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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Health - Rare Disease Advisory Council [SB-188]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Establishing the Rare Disease Advisory Council to study and make recommendations on matters relating to individuals with rare diseases in the State; requiring the Council to convene public hearings, make inquiries, and solicit comments from the public on the needs of rare disease patients, caregivers, and health care providers; requiring the Council to report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1 each year beginning in 2024 and provide recommendations on ways to address the needs of persons with rare diseases in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 361 on 05/03/2023
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Commission on Public Health - Establishment [HB-214]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Commission on Public Health to make recommendations to improve the delivery of foundational public health services in the State; requiring the Commission to conduct an assessment of the foundational public health capabilities of the Maryland Department of Health and local health departments; requiring the Commission to submit to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly an interim report by December 1, 2023, and a final report by December 1, 2024, of the Commission's findings and recommendations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 385 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Four-Day Workweek Pilot Program and Income Tax Credit - Established (Four-Day Workweek Act of 2023) [SB-197]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Four-Day Workweek Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Labor for the purpose of promoting, incentivizing, and supporting the experimentation and study of the use of a 4-day workweek by private and public employers; allowing certain qualifying employers that participate in the Program to claim a credit against the State income tax in an amount to be determined by the Department; requiring the Department to report by December 1 each year on the status of the program to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Enhanced Underinsured Motorist Coverage - Opt-Out Option [SB-171]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Converting enhanced underinsured motorist coverage from an opt-in offering of coverage into an opt-out coverage option under provisions of law establishing requirements for private passenger motor vehicle liability insurance; requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to conduct a study on the impact of converting enhanced underinsured motorist coverage to an opt-out coverage option and report its findings to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2026, and December 31, 2028; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Third Reading Passed (33-14) on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Four–Day Workweek Pilot Program and Income Tax Credit – Established (Four–Day Workweek Act of 2023) [HB-181]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Four-Day Workweek Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Labor for the purpose of promoting, incentivizing, and supporting the experimentation and study of the use of a 4-day workweek by private and public employers; allowing certain qualifying employers that participate in the Program to claim a credit against the State income tax in an amount to be determined by the Department; requiring the Department to report by December 1 each year on the status of the program to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Pesticides - PFAS Testing - Study [SB-158]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Water ]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with certain State and federal agencies, to study the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pesticides in the State; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment, and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on or before November 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 485 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Health - Mental Health Advance Directives - Awareness and Statewide Database [SB-154]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop and implement a public awareness campaign to encourage the use of mental health advance directives in the State; and requiring the Behavioral Health Administration and the Maryland Health Care Commission jointly to study how first responders and behavioral health crisis providers can access a certain advanced directive database when responding to a behavioral health crisis and to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on their findings on or before December 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 297 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing [SB-144]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for electricity customers energy efficiency and conservation programs and services designed to achieve certain target annual incremental gross energy savings for the 2024-2026 program cycle; requiring the Department to update the weather-normalized gross retail sales against which savings are measured for certain plans; requiring the target annual incremental gross energy savings to be achieved based on an average of certain Department plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/19/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing [HB-169]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for electricity customers energy efficiency and conservation programs and services designed to achieve certain target annual incremental gross energy savings for the 2024-2026 program cycle; establishing the Green and Healthy Task Force to develop policy and statutory recommendations to eliminate barriers to low-income households achieving, energy-efficient, affordable, and low-emissions housing; requiring an annual report beginning July 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 572 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study Community Association Standing in Nuisance Actions in Baltimore County [HB-166]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Community Association Standing in Nuisance Actions in Baltimore County to examine the current process by which a community association in Baltimore County may seek injunctive and other equitable relief for abatement of a nuisance; requiring the Workgroup to make recommendations designed to facilitate the social welfare and general enhancement of the communities served by the community associations; requiring the Workgroup to report to the Baltimore County Delegation by January 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study the Impact of Court-Mandated Fines and Fees [HB-154]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Poverty ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study the Impact of Court-Mandated Fines and Fees, particularly as it relates to low-income residents; requiring the Workgroup to develop a plan and legislative recommendations for eliminating or reducing court-mandated fines and fees, and a comprehensive database and schedule of court-mandated fines and fees; and requiring the Workgroup to report its plan and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Hearing 1/25 At 2:30 P.m. on 01/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Student Members and Task Force to Study Compensation and Student Members [HB-153]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the voting rights of and the process for selecting a student member of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; prohibiting the student member from voting on matters before the board relating to personnel and collective bargaining decisions; establishing the Task Force to Study Compensation and Student Members of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by April 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 765 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority - Evaluation, Termination of Bond Authority, and Assumption of Functions, Employees, and Contracts (Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority Sunset Act) [HB-161]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
Prohibiting the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority from issuing bonds beginning June 1, 2023; requiring the Department of Legislative Services to evaluate the Authority providing enough detail for the General Assembly to determine whether the Authority should continue in its current form; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 68 on 04/11/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Programs - Alterations [HB-152]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Food ]
Altering the purpose and contents of and the requirements and qualifications under the Urban Agriculture Grant Fund; requiring the Governor, in each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to include at least $100,000 for the Fund in the annual budget bill; establishing the Urban Agriculture Advisory Committee to recommend guidelines, policies, and practices for the implementation of the Grant Program; and requiring the Advisory Committee to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 30, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 519 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Planning - Collateral Consequences for Individuals With Criminal Records - Study [SB-123]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Planning, in coordination with the Maryland State Data Center, to study, report on, and make recommendations relating to certain collateral consequences for individuals with criminal records; and requiring the Department to report certain information to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 1/25 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 01/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Reduction of Speed Limits by Local Authorities [HB-94]
[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: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Safe Access for All (SAFE) Roads Act of 2023 [HB-70]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to implement all possible incremental near-term safety improvements as soon as practicable if a new approved pedestrian or bicycle safety construction or improvement project is projected to take more than 12 months to complete.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 571 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans - Automatic Enrollment - Study [SB-6]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Education ]
Requiring the State Board of Trustees of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans to study options and develop recommendations to implement an automatic enrollment arrangement for certain State employees; and requiring the Board to report its findings and recommendations to the Joint Committee on Pensions on or before November 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing Canceled on 04/04/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Safe Access for All (SAFE) Roads Act of 2023 [SB-16]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to recommend and implement certain design elements for pedestrian and bicycle safety when developing any construction or improvement project, or postconstruction project, preservation, or maintenance; and requiring the State Highway Administration to submit certain reports including pedestrian and bicycle safety data, analyses, and plans to the General Assembly by certain dates.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Student Members and Task Force to Study Compensation and Student Members [SB-31]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the voting rights of and the process for selecting a student member of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; providing that the student member may not vote on matters before the board relating to personnel and collective bargaining decisions; establishing the Task Force to Study Compensation and Student Members of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before April 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 764 on 05/16/2023