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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole Approved By The Governor - Chapter 671 on 05/16/2023

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Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Davis Hearing 1/24 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 01/17/2023

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Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/30/2023

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Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/14/2023

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Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2022

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Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2022

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Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Johnson Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2022

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Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lisa Belcastro Third Reading Passed (131-0) on 03/21/2022

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Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Public Schools - Student Bill of Rights and Prohibitions on Suspensions and Expulsions [HB-1152] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
Providing that each student in a public school in the State has certain rights; and altering the types of conduct for which a student may be suspended or expelled.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington Hearing Canceled on 03/09/2022

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Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 31 on 04/09/2022

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Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/07/2022

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Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2022

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Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker Hearing Canceled on 02/25/2022

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Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill Referred Rules on 04/09/2022

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Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Reid Novotny Hearing Canceled on 02/25/2022

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Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sid Saab Approved By The Governor - Chapter 309 on 05/12/2022

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Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor Approved By The Governor - Chapter 141 on 04/21/2022

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman Third Reading Passed (29-17) on 04/01/2022

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 739 on 05/29/2022

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/11/2022

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