Office of the Attorney General - Investigative Authority - Health Care Fraud [HB-1002]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing the Office of the Attorney General, a Deputy Attorney General, or an Assistant Attorney General to issue a subpoena to a person to produce certain materials, answer written interrogatories, and give certain testimony in furtherance of an ongoing health care fraud investigation under the Maryland False Health Claims Act or other civil authority; authorizing the Attorney General to report a failure to obey a certain subpoena to the circuit court with jurisdiction over the matter; etc.
HB-1002: Office of the Attorney General - Investigative Authority - Health Care Fraud
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 140 on 04/25/2024
Anne Arundel County - Human Relations Commission - Subpoena Enforcement [SB-1038]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Community Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Authorizing the Human Relations Commission of Anne Arundel County to seek relief if a party fails to comply with a subpoena by applying to a circuit court in any county for an order requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, electronically stored information, documents, and tangible property; etc.
SB-1038: Anne Arundel County - Human Relations Commission - Subpoena Enforcement
Sponsored by: Sen. Anne Arundel County Senators
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 990 on 05/16/2024
Education - Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education - Powers and Notifications [HB-746]
[Education ]
[Ethics ]
Providing that the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education is a state educational authority under a certain federal law; providing that the Office is the State unit authorized to audit or evaluate certain education programs; prohibiting the Inspector General for Education from serving more than two full terms; requiring the Governor, the Attorney General, and the State Treasurer to provide the Inspector General with a certain notice and opportunity for a hearing before removing the Inspector General; etc.
HB-746: Education - Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education - Powers and Notifications
Sponsored by: Rep. April Fleming Miller
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/31/2024
County Police Accountability Boards - Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct [SB-621]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the local governing body of a county, including Baltimore City, to authorize its police accountability board to exercise investigatory and subpoena powers; and authorizing a police accountability board to conduct an investigation of police misconduct concurrently with a law enforcement agency investigating the complaint.
SB-621: County Police Accountability Boards - Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
County Police Accountability Boards – Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct [HB-533]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the local governing body of a county, including Baltimore City, to authorize its police accountability board to exercise investigatory and subpoena powers; and authorizing a police accountability board to conduct an investigation of police misconduct concurrently with a law enforcement agency investigating the complaint.
HB-533: County Police Accountability Boards – Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
Campaign Finance – Political Organizations – Prohibitions and Disclosures [HB-494]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Prohibiting certain political organizations from fraudulently claiming to be acting on behalf of a candidate or political party; prohibiting certain political organizations from making expenditures or disbursements to an entity owned or controlled by certain individuals; prohibiting certain political organizations from employing certain individuals or allowing certain individuals to volunteer on behalf of the political organization; requiring certain political organizations to make certain disclosures; etc.
HB-494: Campaign Finance – Political Organizations – Prohibitions and Disclosures
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2024
Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Prohibitions and Disclosures [SB-458]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Prohibiting certain political organizations from making expenditures or disbursements to an entity owned or controlled by certain individuals; prohibiting certain political organizations from employing certain individuals or allowing certain individuals to volunteer on behalf of the political organization; requiring certain political organizations to make certain disclosures; authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to investigate a potential violation of the Act; etc.
SB-458: Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Prohibitions and Disclosures
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2024
Subpoenas; release of witness. [HB-1435]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Subpoenas; release of witness. Makes the provisions governing a release of a witness from a subpoena applicable to a subpoena issued at the request of a party or by or at the request of an attorney representing a party. Under current law, these provisions apply to the release of a witness from an attorney-issued subpoena only. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference. Subpoenas; release of witness. Makes the provisions governing a release of a witness from a subpoena applicable to a subpoena issued at the request of a party or
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HB-1435: Subpoenas; release of witness.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charniele L. Herring
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0487) on 04/04/2024
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact [HB-425]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Entering into the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact; establishing criteria for participating states; authorizing an advanced practice registered nurse to practice in a party state under certain scope of practice rules; establishing the Interstate Commission of APRN Compact Administrators and its duties and powers; providing for the amendment of and withdrawal from the Compact; providing that the Compact is contingent on the enacting of substantially similar legislation in six other states; etc.
HB-425: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Referred Finance on 02/26/2024
Identity of persons communicating anonymously over Internet; procedure governing certain subpoenas. [HB-1413]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Identity of persons communicating anonymously over the Internet; procedure governing certain subpoenas in civil proceedings; social media companies and platforms. Applies the procedures governing certain subpoenas in civil proceedings, currently applicable to Internet service providers, to social media companies and platforms.
