Sen. Cheryl Kagan
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Funding [SB-1]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to establish a new unit to assist in evaluating and reviewing certain proposals for new programs and substantial modifications of existing programs; requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2023 through 2032, to include in the annual State operating budget $577,000,000 to be allocated to certain historically black colleges and universities; establishing the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Reserve Fund; requiring the Cigarette Restitution Fund to include a separate account; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 42 on 03/24/2021
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Recovery for the Economy, Livelihoods, Industries, Entrepreneurs, and Families (RELIEF) Act [SB-496]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Providing certain financing during fiscal years 2021 and 2022 for the purpose of relieving the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic; allowing, for certain taxable years, a subtraction under the Maryland income tax for certain unemployment insurance benefits; allowing, for certain taxable years, a subtraction under the Maryland income tax for certain coronavirus relief payments received by a person during the taxable year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 39 on 02/15/2021
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State Board of Elections – Membership, Contract Management, Ballot Drop Boxes, and Voting System Financing [SB-747]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Altering the membership of the State Board of Elections; requiring certain members of the State Board to have expertise or experience in certain areas; providing for a nonvoting, ex officio member of the State Board; altering the duties of the State Board to include reviewing and voting on certain contracts and ensuring the cost effectiveness of the use of certain funds; requiring the State Administrator of Elections to report contracts, contract renewals, and change orders to the State Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2021
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Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining [SB-746]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing collective bargaining rights for certain community college employees; establishing procedures for the selection and certification of an exclusive bargaining representative; establishing a cap of four on the number of bargaining units in each community college; requiring certain contracts and agreements entered into before September 1, 2022, to remain in effect until the agreement or contract expires; requiring the Governor to include certain amounts in the annual budget bill for Baltimore City Community College; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/28/2021
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Unemployment Insurance – Reimbursing Employers – Deferral of Payment During a State of Emergency for COVID–19 [SB-790]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
Extending the time in which a certain bill must be paid by a nonprofit organization or governmental entity that has elected to reimburse the Unemployment Insurance Fund to within 30 days after a certain bill is mailed or within 1 year after the date on which the state of emergency declared by the Governor due to the COVID-19 pandemic ends under certain circumstances; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2021
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Election Reform Act of 2021 [SB-831]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Altering certain provisions of law to require the State Board of Elections to make all open meeting materials publicly available on its website before a certain meeting; altering the method by which a political party is determined for the purpose of determining the composition of the local boards of elections; requiring a local board to designate the locations of ballot drop boxes; establishing a Maryland Debate Commission to develop guidelines for conducting debates before certain elections for certain candidates; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2021
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Economic Development – Small Business Financing – Loan Loss Reserve (Maryland Capital Access Program) [SB-788]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing a Capital Access Program in the Department of Commerce for the purpose of stimulating opportunities for small businesses that may have difficulty in obtaining business financing to have access to credit by establishing a loan loss reserve program; specifying that certain loans qualify under the Program; requiring a lender to enroll a qualifying loan not more than 30 days after the date of the first disbursement; authorizing a lender to enroll all or a portion of a qualifying loan in an amount not more than $250,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/10/2021
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Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform [SB-674]
[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
Altering the membership of the Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities; requiring the Commission's membership to reflect the diversity of the State to the extent practicable; requiring the Commission to meet at least six times a year; requiring the Commission to host at least four community listening sessions a year; requiring the Commission to conduct its meetings and sessions in different geographic locations in the State; requiring the sessions and meetings of the Commission to be accessible to all attendees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 635 on 05/30/2021
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Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Statewide Broadband - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021) [SB-66]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Office of Statewide Broadband in the Department of Housing and Community Development to ensure that every resident of the State is supported by high-quality, affordable broadband Internet service and has the tools necessary to take advantage of the Internet; requiring the Office to develop, by July 1, 2022, a statewide plan to ensure that all State residents have the ability to connect to reliable broadband Internet by December 31, 2026; establishing the Digital Inclusion Fund to support capacity building in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 74 on 04/13/2021
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Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals [SB-483]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Food ]
[Environmental ]
Requiring a certain person that generates food residuals to separate the food residuals from other solid waste and ensure that the food residuals are diverted from final disposal in a refuse disposal system in a certain manner; applying the requirements of the Act to certain persons that generate certain amounts of food residuals; authorizing a person experiencing undue hardship because of the costs of diverting food residuals to apply for a certain waiver; requiring the Department of the Environment to issue a certain warning; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 440 on 05/30/2021