Studies
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission - Establishment [HB-1206]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[International ]
Establishing the Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission in the Department of Commerce to study and make recommendations regarding bilateral trade relations and investment opportunities between Maryland and Ireland; and requiring the Commission by December 1 2025, to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 409 on 05/09/2024
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Baltimore County - Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Stop Signs - Pilot Program [HB-1278]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing a light-emitting diode (LED) stop sign pilot program for certain intersections in Baltimore County to be implemented by the State Highway Administration in conjunction with Baltimore County; and requiring the Administration to report to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2025 on the impact of LED stop signs and recommendations on the installation of LED stop signs at intersections throughout Baltimore County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Polyvinyl Chloride and Chlorinated Polyvinyl Water Piping - Prohibition [HB-1241]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Construction ]
Prohibiting a person from using certain polyvinyl chloride or chlorinated polyvinyl chloride piping in the installation, repair, or replacement of a water pipe or plumbing intended to dispense water for human consumption beginning January 1, 2025; and establishing the Water Pipe Safety Workgroup.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ruth
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Common Ownership Communities - Reserve Studies - Alterations [HB-1262]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Exempting the governing bodies of common ownership communities that are not established in Prince George's County or Montgomery County and have six or fewer units or lots from reserve study requirements; and extending the deadline, from 3 to 5 fiscal years, following an initial reserve study that the governing body common ownership community has to attain a certain recommended annual reserve funding level.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Interstate Highways – Interstate Speed Monitoring Systems [HB-1186]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to install and use at least one interstate speed monitoring system on each interstate highway; establishing procedures for implementing and using an interstate speed monitoring system; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with the State Highway Administration to develop a training program on the oversight and administration of an interstate speed monitoring program, including a curriculum of best practices in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Gaming - Study on Video Lottery Terminals at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport [HB-1252]
[Gaming ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Economic Development ]
[Tourism ]
Requiring the Maryland Aviation Administration, in consultation with the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission, to conduct a study on the feasibility of granting a video lottery operation license for a video lottery facility at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; and requiring the Administration, on or before October 1, 2024, to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Hearing 3/26 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commission on Access to High-Quality Early Childhood Education and Child Care for Children Three Years Old and Younger [HB-1261]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Commission on Access to High-Quality Early Childhood Education and Child Care for Children Three Years Old and Younger to study implementing universal access to high-quality early childhood education and child care for children 3 years old and younger; and requiring the Commission, on or before October 1, 2025, to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Reserve Funding Assistance Program - Establishment [HB-1187]
[Housing ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disabilities ]
[Property Tax ]
Establishing the Reserve Funding Assistance Program to provide funds to residents of common ownership communities in order to assist with the payment of increased assessments as a result of certain reserve studies; authorizing a resident to apply for the Program who is at least 62 years old, has a certain disability, or is unable to work due to an injury or medical condition; and requiring the Governor for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, to include an appropriation of $10,000,000 in the annual budget bill.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Telephone Solicitation - Exemptions and Remedies [HB-1228]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Telecommunications ]
Establishing that certain provisions of law that prohibit a person from making or causing to make a certain telephone solicitation that involves using a certain automated system or playing a recorded message do not apply to a noncommercial telephone solicitation for public opinion research; authorizing a certain called party who is aggrieved by a person who violates certain provisions of law to bring an action to enjoin further violations and to recover certain damages; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 214 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Retirement Agency - Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Governance Program [HB-1212]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Establishing that the Executive Director of the State Retirement Agency shall employ a Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of the State Retirement Agency; requiring the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to identify and minimize barriers to ensure access and opportunities to underrepresented groups; requiring the Executive Director to terminate the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 495 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Department of Education - Task Force to Study the Maryland Online Special Education System [HB-1237]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Maryland Online Special Education System; requiring the Task Force to consider the effectiveness, functionality and usability of the Maryland Online Individualized Education Program and the Maryland Online Individualized Family Service Plan and make recommendations to maintain and upgrade the system or to replace it with another platform; and requiring the Task Force to report its recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Tolls - Collection and Use (Maryland Toll Rate Reform Act of 2024) [HB-1070]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to transfer $75,000,000 annually, beginning July 1, 2025, to the Transportation Trust Fund and to continue to make the transfer until the Authority has transferred total cumulative payments in the amount of $750,000,000; increasing a certain Authority revenue bond cap from $3,000,000,000 to $3,750,000,000; and authorizing the Authority to offer toll discounts to daily commuters and Maryland E-ZPass account holders under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/04/2024
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities - Study [HB-1043]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Disabilities ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Insurance Administration jointly to conduct a study of Maryland Medical Assistance Program and commercial health insurance coverage to measure the number and percentage of individuals who have been denied health coverage for the treatment of an intellectual disability from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025, both inclusive; and requiring the Department and the Administration to jointly report their findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Use and Possession of De Minimis Quantities of Controlled Dangerous Substances [HB-1057]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Use and Possession of De Minimis Quantities of Controlled Dangerous Substances; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ruth
First Reading Judiciary on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maternal Health – Assessments, Referrals, and Reporting (Maryland Maternal Health Act of 2024) [HB-1051]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing requirements on local health departments and certain health care providers and facilities regarding maternal health, including requirements regarding prenatal risk assessment forms and postpartum infant and maternal referral forms; requiring hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to participate in the Severe Maternal Morbidity Surveillance Program to identify risk factors and causes of Severe Maternal Morbidity; requiring the Program to report its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 799 on 05/16/2024
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State Board of Pharmacy - Prohibition on Discrimination Against 340B Drug Distribution [HB-1056]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a 340B manufacturer from taking certain direct or indirect actions to limit or restrict the acquisition or delivery of a 340B drug; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the Consumer Protection Act; and requiring the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board to conduct a study of the 340B Program and report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by July 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 962 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Workgroup for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing - Established [HB-1069]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Workgroup for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing to study and make recommendations regarding certain services, programs, advocacy, outreach efforts, and other items to improve the quality of life of individuals who are deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 443 on 05/09/2024
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Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits - Sunset Repeal and Modification of Reporting Requirements [HB-1074]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Altering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to compliance with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act; altering requirements for certain analyses of nonquantitative treatment limitations required of health insurance carriers; establishing certain remedies the Commissioner may use to enforce compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and related reporting requirements; repealing the requirement that a certain form be used for the reporting requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 234 on 04/25/2024
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Housing and Community Development - Study on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter Licensing Program [SB-1107]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Study on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter Licensing Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Study to review current habitability and admissions standards of homeless shelters in the State; and requiring the Study, by July 1, 2025, to report to the Assistant Secretary of the Homeless Solutions Division of the Department and certain committees of the General Assembly on its recommendations for a plan to establish a program to license homeless shelters in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 152 on 04/25/2024
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Algorithmic Addiction Fund - Establishment [HB-1119]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing the Algorithmic Addiction Fund; providing that the Fund includes all revenue received by the State from a judgment against, or settlement with, technology conglomerates, technology companies, social media conglomerates, or social media companies relating to claims made by the State; requiring the Secretary of Health to develop certain goals, objectives and indicators relating to algorithmic addiction treatment and prevention efforts; requiring the Secretary to establish a certain grant program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 02/27/2024