Task Force to Study Murder Prevention and Reduction in Maryland [HB-1030]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Murder Prevention and Reduction in Maryland; requiring the Task Force to conduct a comprehensive examination of factors contributing to homicides in the State; and requiring the Task Force to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services and to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
HB-1030: Task Force to Study Murder Prevention and Reduction in Maryland
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2023 [HB-724]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the taxable wage base used to determine employer contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund; requiring the Secretary of Labor to set the taxable wage base and the maximum weekly benefit amount in a certain manner for certain years; prohibiting the applicable table of rates from shifting more than a certain number of tables under certain circumstances; establishing certain collateral requirements for certain investment funds that own certain portfolio companies; etc.
HB-724: Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/08/2023
Unemployment Insurance – Tax Parity for Delayed Payments of Benefits [SB-661]
[Unemployment ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Comptroller to provide a certain grant payment to an individual paid certain unemployment insurance benefits after December 31, 2021, but before January 1, 2023, under certain circumstances; and allowing a subtraction under the Maryland income tax for the amounts of grants paid in accordance with the Act.
SB-661: Unemployment Insurance – Tax Parity for Delayed Payments of Benefits
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Referred Ways And Means on 03/17/2023
Unemployment Insurance - Tax Parity for Delayed Payments of Benefits [HB-708]
[Unemployment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Comptroller to provide a one-time grant payment to an individual paid certain unemployment insurance benefits during calendar year 2022 under certain circumstances.
HB-708: Unemployment Insurance - Tax Parity for Delayed Payments of Benefits
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2023
Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2023 [SB-670]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the taxable wage base used to determine employer contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund; requiring the Secretary of Labor to set the taxable wage base and the maximum weekly benefit amount in a certain manner for certain years; prohibiting the applicable table of rates from shifting more than a certain number of tables under certain circumstances; establishing certain collateral requirements for certain investment funds that own certain portfolio companies; etc.
SB-670: Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
Extend Workforce Invest Board Allocations [HB-55]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
An Act relating to allocations of funding for the Alaska Workforce Investment Board; and providing for an effective date.
HB-55: Extend Workforce Invest Board Allocations
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Kawasaki
Cross Sponsor(s): Kawasaki on 05/08/2024
HB-33: UI/Employer & Claimant Service Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Mitchell Setzer
Ref To The Com On Unemployment Insurance, If Favorable, Finance, If Favorable, Rules, Calendar, And Operations Of The House on 01/31/2023
Economic Development Tax Credit Programs - Qualified Position and Qualified Employee - Definitions [HB-398]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definition of "qualified position" for purposes of eligibility for and the calculation of benefits under the One Maryland and More Jobs for Marylanders economic development programs; altering the definition of "qualified employee" for purposes of eligibility for and calculation of the credit against the income tax for certain business entities located in an enterprise zone; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022; etc.
HB-398: Economic Development Tax Credit Programs - Qualified Position and Qualified Employee - Definitions
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2023
Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing [SB-144]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for electricity customers energy efficiency and conservation programs and services designed to achieve certain target annual incremental gross energy savings for the 2024-2026 program cycle; requiring the Department to update the weather-normalized gross retail sales against which savings are measured for certain plans; requiring the target annual incremental gross energy savings to be achieved based on an average of certain Department plans; etc.
SB-144: Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/19/2023
Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing [HB-169]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for electricity customers energy efficiency and conservation programs and services designed to achieve certain target annual incremental gross energy savings for the 2024-2026 program cycle; establishing the Green and Healthy Task Force to develop policy and statutory recommendations to eliminate barriers to low-income households achieving, energy-efficient, affordable, and low-emissions housing; requiring an annual report beginning July 1, 2024; etc.
HB-169: Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 572 on 05/08/2023
Economic Development - Enterprise Zone Program - Alterations [HB-148]
[Economic Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the circumstances under which the Secretary of Commerce may designate an area as an enterprise zone or a focus area; prohibiting the Secretary from designating a new enterprise zone or granting an expansion of an existing enterprise zone if the Secretary reasonably anticipates that the aggregate amount of property tax credits claimed for the immediately preceding fiscal year may exceed $60,000,000; and terminating the Program on January 1, 2031, except under certain circumstances.
HB-148: Economic Development - Enterprise Zone Program - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/18/2023
Unemployment Insurance - Recovery of Benefits - Limitation and Methods [SB-136]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
Limiting the percentage of the weekly benefits amount that the Secretary of Labor may deduct from the weekly benefits payable to a claimant in the future to recover certain overpayments of unemployment insurance benefits to either up to 50% of the weekly benefit amount or 25% of the weekly benefit amount if the weekly benefit amount is less than or equal to $100; and clarifying the circumstances under which the Secretary may use certain methods to recover overpayments of unemployment insurance benefits.
SB-136: Unemployment Insurance - Recovery of Benefits - Limitation and Methods
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 370 on 05/03/2023
Unemployment Insurance - Recovery of Benefits - Limitation and Methods [HB-140]
[Unemployment ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
Limiting the percentage of the weekly benefits amount that the Secretary of Labor may deduct from weekly benefits payable to a claimant to recover certain overpayments of unemployment insurance benefits to 50% of the weekly benefit or 25% if the benefit is less than $100; and clarifying the circumstances under which the Secretary may use certain methods to recover overpayments of unemployment insurance benefits.
HB-140: Unemployment Insurance - Recovery of Benefits - Limitation and Methods
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 371 on 05/03/2023
Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2022 [HB-8000]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
To provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.
HB-8000: Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Introduced In House on 06/09/2022