Baltimore City - Ranked Choice Voting and Open Primaries [HB-26]
[Elections ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to adopt, by law, a ranked choice voting system or an open primary system for elections for certain city offices; requiring that certain procedures apply to an open primary system; authorizing a local law implementing ranked choice voting or open primaries to provide for certain matters; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to provide for the ballot format to be used in an election conducted by ranked choice voting; making the Act an emergency measure; etc.
HB-26: Baltimore City - Ranked Choice Voting and Open Primaries
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 03/04/2019
State Department of Education - Guidelines on Trauma-Informed Approach [HB-256]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health and the Department of Human Services, to develop guidelines on a trauma-informed approach; defining "trauma-informed approach" as a method for understanding and responding to an individual with symptoms of chronic interpersonal trauma or traumatic stress; and requiring the State Department of Education to distribute certain guidelines to each local school system and publish certain guidelines on the Department's website.
HB-256: State Department of Education - Guidelines on Trauma-Informed Approach
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/18/2019
Election Law – Correctional Facilities – Voting Coordinators [HB-252]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each correctional facility to designate an employee to act as the correctional facility's voting coordinator; providing the purpose of the coordinator is to facilitate voter registration and voting by eligible detainees by informing eligible detainees of upcoming elections, the dissemination of eligibility requirements and voter registration applications, and the transmission of certain applications and ballots between eligible detainees and the local boards of elections; etc.
HB-252: Election Law – Correctional Facilities – Voting Coordinators
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Third Reading Passed (96-41) on 03/14/2019
Public Health - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Revisions [HB-25]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Requiring, instead of authorizing, the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to review prescription monitoring data for indications of a possible misuse or abuse of a monitored prescription drug; requiring the Program to report the possible misuse or abuse to the prescriber or dispenser of the monitored prescription drug and to provide certain education to the prescriber or dispenser; authorizing the Program to provide prescription monitoring data to the Office of Controlled Substances Administration for further investigation; etc.
HB-25: Public Health - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 531 on 05/13/2019
Education - Student Data Privacy Council [HB-245]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Student Data Privacy Council to study the development and implementation of the Student Data Privacy Act of 2015 and review similar laws and best practices in other states and appropriate technologies; specifying the membership of the Council; requiring the Council to report its recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2020, regarding potential statutory and regulatory changes to the Student Data Privacy Act; etc.
HB-245: Education - Student Data Privacy Council
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 398 on 05/13/2019
Procurement - Public Work Contracts - Contractor Occupational Safety and Health Requirements [HB-24]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Requiring a prospective bidder or offeror when submitting a bid or offer for a public work contract to submit to the public body a certain contractor safety and health plan and a certain attestation; requiring a contractor safety and health plan to include certain information; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop a certain safety and health calculation worksheet and certain safety and health rating system; requiring the Commissioner to adopt regulations to carry out the Act; etc.
HB-24: Procurement - Public Work Contracts - Contractor Occupational Safety and Health Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl Glenn
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/14/2019
Prince George’s County – New Homes – Drainage Defects PG 408–19 [HB-219]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Water ]
Requiring the governing body of Prince George's County to establish a program to evaluate complaints of drainage defects in the county under certain circumstances; requiring the program to include certain procedures for an owner to request an evaluation of a drainage defect, for requiring the county to complete a written evaluation of alleged drainage defects, and for requiring the county to collect data regarding homebuilders who have built home with drainage defects.
HB-219: Prince George’s County – New Homes – Drainage Defects PG 408–19
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 350 on 04/30/2019
Prince George's County Public Schools - Office of Accountability and Compliance - Establishment PG 508-19 [HB-194]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Office of Accountability and Compliance in the Prince George's County public school system to provide independent evaluation and recommendations to improve the effectiveness, productivity, or efficiency of local school system programs, policies, practices, and operations; requiring the County Council to appoint the Accountability and Compliance Officer; requiring the Officer to coordinate with the public school system to develop a certain work plan and establish certain goals and priorities; etc.
HB-194: Prince George's County Public Schools - Office of Accountability and Compliance - Establishment PG 508-19
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2019
Prince George’s County Board of Education – Members’ Expense Forms – Publication on Website PG 502–19 [HB-192]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Prince George's County public school system to publish prominently on its website links to the expense forms filed by members of the Prince George's County Board of Education for reimbursement by the school system; and requiring certain expense forms filed by members of the county board to be designated as certain public records available to any applicant immediately on request and included on a certain list posted on the school system's website.
HB-192: Prince George’s County Board of Education – Members’ Expense Forms – Publication on Website PG 502–19
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 03/04/2019
Motor Vehicle Administration - Licenses and Identification Cards - Electronic Credentials [HB-180]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue electronic credentials in addition to, and not instead of, a license or an identification card; defining an "electronic credential" as an electronic representation of a license, an identification card, or a data field; establishing that a credential holder satisfies certain license display requirements; authorizing the Administration to create an electronic credential; authorizing an alcoholic beverages license holder to accept an electronic credential as proof of age; etc.
