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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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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
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes - Acquisitions and Licensure [HB-702]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to provide certain information regarding the acquisition of a nursing home to the Office of Health Care Quality; requiring the Secretary of Health to consider the information before taking action regarding licensure to operate a nursing home; and requiring the Commission, in consultation with certain stakeholders, to study and make recommendations regarding the expansion of the certificate of need program over acquisitions of nursing homes and report by December 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 289 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Study [HB-590]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Altering the circumstances under which the payment of a benefit by a governmental unit or quasi-public corporation to a covered employee offsets the liability for benefits under the workers' compensation law; and stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Maryland Association of Counties and the Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland jointly research and report on the effects of the amendments to the Labor and Employment Article implemented by the Act to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Pruski
Referred Rules on 04/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Small, Minority, and Women Business Enterprises - Establishment and Duties [SB-479]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Renaming the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to be the Maryland Department of Small, Minority, and Women Business Enterprises; establishing the Department as a principal department of the Executive Branch of State government; transferring certain authority relating to procurement preference programs to the Department; providing that the head of the Department is the Secretary of the Department of Small, Minority, and Women Business Enterprises; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Commission to Establish a Memorial to the Global War on Terror [HB-605]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Establishing the Commission to Establish a Memorial to the Global War on Terror to study establishing a memorial dedicated to Marylanders who have fought in the Global War on Terror and their families; and requiring the Commission to submit a final report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before 1 year and 3 months after the effective date of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study the Fiscal and Operational Viability of Public-Private Partnerships for Calvert County Public Schools [SB-467]
[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 Board Construction, the Calvert County Delegation, and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Commission to Establish a Memorial to the Global War on Terror [SB-473]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Establishing the Commission to Establish a Memorial to the Global War on Terror to study establishing a memorial dedicated to Marylanders who have fought in the Global War on Terror and their families; and requiring the Commission to submit a final report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before 1 year and 3 months after the effective date of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Charles County - Task Force to Study School Bus Operator Contracts and Wages [SB-491]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study School Bus Operator Contracts and Wages in Charles County; requiring the Task Force to study issues related to student transportation, bus driver wages, and multiyear contracts for bus contractors in Charles County and to research best practices in surrounding jurisdictions related to the facilitation of student transportation; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the members of the Charles County Delegation to the General Assembly on or before September 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 790 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2023 [SB-534]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Extending to June 30, 2025, the inclusion of certain audio-only telephone conversations under the definition of "telehealth" for the purpose of certain provisions of law relating to reimbursement and coverage of telehealth by the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations; requiring the Maryland Medical Health Care Commission to study and make recommendations regarding the delivery of health care services through telehealth by December 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 382 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Solar Incentives [SB-469]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Solar Incentives to study the types and impact of solar energy incentives and make recommendations regarding measures and incentives needed to ensure that the State meets the solar energy goals established in the State's renewable energy portfolio standard, minority business participation, the creation of good quality jobs, equitable access to renewable energy, and efficient use of land; and requiring the Task Force to submit its report to the General Assembly on or before December 15, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 545 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Commission to Study Trauma Center Funding in Maryland [SB-493]
[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 report its finding and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 342 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee - Establishment [HB-573]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee within the Maryland Higher Education Commission to study the provision of and access to mental health services in institutions of higher education; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 402 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Reduction of Speed Limits by Local Authorities [SB-484]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing local authorities statewide to decrease the maximum speed limit to not less than 15 miles per hour after performing a certain investigation; and establishing certain restrictions on the use of speed monitoring systems along highways for which the speed limit has been decreased.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/27/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Office of Statewide Broadband - Study of Broadband Expansion Incentives [HB-551]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the Office of Statewide Broadband within the Department of Housing and Community Development to conduct a study as to how the State can incentivize broadband service providers to expand broadband infrastructure to communities that are unserved or underserved; and requiring the Office to submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 440 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Transportation – Commission to Study Establishing a Baltimore Regional Transit Authority [SB-465]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing a Commission to Study Establishing a Baltimore Regional Transit Authority; requiring the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of establishing a Baltimore Regional Transit Authority; and requiring the Commission to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before October 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Third Reading Passed (41-5) on 04/04/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
General Assembly - Legislation - Housing Impact Analysis [HB-619]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring certain Executive Branch agencies to prepare a housing impact analysis rating and a housing impact analysis concerning the effect of certain proposed legislation on the cost and availability of housing under certain circumstances; requiring the Governor's office to submit a copy of the housing impact analysis rating and the housing impact analysis to the Department of Legislative Services and a certain committee within a reasonable time prior to the hearing on the bill; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 3/03 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/28/2023