Public Safety - Fire, Rescue, or Emergency Medical Services Entities - Peer Support Programs [HB-581]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing certain confidentiality requirements for peer support counseling programs for fire, rescue, or emergency medical services entities; and requiring the Behavioral Health Administration, in consultation with the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, to issue a report on certain best practices relating to peer support counseling for fire, rescue, or emergency medical services entities and to make certain information regarding peer support counseling publicly available on the Administration's website.
HB-581: Public Safety - Fire, Rescue, or Emergency Medical Services Entities - Peer Support Programs
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 151 on 04/21/2022
Income Tax - Subtraction Modifications for Military and Public Safety Retirement Income (Honoring Their Sacrifice Act of 2022) [HB-597]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Retirement ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Veterans ]
Lowering, from 55 to 50, the age at which residents are eligible for a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain military retirement income and certain retirement income attributable to the resident's employment as a correctional officer, a law enforcement officer, or a fire, rescue, or emergency services personnel; and increasing, from $15,000 to $30,000, the amount of the subtraction modifications for certain military and public safety retirement income.
HB-597: Income Tax - Subtraction Modifications for Military and Public Safety Retirement Income (Honoring Their Sacrifice Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/31/2022
Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance [HB-545]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Drones ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibiting persistent aerial surveillance by a unit, agency, or political subdivision of the State to gather evidence or other information in a criminal investigation, subject to certain exceptions.
HB-545: Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2022
Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Military and Public Safety Retirement Income [HB-461]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Increasing from $15,000 to $20,000 the amount of certain subtraction modifications under the Maryland income tax for individuals who are at least 55 years of age for certain retirement income received as a result of the individual's military service or attributable to the individual's employment as a correctional officer, a law enforcement officer, or a fire, rescue, or emergency services personnel.
HB-461: Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Military and Public Safety Retirement Income
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
Public Safety - Fire, Rescue, or Emergency Medical Services Entities - Peer Support Programs [SB-446]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing certain confidentiality requirements for peer support counseling programs for fire, rescue, or emergency medical services entities; and requiring the Behavioral Health Administration, in consultation with the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, to issue a report on certain best practices relating to peer support counseling for fire, rescue, or emergency medical services entities and to make certain information regarding peer support counseling publicly available on the Administration's website.
SB-446: Public Safety - Fire, Rescue, or Emergency Medical Services Entities - Peer Support Programs
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 152 on 04/21/2022
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income [HB-499]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Including income from certain retirement plans within a certain subtraction modification allowed under the Maryland income tax for certain individuals who are at least 65 years or who are disabled or whose spouse is disabled; altering the maximum amount of the subtraction modification beginning in taxable year 2022; providing that income included in certain subtraction modifications may not be taken into account for purposes of the subtraction modification for retirement income; etc.
HB-499: Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
You have voted SB-434: Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Disabled or Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers, Surviving Spouses, and Cohabitants.
Income Tax - Retirement Income Subtraction Modifications and Senior Credit (Retirement Tax Elimination Act of 2022) [SB-405]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for individuals who are at least 55 years of age for certain retirement income attributable to the individual's employment as a public safety employee; providing that retirement income of public safety employees that is included in the subtraction may not be taken into account for purposes of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain retirement income; providing a tax credit against the Maryland income tax for a resident who is at least 65 years old; etc.
SB-405: Income Tax - Retirement Income Subtraction Modifications and Senior Credit (Retirement Tax Elimination Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Senate Concurs House Amendments on 04/01/2022
Real Property - Limitations on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services - Prohibition [HB-323]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a landlord from using a lease or form of lease that contains a provision that limits a tenant's ability to summon, or penalizes a tenant or another individual solely for summoning, the assistance of law enforcement or emergency services; prohibiting a landlord from taking certain retaliatory actions because a tenant or another individual summons the assistance of law enforcement or emergency services for certain purposes; prohibiting a local jurisdiction from enacting certain laws; etc.
