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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Assistance Fraud Prevention Act [SB-1092]
Requiring, with specified exceptions, each newly issued or reissued electronic benefits transfer card to contain a photograph of the recipient; requiring the Family Investment Administration in the Department of Human Resources to establish specified procedures; prohibiting an establishment that accepts electronic benefits transfer cards from requiring a cardholder to show the photograph on the card unless other customers are required to show photographic identification; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2017
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Child Protection - Reporting - Threat of Harm [HB-1321]
Authorizing an individual to notify the local department of social services or the appropriate law enforcement agency if the individual has reason to believe that a verbal threat of imminent severe bodily harm or death to a child has been made by a specified individual and that the child is at substantial risk of child abuse; designating specified procedures and requirements for a report concerning a specified verbal threat of harm to a child; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/06/2017
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Child Protection - Reporting - Threat of Harm [HB-1326]
Authorizing an individual to notify the local department of social services or the appropriate law enforcement agency if the individual has reason to believe that a verbal threat of imminent severe bodily harm or death to a child has been made by a specified individual and that the child is at substantial risk of child abuse; specifying the procedures and requirements for a report concerning a verbal threat of harm to a child; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness [HB-1208]
Authorizing, for purposes of filing a petition for U Nonimmigrant Status, a victim or victim's family member to request a certifying official to certify victim helpfulness on a Form I-918, Supplement B certification; providing that, for the purpose of the Act, a victim shall be considered to be helpful, to have been helpful, or likely to be helpful to the detection, investigation, or prosecution of a qualifying criminal activity; requiring the certifying official to sign and complete the certification in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2017
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State Personnel - Special Appointments in the Skilled and Professional Services [HB-1161]
Requiring the Chief Executive Officer of Maryland Correctional Enterprises and the Secretary of Human Resources to transfer, on or before July 1, 2017, specified special appointment positions to specified employment categories of the State Personnel and Management System; establishing that certain staff in the Child Support Enforcement Administration may not be considered special appointments; repealing the special appointment status of specified employees of the Office of the Attorney General; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 3/02 At 3:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Advisory Council on Couples Qualifying for Family Investment Administration Benefits [HB-1188]
Establishing the Advisory Council on Couples Qualifying for Family Investment Administration Benefits; requiring the Advisory Council to identify and analyze specified issues affecting couples qualifying for Family Investment Administration benefits and recommend policy changes to help couples navigate the social service systems; requiring the Secretary of Human Resources to submit a report to the General Assembly, no later than January 31, 2018, advising whether the Department will adopt or decline the Council's recommendations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Public Utilities - Telephone Lifeline Service - Revisions [HB-999]
Providing that a specified local telephone company provide "lifeline" to qualifying low-income consumers under specified circumstances; repealing a requirement that a telephone company charge an eligible subscriber a percentage of a specified tariff under specified circumstances; requiring the Department of Human Resources to provide specified information to local telephone companies to the extent allowed by State law in addition to federal law and until specified eligibility is determined; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 532 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Child Support - Noncompliance With Court Order - License Suspension [HB-1047]
Extending from 60 to 120 days the time period that an individual with a commercial driver's license may be out of compliance with the most recent order of the court in making child support payments before the Child Support Enforcement Administration may notify the Motor Vehicle Administration to suspend the individual's driver's license; altering the circumstances under which the Child Support Enforcement Administration may request that a specified licensing authority suspend or deny a specified license; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2018
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Electric Universal Service Program - Unexpended Funds [HB-1002]
Providing that the Public Service Commission has oversight responsibility over specified expenditures of the electric universal service program; requiring the Department of Human Resources to expend specified funds in specified fiscal years for specified purposes, including bill assistance and arrearage retirement, targeted weatherization, or arrearage management; stating the intent of the General Assembly regarding the timing for expending specified unexpended bill assistance and arrearage funds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 777 on 05/25/2017
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Public Schools and Shelters - Homeless Girls and Women - Feminine Hygiene Products [HB-1067]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources to make available to specified entities specified supplies of feminine hygiene products for female residents in shelters and specified homeless female students; requiring, alternatively, if a specified contingency is met, the Department of Housing and Community Development to make available to specified entities supplies of feminine hygiene products for female residents in shelters and homeless female students; requiring specified products to be made available in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 641 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland State Parks - Foster Family Pass - Establishment [HB-936]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a Foster Family Pass; providing that any individual who provides foster care or kinship care to a minor child in the State is eligible to receive the pass; specifying the period of time for which the pass is valid; providing that there is no fee for the pass; requiring an individual to apply for the pass in a specified manner; providing that the pass exempts specified individuals from specified State parks admissions fees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Meagan Simonaire
