Expand Adv Prc Reg Nurse, Phys Assis Auth [HB-392]
An Act relating to advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants; and relating to death certificates, do not resuscitate orders, and life sustaining treatment.
HB-392: Expand Adv Prc Reg Nurse, Phys Assis Auth
Sponsored by: Rep. Geran Tarr
Effective Date(s) Of Law 11/8/22 on 10/05/2022
Cina: Citizens' Review Panels [HB-337]
An Act relating to citizen review panels for certain children in state custody; reestablishing the Citizens' Review Panel for Permanency Planning; and providing for an effective date.
HB-337: Cina: Citizens' Review Panels
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Prax
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/17/2022
Self-storage Units: Liens; Sales [HB-331]
An Act relating to self-storage facilities for personal property, including vehicles and watercraft; relating to the treatment of firearms, ammunition, and controlled substances found in self-storage units; distinguishing self-storage facility liens from another type of storage lien; and excluding self-storage liens from the treatment of certain unclaimed property.
HB-331: Self-storage Units: Liens; Sales
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Tuck
Cosponsor(s): Prax on 02/23/2022
Repeal Covid 19 Disaster Emergency [SB-191]
An Act repealing emergency powers of the commissioner of health and social services and certain provisions related to the response to the novel coronavirus disease; and providing for an effective date.
SB-191: Repeal Covid 19 Disaster Emergency
Sponsored by: Sen. Lora Reinbold
Hss Rpt Recd W/cs Await Transmittal Nxt on 05/09/2022
Allow Electronic Drivers' Licenses And Id [SB-194]
An Act relating to electronic identification cards; relating to electronic drivers' licenses and permits; relating to motor vehicle liability insurance; and providing for an effective date.
SB-194: Allow Electronic Drivers' Licenses And Id
Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Kawasaki
Cosponsor(s): Costello, Gray-jackson, Holland on 04/12/2022
Maryland Child Protection Act of 2022 [HB-1214]
Establishing certain duties and responsibilities of a mandatory reporter, a person who holds a professional position that requires the person to report to the appropriate State agency a case of suspected child abuse; specifying that a mandatory reporter who fails to act is subject to a certain penalty; requiring a physician who performs an abortion on a minor under the age of 14 years to preserve and submit a certain sample of fetal tissue to the Maryland Department of Health; etc.
HB-1214: Maryland Child Protection Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 3/07 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/17/2022
Maryland Electricians Act - Revisions [HB-1285]
Requiring that the State Board of Electricians credit an applicant's work as part of certain apprenticeships for the experience required for certain electrician licenses; requiring the State Board to waive the examination requirements for certain applicants for a journeyperson electrician license; requiring applicants for certain local permits to have a State license to provide electrical services; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to attempt to renegotiate certain memoranda of understanding in certain circumstances; etc.
HB-1285: Maryland Electricians Act - Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 655 on 05/29/2022
Civil Actions - Tortious Injury to or Death of Pet - Damages (Buddy's Law) [HB-1375]
Establishing that a person who tortiously causes an injury to or death of a pet may be liable to the owner of the pet for noneconomic damages; and establishing an exception to the cap on compensatory and noneconomic damages for a tortfeasor who acted with gross negligence, intent, or malice or in violation of the Maryland Declaration of Rights.
HB-1375: Civil Actions - Tortious Injury to or Death of Pet - Damages (Buddy's Law)
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/17/2022
Baltimore City Youth Data Hub - Establishment [HB-1276]
Establishing the Baltimore City Youth Data Hub for the purpose of promoting well-being of youth and improving access to and cost-efficiency of youth programs; providing that the Youth Data Hub is an integrated, electronic data management system that links data about youth from any provider; establishing an executive committee and providing for a manager to operate the Baltimore City Youth Data Hub; authorizing certain entities to provide data to the Baltimore City Youth Data Hub; etc.
HB-1276: Baltimore City Youth Data Hub - Establishment
Sponsored by: Sen. Dalya Attar
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 169 on 04/21/2022
Labor and Employment - Private-Sector Employers - Right to Work [HB-1203]
Prohibiting a private-sector employer from requiring, as a condition of employment or continued employment, an employee or a prospective employee, under certain circumstances, to join or remain a member of a labor organization, pay charges to a labor organization, or pay a certain amount to a third party; establishing certain penalties for a violation of the Act; and requiring the Attorney General to take steps necessary to ensure effective enforcement of the Act.
HB-1203: Labor and Employment - Private-Sector Employers - Right to Work
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/15/2022
Police Immunity and Accountability Act [HB-1012]
Specifying that a police officer who subjects or causes to be subjected any individual to the deprivation of certain rights under the Maryland Constitution or the U.S. Constitution is liable for certain damages; establishing that a police officer is not immune from civil or criminal liability for violations of another individual's constitutional rights; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to review certain cases brought under the Act; etc.
HB-1012: Police Immunity and Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
Maryland Trust Act - Trustee Liability - Release by Interested Parties [HB-1049]
Altering a provision of law requiring that a trustee seeking a release of the trustee from liability for administration of a trust send a certain interested party from whom the trustee is seeking the release a certain report; providing for the submission of a statement by an interested party to a trust under the Maryland Trust Act that the interested party does not object to the release from liability of a trustee for administration of the trust under certain circumstances; etc.
Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Petition for Costs for Care of Seized Animal [HB-1062]
Establishing procedures to authorize a certain officer or agent of a humane society or a police officer or certain other public official to recover reasonable costs of care from the owner or custodian of a certain seized animal; and limiting the reasonable costs of care for a seized animal to $15 per day per animal and the costs of necessary medical care, as determined by a licensed veterinarian, to $50 per day per animal.
HB-1062: Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Petition for Costs for Care of Seized Animal
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 180 on 04/21/2022
Criminal Procedure - Location Information - Exigent Circumstances (Kelsey Smith Act for Maryland) [HB-1053]
Requiring certain service providers to provide the location information for an electronic device to a law enforcement agency or public safety answering point in certain circumstances for a certain period of time; 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-1053: Criminal Procedure - Location Information - Exigent Circumstances (Kelsey Smith Act for Maryland)
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) And Hearing Canceled (economic Matters) on 02/11/2022