Telecommunications And Information Technology
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law – Campaign Materials – Disclosure of Use of Synthetic Media [HB-872]
Requiring that candidates, campaign finance entities, and certain other persons, or agents of candidates, campaign finance entities, or certain other persons, that publish, distribute, or disseminate, or cause to be published, distributed, or disseminated, to another person in the State certain campaign materials that use or contain synthetic media include a certain disclosure in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2024
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State Board of Nursing - Technology Upgrade Study [HB-863]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to study options for upgrading the licensing and telephone systems used by the State Board of Nursing and submit to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee an action plan on or before October 1, 2024, regarding the acquisition of a new electronic licensing system and telephone system and the staffing of the telephone system, and a report on or before March 1, 2025, on the status of the acquisition of the new systems.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tiffany Alston
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence - Policies and Procedures (Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024) [SB-818]
Requiring each unit of State government to conduct certain inventories and a certain assessment on or before certain dates; prohibiting the Department of Information Technology from making certain information publicly available under certain circumstances; requiring the Department, in consultation with a certain subcabinet, to adopt certain policies and procedures concerning the development, procurement, deployment, use, and assessment of systems that employ artificial intelligence by units of State government; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 496 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority - Utilities Installation - Data Submission [HB-917]
Requiring a utility owner to submit to the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority, within 60 days after completion, certain information pertaining to the installation or relocation of facilities, infrastructure, or appurtenances associated with a utility service within or on certain property; and authorizing the Department or the Authority to take certain actions if a utility owner does not comply with the requirements of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Referred To Interim Study By Economic Matters on 03/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Internet-Connected Devices and Internet Service Providers - Default Filtering of Obscene Content (Maryland Online Child Protection Act) [SB-780]
Prohibiting a person from selling an Internet-connected device that is intended for minors unless the device is sold with a certain filter, certain privacy settings, and other features; making a violation of the prohibition an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to the enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; requiring that preference be given to certain grant applications that include the use of broadband providers that implement the use of certain filters; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Task Force on Access to Pharmacy Services and the Impact of Telepharmacy in Maryland [SB-786]
Establishing the Task Force on Access to Pharmacy Services and the Impact of Telepharmacy in Maryland to analyze access to pharmacy services and identify barriers to pharmacy services and telepharmacy; and requiring the Task Force to submit an interim report by May 1, 2025, and a final report by December 1, 2025, of its findings and recommendations on methods to increase access to pharmacy services and the use of telepharmacy in the State to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act) [SB-783]
Requiring that certain home improvement contracts for the installation of a solar energy generating system on the roof of a building include the installation of a certain wildlife barrier under certain circumstances; requiring a county or municipality to implement certain software for features supporting the tracking and approval of residential building permits for residential solar energy and energy storage systems and main electric panel urgrades and derates on or before August 1, 2025, except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 595 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Information Technology - Prohibited Applications and Websites [SB-757]
Prohibiting certain employees, agents, or entities on any information technology owned or leased by a unit of State government from downloading or using any application, including TikTok or WeChat, or accessing any website developed by ByteDance Ltd. or Tencent Holdings Ltd; requiring by December 31, 2024, the Department of Budget and Management, in collaboration with the Department of Information Technology, to prepare guidance for units of State government regarding access to certain applications and websites; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Stream Restoration Contractors Licensing Board, Stream Restoration Contractors, and Stream Restoration Project Requirements [SB-798]
Establishing the Stream Restoration Contractors Licensing Board; requiring a person to be licensed as a stream restoration contractor or be employed by an individual or entity that is licensed as a stream restoration contractor before the person performs or solicits to perform stream restoration contractor services in the State, subject to a certain exception; requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Chesapeake Bay Trust, to develop a certain assessment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions [SB-791]
Altering and establishing requirements and prohibitions related to health insurance utilization review; altering requirements related to internal grievance procedures and adverse decision procedures; altering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to adverse decisions; and establishing requirements on health insurance carriers and health care providers relating to the provision of patient benefit information.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 848 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Internet–Connected Devices and Internet Service Providers – Default Filtering of Obscene Content (Maryland Online Child Protection Act) [HB-772]
