Amendments Convention Called Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution - Delegation to the Convention [HB-1202]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the General Assembly to appoint a delegation to an amendments convention called under Article V of the U.S. Constitution and an advisory committee under certain circumstances and in accordance with certain requirements; providing for the membership of the delegation; providing for the qualifications, oath, compensation, and duties of a commissioner to the delegation; establishing the operations of the delegation and the advisory committee; etc.
HB-1202: Amendments Convention Called Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution - Delegation to the Convention
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/29/2024
Behavioral Health Advisory Council and Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Alterations [HB-1048]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the membership and terms of members of the Behavioral Health Advisory Council; altering the membership of the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access; and requiring the Commission, in coordination with the Council, to make recommendations regarding the continuation of the State's behavioral health carve-out and the financing structure and quality oversight necessary to integrate somatic and behavioral health services and ensure compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.
HB-1048: Behavioral Health Advisory Council and Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 41 on 04/09/2024
Maryland Health Care Commission – Health Care Facilities – Cybersecurity for Hospitals [HB-1123]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to adopt minimum cybersecurity standards for hospitals and take certain other actions related to the cybersecurity of hospitals, including supporting hospitals that do not meet the minimum cybersecurity standards; requiring hospitals to comply with the cybersecurity standards adopted by the Commission; and requiring the Secretary of Health to consider cybersecurity standards for hospitals when issuing a license to a hospital.
HB-1123: Maryland Health Care Commission – Health Care Facilities – Cybersecurity for Hospitals
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Hearing Canceled on 02/20/2024
State Government - Technology Advisory Commission - Established [HB-1174]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Technology Advisory Commission to study and make recommendations on technology and science developments and use in the State; and requiring the Commission to submit a report on its activities and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31 each year.
HB-1174: State Government - Technology Advisory Commission - Established
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Third Reading Passed (136-1) on 03/18/2024
Physicians - Licensing - Foreign Practicing Physicians [HB-1054]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Exempting a foreign practicing physician applicant for a license from certain education requirements under certain circumstances; requiring the State Board of Physicians to establish a consortium of postgraduate medical education programs for the purpose of developing, implementing, and administering an examination to assess the ability of a foreign practicing physician to meet the standard of care for the independent practice of medicine; etc.
Certified Nursing Assistants - Licensing Requirements and Administrative Updates [HB-1125]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Exempting an individual who practices as a certain nursing assistant for less than 4 months under federal regulations from the State's certification requirement; altering the designation of, and licensure requirements for, certified nursing assistants and geriatric nursing assistants; requiring an applicant for certification as a certified nursing assistant to complete a nursing assistant competency evaluation; etc.
HB-1125: Certified Nursing Assistants - Licensing Requirements and Administrative Updates
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 818 on 05/16/2024
Consumer Protection – Self–Administered Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits [HB-1047]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a party in a criminal trial involving an allegation of sexually assaultive behavior may not introduce information that physical evidence of sexually assaultive behavior was obtained using certain materials; providing that selling, offering for sale, or distributing a certain self-administered sexual assault evidence collection kit is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice; establishing the Forensic Nurse Examiner Training Grant Program and the Forensic Nurse Examiner Training Grant Program Fund; etc.
HB-1047: Consumer Protection – Self–Administered Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 262 on 04/25/2024
Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act) [HB-1153]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to identify significant industrial users that currently and intentionally use PFAS chemicals by July 1, 2026; requiring the Department to develop certain PFAS monitoring and testing criteria for certain significant industrial users by January 1, 2025; requiring the Department by June 1, 2025, to develop PFAS action levels for addressing PFAS contamination from industrial discharge for pretreatment permits; requiring the Department to develop mitigation plans by September 1, 2025; etc.
HB-1153: Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 556 on 05/09/2024
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Blueprint for Maryland's Future Implementation - Funding for Implementation Coordinators [HB-1082]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requiring for each fiscal year each county board of education to provide $150,000 for the salary and benefits of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future implementation coordinator in the county; and requiring the implementation coordinator's salary and benefits to be paid for by the State and the county in a certain proportion.
