Relating To Health Insurance. [HB-1583]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes the public employee health benefits working group to investigate the feasibility of establishing and offering a fully self-insured health benefits plan with no deductible or monthly premium cost to state and county public employees. Requires a report to the Legislature.
HB-1583: Relating To Health Insurance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Amy Perruso
Referred To Lgo, Fin, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/24/2024
Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp; Am [HB-268]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; repealing appropriations; amending appropriations; making supplemental appropriations and reappropriations; and providing for an effective date.
HB-268: Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp; Am
Sponsored by: Rep.
Cc Report: Ccs Hb 268 Received 5/14 9:21 A.m. on 05/15/2024
Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp; Am [SB-186]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making capital appropriations; making supplemental appropriations; making reappropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date.
SB-186: Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp; Am
Sponsored by: Sen.
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/16/2024
Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Establishment and Funding [HB-297]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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.
HB-297: Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Establishment and Funding
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2024
Criminal Procedure - Disclosure of Expunged Records - Alterations [HB-269]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Clarifying that refusal by a person to disclose information about criminal charges that have been expunged may not be the sole reason for a unit, an official, or an employee of the State or political subdivision of the State to deny the person's application for a license, permit, registration, or governmental service or for an educational institution to expel or refuse to admit the person.
HB-269: Criminal Procedure - Disclosure of Expunged Records - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2024
Collective bargaining by public employees; labor organization representation. [SB-374]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Elections ]
[Public Safety ]
Collective bargaining by public employees; labor organization representation. Repeals the existing prohibition on collective bargaining by public employees. The bill creates the Public Employee Relations Board, which shall determine appropriate bargaining units and provide for certification and decertification elections for exclusive bargaining representatives of state employees and local government employees. The bill requires public employers and employee organizations that are exclusive bargaining representatives to meet at reasonable times to
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SB-374: Collective bargaining by public employees; labor organization representation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mamie Locke
Left In Finance And Appropriations on 02/14/2024
Collective bargaining by public employees; public transportation providers. [HB-780]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Collective bargaining by public employees; public transportation providers. Permits the governing body of a public transportation provider, as defined in the bill, to adopt a resolution authorizing such public transportation provider to (i) recognize a labor union or other employee association as a bargaining agent of public officers and employees and (ii) collectively bargain or enter into a collective bargaining contract with such union or association or its agents with respect to any matter relating to such transportation district or its employees.
HB-780: Collective bargaining by public employees; public transportation providers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
Incorporated By Labor And Commerce on 01/30/2024
Collective bargaining by public employees; labor organization representation. [HB-1001]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Collective bargaining by public employees; labor organization representation. Repeals the existing prohibition on collective bargaining by public employees. The bill creates the Public Employee Relations Board, which shall determine appropriate bargaining units and provide for certification and decertification elections for exclusive bargaining representatives of state employees and local government employees. The bill requires public employers and employee organizations that are exclusive bargaining representatives to meet at reasonable times to
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HB-1001: Collective bargaining by public employees; labor organization representation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
Left In Appropriations on 02/13/2024
Teachers:out-of-state Experience, Retired [HB-230]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Retirement ]
An Act relating to teacher certificates for retired teachers; repealing the limit on the number of years of out-of-state school experience that may be substituted for in-state experience in teacher salary scales; relating to teacher national board certification; and providing for an effective date.
HB-230: Teachers:out-of-state Experience, Retired
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Kawasaki
Effective Date(s) Of Law See Chapter on 08/26/2024
State Retirement and Pension System - Forfeiture of Benefits [HB-9]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Ethics ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a public employee is subject to forfeiture of benefits from the State Retirement and Pension System when a public employee is found guilty of, pleads guilty to, or enters a plea of nolo contendere to a qualifying crime that is committed in the course of the performance of the public employee's duties; providing for the processes and procedures to implement a forfeiture of benefits; and providing for the processes and procedures to reverse a forfeiture of benefits.
HB-9: State Retirement and Pension System - Forfeiture of Benefits
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
First Reading Appropriations on 01/10/2024
Prince George's County - Public School Employees Property Tax Credit and Office of Integrity and Compliance PG 503-24 [SB-191]
[Property Tax ]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the governing body of Prince George's County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on dwellings that are owned by certain eligible employees of the Prince George's County Public School System; requiring the Prince George's County government to submit a certain report concerning the credit to certain persons on or before a certain date; providing that the Office of Integrity and Compliance is an independent unit within the school system; etc.
SB-191: Prince George's County - Public School Employees Property Tax Credit and Office of Integrity and Compliance PG 503-24
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 776 on 05/16/2024
Public Employee Relations Act - Alterations [SB-232]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering certain provisions of the Public Employee Relations Act, including adding the definition of interested employee organization, altering the timing of exclusive representative access to new employees, clarifying the responsibilities of certain deputy directors, and clarifying the process for certain investigations of unfair labor practices.
SB-232: Public Employee Relations Act - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 52 on 04/09/2024
Public Utilities - Street Lighting Equipment - Acquisitions and Reporting (County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act) [SB-37]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Finding that local governments pay electric companies large sums to light streets and are limited in how this public safety resource can be managed, the Act authorizes certain counties or municipalities to acquire certain street lighting equipment by purchase or condemnation, convert its street lighting service to a customer-owned street lighting tariff, enter into an agreement to purchase electricity, and contract with an electric company for the maintenance of the street lighting equipment; etc.
SB-37: Public Utilities - Street Lighting Equipment - Acquisitions and Reporting (County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/29/2024
Property Tax Credits - Public School Employees, Health and Safety Improvements, and Property Used for Local Housing Programs [HB-66]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit for certain residential real property owned by a public school employee under certain circumstances; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit for certain buildings if the owner made certain health or safety improvements on or after July 1, 2024; etc.
HB-66: Property Tax Credits - Public School Employees, Health and Safety Improvements, and Property Used for Local Housing Programs
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 897 on 05/16/2024
You have voted HB-197: Unemployment Insurance - Work Search Requirement - Exemption for Federal Civilian Employees During a Federal Government Shutdown.
Maryland Department of Transportation - Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response [SB-153]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees, taxicab drivers, and transportation network operators on the identification and reporting of suspected child exploitation and human trafficking; requiring certain transportation-sector employers to establish procedures for reporting suspected child exploitation and human trafficking to certain entities; etc.
SB-153: Maryland Department of Transportation - Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
You have voted SB-234: Unemployment Insurance - Work Search Requirement - Exemption for Federal Civilian Employees During a Federal Government Shutdown.
Motor Vehicles - School Vehicle Drivers - Medical Examinations [SB-63]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring a school vehicle driver to pass an appropriate medical examination before employment and once during each 2 years of employment.
SB-63: Motor Vehicles - School Vehicle Drivers - Medical Examinations
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
Unemployment Insurance - Covered Employment - Employees of Governmental Entities or Charitable, Educational, or Religious Organizations [HB-251]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
Specifying that certain limitations on the payment of benefits to employees of governmental entities or charitable, educational, or religious organizations do not apply with respect to service in other covered employment, including covered employment for a for-profit employing unit, even if the service is provided exclusively for a governmental entity or a charitable, educational, religious, or other organization.
HB-251: Unemployment Insurance - Covered Employment - Employees of Governmental Entities or Charitable, Educational, or Religious Organizations
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 105 on 04/09/2024
You have voted HB-251: Unemployment Insurance - Covered Employment - Employees of Governmental Entities or Charitable, Educational, or Religious Organizations.