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Schools, Prekindergarten Programs, and County Boards of Education - Discrimination [HB-850]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
Prohibiting county boards of education and certain schools and prekindergarten programs from taking certain discriminatory actions because of a person's race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability; requiring each county board and certain schools and prekindergarten programs to print a certain statement in their student handbook; providing for the filing of a complaint under the Act with the State Superintendent of Schools; etc.
HB-850: Schools, Prekindergarten Programs, and County Boards of Education - Discrimination
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Jerry Patterson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 739 on 05/29/2022
Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation (Cannabis Legalization and Reparations for the War on Drugs Act) [SB-692]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Legalizing the use and possession of a certain amount of cannabis by an individual who is at least 21 years of age; providing for the clearing of criminal records and disposition of certain charges relating to the use and possession of cannabis; and establishing a system for the regulation and taxation of the market for the production and sale of cannabis in the State.
SB-692: Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation (Cannabis Legalization and Reparations for the War on Drugs Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/11/2022
Schools, Prekindergarten Programs, and County Boards of Education – Discrimination [SB-666]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting county boards of education and certain schools and prekindergarten programs from taking certain discriminatory actions because of a person's race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability; requiring each county board and certain schools and prekindergarten programs to print a certain statement in their student handbook; authorizing a person alleging discrimination under the Act to file a complaint with the State Superintendent of Schools; etc.
SB-666: Schools, Prekindergarten Programs, and County Boards of Education – Discrimination
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Favorable Report By Ways And Means on 04/11/2022
County Boards of Health and Baltimore City Health Department - Procedures and Appeals Process [HB-761]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each county board of health and the Baltimore City Health Department to establish certain requirements and a certain appeals process regarding inspections, issuances of a citation, or issuances of an order to cease operation; requiring each county board of health and the Baltimore City Health Department to publish the requirements and the appeals process on their websites; etc.
HB-761: County Boards of Health and Baltimore City Health Department - Procedures and Appeals Process
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 2/23 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/08/2022
Adult Protective Services - Workgroup to Study Best Practices for a Vulnerable Adult Registry in Maryland [HB-589]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Establishing a Workgroup to Study Best Practices for a Vulnerable Adult Registry in Maryland; providing that the purpose of the Workgroup is to identify the appropriate State agency to operate a vulnerable adult registry, identify how a $1,400,000 grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was allocated and used, if awarded, and study and make recommendations regarding any changes or improvements to State law; and requiring a report of the Workgroup's recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by June 1, 2023.
HB-589: Adult Protective Services - Workgroup to Study Best Practices for a Vulnerable Adult Registry in Maryland
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Referred Rules on 04/07/2022
Probation Before Judgment - Probation Agreements - Probation Not Deportation [HB-559]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a court to stay the entering of judgment, defer further proceedings, and place a certain defendant on probation subject to reasonable conditions if the court finds facts justifying a finding of guilt; authorizing the court and a certain defendant to enter into a probation agreement under certain circumstances; providing that the entry of a probation agreement under the Act shall be considered as a probation before judgment for all other purposes under State law; etc.
HB-559: Probation Before Judgment - Probation Agreements - Probation Not Deportation
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/11/2022
Home And Community-based Waiver Services [HB-292]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
An Act relating to home and community-based services; and providing for an effective date.
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Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Shielding of Court Records [HB-521]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing certain individuals to petition a court to remove from public inspection certain records relating to an action for repossession of residential property for failure to pay rent; establishing certain procedures and requirements for the consideration of a petition to shield records under the Act; etc.
HB-521: Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Shielding of Court Records
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark S. Chang
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 722 on 05/29/2022
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Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act 2022) [HB-496]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide temporary benefits to individuals who take leave from employment for certain purposes; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund to be used to pay certain benefits; requiring certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to contribute to the Fund; requiring the Secretary to establish the total rate of contribution; requiring the Secretary to establish a system of appeals; etc.
HB-496: Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act 2022)
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana M. Kelly
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2022
Health - Insurance Coverage Information [SB-460]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Mental Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Establishing that the Health Education Unit in the Office of the Attorney General is the State's office of consumer assistance under a certain federal law; establishing the Consumer Health Access Program for Mental Health and Addiction Care to assist State residents in accessing mental health and substance use disorder services under public and private health insurance and address insurance-related barriers to mental health and substance use disorder services; etc.
