Maryland Delegate Malcolm Ruff [D]

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MDHB868Intro
25%
Authorizing, under certain circumstances, a personal representative to petition the orphans' court to interpret a decedent's will in accordance with the decedent's intent as demonstrated by certain extrinsic evidence; establishing a certain rebuttabl...
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2025-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB853Intro
25%
Authorizing an individual to file a petition with the court to reduce the sentence if the individual has served at least 20 years of the term of confinement and at least 5 years have passed since the court decided any previous petition filed by the i...
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2025-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB879Intro
25%
Establishing the Task Force to Improve Attendance and Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Schools for the purpose of studying and making recommendations on practices to identify, prevent, and eliminate chronic absenteeism by students from schools in the St...
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2025-01-30
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB847Intro
25%
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to establish and maintain the Domestic Violence Offender Registry; requiring a certain person convicted three or more times of a certain domestically related crime to register with a...
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2025-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB875Intro
25%
Establishing the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education to make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to further the discovery, interpretation, and learning of the history, culture, and...
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2025-01-30
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB386Intro
25%
Requiring, by January 1, 2026, the Department of Agriculture to develop and maintain a list of certain registered pesticides that list PFAS chemicals as an active ingredient on the labeling accompanying the pesticide; prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2...
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2025-01-29
[Hearing: Feb 12 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDHB495Intro
25%
Requiring certain schools that have an antidiscrimination policy to ensure that the policy includes certain information and is available to certain individuals in a certain manner; requiring a school to provide a certain training regarding antidiscri...
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2025-01-29
[Hearing: Feb 12 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB523Intro
25%
Requiring each county board of education to investigate, identify, and report on root causes of chronic absenteeism and expulsion in the county; and requiring, beginning January 1, 2026, and each quarter thereafter for 10 years, each county board to ...
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2025-01-29
[Hearing: Feb 12 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB608Intro
25%
Requiring each county board of education to grant certain students temporary admission to schools for a certain time frame if the parent or guardian of a student is unable to provide proof of immunization under certain circumstances; and requiring th...
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2025-01-29
[Hearing: Feb 12 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB696Intro
25%
Eliminating citizenship requirements for boards and commissions; and requiring that members of boards, committees, commissions, task forces, and workgroups reflect the full diversity of the State to the extent practicable.
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2025-01-29
[Hearing: Feb 25 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDHB707Intro
25%
Requiring that an original and renewal application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit allow an applicant to choose to indicate on the document the applicant's nonapparent disability; requiring the Motor Vehicle Admini...
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2025-01-29
[Hearing: Feb 13 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB709Intro
25%
Authorizing a county to adopt, by local law or ordinance, provisions prohibiting certain landlords of residential property from failing to renew a lease during the lease period or from terminating a holdover tenancy without good cause; establishing c...
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2025-01-29
[Hearing: Feb 18 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB665Intro
25%
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain health insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations, beginning on July 1, 2026, to provide coverage and certain reimbursement for annual behavioral health...
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2025-01-29
[Hearing: Feb 6 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDHB666Intro
25%
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and managed care organizations to provide coverage for calcium score testing for individuals who have at least three of ...
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2025-01-29
[Hearing: Feb 6 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDHB820Intro
25%
Requiring that certain carriers, pharmacy benefits managers, and private review agents ensure that artificial intelligence, algorithm, or other software tools are used in a certain manner when used for conducting utilization review.
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2025-01-29
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDHB818Intro
25%
Authorizing a court to award to a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in certain actions seeking to remedy a violation of a Maryland constitutional right; authorizing a court to award reasonable attorney's fees and expenses t...
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2025-01-29
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB464Intro
25%
Requiring a local school system to provide information regarding certain secondary transition services to the parents of a child with a disability at certain individualized education program meetings.
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2025-01-28
[Hearing: Feb 5 @ 2:00 pm]
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB667Intro
25%
Establishing November 1 as Maryland Emancipation Day and as a State legal holiday and State employee holiday; and repealing the requirement that the Governor declare a certain day as Maryland Emancipation Day.
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2025-01-28
[Hearing: Mar 13 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDHB456Intro
25%
Establishing a certain statute of limitations in certain civil actions relating to child nonsexual abuse and neglect; establishing a limitation of $1,500,000 on noneconomic damages that may be awarded under the Act; providing that a certain party may...
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2025-01-27
[Hearing: Feb 13 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB522Intro
25%
Authorizing the Department of Juvenile Services to provide funding for up to 1 year of certain rehabilitation services to certain rehabilitation institutions.
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2025-01-27
[Hearing: Feb 13 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB646Intro
25%
Extending the deadline for the reporting requirement for the Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services to be October 31, 2026; and extending the termination date for the Task Force to be June 30, 202...
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2025-01-27
[Hearing: Feb 11 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB635Intro
25%
Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained during a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provis...
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2025-01-27
[Hearing: Feb 12 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB592Intro
25%
Prohibiting a person from possessing a regulated firearm, rifle, or shotgun if the person is currently a respondent subject to a court order to comply with certain assisted outpatient treatment; and requiring a court to promptly report certain inform...
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2025-01-27
[Hearing: Feb 12 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB606Intro
25%
Requiring a developer, builder, broker, or real estate agent to enter the final sale price of a new home into a multiple listing service or similarly accessible database.
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2025-01-27
[Hearing: Feb 11 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB591Intro
25%
Increasing from 1 year to 3 years the statute of limitations for the prosecution or suit for enforcement of local consumer protection codes for which equitable relief, a fine, or a penalty is provided.
