Election Administration – State Administrator, Local Boards, and Election Directors [HB-459]
[Elections ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to evaluate the performance of the State Administrator of Elections; requiring the State Administrator to provide a performance evaluation of the election director of each local board of elections to the local board; requiring each local board to confer with the State Administrator in appointing an election director, maintain a warehouse, and provide for early voting center expenses; requiring, rather than authorizing, election directors to take certain actions; etc.
HB-459: Election Administration – State Administrator, Local Boards, and Election Directors
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Jones
Third Reading Passed (138-0) on 04/08/2024
Corporations and Associations - Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese of Washington [SB-429]
[Religion ]
Repealing uncodified provisions of law relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese of Washington, commonly known as the "Vestry Act"; and providing for the governance of religious corporations in union with the Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese of Washington.
SB-429: Corporations and Associations - Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese of Washington
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 862 on 05/16/2024
Public Schools - Active Shooter Safety Drills or Trainings - Requirements [SB-432]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to collaborate with an institution of higher education or a designated federal or national research entity to study the effectiveness and impact of active shooter safety drills or trainings by researching and analyzing data collected by local school systems; requiring the Center to identify best practices for active shooter safety drills or trainings on or before October 1, 2024; requiring local school systems to provide parents with the annual active shooter safety drill schedule; etc.
SB-432: Public Schools - Active Shooter Safety Drills or Trainings - Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Third Reading Passed (43-0) on 04/02/2024
End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) [HB-403]
[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.
HB-403: End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/02/2024
Public Schools - Active Shooter Safety Drills or Trainings - Requirements [HB-416]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to collaborate with an institution of higher education or a designated federal or national research entity to study the effectiveness and impact of active shooter safety drills or trainings by researching and analyzing data collected by local school systems; requiring the Center to identify best practices for active shooter safety drills or trainings on or before October 1, 2024; requiring local school systems to provide parents with the annual schedule of active shooter safety drills; etc.
HB-416: Public Schools - Active Shooter Safety Drills or Trainings - Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 182 on 04/25/2024
Election Administration - State Administrator, Local Boards, and Election Directors [SB-417]
[Elections ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to evaluate the performance of the State Administrator of Elections; requiring the State Administrator to provide a performance evaluation of the election director of each local board of elections to the local board; requiring each local board to confer with the State Administrator in appointing an election director, maintain a warehouse, and provide for early voting center expenses; requiring, rather than authorizing, election directors to take certain actions; etc.
SB-417: Election Administration - State Administrator, Local Boards, and Election Directors
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 579 on 05/09/2024
Grant Applications and Reporting - Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council - Alterations [HB-418]
[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 by July 1, 2025; altering certain reporting requirements; and extending the termination date of the Council to June 30, 2029.
HB-418: Grant Applications and Reporting - Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 28 on 04/09/2024
Maryland Department of Health - 2-1-1 Maryland - Oversight [HB-353]
[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; etc.
HB-353: Maryland Department of Health - 2-1-1 Maryland - Oversight
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 840 on 05/16/2024
Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program and Advisory Committee - Establishment [HB-354]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program in the Maryland Higher Education Commission to support certain students in licensed practical nursing education programs, alleviate the shortage of nursing professionals by increasing graduation and licensure rates, facilitate student applications for certain financial resources, and provide financial assistance to cover certain costs; and establishing the Maryland Pathway to Nursing Advisory Committee to assist in the development of the Program.
HB-354: Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program and Advisory Committee - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Referred Rules on 04/05/2024
Maryland Department of Health - Study on the Effects of and Preparedness for Long COVID-19 [HB-370]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Labor and the Department of Human Services, to conduct a study on the preparedness of health facilities in the State to respond to viral illnesses and the effects of post-viral illnesses resulting from long COVID-19; and requiring the Department, on or before July 1, 2025, to report its finding and recommendations to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee.
HB-370: Maryland Department of Health - Study on the Effects of and Preparedness for Long COVID-19
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel
Hearing Canceled on 02/20/2024
Department of Aging - Long-Term Care Insurance - Study [HB-349]
[Insurance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring the Department of Aging to contract with an independent consultant to complete an insurance study on public and private options for leveraging resources to help individuals prepare for long-term care services and support needs; and requiring the Department to submit an interim report by December 31, 2024 summarizing the progress of the study and a final report by December 31, 2025 to the Governor and General Assembly on the results of the study.
