Nonpublic Schools and Child Care Providers - Corporal Punishment - Prohibition [HB-185]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the State Board of Education from issuing a certificate of approval to noncollegiate educational institutions that do not have a policy prohibiting the administration of corporal punishment; requiring regulations adopted by the State Board for the registration of family child care homes and large family child care homes and the licensing and operation of child care centers to prohibit corporal punishment; and requiring the State Board to identify certain methods in a certain overall plan.
HB-185: Nonpublic Schools and Child Care Providers - Corporal Punishment - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 671 on 05/16/2023
Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman [HB-64]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Correctional Ombudsman in the Office of the Attorney General; requiring the Ombudsman to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services or in relation to individuals confined by the Department; requiring the Ombudsman to refer matters for criminal charges or disciplinary proceedings when appropriate; establishing the Correctional Ombudsman Advisory Board; etc.
HB-64: Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Davis
Hearing 1/24 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 01/17/2023
Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman Unit [SB-87]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Correctional Ombudsman Unit in the Office of the Attorney General; requiring the Unit to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services or in relation to individuals confined by the Department; requiring the Unit to refer certain matters for criminal charges or disciplinary proceedings as appropriate; establishing the Correctional Ombudsman Advisory Board to assist the Unit in identifying certain matters to investigate; etc.
SB-87: Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman Unit
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/30/2023
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations (Maryland Mandela Act) [SB-45]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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.
Physicians and Allied Health Professions – Reorganization and Revisions [SB-972]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Repealing obsolete and redundant language in, clarifying language in, and reorganizing certain provisions of law governing the State Board of Physicians and the regulation of physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; authorizing the Board to regulate the allied health committees; and repealing the requirement that the Board provide a certain data sheet.
SB-972: Physicians and Allied Health Professions – Reorganization and Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2022
Collection and Publication of Criminal Case and Prosecutorial Information [HB-1429]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing requirements for the collection and dissemination of certain information relating to the Office of the State's Attorney in each county and Baltimore City, coordinated in a certain manner by the Administrative Office of the Courts and the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy.
HB-1429: Collection and Publication of Criminal Case and Prosecutorial Information
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2022
Education – Harford County Public Library – Collective Bargaining [HB-1225]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Libraries ]
[Education ]
Authorizing certain employees of the Harford County Public Library to form, join, and participate in an employee organization and engage in certain other activities related to collective bargaining; establishing a collective bargaining process for certain employees of the Library; prohibiting employees or an employee organization from striking; and prohibiting the employer from locking employees out.
HB-1225: Education – Harford County Public Library – Collective Bargaining
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Johnson
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2022
Physicians and Allied Health Professions - Reorganization and Revisions [HB-1252]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Repealing obsolete and redundant language in, clarifying language in, and reorganizing certain provisions of law governing the State Board of Physicians and the regulation of physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; authorizing the Board to regulate the allied health committees; and repealing the requirement that the Board provide a certain data sheet.
HB-1252: Physicians and Allied Health Professions - Reorganization and Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Lisa Belcastro
Third Reading Passed (131-0) on 03/21/2022
Education - Physical Restraint and Seclusion - Limitations, Reporting, and Training [HB-1255]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Mental Health ]
Prohibiting certain public agencies from using seclusion as a behavioral health intervention for a student; prohibiting a public agency from using physical restraint and a nonpublic school from using physical restraint or seclusion as a behavioral health intervention for a student, except under certain circumstances; requiring the State Department of Education to develop an accountability system to measure compliance with regulations adopted on the use of physical restraint and seclusion; etc.
HB-1255: Education - Physical Restraint and Seclusion - Limitations, Reporting, and Training
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 31 on 04/09/2022
Primary and Secondary Education – Educational Options – Established [HB-1258]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Program to provide certain students with scholarships for students who are eligible for the free and reduced price lunch program to attend a nonpublic school; establishing the Maryland Public Charter School Authority as a public chartering authority under the Maryland Public Charter School Program with certain powers and responsibilities; allowing a parent or guardian a credit against the State income tax for certain home instruction expenses; etc.
