Appropriations
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Information Technology - Evaluation and Development of a 3-1-1 Portal Using Artificial Intelligence [SB-1068]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Information Technology evaluate the feasibility of creating a 3-1-1 portal utilizing artificial intelligence and that the Department prioritize the creation of the portal if feasible.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 450 on 05/09/2024
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Gettr Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Wildlife – Protections and Highway Crossings [SB-902]
[Animals ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Highway Administration, to identify and prioritize certain species whose habitat or movement corridors intersect with State highways and develop tools, technology, and techniques to identify certain State highway infrastructure locations; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a methodology and a cost estimate for performing a statewide deer population survey on or before November 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing Canceled on 04/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health - Public Education Campaign on Prostate, Lung, and Breast Cancer Prevention [SB-938]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop, on or before December 1, 2026, a public education campaign on prostate, lung, and breast cancer prevention that targets communities disproportionately impacted by prostate, lung, and breast cancer; requiring the Department to implement the public education campaign on or before January 1, 2027; requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, to include an appropriation to the Department for the public education campaign from the Cigarette Restitution Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 812 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Fossil Fuel Transportation Fee and Mitigation Fund (Climate Pollution Reduction Fund Act) [HB-1008]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Imposing a fossil fuel transportation fee on a person that transports a fossil fuel in the State; providing that the rate of the fossil fuel transportation fee is 30 cents per million British thermal units of fossil fuels transported in the State; providing the fee does not apply to the transportation of a fossil fuel that is solely for use on a farm and the carrier does not otherwise use or sell the fossil fuel; establishing the Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund to support activities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Government - Maryland Electric Transmission Authority - Established [SB-920]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Establishing the Maryland Electric Transmission Authority to serve as the lead State agency on issues related to electricity transmission; and requiring the Authority to advocate on, research, evaluate, and identify certain issues related to electricity transmission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Behavioral Health - Language Assistance Services Pilot Program [SB-991]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Language Assistance Services Pilot Program in the Behavioral Health Administration to provide grants to local behavioral health authorities to reimburse behavioral health providers for language assistance services for children with limited English proficiency accessing and receiving behavioral health services and for parents and legal guardians coordinating the provision of behavioral health services and making health care decisions regarding the services on behalf of a child; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 867 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act) [SB-969]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring, in each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030, up to $100,000 from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be used to fund certain operations grants at a rate of $20,000 per project sponsor each fiscal year; establishing the Whole Watershed Restoration Partnership to accelerate restoration of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays and their watersheds; authorizing the use of the Waterway Improvement Fund for projects that involve the beneficial use of dredged material and for certain water quality monitoring; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 559 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval and Institutional Mission Statements - Requirements [SB-1022]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, and the Maryland Higher Education Commission to each perform certain duties related to defining, identifying, and compiling data regarding the workforce needs in the State and work collaboratively across certain agencies in a certain manner; altering certain requirements for the State Plan of Higher Education; requiring the Commission to establish a Program Review Process Advisory Council; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Task Force on Washington County Regional Water and Wastewater Governance [SB-1078]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Task Force on Washington County Regional Water and Wastewater Governance to study the water supply, wastewater treatment, and approaches to water and wastewater governance in Washington County; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2026 an appropriation of $750,000 for the completion of a certain report; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to certain entities on or before July 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Washington County Senators
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Information Technology - Modernization of Information Technology Projects [SB-982]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the duties of the Secretary of Information Technology related to modernization of information technology systems; renaming the Major Information Technology Development Fund; requiring 20% of the amount appropriated to the Fund to be set aside for expedited projects each fiscal year; requiring the Board of Public Works to expedite the placement on an agenda and approval of certain contracts; altering the name, duties, and membership of the Modernize Maryland Oversight Commission; and providing for the terms of certain Commission members.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 497 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Center for School Safety - Secure Schools Emergency Response Grant Program - Established [SB-1090]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Secure Schools Emergency Response Grant Program to be administered by the Maryland Center for School Safety to provide funds to improve emergency notification systems and communications between public elementary and secondary school personnel, a public safety answering point, and a public safety agency during emergency events; requiring the Center to ensure that the Program is operating and available to each county board on or before September 1, 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Extension [SB-1094]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
Extending the termination date applicable to certain provisions relating to the purpose, use, and funding of the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2027.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Hospitals - Private Hospital Grant Program - Funding [SB-973]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Codifying a private hospital grant program for the purpose of making recommendations to the Governor for funding for capital projects at private hospitals in the State; requiring the Maryland Hospital Association to establish a certain review committee to develop a certain process for hospitals in the State to submit requests for funding; authorizing the Governor to include in the capital or operating budget bill in certain fiscal years an appropriation of $20,000,000 for the Private Hospital Grant Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 790 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Income Tax - Individual Income Tax Credit Eligibility Awareness Campaign [SB-1105]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Comptroller to implement and administer a certain individual income tax credit eligibility awareness campaign to identify and encourage individuals to apply for certain individual income tax credits; authorizing the Comptroller to enter into a certain data sharing agreement with other State agencies to carry out the awareness campaign; and requiring, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $300,000 for the awareness campaign.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 726 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program - Established [SB-937]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing the Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program to provide grants to local school systems for employees who pledge to fulfill a certain service obligation as a full-time teacher in the State; requiring the State Department of Education to administer the Program and to take certain actions to develop and implement the Program; establishing the eligibility for certain teacher candidates in the Program and requiring teacher candidates to be paid a certain rate and offered certain benefits under the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 227 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Veterans Affairs – Disabled Veterans Guaranteed Basic Income [SB-1012]
[Veterans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Disabled Veterans Guaranteed Basic Income Program; establishing the Disabled Veterans Guaranteed Basic Income Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2025, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Fund; and authorizing the appropriation to the Fund to be drawn from the State Lottery Fund or video lottery terminal proceeds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/06/2024
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)
Primary; identification; canvass; recounts; ballots. [SB-1733]
[Elections ]
Primary; identification; canvass; recounts; ballots.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sonny Borrelli
Senate Committee Of The Whole Action: Do Pass Amended on 02/08/2024
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)
Natural resource conservation districts; board [HB-2865]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Agriculture ]
Natural resource conservation districts; board
Sponsored by: Rep. Gail Griffin
Chapter 258 on 06/21/2024
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Idaho 2024 Regular Session
Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 2025. [HB-475]
[Budget and Spending ]
APPROPRIATIONS -- LEGISLATIVE BRANCH -- Relates to the maintenance appropriation to the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Appropriations Committee
Reported Signed By Governor On March 4, 2024 Session Law Chapter 11 Effective: 07/01/2024 on 03/06/2024
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New Jersey 2024-2025 Regular Session
Limits availability of Child Care Facilities Improvement Program grants funded through Child Care Revitalization Act to licensed child care centers. [AB-3582]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Education ]
Limits availability of Child Care Facilities Improvement Program grants funded through Child Care Revitalization Act to licensed child care centers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Verlina Maher Reynolds-Jackson
Substituted By S2344 on 06/28/2024