Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health [SB-12]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Renaming the Office of the Inspector General in the Maryland Department of Health to be the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health and providing that the Office is an independent unit of the State, rather than a unit in the Department; requiring an annual report by December 1 of the Office's activities investigating fraud and waste of certain funds, referrals to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, recoveries of mistaken claims paid in error, recoveries of the cost of benefits mistakenly paid, and regulatory changes; etc.
SB-12: Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
Indigenous Peoples' Day - Rule of Interpretation and Replacement of Columbus Day [HB-157]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Replacing references to Columbus Day in certain provisions of law with references to Indigenous Peoples' Day; and establishing that Indigenous Peoples' Day is to be observed on October 12 or, if the United States Congress designates another day for the observance of Columbus Day, the day designated by the United States Congress.
HB-157: Indigenous Peoples' Day - Rule of Interpretation and Replacement of Columbus Day
Sponsored by: Rep. Wanika Fisher
Hearing 3/16 At 1:30 P.m. on 03/01/2021
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Tenants - Access to Counsel [SB-154]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Crime ]
Establishing that certain procedural notice requirements must be fulfilled prior to the filing of a complaint by a landlord or a landlord's agent for the repossession of residential rental property for failure to pay rent; establishing that certain individuals shall have access to legal representation in eviction proceedings; establishing the Access to Counsel in Evictions Program to direct services to provide covered individuals with legal representation; establishing an Access to Counsel in Evictions Task Force; etc.
SB-154: Landlord and Tenant - Residential Tenants - Access to Counsel
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 1/28 At 11:00 A.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 12/28/2021
Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Statewide Broadband - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021) [SB-66]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Office of Statewide Broadband in the Department of Housing and Community Development to ensure that every resident of the State is supported by high-quality, affordable broadband Internet service and has the tools necessary to take advantage of the Internet; requiring the Office to develop, by July 1, 2022, a statewide plan to ensure that all State residents have the ability to connect to reliable broadband Internet by December 31, 2026; establishing the Digital Inclusion Fund to support capacity building in the State; etc.
SB-66: Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Statewide Broadband - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021)
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 74 on 04/13/2021
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Natural Resources - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Purpose and Authorized Use of Funds [SB-958]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Renaming the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be the Chesapeake Bay and State Waters Trust Fund; modifying the purpose of the Fund to include the restoration and protection of the health of the waters of the State; expanding the use of the Fund to include certain projects to improve and protect the health of the waters of the State; etc.
SB-958: Natural Resources - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Purpose and Authorized Use of Funds
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/12/2018
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Ticket Website Domain Names [SB-693]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Prohibiting a person who owns, operates, or controls a ticket website from using in the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the ticket website certain lower-level domain names that contain the name of the venue for which the tickets grant admission, the name of certain entertainment events, or certain other names; providing for the application of the Act; etc.
Department of Commerce - Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and Fund - Renaming and Revising [SB-67]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Renaming the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Fund to be the Advantage Maryland Fund Authority and the Advantage Maryland Fund; expanding the information required as part of a report on the economic benefits of financial assistance provided under law to include the number, type, use, amount, and terms of the financial assistance provided; providing that financial assistance from the fund used to finance costs incurred for working capital may not exceed $3,000,000; etc.
SB-67: Department of Commerce - Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and Fund - Renaming and Revising
Sponsored by: Sen.
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/09/2018
Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers [SB-65]
[Real Estate ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation for purposes of regulating common ownership community property management services in the State; providing for the composition of the Board; providing that the Act does not prohibit certain persons from providing services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-65: Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/05/2018
Maryland Department of Health - Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories [SB-392]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop and make available a certain form; requiring certain biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratories to report, on or before September 30 each year, certain information to the Department; requiring the Department to report, on or before December 31 each year, certain information regarding the number and location of the laboratories to certain officials, and the total number of the laboratories to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
SB-392: Maryland Department of Health - Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2018
Education – Head Start Program – Annual Appropriation (The Ulysses Currie Act) [SB-373]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Head Start Program in the State to be referred to as the Ulysses Currie Head Start Program; and requiring the Governor to include an appropriation of at least $3,000,000 for the Ulysses Currie Head Start Program in each annual budget submission.
SB-373: Education – Head Start Program – Annual Appropriation (The Ulysses Currie Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 556 on 05/08/2018
State Highway Administration - Sale or Lease of Naming Rights for Rest Areas and Welcome Centers [SB-24]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to sell or lease to a private entity the naming rights for rest areas and welcome centers, as specified; prohibiting the sale or lease of rest area and welcome center naming rights unless the Administration makes certain determinations; requiring the term of a contract for the sale or lease of naming rights to be at least 1 year; requiring the proceeds from the sale or lease of naming rights for rest areas and welcome centers to be credited to the Transportation Trust Fund; etc.
SB-24: State Highway Administration - Sale or Lease of Naming Rights for Rest Areas and Welcome Centers
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 223 on 04/24/2018
Harford County District Courthouse – H. Wayne Norman, Jr. Memorial Plaza [SB-1259]
[Funding ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Naming a certain plaza of the Mary E.W. Risteau District Courts and Multi-Service Center in Harford County to be the H. Wayne Norman, Jr. Memorial Plaza; providing for certain funding for the implementation of the Act; and requiring a certain administrative officer to add appropriate signage to reflect the naming of the plaza.
SB-1259: Harford County District Courthouse – H. Wayne Norman, Jr. Memorial Plaza
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 370 on 05/08/2018
Health Insurance - Freedom of Choice of Pharmacy Act [SB-1075]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Prohibiting certain carriers from prohibiting an enrollee from selecting, or limiting the ability of an enrollee to select, a certain pharmacy for the receipt of certain services; prohibiting certain carriers, under certain circumstances, from denying a pharmacy a certain right or imposing on an enrollee certain payments, fees, reimbursement amounts, limitations, or conditions for certain services; etc.
SB-1075: Health Insurance - Freedom of Choice of Pharmacy Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2018
Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act of 2018 [SB-1067]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting, except under certain circumstances, the performance of or the attempt to perform a dismemberment abortion that kills an unborn child on a pregnant woman; authorizing a certain individual to seek a hearing before the State Board of Physicians on a certain issue; providing that certain findings of the Board from a certain hearing are admissible on that issue at a certain trial; providing for the delay of a certain trial for a certain purpose for a certain number of days; etc.
SB-1067: Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/07/2018