Telecommunications And Information Technology
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health - 2-1-1 Maryland - Oversight [SB-445]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Defining the term "Health and Human Services Referral System" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the System to mean a certain coordinated system for health and human service resources that is accessible to State residents, rather than a certain telephone service; repealing the requirement that the Maryland Department of Health evaluate the performance of certain call centers and make certain recommendations regarding the quality of service provided by call centers and corrective action to be taken by a call center; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/08/2024
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Comptroller - Electronic Tax and Fee Return Filing Requirements [HB-455]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, for periods beginning after December 31, 2026, that returns for certain taxes and fees collected by the Comptroller be filed electronically, subject to certain exceptions; altering certain requirements for electronic filing of returns for certain taxes; prohibiting a certain tax return preparer or software company from charging a separate fee for the electronic filing of certain tax documents; and prohibiting a software company from selling different versions of the same tax software under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 729 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) [SB-482]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Governor's Office for Children and the Special Secretary of the Governor's Office for Children as the head of the Office; requiring the Special Secretary to chair the Children's Cabinet; requiring the Office to staff the Children's Cabinet; requiring the Children's Cabinet to meet not less than four times each year; requiring the Accountability and Implementation Board, in consultation with certain departments, to submit a certain recommendation to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 408 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Innovation Programs - Establishment (Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024) [SB-473]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Pava LaPere Innovation Acceleration Grant Program in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to provide grants to technology-based startup companies that are founded by students of postsecondary institutions located in and have their principle places of business in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metropolitan Statistical Area; establishing the Baltimore Innovation Initiative Pilot Program within the Maryland Innovation Initiative of the Corporation to provide incentives for and grow certain start-up companies; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 711 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Maryland STEM Program - Established [SB-426]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Maryland STEM Program in the State Department of Education to provide additional compensation to educators who teach STEM classes at nonpublic schools; authorizing nonpublic schools to apply for the Program and requiring participating nonpublic schools to report certain information to the Department each year; requiring public schools to inform current and retired teachers about the Program and to submit a list of interested teachers to the superintendent of the local school system each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 01/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority - Utilities Installation - Data Submission [SB-401]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
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: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State and Local Parks - Play Area Accessibility - Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program [HB-420]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and local governing bodies to construct communication boards in certain newly constructed public play areas; defining "communication board" as a device that displays photos, symbols, or illustrations to enable individuals with limited language skills to communicate; establishing the Maryland Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program, subject to funding, to improve play area accessibility by covering the cost of purchasing and installing communication boards at State and local parks; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 568 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 [HB-352]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Taxes ]
Altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; altering the funding formula for community colleges and the State aid program for private nonprofit institutions of higher education; authorizing or altering the distribution of certain revenue; requiring interest earnings for certain special funds to accrue to the General Fund of the State for fiscal years 2024 through 2028; authorizing the transfer of certain funds; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Referred Finance on 02/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Grant Applications and Reporting - Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council - Alterations [HB-418]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the composition of the Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council by removing the Director of the Governor's Grants Office or the Director's designee and adding the Comptroller or the Comptroller's designee; requiring the Council to study and make recommendations to the Department of Budget and Management regarding the creation of a State Grants Ombudsperson by July 1, 2025; altering certain reporting requirements; and extending the termination date of the Council to June 30, 2029.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 28 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Taxes on Telecommunications Services - Use of Revenue PG 406-24 [HB-398]
[Taxes ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the Prince George's County Council to impose an excise tax on certain telecommunications service in Prince George's County in addition to, or instead of, a sales and use tax; altering a certain provision of law relating to the use of certain revenue from a certain tax on telecommunications services by allowing the revenue to be used to meet certain education funding requirements for the county; requiring the county to submit an annual report detailing the expenditure of revenues generated by a tax imposed by the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 970 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 [SB-362]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; altering, from December 1, 2024, to January 15, 2027, the date by which the Accountability and Implementation Board has to conduct and submit a certain independent evaluation; altering the sales and use tax rate on certain electronic smoking devices; repealing a certain small business relief tax credit; requiring interest earnings for certain special funds to accrue to the General Fund of the State during certain fiscal years; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 717 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health - 2-1-1 Maryland - Oversight [HB-353]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Defining the term "Health and Human Services Referral System" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the System to mean a certain coordinated system for health and human service resources that is accessible to State residents, rather than a certain telephone service; repealing the requirement that the Maryland Department of Health evaluate the performance of certain call centers and make certain recommendations regarding the quality of service provided by call centers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 840 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Energy Administration - Carbon Capture Opportunity Program - Establishment [SB-384]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing the Carbon Capture Opportunity Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to assist nonprofit and for-profit businesses engaged in carbon capture projects or carbon capture research; and requiring the Administration to establish application procedures, provide technical assistance to participating businesses, assist participants in applying for federal and private grant funding, and publicize the availability of the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Higher Education - University of Maryland School of Medicine and MPowering Joint Steering Council - Funding [SB-376]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Governor to include $5,000,000 in the annual budget for the University of Maryland School of Medicine to provide clinical care at the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center; and requiring the Governor to include in the budget for the the MPowering Joint Steering Council to use exclusively on the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing appropriations of $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2026, $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2027, $4,500,000 in fiscal year 2028, and $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2029 and after.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 181 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Higher Education - MPowering Joint Steering Council - Funding [HB-334]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2026, to include in the annual budget bill a certain appropriation for the MPowering Joint Steering Council to use exclusively on the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing; and requiring the amount of the appropriation to increase each fiscal year, up to $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2029 and each fiscal year thereafter.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Economic Development - Workgroup on Independent Innovation in Prince George's County - Establishment PG 402-24 [HB-306]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Workgroup on Independent Innovation in Prince George's County to promote innovation and technology in the county; and requiring the Workgroup by January 15, 2026, to report on recommendations regarding strategies to support investments in industry opportunities and potential areas of innovation to the Prince George's County Delegation and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 677 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Bid Advertisement Threshold and Electronic Posting of Hearing Notices and Bid Advertisements [HB-291]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring county boards of education to post on the websites of certain local school systems hearing notices related to preliminary approval of a school site and advertisements for bids for school buildings, improvements, supplies, or equipment that exceed $100,000; increasing, from $25,000 to $100,000, the threshold amount of costs of school buildings, improvements, supplies, or equipment that trigger the requirement for county boards to advertise for bids; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 274 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance Reform Workgroup [SB-313]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Establishing the Maryland Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance Reform Workgroup to study the effectiveness of Maryland's wiretapping and electronic surveillance laws, examine current technologies, and examine ways to make certain audio and visual recordings more available; and requiring the Workgroup to report its final findings and recommendations regarding revisions to Maryland's wiretapping and electronic surveillance laws to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2024