CDFI Crisis Fund Act [S.4165]
[Finance ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
A bill to amend the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to establish a CDFI National Crisis Fund, and for other purposes.
S.4165: CDFI Crisis Fund Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/09/2022
HB-7309: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/18/2022
Small State and Rural Rescue Act [HB-7211]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, review a final rule of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.
HB-7211: Small State and Rural Rescue Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 650. on 12/14/2022
Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act [S.3760]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to continue the temporary waiver of interest on State unemployment loans during the pandemic to provide additional relief, and for other purposes.
S.3760: Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/03/2022
Labor and Employment - Unemployment Insurance - Duties of Secretary and Penalties [SB-985]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Insurance ]
Requiring the Secretary of Labor to enter into certain memorandums of understanding to implement and enforce the Maryland Unemployment Insurance Law and to conduct certain integrity activities to verify that an individual is eligible to receive certain benefits; and altering the criminal penalties for a conviction for certain unemployment insurance-related offenses.
SB-985: Labor and Employment - Unemployment Insurance - Duties of Secretary and Penalties
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/08/2022
Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition [HB-1424]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition to make recommendations regarding how the State may adjust its economic development and other strategies in the context of changes resulting from crises in certain sectors; and requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report on or before December 1, 2022, and a final report on or before December 1, 2023, to the Governor and the General Assembly.
HB-1424: Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/07/2022
Environment - Office of Recycling - Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment [HB-1226]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2027, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill; prohibiting a person from burning or incinerating a mattress as an alternative means of disposal, subject to certain exceptions; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2023; etc.
HB-1226: Environment - Office of Recycling - Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 03/09/2022
Unemployment Insurance - Procedures for Recovery of Overpayment of Benefits - Alterations [HB-955]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
Requiring the Secretary of Labor to conduct a predetermination investigation before seeking the recovery of unemployment insurance benefits paid to a claimant; altering certain procedures by which the Secretary may recover an overpayment of insurance benefits by requiring the Secretary to send a written notice outlining the factual and evidentiary information and whether monetary penalties are due; requiring the notice to include instructions on how the claimant may appeal the determination; etc.
HB-955: Unemployment Insurance - Procedures for Recovery of Overpayment of Benefits - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/17/2022
Unemployment Insurance - Disqualification Exceptions - COVID-19 Vaccination [HB-901]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Unemployment ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Providing that the voluntary resignation of an employee is a valid circumstance for voluntarily leaving work if the employee resigned due to the employer requiring that the employee, as a condition of continued employment, be vaccinated against COVID-19 and the employer fails to provide suitable other work that would not require that the employee be vaccinated against COVID-19; and prohibiting the refusal of an employee to be vaccinated against COVID-19 from being considered gross misconduct, aggravated misconduct, or misconduct.
Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition [SB-782]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition to make recommendations regarding how the State may adjust its economic development and other strategies in the context of changes resulting from crises in certain sectors; and requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report on or before December 1, 2022, and a final report of its findings and recommendations on or before December 1, 2023, to the Governor and the General Assembly.
SB-782: Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/07/2022
Unemployment Insurance - Federal Extended Benefits for Long-Term Unemployment [SB-655]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the period that constitutes an extended benefit period and when a State "on" indicator exists; specifying the total amount of certain extended unemployment benefits that are payable to an eligible individual; authorizing the Secretary of Labor, if authorized by federal law, to suspend the payment of certain extended unemployment benefits; and establishing that federal unemployment law provisions and definitions related to extended benefits apply to a certain extent.
SB-655: Unemployment Insurance - Federal Extended Benefits for Long-Term Unemployment
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 653 on 05/29/2022
Stop Disincentivizing Work Act [HB-6554]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Unemployment ]
To prohibit certain Federal funding from being used for certain cash assistance programs.
HB-6554: Stop Disincentivizing Work Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Emmer
Introduced In House on 02/01/2022
Comprehensive Climate Solutions [HB-708]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions through the use of various measures, including the alteration of statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals, the establishment of a net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal, requiring gas companies and electric companies to provide certain programs and services, and requiring electric companies to increase their annual incremental gross energy savings through certain programs and services; etc.
HB-708: Comprehensive Climate Solutions
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2022
Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 [SB-528]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by altering statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals, establishing of a net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal, developing certain energy efficiency and emissions reduction requirements for certain buildings, requiring electric companies to increase their annual incremental gross energy savings, establishing certain zero-emission vehicle requirements for the State fleet, and establishing an electric school bus pilot program; etc.
SB-528: Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 38 on 04/09/2022
Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing [SB-524]
[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 an annual incremental gross energy savings of at least 0.4% starting in 2023; requiring the Department to develop a plan to coordinate and leverage funding sources to support certain energy efficiency and other home upgrades and a plan to provide energy efficiency retrofits to all low-income households by 2030; etc.
SB-524: Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2022