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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs [HB-576]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish the program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation in assisted outpatient treatment proceedings; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 703 on 05/16/2024
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Motor Vehicles - Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Revisions (Maryland Road Worker Protection Act of 2024) [HB-513]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
Altering the distribution of revenue from civil fines collected through the use of work zone speed control systems; altering the highways on which a work zone speed control system may be used; clarifying that a system operator does not need to be present when a work zone speed control system is in use; altering the maximum penalty for a civil citation issued as a result of an image from a work zone speed control system; requiring the State Highway Administration to make a certain report; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 17 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Safety - Fire Dampers, Smoke Dampers, Combination Fire Smoke Dampers, and Smoke Control Systems [HB-502]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing requirements for the installation, inspection, and testing of fire dampers, smoke dampers, combination fire smoke dampers, and smoke control systems; requiring the State Fire Prevention Commission to adopt certain regulations relating to the technical specifications for the installation of and the timing and technical specifications for the inspection and testing of fire dampers, smoke dampers, combination fire smoke dampers, and smoke control systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Task Force on Educator Housing [HB-535]
[Housing ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Maryland Task Force on Educator Housing to evaluate and make recommendations on options for addressing the lack of access to attainable housing for educators in the State and to evaluate the correlation between the lack of access to attainable housing and educator shortages in the State; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Employees - Four-Day Workweek - Implementation [HB-559]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring, on or before October 1, 2025, the Department of Budget and Management to identify units of State government or functions of State government for which a transition to a 4-day workweek is feasible for 60% of State employees; requiring the Department to implement a 4-day workweek for certain State employees by October 1, 2027; and prohibiting State employees who transition to a 4-day workweek from, as a direct result of the transition, having work hours reduced to less than 36 hours per week or having a reduction in pay or benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Elections – Ranked–Choice Voting – Contests for Presidential Nomination in 2028 [SB-493]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Education ]
Requiring that, in the 2028 statewide primary election, each contest for the nomination by a political party of a candidate for the office of President of the United States be conducted using ranked-choice voting; and requiring the State Board of Elections to develop and pay the cost of a certain voter education campaign and conduct and pay the cost of a survey of voters after the primary election to gauge the satisfaction of the voters with ranked-choice voting.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 02/28/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024) [HB-581]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each principal department and independent unit to create a catalog of information relating to permits, licenses, and certificates issued by the department or independent unit and to submit the catalog to the Governor on or before October 1, 2024; requiring each department and independent unit to post certain completed information relating to permits, licenses, and certificates on the website of each department or independent unit by October 1, 2025; and establishing the Government Efficiency Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 412 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act of 2024 [HB-516]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Taxes ]
Establishing the Climate Crisis Initiative in the Department of the Environment to provide for the assessment of greenhouse gas pollution fees, the provision of certain benefits to households and employers, and the funding of certain climate-related activities; providing for the collection and use of certain greenhouse gas pollution fees; establishing the Household and Employer Benefit Fund and the Climate Crisis Infrastructure Fund as special, nonlapsing funds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/02/2024
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Correctional Services – Maryland Correctional Enterprises Management Council – Report [SB-486]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Correctional Enterprises Management Council to research and review certain information relating to goods and services provided by Maryland Correctional Enterprises and report to the General Assembly on or before July 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Hearing Canceled on 03/28/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Grant Applications and Reporting - Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council - Alterations [SB-459]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the composition of the Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council by removing the Director of the Governor's Grants Office or the Director's designee and adding the Comptroller or the Comptroller's designee; requiring the Council to study and make recommendations to the Department of Budget and Management regarding the creation of a State Grants Ombudsperson; altering certain reporting requirements; and extending the termination date of the Council to June 30, 2029.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 29 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health - State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life - Renaming [HB-461]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Renaming the State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life to be the State Advisory Council on Serious Illness Care.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 915 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs [SB-453]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program; requiring the Maryland Department of Health, on or before July 1, 2026, to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish a program; and requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation in assisted outpatient treatment proceedings.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 704 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland Emergency Management Agency, Department of Transportation, and Department of the Environment - Flood Mitigation Comprehensive Study - Montgomery County and Prince George's County [HB-466]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of the Environment to study flooding in Montgomery County and Prince George's County; requiring the study to include an analysis of historic flooding, an evaluation of existing and potential flood prevention and control measures, an examination of associated environmental issues, and the development of recommendations; and requiring a certain report be submitted by October 15, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Fennell
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/22/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commission to Study African American Civil War Soldiers in Maryland [SB-448]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Commission to Study African American Civil War Soldiers in Maryland to study the history of the African American soldiers who fought for the Union Army in Maryland and to make findings and recommendations regarding the funding, design, construction, and location of an appropriate memorial dedicated to the African American Civil War soldiers; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 434 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Revisions (Maryland Road Worker Protection Act of 2024) [SB-479]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
Altering the distribution of revenue from civil fines collected through the use of work zone speed control systems to include certain distributions for highway and work zone safety purposes; clarifying that a work zone speed control system may be manned or unmanned and a system operator does not need to be present when a work zone speed control system is in use; altering the maximum penalty for a civil citation issued as a result of a recorded image produced by a work zone speed control system; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health - 2-1-1 Maryland - Oversight [SB-445]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Defining the term "Health and Human Services Referral System" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the System to mean a certain coordinated system for health and human service resources that is accessible to State residents, rather than a certain telephone service; repealing the requirement that the Maryland Department of Health evaluate the performance of certain call centers and make certain recommendations regarding the quality of service provided by call centers and corrective action to be taken by a call center; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024) [SB-472]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring each principal department and independent unit to create a catalog of information relating to permits, licenses, and certificates issued by the department or independent unit and submit the catalog to the Governor on or before October 1, 2024; requiring each principal department and independent unit to post a completed update of information relating to permits, licenses, and certificates on the website of the department or independent unit on or before October 1, 2025; and establishing the Government Efficiency Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 413 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Synthetic Turf - Disclosure and Study [HB-457]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Science ]
Requiring a producer or seller of synthetic turf to disclose to a customer typical maintenance practices and costs for removing, replacing, and disposing of synthetic turf; and requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with representatives of the industry, local environmental and community stakeholders, and synthetic turf producers, retailers, and users, to conduct a study on the synthetic turf industry in the State and report its findings to certain committees of the General Assembly by July 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 567 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) [SB-482]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Governor's Office for Children and the Special Secretary of the Governor's Office for Children as the head of the Office; requiring the Special Secretary to chair the Children's Cabinet; requiring the Office to staff the Children's Cabinet; requiring the Children's Cabinet to meet not less than four times each year; requiring the Accountability and Implementation Board, in consultation with certain departments, to submit a certain recommendation to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 408 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) [SB-443]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense medication for aid in dying only to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2024