Public Information Act – Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act) [SB-449]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each official custodian to adopt a policy of proactive disclosure of public records available for inspection; authorizing the official custodian to adopt a policy appropriate to the type of public record, to reflect the staff and resources of the governmental unit, and to include publication of public records on certain websites; altering the composition of the State Public Information Act Compliance Board; requiring the Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints from applicants; etc.
SB-449: Public Information Act – Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Rereferred To Health And Government Operations on 04/06/2021
State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Establishment (Harriet Tubman Community Investment Act) [HB-121]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Human Services ]
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; declaring the intent of the General Assembly; etc.
HB-121: State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Establishment (Harriet Tubman Community Investment Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Wanika Fisher
Hearing 1/28 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
Public Information Act – Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act) [HB-183]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring each official custodian to adopt a policy of proactive disclosure of public records that are available for inspection; authorizing the official custodian to adopt a policy appropriate to the type of public record, to reflect the staff and resources of the governmental unit, and to include publication of public records on certain websites; altering the composition of the State Public Information Act Compliance Board; requiring the Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints from applicants; etc.
HB-183: Public Information Act – Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
Hearing 2/11 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
Secretary of State – Address Confidentiality Programs – Shielding of Real Property Records [SB-578]
[Data Privacy ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Enabling private entities to accept the use of a certain substitute address by a victim of domestic abuse who is a participant in an address confidentiality program; requiring any person to accept a certain address of a participant in an address confidentiality program as the address of the participant; prohibiting a person from knowingly and intentionally seeking and obtaining the actual address or telephone number of a participant in an address confidentiality program; requiring the Secretary of State to adopt regulations; etc.
SB-578: Secretary of State – Address Confidentiality Programs – Shielding of Real Property Records
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 424 on 05/08/2018
Transparency Act of 2018 [SB-295]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the General Assembly to make available to the public live and archived video streaming of each meeting of the Senate of Maryland, the House of Delegates of Maryland, and a standing committee of the General Assembly, including any hearings or voting sessions.
SB-295: Transparency Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2018
Transparency Act of 2018 [HB-352]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the General Assembly to make available to the public live and archived video streaming of each meeting of the Senate of Maryland, the House of Delegates of Maryland, and a standing committee of the General Assembly, including any hearings or voting sessions.
HB-352: Transparency Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/29/2018
Maryland Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act [HB-1093]
[Real Estate ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing that requirements of certain laws specifying a certain document be in a certain form or signed as a condition for recording are met by an electronic document or electronic signature under certain circumstances; requiring the clerk of a circuit court to continue to accept paper documents and place entries for electronic and paper documents in the same index under certain circumstances, and transmit documents in fully verified books to the State Archives for preservation and publication on the Archives' website; etc.
HB-1093: Maryland Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Platt
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 516 on 05/08/2018
State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists – Licensure, Disciplinary Action, Criminal History Records Checks, and Trainee Status – Revisions [SB-958]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists to take action against a clinical professional counselor only if the Board discusses the proposed action with a Board member who is a licensed clinical professional counselor and who votes, either in the affirmative or negative, on the proposed action; repealing the requirement that the credit hours or educational requirements completed by certain applicants to be licensed by the Board be accredited by the American Art Therapy Association; etc.
SB-958: State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists – Licensure, Disciplinary Action, Criminal History Records Checks, and Trainee Status – Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 408 on 05/13/2019
You have voted SB-958: State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists – Licensure, Disciplinary Action, Criminal History Records Checks, and Trainee Status – Revisions.
Commission on African American Patriots in the American Revolutionary War [SB-840]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
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 determine and send to the county boards of education certain information; requiring the Commission to develop and print a certain publication; etc.
SB-840: Commission on African American Patriots in the American Revolutionary War
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2019
Public Health - Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Information and Informed Consent [SB-783]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a health care provider, before each administration of a human papillomavirus vaccine, to provide an individual with a certain information sheet and obtain written consent on a certain form; requiring that a certain information sheet include, at a minimum, certain statements; requiring that a certain consent form developed by the Maryland Department of Health include certain information; requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations; etc.
