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Emergency Bills

Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1663	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency for the duration of a certain emergency; providing that a certain violation is subject to certain provisions of law under certain circumstances; providing that a certain alternative workweek may allow an employee to work certain hours or shifts; requiring that an employee authorized to work an alternative workweek is considered a full-time employee; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Public Safety Commerce And Business Communications Consumer Protection Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills Emergency Medical Services Emergencies
SB-1080	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency for the duration of a certain emergency; providing that a certain alternative workweek may allow an employee to work certain hours or shifts; requiring that an employee authorized to work an alternative workweek is considered a full-time employee; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Public Safety Commerce And Business Communications Consumer Protection Consumer Protection Diseases Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills
HB-1661	State (Maryland)	Allowing the Governor to transfer by budget amendment up to $50,000,000 from the Revenue Stabilization Account to fund costs associated with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); requiring the Governor to provide the Legislative Policy Committee with at least 7 days for review before transferring funds; requiring, within 60 days of the release of funds, the Department of Budget and Management to submit a report to the Legislative Policy Committee and the General Assembly on the use of the funds per unit of State government; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Operating Budget Budgets Diseases Emergency Bills Governor Revenue And Taxes Sunset Budget And Management, Department Of Reports Time
SB-1079	State (Maryland)	Allowing the Governor to transfer by budget amendment up to $50,000,000 from the Revenue Stabilization Account to fund costs associated with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); requiring the Governor to provide the Legislative Policy Committee with at least 7 days for review before transferring the funds; requiring, within 60 days of the release of funds, the Department of Budget and Management to submit a report to the Legislative Policy Committee and the General Assembly on the use of the funds per unit of State government; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Operating Budget Budgets Diseases Emergency Bills Governor Revenue And Taxes Sunset Budget And Management, Department Of Reports
SB-1078	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to appoint special prosecutors and to direct resources and personnel from any unit of State government for a certain purpose during a state of emergency that is declared because a homicide rate reached at least 3 homicides per 100,000 residents of a county, city, town, or municipality in a 30-day period; altering a certain definition of "emergency"; etc. Republican: 100% (14) 100% Republican support	Public Safety Attorneys Circuit Courts Counties Crimes And Punishments District Courts Emergency Bills Emergency Medical Services Emergencies Fire Protection
HB-1649	State (Maryland)	Requiring a certain law enforcement agency to report a certain arrest of a certain student to the Maryland Center for School Safety, the State Board of Education, and the State's Attorney; requiring the State's Attorney to notify the Center and the State Board of the disposition of a certain reportable offense; authorizing the Center and the State Board to transmit certain information as a confidential file to a certain county superintendent of schools or a certain nonpublic school under certain circumstances; etc. Republican: 60% (3) Democrat: 40% (2) 60% Republican support 40% Democrat support	Primary And Secondary Education Public Safety Arrests Counties Education, Boards Of Education, State Board Of Emergency Bills Jurisdiction Law Enforcement Safety
HB-1645	State (Maryland)	Providing that a certain law prohibiting a registered sex offender from entering onto real property used for public or nonpublic elementary or secondary education applies to a student who is a registered sex offender and has been convicted of a sexually violent crime; requiring a county board of education to develop and adopt a policy that enables a certain student to continue receiving a certain education in a certain location; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt certain guidelines and a model policy; etc. Republican: 96% (24) Democrat: 4% (1) 96% Republican support 4% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Procedure Primary And Secondary Education Public Safety Crimes And Punishments Education, Boards Of Education, State Board Of Emergency Bills Local Government Mandates Private Schools Public Schools
SB-1055	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Baltimore County Board of Education to elect a chair and vice chair by a quorum of a majority of the voting members then serving rather than by a majority vote of the members present and voting. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Education - Local Bills Baltimore County Education, Boards Of Elections Emergency Bills Public Officials Voting
HB-1633	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Baltimore County Board of Education to elect a chair and vice chair by a quorum of a majority of the voting members then serving rather than by a majority vote of the members present and voting. Democrat: 100% (4) 100% Democrat support	Education - Local Bills Baltimore County Education, Boards Of Elections Emergency Bills Public Officials Voting
HB-1638	State (Maryland)	Repealing a certain exception authorizing, under certain circumstances, a student who is a registered sex offender to enter onto real property used for public or nonpublic elementary or secondary education; requiring a county board of education to adopt a policy that enables a student who is a registered sex offender to continue receiving a certain education in a location other than real property used for certain educational purposes; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt guidelines and a model policy; etc. Republican: 33% (2) Democrat: 66% (4) 33% Republican support 66% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Procedure Primary And Secondary Education Public Safety Education, Boards Of Education, State Board Of Emergency Bills Ex-offenders Private Schools Public Schools Real Property
