Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students) [HB-407]
[Food ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
Requiring the Department of Human Services to provide food supplement benefits to students who are residents of the State, are enrolled in an institution of higher education for at least 15 credit hours per year, whose family contribution is expected to be $0, and who are eligible to participate in a certain work study program; and requiring, for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation sufficient to reimburse the Department for certain expenditures.
HB-407: Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2024
Renewable Energy - Customer-Sited Solar Program [SB-416]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Customer-Sited Solar Program in the Maryland Energy Administration for the purpose of increasing deployment of customer-sited solar energy generating systems and providing grants to eligible customer-generators; authorizing a third party to apply for a grant on behalf of an eligible customer-generator under certain circumstances; requiring the Administration to develop a certain consumer protection policy; providing for the funding of Program grants from certain compliance fees in the Strategic Energy Investment Fund; etc.
SB-416: Renewable Energy - Customer-Sited Solar Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Referred Economic Matters on 03/16/2024
Firearms - Liability Insurance - Public Wearing and Carrying [HB-430]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Altering the circumstances under which a person is disqualified from possessing a regulated firearm, a rifle, and a shotgun; prohibiting a person from wearing or carrying a firearm under certain circumstances unless the person has obtained certain liability insurance related to wearing and carrying a firearm up to $300,000; providing for the form and issuance of a citation for a violation of the Act; etc.
HB-430: Firearms - Liability Insurance - Public Wearing and Carrying
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/13/2024
Cannabis - Advertising - Prohibited Locations [SB-399]
[Cannabis ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Altering a certain prohibition on advertising for cannabis licensees, products, or services by repealing a prohibition on certain outdoor advertising and instead prohibiting advertising within 500 feet of a substance use treatment facility, certain schools, child care facilities, or other locations; authorizing a cannabis licensee to request and requiring the Maryland Cannabis Administration to provide, within 30 days of receiving the advertisement, an opinion as to whether a cannabis advertisement meets certain requirements; etc.
State Emergency Medical Services Board - Licenses and Certificates - Application Requirements [HB-380]
[Healthcare ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the State Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Board from requiring an applicant to provide proof that the applicant is lawfully present in the United States or have a Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number as a condition for licensure or certification; and requiring the EMS Board to require applicants for a license or certificate to disclose certain information or provide alternative documentation and record the information in the applicant's file for a certain purpose.
HB-380: State Emergency Medical Services Board - Licenses and Certificates - Application Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 43 on 04/09/2024
Cosmetology Licensure Compact [HB-383]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Entering into the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; establishing criteria for participating states; authorizing an individual practicing cosmetology to practice in a party state under certain circumstances; establishing the Cosmetology Licensure Compact Commission and its duties and powers; and providing for the amendment of and withdrawal from the Compact.
HB-383: Cosmetology Licensure Compact
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 328 on 04/25/2024
Wage Payment and Collection - Pay Stubs and Pay Statements - Required Information [HB-385]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring that a notice containing certain information provided to an employee at the time of hiring be written; requiring that the statement regarding earnings required to be provided to employees by employers be written on the physical pay stub or online pay statement and include certain information; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to create and make available to an employer at no charge a pay stub template that may be used by an employer to comply with the Act; and establishing a certain administrative penalty.
HB-385: Wage Payment and Collection - Pay Stubs and Pay Statements - Required Information
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 306 on 04/25/2024
Community Colleges - Contraception - Access Requirements [HB-367]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring on or before certain dates each community college to develop and implement a plan to provide students with access to over-the-counter contraception; requiring each community college to submit a certain report to the Maryland Higher Education Commission by September 1 each year; requiring the Commission to submit a certain report to the General Assembly on or before October 1 each year; and authorizing the Maryland Department of Health, on request, to provide certain assistance to a community college.
HB-367: Community Colleges - Contraception - Access Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 337 on 04/25/2024
State Emergency Medical Services Board - Licenses and Certificates - Application Requirements [SB-374]
[Healthcare ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the State Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Board from requiring an applicant to provide proof that the applicant is lawfully present in the United States or have a Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number as a condition for licensure or certification; and requiring the EMS Board to require applicants for a license or certificate to disclose certain information or provide alternative documentation and record the information in the applicant's file for a certain purpose.