HB-1258: Primary and Secondary Education – Educational Options – Established
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/07/2022
Public Health - Abortion-Inducing Drugs [HB-1360]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Providing for the circumstances under and the manner in which a person may provide an abortion-inducing drug to a pregnant woman; establishing reporting requirements related to the use of abortion-inducing drugs in the State; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish a certain form and publish certain information on the use of abortion-inducing drugs in the State; providing for the manner in which a civil action or disciplinary action may be brought under the Act; etc.
HB-1360: Public Health - Abortion-Inducing Drugs
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2022
Public School Students - Daily Physical Activity (Student Health and Fitness Act) [HB-989]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring each public school to have a program of physical education for prekindergarten students; adding a representative to the Advisory Council on Health and Physical Education; establishing as a State goal that each student in a public elementary school be provided 150 minutes of developmentally appropriate physical activity each week; requiring the State Department of Education to collect data on the physical activity of elementary school students and publish the information on its website; etc.
HB-989: Public School Students - Daily Physical Activity (Student Health and Fitness Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Hearing Canceled on 02/25/2022
Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Alterations [HB-1105]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Mental Health ]
Making alterations to the 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System in the State; altering the classification of 9-1-1 specialists; authorizing 9-1-1 specialists to seek treatment for job-related audible or visual trauma confidentially; requiring the Maryland 9-1-1 Board to establish certain procedures governing vacancies on the Board; altering the powers and duties of the Board with respect to public safety answering point personnel and cybersecurity standards; requiring the Comptroller to submit certain updates regarding certain audits; etc.
HB-1105: Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Referred Rules on 04/09/2022
Parent and Guardian Rights - Education, Health, and Upbringing of Children [HB-953]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State Board of Education and county boards of education to allow at least 10 minutes for testimony at public board meetings from parents and guardians of public school students; requiring each county board to establish and adopt a certain policy to promote parental involvement in the public school system; providing that certain parental rights are reserved to the parents and guardians of minor children; and prohibiting the State and certain other entities from infringing on those rights, except under certain circumstances.
HB-953: Parent and Guardian Rights - Education, Health, and Upbringing of Children
Sponsored by: Rep. Reid Novotny
Hearing Canceled on 02/25/2022
State Board of Dental Examiners - Training and Disciplinary Processes - Revisions [HB-969]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing training requirements for members of the State Board of Dental Examiners; and establishing and codifying Board disciplinary processes related to the issuance of final decisions and summary suspensions of licenses by the Board.
HB-969: State Board of Dental Examiners - Training and Disciplinary Processes - Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Sid Saab
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 309 on 05/12/2022
Public Safety and Criminal Justice - Transparency and Accountability [SB-763]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to report certain information annually to the General Assembly; requiring a certain annual report by the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy to identify certain information for crimes of violence; requiring the Commission to include certain information in a data dashboard on its public website; altering the definition of "student data" to allow certain criminal and CINA records to be shared with the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center; etc.
SB-763: Public Safety and Criminal Justice - Transparency and Accountability
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 141 on 04/21/2022
Cannabis Reform [SB-833]
[Cannabis ]
[Small Business ]
[Crime ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to conduct a baseline study of cannabis use in the State; establishing the Cannabis Business Assistance Fund in the Department of Commerce to provide assistance to small, minority, and women-owned businesses entering the adult-use cannabis industry; altering certain provisions relating to penalties, charging procedures, expungement, shielding, and sentencing for certain marijuana-related offenses; legalizing the use and possession of marijuana under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-833: Cannabis Reform
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Third Reading Passed (29-17) on 04/01/2022
Schools, Prekindergarten Programs, and County Boards of Education - Discrimination [HB-850]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
Prohibiting county boards of education and certain schools and prekindergarten programs from taking certain discriminatory actions because of a person's race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability; requiring each county board and certain schools and prekindergarten programs to print a certain statement in their student handbook; providing for the filing of a complaint under the Act with the State Superintendent of Schools; etc.
HB-850: Schools, Prekindergarten Programs, and County Boards of Education - Discrimination
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 739 on 05/29/2022
Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation (Cannabis Legalization and Reparations for the War on Drugs Act) [SB-692]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Legalizing the use and possession of a certain amount of cannabis by an individual who is at least 21 years of age; providing for the clearing of criminal records and disposition of certain charges relating to the use and possession of cannabis; and establishing a system for the regulation and taxation of the market for the production and sale of cannabis in the State.
SB-692: Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation (Cannabis Legalization and Reparations for the War on Drugs Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/11/2022