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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1663	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency for the duration of a certain emergency; providing that a certain violation is subject to certain provisions of law under certain circumstances; providing that a certain alternative workweek may allow an employee to work certain hours or shifts; requiring that an employee authorized to work an alternative workweek is considered a full-time employee; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Public Safety Commerce And Business Communications Consumer Protection Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills Emergency Medical Services Emergencies
HB-1663	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency for the duration of a certain emergency; providing that a certain violation is subject to certain provisions of law under certain circumstances; providing that a certain alternative workweek may allow an employee to work certain hours or shifts; requiring that an employee authorized to work an alternative workweek is considered a full-time employee; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Public Safety Commerce And Business Communications Consumer Protection Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills Emergency Medical Services Emergencies
SB-1080	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency and the existence of a catastrophic health emergency or any other proclamation issued under Title 14 of the Public Safety Article; and terminating the Act after April 30, 2021. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Public Safety Commerce And Business Communications Consumer Protection Consumer Protection Diseases Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills
SB-1080	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency and the existence of a catastrophic health emergency or any other proclamation issued under Title 14 of the Public Safety Article; and terminating the Act after April 30, 2021. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Public Safety Commerce And Business Communications Consumer Protection Consumer Protection Diseases Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills
SB-1075	State (Maryland)	Renaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Cannabis, and Tobacco Commission; providing that a member of the Commission may not have a certain interest, ownership, or management in the cannabis industry; establishing the Advisory Committee on Adult-Use Cannabis; providing an individual at least 21 years old and in possession of a certain amount of cannabis is not subject to arrest or any civil or administrative penalty; imposing a certain excise tax on the sale of cannabis under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Sales And Use Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Public Health Advertising Age Of Majority Alcoholic Beverages Annotated Code Of Maryland Arrests Boundaries Cannabis
SB-1067	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health, the State Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Department of General Services, to adopt certain regulations on or before June 1, 2022, establishing uniform standards for mold assessment and remediation; requiring the Department of the Environment to submit a certain annual indoor air quality report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1 beginning in 2023; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Environment Education - Miscellaneous Real Property Apartments Assisted Living Child Care Civil Actions Counties Damages Disclosure
HB-1635	State (Maryland)	Requiring a certain person to attach a copy of an order of the court establishing parentage to a certificate of birth under certain circumstances; requiring, for a birth involving a gestational carrier in which parentage is determined by a certain court, that certain information be entered on the certificate of birth and that the order of the court establishing parentage be attached to the certificate; etc. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Committees And Commissions Courts Health Health, Department Of Identification Jurisdiction Parents And Guardians Pregnancy Records
SB-1053	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Baltimore County Hub and Spoke Pilot Program to offer and provide addiction treatment on demand through a model that offers ongoing opioid use disorder treatment integrated with general health and wellness services; requiring the Baltimore County Department of Health, in consultation with the Behavioral Health Administration in the Maryland Department of Health and certain stakeholders, to develop and implement the Program in a certain manner; requiring a report on the Pilot Program's results by October 1, 2023: etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Administrative Agencies Baltimore County Committees And Commissions Community Facilities And Services Communications Controlled Dangerous Substances Counselors Drugs Examinations
HB-1616	State (Maryland)	Requiring each health occupations board to request certain information from certain applicants and health care practitioners before issuing, renewing, or reinstating certain licenses, certificates, or registrations; requiring each health occupations board to post certain information on the Board's website in a searchable format; requiring each health occupations board to provide an opportunity to certain applicants and health care practitioners to opt out of having phone numbers and e-mail addresses posted on certain websites; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Health Occupations Certifications Committees And Commissions Communications Electronic Communication Health Care Facilities Health, Department Of Identification Information Technology, Department Of Internet
HB-1615	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Office of the Attorney General to seek certain injunctive or other relief for a certain purpose under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully referring another person to a certain assisted living program; establishing certain penalties for certain violations of the Act; requiring the Secretary of Health to remit certain penalties to the Office of Health Care Quality for a certain purpose; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Administrative Agencies Assisted Living Attorney General Civil Actions Committees And Commissions Communications Consumer Protection Crimes And Punishments Disclosure
