| MD | HB419 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring certain businesses that use a point-of-sale system that automatically prompts a customer to leave a tip to disclose to whom the tip will be allocated and display a tip amount that is set at zero by default; and establishing that a violation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB1396 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to conduct a certain study on linkages between levels of care within the substance use disorder treatment and recovery continuum of care; and requiring the Department to report the results of the study and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB448 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim January 13 as Korean American Day; and requiring the proclamation to urge certain organizations to observe Korean American Day properly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-18
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB978 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts, beginning December 1, 2024, and each December 1 thereafter, to provide a report to the General Assembly containing certain information on the Maryland Judicial Public Text Messaging System; and requi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-18
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB550 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to include system upgrades required to allow for automated expungement of charges and partial expungement of charges in certain vendor contracts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-18
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB274 | Engross
Sine Die | Reclassifying, as a misdemeanor instead of a felony, a certain offense relating to the prohibition against intercepting and disclosing any wire, oral, or electronic communications.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB359 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing a petitioner to request a stay of certain civil actions or proceedings on the filing of a petition for guardianship of the property of an alleged disabled person; requiring, to effectuate service of process for certain civil actions again...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB141 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering a certain requirement under which a court is authorized to order that the testimony of a child victim be taken outside a courtroom and shown in the courtroom by closed circuit television in certain child abuse cases.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB473 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering, from 3 years to 2 years, the number of years before an academic year for which an individual or the individual's parent or guardian must file taxes to be eligible to receive an out-of-state tuition exemption.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-11
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB1136 | Intro
Sine Die | Repealing a requirement that a certain substance use disorder assessment and referral training be provided by a certain entity; repealing a requirement that youth services bureaus provide alternative leisure activities; repealing a requirement that t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | HB158 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a provision in a contract or agreement relating to architectural, engineering, inspecting, or surveying services that requires the promisor to defend a promisee against claims brought by a third party.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB439 | Intro
Sine Die | Adding a certain intent requirement to the elements of the crime of first degree assault, with regard to committing an assault with a firearm.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HJ3 | Intro
Sine Die | Stating that the General Assembly joins seven other state legislative bodies and over 75 municipalities and counties in passing a Back from the Brink resolution on reducing the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons; urging members of the State's ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HJ8 | Intro
Sine Die | Condemning Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian hate, and antisemitism; encouraging certain awareness initiatives; and committing to supporting certain legislation and policies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HB694 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Governor's Office for Children and the Special Secretary of the Governor's Office for Children as the head of the Office; requiring the Special Secretary to establish the ENOUGH grant program, subject to certain requirements; requiri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | HB480 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the vendor to provide a purchaser under a land installment contract with the results of a title search for the property at or before the time the purchaser signs the contract; requiring the inclusion of certain notice, terms, and recitals i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB61 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing a program within the Division of Correction that provides formerly incarcerated individuals and individuals on probation with certain services; requiring the facility that administers the program to be located in Prince George's County; ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB474 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a court from revoking a defendant's pretrial release or finding that a defendant has violated probation, and the Maryland Parole Commission from finding that a parolee has violated parole, based solely on the use of cannabis or a positive...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB1366 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing that a State correctional facility is responsible for the payment of costs charged by a telephone service provider under certain circumstances; providing that a State correctional facility and a telephone service provider may not charge an ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB1429 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing that the creative expression of a criminal defendant or juvenile respondent is not admissible against the defendant or respondent unless the court makes certain findings; and defining "creative expression" as the expression or application o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB467 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing consumer protections related to service fees charged by restaurants; specifying a certain tip credit amount that is in effect for certain time periods; and prohibiting employers of tipped employees, beginning January 1, 2027, from includ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB1295 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a landlord to provide air-conditioning to certain residential rental units in a certain manner beginning June 1, 2024, for newly constructed residential rental units and beginning October 1, 2024, for residential rental units that undergo r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1307 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing a parent to petition a court for an emergency hearing to reevaluate a visitation schedule if the other parent fails to comply with a court-ordered visitation schedule without just cause; and requiring and authorizing a court to take certa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB1040 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring, beginning January 1, 2025, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide limited behavioral health services to individuals under the age of 18 years regardless of whether the individual has a behavioral health diagnosis; requiring the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| MD | HB1084 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting an employer from requiring an employee to work on-site at the employer's workplace if the employee provides documentation from a physician or other licensed health care practitioner that the employee has been diagnosed with an autoimmune ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1261 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Commission on Access to High-Quality Early Childhood Education and Child Care for Children Three Years Old and Younger to study implementing universal access to high-quality early childhood education and child care for children 3 yea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB1351 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage for the full length of long-term antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses under certain circumst...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| MD | HB1283 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting discrimination based on an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity by an insurer, an insurance producer, a surety insurer, and a health network when engaging in certain insurance-related business practices.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1344 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering a limitation on claiming the income tax credit for eligible long-term care insurance premiums for more than 1 year with respect to the same insured individual; altering the amount of the credit from a one-time $500 credit to a maximum of $25...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB722 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a health care provider from knowingly engaging in or causing certain medical or surgical procedures to be performed on a minor without the consent of the parent, guardian, or custodian of the minor if performed for the purpose of attempti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| MD | HB735 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a produ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB964 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the number of years of criminal history, from 7 years to 3 years, that are reviewed in a certain reusable tenant screening report; establishing certain prohibitions and limitations on the review and consideration of a prospective tenant's cr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB579 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering and establishing the definition of "generating station" for the purpose of exempting the construction of certain generating facilities used to produce electricity for the purpose of onsite emergency backup and certain test and maintenance op...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB509 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a process to receive federal financial participation for the payment of county or municipal general funds appropriated to community providers that serve individuals with developmental disabilitie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| MD | HB729 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to protect and preserve vernal pools; and requiring the Department to complete a plan for identifying vernal pools in the State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB405 | Intro
Sine Die | Specifying certain qualifications and training necessary for an individual to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; specifying that certain expert evidence is admissible in certain child custody and visitation proceedings under ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB446 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing that a person who has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding 1 year and is currently serving the sentence imposed for the conviction, including a term of parole or probation, or has been convicted of a crime involvin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB555 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting the unauthorized dissemination of certain personal identifying information without permission, with the intent to threaten, intimidate, abuse, harass or frighten a person, or place the person in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB547 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while the person is in an educational facility, a medical facility, or a place of worship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB724 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB400 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain health insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage and certain reimbursement for annual behavioral health wellness visits; and applyi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26
To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| MD | HB692 | Intro
Sine Die | Expanding the acceptable names authorized for an economic development authority established by a county or municipal corporation; expanding the powers of an authority, subject to limitations in the articles of incorporation of the authority; authoriz...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB482 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing the reimbursement of certain physicians, qualified health care providers, and hospitals by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board for certain forensic examinations of and health care services provided to a victim of nonfatal strangulati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB85 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the contents and authorized uses of the Spay/Neuter Fund; requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish a process through which a person may make a voluntary donation to the Fund; requiring the Department to give additional considerat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB6 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering a prohibition against using the number of arrests made, investigations conducted, citations issued, or warrants served or executed by a law enforcement officer as a criterion for the evaluation, compensation, discipline, promotion, demotion,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