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/13/2017
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Child Abuse and Neglect - Statewide Reporting - 2-1-1 Maryland [SB-945]
Expanding the duties of 2-1-1 Maryland to include serving as a statewide hotline for the reporting of child abuse and neglect; requiring that 2-1-1 Maryland accept reports of child abuse and neglect 7 days a week, 24 hours a day; requiring the Health and Human Services Board in consultation with the State Department of Human Resources to develop policies for the proper training of 2-1-1 Maryland service provider staff in responding to reports of child abuse and neglect; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 03/09/2017
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Child Support -Noncompliance With Court Order - License Suspension [SB-906]
Extending from 60 to 120 days the time period that an individual with a commercial driver's license may be out of compliance with the most recent order of the court in making child support payments before the Child Support Enforcement Administration may notify the Motor Vehicle Administration to suspend the individual's driver's license; altering the circumstances under which the Child Support Enforcement Administration may request that a specified licensing authority suspend or deny a specified license; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 204 on 04/18/2017
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Electric Universal Service Program - Unexpended Funds [SB-966]
Providing that the Public Service Commission has oversight responsibility over specified expenditures of the electric universal service program; requiring the Department of Human Resources to expend specified funds collected for the program in specified fiscal years for specified purposes, including bill assistance and arrearage retirement, targeted weatherization, or arrearage management; and stating the intent of the General Assembly regarding the timing for expending specified unexpended bill assistance and arrearage funds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2018
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Transitional Supports for Ex-Offenders - Repeal of Restrictions (Maryland Equal Access to Food Act of 2017) [SB-853]
Repealing specified provisions of law subjecting specified individuals convicted of specified felonies involving a controlled dangerous substance who apply for temporary cash assistance or food stamps to specified testing and treatment requirements and sanctions; altering the criminal violations that make specified recipients ineligible for temporary cash assistance or food stamps for 1 year after conviction and subject to specified testing and treatment requirements and sanctions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 792 on 05/27/2017
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Children - Health and Safety - Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline and Signage [HB-968]
Requiring the Social Services Administration of the Department of Human Resources to establish a specified hotline to make specified reports of suspected child abuse or neglect; requiring the Administration to develop a specified methodology to track specified numbers and types of calls to a specified hotline; requiring the Administration to create a specified sign that contains information regarding a reporting suspicion of child abuse, child neglect, or child sexual abuse; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Meagan Simonaire
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/15/2017
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State Personnel - Special Appointments in the Skilled and Professional Services [SB-921]
Requiring the Chief Executive Officer of Maryland Correctional Enterprises and the Secretary of Human Resources to transfer, on or before July 1, 2017, specified special appointment positions to specified employment categories of the State Personnel and Management System; establishing that certain staff in the Child Support Enforcement Administration may not be considered special appointments; repealing the special appointment status of specified employees of the Office of the Attorney General; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2017
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Horse Racing - Prizes - Intercepts for Restitution and Child Support Payments [HB-895]
Authorizing the Central Collection Unit and Child Support Enforcement Administration to certify to the State Racing Commission or a licensee of the Commission that a specified obligor is in arrears on specified payments; requiring the licensee to withhold and transfer specified prize amounts to specified collection agencies of the State; requiring the licensee to provide the obligor with a specified notice; authorizing the obligor to appeal the transfer; providing that the Act does not apply to prizes won on or before June 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness [SB-616]
Authorizing, for purposes of filing a petition for U Nonimmigrant Status, a victim or victim's family member to request a certifying official to certify victim helpfulness on a Form I-918, Supplement B certification; providing that, for the purpose of the Act, a victim shall be considered to be helpful, to have been helpful, or likely to be helpful to the detection, investigation, or prosecution of a qualifying criminal activity; requiring the certifying official to sign and complete the certification in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2017
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Income Tax - Earned Income Tax Credit - Eligibility Awareness Campaign Pilot Program [HB-762]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources, in consultation with the Comptroller, to implement and administer an earned income tax credit eligibility awareness pilot program in Baltimore City and Somerset County to encourage eligible individuals to claim the federal and State earned income tax credits; establishing the Earned Income Tax Credit Eligibility Awareness Campaign Fund; requiring the Department to request specified taxpayer information from the Comptroller; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2017