AN ACT relating to insurance disclosures to dog bite and dog attack victims. [SB-232]
[Insurance ]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to require insurance disclosures by dog owners, other persons, and insurers to persons alleging entitlement to damages resulting from a dog bite or dog attack; establish procedures for requesting additional information and amending disclosures; provide that disclosures shall not be construed as a waiver of certain rights or acceptance of liability; create a new section of Subtitle 12 of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers and other persons subject to regulation under the Insurance Code to comply with insurance
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SB-232: AN ACT relating to insurance disclosures to dog bite and dog attack victims.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Yates
To Banking & Insurance (s) on 02/20/2025
AN ACT relating to third-party payors. [HB-687]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; establish payment and response requirements for third-party payors; amend KRS 205.623 to require third-party payors to respond within 60 days of certain health care claim inquiries from the Department for Medicaid Services; create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A, and amend KRS 205.532 and 304.12-255, to require the state employee health plan, affiliated and associated entities of Medicaid managed care organizations, and health insurers to comply with third-party payor requirements.
HB-687: AN ACT relating to third-party payors.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
To Banking & Insurance (h) on 02/26/2025
HB-545: AN ACT relating to authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Petrie
Signed By Governor (acts Ch.6) on 03/12/2025
You have voted HB-545: AN ACT relating to authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state which have been duly audited and approved according to law and have not been paid because of the lapsing or insufficiency of former appropriations against which the claims were chargeable or the lack of an appropriate procurement document in place, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency..
Firefighter Workers Comp Requirements [HB-103]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
An Act relating to coverage for disability from diseases for certain firefighters; and providing for an effective date.
HB-103: Firefighter Workers Comp Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Saddler
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/14/2025
Maryland Tort Claims Act - Employees of an Office of a Sheriff [HB-1507]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that an employee of the office of a sheriff of a county or Baltimore City is immune from liability under the Maryland Tort Claims Act in the same manner as a sheriff or deputy sheriff.
HB-1507: Maryland Tort Claims Act - Employees of an Office of a Sheriff
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Toles
Favorable Report By Judiciary on 04/07/2025
AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. [SB-165]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; prohibit a school district, public school, or cooperative board from providing differential treatment or benefits on the basis of an individual's religion, race, sex, color, or national origin; prohibit the Kentucky Department of Education, a school district, a public school, or a cooperative board from expending any resources on diversity, equity, and inclusion; prohibit the department, a school district, a public school, or a cooperative board from soliciting statements on an applicant's
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SB-165: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Wilson
To Education (s) on 02/18/2025
AN ACT relating to the waiver of qualified official immunity. [HB-483]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to waive qualified official immunity as a defense for employees or agents of public postsecondary education institutions that are not law enforcement officers; amend KRS 164.6949 to conform.
HB-483: AN ACT relating to the waiver of qualified official immunity.
Sponsored by: Rep. T.J. Roberts
To Postsecondary Education (h) on 02/14/2025
AN ACT relating to initiatives regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. [HB-4]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 164 to define terms; prohibit a public postsecondary education institution from providing differential treatment or benefits on the basis of an individual's religion, race, sex, color, or national origin; from influencing the composition of the student body or scholarship recipients on the basis of religion, race, sex, color, or national origin; from implementing a student housing assignment plan on the basis of religion, race, color, or national origin with designated exceptions; from expending any resources on
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HB-4: AN ACT relating to initiatives regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kim King
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 120) on 03/28/2025
Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties [HB-1345]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, to make a claim under a warranty for certain agricultural equipment, a consumer to provide written notice to certain parties to report a nonconformity, defect, or condition occurring in certain agricultural equipment; requiring certain parties to correct the nonconformity, defect, or condition in a certain manner; requiring certain parties to provide a consumer with the opportunity to replace agricultural equipment or receive a refund under certain circumstances; and applying the Act prospectively.
Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse [HB-1378]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering certain provisions relating to the award of noneconomic damages to a claimant in an action for child sexual abuse; altering certain provisions relating to the liability of the State under the Maryland Tort Claims Act and of a local government under the Local Government Tort Claims Act for certain claims of child sexual abuse; and requiring the Maryland Judiciary to report to the General Assembly by January 31, 2027, and each year thereafter, on the amount of each award and a summary of the sexual abuse claims related to the award.
