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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1652	State (Maryland)	Establishing the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters in the Maryland Department of Labor for purposes of ensuring effective communications for deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing persons and to promote the public welfare by regulating those who provide sign language interpretation services; providing that certain provisions of law do not apply to certain individuals; authorizing the Board to set licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and certain fees; establishing the Sign Language Interpreters Fund; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Business Regulation And Occupations Advertising Appropriations Attorneys Attorneys' Fees Blind Persons Budgets Certifications Clinics Committees And Commissions
HB-1571	State (Maryland)	Providing that the assessment of a certain fee by the State Health Services Cost Review Commission for funding the Hospital Employees Retraining Fund is to be in the case of a hospital closure, merger, or full delicensure; altering the circumstances under which hospitals are required to pay a certain fee directly to the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring certain hospitals to pay an annual direct remittance to the Department by July 1; requiring certain money from the Fund be returned to certain hospitals under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 79% (31) Republican: 20% (8) 79% Democrat support 20% Republican support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Private Sector Labor And Industry Commerce And Business Communications Fees Health Occupations Health Services Cost Review Commission Hospitals Job Training Labor, Department Of
HB-1507	State (Maryland)	Removing a certain type of hydraulic elevator in a privately owned building from a requirement for a certain test; requiring that, beginning October 1, 2022, a certain annual test on a certain type of hydraulic elevator in a privately owned building be performed by a licensed elevator mechanic in the presence of a third-party qualified elevator inspector; altering a certain date to October 1, 2021, on which certain elevator inspections are required to begin; and requiring the Secretary of Labor to make certain reports. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Safety Elevators Inspections Labor, Department Of Reports Safety
HB-1303	State (Maryland)	Requiring each employer, on or before December 1 each year, to report to the Maryland Department of Labor and the Maryland Higher Education Commission and make available to the public the number of the employer's employees who have been granted an H-1B or L-1 visa by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Republican: 100% (10) 100% Republican support	Private Sector Labor And Industry Higher Education Commission Immigrants And Citizenship Labor, Department Of Reports Time Work, Labor And Employment
HB-1457	State (Maryland)	Altering the definition of "eligible apprentice" for purposes of a certain credit against the State income tax for the employment of certain eligible apprentices; altering the amount of the credit to $1,000 for each eligible apprentice if the apprentice is employed through a youth apprenticeship program and $3,000 for certain other apprentices; altering the maximum amount of credits that the Maryland Department of Labor may approve in the aggregate each year to $15,000 per taxpayer; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Income Apprentices Appropriations Budgets Forms Governor Income Tax Labor, Department Of Notices Revenue And Taxes
HB-1300	State (Maryland)	Repealing, altering, and adding certain provisions of law to implement The Blueprint for Maryland's Future, which is intended to transform Maryland's education system to the levels of high-performing systems around the world; establishing a method for verifying certain synthesized or compiled school-level and school system data; requiring certain funds be distributed to certain workforce development boards; establishing the Teacher Quality and Diversity Program and the Teacher Quality and Diversity Grant Program; etc. Democrat: 100% (8) 100% Democrat support	Primary And Secondary Education Higher Education Taxes - Property Counties Education, Boards Of Education Education, State Board Of Education, State Department Of Revenue And Taxes Students
HB-1400	State (Maryland)	Substituting the term "cannabis" for the term "marijuana" in certain provisions of law; altering a certain quantity threshold and establishing a certain age limit applicable to a certain civil offense of use or possession of cannabis; establishing an exception to the existing prohibition on obtaining or attempting to obtain a controlled dangerous substance or procuring or attempting to procure the administration of a controlled dangerous substance under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 100% (17) 100% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Public Safety Public Health Advertising Age Annotated Code Of Maryland Attorneys Attorney General Auditors And Audits Boundaries
HB-1524	State (Maryland)	Requiring, beginning on January 1, 2021, certain invitations to bid and certain requests for proposals to require bidders and offerors to provide certain documentation; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and county departments of corrections to give a preference to certain bidders and offerors based on the number of formerly incarcerated individuals the bidder or offeror employs; etc. Democrat: 81% (13) Republican: 18% (3) 81% Democrat support 18% Republican support	State Government - Procurement Public Safety Administrative Agencies Age Committees And Commissions Communications Contractors Contracts Correctional Institutions Cybersecurity
HB-1490	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Building Codes Administration and the Maryland Energy Administration, to adopt regulations on monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions from certain buildings on or before a certain date; requiring the owners of certain buildings to monitor certain greenhouse gas emissions beginning on certain dates and to make certain reports on or before certain dates in certain years; etc. Democrat: 100% (9) 100% Democrat support	Environment Abandoned Property Administrative Agencies Renewable Energy Sources Bankruptcy Building Codes Commercial Property Construction Energy Matters Environment, Department Of The
HB-1528	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Maryland Council on Health in All Policies to employ a Health in All Policies framework, a public health framework through which public and private policymakers and stakeholders use a collaborative approach to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequities in the State; providing, to the extent practicable, Council members are to reflect the geographic, racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of the State; requiring the Council to submit a report by December 1 each year on the Council's activities; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Administrative Agencies Agriculture, Department Of Art, Music And Cultural Affairs Boundaries Committees And Commissions Communications Consumer Protection Correction, Division Of Demographics
