Student Data Privacy - Protections, Digital Tools, and Student Data Privacy Council [SB-325]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the definitions of "covered information", "operator", "persistent unique identifier", and "targeted advertising" to provide increased protections for certain student data; establishing the Student Data Privacy Council; and requiring the Council to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, on best practices for student data privacy protection for parents and guardians of students in the State.
SB-325: Student Data Privacy - Protections, Digital Tools, and Student Data Privacy Council
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 163 on 04/21/2022
Occupational Licensing Boards and Commission on Judicial Disabilities - Reporting Disciplinary Activities [HB-292]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring business occupation licensing boards to include on license, registration, and certification application and renewal forms an option for the applicant to provide the applicant's gender, race, and ethnicity; requiring the business occupation licensing boards to encourage applicants to provide gender, race, and ethnicity information; requiring business and health occupation licensing boards to include certain information related to disciplinary activities in the boards' annual reports; etc.
HB-292: Occupational Licensing Boards and Commission on Judicial Disabilities - Reporting Disciplinary Activities
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Davis
Hearing 2/08 At 3:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) And Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/03/2022
State Personnel Management System – Office of the Public Defender – Placement and Collective Bargaining [SB-255]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing that, within the Office of the Public Defender, the deputy public defender, district public defenders, and assistant public defenders are placed in certain employment categories in the State Personnel Management System; altering certain provisions of law regarding personnel actions within the Office that relate to the hiring, discipline, and termination of employees; providing that employees of the Office are subject to collective bargaining under the State Personnel Management System; etc.
SB-255: State Personnel Management System – Office of the Public Defender – Placement and Collective Bargaining
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing Canceled on 03/22/2022
Attorney General - Wrongful Convictions - Investigations [HB-249]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring copies of certain orders related to wrongful convictions to be sent to the Attorney General; requiring the Attorney General to conduct investigations into the circumstances giving rise to the issuance of certain orders related to wrongful convictions; and requiring the Attorney General to send recommendations regarding the discipline of law enforcement officers, attorneys, or judges involved in wrongful convictions to the appropriate entities under certain circumstances.
HB-249: Attorney General - Wrongful Convictions - Investigations
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 2/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/14/2022
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech–Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists – Revisions [SB-103]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Altering certain requirements for the licensing and regulation of audiologists, hearing aid dispensers, speech-language pathologists, and music therapists, including clarifying quorum requirements for the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists, license reciprocity, professional disciplinary grounds, and delegation authority for audiologists.
SB-103: State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech–Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists – Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 399 on 05/16/2022
You have voted SB-103: State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech–Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists – Revisions.
Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law - Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act) [SB-78]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering certain provisions related to the payment of wages, including the application, penalty, and enforcement provisions of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, the provision of information related to the payment of wages by employers to employees, and adverse actions by an employer.
SB-78: Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law - Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/24/2022
Animal Welfare - Declawing Cats - Prohibited Acts [SB-67]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a veterinary practitioner from performing certain declawing procedures on a cat unless the procedure is necessary for a therapeutic purpose; authorizing the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to impose certain disciplinary actions on a veterinary practitioner for willful violations of the prohibition; providing that a violation of the Act is a civil offense; and providing that a person who violates the Act is subject to a fine of up to $1,000.
Health Occupations - Authorized Prescribers - Financial Reporting [SB-159]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Finance ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring each authorized prescriber who receives a financial gratuity or incentive from a pharmaceutical distributor or manufacturer to submit to the health occupations board that licenses the prescriber a financial disclosure document within 30 days after the gratuity or incentive is received; requiring each health occupations board that regulates authorized prescribers to review each year all gratuities and incentives that exceed a cumulative amount of $5,000 per year; etc.
SB-159: Health Occupations - Authorized Prescribers - Financial Reporting
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/22 At 1:30 P.m. on 03/18/2022
Education – Crimes on School Grounds – Application [SB-119]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
Specifying that provisions of law prohibiting and penalizing disruptive and threatening behavior on the grounds of, in the classes of, or in the home of an employee of an institution of elementary, secondary, or higher education do not apply to students who commit offenses at the institution they attend or students who commit offenses while participating in or attending a sporting event or other extracurricular program sponsored at that institution.
