Prior Auth Exempt For Health Providers [SB-219]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
An Act relating to utilization review entities; exempting certain health care providers from making preauthorization requests for certain services; and providing for an effective date.
SB-219: Prior Auth Exempt For Health Providers
Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson
L&c Rpt Recd Await Transmittal Nxt on 04/15/2024
Real Property - Residential Leases - Fee in Lieu of a Security Deposit [HB-1108]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a landlord to offer the payment of a fee in lieu of a security deposit in a residential lease subject to certain requirements; requiring a landlord to purchase certain insurance coverage using a fee in lieu of a security deposit; establishing certain procedural requirements for a landlord and an insurer relating to certain insurance claims; authorizing a tenant to dispute certain claims by a landlord and providing that claims by a landlord or an insurer are void under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-1108: Real Property - Residential Leases - Fee in Lieu of a Security Deposit
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders [SB-1069]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
Providing that a first responder who is diagnosed by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist with post-traumatic stress disorder is presumed under certain circumstances to have an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty and is compensable under workers' compensation law; and specifying that the presumption does not limit any other right or claim an individual may have under workers' compensation law.
SB-1069: Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
Workers’ Compensation – Rehabilitation Practitioners – Licensed Social Workers [SB-931]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Authorizing certain licensed social workers to register as a rehabilitation practitioner; and 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.
SB-931: Workers’ Compensation – Rehabilitation Practitioners – Licensed Social Workers
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
Wildlife – Protections and Highway Crossings [SB-902]
[Animals ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Highway Administration, to identify and prioritize certain species whose habitat or movement corridors intersect with State highways and develop tools, technology, and techniques to identify certain State highway infrastructure locations; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a methodology and a cost estimate for performing a statewide deer population survey on or before November 1, 2024; etc.
SB-902: Wildlife – Protections and Highway Crossings
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing Canceled on 04/02/2024
Declaring certain claims as moral obligations of the state [SB-628]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
The purpose of this bill is to declare certain claims against the state to be moral obligations of the state and to authorize payments therefor from the following funds:GENERAL REVENUE FUND: $1,647,620.42 SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS: $32,520.70 STATE ROAD FUND: $389,443.48 TOTAL: $2,069,584.60
SB-628: Declaring certain claims as moral obligations of the state
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Plymale
Chapter 51, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/23/2024
State Government - Public Welfare Actions - Determinations and Settlements [HB-922]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the factfinder in a public welfare action to make a certain determination and assign responsibility and liability in a certain manner; authorizing the State to continue to pursue certain actions if it does not obtain complete relief from certain responsible persons; establishing that certain provisions of law requiring uniform contribution among joint tort-feasors do not apply to public welfare claims; and establishing the impact of a certain settlement on the liability of certain responsible persons.
HB-922: State Government - Public Welfare Actions - Determinations and Settlements
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/21/2024
Workers’ Compensation – Uninsured Employers’ Fund – Timely Payment of Awards [HB-915]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Requiring the Uninsured Employers' Fund to begin paying compensation for a workers' compensation claim within 15 days after the later of the date an award is made or payment of an award is due; applying certain provisions of law regarding the failure to timely pay awards to the Fund; and applying the Act prospectively.
HB-915: Workers’ Compensation – Uninsured Employers’ Fund – Timely Payment of Awards
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Pruski
Referred Finance on 03/13/2024
AN ACT relating to settlements with minors and declaring an emergency. [SB-158]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Amends KRS 387.278, relating to certain settlements with minors, to establish provisions relating to the opening of restricted accounts and issuance of annuities on behalf of minors entering into settlements; EMERGENCY.
SB-158: AN ACT relating to settlements with minors and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rick Girdler
Signed By Governor (acts Ch.16) on 03/29/2024
Workers' Compensation - Uninsured Employers' Fund - Timely Payment of Awards [SB-789]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Requiring the Uninsured Employers' Fund to begin paying compensation for a workers' compensation claim within 15 days after the later of the date an award is made or payment of an award is due; applying certain provisions of law regarding the failure to timely pay awards to the Fund; and applying the Act prospectively.
