Salaries And Compensation
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health and Taxation - Digital Social Media Services and the Mental Health Care Fund for Children and Youth [HB-1372]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Mental Health Care Fund for Children and Youth as to support improved access to mental health care services to children and youth in the State; imposing a tax on certain annual revenues derived from certain digital social media services in the State; providing for the calculation and collection of the tax; requiring the Comptroller to distribute revenue from the tax in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ashanti Martinez
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Emergency Services - Funding [HB-1439]
[Funding ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Taxes ]
Increasing the motor vehicle registration emergency medical system surcharge for certain motor vehicles; providing for the distribution of revenues derived from the surcharge; altering certain provisions of law related to the Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund; increasing the fines for certain violations related to driving while impaired; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2026, to include an annual appropriation to the Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund of at least $16,500,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 718 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation [HB-1319]
[Gaming ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming operations in the State; authorizing the Governor, on recommendation of the Commission, to enter into certain multijurisdictional Internet gaming agreements; providing that certain payments to certain former video lottery employees may not be subtracted from the calculation of a certain benefit; submitting the Act to a referendum; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 3/26 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Program [HB-1405]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and offer an apprenticeship program in skilled trades for incarcerated individuals; establishing the purpose of the program is to assist incarcerated individuals to develop marketable job skills and to earn money that can be used once the individual is released from incarceration; authorizing the Department to pay all or part of an incarcerated individuals wages to a spouse, child or other dependent in need of financial support; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2024
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Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024 [HB-1438]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for State efforts to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund to support efforts to mitigate climate change; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
First Reading Economic Matters And Environment And Transportation on 02/09/2024
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Renewable Energy - Net Energy Metering Aggregation, Solar Renewable Energy Credits, and Taxes on Solar Energy Generating Systems (Brighter Tomorrow Act) [HB-1435]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
Altering the maximum generating capacity authorized for certain net metered generating facilities; authorizing an eligible customer-generator participating in certain meter aggregation to receive excess generation from more than one generating system; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program; providing that solar energy generating systems that receive a certain certification by the Commission are eligible to receive additional solar renewable energy credits; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Homestead Property Tax Credit - Calculation of Credit Percentage - Social Security Benefits [HB-1348]
[Property Tax ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
Altering the calculation of the homestead property tax credit percentage if more than 50% of a homeowner's household income is composed of Social Security benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Montgomery County – State’s Attorney’s Office Personnel – Application of County Personnel Laws and Collective Bargaining MC 12–24 [HB-1402]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the right of certain employees of the Office of the State's Attorney in Montgomery County to organize and collectively bargain in accordance with certain personnel law governing county employees; establishing that employees of the Office of the State's Attorney are subject to the county merit system law and personnel regulations; establishing certain requirements related to collective bargaining for employees of the Office; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 968 on 05/16/2024
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Information Technology - Modernization of Information Technology Projects [HB-1188]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the duties of the Secretary of Information Technology related to modernization of information technology systems; renaming the Major Information Technology Development Fund to be the Information Technology Investment Fund; requiring a certain amount of the Fund to be set aside for certain projects each fiscal year; requiring the Board of Public Works to expedite the placement on an agenda and approval of certain contracts; and altering the name, duties, and membership of the Modernize Maryland Oversight Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Rereferred To Education, Energy, And The Environment And Budget And Taxation on 04/08/2024
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Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval and Institutional Mission Statements - Requirements [HB-1244]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, and the Maryland Higher Education Commission to each have a certain staff member who performs certain duties related to defining, identifying, and compiling data regarding the workforce needs in the State; requiring the Commission to establish a Program Review Process Advisory Council; authorizing the Commission or an institution of higher education to file an objection to implementation of a proposed online program under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 963 on 05/16/2024
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Labor and Employment - Automated Employment Decision Tools - Prohibition [HB-1255]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibiting, subject to a certain exception, an employer from using an automated employment decision tool to make certain employment decisions; and requiring an employer, under certain circumstances, to notify an applicant for employment of the employer's use of an automated employment decision tool within 30 days after the use; and providing certain penalties per violation for an employer that violates the notification requirement of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Sandra Bartlett
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Baltimore County - Sheriff - Salary [HB-1213]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the annual salary of the Sheriff of Baltimore County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl E. Pasteur
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 991 on 05/16/2024
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Employees' and Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees [HB-1211]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Education ]
Repealing a certain exemption from certain reemployed retiree earnings offsets for certain retirees of the Employees' and Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems; repealing certain requirements that certain participating employers pay certain offsets under certain circumstances; establishing an exemption from a reemployed retiree earnings offset for retirees of the Teachers' Pension System who are reemployed by certain employers if the retiree's salary is funded from certain sources; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 66 on 04/09/2024
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Economic Development Tax Credit Programs - Qualified Position and Qualified Employee - Definitions [HB-1204]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definition of "qualified position" for purposes of eligibility for and the calculation of benefits under the One Maryland and More Jobs for Marylanders economic development programs; altering the definition of "qualified employee" for purposes of eligibility for and calculation of the credit against the income tax for certain business entities located in an enterprise zone; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Predictable Scheduling Act [HB-1226]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing certain requirements on food service establishments, hospitality establishments, and retail establishments regarding work schedules for employees, including requirements related to the provision of work schedules to employees, notifications regarding changes to the schedules, and payment of wages to employees whose work schedules are changed by the employer; authorizing certain employees to request an adjustment in a work schedule before beginning a shift; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/16/2024
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Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact [HB-1191]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Repealing certain provisions of law relating to the Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel; providing that certain provisions of law regarding the issuance of an initial teaching certificate do not apply to certain teachers under certain circumstances; entering into the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact for the purpose of authorizing regulated teachers who hold multistate licenses to teach in each member state; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bernice Mireku-North
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Real Estate Brokers - Brokerage Agreements - Requirements [HB-1239]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring certain items to be included in a brokerage agreement between a real estate broker and a seller or lessor or a buyer or lessee.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Boafo
Referred Rules on 04/05/2024
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Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights Training and Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans (Safe Staffing Act of 2024) [HB-1194]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring certain hospitals licensed in the State to establish a clinical staffing committee by January 1, 2025; requiring each clinical staffing committee to develop a clinical staffing plan by July 1, 2025; requiring that an administrator of a hospital, under certain circumstances, provide certain training regarding the patient's bill of rights either through training provided by staff members or by contracting with a third party.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Third Reading Passed (101-36) on 03/18/2024
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Amendments Convention Called Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution - Delegation to the Convention [HB-1202]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the General Assembly to appoint a delegation to an amendments convention called under Article V of the U.S. Constitution and an advisory committee under certain circumstances and in accordance with certain requirements; providing for the membership of the delegation; providing for the qualifications, oath, compensation, and duties of a commissioner to the delegation; establishing the operations of the delegation and the advisory committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/29/2024
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Carroll County – Sheriff – Salary [HB-1060]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing the annual salary of the Sheriff of Carroll County to $191,078.10 beginning in 2026 and $212,309 beginning in 2027.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 988 on 05/16/2024