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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Algorithmic Addiction Fund - Establishment [SB-739] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Healthcare ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Consumer Protection ]
Establishing the Algorithmic Addiction Fund; providing that the Fund includes all revenue received by the State from a judgment against, or settlement with, technology conglomerates, technology companies, social media conglomerates, or social media companies relating to claims made by the State; requiring the Secretary of Health to develop certain goals, objectives, and indicators relating to algorithm addiction treatment and prevention efforts; requiring the Secretary to establish a certain grant program; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester First Reading Finance on 01/31/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Office of Legislative Audits - Local School Systems - Report [HB-760] [Education ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring each local school system, on or before November 1 of the third year of a 6-year audit cycle, to submit a report to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee on the status of implementation of corrective actions to address repeat findings and recommendations identified by the Office of Legislative Audits in the most recent audit; and requiring each local school system to publish the report on its website.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger Approved By The Governor - Chapter 39 on 04/09/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Self-Service Storage Act - Sale of Personal Property in Satisfaction of Liens - Means of Advertising [HB-824] [Consumer Protection ] [Real Estate ]
Authorizing an operator or a manager of a self-service storage facility to advertise via e-mail, website, or newspaper of general circulation the sale of the personal property in a self-service storage unit to satisfy a certain lien, without the occupant's prior written authorization in the storage agreement; and altering a certain statement that must be contained in a self-service storage facility rental agreement.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andre Johnson Rereferred To Finance on 04/05/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2024 – Counties and Municipalities [HB-800] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Prohibiting local governments from denying or impairing the right of a protected class member to vote; establishing requirements on the State Board of Elections and local governments related to the provision of language-related assistance in local government elections; requiring the Attorney General or the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County to review and grant preclearance to certain policies before enactment or implementation; prohibiting acts of intimidation or obstruction that interfere with the right to vote; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Alcoholic Beverages – Retail Delivery – Local Delivery Service Permit [HB-808] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Consumer Protection ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing a local delivery service permit that authorizes the holder to deliver alcoholic beverages from a retail license holder that is authorized to deliver alcoholic beverages to purchasers in a certain jurisdiction under certain circumstances; authorizing retail license holders to deliver alcoholic beverages to purchasers in a certain jurisdiction through a third-party contractor, an independent contractor, or an agent that holds a certain delivery service permit under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary Approved By The Governor - Chapter 774 on 05/16/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Election Law - Campaign Finance - Draft Committees and Exploratory Committees [HB-792] [Elections ] [Finance ] [Voting Rights ] [Ethics ]
Applying certain campaign finance requirements for a political committee to draft committees and exploratory committees; establishing requirements and prohibitions for draft and exploratory committees relating to the establishment of the committees, receipt of funds, and permissible disbursements; requiring an authorized candidate campaign committee that results from the draft committee or exploratory committee to make any equipment purchases from the draft committee or exploratory committee at the fair market value of the equipment; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Jones Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects - Impact Assessments and Workgroup (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024) [HB-836] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Climate Change ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Energy ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of the Environment, to establish a process for performing major highway capacity expansion project impact assessments; requiring the Department and a metropolitan planning organization to perform an impact assessment under certain circumstances; establishing the Workgroup to Study Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects to make certain recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, related to certain impact assessments and mitigation plans; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes Favorable With Amendments {593127/1 Adopted on 04/08/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Education - Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education - Powers and Notifications [HB-746] [Education ] [Ethics ]
Providing that the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education is a state educational authority under a certain federal law; providing that the Office is the State unit authorized to audit or evaluate certain education programs; prohibiting the Inspector General for Education from serving more than two full terms; requiring the Governor, the Attorney General, and the State Treasurer to provide the Inspector General with a certain notice and opportunity for a hearing before removing the Inspector General; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. April Fleming Miller First Reading Ways And Means on 01/31/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Internet-Delivered Absentee Ballot Study [SB-709] [Elections ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Voting Rights ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to submit a report on the costs and resources required to process Internet-delivered absentee ballots during elections in the State to the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee on or before September 1, 2024.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Health Insurance – Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits – Sunset Repeal and Modification of Reporting Requirements [SB-684] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Altering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to compliance with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act; altering requirements for certain analyses of nonquantitative treatment limitations required of health insurance carriers; establishing certain remedies the Commissioner may use to enforce compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and related reporting requirements; repealing the requirement that a certain form be used for the reporting requirements; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine Approved By The Governor - Chapter 233 on 04/25/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects - Impact Assessments and Mitigation Plans (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024) [SB-681] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Climate Change ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Energy ] [Air Quality ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to establish a process for performing major highway capacity expansion project impact assessments; requiring the Department and a metropolitan planning organization to perform an impact assessment under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to use the impact assessment to determine whether a project meets certain requirements; requiring the Department and a metropolitan planning organization to develop a certain mitigation plan under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/05/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Abandoned or Sunken Vessels and Waterway Improvement Fund Grants [SB-674] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Water ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Requiring the owner of a vessel that is required to be numbered to include certain contact information for each owner of the vessel with the application for a certificate of number; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, before and after seizing, removing, or taking an abandoned or sunken vessel into custody, to attempt to contact certain individuals in a certain manner; requiring the Department to distribute at least $250,000 from the Waterway Improvement Fund each fiscal year to a certain organization for a certain purpose; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson Approved By The Governor - Chapter 560 on 05/09/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Armed Forces – Support of Military Families and Addition of Space Force [SB-707] [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; adding the Space Force and members of the National Guard of any other state to the definition of a "military-connected student" for purposes of the Purple Stars Schools Program; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman Approved By The Governor - Chapter 26 on 04/09/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Board of Public Works - Transparency Data Dashboard [SB-703] [Budget and Spending ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring the Comptroller to develop and maintain on the Board of Public Works' website a procurement transparency data dashboard; establishing a governance committee composed of the liaisons to the Board from the offices of the Governor, the Comptroller, and the State Treasurer to review the contents of the dashboard for accuracy; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2025, to include in the annual budget bill an amount necessary for one full-time position and software needed to develop and maintain the dashboard; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes Approved By The Governor - Chapter 581 on 05/09/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Cybersecurity - Workgroup to Study Data Security - Establishment [SB-692] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Data Security to study certain data protection standards, identify existing standards that would best be assimilated by State agencies, and develop recommendations on and assess certain fiscal impacts; and requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report by December 1, 2024 and a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30, 2025.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program [SB-642] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a certain stewardship organization; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Department of Health - List of Diet Pills (Weight Loss Supplement Identification) [HB-739] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a list of diet pills, make the list publicly accessible on or before January 1, 2025, and update the list on a quarterly basis.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2024 - Counties and Municipalities [SB-660] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Prohibiting local governments from denying or impairing the right of a protected class member to vote; establishing requirements on the State Board of Elections and local governments related to the provision of language-related assistance in local government elections; requiring the Attorney General or the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County to review and grant preclearance to certain policies before enactment or implementation; prohibiting acts of intimidation or obstruction that interfere with the right to vote; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Self-Service Storage Act - Sale of Personal Property in Satisfaction of Liens - Means of Advertising [SB-633] [Consumer Protection ] [Real Estate ]
Authorizing an operator or a manager of a self-service storage facility to advertise in a newspaper, by electronic mail, or on a website the sale of the personal property in a self-service storage unit to satisfy a certain lien without the occupant's prior written authorization in the storage agreement; and altering a certain statement that must be contained in a self-service storage facility rental agreement.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier Approved By The Governor - Chapter 629 on 05/09/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program [HB-735] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a certain stewardship organization; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/07/2024

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