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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voting Eligibility and Access (Voting Rights for All Act) [HB-1022]
Establishing requirements regarding the provision of ballot drop boxes and information related to voting to eligible voters by correctional facilities and the State Board of Elections; establishing a Voting Rights Ombudsman for Incarcerated Individuals; altering the circumstances under which an individual is not qualified to be a registered voter for the purpose of allowing individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court-ordered sentence of imprisonment for the conviction to register to vote; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/13/2024
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Grant Applications and Reporting - Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council - Alterations [SB-459]
Altering the composition of the Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council by removing the Director of the Governor's Grants Office or the Director's designee and adding the Comptroller or the Comptroller's designee; requiring the Council to study and make recommendations to the Department of Budget and Management regarding the creation of a State Grants Ombudsperson; altering certain reporting requirements; and extending the termination date of the Council to June 30, 2029.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 29 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Grant Applications and Reporting - Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council - Alterations [HB-418]
Altering the composition of the Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council by removing the Director of the Governor's Grants Office or the Director's designee and adding the Comptroller or the Comptroller's designee; requiring the Council to study and make recommendations to the Department of Budget and Management regarding the creation of a State Grants Ombudsperson by July 1, 2025; altering certain reporting requirements; and extending the termination date of the Council to June 30, 2029.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 28 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Establishment and Funding [HB-297]
Establishing the Office of the Correctional Ombudsman; authorizing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board to make a recommendation for the distribution of money from the Performance Incentive Grant Fund to the Office; requiring the Office to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, by the Department of Juvenile Services, or in relation to individuals confined by either department; providing for the confidentiality of certain communications; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Tax Sales - Homeowner Protection Program - Funding [HB-16]
Requiring each collector of property taxes to include with each property tax bill a separate insert that describes the Homeowner Protection Program and encourages taxpayers to make a voluntary donation to the Program through a website maintained by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 856 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property Tax - Transfer to Heir or Legatee - Payment Plans [HB-54]
Exempting a grant of land transferring residential real property from the estate of a decedent to an heir or a legatee of the decedent from certain requirements for the payment of taxes on real property if the heir or legatee of the decedent enters into a payment plan to pay all the taxes due and owed on the property; exempting a grant of land that is subject to a payment plan for property taxes from certain requirements for the payment of taxes if the grantee agrees to assume the grantor's obligations under the payment plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 771 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property Tax - Tax Sales - Revisions [HB-243]
Requiring that certain owner-occupied property be withheld from tax sale; authorizing a county or a municipal corporation to withhold from tax sale certain property designated for redevelopment purposes; altering certain provisions of law concerning abandoned property that is sold for less than the lien amount; altering certain requirements concerning the rate of redemption for owner-occupied properties sold at tax sale; and applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Favorable With Amendments Report By Budget And Taxation on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Establishment and Funding [SB-134]
Establishing the Office of the Correctional Ombudsman; authorizing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board to make a recommendation for the distribution of money from the Performance Incentive Grant Fund to the Office for fiscal year 2025 only; requiring the Office to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, by the Department of Juvenile Services, or in relation to individuals confined by either department; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 836 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program – Employee Certification and Awareness Materials [HB-1048]
Establishing requirements related to the certification of employment by public service employers under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, including requirements regarding determinations of whether employees are full-time and the frequency with which the certifications are to be provided; and requiring the Student Loan Ombudsman in the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to develop and disseminate information to public service employers to increase awareness of and participation in the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley Lopez
First Reading Appropriations on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture [HB-389]
Establishing the State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture as a position in the Department of Agriculture to serve as the primary point of contact for individuals engaging in, or interested in engaging in, value-added agriculture in the State; and requiring the Specialist to provide information regarding State and federal regulations related to value-added agriculture and to act as a liaison between State and federal partners involved in value-added agriculture.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 435 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Tax Sales - Homeowner Protection Program - Outreach [HB-236]
Expressing the intent of the General Assembly that at least 2% of the balance in the Homeowner Protection Fund be spent each year to conduct outreach in a certain manner to homeowners in tax sale to encourage the homeowners to enroll in the Homeowner Protection Program; authorizing the State Tax Sale Ombudsman to conduct outreach using State employees and resources or to contract with a private vendor; requiring that certain State and local government agencies provide certain information to facilitate outreach efforts; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 316 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman [HB-64]
Establishing the Correctional Ombudsman in the Office of the Attorney General; requiring the Ombudsman to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services or in relation to individuals confined by the Department; requiring the Ombudsman to refer matters for criminal charges or disciplinary proceedings when appropriate; establishing the Correctional Ombudsman Advisory Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Davis
Hearing 1/24 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 01/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman Unit [SB-87]
Establishing the Correctional Ombudsman Unit in the Office of the Attorney General; requiring the Unit to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services or in relation to individuals confined by the Department; requiring the Unit to refer certain matters for criminal charges or disciplinary proceedings as appropriate; establishing the Correctional Ombudsman Advisory Board to assist the Unit in identifying certain matters to investigate; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/30/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture [SB-34]
Establishing the State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture as a position in the Department of Agriculture to serve as the primary point of contact for individuals engaging in, or interested in engaging in, value-added agriculture in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 436 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Community Ombudsman - Established [HB-793]
Requiring each county board of education to designate a community ombudsman to provide assistance, as a neutral party, to parents and caregivers of students and other community members who have questions regarding school policies and procedures; requiring the community ombudsman to take certain actions; and providing for the confidentiality of communications between the community ombudsman and the individuals seeking services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman [HB-604]
Establishing the Correctional Ombudsman in the Office of the Attorney General; requiring the Ombudsman to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services or in relation to individuals confined by the Department; requiring the Ombudsman to refer matters for criminal charges or disciplinary proceedings when appropriate; establishing the Correctional Ombudsman Advisory Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Revisions [SB-487]
Requiring a procurement officer, in an invitation for bids or a request for proposals, to include a certain summary of the factors used to determine the expected degree of minority business enterprise participation for the contract; requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, in collaboration with certain entities, to adopt by regulation criteria used to determine that a prime contractor has persistently failed to meet contract goals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 156 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Revisions [HB-389]
Requiring a procurement officer, in an invitation for bids or a request for proposals, to include a certain summary of the factors used to determine the expected degree of minority business enterprise participation for the contract; requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, in collaboration with certain entities, to adopt by regulation criteria used to determine that a prime contractor has persistently failed to meet contract goals; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 155 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Health Care Facilities – Discrimination [HB-1118]
Prohibiting certain facilities or certain staff from discriminating against certain individuals or residents based on the actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status of the individual or resident; requiring certain facilities to post a certain notice next to the facility's nondiscrimination policy in certain locations; requiring that all residents of a certain facility be informed of and have certain rights; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 3/09 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/11/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Property Tax - Tax Sales - Homeowner Protection Program [HB-852]
Establishing the Homeowner Protection Program in the Department of Assessments and Taxation for the purpose of diverting vulnerable homeowners from the private tax lien sale process into an alternative program with the intent of minimizing tax collection costs to owners, assisting owners to pay their taxes, and allowing owners to remain in their homes; establishing the Homeowner Protection Fund consisting of tax and interest payments made by homeowners and a $750,000 appropriation to the Fund in Fiscal years 2023 to 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 382 on 05/30/2021