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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Compact [HB-736]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Entering the Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Compact; stating the purpose of the Compact; requiring that a state meet certain requirements to participate in the Compact; establishing duties of member states; authorizing a certain state to charge a certain fee for granting a certain privilege; requiring certain professional counselors to meet certain eligibility requirements to receive certain licensure and exercise a certain privilege; making the Act an emergency measure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 134 on 05/18/2021
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21st Century School Facilities Act and Built to Learn Act - Revisions [SB-551]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring certain public school facilities projects to comply with a certain memorandum of understanding; prohibiting the Interagency Commission on School Construction from the unreasonable delay of certain approval under certain circumstances; adding roofs and pipe insulation to reduce condensation in order to prevent mold to the list of issues that require priority in awarding a grant under the Healthy Schools Facility Fund; requiring the Maryland Stadium Authority to use certain funds for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 698 on 05/30/2021
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State Board of Elections - Campaign Finance Reporting Database - Study [HB-695]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to study and make recommendations regarding certain requirements that need to be met to implement a system that provides the public with real-time access to the contributions made to and expenditures made by a campaign finance entity; requiring the State Board to research certain options and make certain recommendations; authorizing the State Board to work in coordination with the Maryland Bankers Association in conducting the study; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Hearing 2/09 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/28/2021
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Building Opportunity Act of 2021 [SB-576]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring or authorizing, under certain circumstances, the Maryland Stadium Authority to contract for, manage, and oversee certain public school facility projects; authorizing the Prince George's County government and Board of Education to enter into a certain public-private partnership to enhance the delivery of public school construction projects in the county; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2021
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Building Opportunity Act of 2021 [HB-740]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring or authorizing, under certain circumstances, the Maryland Stadium Authority to contract for, manage, and oversee certain public school facility projects; authorizing the Prince George's County government and Board of Education to enter into a certain public-private partnership to enhance the delivery of public school construction projects in the county; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/01/2021
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Suicide Treatment Improvements Act [SB-557]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide training for certain staff who assist callers on a certain hotline to ensure that the staff are able to provide counseling for suicidal persons who may be in crisis; requiring certain facilities to ensure that suicidal patients and patients who have attempted suicide are treated in a certain manner; requiring certain facilities to ensure that certain staff act in a certain manner and receive certain training; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/19/2021
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Special Education - Learning Continuity Plan - Requirement [HB-714]
[Disabilities ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring an individualized education program to include a learning continuity plan to be implemented for students with disabilities during emergency conditions beginning October 1, 2021; requiring an individualized education program team to develop a learning continuity plan; requiring, within 10 days after a determination that emergency conditions exist, a certain team to attempt to notify the parents or guardian of a certain child that a learning continuity plan is in place; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 214 on 05/18/2021
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Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Compact [SB-571]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Mental Health ]
Entering the Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Compact; stating the purpose of the Compact; requiring that a state meet certain requirements to participate in the Compact; establishing duties of member states; authorizing a certain state to charge a certain fee for granting a certain privilege; requiring certain professional counselors to meet certain eligibility requirements to receive certain licensure and exercise a certain privilege; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 135 on 05/18/2021
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Education – Technology Resources – Funding (Ending the Digital Divide Act) [HB-717]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Providing for the target per pupil foundation amount in fiscal year 2022; requiring each county board of education to use not less than 7% of the target per pupil foundation amount to provide certain technology resources to students; authorizing a local school system, at the end of each fiscal year, to hold unused funds in a special fund to be used in a subsequent fiscal year; requiring a county board that allocates certain funding to follow certain information technology security standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 03/11/2021
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Transforming Manufacturing in a Digital Economy Workgroup (Making It in Maryland) [HB-658]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study the Transformation of Manufacturing in Maryland's Emerging Digital Economy; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters relating to the State's current and future workforce and emerging digital economy; requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report and a final report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2021, and December 1, 2022, respectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 581 on 05/30/2021
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Public Libraries - Electronic Literary Product Licenses - Access [SB-432]
[Libraries ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a publisher who offers to license an electronic literary product to the public to also offer to license the electronic literary product to public libraries in the State on reasonable terms that would enable public libraries to provide library users with access to the electronic literary product; authorizing the license terms authorizing public libraries to provide access to electronic literary products to include certain limitations; defining "electronic literary product"; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 412 on 05/30/2021
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Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) [SB-486]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring an essential employer to give a written statement regarding certain hazard pay paid to certain essential workers at certain intervals; requiring an essential employer to take certain actions related to occupational safety and health during an emergency; authorizing an essential worker to refuse to fulfill a certain responsibility under certain circumstances; prohibiting an essential employer from retaliating or taking other adverse action against an essential worker or other worker for certain actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2021
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Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021 [HB-583]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 60% from 2006 levels by 2030; requiring the State to achieve net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2045; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt regulations establishing certain energy conservation requirements for certain buildings by July 1, 2022; establishing a goal of planting and helping to maintain in the State 5,000,000 sustainable trees of species native to the State by the end of 2030; terminating certain provisions of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/11 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/28/2021
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Maryland Energy Administration – Energy and Water Efficiency Standards – Alterations [SB-418]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
Repealing certain provisions of law regarding the adoption of regulations establishing certain efficiency standards; repealing certain provisions of law prohibiting the sale or offering for sale of certain products; altering the application of certain testing, certification, and enforcement requirements for certain efficiency standards; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to review certain efficiency standards on or before January 1, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 4/01 At 1:30 P.m. on 03/23/2021
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Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2021 [SB-493]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
Authorizing, altering, or requiring the distribution and payment of certain revenue in certain fiscal years; increasing the amount local governments are required to reimburse the State for certain services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2021
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Public Information Act – Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act) [SB-449]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each official custodian to adopt a policy of proactive disclosure of public records available for inspection; authorizing the official custodian to adopt a policy appropriate to the type of public record, to reflect the staff and resources of the governmental unit, and to include publication of public records on certain websites; altering the composition of the State Public Information Act Compliance Board; requiring the Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints from applicants; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Rereferred To Health And Government Operations on 04/06/2021
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Coverage and Reimbursement of Telehealth Services [HB-551]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Altering the health care services the Maryland Medical Assistance Program is required to provide through telehealth; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to include certain health care providers and programs when specifying by regulation the types of health care providers eligible to receive certain reimbursement; requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage for certain services delivered through telehealth; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Hearing 2/10 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/21/2021
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Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Commission and Training (Healing Maryland's Trauma Act) [HB-548]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Establishing the Commission on Trauma-Informed Care to coordinate a statewide initiative to prioritize the trauma-responsive and trauma-informed delivery of State services that impact children, youth, families, and older adults; requiring the Commission to submit its findings annually to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30; requiring the Commission to study developing a process and framework for implementing an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Aware Program in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 722 on 05/30/2021
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Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) [HB-581]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Requiring each essential employer to take certain actions related to occupational safety and health during an emergency; providing that an essential worker has the right to refuse to perform a certain task as provided under certain provisions of law; requiring essential employers to take certain steps to minimize the risk of transmission of an infectious disease; requiring essential employers to report certain test results to the Maryland Department of Health; requiring the Department to categorize and the publish the results; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 736 on 05/30/2021
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Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2021 [HB-589]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the source of funding for certain required appropriations; altering the area in which certain raffle proceeds are required to be used; expanding the authorized uses of certain funds; establishing the Maternal and Child Health Population Health Improvement Fund; requiring the Governor to include in the budget bill submitted at the 2022 General Assembly session a certain appropriation; altering the amount of a required appropriation from the Transportation Trust Fund for the operation of the Maryland Transit Administration; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 150 on 05/18/2021