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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1201	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Maryland Reparations Commission; providing for the composition, staffing, chair and vice chair, and terms of the members of the Commission; providing that the purpose of the Commission is to develop and administer a program for the provision of compensatory benefits to the descendants of individuals enslaved in the State; providing that any individual whose ancestors were enslaved in the State is eligible to receive benefits administered by the Commission; etc. Democrat: 100% (45) 100% Democrat support	Human Relations Higher Education Commercial Law - Generally Appropriations Archives Beneficiaries Budgets Committees And Commissions Community Development Communications
HB-1299	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting certain physicians from having a financial relationship with each other; repealing a provision of law providing that a physician is not liable for certain damages or subject to a certain penalty under certain circumstances; prohibiting a physician from performing or inducing or attempting to perform or induce an abortion before making a certain determination; requiring a physician to use a certain method for detecting a certain heartbeat; etc. Republican: 100% (15) 100% Republican support	Public Health Abortion Age Age Archives Attorneys' Fees Attorneys' Fees Civil Actions Civil Actions Communications
HB-1071	State (Maryland)	Requiring any marketing or advertising materials published or provided by a behavioral health program to provide certain information about treatment services provided by the behavioral health program; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly and willfully making certain statements or providing certain information; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly making false or misleading statements; requiring a certain behavioral health program to include a certain statement in any advertising; etc. Republican: 75% (3) Democrat: 25% (1) 75% Republican support 25% Democrat support	Public Health Health Occupations Health Care Facilities And Regulation Administrative Agencies Advertising Advertising Archives Archives Attorneys' Fees Attorneys' Fees
HB-1071	State (Maryland)	Requiring any marketing or advertising materials published or provided by a behavioral health program to provide certain information about treatment services provided by the behavioral health program; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly and willfully making certain statements or providing certain information; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly making false or misleading statements; requiring a certain behavioral health program to include a certain statement in any advertising; etc. Republican: 75% (3) Democrat: 25% (1) 75% Republican support 25% Democrat support	Public Health Health Occupations Health Care Facilities And Regulation Administrative Agencies Advertising Advertising Archives Archives Attorneys' Fees Attorneys' Fees
SB-857	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting certain persons and certain units of State and local government from using a facial recognition service or any information derived from a facial recognition service in the State; declaring certain findings of the General Assembly; granting certain authority to the Office of the Attorney General to enforce certain provisions of the Act; establishing that certain violators of certain provisions of the Act may be subject to an injunction and certain penalties; and terminating the Act 1 year after it is enacted. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Commercial Law - Consumer Protection State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Administrative Agencies Archives Attorney General Committees And Commissions Communications Crimes And Punishments Data Electronic Surveillance
SB-758	State (Maryland)	Establishing the intent of the General Assembly that each official custodian adopt a policy to use the Internet and other technological advancements to expand remote access to public records and increase the transparency of government; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints alleging that a custodian unreasonably failed to waive a fee under certain circumstances; altering the minimum fee charged under which the Board has authority to review a complaint from $350 to $200; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	State Government - Regulations And Procedures Administrative Agencies Agents And Brokers Archives Auditors And Audits Bail Bonds Clerks Of Court Commerce And Business Committees And Commissions
SB-696	State (Maryland)	Requiring any marketing or advertising materials published or provided by a behavioral health program to provide certain information about treatment services provided by the behavioral health program; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly and willfully making certain statements or providing certain information; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly making false or misleading statements; requiring a certain behavioral health program to include a certain statement in any advertising; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Health Occupations Health Care Facilities And Regulation Administrative Agencies Advertising Archives Attorneys' Fees Attorney General Certifications Chemical Tests
SB-590	State (Maryland)	Requiring each official custodian to adopt a certain policy of proactive disclosure; requiring each official custodian to publish a certain annual report on a certain website, to the extent practicable; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints from applicants and applicants' designated representatives; requiring the Board to receive and review complaints from any custodian alleging that an applicant's request or pattern of requests is frivolous or vexatious; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	State Government - Regulations And Procedures Agents And Brokers Archives Attorney General Committees And Commissions Communications Disclosure Electronic Communication Electronic Government Ethics
HB-751	State (Maryland)	Reducing, from two to one, the number of sets of fingerprints an applicant for licensure or registration by the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners is required to submit to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository to obtain a criminal history records check; and requiring the Central Repository to provide to the Board a revised printed statement of the individual's criminal history record if criminal history record information is reported to the Central Repository after the initial criminal history records check. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Health Occupations Archives Committees And Commissions Communications Crimes And Punishments Crimes And Punishments Criminal Background Investigations Criminal Background Investigations Disclosure Disclosure
SB-463	State (Maryland)	Altering the authority of the Board of Trustees of the State Retirement and Pension System to adopt regulations to manage, for certain purposes, the monitoring and recording of incoming telephone conversations to the Member Services division of the State Retirement Agency to include outgoing telephone conversations initiated by the automated virtual hold callback feature of the system; requiring the Board to adopt rules regarding the retention of recordings; and prohibiting the retention of recordings for longer than 10 years. Unaffiliated: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1) 50% Unaffiliated support 50% Democrat support	State Pensions And Retirement Administrative Agencies Communications Consumer Protection Electronic Surveillance Examinations Job Training Recordings Retirement Rules And Regulations
