District Of Columbia
US Congress 117th Congress
Washington, D.C. Admission Act [HB-51]
[Community Development ]
[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Considered Under The Provisions Of Rule H. Res. 330. on 04/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
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Purple Line Marketing Act [SB-97]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration, in cooperation with certain stakeholders, to develop and implement a Purple Line marketing plan designed to generate early interest in and promote use of the Purple Line; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill $500,000 from the Transportation Trust Fund for the marketing plan in a certain fiscal year; requiring the Administration, by October 1, 2023, at the latest, to submit a certain report to certain standing committees of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 1/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority – Metro Transit Police – Quotas and Police Complaints Board [SB-280]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact to require the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to prohibit the use of enforcement quotas to evaluate, incentivize, or discipline members of the Metro Transit Police, including with regard to the number of arrests made or citations or warnings issued; and providing for the establishment, composition, powers, and duties of a Police Complaints Board, subject to a certain concurrence in the Act by the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 1/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Metro Oversight Enhancement Act [SB-894]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing certain requirements for the appointment and removal of the inspector general of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority by the Board of Directors of the Authority; specifying certain powers and requirements of the inspector general; requiring the Office of the Inspector General to be funded with a grant of at least 0.05% of the annual operating budget of the Authority; requiring that the Office of the Inspector General be operationally and functionally independent of the Authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Payment of the Minimum Wage Required (Fight for Fifteen) [SB-543]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Inflation ]
Specifying the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for certain time periods; increasing, except under certain circumstances, the State minimum wage rate based on the annual growth in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area; specifying the tip credit amount that is in effect for certain time periods; prohibiting an employer, beginning July 1, 2026, from including the tip credit amount as part of the wage of certain employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Income Tax – Subtraction Modification – Retirement Income of Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel – Eligibility [SB-50]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Pensions ]
Altering a certain subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax to include certain retirement income attributable to a resident's employment with the District of Columbia as a law enforcement officer or member of a fire, rescue, or emergency services organization; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Hearing 1/31 At 2:30 P.m. on 01/31/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Maryland Metro/Transit Funding Act [SB-277]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Secretary of Transportation to withhold a portion of the State's annual operating grant to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Transportation to provide an annual grant of at least $167,000,000 to pay capital costs of the Authority; requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to prepare a Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan in consultation with certain entities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 351 on 04/25/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Physicians - Licensure - Grounds for Discipline and Interstate Medical Licensure Compact [SB-234]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
Entering into the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; providing the purpose of the Compact is to strengthen access to health care by developing a process to complement existing licensing and provide a streamlined method to allow physicians to become licensed in multiple states; requiring the State Board of Physicians to set fees for issuance and renewal of licenses under the Compact; requiring a compact physician to submit certain information to the Board within 30 days after receiving the request from the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 470 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Payment of the Minimum Wage Required (Fight for Fifteen) [HB-664]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Inflation ]
Specifying the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for certain time periods; increasing, except under certain circumstances, the State minimum wage rate based on the annual growth in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area; specifying the tip credit amount that is in effect for certain time periods; prohibiting an employer, beginning July 1, 2026, from including the tip credit amount as part of the wage of certain employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Physicians - Licensure - Grounds for Discipline and Interstate Medical Licensure Compact [HB-596]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Entering into the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; providing the purpose of the Compact is to strengthen access to health care by developing a process to complement existing licensing authority and provide a streamlined method for physicians to be licensed in multiple states; requiring a physician to meet certain eligibility requirements to receive an initial expedited license; establishing an Interstate Commission to administer the Compact and develop certain rules; establishing requirements for certain disciplinary actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Maryland Metro/Transit Funding Act [HB-372]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Secretary of Transportation to withhold a portion of the State's annual operating grant to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Transportation to provide an annual grant of at least $167,000,000 to pay capital costs of the Authority; requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to prepare a Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan in consultation with certain entities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 352 on 04/25/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Handgun Permits - Universal Recognition [HB-1522]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Specifying that a permit to carry a handgun issued to an individual in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C., or West Virginia is valid in Maryland.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/06/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Metro Oversight Enhancement Act [HB-1089]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing certain requirements for the appointment and removal of the inspector general of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority by the Board of Directors of the Authority; specifying certain powers and requirements of the inspector general; requiring the Office of the Inspector General to be funded with a grant of at least 0.05% of the annual operating budget of the Authority; requiring that the Office of the Inspector General be operationally and functionally independent of the Authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna P Gaines
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Health Insurance – Consumer Protections and Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission [SB-868]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission to establish a workgroup to carry out the finding and declaration of the General Assembly that it is in the public interest to ensure that the health care protections established by the federal Affordable Care Act (the ACA) continue to protect Maryland residents in light of continued threats to the ACA; requiring the workgroup to monitor certain court cases and the enforcement of the ACA; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 417 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Labor and Employment – Payment of Wages – Minimum Wage (Fight for Fifteen) [SB-280]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Specifying the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for certain time periods and for certain employers except under certain circumstances; authorizing the Board of Public Works to temporarily suspend an increase to the minimum wage rate if the seasonally adjusted total employment is negative, subject to certain limitations; requiring the Governor's proposed budget for certain fiscal years to include certain rate increases for certain community service providers over the funding provided in certain legislative appropriations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Veto Overridden (32-15) on 03/28/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future [SB-1030]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing principles of The Blueprint for Maryland's Future that are intended to transform Maryland's early childhood, primary, and secondary education system to the levels of the highest-performing systems; establishing a Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program to provide grants to schools with high concentrations of students eligible for free or reduced price meals; establishing the Teacher Collaborative Grant Program; establishing the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 771 on 05/25/2019
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United States of America - District of Columbia - Statehood [HJR-7]
[Community Development ]
[Elections ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Urging the members of the United States Congress to enact federal legislation or propose a constitutional amendment granting legislative autonomy and statehood to the District of Columbia; and providing that copies of the Resolution be sent to certain persons.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Hearing 2/25 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Health Insurance – Consumer Protections and Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission [HB-697]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission to establish a workgroup to carry out the finding and declaration of the General Assembly that it is in the public interest to ensure that the health care protections established by the federal Affordable Care Act continue to protect Maryland residents in light of continued threats to the federal Affordable Care Act; requiring the workgroup to monitor certain court cases and the enforcement of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 418 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Labor and Employment – Payment of Wages – Minimum Wage (Fight for Fifteen) [HB-166]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Specifying the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for certain time periods and for certain employers except under certain circumstances; authorizing the Board of Public Works to temporarily suspend an increase to the minimum wage rate if the seasonally adjusted total employment is negative, subject to certain limitations; requiring the Governor's proposed budget for certain fiscal years to include certain rate increases for certain community service providers over the funding provided in certain legislative appropriations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Veto Overridden (96-43) on 03/28/2019
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The Blueprint for Maryland's Future [HB-1413]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing principles of The Blueprint for Maryland's Future that are intended to transform Maryland's early childhood, primary, and secondary education system to the levels of high-performing systems around the world; establishing a Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program; extending by 1 year, to 2021, the requirement for the State to provide a supplemental grant to eligible county boards; establishing the Teacher Collaborative Grant Program; requiring certain performance evaluations of local school systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne A. Jones
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) And Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 03/12/2019