SB-1052	State (Maryland)	Repealing a certain exception authorizing, under certain circumstances, a student who is a registered sex offender to enter onto real property used for public or nonpublic elementary or secondary education; requiring a county board of education to adopt a policy that enables a student who is a registered sex offender to continue receiving a certain education in a location other than real property used for certain educational purposes; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt guidelines and a model policy; etc. Democrat: 33% (1) Republican: 66% (2) 33% Democrat support 66% Republican support	Criminal Law - Procedure Primary And Secondary Education Public Safety Education, Boards Of Education, State Board Of Emergency Bills Ex-offenders Private Schools Public Schools Real Property
HB-1579	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Law Enforcement Coordinating Council to prevent and reduce crime by coordinating and focusing State resources and ensuring interagency communication and intelligence-sharing; requiring the Council to prepare a certain comprehensive crime plan for the State; requiring the Council to meet quarterly; requiring the Governor to attend at least one Council meeting each year; and requiring the Council to submit a report with its recommendations by December 1 each year to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Safety Committees And Commissions Community Facilities And Services Communications Crime Control And Prevention, Governor's Office Of Crimes And Punishments Data Emergency Bills Governor Housing
HB-1287	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting the Anne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners from revoking an alcoholic beverages license for an entertainment facility for a violation of certain nudity and sexual display restrictions if the holder of the license operates a performance area that is primarily devoted to the arts or theatrical performances and the performances express matters of serious literary, artistic, scientific, or political value; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Alcoholic Beverages - Local Bills Advertising Alcoholic Beverages Licenses Alcoholic Beverages - By Subdivision Anne Arundel County Art, Music And Cultural Affairs Boundaries Crimes And Punishments Emergency Bills License Commissioners, Boards Of
HB-1493	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a person from engaging in exhibition driving within a special event zone in Worcester County; prohibiting a person from committing certain violations of the Maryland Vehicle Law within a special event zone in Worcester County; defining the term "exhibition driving" to include the operation of a vehicle in a manner that produces abrupt acceleration or deceleration, skidding, swerving, raucous engine noise, gear grinding, or wheels losing contact with the ground; establishing certain penalties for violations of the Act; etc. Republican: 92% (13) Democrat: 7% (1) 92% Republican support 7% Democrat support	Vehicle Laws - Rules Of The Road Boundaries Crimes And Punishments Emergency Bills Motor Vehicle Equipment Motor Vehicle Operation Negligence Noise Penalties And Sentences Safety
HB-1135	State (Maryland)	Requiring the State Department of Education, on behalf of certain sponsors, to submit to the U.S. Department of Agriculture certain waivers relating to the federal Summer Food Service Program; requiring the Department to prepare and submit certain waiver requests in accordance with certain guidelines; and requiring the Department to apply to renew certain waivers under certain circumstances. Democrat: 100% (12) 100% Democrat support	Education - Miscellaneous Children Agriculture Education, State Department Of Emergency Bills Food Rules And Regulations Time
HB-1021	State (Maryland)	Increasing, from 106 to 120 days, the period during which an employer is not required to allow an employee to use earned sick and safe leave; altering the circumstances under which an employer is required to reinstate certain unused sick and safe leave; and altering the circumstances under which an employer is authorized to require an employee who uses earned sick and safe leave to provide certain verification. Republican: 100% (12) 100% Republican support	Private Sector Labor And Industry Emergency Bills Leave Time Leave Work, Labor And Employment
HB-959	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to enforce certain provisions of law under certain applicable powers; requiring the Commissioner to adopt certain regulations under certain circumstances that are consistent with certain federal regulations, rules, and guidance; prohibiting certain carriers from excluding or limiting certain benefits or denying certain coverage because a certain health condition was present on a certain date; etc. Democrat: 100% (18) 100% Democrat support	Insurance - Health Administrative Agencies Advertising Age Attorney General Commission On Civil Rights Commerce And Business Committees And Commissions Consumer Protection Contracts
HB-911	State (Maryland)	Altering the date from June 1, 2019, to April 1, 2020, by which the Department of Natural Resources is required to convene in a certain manner the Oyster Advisory Commission; altering the version of the fishery management plan for oysters that the Department is required to develop before taking certain management action governing oyster sanctuaries; requiring the Department to include certain information in the interim report to be submitted by August 1, 2021, to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc. Democrat: 100% (4) 100% Democrat support	Hunting And Fishing Emergency Bills Fish And Fishing Natural Resources, Department Of Oysters Time Reports
SB-828	State (Maryland)	Requiring the State Department of Education, on behalf of certain sponsors, to submit to the U.S. Department of Agriculture certain waivers relating to the federal Summer Food Service Program; requiring the Department to prepare and submit certain waiver requests in accordance with certain guidelines; and requiring the Department to apply to renew certain waivers under certain circumstances. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Education - Miscellaneous Children Agriculture Education, State Department Of Emergency Bills Exemptions Food Rules And Regulations Time
SB-931	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting the Secretary of Health from considering certain drugs to be specialty drugs for the purposes of providing services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; altering the definition of "specialty drug" for the purpose of excluding prescription drugs prescribed to treat certain conditions from the authority of certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to require certain drugs be obtained through a certain pharmacy and to provide coverage through a managed care system; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Insurance - Health Public Health Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills Fees Health, Department Of Health Insurance Health Maintenance Organizations Medical Assistance

Title: State Government – State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergency – Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits (COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020)