HB-1413: Identity of persons communicating anonymously over Internet; procedure governing certain subpoenas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike A. Cherry
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/13/2024
Relating To Reproductive Health Care. [SB-896]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibits a covered entity from disclosing communication or information relating to reproductive health care services. Prohibits the issuance of a subpoena in connection with an out-of-state proceeding relating to reproductive health care services legally performed in the State. Prohibits agencies from providing information or expending resources in the furtherance of interstate investigations or proceedings relating to reproductive health care services. Prohibits the State from penalizing, prosecuting, or otherwise taking adverse action based on
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joy A. San Buenaventura
Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
Relating To Reproductive Health Care. [HB-1427]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibits a covered entity from disclosing communication or information relating to reproductive health care services. Prohibits the issuance of a subpoena in connection with an out-of-state proceeding relating to reproductive health care services legally performed in the State. Prohibits agencies from providing information or expending resources in the furtherance of interstate investigations or proceedings relating to reproductive health care services. Prohibits the State from penalizing, prosecuting, or otherwise taking adverse action based on
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HB-1427: Relating To Reproductive Health Care.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Establishment and Funding [HB-297]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Office of the Correctional Ombudsman; authorizing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board to make a recommendation for the distribution of money from the Performance Incentive Grant Fund to the Office; requiring the Office to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, by the Department of Juvenile Services, or in relation to individuals confined by either department; providing for the confidentiality of certain communications; etc.
HB-297: Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Establishment and Funding
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2024
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact [SB-359]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Entering into the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact; establishing criteria for participating states; authorizing an advanced practice registered nurse to practice in a party state under certain scope of practice rules; establishing the Interstate Commission of APRN Compact Administrators and its duties and powers; providing for the amendment of and withdrawal from the Compact; providing that the Compact is contingent on the enacting of substantially similar legislation in six other states; etc.
SB-359: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2024
Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers [HB-273]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-273: Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Hearing 2/06 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/18/2024
Reproductive Health: Legal Protections [HB-241]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
An Act relating to reproductive health care services; relating to the Uniform Arbitration Act in matters involving reproductive health care services; establishing a civil action for interference with reproductive health care services; relating to arrests and search warrants related to crimes involving reproductive health care services; relating to the Uniform Act to Secure Attendance of Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings in matters involving reproductive health care services; relating to the disclosure of criminal justice information in matters involving
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HB-241: Reproductive Health: Legal Protections
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew L. Josephson
Prefile Released 1/8/24 on 01/16/2024
Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Establishment and Funding [SB-134]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Office of the Correctional Ombudsman; authorizing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board to make a recommendation for the distribution of money from the Performance Incentive Grant Fund to the Office for fiscal year 2025 only; requiring the Office to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, by the Department of Juvenile Services, or in relation to individuals confined by either department; etc.
SB-134: Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Establishment and Funding
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 836 on 05/16/2024
Cosmetology Licensure Compact [SB-27]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Entering into the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; establishing criteria for participating states; authorizing an individual practicing cosmetology to practice in a party state under certain circumstances; establishing the Cosmetology Licensure Compact Commission and its duties and powers; and providing for the amendment of and withdrawal from the Compact.
SB-27: Cosmetology Licensure Compact
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 329 on 04/25/2024
Search warrants, subpoenas, court orders, or other process; menstrual health data prohibited. [HB-78]
[Data Privacy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Search warrants, subpoenas, court orders, or other process; menstrual health data prohibited. Prohibits the issuance of a search warrant, subpoena, court order, or other process for the purpose of the search and seizure or production of menstrual health data, as defined in the bill, including data stored on a computer, computer network, or other device containing electronic or digital information.
HB-78: Search warrants, subpoenas, court orders, or other process; menstrual health data prohibited.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian E. Watts
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0523) on 04/05/2024
Search warrants, subpoenas, court orders, or other process; menstrual health data prohibited. [SB-16]
[Data Privacy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Search warrants, subpoenas, court orders, or other process; menstrual health data prohibited. Prohibits the issuance of a search warrant, subpoena, court order, or other process for the purpose of the search and seizure or production of menstrual health data, as defined in the bill, including data stored on a computer, computer network, or other device containing electronic or digital information.
SB-16: Search warrants, subpoenas, court orders, or other process; menstrual health data prohibited.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam P. Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0571) on 04/05/2024