Occupational Safety
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment [HB-858]
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2031, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2031, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator, subject to a certain exception; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2027; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Referred Rules on 03/31/2025
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Empowering New Energy Resources and Green Initiatives Toward a Zero-Emission (ENERGIZE) Maryland Act [SB-434]
Renaming the "renewable energy portfolio standard" to be the "clean energy portfolio standard"; altering the minimum required percentage of energy that must be derived from clean energy sources in certain years under the clean energy portfolio standard; altering the contents of and approval criteria for an application for an offshore wind project; establishing a process for the Public Service Commission to review and approve an application for a proposed nuclear energy generation project; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Empowering New Energy Resources and Green Initiatives Toward a Zero-Emission (ENERGIZE) Maryland Act [HB-505]
Renaming the "renewable energy portfolio standard" to be the "clean energy portfolio standard"; altering the minimum required percentage of energy that must be derived from clean energy sources in certain years under the clean energy portfolio standard; altering the contents of and approval criteria for an application for an offshore wind project; establishing a process for the Public Service Commission to review and approve an application for a proposed nuclear energy generation project; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act [HB-176]
Requiring the Correctional Training Commission to adopt regulations for the training, issuance, and use of body-worn cameras by January 1, 2026; establishing the Public Employees' Safety and Health Unit in the Division of Labor and Industry to administer and enforce certain duties regarding the oversight of certain public bodies; establishing and applying certain civil and criminal penalties to public bodies and persons in government; requiring the Commissioner to submit a report by July 1 each year on safety and health in public bodies; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension [HB-217]
Establishing that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal demonstrate disablement for purposes of workers' compensation and are deemed to have hypertension for purposes of an occupational disease presumption for hypertension if certain requirements are met.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Rogers
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension [SB-173]
Establishing that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal demonstrate disablement for purposes of workers' compensation and are deemed to have hypertension for purposes of an occupational disease presumption for hypertension if certain requirements are met.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Revisions (Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act) [SB-26]
Establishing the Public Employees' Safety and Health Unit in the Division of Labor and Industry to administer and enforce certain duties regarding the oversight of certain public bodies; altering the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act as it applies to certain public bodies; establishing and applying certain civil and criminal penalties to public bodies and persons in government; requiring the Commissioner to develop standards for protecting employees of public bodies from workplace violence; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
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Louisiana 2024 Regular Session
Repeals the Occupational Licensing Review Commission. (1/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX) [SB-332]
Repeals the Occupational Licensing Review Commission. (1/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
Sponsored by: Sen. Alan Seabaugh
Effective Date 1/1/2025. on 06/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders [SB-1069]
Providing that a first responder who is diagnosed by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist with post-traumatic stress disorder is presumed under certain circumstances to have an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty and is compensable under workers' compensation law; and specifying that the presumption does not limit any other right or claim an individual may have under workers' compensation law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Thermal Energy Network Systems - Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act) [SB-570]
Requiring certain gas companies and authorizing certain gas companies to develop a plan for a pilot thermal energy network system or systems by October 1, 2024; requiring a gas company that serves at least 75,000 customers in its distribution territory to submit either one or two proposals for a pilot system to the Public Service Commission for approval by July 1, 2025; authorizing a municipal corporation, county, or community organization to submit neighborhoods to gas companies for consideration as part of a pilot system; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 563 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders [HB-190]
Providing that a first responder who is diagnosed by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist with post-traumatic stress disorder is presumed under certain circumstances to have an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty and is compensable under workers' compensation law; and specifying that the presumption does not limit any other right or claim an individual may have under workers' compensation law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Referred To Interim Study By Economic Matters on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board – Sunset Extension [SB-225]
Continuing the Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to June 1, 2034, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Board.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 401 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act - Civil Penalties - Alterations [HB-244]
Altering certain civil penalties for violations of the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act; and requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to annually increase the maximum and minimum civil penalties, beginning in 2025, by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers or a successor index published by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 104 on 04/09/2024
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act to Update the Elevator and Tramway Safety Laws Regarding Construction Hoists [HB-1709]
An Act to Update the Elevator and Tramway Safety Laws Regarding Construction Hoists
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio
Passed To Be Enacted, In Concurrence. on 06/21/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment – Office of Recycling – Mattress Stewardship Program – Establishment [HB-930]
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2028, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2028, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2024; establishing a Mattress Stewardship Advisory Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Occupational Safety and Health - Public Buildings - Indoor Air Quality [HB-900]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Secretary of the Environment, the Secretary of Health, and the Director of the Maryland Energy Administration, to adopt a comprehensive indoor air quality standard for public buildings on or before October 31, 2025; requiring the Commissioner to establish a technical advisory committee to make certain recommendations regarding the development of the comprehensive indoor air quality standard; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension [HB-919]
Repealing the requirement that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal experience partial or total disability or death for hypertension to be presumed to be an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty and is compensable under workers' compensation law.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Study [HB-590]
Altering the circumstances under which the payment of a benefit by a governmental unit or quasi-public corporation to a covered employee offsets the liability for benefits under the workers' compensation law; and stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Maryland Association of Counties and the Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland jointly research and report on the effects of the amendments to the Labor and Employment Article implemented by the Act to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Pruski
Referred Rules on 04/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension [SB-538]
Repealing the requirement that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal experience partial or total disability or death for hypertension to be presumed to be an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty and is compensable under workers' compensation law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders [SB-406]
Providing that a first responder who is diagnosed by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist with post-traumatic stress disorder is presumed under certain circumstances to have an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty and is compensable under workers' compensation law; limiting the applicability of the presumption to benefits for services related to the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder for a period of 2 years immediately following an initial diagnosis; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023