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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
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Education Savings Account Program - Established [SB-418]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing an Education Savings Account program in the State; stating the purpose of the program; establishing the requirements for participation in the program; requiring a certain deposit into the account of certain students; establishing a process for calculating and depositing a certain amount; limiting the use of certain funds to certain educational purposes; establishing the autonomy of a participating private school; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Serafini
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 02/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Transit Administration - Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act) [SB-424]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the Governor to include certain appropriations in the State budget from the Transportation Trust Fund to the Maryland Transit Administration for the operating and capital needs of the Administration in certain fiscal years; requiring that certain capital appropriations to the Administration be in addition to any funds appropriated for the capital planning, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, or construction of the Purple Line; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing Canceled on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Morticians and Funeral Directors - Apprenticeships [SB-439]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Increasing the cap, from 2 to 4 years, that an applicant for a mortician or funeral director license may spend as an apprentice except under certain circumstances; requiring certain applicants and licensed apprentices to submit to the Maryland State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors a certain letter from the Director of the Mortuary Science program in which the applicant is enrolled; requiring the practical experience for an apprentice to include at least 1,000 hours in a funeral establishment under supervision; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 603 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Morticians and Funeral Directors - Apprenticeships [SB-439]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Increasing the cap, from 2 to 4 years, that an applicant for a mortician or funeral director license may spend as an apprentice except under certain circumstances; requiring certain applicants and licensed apprentices to submit to the Maryland State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors a certain letter from the Director of the Mortuary Science program in which the applicant is enrolled; requiring the practical experience for an apprentice to include at least 1,000 hours in a funeral establishment under supervision; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 603 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Pharmacists - Aids for the Cessation of Tobacco Product Use [SB-440]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a pharmacist who meets the requirements of certain regulations to prescribe and dispense aids for the cessation of the use of tobacco products; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, by September 1, 2021, to adopt regulations establishing certain procedures and conditions relating to the prescribing and dispensing of certain aids for the cessation of the use of tobacco products; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Referred Health And Government Operations on 03/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Charles County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism [SB-432]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
Adding Charles County to the list of counties where an existing agricultural building used for agritourism is not considered a change of occupancy that requires a building permit under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Referred Environment And Transportation on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Health - Products Containing a Flame-Retardant Chemical [SB-447]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting a person from importing, selling, or offering for sale any juvenile product, mattress, upholstered furniture, or reupholstered furniture that contains more than 0.1% of flame-retardant chemicals by mass; repealing certain provisions of law regarding the importing, sale, or offering for sale of any child care product containing certain chemicals; establishing certain civil penalties; requiring the Secretary of Health to consider certain factors in determining the amount of a certain penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 555 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Security Features for Connected Devices [SB-443]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the manufacturer of a connected device to equip the device with a certain reasonable security feature; providing that a security feature for a connected device is reasonable if the connected device is equipped with a certain means for authentication; providing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act and is subject to certain enforcement and penalty provisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/09/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Board of Physicians and Allied Health Advisory Committees - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation [SB-395]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Continuing the State Board of Physicians and the related allied health advisory committees by extending to July 1, 2030, the termination provisions relating to statutory and regulatory authority of the State Board of Physicians and the committees; altering the reasons for which a disciplinary panel of the Board is authorized to deny a certain license or refuse to renew or reinstate an applicant's license under certain circumstances; altering the content of a certain annual report by the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 613 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health – Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories in Frederick County [SB-450]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to make available a certain form; requiring certain biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratories in Frederick County to report certain information to the Department on or before October 30 each year; requiring the Department to report certain information related to BSL-3 laboratories to the Maryland Emergency Management Agency and officials in Frederick County and the total number of laboratories to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 263 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact [SB-416]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
Entering into the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact; stating the purpose of the Compact; requiring a state to meet certain requirements to participate in the Compact; requiring certain audiologists and speech-language pathologists to meet certain eligibility requirements to exercise the privilege to practice; requiring member states to recognize the right of an audiologist or a speech-language pathologist to practice via telehealth under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health - Maryland Children's Service Animal Program - Establishment [SB-455]
[Healthcare ]
[Animals ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Maryland Children's Service Animal Program in the Maryland Department of Health to serve the needs of children with a history of trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, or who have been diagnosed with a certain disability and special health care need by teaching them to partner with a service or support dog or to interact with therapy horses; requiring the Department to select at least one nonprofit entity to select Program participants, service or support dogs, or therapy horses, and facilitate training or therapy; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 248 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Firearms Required [SB-459]
[Education ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a Baltimore City school police officer or a school resource officer to carry a firearm while present on the premises of the school to which the officer is assigned.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing Canceled (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/06/2020
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Alaska 31st Legislature
Peace Officer/vpo: Elig., Stdrs., Defin. [HB-224]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
An Act relating to the crime of impersonating a peace officer; relating to the powers of the Alaska Police Standards Council; relating to the definition of 'village police officer'; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/27/2020
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Alaska 31st Legislature
Sex Offender Registry; Notice To Victims [SB-168]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
An Act relating to notice provided to victims regarding petitions for removal from a registry that is published on the Internet; relating to the duration of the duty to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper; relating to petitions for removal from a registry that is published on the Internet; relating to the definitions of 'tier I sex offense,' 'tier II sex offense or child kidnapping,' and 'tier III sex offense or child kidnapping'; amending the definition of 'sex offense'; relating to the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals; establishing
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Sponsored by: Sen.
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/27/2020
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Sex Offender Registry; Notice To Victims [HB-228]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
An Act relating to notice provided to victims regarding petitions for removal from a registry that is published on the Internet; relating to the duration of the duty to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper; relating to petitions for removal from a registry that is published on the Internet; relating to the definitions of 'tier I sex offense,' 'tier II sex offense or child kidnapping,' and 'tier III sex offense or child kidnapping'; amending the definition of 'sex offense'; relating to the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals; establishing
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Sponsored by: Rep.
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/27/2020
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Alaska 31st Legislature
Peace Officer/vpo: Elig., Stdrs., Defin. [SB-164]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
An Act relating to the crime of impersonating a peace officer; relating to the powers of the Alaska Police Standards Council; relating to the definition of 'village police officer'; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/27/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Board of Physicians and Allied Health Advisory Committees - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation [HB-560]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Continuing the State Board of Physicians and the related allied health advisory committees by extending to July 1, 2030, the termination provisions relating to statutory and regulatory authority of the State Board of Physicians and the committees; altering the reasons for which a disciplinary panel of the Board is authorized to deny a certain license or refuse to renew or reinstate an applicant's license under certain circumstances; altering the content of a certain annual report by the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 612 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland Department of Health – Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories in Frederick County [HB-580]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to make available a certain form; requiring certain biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratories in Frederick County to report certain information to the Department on or before October 30 each year; requiring the Department to report the number and location of BSL-3 laboratories to the Maryland Emergency Management Agency and certain officials in Frederick County and the total number of laboratories to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 262 on 05/08/2020