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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining [SB-352]
Authorizing employees of certain public libraries to form, join, and participate in an employee organization and engage in certain other activities related to collective bargaining; requiring certain employers and certified exclusive representatives to engage in good faith bargaining; establishing a collective bargaining process for employees of certain public libraries; prohibiting employers and employee organizations from engaging in certain actions regarding the exercise of an employee's rights under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) And Hearing 2/22 At 2:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/02/2023
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Gettr Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Prince George's County Public Schools - Alterations to Title of Chief Executive Officer and Establishment of Office of Integrity and Compliance PG 501-23 [HB-437]
Changing the title of the Chief Executive Officer of the Prince George's County public school system to the County Superintendent of the Prince George's County public school system; establishing the Office of Integrity and Compliance in the Prince George's County public school system to evaluate, examine, investigate, report on, and make recommendations on certain issues related to the Prince George's County public school system; requiring the County Council of Prince George's County to appoint an Integrity and Compliance officer; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 792 on 05/16/2023
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Public Testimony At Open Meetings. [SB-233]
Specifies that boards subject to the open meetings law shall allow oral testimony on any agenda item at the beginning of the board's agenda or meeting, provided that oral testimony shall not be limited to the beginning of a board's agenda. Specifies an exception for the legislative body of each county.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi
The Committee On Gvo Deferred The Measure. on 01/31/2023
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Public Testimony At Open Meetings. [HB-114]
Specifies that boards subject to the open meetings law shall allow oral testimony on any agenda item at the beginning of the board's agenda or meeting, provided that oral testimony shall not be limited to the beginning of a board's agenda. Specifies an exception for the legislative body of each county.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Saiki
Referred To Jha, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/25/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Courts - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation [HB-129]
Altering the conditions under which a lawsuit is considered a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP suit); altering the conditions under which a defendant in a SLAPP suit is not civilly liable for certain communications; establishing certain standards and requirements relating to a motion to dismiss an alleged SLAPP suit; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers [HB-80]
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing Canceled on 01/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining [HB-65]
Authorizing employees of public libraries to form, join, and participate in an employee organization and engage in certain other activities related to collective bargaining; requiring employers and certified exclusive representatives to engage in good faith bargaining; establishing a collective bargaining process for employees of public libraries; prohibiting employers and employee organizations from engaging in certain actions regarding the exercise of an employee's rights under the Act; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Referred Finance Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/03/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Civilian Review Board and Police Accountability Board [HB-991]
Altering the powers and duties of the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board; altering the powers and duties of the Baltimore City police accountability board; and repealing the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board on April 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Hearing Canceled on 03/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Parent and Guardian Rights - Education, Health, and Upbringing of Children [HB-953]
Requiring the State Board of Education and county boards of education to allow at least 10 minutes for testimony at public board meetings from parents and guardians of public school students; requiring each county board to establish and adopt a certain policy to promote parental involvement in the public school system; providing that certain parental rights are reserved to the parents and guardians of minor children; and prohibiting the State and certain other entities from infringing on those rights, except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Reid Novotny
Hearing Canceled on 02/25/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Custody Actions - Considered Judgment of Minor Children [SB-889]
Establishing a rebuttable presumption that certain minor children in certain actions involving child custody or child access have considered judgment; requiring a child advocate attorney to be appointed to represent a certain child under certain circumstances; and authorizing a certain child to take certain actions as though the child were a party under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Parental Rights Act [HB-618]
Requiring that the State Board of Education and county boards of education allow a certain amount of time for certain testimony at public board meetings; prohibiting an employee of a school district from withholding certain information relating to a child's health or well-being from the child's parent or guardian; requiring each county board to establish and adopt a certain policy regarding the promotion of parent involvement in the public school system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means on 03/18/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Courts and Judicial Proceedings – Grand Jury – Transcription of Testimony [HB-607]
Requiring a jury judge for a county to order a court reporter to take and transcribe testimony given before a grand jury for the county.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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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
Department of the Environment - Enforcement Authority [HB-402]
Altering the enforcement authority of the Department of the Environment under various provisions of law, including provisions relating to waterway construction and dam safety, tidal and nontidal wetlands, drinking water, and waterworks, wastewater works, and industrial wastewater works; requiring certain penalties collected by the Department to be paid into the Maryland Clean Water Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2022) [SB-275]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide benefits to individuals who take leave from employment for certain purposes; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund; requiring, beginning October 1, 2023, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to contribute to the Fund; requiring the Secretary to establish the total rate of contribution and the percentages of the total rate of contribution to be paid by certain employees and employers; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Gubernatorial Veto Override (legislative Date: 4/8/2022) - Chapter 48 on 04/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of the Environment – Enforcement Authority [SB-221]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to notify the Attorney General each time the Department initiates a certain administrative action; altering the enforcement authority of the Department under various provisions of law, including provisions relating to waterway construction and dam safety, tidal and nontidal wetlands, drinking water, and waterworks, wastewater works, and industrial wastewater works; requiring a person or municipal or private corporation to report certain information to the Department annually; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Referred Environment And Transportation on 03/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Trials - Spousal Privilege - Exception [HB-210]
Providing that the spouse of a person on trial for a crime may be compelled to testify as an adverse witness if the spouse and the person on trial married after the date on which the alleged crime for which the person is on trial occurred.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 486 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law - Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act) [SB-78]
Altering certain provisions related to the payment of wages, including the application, penalty, and enforcement provisions of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, the provision of information related to the payment of wages by employers to employees, and adverse actions by an employer.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/24/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2022) [HB-8]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide certain benefits to individuals who take leave from employment for certain purposes; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring, beginning January 1, 2023, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to contribute to the Fund in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama
Hearing Canceled on 01/25/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law – Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act) [HB-72]
Altering certain provisions related to the payment of wages, including the application, penalty, and enforcement provisions of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, the provision of information related to the payment of wages by employers to employees, and adverse actions by an employer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/14/2022