Telecommunications And Information Technology
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Consumer Protection – Consumer Electronic Equipment – Right to Repair [SB-631]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring an original equipment manufacturer of consumer electronic equipment to make available, on fair and reasonable terms, certain documentation, parts, and tools to an independent repair provider or owner of consumer electronic equipment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/28/2022
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Education – Public Schools – Lesson Plans and Instructional Material [HB-758]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the posting of lesson plans and instructional materials used at public schools on the public school's website; and establishing requirements for the development, production, and inspection of certain instructional materials referenced in certain lesson plans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means on 03/30/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Student Data Privacy - Protections, Digital Tools, and Student Data Privacy Council [HB-769]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the definitions of "covered information", "operator", "persistent unique identifier", and "targeted advertising" to provide increased protections for certain student data; establishing the Student Data Privacy Council; and requiring the Council to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, on best practices for student data privacy protection for parents and guardians of students in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 164 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Health Equity Resource Communities – Modifications [SB-607]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP) to provide technical assistance to the Community Health Resources Commission in implementing provisions of law governing Health Equity Resource Communities; altering the date from October 1, 2022, to October 1, 2023, by which the Commission must issue a request for proposals to designate areas as Health Equity Resource Communities; establishing that the Health Equity Resource Fund may be used to fund certain staffing positions at the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 377 on 05/16/2022
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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) [SB-617]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a local school system to provide equivalent access to digital tools for students with disabilities, including the development, purchase, and provision of certain digital tools that are directly connected to student instruction; requiring a local school system to establish a process to evaluate a digital tool prior to purchase for 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: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 215 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Schools – Self–Contained Special Education Classroom – Use of Video Recording Devices [SB-577]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Disabilities ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring each county board of education, beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, to install a video recording device in each self-contained special education classroom; providing for the installation, operation, notification, and use of a video recording device and the viewing, use, and confidentiality of system recordings; requiring the school administration to notify the appropriate law enforcement agency on receipt of a complaint of alleged neglect or abuse of a student under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Education – Regional Resource Centers and Libraries – Funding [HB-685]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Libraries ]
Altering the calculation of certain funding for certain regional resource centers and each county public library system for certain fiscal years; and requiring, beginning January 1, 2024, each public library to offer at least one type of service alone or in partnership with units of government or nonprofit organizations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 496 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Government – Notarial Acts – Fees and Use of Communication Technology [HB-663]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Telecommunications ]
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 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Health Care Commission - Study on Expansion of Interstate Telehealth [HB-670]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
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]
[Finance ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
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]
[Insurance ]
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]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
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]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
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]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Mental Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
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]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Human Services ]
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]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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]
[Finance ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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