Reproductive Health: Legal Protections [HB-241]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
An Act relating to reproductive health care services; relating to the Uniform Arbitration Act in matters involving reproductive health care services; establishing a civil action for interference with reproductive health care services; relating to arrests and search warrants related to crimes involving reproductive health care services; relating to the Uniform Act to Secure Attendance of Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings in matters involving reproductive health care services; relating to the disclosure of criminal justice information in matters involving
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HB-241: Reproductive Health: Legal Protections
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Josephson
Prefile Released 1/8/24 on 01/16/2024
Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Residential Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent [HB-93]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Limiting a tenant's liability for rent to not more than 2 months' rent after the date on which the tenant vacates a leased premises if a physician or psychologist completes a form specifying that the tenant has a mental disorder, the management of which is substantially limited by the leased premises.
HB-93: Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Residential Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 290 on 04/25/2024
State Highway Projects - Removal, Relocation, and Adjustment of Utility Facilities - Notification, Work Plans, and Compliance [HB-101]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to provide certain notices to the owner or operator of a utility facility for the removal, relocation, or adjustment of the utility facility for a State highway project; requiring the owner or operator of the utility facility to provide certain information to the Administration; requiring the owner or operator of a utility facility to pay for certain costs and damages under certain circumstances; prohibiting a certain utility from recovering through rates certain costs; etc.
HB-101: State Highway Projects - Removal, Relocation, and Adjustment of Utility Facilities - Notification, Work Plans, and Compliance
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Referred To Interim Study By Economic Matters on 03/16/2024
Criminal Procedure - Location Information - Exigent Circumstances (Kelsey Smith Act for Maryland) [HB-129]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring certain service providers to provide the location information for an electronic device to a law enforcement agency or public safety answering point under exigent circumstances; prohibiting a law enforcement agency from obtaining more than 48 hours of location information for an electronic device; prohibiting a person from being held civilly liable for making certain required disclosures; and requiring the Department of State Police to collect and disseminate certain information under certain circumstances.
HB-129: Criminal Procedure - Location Information - Exigent Circumstances (Kelsey Smith Act for Maryland)
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 01/16/2024
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilators - Use, Availability, Training, and Policies [HB-86]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with certain groups, to develop training for certain school personnel to identify symptoms of anaphylaxis, asthma, and respiratory distress in students; requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with county boards, and authorizing nonpublic schools to establish a policy to obtain, administer, and train certain school personnel to administer emergency bronchodilators to a student who is determined to be, or is perceived to be, experiencing asthma-related symptoms; etc.
HB-86: Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilators - Use, Availability, Training, and Policies
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 280 on 04/25/2024
Maryland Department of Transportation - Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response [SB-153]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees, taxicab drivers, and transportation network operators on the identification and reporting of suspected child exploitation and human trafficking; requiring certain transportation-sector employers to establish procedures for reporting suspected child exploitation and human trafficking to certain entities; etc.
SB-153: Maryland Department of Transportation - Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
Courts - Prohibited Liability Agreements - Recreational Facilities [HB-162]
[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 limit the recreational facility's liability, or release the recreational facility from or indemnify or hold harmless the recreational facility against liability, for injury caused by or resulting from the negligence or other wrongful acts of the recreational facility or its agents or employees is void and unenforceable under certain circumstances.
Civil Actions - Civil Immunity - Educator Intervention [HB-137]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a member of the administrative, educational, or support staff of any public, private, or parochial school, acting in an official capacity, is not civilly liable for personal injury or property damage resulting from intervention in a student altercation or other student disturbance if the staff member intervened in a reasonably prudent manner and the actions taken do not constitute grossly negligent, willful, wanton, or intentionally tortious conduct.
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilators - Use, Availability, Training, and Policies [SB-180]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with certain groups, to develop training for certain school personnel to identify symptoms of anaphylaxis, asthma, and respiratory distress in students; requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with county boards, and authorizing nonpublic schools to establish a policy to obtain, administer, and train school personnel to administer in emergency situations bronchodilators to a student who is determined to be, or is perceived to be, experiencing certain symptoms; etc.
SB-180: Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilators - Use, Availability, Training, and Policies
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 279 on 04/25/2024
Maryland Paint Stewardship [HB-1]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Manufacturing ]
Requiring producers of architectural paint or a representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Paint Stewardship Program to the Department of the Environment by July 1, 2025, and in accordance with certain requirements; requiring the Department to review and approve certain plans, including a certain assessment; prohibiting the sale of certain architectural paint beginning January 1, 2026 unless an approved Paint Stewardship Program has been implemented by certain producers; etc.
HB-1: Maryland Paint Stewardship
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 587 on 05/09/2024
Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements [SB-31]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a provision in a contract or agreement relating to architectural, engineering, inspecting, or surveying services that requires the promisor to defend a promisee against claims brought by a third party.
SB-31: Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2024
Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) [HB-148]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees on the identification and reporting of human trafficking victims; requiring, by January 1, 2025, and each January 1 thereafter, employers to certify that all their employees have completed the training; requiring employers to provide a new employee with the required training within 90 days after the date of hire; requiring employers to establish certain reporting procedures; etc.
HB-148: Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Reassigned To Judicial Proceedings on 03/25/2024
Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Residential Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent [SB-162]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Limiting a tenant's liability for rent under a residential lease to not more than 2 months' rent after the date on which the tenant vacates a leased premises if a physician or psychologist completes a form specifying that the tenant has a mental disorder that causes the continued habitation of the leased premises to be unfeasible or unsustainable and requires the tenant to move to a home, facility, or institution to obtain a higher level of care than can be provided at the leased premises and the tenant vacates the leased premises.
SB-162: Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Residential Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 289 on 04/25/2024
Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements [HB-158]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a provision in a contract or agreement relating to architectural, engineering, inspecting, or surveying services that requires the promisor to defend a promisee against claims brought by a third party.
HB-158: Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
Cosmetology Licensure Compact [SB-27]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Entering into the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; establishing criteria for participating states; authorizing an individual practicing cosmetology to practice in a party state under certain circumstances; establishing the Cosmetology Licensure Compact Commission and its duties and powers; and providing for the amendment of and withdrawal from the Compact.
SB-27: Cosmetology Licensure Compact
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 329 on 04/25/2024
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