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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Apprenticeship 2030 Commission [SB-413]
Establishing the Apprenticeship 2030 Commission to examine and make recommendations to expand access to apprenticeships to reduce skill shortages in high-demand occupations and provide affordable training for career pathways for young people to participate in apprenticeships; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
First Reading Finance on 02/01/2023
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Delivery Employees - Reimbursement for Mileage - Requirement [SB-361]
Requiring an employer of a delivery employee to reimburse the delivery employee for mileage in an amount that is at least equal to the most recent Internal Revenue Service standard mileage rate; and requiring the employer to post in a conspicuous place where the delivery employee is employed a printed notice of the provisions of the Act in a form that the Commissioner of Labor and Industry requires.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics - Planning Grant Funds and Demonstration Application [SB-362]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to apply to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration at the Center for Mental Health Services for federal planning, development, and implementation grant funds related to certified community behavioral health clinics for fiscal year 2025; and requiring the Department to apply to the Administration for inclusion in the state certified community behavioral health clinic demonstration program for fiscal year 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 275 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact [HB-475]
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
Third Reading Passed (113-20) on 03/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) Workgroup [HB-478]
Establishing the Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) Workgroup to study issues and factors regarding the feasibility of establishing a Waterway Incident Notification System to notify members of the public of certain waterway emergencies; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Economic Development – Independent Innovation Agency of Prince George’s County – Establishment PG 401–23 [HB-479]
Establishing the Independent Innovation Agency of Prince George's County to promote innovation and technology in the County; authorizing the Agency to enter into certain contracts, accept grants, contributions, or other assistance from federal, State, or local governments or from a college or university; establishing the Innovation Places Program in the Agency to foster entrepreneurship in the County; establishing the Industry Sector Workgroup in the Agency to convene interested stakeholders in the county; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Qualified Broadband Grants [HB-442]
Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for federal, State, or local grants for broadband infrastructure awarded during the taxable year for broadband deployment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Tomlinson
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Health - Donor-Conceived Individuals and Gamete Agencies, Gamete Banks, and Fertility Clinics [HB-482]
Establishing data collection, maintenance, and disclosure requirements for gamete agencies, gamete banks, and fertility clinics; requiring a gamete donor to consent to the disclosure of the gamete donor's identity to an individual who is at least 18 years old and who was conceived with the donated gametes; establishing limitations on the number of families that can be established using a single donor; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Emily Shetty
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) Workgroup [SB-336]
Establishing the Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) Workgroup to study issues and factors regarding the feasibility of establishing a Waterway Incident Notification System to notify members of the public of certain waterway emergencies; requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2023, and a final report on or before September 30, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Referred Environment And Transportation on 03/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Health Insurance – Utilization Review – Revisions [SB-308]
Altering and establishing requirements and prohibitions related to health insurance utilization review, including provisions regarding benchmarks for standardizing and automating the preauthorization process, the online preauthorization system for payors, preauthorizations for prescription drugs, and private review agents; altering timelines related to internal grievance procedures and adverse decision procedures; increasing the penalties for violating certain provisions of law regarding private review agents; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Tax - Fees for Electronic Filing of Tax Documents - Prohibition (Free Filing Act of 2023) [HB-396]
Prohibiting a tax return preparer or software company from charging a separate fee for the electronic filing of certain tax documents; and establishing a civil penalty of $500 for a first violation and $1,000 for each subsequent violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) And Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 03/10/2023
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Maryland Department of Health - 2-1-1 Maryland - Oversight [HB-340]
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 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. Bonnie Cullison
Referred Finance on 03/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Consumer Protection – Social Media Regulation and Safety for Children [HB-254]
Regulating children's social media accounts on large social media platforms in the State; requiring large social media platforms to identify all public social media accounts created or operated by unauthorized minors and delete all associated user data; penalizing a large social media platform that violates the Act with a fine of $100,000 per violation to be deposited in the Digital Citizenship Fund; providing the purpose of the Fund is to assist county boards of education with investing in digital citizenship programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee - Establishment [SB-263]
Establishing the Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee within the Maryland Higher Education Commission to study the policies and procedures adopted by institutions of higher education in the State regarding access to mental health care and the prevention and treatment of mental illness in students; and requiring the Committee to report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 401 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Voting Systems - Ranked Choice Voting and Inclusion of City of Takoma Park Municipal Elections on the State Ballot MC 7-23 [HB-334]
Prohibiting the State Board of Elections from certifying a voting system unless the State Board determines that the voting system will be capable of tabulating ballots cast in an election conducted using ranked choice voting; requiring the State Board to acquire additional voting machines and independent software to tabulate ranked choice voting results if City of Takoma Park municipal elections are approved by the State Board to appear on the State ballot; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/25/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Real Property - Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Virtual Meetings [HB-331]
Requiring a person conducting a meeting of a cooperative housing corporation, condominium, or homeowners association by telephone conference, video conference, or similar electronic means to provide a participant a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting; requiring certain participants in a meeting of a cooperative housing corporation, condominium, or homeowners association to have equal access to any available chat function; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
9–8–8 Trust Fund – Funding [HB-271]
Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2025 an appropriation of $12,000,000 to the 9-8-8 Trust Fund for the purpose of designating and maintaining 9-8-8 as the universal telephone number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline and for developing and implementing a statewide initiative for the coordination and delivery of behavioral health crisis response services in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 261 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions [HB-305]
Altering and establishing requirements and prohibitions related to health insurance utilization review, including provisions regarding benchmarks for standardizing and automating the preauthorization process, the online preauthorization system for payors, preauthorizations for prescription drugs, and private review agents; altering timelines related to internal grievance procedures and adverse decision procedures; increasing the penalties for violating certain provisions of law regarding private review agents; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Court Proceedings - Remote Public Access and Participation [HB-133]
Requiring each court in the State to provide contemporaneous remote audio-visual public access to all public court proceedings; authorizing a presiding judge to prohibit the broadcast of any portion of a proceeding under certain circumstances; authorizing remote participation in a court proceeding by a nonparty; and providing for the reporting and resolution of the malfunctioning of an audio-visual public access system.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 1/25 At 2:30 P.m. on 01/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Mandated Reports - Revisions [HB-124]
Modifying certain reporting requirements for practicability and efficiency; and repealing certain reporting requirements that are unnecessary, obsolete, duplicative, or inefficient.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 47 on 04/11/2023