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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Maryland Community Reinvestment Act [HB-392]
[Finance ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to examine and prepare a written evaluation of the record of certain regulated financial institutions in meeting the financial needs of local communities where the institution is chartered; requiring the Commissioner to give a certain regulated financial institution a certain rating based on a certain examination and to prepare a written evaluation; requiring a certain regulated financial institution to prepare a certain improvement plan under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/28/2023
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Environment - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials [HB-284]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Altering the definition of "organics recycling" to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials; establishing a producer responsibility advisory council to provide advice and make recommendations regarding establishing a producer responsibility program for packaging materials and to report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2025; requiring the Office of Recycling in the Department of the Environment to procure a statewide recycling needs assessment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Rereferred To Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Minority Business Enterprise Program - Reporting [HB-245]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to include an attestation that all units required to report are represented in its annual report beginning December 31, 2023; requiring the Office to conduct a certain periodic audit to ensure the accuracy of the attestation; requiring a certain annual report to be submitted to the Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 145 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials [SB-222]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the definition of "organics recycling" to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials in a certain manner; requiring the Department of the Environment to approve a single producer responsibility organization to represent the interests of producers by October 1, 2023; establishing a producer responsibility advisory council to provide advice and make recommendations regarding establishing and implementing a producer responsibility program in the State for packaging materials; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 465 on 05/08/2023
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Income Tax Credits. [HB-513]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishes a telework tax credit for small business employers who allow telework for at least 30% of their employees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Referred To Ecd, Fin, Referral Sheet 2 on 01/27/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Saves Data Sharing Act [SB-189]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Retirement ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing, subject to certain limitations, the disclosure of certain tax information to the Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Board and its authorized contractors for the purpose of administering the Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 338 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Digital Bay Business Diversity Program - Establishment [HB-75]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Digital Bay Business Diversity Program in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to provide grants to nonprofit organizations to establish diverse and effective business incubators; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030; prohibiting an organization from receiving from the Corporation a grant in excess of $250,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/18/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – Small Employers – Special Enrollment Period and Marketing [HB-107]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to open a special enrollment period for individuals who become employed by a small employer that does not offer employer-sponsored health benefit plans and the individuals' dependents; altering the amount of funds required to be appropriated to the Maryland Health Benefit Fund in certain fiscal years; and requiring certain funds to be allocated for marketing and outreach to small employers and nonprofit employers and their employees to facilitate enrollment in health insurance coverage.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/19/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Business Diversity Incubator Program and Fund - Establishment [SB-125]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Business Diversity Incubator Program and Fund in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to provide grants to qualified incubators to establish diverse and effective business incubators; authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 for the Fund in fiscal year 2025; requiring the Corporation to submit an annual report to the General Assembly beginning December 31, 2024, on the number and amount of grants awarded and the names and locations of each grantee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Third Reading Passed (43-0) on 03/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection Act - Floral Wire Services [HB-27]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a floral wire service to disclose to a customer when the customer is buying from a floral wire service and not directly from a local florist; providing that a violation of the Act constitutes an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Griffith
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – Small Employers – Special Enrollment Period and Marketing [SB-59]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to open a special enrollment period for individuals who become employed by a small employer that does not offer employer-sponsored health benefit plans and the individuals' dependents; altering the amount of funds required to be appropriated to the Maryland Health Benefit Fund in certain fiscal years; and requiring certain funds to be allocated for marketing, outreach, and programs to small employers and nonprofit employers and their employees for a certain purpose.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing Canceled on 01/25/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Disclosure of Tax Information – Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Board – Authorization [HB-86]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Retirement ]
Authorizing, subject to certain limitations, the disclosure of a business entity's federal employer identification number, name, physical address, mailing address, contact name, e-mail address, and phone number to the Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Board and its authorized contractors for the purposes of administering the Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 337 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Economic Development – Emergency Relief Program – Established [SB-128]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing an Emergency Relief Program in the Department of Commerce to assist certain small businesses in the State to recover from economic hardships sustained from multiple emergencies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/27/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to immunization policy. [HB-137]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Create a new section in KRS Chapter 164 to allow a student, staff, or faculty member to opt out of a postsecondary school's immunization policy for specific reasons; create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to prohibit a public entity from creating standardized documentation with the purpose of certifying vaccination status; create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to require written notice of vaccination exemptions for a sincerely held religious belief or medical contraindication; establish which health care providers can support a medical exemption;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Savannah Maddox
Introduced In House on 01/06/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to registration of professional employer organizations and declaring an emergency. [HB-10]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Unemployment ]
Amend KRS 336.236 to change the registration period for existing professional employer organizations as of July 14, 2022, to register with the Department of Workers' Claims by July 15, 2024; amend KRS 336.248 to require professional employer organizations to report and pay all unemployment insurance fund contributions using the state employer identification number and contribution rate of the client between the effective date of the Act and December 31, 2024; provide that after January 1, 2025, the professional employer organization shall report
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Sponsored by: Rep. Phillip Pratt
Taken From The Orders Of The Day on 02/07/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to registration of professional employer organizations and declaring an emergency. [SB-10]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Unemployment ]
Amend KRS 336.236 to change the registration period for existing professional employer organizations as of July 14, 2022, to register with the Department of Workers' Claims by July 15, 2024; amend KRS 336.248 to require professional employer organizations to report and pay all unemployment insurance fund contributions using the state employer identification number and contribution rate of the client between the effective date of the Act and December 31, 2024; provide that after January 1, 2025, the professional employer organization shall report
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Wise
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 1) on 01/06/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to family care leave. [HB-15]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
Amend KRS 337.010 to define "family care leave," "family member," "health care provider," "same employer," and "serious health condition"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to prohibit employers from refusing to grant a qualified an employee family care leave; entitle an employee to family care leave for the birth of a child or to take care of a family member and establish parameters.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/03/2023
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US Congress 117th Congress
Strengthening School Security for Students Act [HB-8055]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To require State educational agencies to hire and train school resource officers, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Garcia
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 06/15/2022
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Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022 Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2022 Biosimilar User Fee Amendments of 2022 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development Act of 2022 Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022 VALID Act of 2022 [S.4348]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Murray With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 07/13/2022
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A joint resolution directing the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and report on anticompetitive practices and violations of antitrust law in the beef packing industry. [SJR-47]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Trade ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A joint resolution directing the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and report on anticompetitive practices and violations of antitrust law in the beef packing industry.
Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/19/2022