Examinations
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Stream Restoration Contractors Licensing Board, Stream Restoration Contractors, and Stream Restoration Project Requirements [SB-798]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Stream Restoration Contractors Licensing Board; requiring a person to be licensed as a stream restoration contractor or be employed by an individual or entity that is licensed as a stream restoration contractor before the person performs or solicits to perform stream restoration contractor services in the State, subject to a certain exception; requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Chesapeake Bay Trust, to develop a certain assessment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2024
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More Opportunities for Career-Focused Students Act of 2024 [HB-837]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring each public high school to inform students of certain employment and skills training opportunities in the same manner in which the school informs students of postsecondary educational options; requiring each public high school to inform students about opportunities in high-skilled careers that do not require completion of a college degree and are in high demand in the State; and requiring a county board to assist public high schools in completing the requirements of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Third Reading Passed (134-0) on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Higher Education - Financial Well-Being Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-811]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing the Financial Well-Being Pilot Program at the University of Maryland, College Park Campus and Morgan State University to provide comprehensive financial guidance and coaching to help students who may benefit from financial coaching services; requiring by August 1, 2024, each participating institution to hire one full-time financial well-being coach; requiring each financial well-being coach to create a document with best practices and guidance for other institutions to use to create a financial well-being program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Ghrist
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 342 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Student Support - Specialist Networks and Success Action Plans (Student Supports and Success Act) PG 502-24 [HB-821]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing a Student Support Specialist Network consisting of certain school-based personnel at each public high school in Prince George's County; requiring the Prince George's County Board of Education to develop a certain template using certain guidelines by December 31, 2024; and requiring each Student Support Specialist Network in the county to develop, complete, and implement a certain plan, subject to review and approval by the Prince George's County Board of Education.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 303 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education - Powers and Notifications [HB-746]
[Education ]
[Ethics ]
Providing that the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education is a state educational authority under a certain federal law; providing that the Office is the State unit authorized to audit or evaluate certain education programs; prohibiting the Inspector General for Education from serving more than two full terms; requiring the Governor, the Attorney General, and the State Treasurer to provide the Inspector General with a certain notice and opportunity for a hearing before removing the Inspector General; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Fleming Miller
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/31/2024
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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 Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 233 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Accountability and Implementation Board - Scope of Authority - Alterations [SB-698]
[Education ]
Altering the scope of authority of the Accountability and Implementation Board regarding conflicts between a decision or policy of the Board and another entity responsible for implementing an element of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)
Occupational licenses; apprenticeships. [SB-1565]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Occupational licenses; apprenticeships.
Sponsored by: Sen. Denise Epstein
Senate Read Second Time on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program [SB-642]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a certain stewardship organization; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program [HB-735]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a certain stewardship organization; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Student Support and School Facilities and Public Safety Surcharges and Report - Sunset Extension [SB-654]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Establishing a Student Support Specialist Network consisting of certain school-based personnel at each public high school in Prince George's County; requiring the County Board of Education to develop a certain template using certain guidelines on or before December 31, 2024; altering the reporting date for the County to report to the County Council, the County School Board, and the County delegation to the General Assembly on the impact of the school facilities surcharge and the public safety surcharge to December 1, 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 304 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists - Reciprocal Licensure Requirements [HB-628]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
Altering the licensure requirements that the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists may waive, and the circumstances under which the requirements may be waived, for applicants for a license to practice clinical marriage and family therapy in the State who are licensed or certified to practice clinical marriage and family therapy in another state, territory, or jurisdiction.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Johnson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 45 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property and Casualty Insurance – Pet Insurance – Regulation [HB-647]
[Animals ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing requirements and prohibitions for pet insurance policies that are issued to a resident of the State or are sold, solicited, negotiated, or offered in the State, including disclosure requirements and requirements and prohibitions related to wellness programs; and requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration, on or before June 1, 2025, to develop informational material about pet insurance policies that may be disseminated to and posted by veterinary practitioners.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 740 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code) [SB-571]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a covered entity that offers an online product reasonably likely to be accessed by children to complete a certain data protection impact assessment on or before April 1, 2026, under certain circumstances; requiring certain privacy protections for certain online products; prohibiting certain data collection and sharing practices; authorizing certain monitoring practices to allow a child's parent or guardian to monitor the child's online activity or location without providing an obvious signal to the child; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 460 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Thermal Energy Network Systems - Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act) [SB-570]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
Requiring certain gas companies and authorizing certain gas companies to develop a plan for a pilot thermal energy network system or systems by October 1, 2024; requiring a gas company that serves at least 75,000 customers in its distribution territory to submit either one or two proposals for a pilot system to the Public Service Commission for approval by July 1, 2025; authorizing a municipal corporation, county, or community organization to submit neighborhoods to gas companies for consideration as part of a pilot system; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 563 on 05/09/2024
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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 Harrison
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2024
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)
Physical therapy assistants; students; supervision [SB-1267]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
Physical therapy assistants; students; supervision
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Shope
Chapter 236 on 06/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Families Serve Act of 2024 [HB-604]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Authorizing employers to grant a preference in hiring and promotion to spouses of eligible service members; and requiring the appointing authorities in the Executive Branch of State government to apply a credit of 10 points on any selection test for eligible military spouses and veterans of uniformed services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 03/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Online Products and Services - Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code) [HB-603]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a certain entity that offers an online product reasonably likely to be accessed by children to complete a certain data protection impact assessment by April 1, 2026, under certain circumstances; requiring certain privacy protections for certain online products; prohibiting certain data collection and sharing practices; authorizing certain monitoring practices to allow a child's parent or guardian to monitor the child's online activity or location without providing an obvious signal to the child; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 461 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Families Serve Act of 2024 [SB-478]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Military ]
Authorizing employers to grant a preference in hiring and promotion to spouses of eligible service members; and requiring the appointing authorities in the Executive Branch of State government to apply a credit of 10 points on any selection test for eligible spouses and veterans of certain uniformed services.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 6 on 04/09/2024