HB-1082: Blueprint for Maryland's Future Implementation - Funding for Implementation Coordinators
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 336 on 04/25/2024
Emergency Medical Services - Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission - Establishment [HB-1143]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission to address factors throughout the health care system that contribute to increased emergency department wait times; authorizing the Commission to request data from certain entities; and requiring the Commission, beginning November 1, 2025, to report annually to the Governor and General Assembly on its activities and findings including updates on the development, impact and, implementation of the recommended programs on emergency department wait times.
HB-1143: Emergency Medical Services - Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 844 on 05/16/2024
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Jury Examination [HB-1079]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Specifying the purpose of jury examination in any State court is to identify and remove prospective jurors who are unable to serve fairly and impartially, and allow the parties to obtain information that may provide guidance for the use of peremptory challenges and challenges for cause.
HB-1079: Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Jury Examination
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
Veterinary Practitioners and Veterinary Technicians - Compounding Prescription Drugs - Authorization and Requirements [HB-1099]
[Animals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing certain veterinary practitioners and veterinary technicians to compound prescription drugs under certain circumstances; requiring a veterinary clinic or hospital that carries out compounding to establish certain policies and keep certain records regarding certain compounded prescription drugs; authorizing an office manager or veterinary assistant to maintain certain records in a certain manner and update certain policies under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-1099: Veterinary Practitioners and Veterinary Technicians - Compounding Prescription Drugs - Authorization and Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension [HB-1145]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishing that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal demonstrate disablement for purposes of workers' compensation and are deemed to have hypertension for purposes of an occupational disease presumption for hypertension if certain requirements are met.
Education – Public School Employers and Employees – Subcontracting for Services [HB-1175]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Prohibiting a public school employer from entering into a certain subcontracting agreement unless certain circumstances occur; specifying the requirements for a public school employer to enter into a certain subcontracting agreement; providing for the contents of certain subcontracting agreements; requiring that a certain public school employee who is displaced as a result of a subcontracting agreement retain certain status and rights; etc.
HB-1175: Education – Public School Employers and Employees – Subcontracting for Services
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/09/2024
Maryland Agricultural BMP Best in Show Program - Established [HB-1042]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Water ]
Establishing the Maryland Agricultural BMP Best in Show Program to provide and prioritize the use of certain funding relating to agricultural best management practices and to increase the cost-effectiveness and environmental, social, and health impacts of State-funded best management practices in a certain manner; requiring the Department of Agriculture to administer and manage certain competitive grants under the Program in a certain manner; etc.
HB-1042: Maryland Agricultural BMP Best in Show Program - Established
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Guzzone
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment [HB-991]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Establishing a food processing residuals utilization permit; prohibiting a person from utilizing food processing residuals in the State unless the person obtains a permit; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide a certain notice and information to certain persons in a county where food processing residuals will be stored; establishing the Food Processing Residuals Administration Fund; authorizing a representative of the Department to enter and inspect any site where food processing residuals are utilized; etc.
Consumer Protection - Self-Administered Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits [SB-949]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a party in a criminal trial involving an allegation of sexually assaultive behavior may not introduce information that physical evidence of sexually assaultive behavior was obtained using certain materials; providing that selling, offering for sale, or distributing a certain self-administered sexual assault evidence collection kit is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice; establishing the Forensic Nurse Examiner Training Grant Program and the Forensic Nurse Examiner Training Grant Program Fund; etc.
SB-949: Consumer Protection - Self-Administered Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Third Reading Passed (45-2) on 04/08/2024
Agriculture - Invasive Plant Species - Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act) [HB-979]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
Altering the regulatory approach for controlling invasive plant species in the State, including repealing certain provisions of law relating to a two-tiered regulatory approach and requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a list of prohibited invasive plants by regulation in a certain manner on or before October 1, 2024; establishing certain protocols for assessing certain nonnative plants and determining whether those plants are invasive or whether the plants may be placed on a certain watch list; etc.
HB-979: Agriculture - Invasive Plant Species - Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 590 on 05/09/2024
Public Schools - Student Use of Force - Authorization [SB-1032]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a student to take reasonable action necessary to prevent violence on school premises or on a school-sponsored trip; authorizing a student to use reasonable force necessary to protect themselves or escape an attack under certain circumstances; requiring the principal or school administration to investigate each student use of force incident; and prohibiting a school from disciplining a student under certain circumstances.
SB-1032: Public Schools - Student Use of Force - Authorization
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024