Emergency Bills
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Enforcement - Specialty Mental Health Services and Payment of Claims - Sunset Extension [HB-1272]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Mental Health ]
Extending the termination date by 2 years for certain provisions of law relating to Maryland Insurance Commissioner enforcement duties regarding administrative services organizations that administer a certain delivery system for specialty mental health services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 224 on 04/24/2023
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Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment Earnings Limitation - COVID-19 Exemption [HB-1274]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Exempting a certain retiree of the Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems from a certain earnings limitation when the retiree is reemployed by a certain previous employer for a certain time period to assist with the administration of federally funded grants or projects related to the COVID-19 pandemic; and providing for the retroactive application of the Act to January 1, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Appropriations
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 227 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Seasonal Temporary Workers [SB-902]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/15/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Pharmacy Benefits Administration - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Pharmacy Benefits Managers [SB-895]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Altering the reimbursement levels for drug products that the Maryland Medical Assistance Program is required to establish and that pharmacy benefits managers that contract with a pharmacy on behalf of a managed care organization are required to reimburse the pharmacy; and altering the definition of "purchaser" for purposes of certain provisions of law regulating pharmacy benefits managers to include certain insurers, nonprofit health services plans, and health maintenance organizations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing Canceled on 03/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Education - Community Eligibility Provision Schools and Prekindergarten Enrollment and Funding - Alterations [SB-913]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
Exempting certain schools from the requirement to collect a certain eligibility form if the school is in a local school system in which all schools participate in the community eligibility provision; altering the definition of "prekindergarten enrollment", beginning in a certain school year, to include certain Tier II children for certain funding purposes; altering the categories of certain Tier II children who are given priority for the expansion of prekindergarten slots; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Third Reading Passed (124-11) on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines [HB-1232]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Children and Youth ]
Extending to June 30, 2024, inclusive, the time period during which a pharmacist is authorized to order and administer certain vaccinations to an individual who is at least 3 years old but under the age of 18 years if certain requirements are met.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Rereferred To Finance on 04/05/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health and Maryland Health Care Commission - Dental Services - Survey and Regional Needs Assessment [HB-1146]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with the Maryland Hospital Association, to conduct a survey of hospitals to identify the availability of hospital operating resources for dentist use; requiring the Department and the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with the Maryland Hospital Association, to develop regional plans to ensure the availability of appropriate operating space for the performance of dental procedures for Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 219 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Voting Rights Act of 2023 - Counties and Municipalities [HB-1104]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting local governments from impairing or diminishing the right of a protected class member to vote or influence election outcomes; establishing requirements on local governments regarding proposals for shifting methods of election and districting plans; requiring the Civil Rights Division of the Office of the Attorney General to approve or deny proposed local government remedies to address certain violations; establishing the Statewide Election Database and Information Office; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public-Private Partnerships [HB-1201]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Public-Private Partnership Oversight Review Board to review public-private partnership presolicitation reports and make certain recommendations; requiring a certain reporting agency to include in presolicitation reports for public-private partnerships with a total value that exceeds $500,000,000 presolicitation reports of certain contracts; requiring a reporting agency to submit a separate presolicitation report for each phase of a project that will develop in phases; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Scott Solomon
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Homeowner Assistance Fund – Victims of Domestic Violence – Eligibility [HB-1073]
[Housing ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish special eligibility requirements under the Maryland Homeowner Assistance Fund for victims of domestic violence under certain circumstances; requiring and authorizing the Department to collect certain information from the victim of domestic violence to support an application for financial assistance; prohibiting the Department from issuing financial assistance under the Fund to victims of domestic violence under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Crimes – Firearms – Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2023) [HB-952]
[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; and prohibiting a dealer or other person from selling, renting, loaning, or transferring a regulated firearm to a purchaser, lessee, borrower or transferee under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Foreclosure Actions - Responsibility of Secured Parties and Stay for Determination of Financial Assistance [HB-1223]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting, with certain exceptions, a secured party from initiating or proceeding with a foreclosure for a certain period if the secured party receives a certain notice; requiring a secured party to make a certain affidavit to the circuit court responsible for the foreclosure action when the secured party makes certain filings; requiring the circuit court to award a stay in a foreclosure action if a certain amount of time has not passed after a certain notice is made; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Calvert County - County Treasurer - Removal From Office [HB-1183]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Calvert County to remove the County Treasurer from office under certain circumstances; and providing that actions taken or not taken by the County Treasurer within 1 year before the effective date of the Act may provide a basis for the County Commissioners to remove the County Treasurer from office after the effective date of the Act.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Emissions Standards, Ambient Air Quality Standards, and Solid Waste Management - Local Authority [HB-1088]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of a political subdivision to adopt ordinances, rules, or regulations that set emission standards or ambient air quality standards under certain conditions; specifying that the requirement for the Department of the Environment to approve a county water and sewerage plan does not limit certain authority of the county; requiring the Department to publish certain information on its website by October 1, 2023; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Bridges
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Seasonal Temporary Workers [HB-1015]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Service Near Regional Transit Districts and Neighborhood Centers in Prince George's County - Contracts MC/PG 111-23 [HB-872]
[Water ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to enter into contracts with the District of Columbia or the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a water supply, sewer, or drainage system for certain property located within a certain distance of a certain mass transit rail station and a regional transit district or neighborhood center in Prince George's County; and requiring that a contract entered into under the Act include and address certain items.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 241 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Drinking Water - Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-848]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program in the Department of the Environment for the purpose of authorizing the regulated use of reclaimed water as a source for drinking water treatment facilities; providing for the issuance of potable reuse permits under the Pilot Program; applying certain public participation requirements to potable reuse permits; requiring the Department to submit a report on the status of the Pilot Program to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 122 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force [HB-843]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force to study approaches to water and wastewater governance in the Baltimore region; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Mayor of Baltimore City, the County Executive of Baltimore County, the Governor, and the General Assembly on or before January 30, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 179 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force [SB-880]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force to study approaches to water and wastewater governance in the Baltimore region; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Mayor of Baltimore City, the County Executive of Baltimore County, the Governor, and the General Assembly on or before January 30, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 178 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Carroll County - County Commissioner Districts - Alterations [HB-879]
[Elections ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the boundaries for the county commissioner districts in Carroll County.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose
Hearing 3/03 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/28/2023