HB-323: Real Property - Limitations on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2022
Retirement Tax Reduction Act of 2022 [SB-344]
[Retirement ]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Allowing individuals with less than $100,000 of federal adjusted gross income a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax if the individual is receiving old age or survivor Social Security benefits or is at least 65 years old and not employed full-time; providing that the subtraction modification may not include income that is included under another subtraction modification; etc.
SB-344: Retirement Tax Reduction Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2022
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Emergency Service Transporters - Reimbursement [SB-295]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the medical services provided by an emergency service transporter for which the Maryland Department of Health is required to reimburse the emergency service transporter who charges for its services and requests reimbursement from the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; and requiring the Department to increase the amount of reimbursement by $50 in fiscal year 2023, and pay at least the increased amount in each subsequent fiscal year.
SB-295: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Emergency Service Transporters - Reimbursement
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 668 on 05/29/2022
Property Tax Credit - Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Federal Police and Criminal Investigators [HB-285]
[Property Tax ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Disabilities ]
[Veterans ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
Expanding the definition of "disabled law enforcement officer or rescue worker" for purposes of certain county or municipal corporation property tax credits to include an individual who became disabled as a result of or in the course of employment as a certain police officer, detective, or investigator for a federal government agency; etc.
HB-285: Property Tax Credit - Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Federal Police and Criminal Investigators
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Jones
House Conference Committee Appointed (delegates D. Barnes, C. Branch And Patterson) on 04/11/2022
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services [SB-122]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Increasing, from $7,000 to $10,000, the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain qualifying volunteer fire, rescue, and emergency medical services members for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2022.
SB-122: Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Favorable With Amendments Report By Budget And Taxation on 03/29/2022
Public Safety - Fire and Rescue - Veterinary Care of Retired Fire and Rescue K-9s [SB-38]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring certain State or local fire and rescue entities to reimburse individuals who take possession of dogs formerly used in fire and rescue work under a written agreement for reasonable and necessary veterinary treatment not to exceed $2,500 per year; authorizing State fire and rescue entities to accept certain donations and requiring that the donations be disbursed to a certain fund; and authorizing local fire and rescue entities to establish a separate fund to accept public donations for the payment of certain veterinary expenses.
SB-38: Public Safety - Fire and Rescue - Veterinary Care of Retired Fire and Rescue K-9s
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 185 on 04/21/2022
Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Military and Public Safety Retirement Income [SB-130]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Increasing from $15,000 to $20,000 the amount of certain subtraction modifications under the Maryland income tax for individuals who are at least 55 years of age for certain retirement income received as a result of the individual's military service or attributable to the individual's employment as a correctional officer, a law enforcement officer, or a fire, rescue, or emergency services personnel.
SB-130: Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Military and Public Safety Retirement Income
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Favorable Report By Budget And Taxation on 03/29/2022
Workers' Compensation - COVID-19 Occupational Disease Presumption [SB-10]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing that first responders, public safety employees, and health care workers are presumed to have an occupational disease that is compensable under workers' compensation law after a positive test or diagnosis for COVID-19; and applying the Act retroactively.
Emergency Medical System Plan - Guidelines for Emergency Medical Services - Law Enforcement Canines [SB-70]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Adding a requirement to the Emergency Medical System plan for guidelines that authorize emergency medical services personnel to provide emergency medical services to canines injured in the line of duty that is owned by, or whose services are employed by certain law enforcement agencies; prohibiting emergency medical services personnel from providing services to a canine if the personnel are needed concurrently to provide services to individuals; etc.
SB-70: Emergency Medical System Plan - Guidelines for Emergency Medical Services - Law Enforcement Canines
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/22/2022
Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Emergency Service Transporters – Reimbursement [HB-44]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the medical services provided by an emergency service transporter for which the Maryland Department of Health is required to reimburse the emergency service transporter that charges for its services and requests reimbursement from the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; and requiring the Department to increase the amount of reimbursement by $50 in fiscal year 2023 and pay at least that amount in each subsequent fiscal year.
HB-44: Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Emergency Service Transporters – Reimbursement
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Third Reading Passed (134-0) on 04/11/2022