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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Sex Offender Registration - Local Law Enforcement Units - Registration Locations [SB-929]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a certain local law enforcement unit to designate multiple locations, geographically distributed throughout a certain county, where a certain registrant can register under certain provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Commercial Law - Earned Wage Access Services [SB-998]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring a certain provider of earned wage access services to register with the Commissioner of Financial Regulation; requiring a provider to file a certain surety bond or an irrevocable letter of credit with the Commissioner in a certain manner; regulating providers and earned wage access services; authorizing a certain consumer to submit a written complaint to the Commissioner under certain circumstances; providing the Commissioner with certain investigatory and enforcement authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Workers’ Compensation – Rehabilitation Practitioners – Licensed Social Workers [SB-931]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Authorizing certain licensed social workers to register as a rehabilitation practitioner; and authorizing a licensed certified social worker-clinical to provide evaluation services for workers' compensation claims related to permanent impairments involving a behavioral or mental disorder.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act) [SB-1028]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing a regulatory system for reduction operators and reduction facilities; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the performance of alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction and the disposition of hydrolyzed or soil remains by certain facilities; requiring the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight and the Director of the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to adopt regulations governing the performance of natural organic reduction; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 599 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Occupational and Professional Licensing - Military Training and Military Spouses [SB-1072]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring an occupational licensing board to issue a license, certificate, permit, or registration to an applicant who is military trained or who is a military spouse if the applicant meets certain requirements; requiring an occupational licensing board to consider certain types of experience for a certain calculation; and authorizing an occupational licensing board to issue a temporary license, certificate, permit, or registration under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup [SB-951]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup; and requiring the Workgroup to report its framework for reliability and reporting standards for electric vehicle charging stations and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment and the House Economic Matters Committee on or before November 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 452 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act) [SB-969]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring, in each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030, up to $100,000 from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be used to fund certain operations grants at a rate of $20,000 per project sponsor each fiscal year; establishing the Whole Watershed Restoration Partnership to accelerate restoration of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays and their watersheds; authorizing the use of the Waterway Improvement Fund for projects that involve the beneficial use of dredged material and for certain water quality monitoring; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 559 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Business Regulation – Electronic Smoking Devices Manufacturers – Certifications [SB-987]
[Cannabis ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Requiring a tobacco product manufacturer and a certain electronic smoking devices manufacturer to pay a certain certification fee; authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission and the Attorney General to take certain action relating to the licensure of certain electronic smoking devices manufacturers, wholesalers, importers, and retailers and vape shop vendors in certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup [HB-1028]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup to study certain standards related to EV charging stations; and requiring the Workgroup to report its framework and recommendations to the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee and the House Economic Matters Committee on or before November 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 453 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Ground Leases – Application for Redemption – Procedures [SB-901]
[Real Estate ]
Altering the notice requirement for a leasehold tenant to apply to redeem a ground lease to require that a tenant must provide notice only to ground lease holders who have registered a ground lease in accordance with certain law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voting Eligibility and Access (Voting Rights for All Act) [HB-1022]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Elections ]
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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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Local Boards of Elections - Maintenance and Public Disclosure of Election Records [SB-1052]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring each local board of elections to maintain certain records, including all election data, absentee ballot requests, and voter registration lists, for at least 10 years and organized by election year; requiring an election director or representative of a local board to make certain records available for public inspection immediately and to post certain records on the local board's website on request; and authorizing a person to enforce a certain request by filing a petition for a writ of mandamus.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act) [SB-1029]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations for the secure storage and use of voter data from the list of registered voters and specifying procedures and requirements relating to electronic signatures; establishing and altering certain provisions governing the petition process, including provisions regarding the collection and invalidation of signatures, use of electronic signatures, and attestations by petition circulators; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Procurement - Apprenticeship Preference Program [HB-984]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Manufacturing ]
Establishing an apprenticeship preference program in State procurement; establishing a certain price preference for bids and proposals that will utilize registered apprentices in the performance of certain contracts; requiring contractors and certain subcontractors to provide certain information to a unit regarding the use of registered apprentices as a condition of receiving a contract; and providing for the liability of contractors and subcontractors for a certain amount under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Hutchinson
Hearing Canceled (health And Government Operations) on 02/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Sex Offenders - Required Registration - Locations [HB-854]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Specifying that a person required to register as a sex offender in a county with a population of more than 300,000 residents may register at any location designated by a county law enforcement agency; and requiring a county law enforcement agency in a certain county to designate at least two locations in the county where a person required to register may register.
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Bartlett
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Retail Sales of Gift Cards (Gift Card Scams Prevention Act of 2024) [HB-896]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibiting a merchant from selling a certain open- or closed-loop gift card to a consumer unless the merchant meets certain requirements; requiring a merchant to provide to the employees of the merchant training on identification of gift card fraud; requiring the Division of Consumer Protection to create a certain notice and issue certain guidelines regarding gift card fraud; requiring a certain third-party gift card reseller to record and maintain a copy of certain information for at least 3 years: etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (senators Kramer, Hayes And Mautz) on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Practice Audiology - Definition [SB-795]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the definition of "practice audiology" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the licensure and regulation of audiologists to include certain procedures that do not require anesthesia and certain screenings, testing, and imaging.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 1049 on 05/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Retail Sales of Gift Cards (Gift Card Scams Prevention Act of 2024) [SB-760]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a merchant from selling a certain open- or closed-loop gift card to a consumer unless the merchant meets certain requirements; requiring a certain merchant to provide training to all employees of the merchant on identifying and responding to gift card fraud; requiring the Division of Consumer Protection to create a certain notice and issue certain guidelines regarding gift card fraud; requiring a certain third-party gift card reseller to record and maintain a copy of certain information for at least 3 years; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 463 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Regulated Firearms - Maryland Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearm Process [SB-752]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to create and maintain a Maryland Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearm Registry in which a person may voluntarily enroll for the purpose of being prohibited from obtaining a regulated firearm by December 31, 2024; prohibiting a dealer or other person from selling, renting, loaning, or transferring a regulated firearm to a purchaser, lessee, borrower, or transferee who the dealer or other person knows or has reason to believe is registered on the registry; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Covered Electronic Devices Recycling Program - Establishment [HB-830]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing the Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program in the Department of the Environment; repealing certain provisions of law relating to existing covered electronic takeback programs; repealing a certain provision of law authorizing a county to address methods for the separate collection and recycling of covered electronic devices in a certain recycling plan; requiring a separate covered electronic device recycling account within the State Recycling Trust Fund; altering the uses of the Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2024