Education Funding [HB-392]
An Act relating to education; relating to funding for Internet services for school districts; relating to charter schools; relating to transportation of public school students; relating to correspondence study funding; relating to the base student allocation; relating to funding for reading improvement plans; relating to teacher retention and recruitment incentives; and providing for an effective date.
HB-392: Education Funding
Sponsored by: Rep.
Edc Rpt Cs(edc) New Title 3dp 2nr 2am on 04/10/2024
Maryland Children's Health Program - Eligibility and Administration [HB-1521]
Altering the eligibility requirements for the Maryland Children's Health Program; and repealing the requirement that the Program be administered, based on the family income of eligible individuals, through the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and managed care organizations or the MCHP premium plan.
HB-1521: Maryland Children's Health Program - Eligibility and Administration
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 47 on 04/09/2024
AN ACT relating to utility pole replacement. [SB-361]
Amend KRS 224A.1123 to remove the requirement that an eligible pole replacement be located in an unserved area; allow for an eligible pole replacement to be made in order to provide qualifying broadband service access to underserved areas; include a pole owner as an eligible applicant for a pole replacement if it has received written notification from a qualified broadband service provider of the provider's planned route for deploying qualifying broadband service and the pole owner replaces a pole along the planned route that would not otherwise
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SB-361: AN ACT relating to utility pole replacement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jay Williams
To Natural Resources & Energy (s) on 03/01/2024
Elections - Ranked-Choice Voting - Contests for Presidential Nomination [HB-1514]
Authorizing the State Board of Elections, beginning with the 2028 statewide primary election, to use ranked-choice voting to conduct a contest for the nomination by a political party of a candidate for the office of President of the United States; and requiring the State Board of Elections to develop and pay the cost of a certain voter education campaign under certain circumstances.
HB-1514: Elections - Ranked-Choice Voting - Contests for Presidential Nomination
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Fair
Hearing Canceled on 03/13/2024
AN ACT establishing the Adaptive Kindergarten Readiness pilot project. [HB-695]
Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to make legislative findings and declarations, to establish definitions, to establish the Adaptive Kindergarten Readiness Pilot Project, to establish the duration and terms of the pilot project, to require that the Kentucky Department of Education implement the pilot project through selection of a service provider, to establish the qualifications and duties of the service provider, to require that the department submit a report by December 1, 2025, to the Legislative Research Commission that evaluates the
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HB-695: AN ACT establishing the Adaptive Kindergarten Readiness pilot project.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 65) on 04/04/2024
A JOINT RESOLUTION facilitating the deployment of broadband internet service to unserved and underserved citizens in the Commonwealth and declaring an emergency. [SJR-175]
Directs the Public Service Commission to promulgate emergency administrative regulations on utility pole attachments for broadband service providers that will address the backlog of pole attachment requests; establishes parameters for preventing delays and backlogs of requests; requires the Public Service Commission to open a docket to receive comments and requests from affected parties; and requires the Public Service Commission to issue a quarterly report to the Legislative Research Commission beginning September 30, 2024; EMERGENCY.
SJR-175: A JOINT RESOLUTION facilitating the deployment of broadband internet service to unserved and underserved citizens in the Commonwealth and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 71) on 04/04/2024
You have voted SJR-175: A JOINT RESOLUTION facilitating the deployment of broadband internet service to unserved and underserved citizens in the Commonwealth and declaring an emergency..
Transportation - Major Change in Bus Service - Publication on Website [HB-1507]
Altering the information that the Maryland Transit Administration is required to publish on its website before holding a public hearing on a major service change to include certain demographic information, a summary of any publicly available minutes, records, or documents related to the service change, and a brief statement explaining the reason for the service change; and requiring the Administration to distribute the report to certain officials and entities, including each member of the General Assembly whose district would be impacted.
HB-1507: Transportation - Major Change in Bus Service - Publication on Website
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 649 on 05/09/2024
Deepfakes: Liability; Elections [HB-358]
An Act relating to defamation claims based on the use of deepfakes; and relating to the use of deepfakes in electioneering communications.
HB-358: Deepfakes: Liability; Elections
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Josephson
Referred To Rules on 05/13/2024
Org. Retail Theft/fund;mktplace Sales Tax [HB-378]
An Act relating to theft; relating to organized retail theft; establishing a statewide marketplace facilitator sales tax; establishing the organized retail theft fund in the general fund; and providing for an effective date.
HB-378: Org. Retail Theft/fund;mktplace Sales Tax
Sponsored by: Rep. William Fields
L&c Rpt 3dp 3nr on 04/15/2024