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| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | 5 | *sb1006* | |
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | SENATE BILL 1006 | |
| 8 | 8 | P3, P2 5lr3503 | |
| 9 | 9 | CF HB 961 | |
| 10 | 10 | By: Senator Kagan | |
| 11 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: February 1, 2025 | |
| 12 | 12 | Assigned to: Rules | |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Commissioned Public Art – Artist Rights 2 | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | FOR the purpose of prohibiting an entity from including in a contract for certain State 3 | |
| 21 | 21 | public art a provision requiring artists to waive certain rights; prohibiting 4 | |
| 22 | 22 | enforcement of a certain waiver in an existing contract; and generally relating to 5 | |
| 23 | 23 | artist rights and State public art. 6 | |
| 24 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 25 | BY adding to 7 | |
| 26 | 26 | Article – State Finance and Procurement 8 | |
| 27 | 27 | Section 13–228 9 | |
| 28 | 28 | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 | |
| 29 | 29 | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11 | |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 31 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12 | |
| 32 | 32 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 | |
| 33 | 33 | ||
| 34 | 34 | Article – State Finance and Procurement 14 | |
| 35 | 35 | ||
| 36 | 36 | 13–228. 15 | |
| 37 | 37 | ||
| 38 | 38 | (A) IN THIS SECTION , “STATE PUBLIC ART ” MEANS PUBLIC ART 16 | |
| 39 | 39 | COMMISSIONED FOR A P ROJECT THAT RECEIVES STATE FUNDING , REGARDLESS OF 17 | |
| 40 | 40 | WHETHER THE STATE FUNDING DIRECTL Y PAID FOR THE PUBLI C ART. 18 | |
| 41 | 41 | ||
| 42 | 42 | (B) AN ENTITY MAY NOT INC LUDE IN A CONTRACT F OR STATE PUBLIC ART 19 | |
| 43 | 43 | A REQUIREMENT THAT A N ARTIST WAIVE COPYR IGHT PROTECTIONS OR RIGHTS 20 | |
| 44 | 44 | UNDER 17 U.S.C. § 106A. 21 | |
| 45 | 45 | 2 SENATE BILL 1006 | |
| 46 | 46 | ||
| 47 | 47 | ||
| 48 | 48 | (C) A COURT MAY NOT ENFOR CE A WAIVER DESCRIBE D IN SUBSECTION (B) 1 | |
| 49 | 49 | OF THIS SECTION THAT IS INCLUDED IN A CON TRACT ENTERED INTO B EFORE 2 | |
| 50 | 50 | OCTOBER 1, 2025. 3 | |
| 51 | 51 | ||
| 52 | 52 | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 4 | |
| 53 | 53 | October 1, 2025. 5 | |
| 54 | 54 |