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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Maryland Net Neutrality Act of 2021 [HB-1064]
Prohibiting fixed Internet service providers and mobile broadband Internet access service providers, in the course of providing certain services and subject to a certain limitation, from blocking certain content, applications, services, or devices, or impairing or degrading certain Internet traffic on a certain basis; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kirill Reznik
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/17/2021
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Public Health – State Designated Exchange – Clinical Information [SB-748]
Requiring a nursing home, on request of the Maryland Department of Health, to electronically submit clinical information to the State designated exchange to facilitate certain objectives; providing that information submitted under the Act may be combined with other data maintained by the exchange to facilitate a state health improvement program, mitigate a public health emergency, and improve patient safety; providing that information submitted by a nursing home may be used only to facilitate certain objectives; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 791 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
2-1-1 Maryland - Mental Health Services Phone Call Program (The Thomas Bloom Raskin Act) [SB-719]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with 2-1-1 Maryland, to make certain recommendations relating to the establishment of an opt-in mental health services phone call program that would require a center to call individuals who have opted into the mental health services phone call program on a periodic basis and attempt to connect individuals to a provider of mental health services under certain circumstances; authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation to carry out the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 67 on 04/13/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program – Established [SB-711]
Establishing the Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program in the State Department of Education; authorizing the Department to provide grants to local jurisdictions or child care licensing regions to increase the supply and ensure the sustainability of family child care providers in areas with above average rates of poverty and unemployment; requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2021, and each year thereafter, on the status of the Program and an evaluation of local pilot programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 438 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Exclusive Representative Access to New Employees [SB-717]
Altering the type of access and the circumstances under which certain access to new employees by exclusive representatives is required to be permitted by the State, a system institution, Morgan State University, St. Mary's College of Maryland, and Baltimore City Community College; altering, from 20 minutes to 30 minutes, the period of time for which an exclusive representative is required to be permitted to address certain new employees under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State and Local Government and Private Employers - Teleworking [SB-710]
Requiring each governing body, or the governing body's designee, of a county or municipality to establish a certain telework program and adopt a certain telework policy and telework guidelines; requiring the State Court Administrator and the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to establish a certain telework program and adopt a certain telework policy and telework guidelines; requiring, by December 1 each year, a report to certain committees on the number of eligible employees participating in the telework program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Maryland Licensure of Certified Midwives Act [SB-684]
Establishing a licensing and regulatory system for the practice of certified midwifery under the State Board of Nursing; requiring the Board to set standards for the practice of certified midwifery, maintain a list of all licensed certified midwives in the State, and set certain fees; altering the circumstances under which the Board shall require an applicant or a licensee to submit to a certain examination; requiring the Board to give certain persons a hearing before taking certain actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 463 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Exclusive Representative Access to New Employees [HB-904]
Altering the type of access and the circumstances under which certain access to new employees by exclusive representatives is required to be permitted by the State, a system institution, Morgan State University, St. Mary's College of Maryland, and Baltimore City Community College; requiring that an exclusive representative have at least 30 minutes to meet with a new employee; authorizing an exclusive representative to meet with a new employee by video or similar technology if public health concerns necessitate the meeting be held remotely; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Bridges
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Real Property - Condominiums, Homeowners Associations, and Cooperative Housing Corporations - Virtual Meetings [SB-686]
Authorizing the governing body of a condominium, homeowners association, or cooperative housing corporation, notwithstanding language contained in certain governing documents, to authorize certain meetings to be conducted or attended by certain electronic means under certain circumstances; authorizing certain individuals who attend a meeting by certain electronic means to be deemed present for quorum and voting purposes; authorizing certain matters to be set for a vote at a certain virtual meeting; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 523 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program – Established [HB-944]
Establishing the Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program in the Department of Education; authorizing the Department to provide grants to local jurisdictions or child care licensing regions to increase the supply and ensure the sustainability of family child care providers in areas with above average rates of poverty and unemployment; requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2021, and each year thereafter, on the status of the program and an evaluation of local pilot programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 437 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland Office of the Inspector General – Establishment [HB-948]
