Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2019 [HB-1407]
Authorizing, altering, or requiring the distribution of certain revenue; specifying that the requirement to waive a certain fee for the filing of certain documents by certain business entities shall begin in fiscal year 2022; altering the cap for fiscal year 2020 from 0.5% to 0.225% on a certain adjustment to a revenue estimate relating to nonwithholding income tax revenues; requiring the budget books to include supporting data and the results of certain calculations used to calculate certain State education aid; etc.
HB-1407: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 16 on 04/05/2019
Public Health - Blood Donation - Notice of Analysis and Sale or Transfer of Information [HB-1393]
Requiring, before obtaining donated blood that may be analyzed by a certain entity, the individual obtaining the blood to inform the potential donor that the entity on whose behalf the blood is obtained may analyze the donated blood and sell or transfer the information collected from an analysis of the donated blood to a third party.
HB-1393: Public Health - Blood Donation - Notice of Analysis and Sale or Transfer of Information
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2019
Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Site Program [HB-139]
Authorizing the establishment of an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Site Program by a community-based organization to provide a place for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and provide certain other services; providing the Maryland Department of Health may approve no more than 6 programs to operate in a single location in an area of high incidence drug use; requiring each program to submit a certain report to certain legislative committees by December 1 of each year; etc.
HB-139: Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Site Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/16/2019
Natural Resources - Crab Harvest - Start Time [HB-1385]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations that allow a tidal fish licensee who catches crabs regardless of the gear used to begin the workday 2 hours before sunrise if the projected temperature for the day is at least 90 degrees Fahrenheit provided that the licensee uses the Department's hailing system to hail in and hail out of the workday.
HB-1385: Natural Resources - Crab Harvest - Start Time
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2019
Deaf or Hard of Hearing Individuals - Support for Parents [HB-1384]
Renaming the Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program in the State Department of Education to be the Hearing Aid and Language and Communication Video Loan Bank Program; requiring the Loan Bank to lend language and communication videos and certain downloadable resources to the parents or legal guardians of deaf or hard of hearing children; exempting the parent or legal guardian of a deaf or hard of hearing child from paying tuition for a course that teaches a language or communication mode at a public institution of higher education; etc.
HB-1384: Deaf or Hard of Hearing Individuals - Support for Parents
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 741 on 05/25/2019
Juvenile Services Education County Pilot Program - Expansion and Alterations [HB-1345]
Expanding the scope of the Juvenile Services Education County Pilot Program to include a juvenile services education program in Baltimore City beginning in the 2020-2021 school year; requiring that a certain workgroup convened by the State Department of Education to analyze the results of the Program make concluding findings and recommendations on or before December 1, 2020; and extending the termination date for the workgroup to June 30, 2021.
HB-1345: Juvenile Services Education County Pilot Program - Expansion and Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 03/22/2019
Prescription Monitoring Data - Health Care Facility [HB-1338]
Requiring the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to disclose prescription monitoring data, in accordance with certain regulations, to the medical director or authorized administrator of certain health care facilities, or the medical director's or authorized administrator's designee, for the purpose of providing medical or pharmaceutical treatment to a patient or prospective patient of the health care facility.
HB-1338: Prescription Monitoring Data - Health Care Facility
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2019
Public Health – Human Papillomavirus Vaccine – Information and Informed Consent [HB-1332]
Requiring a health care provider, before each administration of a human papillomavirus vaccine, to provide an individual with a supplemental information sheet and obtain a Maryland HPV vaccine written consent form; requiring that a certain information sheet include, at a minimum, certain statements; requiring that a certain consent form developed by the Maryland Department of Health include certain information; requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations; etc.
HB-1332: Public Health – Human Papillomavirus Vaccine – Information and Informed Consent
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Szeliga
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2019
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Managed Care Organizations That Use Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Reimbursement Requirements [HB-1324]
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to establish reimbursement levels, rather than maximum reimbursement levels, for certain drug products; requiring that certain minimum reimbursement levels be at least equal to the National Average Drug Acquisition Cost of the generic product plus a certain fee-for-service professional dispensing fee; providing that certain provisions of the Act apply to managed care organizations that use pharmacy benefits managers to manage prescription drug coverage; etc.
HB-1324: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Managed Care Organizations That Use Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Reimbursement Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2019
You have voted HB-1324: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Managed Care Organizations That Use Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Reimbursement Requirements.
Pharmacists - Aids for the Cessation of Tobacco Product Use - Prescribing and Dispensing [HB-1295]
Authorizing a pharmacist who meets the requirements of certain regulations to prescribe and dispense aids for the cessation of the use of tobacco products; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, by September 1, 2020, to adopt certain regulations; requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program to provide coverage for certain services rendered by a licensed pharmacist under the Act to the same extent as certain services rendered by any other licensed health care practitioner; etc.
