Studies
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public-Private Partnership (P3) Oversight and Accountability Act [HB-956]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Public-Private Partnership Oversight Review Board to review public-private partnership presolicitation reports and make certain recommendations; requiring a certain reporting agency to include in presolicitation reports for public-private partnerships with a total value that exceeds $500,000,000 presolicitation reports of certain contracts; requiring a reporting agency to submit a separate presolicitation report for each phase of a project that will develop in phases; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/09/2024
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Deep Creek Lake - Lower Lake Levels - Requirement and Impact Study [HB-910]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Water and Science Administration in the Department of the Environment to require Brookfield Power Piney & Deep Creek LLC to lower the level of Deep Creek Lake for at least 4 weeks between November 30 and February 28; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to conduct a certain study while the lake level is lowered to determine the impact of the lower levels on the spread of invasive plants and accumulated sediment deposits; requiring certain units of the State to consider the reports when taking certain actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Hinebaugh
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Department of Education - Study on Transfer and Awarding of Advanced Placement Course Credits and Military Students [HB-923]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with county boards of education and county superintendents of schools, to conduct a study on the transfer and awarding of credits by local school systems to in the State for successful completion of an AP course by a military student while enrolled in a high school in another state; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations on or before July 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Griffith
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established [HB-903]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring certain information to be provided to the parents of a child with a disability under certain circumstances; establishing the Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program; establishing the Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Fund beginning in fiscal year 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 171 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Nuclear Energy Development Task Force [SB-805]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
Establishing the Nuclear Energy Development Task Force to study and make recommendations on the deployment of nuclear power generation resources and other related technologies in the State and the establishment of a permanent nuclear energy commission in the State; and requiring the Task Force to report by December 30, 2025, on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Board of Nursing - Technology Upgrade Study [HB-863]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to study options for upgrading the licensing and telephone systems used by the State Board of Nursing and submit to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee an action plan on or before October 1, 2024, regarding the acquisition of a new electronic licensing system and telephone system and the staffing of the telephone system, and a report on or before March 1, 2025, on the status of the acquisition of the new systems.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tiffany Alston
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Labor - Unemployment Insurance - Study on Actively Seeking Work Requirements [SB-846]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, on or before December 1, 2024, to conduct a study on the actively seeking work requirement of the unemployment insurance system in the State and other states to evaluate the effects of ghosting on actively seeking work requirements and report on the study to the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 284 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence - Policies and Procedures (Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024) [SB-818]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Science ]
[Ethics ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each unit of State government to conduct certain inventories and a certain assessment on or before certain dates; prohibiting the Department of Information Technology from making certain information publicly available under certain circumstances; requiring the Department, in consultation with a certain subcabinet, to adopt certain policies and procedures concerning the development, procurement, deployment, use, and assessment of systems that employ artificial intelligence by units of State government; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 496 on 05/09/2024
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Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Organization Task Force [HB-897]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Organization Task Force to study and make recommendations concerning the membership, purpose, and function of an organization to govern the renovation, revitalization, financing, and ongoing maintenance and management of the Baltimore Convention site and certain surrounding areas; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Mayor of Baltimore City, the Governor, and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Motion Special Order Until Later Today (senator Hayes) Adopted on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Insurance Administration - Professional Employer Organizations - Study [SB-821]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to study professional employer organizations in the State to review certain regulations, history, health plans, requirements, and regulatory structures in other states and to address any potential impacts of proposed statutory changes in the State relating to the offering of health coverage by professional employer organizations on the small group market in the State; and requiring the Administration to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 797 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland Department of Health - Health Commissions and Maryland Insurance Administration - Study [HB-887]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to contract with an independent consultant to conduct a certain study of the Health Services Cost Review Commission, the Maryland Health Care Commission, the Maryland Insurance Administration, and the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission; and requiring the Department to submit a report on the results of the study to the Governor, the Senate Finance Committee, and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on or before January 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 795 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Northwest Baltimore County Sports Tourism Facility – Feasibility Study [SB-804]
[Sports ]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Recreation ]
Requiring the Maryland Stadium Authority to conduct a certain feasibility study for developing, establishing, and operating a sports tourism facility at Reisterstown Regional Park in northwest Baltimore County; requiring the Authority to consult with certain governments, stakeholders and entities in conducting the study; and requiring the Authority to submit a final report of its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 615 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Task Force on Access to Pharmacy Services and the Impact of Telepharmacy in Maryland [SB-786]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Task Force on Access to Pharmacy Services and the Impact of Telepharmacy in Maryland to analyze access to pharmacy services and identify barriers to pharmacy services and telepharmacy; and requiring the Task Force to submit an interim report by May 1, 2025, and a final report by December 1, 2025, of its findings and recommendations on methods to increase access to pharmacy services and the use of telepharmacy in the State to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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State Board of Social Work Examiners – Continuing Education Programs – Approval of Authorized Sponsors [SB-794]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State Board of Social Work Examiners to establish a process to review and approve a person seeking to become an authorized sponsor of social work continuing education programs, subject to a requirement that at least one pathway for approval does not require an applicant to have the approval of a national or regional organization.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Domestic Terrorism Response [SB-755]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
Establishing the Office of Domestic Terrorism Response within the Maryland Department of Emergency Management for the purpose of implementing measures to prepare for, prevent, and recover from domestic terrorism and hate crimes; requiring the Maryland Task Force on Preventing and Countering Domestic Terrorism to serve in an advisory role for the Office; and requiring the Department to report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly on the Office's activities, proposed legislation, and required resources.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions [SB-791]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Altering and establishing requirements and prohibitions related to health insurance utilization review; altering requirements related to internal grievance procedures and adverse decision procedures; altering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to adverse decisions; and establishing requirements on health insurance carriers and health care providers relating to the provision of patient benefit information.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 848 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Transparency in Tax Incentives [SB-733]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Property Tax ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Transparency in Tax Incentives to study and recommend a uniform process for evaluating tax increment financing, payments in lieu of taxes, the Enterprise Zone property tax credit, and the Brownfields Revitalization Incentive Program; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations on or before July 1, 2025, to the Governor, the General Assembly, and certain local governments.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Referred Ways And Means on 03/19/2024
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Natural Resources – Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Surveys [HB-807]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
Altering the definition of "aerial survey" for purposes of surveying submerged aquatic vegetation to include other surveys that encompass certain geographic areas and use certain methodologies; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to study and report to the General Assembly on the implications and feasibility of using alternative methods other than an aerial survey to delineate SAV protection zones on or before December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 512 on 05/09/2024
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State-Owned Nursing Homes - Deficiencies, Citations, and Fines - Reporting Requirements [SB-712]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the department charged with oversight of a State-owned nursing home operated by a contractor, instead of the contractor, to provide notice of certain deficiencies and enforcement actions to the Governor, certain members of the General Assembly, and the local governing body of the county in which the nursing home is located; and requiring the department charged with oversight to provide certain information within 30 days after the contractor's final acceptance of a plan of correction or completion of an informal dispute resolution.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 860 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland Insurance Administration – Professional Employer Organizations – Study [HB-827]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to study professional employer organizations in the State to review certain regulations, histories, health plans, requirements, and regulatory structures in other states and to address any potential impacts of proposed statutory changes in the State relating to the offering of health coverage by professional employer organizations on the small group market in the State; and requiring the Administration to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 796 on 05/16/2024