Safety
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health – Mental and Emotional Disorders – Consent
(Mental Health Access Initiative) [HB-782]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Providing that all minors, rather than only minors who are 16 years old or older, have the same capacity as an adult to consent to consultation, diagnosis, and treatment of a mental or emotional disorder by a health care provider or clinic; and providing that a health care provider may decide to provide certain information to a certain parent, guardian, or custodian under certain provisions of law unless the health care provider believes that the disclosure will lead to harm to the minor or deter the minor from seeking care.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Public Schools - Medical Cannabis - Guidelines for Administration to Students [SB-605]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring, on or before December 1, 2020, the State Department of Education and the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission jointly to develop guidelines for public schools regarding the administration of medical cannabis to certain students during school hours and school-sponsored after-school activities; providing for the contents of the guidelines; requiring, on or before December 1, 2020, the Department and the Commission jointly to provide certain technical assistance to schools; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Police Officers - Mental Health - Employee Assistance Programs [HB-736]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each law enforcement agency to provide access to an employee assistance program or mental health program to address the mental health issues of police officers stemming from personal and work-related concerns and to provide police officers access to confidential mental health services; requiring each law enforcement agency to develop a policy to provide access to the required services at minimal cost to the police officer; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Residential Elevators - Inspections [SB-546]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
Establishing that, beginning January 1, 2021, a certain elevator installed in a certain residential dwelling is subject to provisions of law requiring certain inspections; requiring certain inspections at certain times; exempting a certain elevator from a certain requirement; and requiring the installation of a life screen barrier by a certified elevator contractor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing Bicycles, EPAMDs, or Motor Scooters [HB-710]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the driver of a vehicle to drive on the left side of the roadway in a no-passing zone to overtake and pass at a safe distance a bicycle, an EPAMD, or a motor scooter traveling in the same direction if the vehicle is driven in accordance with certain provisions of law and the driver reasonably believes, based on weather, road, and vehicular or pedestrian traffic conditions, that the adjustment does not endanger, impede, or interfere with another vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/24/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Programs - Licensing and Fees [SB-522]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Providing the term of a license issued to a behavioral health program may not exceed 3 years; providing that a certain license expires at the end of the term of the license unless the license is renewed; requiring the Behavioral Health Administration to collect reasonable fees for the costs associated with the issuance of licenses; establishing the Behavioral Health Program Grant Program to award grants to local areas to enhance safety and improve programs and make improvements to communities where certain programs are located; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Health – Behavioral Health Programs and Health Care Facilities – Safety and Community Relations Plans [SB-519]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that the regulations adopted by the Behavioral Health Administration under certain provisions of law governing requirements for the licensure of behavioral health programs include a requirement that a behavioral health program establish and implement a safety plan for the safety of the individuals served by behavioral health program before being issued a license; requiring a behavioral health program to establish and implement a community relations plan under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing Canceled on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Harford County – Workers’ Compensation – Permanent Partial Disability – Detention and Correctional Officers and Deputy Sheriffs [HB-685]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing for enhanced workers' compensation benefits for a Harford County deputy sheriff, a Harford County correctional officer, and a Harford County detention officer for a compensable permanent partial disability of less than 75 weeks; and providing that the Act applies only prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Impallaria
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 303 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Drugs and Devices - Electronic Prescriptions - Controlled Dangerous Substances [HB-692]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing certain controlled dangerous substance prescriptions to be dispensed on an electronic prescription; requiring, except under certain circumstances, a certain health practitioner to issue a prescription for a controlled dangerous substance electronically; authorizing a certain health practitioner to issue a written or oral prescription for a controlled dangerous substance only under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/03/2020
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Support U.s. Dod Arctic Regional Center [SR-2]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Support U.s. Dod Arctic Regional Center
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Kawasaki
Permanently Filed 5/21 Senate Resolve 2 on 05/22/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Drugged Driving - Controlled Dangerous Substance Testing - Authorized Police Officers [SB-497]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Authorizing a police officer who has successfully completed a program of training in advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement to request, require, or direct that a person take a test for drug or controlled dangerous substance content under certain circumstances; repealing the authorization for a police officer who is a trainee, or is in a program of training, for certification as a drug recognition expert to request, require, or direct that a person take a test for drug or controlled dangerous substance content; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Third Reading Passed (44-2) on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - Security Screening Checkpoint - Charitable Donations [HB-620]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Executive Director of the Maryland Aviation Administration to work with House of Ruth Maryland to install secure donation boxes at the entrance to each security screening checkpoint at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; and requiring that money deposited in the donation boxes be used only to support House of Ruth Maryland.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 278 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government - Emergency Management - Governor Declarations [HB-650]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Governor to designate a certain emergency area under certain circumstances during a certain state of emergency; prohibiting a state of emergency to continue for longer than 30 days under certain circumstances; requiring certain executive orders or proclamations to include the effective date; establishing that an executive order or proclamation that declares a state of emergency is authority for the activation of State compacts, laws, programs, policies, or regulations that require the declared state of emergency; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Education - School Construction - Pedestrian Safety Plans [HB-615]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring certain county boards of education seeking State funds for the construction of a new school, or the renovation of or an addition to an existing school that would increase the capacity by more than 100 students, to submit a pedestrian safety plan to the Interagency Commission on School Construction under certain circumstances; requiring the Commission to review the plans in consultation with the State Highway Administration; providing for the contents of the plan to ensure safe routes for students to walk or bike to school; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Health - Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program - Revisions [SB-477]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
[Education ]
Altering the name of the Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program at Institutions of Higher Education to be the Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program; authorizing food service facilities under the Program to store and make available for administration auto-injectable epinephrine for individuals who are experiencing or are believed to be experiencing anaphylaxis when a physician or emergency medical services are not immediately available; altering the purpose of the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 479 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety Program - Revisions [HB-612]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Requiring that a certain annual assessment required to be included in a certain workplace safety program include certain recommendations to reduce injuries that could result from a lack of workplace safety; requiring a health care facility to guarantee that a health care worker who reports a physical assault or threatening behavior under a certain process may elect not to care for the individual who caused the harm or issued the threat; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Cox
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Medical Cannabis - Policy for Administration During School Hours and Events (Connor and Raina's Law) [HB-617]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing a parent or legal guardian of a medical cannabis patient under the age of 18 years to designate not more than two additional adults to be a caregiver, in addition to the parent or legal guardian; specifying that the definition of "caregiver" does not include designated school personnel; authorizing a qualified patient under the age of 18 years to obtain medical cannabis from certain designated school personnel; exempting certain caregivers and school personnel from certain penalties related to the administration of cannabis; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 624 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Firearm Safety Devices [HB-618]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing an exemption under the sales and use tax for the sale of certain firearm safety devices, including a firearm safe, firearm lockbox, trigger and barrel lock, or any other item designed for home firearm safety; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/29/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Specialty Drugs – Definition [HB-652]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Prohibiting the Secretary of Health from considering certain drugs to be specialty drugs for the purposes of providing services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; altering the definition of "specialty drug" for the purpose of excluding prescription drugs prescribed to treat certain conditions from the authority of certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to require certain drugs be obtained through a certain pharmacy and to provide coverage through a managed care system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 614 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Facial Recognition Privacy Protection Act [SB-476]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Human Rights ]
Expressing the sense of the General Assembly that facial recognition technology can present certain risks as well as provide a variety of benefits and that safeguards are necessary to allow the use of the technology in ways that benefit society; establishing certain requirements and certain prohibited actions relating to provision of facial recognition services by certain persons; prohibiting certain governmental units from using facial recognition services under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020