HB-1378: Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 104 on 04/22/2025
Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements [HB-1241]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission to seize electronic smoking devices that are sold or offered for sale in violation of certain provisions of law without a warrant; establishing procedures for the return of certain property seized by the Executive Director; establishing certain record-keeping requirements; etc.
HB-1241: Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Favorable With Amendments {863729/1 on 04/07/2025
Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments - Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical [HB-1210]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Authorizing a licensed certified social worker-clinical to provide evaluation services for workers' compensation claims related to permanent impairments involving a behavioral or mental disorder; and requiring a licensed certified social worker-clinical to comply with certain requirements to perform the evaluation services.
HB-1210: Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments - Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 03/18/2025
Residential Condominium Unit Insurance - Lapses in Coverage - Prohibition on Denial [HB-1148]
[Insurance ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting an insurer, with respect to residential condominium unit insurance, from refusing to issue a policy based solely on a prior lapse in coverage of the applicant if the lapse was due to an insurer's withdrawal from the market, the lapse in coverage was for no longer than 90 days, the applicant provides an affidavit that the applicant has not incurred any losses during the lapse in coverage, and the applicant provides any other documentation required by the insurer.
HB-1148: Residential Condominium Unit Insurance - Lapses in Coverage - Prohibition on Denial
Sponsored by: Rep. William Wivell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 381 on 05/06/2025
Mechanical Repair Contracts - Technical Service Bulletins [HB-1046]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Prohibiting a mechanical repair contract from containing a provision precluding coverage for service to a motor vehicle solely for issues identified in a technical services bulletin and prohibiting the denial of a service claim solely for such an issue by a guarantor or provider.
HB-1046: Mechanical Repair Contracts - Technical Service Bulletins
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 207 on 04/22/2025
Fraud Prevention and Worker Protections - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement [HB-1096]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly making or using, or causing to be made or used, a false record or statement resulting in underpayments of unemployment insurance contributions or payment of unemployment insurance benefits of more than a certain amount; altering the enforcement mechanisms of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law, the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, workplace fraud laws, living wage laws, and prevailing wage laws; etc.
HB-1096: Fraud Prevention and Worker Protections - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/10/2025
Maryland Department of Health - AHEAD Model Implementation - Electronic Health Care Transactions and Population Health Improvement Fund [HB-1104]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Clarifying that electronic health care transactions information may be used to support the participation of the State in the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model and any successor models; establishing the Population Health Improvement Fund to support the statewide population health targets under the AHEAD Model and any successor models; authorizing the Health Services Cost Review Commission to assess a uniform, broad-based, and reasonable amount in hospital rates to be credited to the Fund; etc.
HB-1104: Maryland Department of Health - AHEAD Model Implementation - Electronic Health Care Transactions and Population Health Improvement Fund
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 615 on 05/20/2025
You have voted HB-1104: Maryland Department of Health - AHEAD Model Implementation - Electronic Health Care Transactions and Population Health Improvement Fund.
Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties [SB-990]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, to make a claim under a warranty for certain agricultural equipment, a consumer to provide written notice to a certain parties to report a nonconformity, defect, or condition occurring in certain agricultural equipment; requiring certain parties to correct the nonconformity, defect, or condition in a certain manner; requiring certain parties to provide a consumer with the opportunity to replace agricultural equipment or receive a refund under certain circumstances; and applying the Act prospectively.
AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars. [HB-254]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Amend KRS 65.013 to create a cause of action for violations of the use of tax dollars to advocate for or against public questions on ballot or to lobby or participate in executive agency lobbying; establish time limitation to commence suit and appropriate venue; provide damages recoverable per violation; allow for a class action; prohibit holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for individuals held civilly liable; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to establish criminal penalty and a prohibition against holding a position of
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HB-254: AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Hart
To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (h) on 02/07/2025
Fraud Prevention and Worker Protections - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement [SB-938]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly making or using, or causing to be made or used, a false record or statement resulting in underpayments of unemployment insurance contributions or payment of unemployment insurance benefits of more than a certain amount; altering the enforcement mechanisms of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law, the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, workplace fraud laws, living wage laws, and prevailing wage laws; etc.
SB-938: Fraud Prevention and Worker Protections - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025