HB-1218	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to administer the Clean Energy Workforce Account; requiring the Department to award grants from the Account in accordance with certain provisions of law; requiring the Department to develop certain application guidelines; and requiring the Department, in developing the application guidelines, to provide opportunity for certain individuals to review and comment on the guidelines and incorporate certain comments into the guidelines. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Economic And Community Development Energy Apprentices Energy Matters Grants Heating And Cooling Job Training Labor, Department Of Work, Labor And Employment Youth
HB-1415	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Labor and the Office of the Attorney General, to produce a guidance document concerning the application of certain laws to certain personal care aides; providing for the content and structure of the guidance report; requiring a residential agency to certify certain information through the signature of a certain individual to the Maryland Department of Health as a condition of obtaining a license to operate as a residential service agency; etc. Democrat: 100% (6) 100% Democrat support	Health Care Facilities And Regulation Private Sector Labor And Industry Attorney General Certifications Communications Contractors Ethics Health Care Facilities Health, Department Of Health Occupations
HB-1127	State (Maryland)	Altering the composition, powers, and duties of the State Board of Master Electricians; changing the name of the State Board of Master Electricians to the State Board of Electricians; establishing a low-voltage electrician license as a State license to be awarded to qualifying electricians; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt regulations to establish the education requirements and qualifications for a State apprentice electrician license and a State-registered apprentice electrician license; etc. Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Business Regulation And Occupations Advertising Apprentices Certifications Codes Committees And Commissions Continuing Education Contracts Counties Discipline
HB-1086	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Workgroup to Study Basic Economic Security; providing for the composition, cochairs, and staffing of the Workgroup; establishing the duties of the Workgroup; prohibiting a member of the Workgroup from receiving compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of expenses; requiring the Workgroup to report to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 15, 2020; and terminating the Act at the end of June 30, 2021. Democrat: 100% (21) 100% Democrat support	Private Sector Labor And Industry Economic And Community Development Commerce And Business Commerce, Department Of Committees And Commissions Foreign Trade Industry And Technology Labor, Department Of Reports Salaries And Compensation
HB-1141	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to submit an annual report on the Apprenticeship Career Training Pilot Program for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals on or before September 30 each year. Democrat: 100% (5) 100% Democrat support	Private Sector Labor And Industry Apprentices Ex-offenders Grants Labor, Department Of Reports Time Work, Labor And Employment
HB-1018	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Secretary of Labor to develop certain mandatory, rather than voluntary, guidelines for employers faced with a reduction in operations; altering required contents of the guidelines; requiring an employer to provide written notice to certain persons at least 60 days before initiating a reduction in operations; requiring that the notice include certain information and a certain statement; requiring the Secretary or the Secretary's designee to issue an order compelling compliance under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Private Sector Labor And Industry Collective Bargaining Commerce And Business Hearings Labor, Department Of Notices Penalties And Sentences Public Officials Time Work, Labor And Employment
HB-1031	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Health Services Cost Review Commission, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the Maryland Department of Labor, and the Department of Human Services to make certain reports to the Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness on or before November 15, 2020, and November 15, 2021. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Social Services - Generally Committees And Commissions Health Services Cost Review Commission Hospitals Housing Human Services, Department Of Indigent Persons Labor, Department Of Parole And Probation Patients
SB-799	State (Maryland)	Requiring units of the Maryland Department of Labor to waive certain application fees for certain applicants who hold valid out-of-state licenses in good standing from a state whose licensure requirements exceed or are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this State; authorizing a unit to adopt regulations to carry out certain provisions of this Act; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Business Regulation And Occupations Age Armed Forces Certifications Fees Labor, Department Of Licenses Medical Assistance Registration Rules And Regulations
SB-795	State (Maryland)	Establishing the High School Level of Registered Youth Apprenticeships Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to enable high school students to accelerate their acquisition of occupational skills and work experience; requiring each local board of education to cooperate with the Department and certain sponsors for certain purposes; authorizing a student participating in the Program to start at a certain time; requiring participating employers to pay a student at least a certain minimum wage; etc. Democrat: 100% (5) 100% Democrat support	Private Sector Labor And Industry Primary And Secondary Education Age Apprentices Certifications Job Training Labor, Department Of Labor, Department Of Reports Salaries And Compensation
SB-795	State (Maryland)	Establishing the High School Level of Registered Youth Apprenticeships Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to enable high school students to accelerate their acquisition of occupational skills and work experience; requiring each local board of education to cooperate with the Department and certain sponsors for certain purposes; authorizing a student participating in the Program to start at a certain time; requiring participating employers to pay a student at least a certain minimum wage; etc. Democrat: 100% (5) 100% Democrat support	Private Sector Labor And Industry Primary And Secondary Education Age Apprentices Certifications Job Training Labor, Department Of Labor, Department Of Reports Salaries And Compensation

