State Government - General Assembly
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
General Assembly - Lactation Room - Required [HB-571]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the General Assembly to maintain on its premises a private lactation room that may be used by General Assembly members, General Assembly employees, and members of the public to nurse and express breast milk; and requiring that the lactation room include certain items.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations; Withdrawn on 02/20/2018
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Office of Legislative Audits - Audits of the Baltimore City Police Department [HB-561]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the Office of Legislative Audits to conduct an audit of the Baltimore City Police Department to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the financial management practices of the Department beginning July 1, 2019, and at least once every 6 years thereafter; and requiring the Office of Legislative Audits to provide certain information to the Baltimore City Police Department.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie L. McIntosh
Third Reading Passed (137-1) on 03/19/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics - Confidentiality of Activities - Repeal [HB-48]
[Ethics ]
Providing that certain provisions of law relating to the authority of public bodies to meet in closed session do not apply to the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics; providing that the requirement that an advisory body delete certain information before an advisory opinion can be made public does not apply to the Joint Committee; repealing certain provisions of law requiring that certain matters before the Joint Committee remain confidential except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Cluster
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/19/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
General Assembly and Congressional Legislative Redistricting and Apportionment Commission [HB-356]
[Elections ]
Prohibiting multimember delegate districts; creating the General Assembly and Congressional Legislative Redistricting and Apportionment Commission; requiring the Commission to divide the State to create certain General Assembly legislative districts and congressional districts; establishing exclusive and original jurisdiction for the Court of Appeals to establish legislative districts and congressional districts under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/29/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Transparency Act of 2018 [HB-352]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the General Assembly to make available to the public live and archived video streaming of each meeting of the Senate of Maryland, the House of Delegates of Maryland, and a standing committee of the General Assembly, including any hearings or voting sessions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/29/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Commonsense Spending Act of 2018 [HB-348]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Providing that, beginning in fiscal year 2020, any appropriation that increases by operation of law is required to have its mandated level of spending increased by the lesser of the amount of the existing formula calculation or 1% less than the amount of General Fund revenue growth in a certain report submitted by the Board of Revenue Estimates; providing that the General Assembly may not enact certain legislation that creates a certain mandated level of funding except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 03/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Government Accountability Act of 2018 [HB-347]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Limiting to two the number of consecutive terms as either a Senator or a Delegate to which a person may be elected; specifying how service for a certain partial term shall be considered for purposes of the term limit; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/29/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office [HB-307]
[Elections ]
Requiring an individual appointed by the Governor to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate or Senator in the General Assembly to serve for the remainder of the term if the vacancy occurs after a certain date; requiring that a special election be held at the same time as a certain regular statewide election to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate or Senator in the General Assembly if the vacancy occurs on or before a certain date; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil C Parrott
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2018
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General Assembly – Prefiled Bills – Deadlines [HB-244]
Altering the date from November 15 to November 1 by which a member of the General Assembly may request the Department of Legislative Services to prepare a bill for prefile at a regular session under certain circumstances; and altering the date from the second Friday after Thanksgiving to the preceding November 20 by which a member may direct the Department to prefile a bill under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 71 on 04/10/2018
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State Government – Discrimination and Harassment [HB-1342]
[Ethics ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Altering the training course that the State Ethics Commission is required to provide for regulated lobbyists and prospective regulated lobbyists; prohibiting a certain State official from unlawfully harassing or discriminating against certain individuals; requiring the Joint Ethics Committee to provide a copy of a certain complaint and notice to the Human Resources Manager of the Department of Legislative Services; requiring the Legislative Policy Committee to update a certain antiharassment policy and include a certain provision; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 525 on 05/08/2018
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General Assembly - Establishment of House Districts (Maryland Fair Representation Act) [HB-1328]
[Elections ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to alter the provisions relating to the establishment of legislative districts for the purpose of electing members of the House of Delegates to require that all delegate districts consist of either three single-member districts or one three-member district; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/29/2018
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State Government - Consumer Price Index - Revised Statutory References [SB-94]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering a certain Consumer Price Index used for calculating the target per pupil foundation amount and the student transportation amount for education; and altering certain references to the Consumer Price Index for the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area in the Annotated Code to refer to the Consumer Price Index for the Washington Metropolitan Area.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 5 on 03/27/2019
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Workplace Harassment - Prohibitions, Liability, and Enforcement [SB-872]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
Prohibiting certain individuals granted special access to the State legislative complex from unlawfully harassing or discriminating against certain individuals; requiring the Department of General Services, if requested by a certain individual, to revoke access granted to a person who violates certain provisions of the Act or a regulated lobbyist who violates a certain provision of law; altering the definition of "employee" for the purposes of certain laws governing discrimination in employment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 3/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2019
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Joint Committee on Gaming Oversight – Local Government Use of Casino Revenue and Problem Gambling Fund – Report [SB-808]
[Gaming ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Joint Committee on Gaming Oversight to study the development and implementation of certain multiyear plans and the use of the Problem Gambling Fund; requiring the Committee to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2019
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State Government - Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability and Maryland Program Evaluation Act [SB-640]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability in the Department of Legislative Services; requiring the Office to conduct certain performance evaluations of certain units of State government; renaming the Joint Audit Committee as the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee with an expanded role in reviewing evaluations conducted by the Office; requiring the Office to conduct certain investigations under certain circumstances; altering the manner in which certain governmental units are evaluated; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 511 on 05/13/2019
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Correctional Services - State Legislators - Access to Correctional Facilities [SB-618]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that a member of the General Assembly shall be allowed access to any State correctional facility or local correctional facility without providing advance notice.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Hearing 2/21 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Workforce Development [SB-616]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
Creating a Joint Committee on Workforce Development; specifying the membership of the Committee; providing that members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the appointing officer; providing for the appointment of cochairs of the Committee; establishing the powers and duties of the Committee; and requiring the Committee to submit a certain report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31 each year.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/11/2019
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Annual Corrective Bill [SB-580]
Correcting certain errors or omissions in certain articles of the Annotated Code and in certain uncodified laws; clarifying language; correcting certain obsolete references; reorganizing certain sections of the Annotated Code; ratifying certain corrections made by the publishers of the Annotated Code; providing that the Act is not intended to affect any law other than to correct technical errors; providing for the correction of certain errors and obsolete provisions by the publishers of the Annotated Code; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 8 on 03/27/2019
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Annual Curative Bill [SB-579]
Generally curing previous Acts of the General Assembly with possible title defects.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 7 on 03/27/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Government - Legislative and Executive Branches - Workplace Bullying [SB-556]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each manager and supervisor in the Legislative and Executive branches of State government to immediately report to the appointing authority or head of the principal unit certain incidents of workplace bullying; providing that it is the intent of the State to educate all employees about bullying, ensure that bullying is not tolerated, and deal appropriately with bullying in the workplace; requiring certain human resources departments to collect and share data on complaints and reports; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/11/2019