HB-180: Motor Vehicle Administration - Licenses and Identification Cards - Electronic Credentials
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 142 on 04/18/2019
Election Law – Candidates – Revisions [HB-176]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring candidates nominated by a new political party to file a certificate of candidacy not later than 5 p.m. on the first Monday in August in the year of the general election for the office, comply with certain requirements for a certificate of candidacy, and file a certificate of nomination with the appropriate board on a certain form; providing that a candidate nominated by a new political party under certain provisions of law is not required to file a declaration of intent; etc.
HB-176: Election Law – Candidates – Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 155 on 04/18/2019
Election Law - Absentee Ballot Requests - Last Four Digits of Social Security Number [HB-174]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
Altering a certain provision of law to require absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters as defined in the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act and voters with a disability who do not have a Maryland driver's license or Maryland identification card and who use an online absentee ballot application or another Internet method to request an absentee ballot to provide the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number, rather than the full Social Security number.
HB-174: Election Law - Absentee Ballot Requests - Last Four Digits of Social Security Number
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 154 on 04/18/2019
Election Law – Voter Registration Deadlines [HB-172]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Repealing provisions of law that require the State Board of Elections and a local board of elections to be open for business during certain hours on a certain date; and altering the period during which voter registration is closed before an election.
HB-172: Election Law – Voter Registration Deadlines
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 153 on 04/18/2019
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission – Processing and Dispensing Medical Cannabis [HB-17]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Authorizing an institution of higher education, a related medical facility, or an affiliated biomedical research firm to file with the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission a registration to purchase medical cannabis for the purpose of conducting a bona fide research project relating to the medical uses, properties, or composition of cannabis; requiring the Commission to allow certain dispensaries and dispensary agents to acquire, possess, transfer, sell, distribute or dispense edible cannabis products; etc.
HB-17: Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission – Processing and Dispensing Medical Cannabis
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 456 on 05/13/2019
Public Safety - Reporting of Hate Crimes [HB-168]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Altering certain requirements for the reporting, collection, and analysis of information relating to hate crimes to require the Department of State Police to collect and analyze information about incidents apparently directed against an individual or a group because of color, religious beliefs, gender, disability, national origin, or homelessness; requiring information about incidents directed at certain individuals or groups be provided by local law enforcement agencies and the State Fire Marshal to the Department; etc.
HB-168: Public Safety - Reporting of Hate Crimes
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 32 on 04/18/2019
Labor and Employment – Payment of Wages – Minimum Wage (Fight for Fifteen) [HB-166]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Specifying the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for certain time periods and for certain employers except under certain circumstances; authorizing the Board of Public Works to temporarily suspend an increase to the minimum wage rate if the seasonally adjusted total employment is negative, subject to certain limitations; requiring the Governor's proposed budget for certain fiscal years to include certain rate increases for certain community service providers over the funding provided in certain legislative appropriations; etc.
HB-166: Labor and Employment – Payment of Wages – Minimum Wage (Fight for Fifteen)
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Gubernatorial Veto Override - Chapter 10 on 03/28/2019
State Government - Regulations Impacting Small Businesses [HB-157]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
Requiring the Department of Budget and Management to provide training to certain Executive Branch agencies on the preparation of certain economic impact analyses; requiring a certain unit to establish a certain electronic registry and post a proposed regulation with a certain compliance guide on the unit's website; requiring a State unit to consider certain conditions and actions in assessing a civil penalty against a small business for certain violations; etc.
HB-157: State Government - Regulations Impacting Small Businesses
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
First Reading Health And Government Operations on 01/23/2019
Safe Schools Maryland Act of 2019 [HB-148]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Safe Schools Maryland Program in the Maryland Center for School Safety; requiring the School Safety Subcabinet to develop program guidance on or before September 1, 2019; requiring a local school system that elects to participate in the program to follow the program guidance; requiring the Center to perform certain tasks related to the program; providing that certain documents and information submitted to the Center are not subject to the Maryland Public Information Act; etc.
HB-148: Safe Schools Maryland Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2019
Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights [HB-145]
[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.
HB-145: Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 285 on 04/30/2019
Criminal Procedure - Providing Electronic Device Location Information - Historical Data [HB-143]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Altering a definition of "location information" to include historical information concerning the geographic location of an electronic device that is or was generated by or derived from the operation of that device; and providing that certain evidence is not admissible in a criminal, civil, administrative, or any other proceeding.
HB-143: Criminal Procedure - Providing Electronic Device Location Information - Historical Data
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 2/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/22/2019