Title: Maryland Sign Language Interpreter Act

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1652

Subjects: Business Regulation And Occupations, Advertising, Appropriations, Attorneys, Attorneys' Fees, Blind Persons, Budgets, Certifications, Clinics, Committees And Commissions

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Hospitals - Changes in Status - Hospital Employee Retraining and Placement

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1571

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Private Sector Labor And Industry, Commerce And Business, Communications, Fees, Health Occupations, Health Services Cost Review Commission, Hospitals, Job Training, Labor, Department Of

Democrat: 79% (31) Republican: 20% (8)

Title: Public Safety - Hydraulic Elevator Inspections - Privately Owned Buildings

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1507

Subjects: Public Safety, Elevators, Inspections, Labor, Department Of, Reports, Safety

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Labor and Employment - Number of Employees Granted H-1B or L-1 Visa - Disclosure

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1303

Subjects: Private Sector Labor And Industry, Higher Education Commission, Immigrants And Citizenship, Labor, Department Of, Reports, Time, Work, Labor And Employment

Republican: 100% (10)

Title: Apprenticeship Start-Up Act of 2020

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1457

Subjects: Taxes - Income, Apprentices, Appropriations, Budgets, Forms, Governor, Income Tax, Labor, Department Of, Notices, Revenue And Taxes

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Implementation

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1300

Subjects: Primary And Secondary Education, Higher Education, Taxes - Property, Counties, Education, Boards Of, Education, Education, State Board Of, Education, State Department Of, Revenue And Taxes, Students

Democrat: 100% (8)

