Telecommunications And Information Technology
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Government – Notarial Acts – Fees and Use of Communication Technology [HB-663]
Increasing the maximum fees from $4 to $25 for an original notarial act and, subject to certain regulations, to $50 for performance of a notarial act using communication technology; repealing a certain prohibition on performing a notarial act using communication technology with respect to a will or a trust; authorizing a notary public to use communication technology to take an acknowledgement of a signature remotely under certain circumstances; establishing certain requirements for a notary public to confirm a record remotely; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 714 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland Health Care Commission - Study on Expansion of Interstate Telehealth [HB-670]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with certain State agencies and stakeholders, to study ways that interstate telehealth can be expanded to allow State residents to use telehealth to receive health services from out-of-state practitioners; and requiring the Commission to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on or before December 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Hearing 2/10 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/02/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Finance and Procurement - Grants - Prompt Payment Requirement [SB-542]
Establishing invoicing and prompt payment requirements for certain State grants.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Referred Health And Government Operations on 03/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Child Care Programs – Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program – Information and Assistance [HB-664]
Requiring a child care program to provide to parents or guardians of a child under the age of 3 years information about the Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program and contact information for the local agency responsible for administering the Program; requiring a child care program to assist a parent or guardian with scheduling a time and location for the administering agency of the Program to provide a certain screening; and requiring the State Department of Education to provide certain information to child care programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 469 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Insurance – Title Insurance Producers – Annual Review [HB-637]
Authorizing a title insurer to conduct a required annual review of a title insurance producer in person, remotely by using mail, overnight delivery, or electronic means, or by a combination of in-person and remote methods.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 700 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education) [HB-547]
Requiring a local school system to provide equivalent access to digital tools for students with disabilities, including developing, purchasing, and providing digital tools that are directly connected to student instruction; requiring a local school system to establish a process to evaluate a certain digital tool for equivalent access and nonvisual access by a certain employee or contractor of the school system; providing certain civil penalties for a vendor who fails to meet the equivalent access standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Referred Rules on 04/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Wills and Trust Instruments – Electronic Execution [HB-576]
Authorizing a person to execute an electronic will or remotely witnessed will without a notary public if the supervising attorney creates a certified will that contains a certain form attached or annexed to the will; prohibiting a supervising attorney from being a witness to an electronic will or remotely witnessed will if the will is executed without a notary public; and authorizing a notary public located in the State to perform a notarial act using communication technology for a remotely located individual for a trust instrument.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 176 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Fair Scheduling Act [SB-530]
Requiring an employer who employs individuals in a food service facility or retail establishment to pay certain employees at a certain rate of pay for certain shifts of work, except under certain circumstances; and providing that certain employees employed in a food service facility or retail establishment have the right to decline to work hours that occur during the 11 hours following the end of a shift; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act 2022) [HB-496]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide temporary benefits to individuals who take leave from employment for certain purposes; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund to be used to pay certain benefits; requiring certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to contribute to the Fund; requiring the Secretary to establish the total rate of contribution; requiring the Secretary to establish a system of appeals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Health - Insurance Coverage Information [SB-460]
Establishing that the Health Education Unit in the Office of the Attorney General is the State's office of consumer assistance under a certain federal law; establishing the Consumer Health Access Program for Mental Health and Addiction Care to assist State residents in accessing mental health and substance use disorder services under public and private health insurance and address insurance-related barriers to mental health and substance use disorder services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Rereferred To Health And Government Operations on 04/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Consumer Health Access Program for Mental Health and Addiction Care - Establishment [HB-517]
Establishing the Consumer Health Access Program for Mental Health and Addiction Care to assist State residents in accessing mental health and substance use disorder services under public and private health insurance and address insurance-related barriers to mental health and substance use disorder services; establishing certain requirements for the Program relating to consumer medical records and other information; requiring the Program to promote equity in access to mental health and substance use disorder services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 2/23 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/08/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Fair Scheduling Act [HB-431]
Requiring an employer who employs individuals in a food service facility or retail establishment to pay certain employees at a certain rate of pay for certain shifts of work, except under certain circumstances; and providing that certain employees employed in a food service facility or retail establishment have the right to decline to work hours that occur during the 11 hours following the end of a shift; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/01/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Finance and Procurement – Grants – Prompt Payment Requirement [HB-451]
Establishing invoicing and prompt payment requirements for certain State grants.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/15 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/28/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Law - False Statements - Public Safety Answering Points and Penalty [HB-437]
Prohibiting a person from making a false statement, report, or complaint to a public safety answering point with intent to deceive and to cause an investigation or other action to be taken; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 3 years or a fine of up to $500 or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Government - Information Technology - Cybersecurity [HB-419]
Codifying the establishment of the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology, the position of State Chief Information Security Officer, and the Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council; altering the membership of the Council; requiring each unit of the Legislative Branch or Judicial Branch of State government that uses a certain network to certify certain compliance to the Department by December 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Government - Information Technology - Cybersecurity [SB-390]
Codifying the establishment of the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology, the position of State Chief Information Security Officer, and the Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council; altering the membership of the Council; requiring each unit of the Legislative Branch or Judicial Branch of State government that uses a certain network to certify certain compliance to the Department by December 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Out-of-State Health Care Practitioners - Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth - Authorization [SB-398]
Authorizing a health care practitioner who is not licensed in the State to provide behavioral health services via telehealth to a patient in the State under certain circumstances; providing that an out-of-state health care practitioner who provides behavioral health services via telehealth to a patient located in the State will be held to the same standards of practice that are applicable to in-person health care settings in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing Canceled on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of Information Technology - Oversight of Legislative Branch Information Technology [HB-346]
Applying certain provisions related to the oversight of information technology, information technology projects, information technology accessibility, and cybersecurity by the Secretary of Information Technology to the Legislative Branch of State government.
Sponsored by: Rep. Reid Novotny
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
General Assembly and Legislative Branch of State Government - Security Training - Protecting Security-Sensitive Data [HB-348]
Requiring the General Assembly and an agency or a unit of the Legislative Branch of State government to develop a plan, in accordance with Department of Information Technology guidelines, to identify and provide annual training to certain individuals who handle security-sensitive data.
Sponsored by: Rep. Reid Novotny
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [SB-362]
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, under certain circumstances, to provide virtual education days to students instead of closing the public schools in the county because of severe weather conditions; requiring the county board to publish the plan for the use of virtual instruction on the school system's website; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2022