SB-363	State (Maryland)	Providing that the Maryland Technology Development Corporation is subject to the Open Meetings Act; requiring certain State agencies to make available on their websites open meeting agendas 48 hours in advance of each meeting or as far in advance as practicable; requiring certain State agencies to post on their websites meeting minutes not more than 2 business days after the minutes are approved; requiring certain state agencies to maintain on their websites meeting minutes for 5 years and recordings for 1 year after the meeting; etc. Democrat: 70% (17) Republican: 29% (7) 70% Democrat support 29% Republican support	State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Administrative Agencies Committees And Commissions Communications Corporations Disclosure Elections, State Board Of Electronic Communication Electronic Government Emergencies
HB-502	State (Maryland)	Requiring each official custodian to adopt a certain policy of proactive disclosure; requiring each official custodian to publish a certain annual report on a certain website, to the extent practicable; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints from applicants and applicants' designated representatives; requiring the Board to receive and review complaints from any custodian alleging that an applicant's request or pattern of requests is frivolous or vexatious; etc. Democrat: 84% (11) Republican: 15% (2) 84% Democrat support 15% Republican support	State Government - Regulations And Procedures Agents And Brokers Archives Attorney General Committees And Commissions Communications Disclosure Electronic Communication Electronic Government Ethics
HB-421	State (Maryland)	Requiring certain State agencies to make publicly available on their websites open meeting agendas 48 hours in advance of each meeting or, under certain circumstances, as far in advance of the meeting as practicable; requiring certain State agencies to post on their websites certain meeting minutes not more than 2 business days after the minutes are approved; requiring certain State agencies to maintain on their websites meeting minutes for 5 years and video recordings and certain audio recordings for a minimum of 1 year after a meeting; etc. Democrat: 50% (2) Republican: 50% (2) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Committees And Commissions Elections, State Board Of Electronic Communication Emergencies Emergency Services Public Corporations And Instrumentalities Public Information Public Service Commission Public Safety And Correctional Services, Department Of
HB-401	State (Maryland)	Establishing the intent of the General Assembly that each official custodian adopt an internet use policy and other technological advances to expand remote access to public records and increase the transparency of government; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints alleging that a custodian unreasonably failed to waive a fee under certain circumstances; altering the minimum fee charged under which the Board has authority to review a complaint; etc. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	State Government - Regulations And Procedures Administrative Agencies Agents And Brokers Archives Auditors And Audits Bail Bonds Clerks Of Court Commerce And Business Committees And Commissions
HB-119	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Commission on African American Patriots in the American Revolutionary War; authorizing the Commission to raise funds for its operation; requiring the Commission, in consultation with certain persons, to conduct research to advance the documentation of African American patriots in the American Revolutionary War; requiring the Commission to develop a plan to commemorate Maryland African America patriots at certain sites by the placement of statues, landmarks plaques, or historical markers; etc. Democrat: 100% (4) 100% Democrat support	State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Appropriations Archives Art, Music And Cultural Affairs Budgets Committees And Commissions Committees And Commissions Counties Counties Education, Boards Of
SB-88	State (Maryland)	Authorizing certain museums located in the State to claim title to property that is on permanent loan or that was loaned for a certain term that has expired by giving notice that the museum is terminating the loan of the property; authorizing a museum to take possession of certain property if the lender fails to respond to a notice provided by certified mail within 60 days; authorizing a museum to acquire a certain lien for the costs of certain conservation measures taken on the property; etc. Democrat: 66% (2) Republican: 33% (1) 66% Democrat support 33% Republican support	Commercial Law - Generally Abandoned Property Abandoned Property Agents And Brokers Agents And Brokers Art, Music And Cultural Affairs Art, Music And Cultural Affairs Conservation Conservation Gifts
HB-1241	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting an employee of a public body from creating or maintaining government e-mail by using a personal e-mail account; requiring an employee of a public body, under specified circumstances, to forward government e-mail to the official e-mail account of the employee within 5 days after the government e-mail is received; requiring each public body to retain government e-mail for at least 1 year; requiring the State Archivist to adopt specified regulations; etc. Republican: 100% (12) 100% Republican support	State Government - Regulations And Procedures Administrative Agencies Archives Civil Actions Electronic Communication Electronic Government Ethics Public Information Public Officials Rules And Regulations
SB-516	State (Maryland)	Altering specified provisions of law to require the State Archives to compile, edit, and publish an online Maryland Manual that describes the State and its government and federal officials and agencies directly related to the State; requiring, as provided in the State budget, the State Archives to update the Maryland Manual as necessary to maintain the accuracy of the information and to annually preserve a version that contains specified changes; etc. Democrat: 33% (1) Republican: 66% (2) 33% Democrat support 66% Republican support	State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials State Government - Regulations And Procedures Administrative Agencies Archives Electronic Communication Electronic Government Historical Matters Publications Public Information Public Officials
HB-438	State (Maryland)	Altering the annual reporting requirement of the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board; altering the scope of the training requirements under the Open Meetings Act; requiring a lobbyist who invites specified employees of the Executive Branch to a meal or reception to register specified information with the State Ethics Commission; requiring reports filed with the Ethics Commission after a specified date to be made available in a specified format; requiring the General Assembly to make available specified video of specified meetings; etc. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Administrative Agencies Archives Attorney General Blind Persons Committees And Commissions Deaf Persons Disclosure Electronic Government Ethics
SB-253	State (Maryland)	Altering the annual reporting requirement of the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board; altering the scope of the training requirements under the Open Meetings Act; requiring a lobbyist who invites specified employees of the Executive Branch to a meal or reception to register specified information with the State Ethics Commission; requiring reports filed with the Ethics Commission after a specified date to be made available in a specified format; requiring the General Assembly to make available specified video of specified meetings; etc. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Ethics Administrative Agencies Archives Attorney General Blind Persons Committees And Commissions Deaf Persons Disclosure Electronic Government

Title: State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Establishment (Harriet Tubman Community Investment Act)