Telecommunications And Information Technology
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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Study on Statewide 2-1-1 and 3-1-1 Systems [HB-138]
Requiring the Department of Legislative Services to conduct a study on the implementation of a statewide 3-1-1 system to provide individuals with nonemergency government services, resources, and information, both as a standalone system and as part of a merged system with the statewide 2-1-1 system; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Referred Rules on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Mandated Reports - Revisions [SB-131]
Modifying certain reporting requirements for practicability and efficiency; and repealing certain reporting requirements that are unnecessary, obsolete, duplicative, or inefficient.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 48 on 04/11/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
9–8–8 Trust Fund – Funding [SB-3]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 260 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Higher Education - The Senator Delores G. Kelley Scholarship Program - Establishment [SB-4]
Establishing the Senator Delores G. Kelley Scholarship Program for students who are eligible to receive the maximum federal Pell Grant and are residents of counties participating in the Program or are graduates of high schools in participating counties to receive a scholarship to be used at historically Black colleges and universities; requiring counties participating in the Program to provide an equal match to the State scholarship amount awarded under the Program to each recipient from that county; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing Canceled on 01/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Telephone Solicitation (Stop the Spam Calls Act of 2023) [HB-37]
Prohibiting a person from making certain telephone solicitations to a certain called party in a certain manner by restricting the methods, times, and identifying information that the person making the call may utilize; providing that the Act does not apply to certain entities and circumstances; and making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 414 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment [HB-25]
Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government to provide comprehensive universal single-payer health care services for residents of the State by January 1, 2025; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to Healthy Maryland, including provisions regarding eligibility, participation by and payments to health care providers, benefits, payroll premiums, funding, and collective negotiations with health care providers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing Canceled on 03/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
More Opportunities for Career–Focused Students Act of 2023 [SB-121]
Requiring certain county boards of education to consider the pursuit of certain certificates, certifications, or apprenticeships as the equivalent of pursuing postsecondary education and provide a method for certain individuals to authorize the release of certain student information to certain apprenticeship sponsors and employers; requiring each public high school to inform students of certain employment and skills training opportunities in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 03/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Telephone Solicitation (Stop the Spam Calls Act of 2023) [SB-90]
Prohibiting a person from making certain telephone solicitations to a certain called party in a certain manner by restricting the methods, times, and identifying information that the person making the call may utilize; and making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 413 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Open Meetings Act - State Ethics Commission (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act of 2023) [HB-58]
Establishing enhanced requirements under the Open Meetings Act for the State Ethics Commission; and requiring the Department of Information Technology to provide technical staff, support, and equipment necessary to livestream the open meetings of the State Ethics Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 149 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Transportation – Maryland Rail Authority – Establishment (Maryland Rail Investment Act of 2023) [HB-74]
Establishing the Maryland Rail Authority and the powers and duties that the Rail Authority, acting on behalf of the Department of Transportation, has with respect to the supervision, financing, construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of railroad facilities projects; altering the membership of the Maryland Transportation Authority to include the Executive Director of the Rail Authority; prohibiting the Transportation Authority from passing a budget plan that exceeds a certain amount; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) And Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 01/25/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Study on Statewide 2-1-1 and 3-1-1 Systems [SB-30]
Requiring the Department of Legislative Services to conduct a study on the implementation of a statewide 3-1-1 system to provide individuals with nonemergency government services, resources, and information, both as a standalone system and as part of a merged system with the statewide 2-1-1 system.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Open Meetings Act - State Ethics Commission (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act of 2023) [SB-35]
Establishing enhanced requirements under the Open Meetings Act for the State Ethics Commission; and requiring the Department of Information Technology to provide the technical staff, support, and equipment necessary to live stream the open meetings of the State Ethics Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 150 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Electronic Smoking Devices - Prohibitions and Requirements [SB-990]
Establishing certain limitations on certain retailers relating to the sale of electronic smoking devices; prohibiting the advertisement or promotion of electronic smoking devices in certain outdoor locations and in publications where 15% of the readership is under 21 years of age; prohibiting the marketing of electronic smoking devices to individuals under the age of 21 in a certain manner; prohibiting a person from manufacturing, distributing, selling, bartering, or furnishing certain electronic smoking devices in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing Canceled on 03/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition [HB-1424]
Establishing the Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition to make recommendations regarding how the State may adjust its economic development and other strategies in the context of changes resulting from crises in certain sectors; and requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report on or before December 1, 2022, and a final report on or before December 1, 2023, to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Schools – Cyber Safety Guide and Training Course – Development, Implementation, and Reporting [HB-1410]
Requiring the State Department of Education, the Behavioral Health Administration within the Maryland Department of Health, the Maryland Center for School Safety, and the Department of Information Technology jointly to develop and publish a cyber safety guide and training course to be implemented in public schools beginning in the 2023-2024 school year; requiring the cyber safety guide and training course to be developed in consultation with professionals who specialize in child development and child psychology; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Election Law – Curbside Voting – Establishment [HB-1404]
Providing that voters are eligible for curbside voting under certain circumstances; requiring curbside voting be made available to all registered voters with disabilities; and establishing requirements governing curbside voting, including requirements related to the establishment of curbside voting locations and how to vote at a curbside voting location.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Rereferred To Ways And Means on 03/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Early Childhood Development - Child Care Scholarship Program - Alterations and Study [SB-920]
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a certain process for granting presumptive eligibility for a subsidy under the Child Care Scholarship Program; requiring the Department to award a certain subsidy to an individual who submits certain proof; prohibiting the Department or the Comptroller from seeking reimbursement or repayment of a certain subsidy from certain individuals under certain circumstances, except for cases of suspected fraud; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 526 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Real Property - Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Virtual Meetings [HB-1147]
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; and requiring certain participants in a meeting of a cooperative housing corporation, condominium, or homeowners association to have equal access to any available chat function.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Prohibition on Expiration of Licenses, Certificates, Permits, and Registrations [HB-1130]
Prohibiting the licenses, certificates, permits, and registrations issued before December 4, 2021, by the health occupations boards in accordance with certain provisions of law from expiring and requiring that they remain effective until the Department of Information Technology restores the systems and servers of the applicable health occupations boards that were impacted by the cybersecurity attack on the Maryland Department of Health; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Hearing 3/03 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/14/2022