SB-460: Health - Insurance Coverage Information
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Rereferred To Health And Government Operations on 04/07/2022
Consumer Health Access Program for Mental Health and Addiction Care - Establishment [HB-517]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Consumer Health Access Program for Mental Health and Addiction Care to assist State residents in accessing mental health and substance use disorder services under public and private health insurance and address insurance-related barriers to mental health and substance use disorder services; establishing certain requirements for the Program relating to consumer medical records and other information; requiring the Program to promote equity in access to mental health and substance use disorder services; etc.
HB-517: Consumer Health Access Program for Mental Health and Addiction Care - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 2/23 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/08/2022
Criminal Procedure - Right of Appeal - Unlawful Possession of a Firearm [SB-484]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the State, in a criminal case involving the unlawful possession of firearms under certain circumstances, to appeal from a decision of a trial court that excludes evidence offered by the State or requires the return of certain property.
SB-484: Criminal Procedure - Right of Appeal - Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2022
Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2022) [HB-423]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court under certain circumstances; establishing, altering, and clarifying penalties for and elements of certain firearm-related crimes; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a certain defendant charged with a certain firearm-related crime under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-423: Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2022) [SB-396]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court under certain circumstances; establishing, altering, and clarifying penalties for and elements of certain firearm-related crimes; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a certain defendant charged with a certain firearm-related crime under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-396: Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2022
Public Safety - Maryland Police Accountability Act Revisions and Clarifications [SB-389]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Specifying that a certain disciplinary matrix applies to all complaints of police misconduct; specifying that the purpose of a certain trial board process is to adjudicate all internal and external matters for which a police officer is subject to disciplin; requiring a trial board for a statewide or bicounty law enforcement agency, within 45 days of a final hearing, to issue a written decision reflecting the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of a majority of the trial board; etc.
SB-389: Public Safety - Maryland Police Accountability Act Revisions and Clarifications
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Hearing 4/08 At 9:30 A.m. on 04/07/2022
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Adult Protective Services - Workgroup to Study Best Practices for a Vulnerable Adult Registry in Maryland [SB-357]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing a Workgroup to Study Best Practices for a Vulnerable Adult Registry in Maryland; providing that the purpose of the Workgroup is to identify the appropriate State agency to operate a vulnerable adult registry, identify how a $1,400,000 grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was allocated and used, if awarded, and study and make recommendations regarding any changes or improvements to State law; and requiring a report of the Workgroup's recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by June 1, 2023.
SB-357: Adult Protective Services - Workgroup to Study Best Practices for a Vulnerable Adult Registry in Maryland
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 190 on 04/21/2022
Crimes – Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2022) [SB-339]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide an inmate with a reentry kit and assistance in obtaining Medicaid benefits; expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court; authorizing a court to release a defendant charged with a certain crime on certain terms or conditions or to order the defendant remanded to custody pending a certain appeal; prohibiting a dealer or other person from selling, renting, loaning, or transferring a regulated firearm under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-339: Crimes – Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2022
County Boards of Health and Baltimore City Health Department – Procedures and Appeals Process [SB-330]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each county board of health and the Baltimore City Health Department to establish certain requirements and a certain appeals process regarding inspections, issuances of a citation, or issuances of an order to cease operation; requiring each county board of health and the Baltimore City Health Department to publish the requirements and the appeals process on their websites; etc.
SB-330: County Boards of Health and Baltimore City Health Department – Procedures and Appeals Process
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin D Ready
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2022
Probation Before Judgment – Probation Agreements – Probation Not Deportation [SB-265]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a court to stay the entering of judgment, defer further proceedings, and place a certain defendant on probation subject to reasonable conditions if the court finds facts justifying a finding of guilt; authorizing the court and a certain defendant to enter into a probation agreement before the defendant enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or the court finds facts justifying a finding of guilt under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-265: Probation Before Judgment – Probation Agreements – Probation Not Deportation
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/11/2022
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State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Real Property Assessments and Appeals [SB-247]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to publish on its website certain information in plain language relating to the assessment process and methodology used in determining the value of real property; allowing certain authorities to consider certain criteria when hearing an appeal related to the valuation of real property; and requiring the appeal authority to notify, within 10 days after a decision regarding commercial property, the governing body of a county and municipal corporation in which the property is located.
SB-247: State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Real Property Assessments and Appeals
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 645 on 05/29/2022