allowing a child to stand in a highway in Prince George’s County to solicit money or donations from the occupant of a vehicle or to advertise any message.
● Provides that a child may not be found guilty or adjudicated delinquent for standing in a highway in Prince George’s County to solicit money or donations from the occupant of a vehicle or to advertise any message if an adult encouraged or allowed the child to commit the violation. |
Support |
PG 410-08
Prince George’s County Hospital Authority |
Del. Davis |
● This legislation creates an independent ‘hospital-authority’ that will administer dedicating state funding for hospital operations. |
Support |
PG 413-08
Prince George’s County – Task Force to Study Locations in Prince George’s County Best Suited for Use by State Agencies |
Del. Holmes |
● Establishes a Task Force to Study Locations in Prince George’s County Best Suited for Use by State Agencies. |
Support with an amendment to add a representative from the Chamber to serve on the Task Force as the voice of the business community |
PG 414-08
Prince George’s County School Facilities Surcharge – Exemption |
Prince George’s County Delegation Chair o/b/o County Executive |
● This legislation includes the following amendment: The School Facilities Surcharge does not apply to a single-family dwelling that is to be rebuilt or subcontracted by an individual owner to replace on the same lot a previously existing single-family dwelling unit that was destroyed by fire, explosion, or a natural disaster if the single family home is similar to the existing single-family dwelling unit. |
Support |
PG 420-08
Prince George’s County – Higher Education |
Del. Niemann |
● Provides for the student board member to the School Board is entitled to a postsecondary education scholarship. |
Referred to Education Committee |
PG 421-08
Prince George’s County - Property Tax Credits – Agricultural Land Preservation Programs |
Del. Proctor |
● Gives a 100% property tax credit to any one who sells an easement and continues to farm the land. |
Support |
PG 422-08
Prince George’s County – Tax Increment Financing – Application of Bond Proceeds |
Sen. Exum |
● Authorizes the County to apply all proceeds received from any bonds issues and sold by the County or the revenue authority of the County may be issued for infrastructural improvements in the developed tier as described in the County plan. |
Support |
PG 303-08
Prince George’s County – Master for Juvenile Causes – Authority |
Del. Levi |
● Repeals a restriction that limits the authority of judges of
the circuit court for Prince George’s County to appoint or continue the appointment of masters for juvenile causes only to conduct certain hearings. |
Support |
PG 304-08
Prince George’s County – States Attorney’s Office – Composition and Salaries |
Del. Pena-Melnyk
Del. Davis |
● Freezes the salary of the States Attorney’s through 2010.
● In 2011 increases to be consistent with Circuit Court Judges. |
No Position |
PG 307-08
Prince George’s County – Alcoholic Beverages – Drive-thru Purchases |
Senator Exum |
● Prohibits the Board of License Commissioners in Prince George’s County from issuing or transferring an alcoholic beverages license for use in a drive–through purchase facility in which alcoholic beverages are sold at retail and dispensed through a door or window to purchasers in or on a motor vehicle. |
Oppose |
PG 308-08
Prince George’s County – Alcoholic Beverages – Appeal of Order to Close |
Senator Exum |
● Specifies that an appeal from a decision of the Board of License Commissioners of Prince George’s County does not stay an order of the Board to close a place of business that is licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. |
Oppose |
PG 309-08
Prince George’s County – Board of License Commissioners – Petition |
Senator Exum |
● Specifies that the Board of License Commissioners of Prince George’s County may consider a petition as a factor in determining whether to take the action sought only if each signature on the petition has been verified by the County Board of Elections as that of a registered voter in the county. |
No Position |
PG 311-08
Prince George’s County - Alcoholic Beverages – License Transfers - Gas |
Del. Ross
Sen. Pinsky |
● Prohibits the Prince George’s County Board of License Commissioners from approving the transfer of an alcoholic beverages license held for use at a business establishment with a commercial fuel pump used by
the public to purchase fuel except;
- The transferor hold the license on 7/1/2008;
- The transfer is made on or before 7/10/2010.
