Telecommunications And Information Technology
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Electronic Smoking Devices - Prohibitions and Requirements [SB-990]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
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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Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition [HB-1424]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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]
[Education ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
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]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Disabilities ]
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]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
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]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
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
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [HB-1163]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools to provide virtual education to students instead of closing the public schools because of severe weather conditions; requiring the Department, by September 1, 2022, to establish a statewide universal learning management system for all public schools in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Social Media Websites - Censored Speech [HB-1368]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Religion ]
[Ethics ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Prohibiting a social media website from taking certain actions to censor the religious speech or political speech of a certain user; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a certain civil cause of action under certain circumstances; providing that a certain violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to certain penalties; requiring a social media website to publish certain rules and policies; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Economic Development - Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program (Maryland Manufacturing Innovation Act of 2022) [HB-1384]
[Economic Development ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program in the Department of Commerce to provide grants to small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises to assist those manufacturers with implementing new Industry 4.0 technology or related infrastructure for certain purposes; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Program for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter; and creating the Maryland Manufacturing 4.0 Initiative Governance Committee.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Third Reading Passed (121-0) on 04/04/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Howard County - Public Schools - Alternative Instruction Model Policy Ho. Co. 09-22 [HB-1306]
[Education ]
Providing that the use of an alternative instruction model constitutes a certain public school being open for pupil attendance for the purposes of meeting certain school day and hour requirements; and authorizing the Howard County Board of Education to adopt a policy allowing a public school in the county to use an alternative instruction model if the county board and the exclusive bargaining units for the local school system negotiate the terms of implementing and using an alternative instruction model.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Government - Cybersecurity - Coordination and Governance [HB-1346]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology (DoIT); establishing the Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council to study aspects of the State's cybersecurity vulnerabilities and procurement potential, including partnerships with other states; requiring the Secretary of Information Technology to develop and maintain a statewide cybersecurity strategy; requiring the Office to prepare a transition strategy towards cybersecurity centralization; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership - 9-1-1 Specialists [HB-1236]
[Pensions ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Retirement ]
Authorizing certain 9-1-1 specialists to become members of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System as employees of a participating governmental unit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Schools - Curricula and Instructional Materials - Required List of Information (Curriculum Transparency Act of 2022) [HB-1287]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring each county board of education to direct each public school in the county to provide certain information regarding curricula and instructional materials beginning in the 2022-2023 school year; and requiring the State Superintendent to direct the Comptroller to withhold certain funding from a county board under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Schools - Mathematics Credit - College Preparatory Computer Science or Computer Programming Course [HB-1280]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Authorizing a student who is enrolled at a public high school to satisfy a graduation requirement to earn credits in mathematics by completing a credit in a certain college preparatory computer science or computer programming course if enrolled in the course concurrently with or after completing Algebra II; and requiring a county board of education to make a certification that a college preparatory computer science or computer programming course may count toward the mathematics graduation requirement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing Canceled on 04/05/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education – Educational Options – Established [HB-1258]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Program to provide certain students with scholarships for students who are eligible for the free and reduced price lunch program to attend a nonpublic school; establishing the Maryland Public Charter School Authority as a public chartering authority under the Maryland Public Charter School Program with certain powers and responsibilities; allowing a parent or guardian a credit against the State income tax for certain home instruction expenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Garrett County and Allegany County - Public Schools - Virtual Education Days Pilot Program [HB-1129]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Virtual Education Days Pilot Program in Garrett County and Allegany County; authorizing the Garrett County Superintendent and the Allegany County Superintendent to order a virtual education day instead of closing a public school in the event of inclement weather; requiring a principal to notify students, parents, and school staff of a decision to have a virtual education day; requiring that accommodations be made for students and staff who do not have access to the Internet; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 03/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Government - Technology and Science Advisory Commission - Established [HB-1359]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Technology and Science Advisory Commission to study and make recommendations on technology and science in the State; requiring the Governor, for each fiscal year, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $100,000 to the Commission; and requiring the Commission to submit a report by December 31 each year to the Governor and the General Assembly on its activities and recommendations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2022
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Criminal Procedure - Facial Recognition Technology - Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions [HB-1046]
[Crime ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency under certain circumstances; requiring, beginning October 1, 2023, and each October 1 thereafter, a law enforcement agency that uses or contracts for the use of facial recognition technology to complete an audit to determine compliance with the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022
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Maryland Higher Education Commission – Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee – Establishment [HB-1029]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee within the Maryland Higher Education Commission to study the policies and procedures regarding access to mental health services for students, examine the challenges for certain institutions in meeting the demand for mental health services, review best practices for accessing services and identify the best models for providing services; requiring the Committee to make recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly and the Governor by December 1, 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2022