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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
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Division of Consumer Protection - Assisted Living Programs [SB-507]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring an assisted living program that was appointed as a representative payee for residents to report certain information, by June 1 each year, to the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General; requiring the Office of Health Care Quality in the Maryland Department of Health to notify the Division of the appointment of an assisted living program as a resident's representative payee within a reasonable period of time; requiring unfair trade allegations to be reported in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 472 on 05/30/2021
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Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment [HB-534]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government; stating that the General Assembly finds that millions of dollars have been diverted or wasted as part of a multipayer health care system; stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that Healthy Maryland be established to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every Maryland resident and be funded by certain revenue; establishing the Healthy Maryland Board and the Healthy Maryland Public Advisory Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 3/11 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/11/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Visual Impairments – Requirements for Student Vision Screening and Information (Atticus Act) [SB-570]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring certain vision screenings to be given in certain years to certain students unless evidence is presented that the student has been tested by an optometrist or ophthalmologist within the past year; requiring the results of certain screening be given to the parents or guardians of each student along with certain educational materials; requiring that additional information provided to parents or guardians of students who fail a vision screening include recommendations for follow-up and medical assistance programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 312 on 04/24/2018
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Remote Access Information Program for Deaf-Blind Individuals - Establishment [SB-482]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Remote Access Information Program for Deaf-Blind Individuals to use remote assistive technology to connect certain deaf-blind individuals with a human assistant to provide real-time information that would not otherwise be available; requiring the Department of Information Technology to consult with the Department of Disabilities to establish and administer the Program and adopt certain regulations; requiring a certain annual payment to the Department of Disabilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Visual Impairments - Requirements for Student Vision Screening and Information (Atticus Act) [HB-798]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring certain vision screenings to be given in the year that a student enters a school system, enters the first grade, and enters the eighth or ninth grade unless evidence is presented that a student has been tested by an optometrist or ophthalmologist within the past year; requiring the results of certain screenings be given to the parents or guardians of certain students with certain educational materials; and requiring that certain additional information be provided to parents or guardians of students who fail a certain vision screening.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 311 on 04/24/2018
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Prince George's County Board of Education - Student Hearing and Vision Screenings - Reporting Requirements PG 504-18 [HB-216]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Prince George's County Board of Education to report to the Maryland Department of Health the number of students who did not receive the recommended services after failing a hearing or vision screening and the reason why; requiring the county board to develop a written strategy to increase the number of students receiving the recommended services after failing a hearing or vision screening; and requiring the county board to report annually on its progress in meeting certain goals to certain county officials and representatives.
Sponsored by: Rep. Prince George's County Delegation
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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21st Century School Facilities Act [HB-1783]
[Construction ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the requirements for awarding school construction contracts; renaming the Interagency Committee on School Construction as the Interagency Commission on School Construction; requiring the Commission to develop and approve policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulations on school construction allocations to local jurisdictions in an independent and merit-based manner; establishing the Workgroup on the Assessment and Funding of School Facilities and the School Safety Grant Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne A. Jones
Veto Overridden (90-48) on 04/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Procurement - Preferred Providers - Price Determinations, Work Opportunities, and Subcontracting [HB-1552]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a certain preferred provider to provide supplies and services directly to the State or a certain entity; prohibiting a certain preferred provider from contracting with a subcontractor to provide certain supplies and services; requiring the Pricing and Selection Committee for Blind Industries and Services of Maryland and the Employment Works Program to ensure that not less than a certain percent of certain supplies and services create certain work opportunities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 04/06/2018
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Department of Information Technology - Remote Access Information Program - Establishment [HB-1206]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing the Remote Access Information Program in the Department of Information Technology to connect an individual who is deaf-blind with a human assistant using certain remote assistive technology; establishing certain requirements for certain remote assistive technology provided under the Program; requiring the Department of Information Technology and the Department of Disabilities to adopt certain regulations to implement the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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State Procurement - Information Technology - Nonvisual Access [HB-1088]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requiring the Secretary of Information Technology, or the Secretary's designee, by January 1, 2020, to adopt new nonvisual access procurement standards that provide an individual with disabilities with nonvisual access so the individual can acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services as users without disabilities; requiring the nonvisual access standards to be consistent with certain federal standards; requiring a certain nonvisual access clause to include a certain statement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 631 on 05/15/2018
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State Finance and Procurement - Preferences - Nonprofits [HB-1075]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disabilities ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing a certain procurement preference for a nonprofit entity in which at least 60% of the employees are disabled; renaming the Pricing and Selection Committee for Blind Industries and Services of Maryland and the Employment Works Program to be the Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers; requiring the Committee to ensure that supplies and services provided by certain nonprofit entities create certain work opportunities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2018
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Public School Students - Vision Services and the Vision for Maryland Program [SB-915]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring each county board of education to coordinate with the Vision for Maryland Program to ensure that certain students are able to receive eye examinations and, if necessary, eyeglasses; requiring each county board or county health department to provide eye examinations; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to carry out the Program in consultation with certain entities; requiring an annual report to certain legislative committees regarding the number of students who received eyeglasses or examinations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald N Young
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2019
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Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment [SB-871]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Providing that the General Assembly finds that all State residents have a right to health care; providing it is the intent of the General Assembly to establish a comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage program and a health care cost control system; establishing Healthy Maryland as a public corporation and a unit of State government to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every State resident; requiring Healthy Maryland to provide certain services for residents of the State by January 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor and Electric Scooter Sharing Companies - Nonvisual Access - Workgroup [SB-805]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring that motor scooter sharing companies include on each motor scooter a tactile phone number through which an individual who is blind or visually impaired may contact the company; and requiring that motor scooter sharing companies provide individuals with disabilities certain nonvisual access to their websites and mobile applications that is consistent with certain federal standards.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 407 on 05/13/2019
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Income Tax - Personal Exemption - Disabled Individuals [SB-412]
[Taxes ]
[Disabilities ]
Authorizing individuals who have a permanent physical disability to deduct $1,000 as a personal exemption under the Maryland income tax; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 02/01/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Business Regulation - Trader's Licenses - License Fees [SB-331]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring a certain clerk to account for and pay into the General Fund of the State the entire fee received for a trader's license issued in a county or municipal corporation that selects a uniform license fee; exempting from the fee a visually handicapped applicant who meets certain standards and Blind Industries and Services of Maryland; requiring a clerk to review the accuracy of a statement made by an applicant on the application for a trader's license regarding the applicant's place of business before issuing a license; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 570 on 05/25/2019
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Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights [SB-301]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide patients with a certain patient's bill of rights; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide certain patients with an interpreter, a translator, or other accommodation to provide assistance to patients; requiring each administrator of a hospital to conspicuously post the patient's bill of rights on the hospital's website and in areas of the hospital accessible to patients and visitors; requiring the Department of Health to submit a certain report by January 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 286 on 04/30/2019
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Income Tax - Personal Exemption - Disabled Individuals [HB-580]
[Taxes ]
[Disabilities ]
Authorizing individuals who have a permanent physical disability to deduct $1,000 as a personal exemption under the Maryland income tax; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2019
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Business Regulation - Trader's Licenses - License Fees [HB-34]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Taxes ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring a clerk to account for and pay into the General Fund of the State the entire fee received for a trader's license issued in a county or municipal corporation that selects a uniform license fee; exempting from the fee a visually handicapped applicant who meets certain standards and Blind Industries and Services of Maryland; requiring a clerk to review the accuracy of a statement made by an applicant on the application for a trader's license regarding the applicant's place of business before issuing a license; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred C Carr
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 569 on 05/25/2019