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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Study [SB-377]
Altering the circumstances under which the payment of a benefit by a governmental unit or quasi-public corporation to a covered employee offsets the liability for benefits under the workers' compensation law; and stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Maryland Association of Counties and the Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland jointly research and report data and analysis on the effects of the Act by December 1, 2024, to interested parties and certain committees of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 410 on 05/03/2023
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Health Insurance - Hearing Aids for Adults - Coverage [SB-397]
Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide certain health insurance benefits under certain insurance policies or contracts to provide certain coverage for certain hearing aids for adults; authorizing a limit on the benefit payable of $1,400 per hearing aid every 36 months; and authorizing an insured or enrollee to choose a certain hearing aid and pay a certain amount for the hearing aid without financial or contractual penalty to the provider of the hearing aid.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jason Gallion
First Reading Finance on 02/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Places of Public Accommodation - Motion Picture Houses - Captioning [SB-400]
Requiring all motion picture houses to offer closed captioning for each screening of a motion picture; and requiring that a place of public accommodation that controls, operates, owns, or leases at least two motion picture houses in the State to provide open captioning for at least two screenings each week.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Referred To Interim Study By Judicial Proceedings on 03/27/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Employee Relations Act [SB-367]
Consolidating and altering certain laws governing collective bargaining for certain public employees, including laws related to the establishment of bargaining units, elections and certification of exclusive representatives, employee and employer rights, unfair labor practices, and strikes and lockouts; establishing the Public Employee Relations Board to oversee collective bargaining activities for certain public employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Third Reading Passed (35-12) on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act [SB-346]
Establishing a licensing and regulatory system for sign language interpreters under the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters in the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; establishing the Sign Language Interpreters Fund to be used exclusively to cover the actual documented direct and indirect costs of fulfilling the Board's duties, including the development of programs to assist the licensure of marginalized interpreters, the development of certain mentorship programs, and financial assistance for certain applicants; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 269 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations (Maryland Mandela Act) [HB-385]
Requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo at least 40 hours of training; establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of restrictive housing or disciplinary segregation; and requiring each correctional facility to create a monthly report containing certain information about individuals placed in restrictive housing and to publish the report on the facility's website.
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Bartlett
First Reading Judiciary on 01/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act [HB-260]
Establishing a licensing and regulatory system for sign language interpreters under the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters in the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; establishing the Sign Language Interpreters Fund to be used exclusively to cover the documented direct and indirect costs of fulfilling the Board's duties, including development of programs to assist licensure of marginalized interpreters, development of certain mentorship programs, and financial assistance for certain applicants; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 270 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Places of Public Accommodation - Motion Picture Houses - Captioning [HB-264]
Requiring all places of public accommodation that are motion picture houses to offer closed captioning for each screening of a motion picture; and requiring that a place of public accommodation that controls, operates, owns, or leases at least two motion picture houses in the State to provide open captioning for at least two screenings each week.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Johnson
First Reading Economic Matters on 01/25/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations (Maryland Mandela Act) [SB-45]
Requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of restrictive housing or disciplinary segregation; and requiring each correctional facility to create a monthly report containing certain information about individuals placed in restrictive housing and to publish the report on the facility's website.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland School for the Deaf – Professional Personnel and Staff – Service Designation, Assignment, and Placement in a Collective Bargaining Unit [SB-955]
Establishing that professional personnel and staff employed by the Maryland School for the Deaf are in the professional and skilled services of the State Personnel Management System; requiring that the Secretary of Budget and Management assign the professional personnel and staff to the professional and skilled services of the State Personnel Management System, and to certain bargaining units; and requiring that the professional personnel and staff of the school suffer no diminution of pay or benefits.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/28/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Places of Public Accommodation - Motion Picture Houses - Captioning [HB-1238]
Requiring all motion picture houses to offer closed captioning for each screening of a motion picture; and requiring that certain motion picture houses provide open captioning for at least two screenings each week.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act [HB-1107]
Establishing a licensing and regulatory system for sign language interpreters under the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters in the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; establishing the Sign Language Interpreters Fund to be used exclusively to cover the documented direct and indirect costs of fulfilling the Board's duties, including development of programs to assist licensure of marginalized interpreters, development of certain mentorship programs, and financial assistance for certain applicants; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety - 3-1-1 Systems - Nonemergency Information [HB-1003]
Establishing the Maryland 3-1-1 Board to take certain actions relating to the establishment of statewide and county 3-1-1 systems; establishing a statewide 3-1-1 system under the Maryland Department of Emergency Management to provide certain nonemergency information, subject to certain requirements; requiring a county to be responsible for certain costs and expenses associated with a county 3-1-1 system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety - 3-1-1 Systems - Nonemergency Information [SB-749]
Establishing the Maryland 3-1-1 Board to establish requirements, procedures, and standards for the establishment of statewide and county 3-1-1 systems; establishing a statewide 3-1-1 system under the Maryland Department of Emergency Management to provide certain nonemergency information, subject to certain requirements; requiring a county to be responsible for certain costs and expenses associated with a county 3-1-1 system; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment [HB-743]
Providing an exemption from reemployment earnings offsets for retirees of the Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems for certain reemployment from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024, for the rehire by each superintendent of a local school system and the superintendent of the Maryland School for the Deaf of a maximum of 25 individuals who are retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System and 25 individuals who are retirees of the Teachers' Pension System.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 558 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education) [SB-617]
Requiring a local school system to provide equivalent access to digital tools for students with disabilities, including the development, purchase, and provision of certain digital tools that are directly connected to student instruction; requiring a local school system to establish a process to evaluate a digital tool prior to purchase for nonvisual access by a certain employee or contractor of the school system; providing certain civil penalties for a vendor who fails to meet the equivalent access standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 215 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Responsibilities and Reporting [HB-612]
Altering the responsibilities of the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to include maintaining an estimate of the number of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the State and requiring the Office to include the estimate in its annual report; and requiring the Office to identify and facilitate opportunities for underinsured individuals to gain equal and affordable access to hearing aids.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education) [HB-547]
Requiring a local school system to provide equivalent access to digital tools for students with disabilities, including developing, purchasing, and providing digital tools that are directly connected to student instruction; requiring a local school system to establish a process to evaluate a certain digital tool for equivalent access and nonvisual access by a certain employee or contractor of the school system; providing certain civil penalties for a vendor who fails to meet the equivalent access standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Referred Rules on 04/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Income Tax - Personal Exemption - Disabled Individuals [HB-466]
Authorizing individuals who have a permanent physical disability to deduct $1,000 as a personal exemption under the Maryland income tax; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment [SB-410]
Providing an exemption from reemployment earnings offsets for retirees of the Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems, from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024, for the rehire by each superintendent of a local school system and the superintendent of the Maryland School for the Deaf of a maximum of 25 individuals who are retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System and 25 individuals who are retirees of the Teachers' Pension System.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 559 on 05/29/2022