February 2, 2012

MSFA LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN NO. 4

We are here to assist with questions or concerns relating to the status of any particular piece of legislation. Should you have any information on issues of special interest to the Fire, Rescue, or Emergency Medical Services, please let us know.

The MSFA Legislative Office phone number is 410-974-2222, Fax is 410-974-3999. Our e-mail address is msfaleg@msfa.org. If you need to speak with the Chairman or Vice Chairman at night or on weekends, please contact Chairman C. Danny Davis at 301-481-0763(c), e-mail: ddavis@msfa.org, or Vice Chairman Richard Yinger at 240-538-7150(c), e-mail: rlyinger@hotmail.com.

To find information on a bill, go to http://mlis.state.md.us, page down to “Bill Information and Status” then enter hb (House Bill) number or sb (Senate Bill) number, then press enter.

Thank you for your support.

 

C. Daniel Davis

                            

MSFA Bills of Interest 2012

(February 2, 2012)

 

There have been 514 House Bills and 504 Senate Bills introduced to date. We are currently tracking 20 bills. A breakdown of these bills is as follows:

 

Monitoring:

HB404 - Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility

SB31 - Gaming - Slot Machines - Ownership and Operation by Eligible Nonprofit Organizations – Have been asked to try to amend Fire, Rescue, and EMS Departments into listings of Nonprofit Organizations.

SB431 - Workers' Compensation - Emergency Responders - Revisions

SB461 - Emergency Medical Services - Automated External Defibrillators - Immunity from Liability and Facility Registration Requirement

Supporting:

HB366 - Public Safety - Building Performance Standards - Fire and Life Safety

SB365 - Higher Education - Volunteer Firefighters Scholarship

Opposing:

SB331 -Manufactured Homes - Sprinkler System Requirement - Opt-Out Provisions for Local Jurisdictions.

Local:

HB133 - Carroll County – Gaming - Carroll County

HB151 -Frederick County - Slot Machines for Nonprofit Organizations – Frederick County

HB157 - Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Sprinkler Assistance Revolving Fund – City of Annapolis

HB418 - Allegany County - Paper Gaming - Taxes

HB461 - Washington County - Amusement Devices - Tip Jars

HB494 - Frederick County - Raffles

SB2 - Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Sprinkler Assistance Revolving Fund – City of Annapolis

SB 166 - Harford County - Charitable Gaming

SB201- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Lansdowne Volunteer Fire Department – Baltimore County

SB264 -Frederick County – Raffles – Frederick County

Budget:

SB150/HB85 – Budget Bill

SB151/HB86 – Bond Bill

SB152/HB87 – Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012

Bills removed from Watch List:

HB66 Public Health - Glucose Testing - Permit – This may affect EMS glucose protocols.

HB230 - Public Safety - Department of State Police - Yellow Dot Program – Does not affect EMS.

SB41- Caroline County, Dorchester County, Talbot County, and Wicomico County - Prospective    Employees and Volunteers - Criminal History Records Check