Community Facilities And Services
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification Program - Establishment [HB-93]
Establishing a homeless shelter certification program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to develop certain operational and building standards for homeless shelters and minimum standards for the protection of the rights of shelter residents; and requiring the operator of a homeless shelter to participate in a certain Homeless Management Information System.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2025
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Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification Program - Establishment [SB-234]
Establishing a homeless shelter certification program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to develop certain operational and building standards for homeless shelters and minimum standards for the protection of the rights of shelter residents; and requiring the operator of a homeless shelter to participate in a certain Homeless Management Information System.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing Canceled on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Programs - Appeals and Membership of Standing Advisory Committee [HB-94]
Authorizing a local health department or community-based organization to appeal to the Secretary of Health or the Secretary's designee rather than to the Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services, an adverse decision of the Maryland Department of Health and a local health officer regarding an application for authorization to operate an Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Referred Finance on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Programs - Appeals and Membership of Standing Advisory Committee [SB-224]
Authorizing a local health department or community-based organization to appeal to the Secretary of Health or the Secretary's designee rather than to the Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services, an adverse decision of the Maryland Department of Health and a local health officer regarding an application for authorization to operate an Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Community Health Worker Appreciation Day [HB-65]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim May 8 as Community Health Worker Appreciation Day; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and cultural organizations to observe community health workers with informative programs and activities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Favorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds [HB-97]
Expanding the acceptable names authorized for an economic development authority established by a county or municipal corporation; expanding the powers of an authority, subject to limitations in the articles of incorporation of the authority; authorizing an authority to issue certain bonds in accordance with certain requirements; expanding the authorized uses of tax increment proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Allegany County - Allegany Regional Recreational Economic Development Authority - Established [SB-1134]
Establishing the Allegany Regional Recreational Economic Development Authority in Allegany County to support the development and construction of regional recreation facilities to benefit residents and the economic development of Allegany County, including athletic fields, indoor athletic facilities, and other facilities for recreational tourism; and requiring the Authority to annually report its activities to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly beginning October 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 527 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity and Commission on Public Health - Revisions [HB-1333]
Requiring the Maryland Commission on Health Equity to develop and monitor the statewide health equity plan required under a cooperative grant funding agreement with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation; requiring the Maryland Commission on Health Equity to coordinate with the Maryland Department of Health and the Health Services Cost Review Commission when establishing a certain advisory committee; and altering the reporting requirements for the Commission on Public Health.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 787 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Facilities - Disabilities and Juveniles - Community Relations Plans [HB-1359]
Requiring that certain regulations adopted by the Department of Juvenile Services governing juvenile care facilities and juvenile detention facilities include a requirement for the establishment, implementation, and review of certain community relations plans that include descriptions of certain processes and procedures; and requiring certain State residential centers and private group homes to establish, implement, and revise certain community relations plans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Ombudsman - Establishment [HB-1395]
Requiring the Anne Arundel County Board of Education to hire an ombudsman before the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year; requiring the president of the county board, in consultation with counsel for the county board, to negotiate the terms of the employment agreement for the ombudsman; providing that the ombudsman is subject to removal by the president of the county board under certain circumstances; requiring the ombudsman to provide certain services; and providing that the salary of the ombudsman is $120,000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Condemning Islamophobia, Anti-Palestinian Hate, and Antisemitism [HJR-8]
Condemning Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian hate, and antisemitism; encouraging certain awareness initiatives; and committing to supporting certain legislation and policies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/29/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Workgroup for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing - Established [HB-1069]
Establishing the Workgroup for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing to study and make recommendations regarding certain services, programs, advocacy, outreach efforts, and other items to improve the quality of life of individuals who are deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 443 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Entertainment District Security Grant Program [HB-1065]
Establishing the Maryland Entertainment District Security Grant Program to assist community organizations, nonprofit entities, and local governments in funding security operations during times of high pedestrian traffic in certain entertainment districts; establishing the Maryland Entertainment District Security Grant Program Fund; authorizing the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, to include up to $1,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 746 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health - Overdose Prevention Site Pilot Program [HB-1094]
Authorizing a community-based organization to establish an overdose prevention site pilot program with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health and in consultation with the local health department; requiring a program to acquire gas chromatograph mass spectrometer machines for drug sample testing; requiring the Secretary of Health to provide to a program a grant equal to the costs incurred by the program to acquire gas chromatograph mass spectrometer machines; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley Lopez
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Study on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter Licensing Program [SB-1107]
Establishing the Study on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter Licensing Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Study to review current habitability and admissions standards of homeless shelters in the State; and requiring the Study, by July 1, 2025, to report to the Assistant Secretary of the Homeless Solutions Division of the Department and certain committees of the General Assembly on its recommendations for a plan to establish a program to license homeless shelters in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 152 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Home- and Community-Based Services Waiver - Eligibility [HB-1176]
Altering the financial eligibility criteria for the home- and community-based services waiver submitted by the Maryland Department of Health to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to include categorically needy individuals with an income disregard up to 300% of the Supplemental Security Income monthly benefit amount and a certain community spouse resource allowance; requiring the Department to adopt regulations to establish a timeline within which the Department is required to approve or deny the application of an applicant; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Hearing 3/01 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Community Benefit Plan Act of 2024 [HB-1135]
Requiring certain regulated financial institutions to develop a community benefit plan in connection with certain applications to the Commissioner of Financial Regulation relating to financial services; requiring the Commissioner to exercise certain oversight authority relating to the adequacy of the community benefit plans and attainment of goals under the plans; establishing the Community Reinvestment Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to finance certain community development activities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program [HB-1103]
Establishing the Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Aging; establishing that the purpose and the goals of the Pilot Program are to support the "village" concept of local, volunteer-led organizations that aim to provide certain services to community members who choose to age in place and to expand those services to more residents in the geographic region; and requiring the Montgomery County Village Consortium to establish a certain plan and submit certain reports.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 341 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program [HB-1096]
Authorizing a community-based organization, with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health, to establish an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program to provide a location for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and certain other services; authorizing a Program to bill the insurance carrier of an individual who uses the services; authorizing the Department to approve not more than six programs, preferably two in urban, two in rural, and two in suburban areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/01 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Self-Directed Mental Health Services - Pilot Program [SB-988]
Establishing the Self-Directed Mental Health Services Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Health to facilitate access to clinically appropriate, person-centered, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed self-directed services in the most integrated setting appropriate for certain recipients of services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; requiring the Governor in fiscal years 2026 through 2028, to include $1,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the program; and requiring a certain report.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024