SB-374: State Emergency Medical Services Board - Licenses and Certificates - Application Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 44 on 04/09/2024
Economic Development - Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Application and Reporting Requirements [SB-358]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring an application for investment by the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to include an option for an applicant to provide certain demographic information of the applicant and the geographic area of the applicant's primary place of business; requiring the Corporation to submit a certain report to the Governor, the Maryland Economic Development Commission, and the General Assembly by October 1 each year concerning certain applicant and investment activities and certain demographic and geographic information; etc.
SB-358: Economic Development - Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Application and Reporting Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 634 on 05/09/2024
Land Use – Expedited Development Review Processes for Affordable Housing – Requirements [SB-356]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring local jurisdictions to establish and implement an expedited development review process for certain proposed affordable housing developments; applying the process to a charitable organization seeking to develop affordable housing on its own land and a public housing authority proposing to develop affordable housing on land owned by a charity or a government entity; and establishing a good-faith waiver for local jurisdictions that cannot implement an expedited development review process.
SB-356: Land Use – Expedited Development Review Processes for Affordable Housing – Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing Canceled on 01/24/2024
Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers [HB-273]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-273: Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 2/06 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/18/2024
Renewable Energy - Customer-Sited Solar Program [HB-258]
[Energy ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing the Customer-Sited Solar Program within the Maryland Energy Administration for the purpose of increasing deployment of customer-sited solar energy generating system and providing grants to eligible customer-generators for certain solar energy generating systems; authorizing a third party to apply for a grant on behalf of an eligible customer-generator under certain circumstances; and providing for the funding of Program grants from certain compliance fee and allowance proceeds in the Strategic Energy Investment Fund.
HB-258: Renewable Energy - Customer-Sited Solar Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection [HB-267]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing an energy salesperson license for certain persons that offer or sell electricity or gas supply agreements to customers in the State; providing for the terms of electricity supplier, energy salesperson, and gas supplier licenses issued by the Public Service Commission; establishing certain licensing and renewal requirements for certain persons; providing for certain disciplinary actions by the Commission against electricity suppliers, gas suppliers, and energy salespersons for certain acts; etc.
HB-267: Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Residential Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent [HB-93]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Limiting a tenant's liability for rent to not more than 2 months' rent after the date on which the tenant vacates a leased premises if a physician or psychologist completes a form specifying that the tenant has a mental disorder, the management of which is substantially limited by the leased premises.
HB-93: Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Residential Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 290 on 04/25/2024
Maryland Historical Trust - Arbitration [SB-43]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
Authorizing arbitration for disputes regarding certain applications for a certain permit, grant, tax credit, or authorization for a change or alteration of property subject to a certain historic easement.
SB-43: Maryland Historical Trust - Arbitration
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/08/2024
Burial Sites of Enslaved Persons - Protection and Access (Emancipation for the Maryland Deceased Enslaved Act) [SB-105]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring an owner of land that encompasses any part of a former plantation to identify and allow visitation to certain burial sites of enslaved persons, under certain circumstances; prohibiting construction of any structure on certain burial sites; establishing the Office of Burial Sites of the Maryland Enslaved; and requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2026, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $2,500,000 for the Office.
SB-105: Burial Sites of Enslaved Persons - Protection and Access (Emancipation for the Maryland Deceased Enslaved Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection [SB-1]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering a certain charge that may be assessed to a public service company; providing for the recovery of certain costs through rates; establishing an energy salesperson license for certain persons that offer or sell electricity supply agreements or gas supply agreements to customers in the State; establishing an energy vendor license for certain persons that provide energy sales services in the State; prohibiting a certain electricity supplier from marketing electricity as green power unless certain conditions are met; etc.
SB-1: Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 537 on 05/09/2024
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilators - Use, Availability, Training, and Policies [HB-86]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with certain groups, to develop training for certain school personnel to identify symptoms of anaphylaxis, asthma, and respiratory distress in students; requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with county boards, and authorizing nonpublic schools to establish a policy to obtain, administer, and train certain school personnel to administer emergency bronchodilators to a student who is determined to be, or is perceived to be, experiencing asthma-related symptoms; etc.
HB-86: Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilators - Use, Availability, Training, and Policies
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 280 on 04/25/2024