Prohibiting a person from selling an Internet-connected device that is intended for minors unless the device is sold with a certain filter, certain privacy settings, and other features; making a violation of the prohibition an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to the enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; requiring that preference be given to certain grant applications that include the use of broadband providers that implement the use of certain filters; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing Canceled on 02/02/2024
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Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Support Act) [HB-771]
Requiring certain public senior higher education institutions to adopt a plan regarding pregnant and parenting students to include referral to on-campus or off-campus services to assist regarding the availability of or eligibility for certain government assistance programs and any other programs, scholarships, or subsidies that may be available for pregnant and parenting students; and requiring each public senior higher education institution to post the plan on the institution's website by August 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Third Reading Passed (137-0) on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Covered Electronic Devices Recycling Program - Establishment [HB-830]
Establishing the Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program in the Department of the Environment; repealing certain provisions of law relating to existing covered electronic takeback programs; repealing a certain provision of law authorizing a county to address methods for the separate collection and recycling of covered electronic devices in a certain recycling plan; requiring a separate covered electronic device recycling account within the State Recycling Trust Fund; altering the uses of the Trust Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environmental Justice - Investment in Infrastructure Construction Projects [HB-842]
Requiring a State agency, in administering certain federal funds, to allocate 40% of those funds to infrastructure construction projects in overburdened communities and underserved communities and an additional 40% of those funds to infrastructure construction projects in communities of color and communities with a high percentage of low- to moderate-income households in the State; establishing the Justice40 Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 02/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education – Curriculum Content Standards – Peace and Conflict Studies (Peace and Conflict Studies Education Act) [HB-795]
Requiring the State Board of Education to develop curriculum content standards for a high school course on peace and conflict studies; requiring each county board of education to implement a course on peace and conflict studies in each public high school in the county beginning in the 2025-2026 school year; and requiring each public high school to hire a mediator to provide education and support to students and school personnel relating to conflict resolution and peaceful communications in resolving disputes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harry Bhandari
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Algorithmic Addiction Fund - Establishment [SB-739]
Establishing the Algorithmic Addiction Fund; providing that the Fund includes all revenue received by the State from a judgment against, or settlement with, technology conglomerates, technology companies, social media conglomerates, or social media companies relating to claims made by the State; requiring the Secretary of Health to develop certain goals, objectives, and indicators relating to algorithm addiction treatment and prevention efforts; requiring the Secretary to establish a certain grant program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
First Reading Finance on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
More Opportunities for Career-Focused Students Act of 2024 [HB-837]
Requiring each public high school to inform students of certain employment and skills training opportunities in the same manner in which the school informs students of postsecondary educational options; requiring each public high school to inform students about opportunities in high-skilled careers that do not require completion of a college degree and are in high demand in the State; and requiring a county board to assist public high schools in completing the requirements of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Third Reading Passed (134-0) on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Office of Legislative Audits - Local School Systems - Report [HB-760]
Requiring each local school system, on or before November 1 of the third year of a 6-year audit cycle, to submit a report to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee on the status of implementation of corrective actions to address repeat findings and recommendations identified by the Office of Legislative Audits in the most recent audit; and requiring each local school system to publish the report on its website.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 39 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Finance - Draft Committees and Exploratory Committees [HB-792]
Applying certain campaign finance requirements for a political committee to draft committees and exploratory committees; establishing requirements and prohibitions for draft and exploratory committees relating to the establishment of the committees, receipt of funds, and permissible disbursements; requiring an authorized candidate campaign committee that results from the draft committee or exploratory committee to make any equipment purchases from the draft committee or exploratory committee at the fair market value of the equipment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Jones
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects - Impact Assessments and Workgroup (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024) [HB-836]
Requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of the Environment, to establish a process for performing major highway capacity expansion project impact assessments; requiring the Department and a metropolitan planning organization to perform an impact assessment under certain circumstances; establishing the Workgroup to Study Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects to make certain recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, related to certain impact assessments and mitigation plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Favorable With Amendments {593127/1 Adopted on 04/08/2024