Emergency Bills
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Freedom to Read Act [HB-785]
[Education ]
[Libraries ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing a State policy that local school systems operate their school library media programs consistent with certain standards; requiring each local school system to develop a policy and procedures to review objections to materials in a school library media program; prohibiting a county board of education from dismissing, demoting, suspending, disciplining, reassigning, transferring, or otherwise retaliating against certain school library media program personnel for performing their job duties consistent with certain standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne A. Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 129 on 04/25/2024
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Freedom to Read Act [SB-738]
[Education ]
[Libraries ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing a State policy that local school systems operate their school library media programs consistent with certain standards; requiring each local school system to develop a policy and procedures to review objections to materials in a school library media program; prohibiting a county board of education from dismissing, demoting, suspending, disciplining, reassigning, transferring, or otherwise retaliating against certain school library media program personnel for performing their job duties consistent with certain standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 130 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Calvert County - Ethics - Conflict of Interest and Commissioner Expulsion [HB-834]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that the conflict of interest provisions enacted by Calvert County include certain provisions relating to judicial relief for certain violations of the county's conflict of interest provisions; requiring the ethics provisions enacted by Calvert County to include a provision requiring the Calvert County Ethics Commission to make public any recommendation it makes to expel a Commissioner; and requiring Calvert County to enact a law or regulation that authorizes the removal of a county elected official for certain violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark N Fisher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 370 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Board of Physicians - Supervised Medical Graduates and Cardiovascular Invasive Specialists (Bridge to Medical Residency Act) [HB-757]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a supervised medical graduate to provide delegated duties under direct supervision in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of Physicians; prohibiting an individual from practicing as a supervised medical graduate for more than 2 years; and repealing the termination of certain provisions of law relating to delegation of duties by licensed physicians to cardiovascular invasive specialists.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 286 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health Insurance – Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits – Sunset Repeal and Modification of Reporting Requirements [SB-684]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Altering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to compliance with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act; altering requirements for certain analyses of nonquantitative treatment limitations required of health insurance carriers; establishing certain remedies the Commissioner may use to enforce compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and related reporting requirements; repealing the requirement that a certain form be used for the reporting requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 233 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – State–Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program – Amount of Annual Subsidies [SB-701]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the amount of funds in each of calendar years 2024 and 2025, the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange is authorized to designate for annual subsidies under the State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program to include unspent funds designated for subsidies for young adults in a previous calendar year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 247 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Government - Attorney General - Determinations and Settlements [SB-680]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the judge or jury in certain actions to make a certain determination and assign responsibility and liability in a certain manner; authorizing the State to continue to pursue certain actions if it does not obtain complete relief from certain responsible persons; establishing that certain provisions of law requiring uniform contribution among joint tort-feasors do not apply to certain actions; and establishing the impact of a certain settlement on the liability of certain responsible persons.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 137 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Carroll County – Deputy Clerk or Deputy Sheriff – Oath of Office [HB-720]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requiring that every deputy clerk or deputy sheriff in Carroll County take and sign the oath or affirmation prescribed by the Maryland Constitution.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 310 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Curbside Voting [HB-641]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring each local board of elections, at least 6 months prior to each statewide primary election, to designate an outside location for curbside voting, subject to the approval of the State Board; requiring a local board to take into account certain factors when determining a location for curbside voting; establishing requirements governing curbside voting; and requiring the State Board and local boards to emphasize in communicating with the public and voters that curbside voting is primarily an accommodation for disabled and elderly voters.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Apprenticeships in Licensed Occupations Act of 2024 [HB-642]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring professional and occupational regulatory boards to issue licenses, certifications, and registrations to individuals who complete an apprenticeship program that is established under the Maryland Apprenticeships in Licensed Occupations Act, pass a certain examination, and pay a certain fee; authorizing the Maryland Department of Labor to develop a standard apprenticeship program for a licensed occupation or profession; and establishing a workgroup to establish group-sponsored apprenticeships in certain professions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Fletcher Harrison
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Postelection Procedures [SB-494]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Altering the records and documents that a board of canvassers is required to investigate under certain circumstances; altering the responsibilities of the State Administrator, the State Board of Elections, and the Board of State Canvassers regarding the certification of election results; authorizing the members of the Board of State Canvassers to appoint certain designees to serve on the Board of State Canvassers; and altering the responsibilities of the Governor regarding election results.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Protecting Election Officials Act of 2024 [SB-480]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully making a threat to harm an election official or an immediate family member of an election official because of the election official's role in administering the election process; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 20 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Postelection Procedures [HB-471]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Altering the records and documents that a board of canvassers is required to investigate under certain circumstances; altering the responsibilities of the State Administrator, the State Board of Elections, and the Board of State Canvassers regarding the certification of election results; authorizing the members of the Board of State Canvassers to appoint certain designees to serve on the Board of State Canvassers; and altering the responsibilities of the Governor regarding election results.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Fair
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 353 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumption - Long COVID (Home of the Brave Act of 2024) [SB-431]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing that governmental essential workers are presumed to have an occupational disease that is compensable under workers' compensation law after being diagnosed with long COVID under certain circumstances; and applying the Act retroactively.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Recounts - Procedures [HB-371]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring a petitioner for a recount to select the method for conducting the recount; limiting the methods from which the selection must be made; and requiring a local board of elections to preserve and store certain voter-verifiable paper records and conduct a recount in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Grossman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 220 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Crimes and Corrections - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024) [HB-316]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a violation of a condition of probation, parole, or mandatory supervision that involves the use or possession of a firearm is not a technical violation for certain purposes; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a certain inmate with a certain reentry kit and assistance in obtaining Medicaid benefits under certain circumstances; altering the elements of certain prohibitions against using a certain firearm in the commission of a certain crime; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Voter Registration List - Absentee Voters (Absentee Ballot Transparency Act of 2024) [HB-164]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections or a local board of elections, on request of a candidate, to provide the candidate with a list of registered voters who have requested an absentee ballot for an upcoming election; and requiring that the list of absentee voters provided include the email address and telephone number of each voter on the list, if the information is available.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Long
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Safety - 9-1-1 Trust Fund - Alterations [SB-252]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Telecommunications ]
Altering the 9-1-1 Trust Fund to authorize the use of certain allocated funds for the payment of the salary of certain personnel.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 76 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Crimes and Corrections - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024) [SB-28]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a violation of a condition of probation, parole, or mandatory supervision that involves the use or possession of a firearm is not a technical violation for certain purposes; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a certain inmate with a certain reentry kit and assistance in obtaining Medicaid benefits under certain circumstances; altering the elements of certain prohibitions against using a certain firearm in the commission of a certain crime; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 1/25 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Election Costs and Administration [SB-129]
[Elections ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring that each member of the State Board of Elections receive a stipend as provided in the State budget; requiring the State Administrator of Elections or the procurement officer for the State Board to disclose requests for proposals, invitations for bids, and proposed procurement contracts to the State Board; establishing requirements for invoices for payment sent by the State Board to a local board of elections and payments by a local board to the State Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 02/28/2024