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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Youth Sports Programs – Venue–Specific Emergency Action Plans – Requirements [HB-1259]
[Sports ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a youth sports program to develop venue-specific emergency action plans for each facility that is used by the youth sports program during relevant sport seasons; requiring an action plan to include the operation and use of automatic external defibrillators, the provision of first aid and coordination of care for certain injuries and severe weather conditions for practices or events; requiring the action plan to be available on the youth sports program's website; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2023
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Artificial Intelligence - Implementation Causing Injury or Death - Civil and Criminal Liability [HB-996]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing that a person who intentionally designs and creates artificial intelligence software able to cause physical injury or death is strictly liable for damages and subject to a civil penalty if the software is used to cause personal injury or death; and prohibiting a person from using a physical implement that acts independently of the person but is directed by artificial intelligence software to cause injury to or death of another.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2023
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Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury or Wrongful Death [HB-862]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Repealing certain limitations on noneconomic damages in civil actions for personal injury or wrongful death; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. David H. Moon
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2023
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Labor and Employment - Workers' Compensation - Hernia [HB-902]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Establishing that a hernia caused as a result of repetitive trauma may be considered an occupational disease and be compensable subject to certain provisions of the workers' compensation law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Rogers
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 412 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Youth Sports Programs - Registrations, Personnel, and Policy [HB-734]
[Sports ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring youth sports programs to maintain and update a registry of youth sports program personnel who participate in the youth sports program; requiring a parent or guardian of a youth registered with a youth sports program to sign and submit to the youth sports program an acknowledgment of the receipt of certain information; and requiring a youth sports program to post its removal and return-to-play policy on its website, if available.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/08/2023
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Youth Sports Safety Advisory Commission [HB-733]
[Sports ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
Establishing the Youth Sports Safety Advisory Commission to study evidence-based policies and practices for maximizing safety for youth athletes with a concentration on youth athletes who are under the age of 15 years; and requiring the Commission to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the State Board of Education, the Maryland Department of Health, and the General Assembly by December 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/08/2023
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Execution on a Judgment - Child Support Arrearages - Workers' Compensation [HB-800]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Specifying that 25% of the net recovery by the debtor on a claim for workers' compensation is subject to execution on a judgment for a child support arrearage.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 320 on 05/03/2023
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Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Possession and Permits to Carry, Wear, and Transport a Handgun [HB-824]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the penalty for a violation of the prohibition on wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun; requiring the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy to annually report certain information to the Governor and General Assembly; requiring the Department of State Police to transmit a certain summary of certain laws relating to firearms to certain persons; requiring the Secretary of State Police, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Maryland Department of Health, to develop a certain curriculum; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 651 on 05/16/2023
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Labor and Employment - Workers' Compensation - Hernia [SB-839]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Establishing that a hernia caused as a result of repetitive trauma may be considered an occupational disease and be compensable subject to certain provisions of the workers' compensation law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 411 on 05/03/2023
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Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Study [HB-590]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Altering the circumstances under which the payment of a benefit by a governmental unit or quasi-public corporation to a covered employee offsets the liability for benefits under the workers' compensation law; and stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Maryland Association of Counties and the Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland jointly research and report on the effects of the amendments to the Labor and Employment Article implemented by the Act to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew C. Pruski
Referred Rules on 04/03/2023
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Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Study [SB-377]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Altering the circumstances under which the payment of a benefit by a governmental unit or quasi-public corporation to a covered employee offsets the liability for benefits under the workers' compensation law; and stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Maryland Association of Counties and the Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland jointly research and report data and analysis on the effects of the Act by December 1, 2024, to interested parties and certain committees of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 410 on 05/03/2023
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Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) Workgroup [HB-478]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing the Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) Workgroup to study issues and factors regarding the feasibility of establishing a Waterway Incident Notification System to notify members of the public of certain waterway emergencies; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
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Courts - Prohibited Liability Agreements - Recreational Facilities [SB-291]
[Recreation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that a provision in a contract or agreement relating to the use of a recreational facility that purports to release the recreational facility from, limit, or indemnify or hold harmless the recreational facility against, liability for bodily injury is void and unenforceable when the bodily injury is caused by or results from the negligence or other wrongful act of the recreational facility or its agents or employees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judiciary on 04/10/2023
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Property Tax - Local Homeowners' Credit Supplement - Limitation on Combined Gross Income [HB-404]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing counties and municipal corporations to alter a certain limitation on the combined gross income of a homeowner for purposes of a local supplement to the homeowners' property tax credit; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 530 on 05/08/2023
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Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) Workgroup [SB-336]
[Water ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) Workgroup to study issues and factors regarding the feasibility of establishing a Waterway Incident Notification System to notify members of the public of certain waterway emergencies; requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2023, and a final report on or before September 30, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Referred Environment And Transportation on 03/16/2023
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Public Schools - Reporting of Sexual Misconduct, Stalking, and Harassment (Report Act of 2023) [HB-350]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a school administration to file an administrative incident report if sexual misconduct, stalking, or harassment is reported to the school administration; requiring the report to include information regarding the time, date, location, and description of the incident and the identities, and statements of witnesses; requiring the school administration to provide a copy of the report to the victim and the parent of the victim; and requiring each county board of education to adopt a policy specifying the penalty for a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
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Public Institutions of Higher Education - Student Withdrawal Policy - Reimbursement of Tuition and Fees (Cameron Carden Act of 2023) [HB-295]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
Requiring each public institution of higher education to adopt a policy that authorizes a student to withdraw for extenuating circumstances of illness, injury, hospitalization, or mental health and wellness; and requiring the policy to include provisions for reimbursement to the student of any tuition and fees paid by the student for the semester during which the student withdraws if the circumstances inhibited the student's ability to acquire an education.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2023
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Child in Need of Assistance – Neglect – Cannabis Use [HB-232]
[Cannabis ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Providing that the use of cannabis by a parent or certain other individuals who care for a child does not qualify as neglect except in certain circumstances for purposes of provisions of law relating to children in need of assistance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole A. Williams
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 767 on 05/16/2023
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Courts - Prohibited Liability Agreements - Recreational Facilities [HB-207]
[Recreation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing that a provision in a contract or agreement relating to the use of a recreational facility that purports to release the recreational facility from, or indemnify or hold harmless the recreational facility against, liability for bodily injury is void and unenforceable when the bodily injury is caused by or results from the negligence or other wrongful act of the recreational facility or its agents or employees; and providing that a certain unit of State or local government is not included in the term "recreational facility".
Sponsored by: Rep. David H. Moon
Favorable Adopted on 04/10/2023
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Street Racing and Exhibition Driving - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties [HB-208]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering certain penalties and the points assessments for certain motor vehicle violations related to participation in a race or speed contest; prohibiting a person from engaging in exhibition driving on any highway or private property that is used for driving by the public; authorizing the towing and impounding of a vehicle involved in violations related to participation in a race, a speed contest, or exhibition driving; providing penalties of imprisonment up to 1 year or a fine up to $1,000 or both in the event of bodily injury; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/07/2023