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2025-01-27
[Hearing: Feb 11 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHJ4Intro
25%
Affirming Maryland's commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) as a foundation of the American Dream; and encouraging local, State, and federal policymakers, educational institutions, workplaces, and other organizations to adopt and uphold...
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2025-01-27
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB502Intro
25%
Establishing the Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy within the Department of Disabilities; establishing the Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative within the Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy to facilitate ef...
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2025-01-24
[Hearing: Feb 4 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Appropriations Committee
MDHB552Intro
25%
Requiring each institution of higher education to provide certain drug detection products to students at no charge; and altering a certain reporting requirement.
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2025-01-24
[Hearing: Feb 4 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Appropriations Committee
MDHB686Intro
25%
Altering the criteria for determining whether a certain victim or the victim's parent, guardian, or next friend shall be considered to be helpful, to have been helpful, or likely to be helpful to the detection, investigation, or prosecution of certai...
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2025-01-24
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB697Intro
25%
Requiring a health insurance carrier to submit quarterly reports to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner on certain information related to the carrier's use of artificial intelligence or automated decision-making systems; and altering the information ...
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2025-01-24
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDHB681Intro
25%
Altering the circumstances under which the Child Support Administration may notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual's child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual's driver's license or privilege to drive; and...
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2025-01-24
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB647Intro
25%
Altering a certain definition of restrictive housing; limiting the amount of time that an individual may be placed in restrictive housing from approximately 22 hours to 17 hours in a 24-hour period; requiring all restrictive housing units to create t...
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2025-01-23
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB610Intro
25%
Authorizing the expungement of a charge under a certain provision of law if the charge was not disposed of by an unequivocal conviction, but was instead disposed of by the court with a no finding designation or included in a case that was designated ...
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2025-01-23
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB578Intro
25%
Authorizing the Board of Public Works to control certain procurement contracts by the Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority valued at or above $500,000.
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2025-01-23
To House Appropriations Committee
MDHB601Intro
25%
Providing that a guaranty under the Small Business Guaranty Fund may be supported by the full faith and credit of the State of Maryland or appproved by an irrevocable letter of credit, an official treasurer's check, funds on deposit in an escrow or o...
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2025-01-23
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB607Intro
25%
Establishing the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal Grant Program to provide grants to certain individuals with the goal of becoming a real estate appraiser in certain communities; providing the purpose of the Program is to assist in clo...
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2025-01-23
To House Appropriations Committee
MDHB648Intro
25%
Establishing the Business Resource Initiative for Developmental Growth and Empowerment Program and Fund in the Department of Commerce to provide grants to certain business entities to establish certain business incubators; prohibiting the grants awar...
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2025-01-23
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB609Intro
25%
Exempting certain applicants for a senatorial scholarship from certain examination requirements; and authorizing certain uses of senatorial and Delegate scholarships for applicants who plan to complete the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criter...
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2025-01-23
To House Appropriations Committee
MDHB506Intro
25%
Establishing the Maryland Leaders in Environmentally Engaged Farming (LEEF) Program; establishing the Maryland Leaders in Environmentally Engaged Farming (LEEF) Program Fund to support actions associated with the Program's purpose; altering the defin...
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2025-01-22
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB534Intro
25%
Entering into the Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact; authorizing a dentist or dental hygienist to practice in a member state; establishing the Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Compact Licensure Commission to oversee the Compa...
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2025-01-22
[Hearing: Feb 18 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDHB503Intro
25%
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Planning to calculate certain regional housing infrastructure gaps; providing for the apportionment of regional housing infrastructure gaps to counties and incorporat...
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2025-01-22
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB500Intro
25%
Authorizing the Secretary of General Services to delegate certain powers and duties to the Chief Procurement Officer; altering the authority of the Department of General Services to engage in or control procurement of certain equipment and services; ...
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2025-01-22
[Hearing: Feb 18 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDHB501Intro
25%
Authorizing the State Board of Plumbing to waive the license examination requirement for a journey plumber license; authorizing the Secretary of Labor to waive the examination for certain licenses; altering the duties of the Maryland Apprenticeship a...
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2025-01-22
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDHB499Intro
25%
Altering certain provisions of law relating to waiting periods for the filing of certain petitions for expungement to authorize the filing of a petition a certain amount of time after the completion of the sentence; adding to the list of misdemeanor ...
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2025-01-22
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB417Intro
25%
Establishing the Commission on Universal Health Care to determine the feasibility of establishing a State universal health care program to provide health benefits to all residents of the State through a single-payer system; and requiring the Commissi...
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2025-01-21
[Hearing: Feb 6 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDHB436Intro
25%
Repealing the 2-year time limitation on medical exemptions for enhanced tinted windows on certain vehicles.
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2025-01-20
[Hearing: Feb 6 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB113Intro
25%
Repealing certain limitations on noneconomic damages in civil actions for personal injury or wrongful death; and applying the Act prospectively.
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2025-01-17
[Hearing: Feb 5 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB419Intro
25%
Altering the required contents of a certain plan that a gas company may file with the Public Service Commission for proposed eligible infrastructure replacement projects to include certain descriptions, demonstrations, analyses, and notifications; an...
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2025-01-16
[Hearing: Feb 6 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDHB13Intro
25%
Prohibiting a contract of sale for single-family residential real property from containing the name of an individual buyer prior to acceptance of the contract of sale by the seller; and applying the Act prospectively.
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2025-01-15
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB55Intro
25%
Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of any misdemeanor or felony conviction after the completion of the sentence, parole, probation, and any other form of mandatory treatment associated with the conviction; authorizing a court to ...
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2025-01-08
To House Judiciary Committee
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