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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1102	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Music Therapist Advisory Committee within the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists; requiring the Board to adopt regulations and a code of ethics for the practice of music therapy; requiring the Board to set certain fees for services provided by the Board to music therapists; requiring the Board to pay the fees to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to distribute the fees to the Board; requiring the fees to be used to cover certain costs; etc. Democrat: 83% (5) Republican: 16% (1) 83% Democrat support 16% Republican support	Health Occupations Advertising Age Art, Music And Cultural Affairs Attorney General Audiologists And Speech Pathologists Certifications Committees And Commissions Communications Comptroller
HB-1071	State (Maryland)	Requiring any marketing or advertising materials published or provided by a behavioral health program to provide certain information about treatment services provided by the behavioral health program; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly and willfully making certain statements or providing certain information; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly making false or misleading statements; requiring a certain behavioral health program to include a certain statement in any advertising; etc. Republican: 75% (3) Democrat: 25% (1) 75% Republican support 25% Democrat support	Public Health Health Occupations Health Care Facilities And Regulation Administrative Agencies Advertising Advertising Archives Archives Attorneys' Fees Attorneys' Fees
HB-1071	State (Maryland)	Requiring any marketing or advertising materials published or provided by a behavioral health program to provide certain information about treatment services provided by the behavioral health program; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly and willfully making certain statements or providing certain information; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly making false or misleading statements; requiring a certain behavioral health program to include a certain statement in any advertising; etc. Republican: 75% (3) Democrat: 25% (1) 75% Republican support 25% Democrat support	Public Health Health Occupations Health Care Facilities And Regulation Administrative Agencies Advertising Advertising Archives Archives Attorneys' Fees Attorneys' Fees
HB-1040	State (Maryland)	Requiring the State Board of Physicians to license genetic counselors; providing that provisions of the Act do not limit the right of certain individuals to practice certain occupations; establishing the Genetic Counseling Advisory Committee within the Board; requiring individuals, on or after October 1, 2022, to be licensed by the Board as genetic counselors before practicing genetic counseling in the State except under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Health Occupations Age Appeals Committees And Commissions Communications Comptroller Contracts Controlled Dangerous Substances Counselors Crimes And Punishments
HB-1115	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a certain civil action to be brought against a person who knowingly summons a police officer with a certain intent; specifying certain types of damages that a certain person is entitled to recover; and providing that the Act does not restrict certain legal remedies. Democrat: 100% (7) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Civil Actions Commerce And Business Damages Discrimination Fraud Harassment Law Enforcement Liability Libel And Slander
SB-763	State (Maryland)	Requiring the State Board of Physicians to license genetic counselors; providing that provisions of the Act do not limit the right of certain individuals to practice certain occupations; establishing the Genetic Counseling Advisory Committee within the Board; requiring individuals, on or after October 1, 2022, to be licensed by the Board as genetic counselors before practicing genetic counseling in the State except under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Health Occupations Age Appeals Committees And Commissions Communications Comptroller Contracts Controlled Dangerous Substances Counselors Crimes And Punishments
SB-766	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Music Therapist Advisory Committee within the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists; requiring the Board to adopt regulations and a code of ethics for the practice of music therapy; requiring the Board to set reasonable fees for services provided by the Board to music therapists; requiring the Board to pay the fees to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to distribute the fees to the Board; requiring the fees to be used to cover certain costs; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Health Occupations Advertising Age Art, Music And Cultural Affairs Attorney General Audiologists And Speech Pathologists Certifications Committees And Commissions Communications Comptroller
SB-696	State (Maryland)	Requiring any marketing or advertising materials published or provided by a behavioral health program to provide certain information about treatment services provided by the behavioral health program; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly and willfully making certain statements or providing certain information; prohibiting a health care practitioner from knowingly making false or misleading statements; requiring a certain behavioral health program to include a certain statement in any advertising; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Health Occupations Health Care Facilities And Regulation Administrative Agencies Advertising Archives Attorneys' Fees Attorney General Certifications Chemical Tests
SB-436	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a certain civil action to be brought against a person who knowingly summons a police officer with a certain intent; specifying certain types of damages that a certain person is entitled to recover; and providing that the Act does not restrict certain legal remedies. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Civil Actions Commerce And Business Damages Discrimination Fraud Harassment Law Enforcement Liability Libel And Slander

Title: State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Maryland Music Therapists Act

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1102

Subjects: Health Occupations, Advertising, Age, Art, Music And Cultural Affairs, Attorney General, Audiologists And Speech Pathologists, Certifications, Committees And Commissions, Communications, Comptroller

Democrat: 83% (5) Republican: 16% (1)

Title: Public Health - Substance-Related Disorder Services (Maryland Patient Protection and Treatment Ethics Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1071

Subjects: Public Health, Health Occupations, Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Administrative Agencies, Advertising, Advertising, Archives, Archives, Attorneys' Fees, Attorneys' Fees

Republican: 75% (3) Democrat: 25% (1)

Title: Public Health - Substance-Related Disorder Services (Maryland Patient Protection and Treatment Ethics Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1071

Subjects: Public Health, Health Occupations, Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Administrative Agencies, Advertising, Advertising, Archives, Archives, Attorneys' Fees, Attorneys' Fees

Republican: 75% (3) Democrat: 25% (1)

Title: State Board of Physicians - Genetic Counselors - Licensing

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1040

Subjects: Health Occupations, Age, Appeals, Committees And Commissions, Communications, Comptroller, Contracts, Controlled Dangerous Substances, Counselors, Crimes And Punishments

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

Title: Courts - Improperly Summoning a Police Officer - Civil Liability

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1115

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Civil Actions, Commerce And Business, Damages, Discrimination, Fraud, Harassment, Law Enforcement, Liability, Libel And Slander

Democrat: 100% (7)

Title: State Board of Physicians - Genetic Counselors - Licensing

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-763

Subjects: Health Occupations, Age, Appeals, Committees And Commissions, Communications, Comptroller, Contracts, Controlled Dangerous Substances, Counselors, Crimes And Punishments

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Maryland Music Therapists Act

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-766

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Public Health - Substance-Related Disorder Services (Maryland Patient Protection and Treatment Ethics Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-696

Subjects: Public Health, Health Occupations, Health Care Facilities And Regulation, Administrative Agencies, Advertising, Archives, Attorneys' Fees, Attorney General, Certifications, Chemical Tests

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Courts - Improperly Summoning a Police Officer - Civil Liability

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-436

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Civil Actions, Commerce And Business, Damages, Discrimination, Fraud, Harassment, Law Enforcement, Liability, Libel And Slander

Democrat: 100% (1)

Libel And Slander

HB-1102

State (Maryland)

HB-1071

State (Maryland)

HB-1071

State (Maryland)

HB-1040

State (Maryland)

HB-1115

State (Maryland)

SB-763

State (Maryland)

SB-766

State (Maryland)

SB-696

State (Maryland)

SB-436

State (Maryland)