Establishing the Maryland Office of the Inspector General and an Advisory Board for the Office; establishing that the Advisory Board has the powers to appoint and remove the Inspector General; providing for the position, term, qualifications, and authority of the Inspector General; providing that certain records are not subject to disclosure; providing that disclosure of a protected record is a misdemeanor; authorizing the Inspector General to adopt regulations to carry out the Act; requiring certain reports; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Real Property – Sale of Apartment Facilities – Rights of Qualified Organizations [HB-952]
Prohibiting an owner of an apartment facility from taking certain actions with regard to the sale of an apartment facility unless the owner complies with the requirements of the Act; requiring an owner to send notice of the owner's intent to sell an apartment facility to the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the notice of intent to sell to contain certain information; requiring the Department to take certain actions upon receipt of the notice of intent to sell; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 2/19 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/04/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Good Job Opportunities for High School Graduates Act of 2021 [SB-668]
Requiring certain county boards of education to consider the pursuit of certain certificates, certifications, or apprenticeships as the equivalent of pursuing postsecondary education; authorizing a student or student's parent or guardian to release certain student information to certain apprenticeship sponsors and employers; requiring certain public high schools to inform students of certain employment and skills training opportunities in a certain manner through certain apprenticeship sponsors and employers; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2021
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Estates and Trusts - Wills - Custodianship [SB-700]
Requiring a person having custody of a will to maintain custody of the will, except under certain circumstances; prohibiting the custodian of a will from taking certain actions related to the will, except under certain circumstances; authorizing the custodian of a will to deposit the will for safekeeping with a certain register of wills under certain circumstances; requiring the custodian of a will to deliver the will to certain persons under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/29/2021
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Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Establishment and Transfer of Maryland 9-1-1 Board [SB-658]
Renaming the Maryland Emergency Management Agency to be the Maryland Department of Emergency Management; establishing the Department as a principal department of the Executive Branch of State government; providing that the head of the Department is the Secretary of Emergency Management; requiring the Secretary to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; transferring the Maryland 9-1-1 Board from the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to the Department of Emergency Management; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 288 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Baltimore City Community College - Procurement Authority [HB-770]
Exempting Baltimore City Community College from certain provisions of the State procurement law; requiring the Board of Trustees of the College, subject to approval by the Board of Public Works and the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review, to develop policies and procedures governing procurement; requiring the Board of Trustees to develop a certain information technology plan; requiring the Board of Public Works and the Board of Trustees of Baltimore City Community College to approve certain contracts; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Rereferred To Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Specialty Courses - Reporting Requirements [HB-820]
Requiring each county board of education, beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, to submit a report on or before April 30 each year to the State Board of Education and the General Assembly on specialty courses offered in public schools in the county in the prior school year; requiring each county board to include certain information about the specialty courses offered in each public school in the county in the report and to post certain data conspicuously on its website; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose
Referred Rules on 04/08/2021
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State Board of Social Work Examiners - Revisions [HB-811]
Requiring certain individuals employed by federal agencies to comply with certain provisions of law; establishing that an applicant to obtain a certified social worker license is required to meet certain requirements by December 31, 2023; altering the number of hours of certain supervision an applicant for a certified social worker-clinical license is required to complete; specifying that certain supervision is to be provided in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of Social Work Examiners; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 781 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Board of Social Work Examiners - Revisions [SB-597]
Requiring certain individuals employed by federal agencies to comply with certain provisions of law; establishing that an applicant to obtain a certified social worker license is required to meet certain requirements by December 31, 2023; altering the number of hours of certain supervision an applicant for a certified social worker-clinical license is required to complete; requiring, as of calendar year 2023, a licensee seeking a license renewal to attest that the licensee has submitted to a criminal history records check; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 782 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Department of Human Services, Maryland Department of Health, and Department of Education - Easing Access to Family Support Programs [HB-786]
Establishing that it is the policy of the State to do everything possible to alleviate administrative hurdles for low-income families seeking access to support programs; requiring that the Department of Human Services, the Maryland Department of Health, and the State Department of Education to take certain steps to achieve the policy goal and to simplify the application process for family support programs; requiring a joint progress report be submitted by January 1, 2023 and include areas where legislative changes are needed; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/10 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/01/2021