Title: Cannabis - Legalization, Taxation, and Regulation

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1400

Subjects: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes, Public Safety, Public Health, Advertising, Age, Annotated Code Of Maryland, Attorneys, Attorney General, Auditors And Audits, Boundaries

Democrat: 100% (17)

Title: Procurement and Correctional Facilities - Employment Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1524

Subjects: State Government - Procurement, Public Safety, Administrative Agencies, Age, Committees And Commissions, Communications, Contractors, Contracts, Correctional Institutions, Cybersecurity

Democrat: 81% (13) Republican: 18% (3)

Title: Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets (Clean Buildings Jobs Act of 2020)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1490

Subjects: Environment, Abandoned Property, Administrative Agencies, Renewable Energy Sources, Bankruptcy, Building Codes, Commercial Property, Construction, Energy Matters, Environment, Department Of The

Democrat: 100% (9)

Title: Maryland Council on Health in All Policies - Establishment

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1528

Subjects: Public Health, Administrative Agencies, Agriculture, Department Of, Art, Music And Cultural Affairs, Boundaries, Committees And Commissions, Communications, Consumer Protection, Correction, Division Of, Demographics

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Maryland Department of Labor - Clean Energy Workforce Account - Grants

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1218

Subjects: Economic And Community Development, Energy, Apprentices, Energy Matters, Grants, Heating And Cooling, Job Training, Labor, Department Of, Work, Labor And Employment, Youth

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Health Facilities - Residential Service Agencies - Compliance with State Labor Laws

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1415

Subjects: Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Private Sector Labor And Industry, Attorney General, Certifications, Communications, Contractors, Ethics, Health Care Facilities, Health, Department Of, Health Occupations

Democrat: 100% (6)

Title: Maryland Electricians Act of 2020

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1127

Subjects: Business Regulation And Occupations, Advertising, Apprentices, Certifications, Codes, Committees And Commissions, Continuing Education, Contracts, Counties, Discipline

Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1)

Title: Workgroup to Study Basic Economic Security

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1086

Subjects: Private Sector Labor And Industry, Economic And Community Development, Commerce And Business, Commerce, Department Of, Committees And Commissions, Foreign Trade, Industry And Technology, Labor, Department Of, Reports, Salaries And Compensation

Democrat: 100% (21)

Title: Labor and Employment - Apprenticeship Career Training Pilot Program for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals - Report

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1141

Subjects: Private Sector Labor And Industry, Apprentices, Ex-offenders, Grants, Labor, Department Of, Reports, Time, Work, Labor And Employment

Democrat: 100% (5)

Title: Labor and Employment - Economic Stabilization Act - Revisions

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1018

Subjects: Private Sector Labor And Industry, Collective Bargaining, Commerce And Business, Hearings, Labor, Department Of, Notices, Penalties And Sentences, Public Officials, Time, Work, Labor And Employment

Democrat: 100% (3)

Title: Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness - Reports on Housing Status

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1031

Subjects: Social Services - Generally, Committees And Commissions, Health Services Cost Review Commission, Hospitals, Housing, Human Services, Department Of, Indigent Persons, Labor, Department Of, Parole And Probation, Patients

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Title: Maryland Department of Labor - Occupational Licenses - Waiver of Application Fees

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-799

Subjects: Business Regulation And Occupations, Age, Armed Forces, Certifications, Fees, Labor, Department Of, Licenses, Medical Assistance, Registration, Rules And Regulations

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Youth Apprenticeship 2.0 Act of 2020

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-795

Subjects: Private Sector Labor And Industry, Primary And Secondary Education, Age, Apprentices, Certifications, Job Training, Labor, Department Of, Labor, Department Of, Reports, Salaries And Compensation

Democrat: 100% (5)

Title: Youth Apprenticeship 2.0 Act of 2020

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-795

Subjects: Private Sector Labor And Industry, Primary And Secondary Education, Age, Apprentices, Certifications, Job Training, Labor, Department Of, Labor, Department Of, Reports, Salaries And Compensation

Democrat: 100% (5)

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