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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1663	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency for the duration of a certain emergency; providing that a certain violation is subject to certain provisions of law under certain circumstances; providing that a certain alternative workweek may allow an employee to work certain hours or shifts; requiring that an employee authorized to work an alternative workweek is considered a full-time employee; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Public Safety Commerce And Business Communications Consumer Protection Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills Emergency Medical Services Emergencies
HB-1663	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency for the duration of a certain emergency; providing that a certain violation is subject to certain provisions of law under certain circumstances; providing that a certain alternative workweek may allow an employee to work certain hours or shifts; requiring that an employee authorized to work an alternative workweek is considered a full-time employee; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Public Safety Commerce And Business Communications Consumer Protection Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills Emergency Medical Services Emergencies
SB-1080	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency and the existence of a catastrophic health emergency or any other proclamation issued under Title 14 of the Public Safety Article; and terminating the Act after April 30, 2021. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Public Safety Commerce And Business Communications Consumer Protection Consumer Protection Diseases Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills
SB-1080	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency and the existence of a catastrophic health emergency or any other proclamation issued under Title 14 of the Public Safety Article; and terminating the Act after April 30, 2021. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Public Safety Commerce And Business Communications Consumer Protection Consumer Protection Diseases Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills
SB-1075	State (Maryland)	Renaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Cannabis, and Tobacco Commission; providing that a member of the Commission may not have a certain interest, ownership, or management in the cannabis industry; establishing the Advisory Committee on Adult-Use Cannabis; providing an individual at least 21 years old and in possession of a certain amount of cannabis is not subject to arrest or any civil or administrative penalty; imposing a certain excise tax on the sale of cannabis under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Sales And Use Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Public Health Advertising Age Of Majority Alcoholic Beverages Annotated Code Of Maryland Arrests Boundaries Cannabis
HB-1654	State (Maryland)	Requiring a prescriber to notify the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program as to whether the prescriber has received education regarding the risks of opioid use, is aware that an opioid overdose reversal drug is available, and has prescribed or dispensed an opioid overdose reversal drug if the prescriber prescribes or dispenses an opioid in a dosage of 50 morphine milligram equivalents or more; and prohibiting a prescriber from being required to make a certain notification more than once. Republican: 100% (3) 100% Republican support	Public Health Committees And Commissions Controlled Dangerous Substances Drugs Education Health Occupations Job Training Medical Treatments Notices Opioids
HB-1648	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government; stating that the General Assembly finds that millions of dollars have been diverted or wasted as part of a multipayer health care system; stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that Healthy Maryland be established to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every Maryland resident and be funded by certain revenue; establishing the Healthy Maryland Board and the Healthy Maryland Public Advisory Committee; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Acupuncturists Administrative Agencies Advertising Agents And Brokers Ambulances Appropriations Audiologists And Speech Pathologists Audiologists And Speech Pathologists Auditors And Audits
HB-1648	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government; stating that the General Assembly finds that millions of dollars have been diverted or wasted as part of a multipayer health care system; stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that Healthy Maryland be established to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every Maryland resident and be funded by certain revenue; establishing the Healthy Maryland Board and the Healthy Maryland Public Advisory Committee; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Acupuncturists Administrative Agencies Advertising Agents And Brokers Ambulances Appropriations Audiologists And Speech Pathologists Audiologists And Speech Pathologists Auditors And Audits
SB-1064	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government; stating that the General Assembly finds that millions of dollars have been diverted or wasted as part of a multipayer health care system; stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that Healthy Maryland be established to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every Maryland resident and be funded by certain revenue; establishing the Healthy Maryland Board and the Healthy Maryland Public Advisory Committee; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Acupuncturists Administrative Agencies Advertising Advertising Agents And Brokers Ambulances Appropriations Appropriations Audiologists And Speech Pathologists
HB-1630	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to issue medical cannabis education program licenses and medical cannabis research project licenses for certain purposes; requiring a certain applicant to submit certain information and a certain application fee to the Commission; requiring the Commission to grant a certain application under certain circumstances; requiring the Commission to deny a certain application under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Advertising Age Agents And Brokers Agriculture Cannabis Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Chemical Tests Commerce And Business