SB-119: Education – Crimes on School Grounds – Application
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 3/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2022
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact [SB-154]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Entering into the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact; establishing criteria for participating states; authorizing an advanced practice registered nurse to practice in a party state under certain scope of practice rules; establishing the Interstate Commission of APRN Compact Administrators and its duties and powers; providing for the amendment of and withdrawal from the Compact; and providing the Compact is contingent on the enacting of substantially similar legislation in six other states.
SB-154: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2022
Animal Welfare - Declawing Cats - Prohibited Acts [HB-22]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a veterinary practitioner from performing certain declawing procedures on a cat unless the procedure is necessary for a therapeutic purpose; authorizing the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to impose certain disciplinary actions on a veterinary practitioner for willful violations of the prohibition; providing that a violation of the Act is a civil offense; and providing that a person who violates the Act is subject to a fine of up to $1,000.
Education – Crimes on School Grounds – Application [HB-84]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Specifying that provisions of law prohibiting and penalizing disruptive and threatening behavior on the grounds of, in the classes of, or in the home of an employee of an institution of elementary, secondary, or higher education do not apply to students who commit offenses at the institution they attend, students on exclusionary discipline who commit offenses at the institution they attend, or students who commit offenses at another institution while attending a sporting event or other extracurricular program.
HB-84: Education – Crimes on School Grounds – Application
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 02/25/2022
School Discipline - Data Collection [HB-23]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to disaggregate certain discipline-related data in an electronic spreadsheet format for the Department's website, make the data available to the public, and report certain discipline-related information by August 1 each year; requiring the Department maintain a certain risk ratio used to identify a school's disproportional disciplinary practices and report disproportionality data for high-suspending schools; etc.
HB-23: School Discipline - Data Collection
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing Canceled on 04/05/2022
Education - Reportable Offenses, Student Discipline, and School Disruptions - Presence of an Attorney and Reporting [HB-146]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the definition of "reportable offense" to include only offenses that occurred off school premises, that did not occur at events sponsored by the school, and that involved certain crimes of violence; requiring the State Department of Education to issue a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 30 each year containing certain information about reportable offenses; requiring each county board of education to report annually to the Department information on certain school disruptions; etc.
HB-146: Education - Reportable Offenses, Student Discipline, and School Disruptions - Presence of an Attorney and Reporting
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 742 on 05/29/2022
State Personnel Management System - Office of the Public Defender - Placement and Collective Bargaining [HB-90]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing that, within the Office of the Public Defender, the deputy public defender, district public defenders, and assistant public defenders are placed in certain employment categories in the State Personnel Management System; altering certain provisions of law regarding personnel actions within the Office that relate to the hiring, discipline, and termination of employees; providing that employees of the Office are subject to collective bargaining under the State Personnel Management System; etc.
HB-90: State Personnel Management System - Office of the Public Defender - Placement and Collective Bargaining
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Gubernatorial Veto Override (legislative Date: 4/8/2022) - Chapter 46 on 04/09/2022
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Revisions [HB-155]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Altering certain requirements for the licensing and regulation of audiologists, hearing aid dispensers, speech-language pathologists, and music therapists, including clarifying quorum requirements for the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists, license reciprocity, professional disciplinary grounds, and delegation authority for audiologists.
HB-155: State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheree Sample-Hughes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 400 on 05/16/2022
You have voted HB-155: State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Revisions.
Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law – Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act) [HB-72]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering certain provisions related to the payment of wages, including the application, penalty, and enforcement provisions of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, the provision of information related to the payment of wages by employers to employees, and adverse actions by an employer.
HB-72: Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law – Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/14/2022
Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Body-Worn Cameras [HB-162]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring and authorizing the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to take certain actions relating to body-worn cameras; adding misconduct related to the improper use of body-worn cameras, equipment, and technology to a certain disciplinary matrix; requiring the development and publication online of a policy for the disclosure of body-worn camera recordings and data to the public; providing training to law enforcement officers regarding policies related to and the use of body-worn cameras, equipment or technology; etc.
HB-162: Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Body-Worn Cameras
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2022