SB-789: Workers' Compensation - Uninsured Employers' Fund - Timely Payment of Awards
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/02/2024
Labor and Employment - Workers' Compensation - Exceptions to Exclusivity of Liability [SB-750]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Altering the exception to the exclusivity of an employer's liability under workers' compensation law for covered employees who are injured or killed as the result of the deliberate intent of the employer to injure or kill the covered employee; deeming an employer to have acted with deliberate intent under certain circumstances; establishing an exception to exclusivity of liability of an employer under workers' compensation law for a covered employee who is killed by another employee; and applying the Act retroactively.
SB-750: Labor and Employment - Workers' Compensation - Exceptions to Exclusivity of Liability
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Corderman
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/02/2024
AN ACT relating to nonrecourse consumer legal funding. [SB-148]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establish Subtitle 13 of KRS Chapter 286 and create sections thereof to define terms; provide exemptions to the new subtitle on nonrecourse consumer legal funding; prohibit engaging in the business of nonrecourse consumer legal funding transactions without a license; establish licensing requirements; provide that nonrecourse consumer legal funding transactions are not loans and exempt them from statute relating to interest; establish requirements for nonrecourse consumer legal funding transaction contracts; prohibit certain actions by nonrecourse
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SB-148: AN ACT relating to nonrecourse consumer legal funding.
Sponsored by: Sen. Phillip Wheeler
To Banking & Insurance (s) on 02/01/2024
State Government - Attorney General - Determinations and Settlements [SB-680]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the judge or jury in certain actions to make a certain determination and assign responsibility and liability in a certain manner; authorizing the State to continue to pursue certain actions if it does not obtain complete relief from certain responsible persons; establishing that certain provisions of law requiring uniform contribution among joint tort-feasors do not apply to certain actions; and establishing the impact of a certain settlement on the liability of certain responsible persons.
SB-680: State Government - Attorney General - Determinations and Settlements
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 137 on 04/25/2024
Property and Casualty Insurance – Pet Insurance – Regulation [HB-647]
[Animals ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing requirements and prohibitions for pet insurance policies that are issued to a resident of the State or are sold, solicited, negotiated, or offered in the State, including disclosure requirements and requirements and prohibitions related to wellness programs; and requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration, on or before June 1, 2025, to develop informational material about pet insurance policies that may be disseminated to and posted by veterinary practitioners.
HB-647: Property and Casualty Insurance – Pet Insurance – Regulation
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 740 on 05/16/2024
Workers' Comp. Stay-at-work Program [SB-206]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
An Act relating to workers' compensation reemployment benefits; establishing a workers' compensation stay-at-work program; and providing for an effective date.
SB-206: Workers' Comp. Stay-at-work Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Elvira Gray-Jackson
Referred To Finance on 05/13/2024
Motor Vehicles - Recreational Vehicle Dealer Agreements [HB-605]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring recreational vehicle dealers to hold a dealer agreement with a recreational vehicle manufacturer to sell the manufacturer's recreational vehicles in the State; establishing licensing requirements for a recreational vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch; altering the required terms and conditions of a recreational dealer agreement; etc.
HB-605: Motor Vehicles - Recreational Vehicle Dealer Agreements
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 525 on 05/09/2024
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications [HB-571]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Modifying provisions of law governing application, administration, and enforcement of the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program, including provisions related to the payment of contributions, the calculation of the average weekly wage, the submission of claims for benefits, the application of the Program to self-employed individuals, the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund, the satisfaction of Program requirements through private employer plans or insurance, and the use of contributions or other funding.
HB-571: Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 267 on 04/25/2024
Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024) [HB-575]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to certain victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; authorizing the Governor to include certain funding in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; etc.
Motor Vehicles – Recreational Vehicle Dealer Agreements [SB-504]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring recreational vehicle dealers to hold a dealer agreement with a recreational vehicle manufacturer to sell the manufacturer's recreational vehicles in the State; establishing licensing requirements for a recreational vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch; altering the required terms and conditions of a recreational dealer agreement; etc.
SB-504: Motor Vehicles – Recreational Vehicle Dealer Agreements
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 526 on 05/09/2024