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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Information Technology - Evaluation and Development of a 3-1-1 Portal Using Artificial Intelligence [HB-1141]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Information Technology evaluate the feasibility of creating a virtual 3-1-1 portal as a source for Maryland residents to obtain nonemergency government information and services utilizing artificial intelligence and that the Department prioritize the creation of the portal if feasible.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Rereferred To Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/08/2024
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Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Conducted Through Telehealth - Reimbursement and Study [HB-1127]
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[Crime ]
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Authorizing the reimbursement of a sexual assault forensic exam conducted through peer-to-peer telehealth under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee to conduct a study on the feasibility of a telehealth program that includes a pilot program for conducting sexual assault forensic examinations through telehealth; and requiring the Committee to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 832 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Green Schools - Website Update and Maintenance [HB-1102]
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[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education to use a certain appropriation to update, by January 1, 2026, and maintain a certain website dedicated to green schools and becoming certified as a green school; and requiring county boards of education to prominently display a link to the website on the county board's website and circulate certain information to teachers and staff.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sarah Wolek
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education – Virtual Tutoring Services – Applicant Review [HB-1140]
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Requiring a virtual tutoring service that contracts with a county board of education, including the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, or a nonpublic school to conduct a criminal history records check for any individual at the virtual tutoring service who engages with a minor; and exempting certain virtual tutoring services from collecting certain information about its employees under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Synthetic Media - Disclosure and Regulation [SB-978]
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[Media and Advertising ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring certain persons that publish, distribute, or disseminate or cause to be published, distributed, or disseminated synthetic media to publish on their website the original content that was manipulated to generate the synthetic media; and requiring certain persons that publish, distribute, or disseminate or cause to be published, distributed, or disseminated synthetic media to include a certain disclosure in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Referred Ways And Means on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Information Technology - Evaluation and Development of a 3-1-1 Portal Using Artificial Intelligence [SB-1068]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
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[Community Development ]
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Stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Information Technology evaluate the feasibility of creating a 3-1-1 portal utilizing artificial intelligence and that the Department prioritize the creation of the portal if feasible.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 450 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Local Government - Building Permits for Residential Solar Energy and Residential Energy Storage Systems - Required Platform and Inspections [SB-1054]
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[Housing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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Requiring a county or municipality to implement a certain web-based platform for features supporting the tracking and approval of residential building permits for certain residential solar energy projects, residential energy storage projects, and main electric panel alterations by August 1, 2025, except under certain circumstances; requiring a county or municipality to adopt certain procedures for required inspections for a certain building permit under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Conducted Through Telehealth - Reimbursement and Study [SB-950]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the reimbursement of a sexual assault forensic exam conducted through peer-to-peer telehealth under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee to conduct a study on the feasibility of a telehealth program that includes a pilot program for conducting sexual assault forensic examinations through telehealth; and requiring the Committee to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 833 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Courts - Immunity From Liability - Maryland Safe Haven Program [SB-912]
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Altering, clarifying, and expanding certain provisions of law relating to the immunity from liability of a parent who leaves an unharmed newborn with a responsible adult under certain circumstances; requiring the Secretary of Human Services to develop, implement, and maintain a public information program to inform the public about the Maryland Safe Haven Program; and requiring the Secretary of Human Services to annually submit a report to the General Assembly about the Maryland Safe Haven Program beginning December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/11/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Local Boards of Elections - Maintenance and Public Disclosure of Election Records [SB-1052]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring each local board of elections to maintain certain records, including all election data, absentee ballot requests, and voter registration lists, for at least 10 years and organized by election year; requiring an election director or representative of a local board to make certain records available for public inspection immediately and to post certain records on the local board's website on request; and authorizing a person to enforce a certain request by filing a petition for a writ of mandamus.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Courts - Immunity From Liability - Maryland Safe Haven Program [SB-873]
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[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering, clarifying, and expanding certain provisions of law relating to the immunity from liability of a parent who leaves an unharmed newborn with a responsible adult within 60 days of the birth under certain circumstances; requiring the Secretary of Human Services to develop, implement, and maintain a public information program to inform the public about the Maryland Safe Haven Program; and requiring the Secretary of Human Services to submit a report to the General Assembly about the Maryland Safe Haven Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 366 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Virtual Tutoring Services - Background Checks and Fingerprinting [SB-883]
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Requiring a county board of education, a nonpublic school, or a contracting agency that has contracted with a virtual tutoring service to require the virtual tutoring service to conduct a criminal history records check for any individual at the virtual tutoring service who engages with a minor; and authorizing certain criminal history records checks conducted by a virtual tutoring service to satisfy certain fingerprinting and background requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
House Conference Committee Appointed (delegates Ebersole, Patterson And Fair) on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Licensing Fees [SB-895]
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Altering certain licensing fees for alcoholic beverages in Baltimore City.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 1016 on 05/16/2024
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Public Safety - Safe Neighborhoods Pilot Program [HB-912]
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Requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to establish a Safe Neighborhoods Pilot Program to provide doorbell cameras or security systems with doorbell cameras to residents of high-crime areas; requiring the Office to report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2026, regarding the usefulness and viability of the Program based on a cost-benefit analysis; and requiring the Governor to include $5,000,000 in the annual budget bill in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter for the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Allen Young
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law – Campaign Materials – Disclosure of Use of Synthetic Media [HB-872]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
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Requiring that candidates, campaign finance entities, and certain other persons, or agents of candidates, campaign finance entities, or certain other persons, that publish, distribute, or disseminate, or cause to be published, distributed, or disseminated, to another person in the State certain campaign materials that use or contain synthetic media include a certain disclosure in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Information Technology - Prohibited Applications and Websites [SB-757]
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[Budget and Spending ]
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Prohibiting certain employees, agents, or entities on any information technology owned or leased by a unit of State government from downloading or using any application, including TikTok or WeChat, or accessing any website developed by ByteDance Ltd. or Tencent Holdings Ltd; requiring by December 31, 2024, the Department of Budget and Management, in collaboration with the Department of Information Technology, to prepare guidance for units of State government regarding access to certain applications and websites; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Use of Body-Worn Cameras [SB-661]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
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Altering certain provisions of law to require a certain law enforcement agency to require the use of body-worn cameras, subject to a certain policy, by each sworn law enforcement officer, regardless of rank, employed by the law enforcement agency while the officer is in uniform, in public, and conducting law enforcement related duties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence [HB-724]
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Authorizing an individual who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to reduce the sentence if the individual has served at least 20 years of the individuals term of confinement and at least 3 years have passed since the court decided any petition previously filed by the individual for a reduced sentence; and establishing procedures for a proceeding under the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana M. Fennell
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Safety – Law Enforcement – Use of Body–Worn Cameras [HB-707]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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Altering certain provisions of law to require a certain law enforcement agency to require the use of body-worn cameras, subject to a certain policy, by each sworn law enforcement officer, regardless of rank, employed by the law enforcement agency while the officer is in uniform, in public, and conducting law enforcement related duties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
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Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation [SB-603]
[Gaming ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain video lottery operators and certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming operations in the State; authorizing the Governor, on recommendation of the Commission, to enter into certain multijurisdictional Internet gaming agreements with certain other governments, subject to certain limitations; and submitting the Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Lorenzo Watson
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2024