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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Task Force on Common Ownership Communities [SB-894]
[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 report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2023
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Create Pretrial Release Study Committee.-AB [HB-91]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Create Pretrial Release Study Committee.-AB
Sponsored by: Rep. Becky Carney
Ref To The Com On Judiciary 2, If Favorable, Rules, Calendar, And Operations Of The House on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Insurance Administration - Study on Diminished Value Within the Automobile Industry [HB-998]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to study and make recommendations about State practices on diminished value within the automobile industry; and requiring the Administration to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julian Ivey
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health and Maryland Health Care Commission - Dental Services - Survey and Regional Needs Assessment [HB-1146]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with the Maryland Hospital Association, to conduct a survey of hospitals to identify the availability of hospital operating resources for dentist use; requiring the Department and the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with the Maryland Hospital Association, to develop regional plans to ensure the availability of appropriate operating space for the performance of dental procedures for Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 219 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health - 2-1-1 Maryland, Maryland Think, and Maryland OneStop - Study [HB-1124]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in conjunction with 2-1-1 Maryland, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Information Technology, to study and make recommendations regarding redundancies and gaps between the services provided by 2-1-1 Maryland, Maryland Think, and Maryland OneStop; and requiring the Department to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Murder Prevention and Reduction in Maryland [HB-1030]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Murder Prevention and Reduction in Maryland; requiring the Task Force to conduct a comprehensive examination of factors contributing to homicides in the State; and requiring the Task Force to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services and to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workgroup on Mold Standards and Remediation [HB-976]
[Public Health ]
[Housing ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
Establishing the Workgroup on Mold Standards and Remediation to study information on mold assessment and remediation to determine the best practices for identifying mold, preventing the development of mold within indoor environments, and remediating indoor molding conditions harmful to public health; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 347 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Care - Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland) [HB-1148]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access to make recommendations to provide appropriate, accessible, and comprehensive behavioral health services that are available on demand to individuals in the State; establishing the Behavioral Health Care Coordination Value-Based Purchasing Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Health; requiring the Department to apply for certain federal planning grant funds; requiring the Department to apply to participate in a certain demonstration program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 291 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workgroup on Establishing a Youth Codesigned Integrated Behavioral Health Model [HB-1155]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Workgroup on Establishing a Youth Codesigned Integrated Behavioral Health Model to study youth codesigned behavioral health models and develop a plan and make recommendations regarding the implementation of a youth codesigned behavioral health care pilot in the State on or before July 1, 2025; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Third Reading Passed (140-0) on 04/04/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Government - Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability - Review of State Workforce Development Programs [HB-1136]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability in the Department of Legislative Services to conduct a review of the effectiveness and efficiency of the State's workforce development programs for the period covering calendar years 2018 through 2022 and to submit a report to the General Assembly on or before June 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Voting Rights Act of 2023 - Counties and Municipalities [HB-1104]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting local governments from impairing or diminishing the right of a protected class member to vote or influence election outcomes; establishing requirements on local governments regarding proposals for shifting methods of election and districting plans; requiring the Civil Rights Division of the Office of the Attorney General to approve or deny proposed local government remedies to address certain violations; establishing the Statewide Election Database and Information Office; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public-Private Partnerships [HB-1201]
[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 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Study on the Utilization of the Expedited Licensing Process for Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses [HB-1162]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to conduct a study on the utilization of the expedited licensing process for service members, veterans, and military spouses for certain occupational and professional licenses in the State; and requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 619 on 05/12/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study School Bus Safety (Maryland School Bus Safety Act of 2023) [HB-1137]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study School Bus Safety; requiring the Workgroup to identify issues related to safety for and behavior of students and bus drivers on buses driven to or from a primary or secondary school in the State; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the governing body of each county and Baltimore City, each county board of education, including Baltimore City, the Governor, and the General Assembly by June 30, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Transportation – Consolidated Transportation Program – Scoring [HB-1052]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring that certain goals and measures used to score certain transportation projects be within certain parameters; altering the goals and measures of the Consolidated Transportation Program; requiring that certain calculations used to score transportation projects be posted on the Department's website and the appendix of the Consolidated Transportation Program; establishing the Workgroup on the Maryland Open Transportation Investment Decision Act; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings by September 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ruth
First Reading Appropriations on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Transportation - Highways - Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program [HB-1038]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Tourism ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program to create a system of supplemental guide signs to direct motorists to eligible individual attractions by directing the motorists first to groups of attractions; requiring the Administration to conduct a certain investigation on signing feasibility and prepare a signing plan if the Eligibility Committee approves an attraction's application; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $350,000 to the Program for fiscal year 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Reconstitution of the Maryland Transportation Commission [HB-1072]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Reconstitution of the Maryland Transportation Commission to review the laws governing the Commission, examine the historic evolution of the duties and activities of the Commission, and make recommendations related to the Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Bridges
Hearing Canceled on 03/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
School Health and Vision Services – Screenings and Eye Examinations [HB-1054]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the duties of the State Department of Education's and the Maryland Department of Health's primary contact employees for school-based health centers to include the implementation and oversight of the Vision for Maryland Program; altering the requirements for vision screenings for students; requiring a county board of education to determine whether certain students should receive an eye examination and eyeglasses; establishing the Pediatric Vision Program and the Vision for Maryland Program to expand vision support services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Government - Technology and Science Advisory Commission - Established [HB-1132]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Technology and Science Advisory Commission to study and make recommendations on technology and science in the State; requiring the Governor, for each fiscal year, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $100,000 to the Commission; and requiring the Commission to report on its activities and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31 each year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing Canceled on 03/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency - Modifications [HB-1144]
[Human Services ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
[Disabilities ]
Altering provisions of law relating to equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency by establishing certain requirements for certain State departments, agencies, or programs, including establishing certain positions and establishing a certain language access plan; and requiring the Maryland Commission of Civil Rights to provide oversight, monitoring, investigation, and enforcement of certain provisions of certain language access provisions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023