HB-349: Department of Aging - Long-Term Care Insurance - Study
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2024
Study on the Feasibility of Relocating the Prince George's County Public School System Headquarters PG 501-24 [HB-376]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Prince George's County Board of Education to hire an independent consultant to study and make recommendations on the feasibility of relocating the Prince George's County public school system headquarters and to report its recommendations by June 1, 2026; and requiring the County board to cover the cost of the study.
HB-376: Study on the Feasibility of Relocating the Prince George's County Public School System Headquarters PG 501-24
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 372 on 04/25/2024
Prince George's County - Workgroup on Health and Wellness PG 409-24 [HB-358]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing a Workgroup on Health and Wellness in Prince George's County to review and evaluate health and wellness practices, programs, services, and resources in Prince George's County and make recommendations regarding best practices in health and wellness community programming in the county; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Prince George's County Executive, the Chair of the Prince George's County Council, the Governor, and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
HB-358: Prince George's County - Workgroup on Health and Wellness PG 409-24
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 977 on 05/16/2024
Prince George's County - Economic Development - Workgroup on Independent Innovation in Prince George's County - Establishment PG 402-24 [HB-306]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Workgroup on Independent Innovation in Prince George's County to promote innovation and technology in the county; and requiring the Workgroup by January 15, 2026, to report on recommendations regarding strategies to support investments in industry opportunities and potential areas of innovation to the Prince George's County Delegation and the General Assembly.
HB-306: Prince George's County - Economic Development - Workgroup on Independent Innovation in Prince George's County - Establishment PG 402-24
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 677 on 05/09/2024
You have voted HB-306: Prince George's County - Economic Development - Workgroup on Independent Innovation in Prince George's County - Establishment PG 402-24.
Maryland Building Performance Standards – Apartment Building Height Allowances – Study and Alterations [SB-352]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to establish a workgroup to conduct a study on the maximum height restriction for an apartment building with a single-exit stairway in each state; requiring the workgroup to make certain recommendations for increasing the maximum height for those buildings in this State by July 1, 2026; and requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations based on the workgroup's recommendations by June 1, 2027.
SB-352: Maryland Building Performance Standards – Apartment Building Height Allowances – Study and Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Watson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans [HB-281]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
Requiring that the annual budget of a cooperative housing corporation, a residential condominium, or a homeowners association include certain funds; requiring that certain funds for certain reserve accounts be deposited on or before the last day of each fiscal year; requiring that certain updated reserve studies be prepared by a certain person; requiring the governing body of a cooperative housing corporation, a residential condominium, or a homeowners association to prepare a certain funding plan subject to certain requirements; etc.
HB-281: Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
You have voted HB-281: Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans.
Task Force to Study Paratransit in Maryland [SB-331]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Paratransit in Maryland; requiring the Task Force to study paratransit in the State, including current, needed, and expected funding for paratransit, reasons for current funding and spending gaps, and the role public-private partnerships could play in meeting funding and service gaps; and requiring the Task Force to report, on or before June 30, 2025, its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly.
SB-331: Task Force to Study Paratransit in Maryland
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/15/2024
Task Force on Common Ownership Communities [HB-286]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Task Force on Common Ownership Communities to study the education and training needs of common ownership community boards and new and prospective owners of homes and dwelling units in common ownership communities; and requiring the Task Force to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2025.
HB-286: Task Force on Common Ownership Communities
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/18/2024
Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) - Study [HB-256]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Emergency Management to study issues and factors regarding the feasibility of establishing a Waterway Incident Notification System to notify members of the public of certain waterway emergencies; and requiring the Department to submit an interim report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024, and a final report on or before December 1, 2025.
HB-256: Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) - Study
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Lehman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 546 on 05/09/2024
Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) - Study [SB-166]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Emergency Management to study issues and factors regarding the feasibility of establishing a Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) to notify members of the public of certain waterway emergencies; and requiring the Department to submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an interim report of its findings and recommendations on or before December 1, 2024, and a final report on or before December 1, 2025.
SB-166: Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) - Study
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 547 on 05/09/2024