|
No Position |
PG 312-08
Prince George’s County – Vehicle Laws – Speed Monitoring Systems |
Del. Ross
Sen. Pinsky |
● Allows Municipalities or the County to set up speed monitoring systems and administer and collect fines. |
No Position |
PG 313-08
Prince George’s County – Alcoholic Beverages – Salaries of Inspectors |
Del. Ramirez |
● Specifies that alcoholic beverages inspectors of the Board of License Commissioners of Prince George’s County receive a certain annual salary. |
No Position |
PG 314-08
Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Loan Assistance Repayment |
Del. Ramirez |
● Establishes the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Loan Assistance Repayment Program. |
Support, Will support an amendment to provide 4 years @ $5K each year |
PG 315-08
Prince George’s County – Alcoholic Beverages Licenses – Exemption to Application Requirements |
Del. Ramirez |
● Adds Prince George’s County to the list of counties that do not
require that an application for an alcoholic beverages license contain a statement that the applicant is a citizen of the United States, the applicant’s
birthplace, and, if the applicant is a naturalized citizen, the date and location of the applicant’s naturalization. |
No Position |
PG 316-08
Prince George’s County – Vehicle Laws – Speed Monitoring Systems |
Del. Ramirez |
● Allows Municipalities or the County to set up speed monitoring systems and administer and collect fines. |
No Position |
PG 317-08
Prince George’s County – State’s Attorney’s Office – Composition and |
Del. Ramirez |
● Freezes the salary of the States Attorney’s through 2010.
● In 2011 the salary is increased.
● Increases the cap on deputy and assistant State’s Attorney positions. |
Support language increasing the caps on deputy and assistant State’s Attorney positions. |
PG 319-08
Prince George’s County – Alcoholic Beverages – Theme Park License |
Prince George’s County Delegation Chair o/b/o County Executive |
● Establishes a Class B (TP) beer, wine and liquor theme park
license in Prince George’s County.
● Provides that the license privileges be exercised only at a theme park in Mitchellville.
● Specifies that the license entitles the holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor by the drink within the theme park at one or more outlets. |
Hold for more information |
PG 320-08
Prince George’s County Deputy Sheriffs – Transfer of Service Credit |
Del. Benson |
● Creates a window for Deputy Sheriffs who are members of the Employees’ Pension System
to transfer certain service credit from the Employees’ Pension System to the Prince George’s County Deputy Sheriff’s Comprehensive Pension Plan. |
No Position |
PG 322-08
Prince George’s County – Alcoholic Beverages – Class A/Class 4 Light Wine |
Del. Vallario |
● Authorizes a Class A light wine license to be issued in Prince George’s County.
● Exempts a winery that applies for this license from any quotas established by the Prince George’s County Board of License Commissioners as to the number of licenses in the election district where the winery is located. |
Support |
PG 324-08
Prince George’s County – Vehicle Laws – Speed Monitoring Systems |
Prince George’s County Delegation Chair o/b/o County Executive |
● Allows Municipalities or the County to set up speed monitoring systems and administer and collect fines. |
No Position |
PG 325-08
Prince George’s County – Class B-DD Alcoholic Beverages Licenses – Woodmore Towne Center at Glenarden |
Del. Benson |
● Creates a Class B–DD (Development District) 7–day beer, wine and liquor license for on–sale consumption at Woodmore Towne Centre at Glenarden or the Greenbelt Station Town Centre development district. |
Support |
PG 326-08
Prince George’s County – Pull Tab or Instant Bingo |
Del. Valderrama |
● Authorizes a qualified organization in Prince George’s County to award merchandise and other things of value by pull tab or instant bingo.
● Prohibits use in a manner that may interfere with ‘random distribution’ – exceeding the prize limitations. |
No Position |
