SR-523: A resolution designating February 28, 2022, as "Rare Disease Day".
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 02/17/2022
Public Health - Parkinson's Disease Registry Advisory Committee - Established [HB-1412]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Mental Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish a Parkinson's Disease Registry Advisory Committee to assist the Department in the development of the Registry, determine what data should be collected and stored along with methods to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of the data, and advise the Department on maintaining of the Registry; and requiring the Department to report by January 1, 2023, to certain committees of the General Assembly on recommendations for the establishment of a Parkinson's Disease Registry.
HB-1412: Public Health - Parkinson's Disease Registry Advisory Committee - Established
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Third Reading Passed (120-1) on 04/04/2022
Maryland Health Care Commission - Studies of Issues Affecting Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease [HB-1192]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health and certain experts and stakeholders, to conduct studies on individuals who provide medical services in emergency departments and their knowledge of sickle cell disease, the coordination of health care for individuals with sickle cell disease who are transitioning from pediatric to adult health care in the State, and on Maryland Medical Assistance Program enrollees seeking medical care for sickle cell disease outside the State; etc.
HB-1192: Maryland Health Care Commission - Studies of Issues Affecting Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Hearing 3/07 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/17/2022
Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation (Cannabis Legalization and Equity Act) [HB-1342]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Legalizing the possession and use of a certain amount of cannabis by a person of at least a certain age; providing for expungement of records, dismissal of charges, and commutation of sentences in certain cases involving cannabis-related charges; providing for a system of regulation of the sale of cannabis by the Maryland Department of Health and local jurisdictions; and providing for the taxation of the sale of cannabis in the State.
HB-1342: Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation (Cannabis Legalization and Equity Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
Public Health - Abortion-Inducing Drugs [HB-1360]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Providing for the circumstances under and the manner in which a person may provide an abortion-inducing drug to a pregnant woman; establishing reporting requirements related to the use of abortion-inducing drugs in the State; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish a certain form and publish certain information on the use of abortion-inducing drugs in the State; providing for the manner in which a civil action or disciplinary action may be brought under the Act; etc.
HB-1360: Public Health - Abortion-Inducing Drugs
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2022
Public Funds - Prohibition on Expenditures for Abortion (Abortion Subsidy Prohibition Act) [HB-1139]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting the use of certain funds or assets to directly or indirectly assist in an abortion or training to perform an abortion or related services, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting certain individuals from paying a certain fee that would be used to fund an abortion; prohibiting certain entities from entering into certain abortion-related contracts, subject to certain exceptions; etc.
HB-1139: Public Funds - Prohibition on Expenditures for Abortion (Abortion Subsidy Prohibition Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2022
Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act [HB-6659]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care and services for veterans exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes.
HB-6659: Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Introduced In House on 02/09/2022
Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act [S.3620]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to establish the Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Health Data Use and Privacy Protection.
S.3620: Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/09/2022
Income Tax Checkoff – Lions Vision Research Foundation [HB-941]
[Taxes ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing a certain income tax checkoff for voluntary contributions to the Lions Vision Research Foundation, a nonprofit entity in the State established to support low vision research and rehabilitation to minimize the disability caused by low vision and blindness; and requiring the Comptroller to pay directly to the Foundation the contributions made through the checkoff after deducting the amount necessary to administer the checkoff.
HB-941: Income Tax Checkoff – Lions Vision Research Foundation
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/10/2022
Cannabis Reform [SB-833]
[Cannabis ]
[Small Business ]
[Crime ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to conduct a baseline study of cannabis use in the State; establishing the Cannabis Business Assistance Fund in the Department of Commerce to provide assistance to small, minority, and women-owned businesses entering the adult-use cannabis industry; altering certain provisions relating to penalties, charging procedures, expungement, shielding, and sentencing for certain marijuana-related offenses; legalizing the use and possession of marijuana under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-833: Cannabis Reform
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Third Reading Passed (29-17) on 04/01/2022
Medical Countermeasures Surge Capacity Act of 2022 [S.3588]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
[National Security ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve domestic manufacturing surge capacity and capabilities for biodefense and pandemic preparedness.
S.3588: Medical Countermeasures Surge Capacity Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Hassan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/07/2022
Public Health - Parkinson's Disease Registry Advisory Committee - Established [SB-740]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Mental Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish a Parkinson's Disease Registry Advisory Committee to assist in the development and implementation of a Parkinson's Disease Registry, determine what data should be collected and stored in a registry and the methods to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of the data, and advise the Department on Parkinson's disease and maintaining a registry; and requiring the Department to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on recommendations for the establishment of a registry.
SB-740: Public Health - Parkinson's Disease Registry Advisory Committee - Established
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 340 on 05/12/2022
Genetic Information Privacy - Consumer Protection and Forensic Genealogy [HB-866]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Regulating the use of genetic data by direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies, including by requiring a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company to provide consumers with clear and complete information regarding the company's policies and procedures, obtain certain consents from consumers before collecting, using, or disclosing the consumer's genetic data, and develop and implement policies and procedures to protect genetic data and provide certain disclosures to law enforcement or other government agencies; etc.
HB-866: Genetic Information Privacy - Consumer Protection and Forensic Genealogy
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 501 on 05/29/2022
HR-905: Recognizing the rise of cardiovascular disease as the world's leading cause of preventable death and disability and as the global public health crisis of our generation and supporting the recognition of February 2022, as "American Heart Month".
Sponsored by: Rep. Joyce Beatty
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/04/2022
You have voted HR-905: Recognizing the rise of cardiovascular disease as the world's leading cause of preventable death and disability and as the global public health crisis of our generation and supporting the recognition of February 2022, as "American Heart Month"..
Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund - Establishment [HB-775]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund to be used only for pediatric cancer research, prevention, and treatment; requiring the Secretary of Health to adopt regulations to implement a pediatric cancer research grant program; requiring the Governor in fiscal year 2023 to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 for the Fund; providing that if the $5,000,000 is not included in the fiscal year 2023 appropriation, then the Governor is required to include it in the fiscal year 2024 budget bill; etc.
HB-775: Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 253 on 05/12/2022
Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act [S.3541]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to improve health care and services for veterans exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes.
S.3541: Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Received In The House. on 02/18/2022
Tracking Pathogens Act [S.3534]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
A bill to strengthen and expand activities related to genomic sequencing of pathogens, and for other purposes.
S.3534: Tracking Pathogens Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/31/2022