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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Service Contracts - Work Verification Clause [SB-375]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
Requiring that certain service contracts entered into by the State contain a certain work verification clause; requiring the work verification clause to require the contractor to use certain work verification software for a certain purpose, specify that the State is liable only for the cost of certain work that is verified in a certain manner, specify the requirements of the work verification software, and require that certain data be stored for at least 7 years and be provided to the State without cost under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 02/25/2019
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State Archives – Acquisition of Fine Art or Decorative Art – Procurement Exemption [SB-27]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Libraries ]
Exempting the acquisition of certain fine art or decorative art by the State Archives from certain provisions of State procurement law.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Senate Requests House Recede on 04/05/2019
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State Board of Elections - Open Meetings - Video Streaming and Recording (State Board of Elections Transparency Act) [SB-184]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections, in consultation with the Department of Information Technology, to make publicly available on the Internet each meeting agenda, made available at least 24 hours in advance of each meeting, live video streaming, and unedited archived video recordings of open meetings; requiring the State Board to prepare written minutes after each meeting; requiring the Department to provide the staff to the State Board necessary to stream live video of the open meetings of the State Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 486 on 05/13/2019
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State Board of Nursing – Criminal History Records Checks – Revised Statement [SB-134]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide a revised printed statement of an individual's State criminal history record to the State Board of Nursing if the criminal history record information is reported to the Central Repository after the date of the initial criminal history records check; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 447 on 05/13/2019
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Mandated Reports and Statutory Commissions, Councils, and Committees - Revisions [SB-112]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
Repealing certain reporting requirements that are obsolete, unnecessary, or duplicative; consolidating certain reporting requirements for efficiency; codifying certain reporting requirements for transparency; modifying certain reporting requirements for practicality; repealing the requirement that the Council for the Procurement of Health, Education, and Social Services establish a certain workgroup; repealing the Maryland Advisory Council for Virtual Learning; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 6 on 03/27/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Commission to Rename Negro Mountain [HJR-10]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Establishing a commission to rename Negro Mountain; providing for the membership of the commission; requiring the commission to provide certain information to the Governor, the General Assembly, the Maryland State Archives, the Maryland Geological Survey, and the Department of Natural Resources on or before December 31, 2019; and providing that Negro Mountain is said to be named in honor of an African American man named Nemesis and if the history is verified the name of the mountain should be changed to Nemesis Mountain.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 3/22 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/11/2019
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State Government - President Barack Obama Statue - Placement and Commission [HB-995]
[Arts and Culture ]
Requiring that a statue of President Barack Obama be placed on the grounds of the State House; requiring the Commission on Artistic Property to oversee the care and maintenance of the statue; establishing the Commission on the President Barack Obama Statue; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission on the President Barack Obama Statue; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
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Abortion - Detection of Fetal Heartbeat [HB-933]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Repealing certain provisions of law related to abortion; prohibiting a physician from performing or inducing an abortion on a pregnant woman before determining whether the fetus has a detectable heartbeat or if the physician determines that the fetus has a detectable heartbeat, except under certain circumstances; requiring a physician to use a certain method for detecting a fetal heartbeat under certain circumstances; authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to adopt certain regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2019
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Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Monitoring and Enforcement [HB-904]
[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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Third Reading Passed (96-43) on 03/18/2019
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Public Health - Maternal Mortality Review Program - Establishment of Local Teams [HB-796]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the establishment of local maternal mortality review teams in each county; requiring the local health officer to convene the local team under certain circumstances; establishing the purpose and duties of the local teams; authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to release certain information at the discretion of the Secretary of Health; requiring the Secretary to provide copies of certain death certificates to the Maternal Mortality Review Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 448 on 05/13/2019
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State Board of Elections - Open Meetings - Video Streaming and Recording (State Board of Elections Transparency Act) [HB-71]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections, in consultation with the Department of Information Technology, to make publicly available on the Internet each meeting agenda made available at least 24 hours in advance of each meeting, live video streaming, and unedited archived video recordings of open meetings; requiring the State Board to prepare written minutes after each meeting; requiring the Department to provide the staff to the State Board necessary to stream live video of the open meetings of the State Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland Longitudinal Data System - Student Data and Governing Board [HB-704]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Altering the definition of "student data" for purposes of the Maryland Longitudinal Data System to include juvenile delinquency and elementary and secondary school disciplinary records; adding the Department of Juvenile Services to the entities required to provide data to the Maryland Longitudinal Data System; adding the Secretary of Juvenile Services or the Secretary's designee to the Governing Board of the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 688 on 05/25/2019
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Agriculture - Use of Antimicrobial Drugs - Limitations and Reporting Requirements [HB-652]
[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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 678 on 05/25/2019
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Interstate Physical Therapy Licensure Compact [HB-648]
[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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 374 on 04/30/2019
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Mandated Reports and Statutory Commissions, Councils, and Committees - Revisions [HB-58]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Services ]
Repealing certain reporting requirements that are obsolete, unnecessary, or duplicative; consolidating certain reporting requirements for efficiency; codifying certain reporting requirements for transparency; modifying certain reporting requirements for practicality; repealing the requirement that the Council for the Procurement of Health, Education, and Social Services establish a certain workgroup; repealing the Maryland Advisory Council for Virtual Learning; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Hearing 2/25 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
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University System of Maryland - Board of Regents - Transparency and Oversight [HB-533]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 346 on 04/30/2019
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Department of the Environment - Public and Nonpublic Schools - Inspections for Environmental Hazards [HB-496]
[Environmental ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Air Quality ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the State Department of Education, the Department of General Services, and Maryland Occupational Safety and Health, to adopt certain regulations under certain circumstances and to require periodic inspections for the presence of environmental hazards in each occupied public and nonpublic school facility; authorizing the Department, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to grant a waiver from the inspection requirements under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/16/2019
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Education - Personnel Matters - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention [HB-486]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring county boards of education, nonpublic schools, and contracting agencies to require an applicant for a position involving direct contact with minors to submit certain information; requiring a county board, nonpublic school, or contracting agency to review the employment history of a certain applicant before hiring an 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 55 on 04/18/2019
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Service Contracts - Work Verification Clause [HB-483]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
Requiring that certain service contracts entered into by the State contain a certain work verification clause; requiring the work verification clause to require the contractor to use certain work verification software for a certain purpose, specify that the State is liable only for the cost of certain work that is verified in a certain manner, specify the requirements of the work verification software, and require that certain data be stored for a least 7 years and be provided to the State without cost under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 02/25/2019
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Education – County Boards of Education – Disclosures and Requirements [HB-355]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Repealing the requirement that certain county boards of education develop and maintain a funding accountability website; requiring that each county board report annually certain financial information to the Department of Budget and Management beginning January 1, 2020; requiring the Department to post certain information provided by each county board on its Funding Accountability & Transparency website; providing the Act may not be construed to require the disclosure of certain confidential information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 541 on 05/13/2019