HB-1295: Pharmacists - Aids for the Cessation of Tobacco Product Use - Prescribing and Dispensing
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/14/2019
Commission on African American Patriots in the American Revolutionary War [HB-1294]
Establishing the Commission on African American Patriots in the American Revolutionary War; authorizing the Commission to raise funds for its operation; requiring the Commission, in consultation with certain persons, to conduct research to advance the documentation of African American patriots in the American Revolutionary War; requiring the Commission to determine and send to the county boards of education certain information; requiring the Commission to develop and print a certain publication; etc.
HB-1294: Commission on African American Patriots in the American Revolutionary War
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/14/2019
Health - Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program [HB-1293]
Establishing the Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program in the Department of Health to provide grants to certain fire departments and volunteer fire companies to procure cancer screening tests not generally conducted during routine physical exams for the purpose of reducing cancer mortality among professional and volunteer firefighters; requiring the Governor for certain fiscal years to include at least $100,000 in the annual budget for the Program; etc.
HB-1293: Health - Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Third Reading Passed (140-0) on 04/08/2019
Physicians – Dispensing Permit Exemption – Topical Medication [HB-1288]
Providing that certain provisions of law do not prohibit a certain physician from dispensing a certain topical medication; authorizing a physician to dispense a certain topical medication if the physician meets certain requirements and has obtained a certain written permit; authorizing the State Board of Physicians to issue a certain written permit to certain physicians under certain circumstances; etc.
School Vehicles - Three-Point Seat Belts - Pilot Program [HB-1286]
Establishing a pilot program to provide competitive grants to county school boards for equipping school vehicles with three-point seat belts; providing that the goal of the program is to determine the feasibility and desirability of equipping school vehicles with three-point seat belts; requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to implement and administer the pilot program; requiring the Department to solicit applications from county school boards for grants to defray certain costs of the program; etc.
HB-1286: School Vehicles - Three-Point Seat Belts - Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/16/2019
Board of Public Works - Land Acquisition - Requirements [HB-1282]
Prohibiting the Board of Public Works from approving the acquisition of real property with an appraised value of at least $500,000 unless the Board has provided the Legislative Policy Committee with certain information; prohibiting the Board from approving the acquisition of real property with an appraised value of at least $500,000 from the federal government until a study has been completed regarding the ongoing fiscal impact the acquisition would have on the State; etc.
HB-1282: Board of Public Works - Land Acquisition - Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Second Reading Passed With Amendments on 04/08/2019
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Procurement - Source Selection MC/PG 112-19 [HB-1279]
Requiring the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to adopt certain procurement regulations relating to source selection; authorizing the Commission to adopt regulations establishing a minority business enterprise program if it determines that there is a compelling interest to implement remedial measures to assist certain minority- and women-owned businesses; requiring the Commission to report the findings of a certain study to certain persons on or before January 1, 2020; etc.
HB-1279: Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Procurement - Source Selection MC/PG 112-19
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 354 on 04/30/2019
Maryland Elder Abuse Victims Resources Committee [HB-1270]
Establishing the Maryland Elder Abuse Victims Resources Committee; declaring the policy of the General Assembly; providing for the composition, chair, officers, and staffing for the Committee; providing for the terms, vacancies, and removal of members of the Committee; establishing quorum and meeting requirements for the Committee; prohibiting a member of the Committee from receiving certain compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; etc.
Drinking Water Outlets in School Buildings – Lead Testing and Reporting Requirements and Grant Programs [HB-1253]
Stating the findings and intent of the General Assembly that any exposure to lead in drinking water is dangerous to children, that schools should be proactive in reducing lead in drinking water outlets to 5 parts per billion, and that State and federal funds should be made available to schools for that purpose; specifying that the Interagency Commission on School Construction is required to give priority in awarding grants from the Healthy School Facility Fund to schools where lead is found to be present in drinking water; etc.
HB-1253: Drinking Water Outlets in School Buildings – Lead Testing and Reporting Requirements and Grant Programs
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 557 on 05/13/2019
Child Abuse and Neglect - Training of Health Care Professionals [HB-1252]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide certain boards with a list of certain generally recommended courses relating to the obligation to report child abuse and neglect and the identification of abused and neglected children; and requiring certain boards to post certain information prominently on each board's website, provide information about certain recommended courses to certain health care professionals at a certain time, or advertise the availability of certain recommended courses in certain media.
HB-1252: Child Abuse and Neglect - Training of Health Care Professionals
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/28 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/21/2019