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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Community Schools - Alterations [SB-161]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering certain requirements for community schools and community school coordinators; requiring the Director of Community Schools to create a common needs assessment tool and an evaluation form; requiring a community school coordinator to complete an evaluation and a needs assessment in a certain manner; authorizing the State Department of Education to provide comments to community school coordinators on implementation plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 230 on 04/25/2024
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Interagency Food Desert Advisory Committee - Food Desert Study [SB-98]
[Food ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring, on or before November 30, 2024, Interagency Food Desert Advisory Committee to conduct a study and make recommendations on reducing the number of food deserts in the State and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and Environment, the Senate Finance Committee, and the House Environment and Transportation Committee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board – Sunset Extension [SB-225]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Continuing the Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to June 1, 2034, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Board.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 401 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment [HB-184]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government to provide comprehensive universal single-payer health care services for residents of the State by January 1, 2026; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to Healthy Maryland, including provisions regarding eligibility, participation by and payments to health care providers, benefits, payroll premiums, funding, and collective negotiations with health care providers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health - Public Health Services and Protections - Revisions [HB-42]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Repealing the exceptions that allow the sale, distribution, or purchase of tobacco products, tobacco paraphernalia, and electronic smoking devices to or for certain individuals who are active duty members of the military; authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to reallocate from one county to another county certain projected unspent grant funding relating to cancer to address certain funding needs; altering the duties of the State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 765 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Procurement - Preferences - Historically Underutilized Business Zone Businesses [SB-154]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring a unit to structure procurement procedures to meet federal procurement standards and to try to achieve or exceed a certain overall percentage goal of the unit's total dollar value of procurement contracts to be made with historically underutilized business zone businesses; establishing a certain percentage price preference; and establishing certain penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Commission on Veterans and Military Families [HB-55]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Establishing the Maryland Commission on Veterans and Military Families to study developing and implementing a statewide strategic plan to make Maryland the best state for veterans and military families, including legislative and budgetary recommendations; requiring the Commission to consult with the Office of Military and Federal Affairs and the Maryland Military Installation Council as part of the study process; and requiring the Commission to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 9 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Community Health Resources Commission – Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation [SB-245]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Adding the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission to the governmental activities and units subject to the Maryland Program Evaluation Act; and extending the termination date to June 30, 2035, for certain provisions of law related to the Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 386 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Program Workgroup [SB-137]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Program Workgroup to study the feasibility of developing and implementing a registered nurse degree apprenticeship program in the State; and requiring the Workgroup, on or before April 1, 2025, to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Senate Finance Committee, and the House Health and Government Operations Committee.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study the Fiscal and Operational Viability of Public-Private Partnerships for Calvert County Public Schools [SB-114]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Construction ]
Establishing a Workgroup to Study the Fiscal and Operational Viability of Public-Private Partnerships for Calvert County Public Schools; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Board of Calvert County Commissioners, the Calvert County Board of Education, the Interagency Commission on School Construction, and the Calvert County Delegation to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 237 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Plastic Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program [HB-168]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting certain producers of certain plastic products from selling, offering for sale, or distributing the products to any person in the State unless certain conditions are met; requiring certain producers of certain plastic products to, individually or as part of a representative organization, register and pay a certain annual registration fee to the Department of the Environment; establishing certain minimum postconsumer recycled content percentage requirements for certain products; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/07 At 2:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Workgroup on Health and Wellness [SB-151]
[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 on or before December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 978 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Aggressive and Reckless Driving [HB-187]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Aggressive and Reckless Driving to study data, research, initiatives, and policies regarding aggressive and reckless driving; and requiring the Task Force to submit an interim report by December 1, 2024 and a final report by December 1, 2025 with recommendations on actions, interventions, and policies that could reduce aggressive and reckless driving and include recommended legislation to be introduced in the 2026 legislative session.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Motor Home and Recreational Trailer Shows - Out-of-State Dealers [HB-56]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
[Tourism ]
Authorizing out-of-state motor home or recreational trailer dealers that are licensed by the licensing authority of another state to display motor homes and recreational vehicles at vehicle shows; and
requiring the Department of Commerce to conduct a study on the perceivable impact of out-of-state dealers of motor homes or recreational trailers displaying or exhibiting at vehicle shows in the State on the Maryland RV Show at the Maryland State Fairgrounds and report its findings by December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wayne Hartman
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Motor Home and Recreational Trailer Shows – Out–of–State Dealers [SB-60]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
[Tourism ]
Authorizing out-of-state motor home or recreational trailer dealers that are licensed by the licensing authority of another state to display motor homes and recreational vehicles at vehicle shows; and requiring the Department of Commerce to conduct a study on the perceivable impact of out-of-state dealers of motor homes or recreational trailers displaying or exhibiting at vehicle shows in the State at the Maryland RV Show at the Maryland State Fairgrounds and report to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/23/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Food Waste and Solid Waste Reduction - Grants, Fund, and Surcharge [HB-163]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Food ]
[Environmental ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the On-Farm Organic Diversion and Composting Grant Program to award grants to eligible entities to assist with the costs of developing and implementing on-farm composting and compost use, food waste prevention, and food rescue projects; requiring the Department of the Environment to use funds from the Reduce, Recycle, Remanufacture Fund to support the Grant Program to Reduce and Compost School Waste; authorizing the Department to establish a statewide solid waste disposal surcharge; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Agriculture – Pollinator Habitat Plan – Requirements for State Highway Administration [SB-178]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration's pollinator habitat plan to include policies and procedures regarding the use of pollinator habitat areas along State highways; requiring the Administration to track and evaluate federal programs that provide funding for pollinator habitats, native plants, and invasive species control and to apply for any funding that the Administration determines appropriate and beneficial to pollinator habitats; requiring the Administration to update the plan by October 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 552 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Finance - Draft Committees and Exploratory Committees [SB-16]
[Elections ]
[Finance ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Applying certain campaign finance requirements for a political committee to draft committees and exploratory committees; establishing requirements and prohibitions for draft and exploratory committees relating to the establishment of the committees, receipt of funds, and permissible disbursements; requiring an authorized candidate campaign committee that results from the draft committee or exploratory committee to make any equipment purchases from the draft committee or exploratory committee at the fair market value of the equipment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Private Review Agents [HB-110]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring that certain criteria and standards used by private review agents for health insurance utilization review relating to mental health and substance use disorder benefits meet certain requirements; requiring a private review agent to take certain actions before issuing an adverse decision; and specifying the procedure for private review agents to follow when making decisions related to mental health and substance use disorder benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Make North Carolina More Dementia-Capable [HB-837]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
Make North Carolina More Dementia-Capable
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Belk
Special Message Received From House on 05/04/2023