SB-783: Public Health - Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Information and Informed Consent
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/11/2019
University System of Maryland - Board of Regents - Transparency and Oversight [SB-719]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the membership of the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland to include the Secretary of Commerce ex officio, one member each appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, and one additional student member; requiring the Board to make certain meetings available to the public by live and archived video streaming; requiring the Board to review certain annual financial disclosure statements; requiring the Board to provide education and training on its governance policies; etc.
SB-719: University System of Maryland - Board of Regents - Transparency and Oversight
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 345 on 04/30/2019
State Government - Notarial Acts and Notaries Public [SB-678]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Altering the qualifications an individual must have to be appointed as a notary public; authorizing certain persons to charge a certain fee for the performance of a certain notarial act; authorizing a notarial officer to perform certain notarial acts except under certain circumstances; prohibiting certain individuals from charging a fee to perform a notarial act; providing for the manner in which notarial acts for remotely located individuals are to be performed except under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-678: State Government - Notarial Acts and Notaries Public
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 407 on 05/13/2019
Interstate Physical Therapy Licensure Compact [SB-652]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Entering into the Interstate Physical Therapy Licensure Compact; stating that the goal of the Compact is to improve public access to physical therapy services; requiring a state to meet certain requirements to participate in the Compact; requiring a physical therapist to meet certain eligibility requirements to receive certain licensure and exercise a certain privilege; authorizing the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners to charge a fee for granting a compact privilege; etc.
Public Health - Maternal Mortality Review Program - Establishment of Local Teams [SB-602]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing local maternal mortality review teams; requiring local teams to include certain members; requiring each local team to elect a chair; establishing that the purpose of the local teams is to prevent maternal deaths; requiring the Maryland Mortality Review Program to provide a local team with certain information and records; prohibiting the disclosure of certain information during a certain public meeting; etc.
SB-602: Public Health - Maternal Mortality Review Program - Establishment of Local Teams
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2019
Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Monitoring and Enforcement [SB-546]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Requiring that a summary of each nutrient management plan be filed and updated with the Department of Agriculture at certain times; authorizing the Department to require an updated summary to take the form of an annual implementation report; requiring a manure broker to provide certain information to a certain person; requiring a person who holds a certain certificate or license to comply with certain reporting requirements and deadlines related to implementation of the Phosphorus Management Tool; etc.
SB-546: Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Monitoring and Enforcement
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 760 on 05/25/2019
Education - Personnel Matters - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention [SB-541]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring county boards of education, nonpublic schools, and certain contracting agencies to require an applicant for a position involving direct contact with minors to submit certain information; requiring the county board, nonpublic school, or contracting agency to conduct a review of the employment history of a certain applicant before hiring the applicant; requiring the county board, nonpublic school, or contracting agency to check certain eligibility of an applicant for a substitute position involving direct contact with minors; etc.
SB-541: Education - Personnel Matters - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
Agriculture - Use of Antimicrobial Drugs - Limitations and Reporting Requirements [SB-471]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Food ]
Prohibiting the administration of a medically important antimicrobial drug in feed or water to cattle, swine, or poultry unless ordered by a licensed veterinarian through a certain prescription or a veterinary feed directive; exempting dairy cattle on a farm operation with a herd size of fewer than 300 dairy cattle; requiring the Department of Agriculture, by January 1, 2021, to adopt regulations prohibiting the routine administration of a medically important antimicrobial drug to dairy cattle entering a dry cycle except in certain cases; etc.
SB-471: Agriculture - Use of Antimicrobial Drugs - Limitations and Reporting Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 679 on 05/25/2019
Election Law - Voter Data - Security and Reporting of Breach [SB-384]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations that describe best practices for storage and security of voter registration information by certain persons; requiring a person who has received a list of registered voters to disclose a breach in the secure storage of the voter registration information to the State Administrator of Elections as soon as possible after becoming aware of the breach; etc.
SB-384: Election Law - Voter Data - Security and Reporting of Breach
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2019