HB-1632	State (Maryland)	Clarifying that the calculation of extraordinary medical expenses for the purposes of determining a parental child support obligation under the child support guidelines includes the cumulative contributions of both parents. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Family Law Examinations Health Medical Treatments Parents And Guardians Prices Revenue And Taxes Support Of Dependents Youth
SB-1053	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Baltimore County Hub and Spoke Pilot Program to offer and provide addiction treatment on demand through a model that offers ongoing opioid use disorder treatment integrated with general health and wellness services; requiring the Baltimore County Department of Health, in consultation with the Behavioral Health Administration in the Maryland Department of Health and certain stakeholders, to develop and implement the Program in a certain manner; requiring a report on the Pilot Program's results by October 1, 2023: etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Administrative Agencies Baltimore County Committees And Commissions Community Facilities And Services Communications Controlled Dangerous Substances Counselors Drugs Examinations
HB-1594	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a pharmacist who meets the requirements of certain regulations to prescribe and dispense aids for the cessation of the use of tobacco products; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, by September 1, 2021, to adopt certain regulations; requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program to provide coverage for certain services rendered by a licensed pharmacist under the Act to the same extent as certain services rendered by any other licensed health care practitioner; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Health Occupations Public Health Committees And Commissions Communications Drugs Health Licenses Medical Assistance Medical Treatments Patients
SB-1010	State (Maryland)	Establishing a Maryland Code of Military Justice; providing for jurisdiction and applicability of the Act; providing for authority of certain judge advocates; establishing the rights of certain victims; providing for the apprehension and restraint of certain offenders; providing for certain non-judicial punishment; establishing the jurisdiction for certain courts-martial; providing for the appointment and composition of certain courts-martial; establishing certain pre-trial procedures; etc. Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Public Safety Abandoned Property Accidents Aircraft Alcoholic Beverages Appeals Armed Forces Arrests Assault Attorneys
HB-1568	State (Maryland)	Requiring State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to develop a workplace safety plan; establishing certain requirements for a certain workplace safety plan; requiring that certain training address certain risks and include certain instruction on certain matters; requiring certain State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to collaborate with a certain committee for certain purposes; requiring that certain procedures include certain other procedures; etc. Democrat: 100% (5) 100% Democrat support	Private Sector Labor And Industry State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials State Government - Personnel Age Agents And Brokers Antitrust Enforcement Cannabis Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Chemical Tests
HB-1179	State (Maryland)	Requiring a certain health care facility or abortion clinic to disclose, provide, and inform a parent of certain information within a certain period of time except under certain circumstances; requiring a parent to authorize the final disposition of bodily remains in a certain manner after receiving a certain notification and information and before a certain time; authorizing a parent to authorize a certain final disposition to be overseen by certain individuals; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Public Health Abortion Animals Cemeteries Certifications Civil Actions Clinics Committees And Commissions Communications Cremation
HB-1227	State (Maryland)	Requiring certain physicians or qualified technicians to take certain actions and provide certain information before a woman provides informed consent to having any part of an abortion performed or induced; requiring a certain physician to obtain a certain certification before an abortion is performed or induced and place a copy of the certification in a certain medical record; providing that certain individuals are not in violation of certain provisions of the Act or subject to certain penalties under certain circumstances; etc. Republican: 100% (9) 100% Republican support	Public Health Abortion Certifications Committees And Commissions Communications Courts Death Disclosure Emergency Medical Services Equipment
HB-1317	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to license medical cannabis dispensary grower-processors under certain circumstances; requiring an applicant to meet certain conditions to be licensed as a dispensary grower-processor; providing that an applicant for a dispensary grower-processor license may not have received certain disciplinary action from the Commission or have failed to meet certain deadlines; requiring the Commission to establish a certain application review process; etc. Democrat: 92% (12) Republican: 7% (1) 92% Democrat support 7% Republican support	Public Health Age Agents And Brokers Antitrust Enforcement Cannabis Cannabis Distribution Cannabis Production Chemical Tests Commerce And Business Committees And Commissions
HB-1412	State (Maryland)	Altering the authority of the Maryland Department of Health to adopt regulations related to the termination of pregnancies; and prohibiting a physician from performing an abortion on a pregnant woman using a method that results in the dismemberment or disarticulation of a fetus or fetal death. Republican: 100% (13) 100% Republican support	Public Health Abortion Death Health Health, Department Of Medical Treatments Physicians Pregnancy Women
HB-1417	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Dialysis Patient Transportation Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund; requiring the Secretary of Transportation to administer the Fund; requiring certain kidney dialysis centers to pay a certain fee for certain transports; establishing the Task Force to Study the Dialysis Patient Transportation Fund; terminating certain provisions of the Act after September 30, 2022; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Ambulances Auditors And Audits Committees And Commissions Communications Comptroller Diseases Examinations Fees Health Care Facilities

Title: State Government – State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergency – Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits (COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020)