Public Safety – Emergency Limitations (Consent of the Governed Act) [HB-575]
Altering provisions relating to the Governor's authority to declare and enforce a state of emergency; and providing for the burden of proof in a certain action authorizing a certain person to seek damages from a certain defendant by proving certain matters.
HB-575: Public Safety – Emergency Limitations (Consent of the Governed Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Cox
Hearing 3/01 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/03/2022
Motor Vehicle Financial Protection Product Agreements Act [HB-587]
Establishing requirements applicable to motor vehicle financial protection product agreements, including requirements related to the circumstances under which motor vehicle financial protection product agreements can be canceled and disclosed; authorizing creditors to insure obligations under debt waiver agreements; establishing requirements for insurance policies providing coverage for obligations under debt waiver agreements; authorizing certain penalties for violation of the Act; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
HB-587: Motor Vehicle Financial Protection Product Agreements Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/01/2022
Maryland Transportation Authority - Options for the Payment of Tolls and Civil Penalties [HB-582]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to provide, to the greatest extent feasible, E-ZPass account holders and users of transportation facilities projects a range of options to pay for certain toll transactions and penalties; requiring the Authority to offer a certain installment plan agreement to certain persons for the payment of certain tolls and penalties; etc.
HB-582: Maryland Transportation Authority - Options for the Payment of Tolls and Civil Penalties
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022
Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education) [HB-547]
Requiring a local school system to provide equivalent access to digital tools for students with disabilities, including developing, purchasing, and providing digital tools that are directly connected to student instruction; requiring a local school system to establish a process to evaluate a certain digital tool for equivalent access and nonvisual access by a certain employee or contractor of the school system; providing certain civil penalties for a vendor who fails to meet the equivalent access standards; etc.
HB-547: Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Referred Rules on 04/09/2022
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Criminal Procedure - Location Information (Kelsey Smith Act for Maryland) [SB-517]
Requiring certain service providers to provide certain location information for certain electronic devices for up to 48 hours to a law enforcement agency or public safety answering point if the owner or user of the electronic device has been reported missing; prohibiting a person from being held civilly liable for making certain required disclosures; requiring the Department of State Police to collect and disseminate certain information under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-517: Criminal Procedure - Location Information (Kelsey Smith Act for Maryland)
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 03/22/2022
Civil Rights - Violation of Rights - Governmental Liability [HB-463]
Establishing the civil liability of a police officer who deprives or allows another to deprive an individual of certain rights under the Maryland Declaration of Rights and the Maryland Constitution; requiring that the employer of a police officer indemnify the law enforcement officer against a judgment or settlement entered against the officer under the Act subject to certain exceptions; requiring that a civil action under the Act be filed within 2 years after the cause of action occurs; etc.
HB-463: Civil Rights - Violation of Rights - Governmental Liability
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2022
Breathalyzers Alcohol Licensed Premises [HB-290]
An Act relating to voluntary chemical tests to determine the alcoholic content of a person's breath; and relating to certain alcoholic beverage licenses and permits.
HB-290: Breathalyzers Alcohol Licensed Premises
Sponsored by: Rep. Kennith McCarty
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/26/2022
Youth Sports Programs - Registrations, Personnel, and Policy [HB-435]
Altering the circumstances under which students or youth athletes who are suspected of sustaining a concussion or other head injury in practice or a game and have been removed from play may return to play; requiring a youth sports program to maintain and update a registry of youth sports program personnel who participate in the youth sports program; requiring a youth sports program to provide a copy of its removal and return-to-play policy to the program's personnel and each parent or guardian of a registered youth athlete; etc.
HB-435: Youth Sports Programs - Registrations, Personnel, and Policy
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Net Energy Metering and Generating Capacity [HB-440]
Altering the maximum generating capacity of a community solar energy generating system for purposes of net energy metering; increasing the maximum generating capacity of a community solar energy generating system from 2 megawatts to 5 megawatts; and specifying that a community solar energy generating system is not a generating station if the generating capacity of the community solar energy generating system does not exceed 2 megawatts.
HB-440: Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Net Energy Metering and Generating Capacity
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 581 on 05/29/2022
Relating To Commercial Enterprises In Schools. [HB-2124]
Deems student interns engaging in commercial enterprises to be employees of the State. Allows the department of education to use revenue from commercial enterprises. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
HB-2124: Relating To Commercial Enterprises In Schools.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Saiki
Reported From Edn (stand. Com. Rep. No. 169-22) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Fin. on 02/10/2022
Out-of-State Health Care Practitioners - Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth - Authorization [SB-398]
Authorizing a health care practitioner who is not licensed in the State to provide behavioral health services via telehealth to a patient in the State under certain circumstances; providing that an out-of-state health care practitioner who provides behavioral health services via telehealth to a patient located in the State will be held to the same standards of practice that are applicable to in-person health care settings in the State.
SB-398: Out-of-State Health Care Practitioners - Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth - Authorization
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing Canceled on 02/11/2022
Relating To Homelessness. [SB-2810]
Requires the governor's coordinator on homelessness to collect and maintain a database of private property owners who give prior consent for homeless service providers to enter an owner's private property, for purposes of administering homeless services to a homeless individual located on that private property. Requires a report to the legislature. Exempts homeless service providers from civil and criminal liability that may result from the administration of homeless services. Appropriates funds.
SB-2810: Relating To Homelessness.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite
The Committee On Hms Deferred The Measure. on 02/15/2022
Department of the Environment - Enforcement Authority [HB-402]
Altering the enforcement authority of the Department of the Environment under various provisions of law, including provisions relating to waterway construction and dam safety, tidal and nontidal wetlands, drinking water, and waterworks, wastewater works, and industrial wastewater works; requiring certain penalties collected by the Department to be paid into the Maryland Clean Water Fund; etc.
HB-402: Department of the Environment - Enforcement Authority
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/15/2022