SB-1041	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Executive Director of the Social Services Administration to provide the Secretary of Health with identifying information regarding an individual who has had the individual's parental rights terminated under a certain provision of law and who has been suspected of abuse or neglect; and requiring the Department of Human Services to report by December 1, 2021, to the Governor and the General Assembly on the implementation of a plan by the State to search other state databases to identify persons responsible for abuse and neglect. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Family Law Child Abuse And Neglect Data Disclosure Health, Department Of Human Services, Department Of Identification Interstate Affairs Parents And Guardians Reports
HB-1605	State (Maryland)	Altering the definition of "food service facility" to exclude the regulation of certain micro markets as food service facilities by the Maryland Department of Health. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Business Regulation And Occupations Public Health Commerce And Business Food Health, Department Of Licenses Retail Sales
HB-1584	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to make certain expenditures and award certain grants to entities for family planning services in a certain order of priority; authorizing the State's Attorney for any county and any person harmed by an intentional violation of certain provisions of the Act to file a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction for monetary, declaratory, or injunctive relief; requiring certain monetary relief to be deposited into the General Fund of the State under certain circumstances; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Public Health Attorneys' Fees Birth Control Clinics Counties Courts Grants Health Care Facilities Health, Department Of Revenue And Taxes
HB-1576	State (Maryland)	Providing that a certain committed person may file exceptions to a certain report of the Office of Administrative Hearings only if that person appeared at a certain release hearing; altering a provision of law to require a court to hold a certain hearing unless all parties that appeared at a certain prior hearing waive the hearing, rather than requiring the court to hold a certain hearing unless a certain committed person and the State's Attorney waive the hearing; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Procedure Administrative Hearings, Office Of Attorneys Circuit Courts Courts Crimes And Punishments Disclosure Health, Department Of Hearings Legal Aid
HB-1542	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Secretary of Health to establish and administer a Lead Poisoning Testing Program, rather than a Lead Poisoning Screening Program; altering the duties of the Program; requiring the Secretary to require health care providers caring for children that receive certain funds, rather than only providers in certain areas, to administer certain blood tests for lead poisoning to each child in the State at certain ages, rather than only to certain children within a certain time frame; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Age Appropriations Budgets Chemical Tests Commerce And Business Demographics Fines Hazardous And Toxic Substances Health
HB-1166	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the establishment of certain law enforcement diversion programs subject to certain restrictions; authorizing certain individuals to participate in certain programs; authorizing certain providers to provide case management including certain approaches; requiring certain planning for the implementation of certain programs; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to submit a report on the number of law enforcement encounters resulting in a behavioral health services referral; etc. Democrat: 100% (5) 100% Democrat support	Public Safety Public Health Appropriations Arrests Budgets Citations Community Facilities And Services Crime Control And Prevention, Governor's Office Of Data Demographics
HB-1163	State (Maryland)	Altering the required contents of a certain waiver submitted by the Maryland Department of Health to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; requiring the Department to send monthly letters to individuals who are eligible or likely to be eligible for waiver participation; requiring that certain letters be sent in a sufficient quantity to allow at least 7,500 individuals to participate in the waiver; requiring the Department to ensure that certain individuals receive certain services within a certain period of time; etc. Democrat: 100% (5) 100% Democrat support	Disabled Public Health Committees And Commissions Communications Examinations Health Health, Department Of Investigations And Inquiries Medical Assistance Notices
HB-1540	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health, the State Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Department of General Services, to adopt certain regulations on or before a certain date establishing uniform standards for mold assessment and remediation; requiring the Department of the Environment to submit a certain annual indoor air quality report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1 beginning in 2023; etc. Democrat: 100% (26) 100% Democrat support	Environment Education - Miscellaneous Real Property Apartments Assisted Living Child Care Civil Actions Counties Damages Disclosure
HB-1412	State (Maryland)	Altering the authority of the Maryland Department of Health to adopt regulations related to the termination of pregnancies; and prohibiting a physician from performing an abortion on a pregnant woman using a method that results in the dismemberment or disarticulation of a fetus or fetal death. Republican: 100% (13) 100% Republican support	Public Health Abortion Death Health Health, Department Of Medical Treatments Physicians Pregnancy Women
HB-1539	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council to study and make recommendations to the Governor's Grants Office and the Department of Budget and Management regarding the entire life cycle of a grant and the creation of certain materials for use by certain grant-making agencies, grant applicants, and grant recipients; requiring the Council to solicit the input of certain stakeholders; requiring the Council to submit its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before July 1, 2024; etc. Democrat: 75% (6) Republican: 25% (2) 75% Democrat support 25% Republican support	State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Administrative Agencies Agents And Brokers Attorney General Auditors And Audits Budget And Management, Department Of Committees And Commissions Communications Crime Control And Prevention, Governor's Office Of Ethics

Title: State Government – State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergency – Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits (COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020)