State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - BWI Airport Fire and Rescue Department - Employees and Dependents [HB-1294]
Authorizing employees who began employment with the BWI Airport Fire and Rescue Department before October 1, 1993, and who are receiving a retirement allowance from the Baltimore City Fire and Police Retirement System to participate in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; and authorizing a surviving spouse and surviving dependent children of certain deceased retirees to participate in the Program.
HB-1294: State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - BWI Airport Fire and Rescue Department - Employees and Dependents
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2022
You have voted HB-1294: State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - BWI Airport Fire and Rescue Department - Employees and Dependents.
Unemployment Insurance - Federal Extended Benefits for Long-Term Unemployment [SB-655]
Altering the period that constitutes an extended benefit period and when a State "on" indicator exists; specifying the total amount of certain extended unemployment benefits that are payable to an eligible individual; authorizing the Secretary of Labor, if authorized by federal law, to suspend the payment of certain extended unemployment benefits; and establishing that federal unemployment law provisions and definitions related to extended benefits apply to a certain extent.
SB-655: Unemployment Insurance - Federal Extended Benefits for Long-Term Unemployment
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 653 on 05/29/2022
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - Division of Correction - Data Requirement [SB-277]
Requiring the Division of Correction within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to exchange correctional services data with the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center; requiring the Division to establish the duration of data retention; requiring correctional services data to be collected by the Center; requiring the Center to conduct certain research; and adding the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services as a member of the Center's Governing Board.
SB-277: Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - Division of Correction - Data Requirement
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2022
Public Schools - Purple Star Schools Program - Establishment [HB-277]
Establishing the Purple Star Schools Program to recognize public schools that provide strong services and support for military-connected students and their families when, as a result of military service, a military-connected student transfers schools; establishing certain minimum criteria to qualify as a Purple Star School; and authorizing a public school to partner with the county board to fulfill the Department requirements to qualify as a Purple Star School under the Act.
HB-277: Public Schools - Purple Star Schools Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 65 on 04/12/2022
Unemployment Insurance – Federal Extended Benefits for Long–Term Unemployment [HB-253]
Altering the period that constitutes an extended benefit period and when a State "on" indicator exists; specifying the total amount of certain extended unemployment benefits that are payable to an eligible individual; authorizing the Secretary of Labor, if authorized by federal law, to suspend the payment of certain extended unemployment benefits; and establishing that federal unemployment law provisions and definitions related to extended benefits apply to a certain extent.
HB-253: Unemployment Insurance – Federal Extended Benefits for Long–Term Unemployment
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 652 on 05/29/2022
Public Schools - Purple Star Schools Program - Establishment [SB-234]
Establishing the Purple Star Schools Program to recognize public schools that provide strong services and support for military-connected students and their families when, as a result of military service, a military-connected student transfers schools; establishing certain minimum criteria to qualify as a Purple Star School; and authorizing a public school to partner with the county board to fulfill the State Department of Education's criteria to qualify as a Purple Star School.
SB-234: Public Schools - Purple Star Schools Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 66 on 04/12/2022
State Prescription Drug Benefits - Retirees [HB-1335]
Authorizing certain retirees who began State service before July 1, 2011, to be eligible for prescription drug benefits in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; specifying that prescription drug benefits shall be discontinued for certain Medicare-eligible retirees who began State service on or after July 1, 2011, and their Medicare-eligible spouses and dependent children; repealing the Maryland State Retiree Prescription Drug Coverage Program; etc.
HB-1335: State Prescription Drug Benefits - Retirees
Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Jackson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/16/2021
Family Law - Support of Destitute Adult Children - Repeal [HB-816]
Repealing a requirement that a parent provide certain support to the parent's destitute adult child under certain circumstances; repealing related provisions of law regarding penalties and certain complaint, pretrial, and trial procedures; etc.
HB-816: Family Law - Support of Destitute Adult Children - Repeal
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 2/18 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/31/2021
Judges' Retirement System - Retiree Health Benefits - Mandatory Retirement [HB-607]
Establishing the eligibility for State retiree health benefits for a retiree of the Judges' Retirement System and the retiree's spouse and dependent children when a retiree of the Judges' Retirement System retired at a mandatory retirement age with less than 5 years of creditable service; and providing for the calculation of a certain State subsidy.
HB-607: Judges' Retirement System - Retiree Health Benefits - Mandatory Retirement
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 721 on 05/30/2021
Labor and Employment - Leave With Pay - Bereavement Leave [SB-473]
Authorizing employees of certain employers to use certain leave with pay for bereavement leave; defining the term "bereavement leave" as leave an employee is allowed to use on the death of a member of the employee's immediate family; and defining the term "child" for purposes of certain bereavement leave to include an adopted, biological, or foster child, a stepchild, or a legal ward.
SB-473: Labor and Employment - Leave With Pay - Bereavement Leave
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 574 on 05/30/2021
Maryland Child Tax Credit [HB-143]
Allowing certain taxpayers with federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year that is $6,000 or less to claim a credit against the State income tax for certain dependent children under certain circumstances; providing that the credit is equal to $500 for each qualified child; allowing certain taxpayers to claim a refund in the amount of any excess credit; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, but before January 1, 2026; etc.
HB-143: Maryland Child Tax Credit
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Hearing 1/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/22/2021
Income Tax - Child Tax Credit and Expansion of the Earned Income Credit [SB-218]
Altering the calculation of the Maryland earned income credit to allow certain residents to claim the credit; allowing certain taxpayers with federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year that is $6,000 or less to claim a credit against the State income tax for each qualified child in an amount equal to $500; allowing certain taxpayers to claim a refund in the amount of any excess credit; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019, but before January 1, 2023; etc.
SB-218: Income Tax - Child Tax Credit and Expansion of the Earned Income Credit
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 1/20 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/22/2021
Labor and Employment – Leave With Pay – Bereavement Leave [HB-56]
Authorizing employees of certain employers to use certain leave with pay for bereavement leave; defining the term "bereavement leave" as leave an employee is allowed to use on the death of a member of the employee's immediate family; and defining the term "child" for purposes of certain bereavement leave to include an adopted, biological, or foster child, a stepchild, or a legal ward.
HB-56: Labor and Employment – Leave With Pay – Bereavement Leave
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 573 on 05/30/2021
Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2021) [HB-375]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program to provide temporary benefits to a covered individual who is taking leave from employment; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund; requiring, beginning January 1, 2022, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to pay certain contributions; authorizing, beginning July 1, 2023, a covered individual taking certain leave from employment to submit a claim for benefits; authorizing the establishment of private employer plans; etc.
HB-375: Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2021)
Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama
Hearing Canceled on 02/08/2021
Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption for Spouses and Dependents of Honorably Discharged Veterans [HB-406]
Exempting a spouse or financially dependent child of an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces from paying nonresident tuition at a public institution of higher education in the State under certain circumstances; clarifying that the exemption for certain honorably discharged veterans of the United States armed forces from paying nonresident tuition at a public institution of higher education applies to a veteran honorably discharged at any time; etc.
HB-406: Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption for Spouses and Dependents of Honorably Discharged Veterans
Sponsored by: Rep. Pat Young
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2021