Emergency Bills
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Polling Places - Establishing Voter Identity (Voter Privacy Act of 2024) [HB-142]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing a voter to establish the voter's identity at the request of an election judge at a polling place by presenting the voter's registration card, a valid Maryland driver's license, or certain other identification that contains a photograph.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Long
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2024
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Crimes – Firearms – Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024) [HB-41]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing, altering, and clarifying penalties for and elements of certain firearm-related crimes; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a certain defendant charged with a certain firearm-related crime under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nino Mangione
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity [HB-192]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requiring an election judge to establish a voter's identity by requiring the voter to present a valid government-issued photo identification or a valid nongovernment-issued photo identification, and a current bill, statement, or check that states the voter's name and address as proof of identity; requiring a voter to vote a provisional ballot if the voter is unable to provide certain proof of identity; and prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully voting or attempting to vote under a false form of identification.
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
Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification [HB-202]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Military ]
Prohibiting a local board of elections from removing an absentee ballot from a return envelope or ballot/return envelope or counting the ballot unless the return envelope or ballot/return envelope is signed by the voter and, except under certain circumstances, a witness and the local board verifies the voter's signature; and providing that the witness signature requirement does not apply to active duty uniformed services members serving overseas or their spouses or dependents who live overseas.
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
Health - Newborn Screening Program - Implementation of Testing [HB-96]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing a certain requirement related to the inclusion of a core condition in the system for newborn screening; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to implement testing for a core condition listed in the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel within a certain time period after the core condition is added to the Panel; authorizing the Department to screen for any condition recommended by the Advisory Council and approved by the Secretary; requiring the Department to implement testing for Krabbe leukodystrophy at a certain time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Todd B. Morgan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 177 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Arrest Warrants for Violation of Probation - Time Frame [SB-82]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a circuit court or District Court judge sitting in Baltimore City to respond to a certain request for an arrest warrant within 7 days after receiving written charges, filed under oath, that a probationer or defendant violated a condition of probation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Hearing 1/23 At 3:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Cannabis Reform - Alterations [HB-253]
[Cannabis ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Making alterations and clarifications related to the duties of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission, the Office of Social Equity, the Advisory Board on Medical and Adult-Use Cannabis, and the Maryland Cannabis Administration; altering the membership of the Commission; requiring the Advisory Board to elect a chair and removing the Director of the Administration as chair; authorizing processors to provide cannabis to cannabis licensees; providing that certain violations may be charged by a citation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Economic Matters
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 241 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines [SB-18]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a pharmacist to order and administer certain vaccinations to individuals in certain age groups if certain requirements are met; altering the vaccinations that a pharmacist can administer to individuals who are at least 3 years old; and altering the circumstances under which a pharmacist may administer certain vaccinations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 232 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law – Recounts – Procedures [SB-115]
[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; requiring a local board of elections to preserve and store certain voter-verifiable paper records in a certain manner and count the voter-verifiable paper record in a manual recount after a certain review; and establishing the process for an automated recount.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health - Newborn Screening Program - Implementation of Testing [SB-117]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing a certain requirement related to the inclusion of a core condition in the system for newborn screening; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to implement testing for a core condition listed in the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel within 1 year and 6 months after the core condition is added to the Panel; requiring the Department to implement testing for Krabbe leukodystrophy within 1 year after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issues a recommendation to add screening of the condition to the Panel; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 178 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Reporting Arrests of Students - Alterations [HB-18]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency making an arrest of a student for a reportable offense or an offense related to the student's membership in a criminal organization to report the arrest 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 Maryland Center for School Safety and the State Board of the disposition of the offense; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Long
Hearing 2/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines [HB-76]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a pharmacist to order and administer certain vaccinations to individuals in certain age groups if certain requirements are met; altering the vaccinations that a pharmacist can administer to individuals at least 3 years old; and altering the circumstances under which a pharmacist may administer certain vaccinations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 231 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State-Owned Nursing Homes - Deficiencies, Citations, and Fines - Contractor Reporting Requirements [SB-974]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring contractors operating State-owned nursing homes to promptly provide notice of certain deficiencies, enforcement actions, citations, and fines to the Governor, the State agency overseeing the nursing home, certain committees of the General Assembly, and members of the General Assembly who represent the district in which the nursing home is located; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 106 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State-Owned Nursing Homes - Deficiencies, Citations, and Fines - Contractor Reporting Requirements [HB-1301]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring contractors operating State-owned nursing homes to promptly provide notice of certain deficiencies, enforcement actions, citations and fines to the Governor, the State agency overseeing the nursing home, certain committees of the General Assembly, and members of the General Assembly who represent the district in which the nursing home is located; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report annually, beginning January 1, 2024, on certain information related to State-owned nursing homes that are operated by contractors.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Third Reading Passed (139-0) on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Public Utility Interference - Damage or Impairment by Firearm or Destructive Device [HB-1296]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person from willfully using a firearm or destructive device to destroy or damage, or obstruct, impede, or impair the service or transmission of, a gasoline, natural gas, propane, or electric utility system owned or operated by a gas company or an electric company; prohibiting a person from willfully aiding, conspiring with, or employing another to violate the Act; and providing that a person who violates the Act is subject to imprisonment of up to 25 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nino Mangione
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Property Tax Credit for Long-Term Residents - Established [HB-1294]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation to grant, by law, a certain tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on a dwelling that is the principal residence of an individual who has owned the dwelling for at least 30 consecutive years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Temporary Medicare Advantage Stabilization Grant Program and Fund - Establishment [SB-972]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Temporary Medicare Advantage Stabilization Grant Program to subsidize certain costs of operating a Medicare Advantage Plan in the State, offset certain Medicare payment deficiencies, and increase access to certain Medicare Advantage benefits and plans; requiring in fiscal year 2024, the Governor to include $130,000,000 in the annual budget bill to the Temporary Medicare Advantage Stabilization Grant Program Fund; and requiring a certain report to certain committees of the General Assembly by February 1 each year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform [SB-959]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Abolishing and repealing the Maryland 529 Board; specifying that the State Treasurer is the successor to the Maryland 529 Board; transferring to the Office of the State Treasurer the responsibility for administering the Maryland 529 Program, including the Maryland Prepaid College Trust, the Maryland College Investment Plan, the Maryland Broker-Dealer College Investment Plan, and the Maryland ABLE Program; authorizing and requiring the State Treasurer to take certain actions in administering the Maryland 529 Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 113 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Board of Nursing – Sunset Extension, Licensure Exceptions, and Board Operations and Membership [SB-960]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Continuing the State Board of Nursing in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2025, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Board; altering the exceptions to the registered nursing and licensed practical nurse licensure requirements; providing that, for a certain period of time, the Secretary of Health, rather than the Board, has authority over the infrastructure operations of the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana M. Kelly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 223 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform [HB-1290]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Abolishing and repealing the Maryland 529 Board; specifying that the State Treasurer is the successor to the Maryland 529 Board; transferring to the Office of the State Treasurer the responsibility for administering the Maryland 529 Program, including the Maryland Prepaid College Trust, the Maryland College Investment Plan, the Maryland Broker-Dealer College Investment Plan, and the Maryland ABLE Program; authorizing and requiring the State Treasurer to take certain actions in administering the Maryland 529 Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Catherine M. Forbes
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2023