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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Workgroup on Establishing a Science and Technology Best Practices and Innovation Network [HB-999]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Workgroup on Establishing a Science and Technology Best Practices and Innovation Network to identify and analyze options for establishing and maintaining an open access science, technology, and innovation network or hub of citizen scientists and experts in science, technology, and industry for certain purposes; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 448 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval and Institutional Mission Statements - Requirements [SB-1022]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, and the Maryland Higher Education Commission to each perform certain duties related to defining, identifying, and compiling data regarding the workforce needs in the State and work collaboratively across certain agencies in a certain manner; altering certain requirements for the State Plan of Higher Education; requiring the Commission to establish a Program Review Process Advisory Council; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
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Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances [SB-1009]
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[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Establishing the Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances to study and make recommendations related to the use of natural psychedelic substances; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before July 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 793 on 05/16/2024
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Education - Student and School Employee Data Privacy - Protections [SB-1089]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring certain operators of certain Internet sites, services, and applications to protect certain school employee information from unauthorized access, implement and maintain security procedures and practices, and delete school employee information under certain circumstances; prohibiting certain operators from knowingly engaging in certain activities with respect to certain websites, services, and applications related to targeted advertising, selling, and disclosing school employee information under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/23 At 9:00 A.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Information Technology - Modernization of Information Technology Projects [SB-982]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the duties of the Secretary of Information Technology related to modernization of information technology systems; renaming the Major Information Technology Development Fund; requiring 20% of the amount appropriated to the Fund to be set aside for expedited projects each fiscal year; requiring the Board of Public Works to expedite the placement on an agenda and approval of certain contracts; altering the name, duties, and membership of the Modernize Maryland Oversight Commission; and providing for the terms of certain Commission members.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 497 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment [SB-1074]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
Establishing a food processing residuals utilization permit; prohibiting a person from utilizing food processing residuals in the State unless the person obtains a permit; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide a certain notice and information to certain persons in a county where food processing residuals will be stored; establishing the Food Processing Residuals Administration Fund; authorizing a representative of the Department to enter and inspect any site where food processing residuals are utilized; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 532 on 05/09/2024
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Armed Forces - Support of Military Families and Addition of Space Force [HB-1026]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Adding the Space Force to certain provisions of law related to the armed forces; authorizing military spouses and residents of the State who are members of the National Guard of another state or a reserve component of the armed forces to terminate certain contracts at any time after the date the service member receives certain military orders to relocate; altering the definition of a "military-connected student" for purposes of the Purple Star Schools Program; and authorizing the Governor to make certain posthumous awards.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 27 on 04/09/2024
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Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Conducted Through Telehealth - Reimbursement and Study [SB-950]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the reimbursement of a sexual assault forensic exam conducted through peer-to-peer telehealth under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee to conduct a study on the feasibility of a telehealth program that includes a pilot program for conducting sexual assault forensic examinations through telehealth; and requiring the Committee to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 833 on 05/16/2024
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Local Boards of Elections - Maintenance and Public Disclosure of Election Records [SB-1052]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring each local board of elections to maintain certain records, including all election data, absentee ballot requests, and voter registration lists, for at least 10 years and organized by election year; requiring an election director or representative of a local board to make certain records available for public inspection immediately and to post certain records on the local board's website on request; and authorizing a person to enforce a certain request by filing a petition for a writ of mandamus.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines and Pilot Program [SB-979]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the AI Subcabinet of the Governor's Executive Council, to develop and update guidelines on artificial intelligence for county boards of education and to develop a pilot program to support the AI Subcabinet of the Governor's Executive Council; requiring the Department to develop certain strategies to coordinate and assist county boards to provide certain recommendations for integrating artificial intelligence into certain college and career readiness standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program - Established [SB-937]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing the Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program to provide grants to local school systems for employees who pledge to fulfill a certain service obligation as a full-time teacher in the State; requiring the State Department of Education to administer the Program and to take certain actions to develop and implement the Program; establishing the eligibility for certain teacher candidates in the Program and requiring teacher candidates to be paid a certain rate and offered certain benefits under the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 227 on 04/25/2024
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Environment - Public Participation in the Permitting Process - Alterations [SB-1088]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing judicial review of certain environmental permitting and license decisions by the Department of the Environment at the request of certain persons who meet certain federal standing requirements under certain circumstances; requiring a person applying for a certain permit from the Department to request an EJ Score from the Department for the census tract where the applicant is seeking the permit for purposes of including the score in the permit application; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Property Tax - Improvements on Agricultural Land - Assessment [SB-869]
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[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
Clarifying a property owner's right to receive information on the calculation of an assessment; requiring owners of certain buildings to provide certain information to the supervisor of assessments within 90 days after construction of the buildings is completed; creating a subclass of real property consisting of improvements on agricultural land; requiring improvements on agricultural land to be assessed in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/26/2024
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Ai, Deepfakes, Cybersecurity, Data Xfers [HB-306]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Elections ]
[Telecommunications ]
An Act relating to artificial intelligence; requiring disclosure of deepfakes in campaign communications; relating to cybersecurity; and relating to data privacy.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans [HB-864]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring each electric company, each gas company, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a plan for achieving certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets through certain programs and services and superseding certain existing energy efficiency and conservation goals; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a working group to study and make recommendations on extending certain program assistance to certain moderate-income households; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 539 on 05/09/2024
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Public Utilities - High-Energy-Use Facilities - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions [SB-861]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring a person that owns, operates, or controls a high energy use facility to ensure greenhouse gas emissions associated with the electricity used by the facility are reduced by certain amounts by certain years; prohibiting a person from using certain methods to meet the emissions reduction targets established under the Act; and requiring the Public Service Commission to review and verify a certain report submitted by each person that owns, operates, or controls a high energy use facility and make a certain determination.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions [HB-932]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Altering and establishing requirements and prohibitions related to health insurance utilization review; altering requirements related to internal grievance procedures and adverse decision procedures; altering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to adverse decisions; and establishing requirements on health insurance carriers and health care providers relating to the provision of patient benefit information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 847 on 05/16/2024
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Public Officials - Public Disclosure of Personal Information [HB-878]
[Ethics ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring certain custodians to deny inspection of the part of a public record that contains personal information of a public official except under certain circumstances; authorizing a certain public official or certain immediate family member of a public official to request that certain disclosed personal information be removed and that a certain person refrain from future disclosures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Third Reading Passed (130-6) on 03/18/2024
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Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge [SB-820]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a hospital to provide certain oral and written instructions on safe sleep environments for infants to the parent or legal guardian of an infant before the hospital discharges an infant into the care of the parent or legal guardian; requiring a hospital before discharging an infant to ask a parent or legal guardian to describe the environment in which the infant will sleep; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a certain list of resources available for an infant's parent or legal guardian.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Procurement - Scrutinized Entities - Prohibition [HB-894]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting an entity owned, operated, or controlled by the government of certain countries subject to an embargo under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations from participating in any procurement with the State, a local government in the State, a public instrumentality in the State, or any governmental unit in the State; requiring the Board of Public Works to make certain determinations and maintain and publish a certain list of scrutinized entities; preempting any local ordinance, rule, or regulation that conflicts with the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/26 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024