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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Ambient Air Monitoring - Particulate and Fine Particulate Matter [HB-473]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to deploy ambient air monitors sufficient to monitor levels of particulate matter and fine particulate matter in certain census tracts on or before January 1, 2026; requiring the Department to provide public access to certain current ambient air monitoring data and related information through the Internet; requiring the Department to take into consideration certain ambient air monitoring data before approving certain air emissions permits; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/01/2023
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Natural Resources - Greenspace Equity Program - Establishment [HB-503]
Establishing the Greenspace Equity Program in the Department of Natural Resources to provide grants to eligible applicants for enhancing the public health and livability of overburdened and underserved communities by implementing projects to preserve, create, and enhance community greenspace; requiring the Department to submit certain grant applications to the Maryland State Clearinghouse for Intergovernmental Assistance; requiring certain grant applications to be subject to approval by the Board of Public Works; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 487 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Town of Mount Airy (Carroll County and Frederick County) - Urban Renewal Authority [SB-313]
Granting the Town of Mount Airy in Carroll County and Frederick County the authority to exercise urban renewal powers within an urban renewal area under Article III, Section 61 of the Maryland Constitution; and authorizing the municipality to levy certain taxes and issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds to carry out urban renewal powers.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 125 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Government - State Facilities Changes and Closures - Procedures [HB-395]
Requiring a principal department of the Executive Branch to give certain notice to the public, the General Assembly, and any exclusive representative with certain bargaining unit employees, hold a public hearing, submit a certain report, make the report publicly available, and allow the submission of certain comments before changing the use, purpose, or function of a State facility or closing a State facility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 117 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Health - Home- and Community-Based Services for Children and Youth [SB-255]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to expand access to and provide reimbursement for certain wraparound, intensive in-home, and case management services; requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2024, the Behavioral Health Administration to fund 100 slots in the mental health case management program for children or youth at risk of out-of-home placement who are not eligible for Program services; requiring the Governor to include funding in the annual budget bill for certain behavioral health services and supports; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 378 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Health - Home- and Community-Based Services for Children and Youth [HB-322]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to expand access to and provide reimbursement for intensive in-home services, case management, and wraparound services; requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2024, the Behavioral Health Administration to fund 100 slots in the mental health case management program for children or youth at risk of out-of-home placement who are not eligible for program services; requiring the Governor to include funding in the annual budget bill for customized goods and services for certain youth; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 379 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
St. Mary's County - Gaming - Senior Activity Centers [HB-263]
Authorizing a certain senior activity center to conduct gaming events, bunco games, and card games in St. Mary's County; prohibiting a senior activity center in St. Mary's County from awarding prize money in excess of $50 to a winner in each session or charging a participant more than $25 to play one session; requiring any money that remains after prizes are awarded to be used to support future programming at the senior activity center; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Morgan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 425 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Government – State Facilities Changes and Closures – Procedures [SB-223]
Requiring a principal department of the Executive Branch to give certain notice to the public, the General Assembly, and any exclusive representative with certain bargaining unit employees and hold a public hearing before changing the use, purpose, or function of a State facility or closing a State facility; authorizing a government agency or judicial body that determines an emergency situation posing a certain health risk exists to modify the timelines required by the Act in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 118 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Economic Development - Maryland Stadium Authority - Charles County Sports and Wellness Center [SB-130]
Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority to review certain matters and make certain recommendations relating to the Charles County Sports and Wellness Center; authorizing the Authority to acquire and finance by certain means a Charles County Sports and Wellness Center site or an interest in the site; requiring the Authority to secure a written agreement to transfer ownership of the Charles County Sports and Wellness Center to Charles County as approved by the Board of Public Works; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 1/19 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/12/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Education - Student Behavior - Parent and Guardian Notice and Required Counseling (Parent and Guardian Accountability Act) [HB-69]
Establishing that it is unlawful for a parent or guardian of a student in a public school to fail to seek and participate in counseling with the parent's or guardian's child after receiving notice of violent and disruptive behavior; and requiring a public school principal to provide written notice to the parent or guardian of a student who engages in two or more incidents of violent and disruptive behavior in a public school during the school year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Hearing Canceled on 01/27/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations [SB-1009]
Amending certain prior authorizations of State Debt to alter the requirement that certain grantees provide certain matching funds; extending the termination date of certain grants; altering the authorized uses of certain grants; and changing the names of certain grantees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 626 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Prince George’s County – National Center for Victims of Crime – Funding [HB-1401]
Requiring the Governor in fiscal years 2024 through 2026 to include an appropriation of $750,000 in the annual budget bill to the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to be used as an operating grant to the National Center for Victims of Crime to create and enhance services to victims of crime in Prince George's County; and requiring the Office by December 15, 2026 to submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly on the effectiveness of the use of the funds.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Health - Sickle Cell Disease - Testing at a Community-Based Health Fair [HB-1170]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to authorize persons who are qualified to offer or perform laboratory testing in the State to offer and perform testing for detecting sickle cell disease at a community-based health fair; and authorizing the person to provide information on and resources for living with sickle cell disease while performing testing at a community-based health fair.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Hearing 3/07 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/23/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Developmental Disabilities Administration - Self-Directed Services (Self-Direction Act of 2022) [HB-1020]
Requiring the Developmental Disabilities Administration to establish and provide training materials to coordinators of community services on self-directed services; requiring coordinators of community services to educate a certain recipient on all models of services available to the recipient at certain times; providing for the services and manner of delivering services that the Administration provides to a recipient who receives self-directed services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 736 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Health - Consumer Health Information - Hub and Requirements [HB-1082]
Designating the University of Maryland Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy as the State's Consumer Health Information Hub; requiring State and local agencies to use plain language in public communications about health, safety, and social services benefits; providing that the provisions of the Act are not subject to judicial review and do not create a judicial or administrative right of action; and establishing grant requirements related to health literacy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 679 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Frederick County – Mental Health Law – Assisted Outpatient Treatment Pilot Program [HB-1017]
Establishing the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Pilot Program in Frederick County; defining "assisted outpatient treatment" as a specific regimen of outpatient treatment for a mental health disorder to which an individual is ordered by the court to adhere.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing Canceled on 03/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Community Violence Prevention Services [HB-1005]
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, beginning July 1, 2023, to provide community violence prevention services; establishing requirements for prevention professionals seeking certification as a certified violence prevention professional and entities that employ or contract with certified violence prevention professionals; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to approve at least one training and certification program for violence prevention professionals by January 1, 2023; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 504 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety - Safer Communities Fund and Task Force - Establishment [HB-1013]
Establishing the Safer Communities Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide grant assistance to local governments to promote robust and holistic investments in noncarceral safety; and establishing the Safer Communities Task Force to promote noncarceral strategies for safety.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
First Reading Appropriations on 02/10/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Health – Sickle Cell Disease – Testing at a Community–Based Health Fair [SB-883]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to authorize qualified persons to offer and perform testing for detecting sickle cell disease at a community-based health fair; and authorizing the person to provide information on and resources for living with sickle cell disease while performing testing at a community-based health fair.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Watson
Hearing Canceled on 03/02/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports - Membership and Coordinated Community Supports Partnership Fund - Revisions [SB-802]
Altering certain provisions of law regarding the Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports, including membership, terms of members, appointment of the chair, staff, and memorandum of understanding for technical assistance; altering certain provisions of law regarding the administration of the Coordinated Community Supports Partnership Fund; and increasing the amount of certain appropriations in certain fiscal years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 713 on 05/29/2022