Emergencies
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund Fees [SB-974]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Telecommunications ]
Establishing a 9-8-8 fee to be paid by each subscriber to switched local exchange access service, commercial mobile radio service, or other 9-8-8-accessible service; establishing a prepaid wireless 9-8-8 fee to be paid on certain retail transactions; requiring the Comptroller to deposit the 9-8-8 fees and the prepaid wireless 9-8-8 fees in the 9-8-8 Trust Fund; and requiring the Comptroller to adopt procedures for auditing fee collection and remittance by telephone companies and commercial mobile radio service providers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 781 on 05/16/2024
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Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024 [SB-958]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
[Taxes ]
Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for State efforts to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund to support efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/07/2024
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Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2024) [SB-1020]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring each hospital licensed in the State to establish and maintain a clinical staffing committee and to implement a clinical staffing plan; requiring the Health Services Cost Review Commission to conduct investigations regarding alleged violations of certain provisions of this Act; and authorizing the Health Services Cost Review Commission to take certain actions if the Commission determines a violation has occurred.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Mental Health Law - Petitions for Emergency Evaluation [HB-1019]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Specifying that a petition for emergency evaluation is effective for 5 days after being endorsed by the court; authorizing a court, on a certain motion and for good cause shown, to extend a petition for up to 5 days at a time, but not to exceed a total of 30 days; requiring the court to include the date the petition expires on the petition; and authorizing peace officers to use reasonable and necessary force when executing a petition.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 03/19/2024
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Maryland Center for School Safety - Secure Schools Emergency Response Grant Program - Established [SB-1090]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Secure Schools Emergency Response Grant Program to be administered by the Maryland Center for School Safety to provide funds to improve emergency notification systems and communications between public elementary and secondary school personnel, a public safety answering point, and a public safety agency during emergency events; requiring the Center to ensure that the Program is operating and available to each county board on or before September 1, 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/08/2024
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Maryland Predictable Scheduling Act [SB-994]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing certain requirements on food service establishments, hospitality establishments, and retail establishments regarding work schedules for employees, including requirements related to the provision of work schedules to employees, notifications regarding changes to the schedules, and payment of wages to employees whose work schedules are changed by the employer; authorizing certain employees to request an adjustment in a work schedule before beginning a shift; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2024
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Washington County - Public Facilities Bonds [HB-1021]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Washington County to borrow not more than $50,000,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain public facilities in Washington County and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 702 on 05/09/2024
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Cannabis - Community Reinvestment Impact Districts - Establishment [SB-815]
[Cannabis ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
Authorizing a county or an Equitable Community Investment Council to designate an area that meets certain criteria as a Community Reinvestment Impact District, subject to certain requirements; and requiring that a district shall receive at least 20% of the funds distributed from the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund for at least 5 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions [HB-932]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Altering and establishing requirements and prohibitions related to health insurance utilization review; altering requirements related to internal grievance procedures and adverse decision procedures; altering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to adverse decisions; and establishing requirements on health insurance carriers and health care providers relating to the provision of patient benefit information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 847 on 05/16/2024
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Higher Education - Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship - Alterations [HB-899]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship to make the scholarship applicable to all programs at institutions of higher education in the State; altering the maximum award available, when a scholarship should be credited, and to whom initial awards should be provided under the scholarship; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 223 on 04/25/2024
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Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund Fees [HB-933]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing a 9-8-8 fee to be paid by each subscriber to switched local exchange access service, commercial mobile radio service, or other 9-8-8-accessible service; establishing a prepaid wireless 9-8-8 fee to be paid on certain retail transactions; requiring the Comptroller to deposit the 9-8-8 fees and the prepaid wireless 9-8-8 fees in the 9-8-8 Trust Fund; and requiring the Comptroller to adopt procedures for auditing fee collection and remittance by telephone companies and commercial mobile radio service providers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 780 on 05/16/2024
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Vehicle Laws - Lighting - Privately Owned Vehicles [SB-838]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing certain members of a volunteer fire company to equip their privately owned vehicles with red and green or red and white lights or signal devices.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 522 on 05/09/2024
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Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program and Fund [SB-788]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Science ]
Establishing the Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to provide grants to the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute to train local fire departments on certain safety aspects associated with lithium-ion battery storage systems installed with solar arrays; requiring the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute to consult with certain entities in determining how to meet the purpose of the Program with the grants awarded under the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 02/01/2024
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Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Domestic Terrorism Response [SB-755]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
Establishing the Office of Domestic Terrorism Response within the Maryland Department of Emergency Management for the purpose of implementing measures to prepare for, prevent, and recover from domestic terrorism and hate crimes; requiring the Maryland Task Force on Preventing and Countering Domestic Terrorism to serve in an advisory role for the Office; and requiring the Department to report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly on the Office's activities, proposed legislation, and required resources.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2024
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Primary and Secondary Education - School Safety and Student Well-Being - Examination of Policies and Funding [SB-756]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety, the State Department of Education, and the Interagency Commission on School Construction by July 1, 2025, and every 2 years thereafter, to review and promulgate guidelines on the state of physical security in schools; altering the amount and uses of annual funding relating to school safety; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $20,000,000 to the Safe Schools Fund to provide grants to local school systems to enhance school safety; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/08/2024
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Motor Fuel Tax Rates - Consumer Price Index Adjustment - Suspension by Board of Public Works [SB-782]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Inflation ]
Authorizing the Board of Public Works to temporarily suspend an increase in certain motor fuel tax rates based on the Consumer Price Index under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
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Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions [SB-791]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Altering and establishing requirements and prohibitions related to health insurance utilization review; altering requirements related to internal grievance procedures and adverse decision procedures; altering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to adverse decisions; and establishing requirements on health insurance carriers and health care providers relating to the provision of patient benefit information.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 848 on 05/16/2024
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Vehicle Laws - Lighting - Privately Owned Vehicles [HB-782]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing certain members of a volunteer fire company to equip their privately owned vehicles with red and green or red and white lights or signal devices.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 521 on 05/09/2024
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State Finance – Catastrophic Event Account and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund – Noncivilian Federal Employees [HB-819]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Altering the purposes of the Catastrophic Event Account and the Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund to provide financial assistance to noncivilian federal employees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 19 on 04/09/2024
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Water Utilities Shutoff Protections [SB-710]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a certain water utility to temporarily shut off service for reasons of health or safety or in a State or national emergency, notwithstanding certain provisions of law; prohibiting a water utility from shutting off service for certain reasons; prohibiting a water utility from shutting off service on receipt of certain information; and prohibiting the sale of property solely to enforce a lien imposed for unpaid water, sewer, or sanitary system charges, fees, or assessments except in certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024