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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Investor-Owned Electric Companies - Clean Energy Homes Pilot Programs - Establishment (Maryland Resilient and Clean Energy Homes Act) [SB-663]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring each investor-owned electric company, on or before January 1, 2025, to file with the Public Service Commission an application for a pilot program to support residential customer adoption of beneficial electrification measures; requiring the pilot program to include a certain make-ready program, a certain rebate program for on-site clean energy systems, a certain multifamily housing facilities clean energy incentive program, and a certain load management and electric grid support services program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Referred Economic Matters on 03/20/2023
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Behavioral Health Care - Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland) [SB-582]
[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 apply for certain federal planning grant funds; requiring the Department to apply to participate in a certain demonstration program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 290 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Transportation - Highways - Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program [SB-734]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Tourism ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
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; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Program Workgroup [SB-669]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Horse Racing - Extension of Maryland Horse Racing Act and Establishment of Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority [SB-720]
[Sports ]
[Gaming ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
Extending the termination date of the Maryland Horse Racing Act from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2034; establishing the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority; establishing the Maryland Racing Operations Fund to assist the Authority in financing the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, or other expenses for thoroughbred racetracks in the State; authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority to transfer money from the Racing and Community Development Facilities Fund to the Maryland Racing Operations Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 111 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Promise Schools - Establishment [SB-814]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to designate 10 community schools that are identified as low-performing or in need of comprehensive support and improvement as promise schools each year; requiring a county board of education to perform a comprehensive analysis of key factors and causes that led to a school being low-performing or in need of comprehensive support and improvement; requiring the Governor to include $2,000,000 in the annual budget bill to support technical assistance and support for promise schools; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and Maryland Department of Health - Health Care and Dental Care Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants - Report [SB-806]
[Healthcare ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and the Maryland Department of Health to develop a report comparing options for offering affordable health care and dental care coverage to State residents who are ineligible for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, the Maryland Children's Health Program, qualified health plans, or stand-alone dental plans due to the individuals' immigration status; and requiring the Exchange and the Department to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by October 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 384 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Drugged Driving - Cannabis-Impaired Driving Test Pilot Program - Establishment [SB-676]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing a pilot program to examine the effectiveness of cannabis-impaired driving tests in enforcing the prohibition against driving while impaired by drugs; authorizing a police officer in a participating jurisdiction to administer voluntary cannabis-impaired driving tests if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe an individual is or has been driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while the individual is impaired by cannabis; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education [SB-610]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools, under certain circumstances, to provide virtual education days to students instead of closing the public schools in the county because of severe weather conditions; altering the requirements for virtual schools established by a county board of education; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 804 on 05/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity Act of 2023 [SB-743]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain evaluation regarding the impact of issuing an approval for certain environmental permits; requiring the Department to provide opportunities for certain communication with certain residents in a certain manner; and altering certain reporting requirements for certain State agencies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Care Coordination Value-Based Purchasing Pilot Program [SB-581]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Behavioral Health Value-Based Purchasing Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Health to establish and implement an intensive care coordination model using value-based purchasing in the specialty behavioral health system; requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2025 through 2027, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $600,000 for the Pilot Program; and requiring the Department to report by November 1, 2027 on the findings and recommendations from the Pilot Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 369 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Reconstitution of the Maryland Transportation Commission [SB-875]
[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: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Social Workers - Sunset Extension, Notification of Complete Application, and Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure [SB-871]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Continuing the State Board of Social Work Examiners in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2025, the statutory and regulatory authority of the Board; establishing the Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure to make certain findings and recommendations regarding examination and licensure of social workers in the State; requiring the Workgroup to submit its final report to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 228 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environmental Health Specialists and Well and Septic Systems Permitting - Studies (Environmental Health Systems Support Act of 2023) [SB-830]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment and the Maryland Department of Health, in conjunction with the Board of Environmental Health Specialists, to conduct a study on staffing needs for environmental health specialists in local health departments; requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Department of Legislative Services and the University of Maryland Agriculture and Food Systems Extension Program, to study the delegation of well and septic systems permitting authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 577 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
School Health and Vision Services - Screenings and Eye Examinations [SB-573]
[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: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing Canceled on 02/23/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Offshore Wind Energy - State Goals and Procurement (Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act) [SB-781]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring an application for any new qualified offshore wind project and a certain proposal for an offshore wind transmission facility to be subject to a certain community benefit agreement; requiring the Public Service Commission to request that PJM Interconnection conduct a certain analysis of transmission system upgrade and expansion options; altering the requirements for a certain report on offshore wind projects; requiring the Commission, by a certain date each year starting in 2024, to report on its Supplier Diversity Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 95 on 04/21/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study the Wages of Education Support Professionals [SB-735]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study the Wages of Education Support Professionals to determine what percentage of education support professionals in the State earn a living wage and to study increasing the wages of education support professionals to attract and retain skilled workers; and requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report of its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before November 30, 2023, and a final report on or before August 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Referred Ways And Means Appropriations on 03/21/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Election Law - Electronic Ballot Return System - Study and Request for Proposals [HB-645]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requiring the Department of Legislative Services to complete a study on the creation of an electronic ballot return system on or before December 1, 2023; and requiring the State Board of Elections to issue a request for proposals for an electronic ballot return system on or before January 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Referred To Interim Study By Ways And Means on 03/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Commission to Study Trauma Center Funding in Maryland [HB-675]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Commission to Study Trauma Center Funding in Maryland to study the adequacy of trauma center funding across the State for operating, capital, and workforce costs; and requiring the Commission to reports its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 341 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Bridge - Prohibition on Trailers in Contraflow Lanes - Study [HB-659]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the implications and feasibility of prohibiting vehicles with a semitrailer, pole trailer, or trailer from using a contraflow lane on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge; and requiring the Department to submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2023