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MDSB287PassAuthorizing the Secretary of State Police to determine the manner and format for applications for certification as a private detective, security guard, security systems technician, and railroad police officer and for a license to provide security gua...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 738
MDHB172PassAuthorizing the Secretary of State Police to determine the manner and format for applications for certification as a private detective, security guard, security systems technician, and railroad police officer and for a license to provide security gua...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 737
MDSB36PassRequiring the Department of State Police, on or before December 31 each year, to post on its website and submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a report detailing, for the preceeding calendar year, the number of investigations completed by t...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 955
MDSB134PassEstablishing the Office of the Correctional Ombudsman; authorizing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board to make a recommendation for the distribution of money from the Performance Incentive Grant Fund to the Office for fiscal year 2025 only; requ...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 836
MDSB182PassEstablishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and administer a training progra...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 808
MDHB338PassEstablishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to administer a training program regarding...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 809
MDHB575PassAltering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 705
MDHB565PassRequiring the Department of State Police to investigate any death of an incarcerated individual suspected to be a homicide that occurs while the individual is in the custody of the Division of Correction whether within or outside a correctional facil...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 956
MDHB969PassRequiring, if a victim's initial determination of death recorded on the victim's death certificate was amended or corrected to be undetermined or homicide, an assistant State's Attorney with knowledge of the case to meet with a person in interest on ...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 829
MDHB1056PassProhibiting a 340B manufacturer from taking certain direct or indirect actions to limit or restrict the acquisition or delivery of a 340B drug; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the C...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 962
MDHB1358PassRequiring the Department of Natural Resources and Baltimore City to convene focus group meetings on the establishment of the Gwynns Falls State Park with community members and stakeholders that reside or operate in the vicinity of the proposed State ...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 965
MDHB1497PassAltering the definition of "practice massage therapy" to include, subject to certain education and training requirements, instrument-assisted soft tissue manipulation techniques that enhance or imitate manual techniques; altering the circumstances un...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 788
MDHB1143PassEstablishing the Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission to address factors throughout the health care system that contribute to increased emergency department wait times; authorizing the Commission to request data from certain e...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 844
MDSB196PassAuthorizing a soil conservation district to recommend a fee system to cover the cost of reviewing plans for small ponds; establishing that any fees collected under the Act shall be supplemental to county and State funds; requiring a soil conservation...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 523
MDHB193PassAuthorizing Anne Arundel County and municipalities in Anne Arundel County to decrease the maximum speed limit to not less than 15 miles per hour on highways after performing an engineering and traffic investigation; and prohibiting Anne Arundel Count...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 468
MDHB62PassIncreasing, from 30 days to 60 days, the time period during which an investigation must be conducted and a written decision must be issued regarding a complaint filed by an applicant or employee alleging discrimination or harassment by an employer; a...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 554
MDSB133PassIncreasing, from 30 days to 60 days, the time period during which an investigation must be conducted and a written decision must be issued regarding a complaint filed by an applicant or employee alleging discrimination or harassment by an employer; a...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 555
MDHB567PassEstablishing generally the manner in which a controller or a processor may process a consumer's personal data; authorizing a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; requiring a controller of personal data to es...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 454
MDSB541PassRegulating the manner in which a controller or a processor in possession of a consumer's personal data may process the consumer's personal data; authorizing a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; requiring a...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 455
MDHB1465PassAuthorizing a soil conservation district to recommend a fee system to cover the cost of reviewing plans for small ponds; establishing that any fees collected under the Act shall be supplemental to county and State funds; requiring a soil conservation...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 524
MDHB250PassAuthorizing the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to examine a third-party service provider as to services and activities performed on behalf of an entity licensed or chartered by the Office of Financial Regulation; requiring the Commissioner to n...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 422
MDSB320PassClarifying that the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System may pay certain incentive compensation to the Chief Investment Officer for the State Retirement and Pension System if the Chief Investment Officer retires from the Inve...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 663
MDHB807PassAltering the definition of "aerial survey" for purposes of surveying submerged aquatic vegetation to include other surveys that encompass certain geographic areas and use certain methodologies; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to stu...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 512
MDSB27PassEntering into the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; establishing criteria for participating states; authorizing an individual practicing cosmetology to practice in a party state under certain circumstances; establishing the Cosmetology Licensure Compact...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 329
MDHB136PassProhibiting employers from taking or threatening to take adverse action against an employee because the employee takes certain actions regarding rights and responsibilities, complaints, investigations, proceedings, or hearings; authorizing the Commis...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 207
MDHB383PassEntering into the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; establishing criteria for participating states; authorizing an individual practicing cosmetology to practice in a party state under certain circumstances; establishing the Cosmetology Licensure Compact...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 328
MDHB471PassAltering the records and documents that a board of canvassers is required to investigate under certain circumstances; altering the responsibilities of the State Administrator, the State Board of Elections, and the Board of State Canvassers regarding ...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 353
MDHB1002PassAuthorizing the Office of the Attorney General, a Deputy Attorney General, or an Assistant Attorney General to issue a subpoena to a person to produce certain materials, answer written interrogatories, and give certain testimony in furtherance of an ...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 140
MDHB387PassAltering a requirement that a custodian deny inspection of certain surveillance images of illegal dumping in Baltimore City to allow inspection by an employee or agent of the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development; and authori...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 203
MDSB643PassAltering a requirement that a custodian deny inspection of certain surveillance images of illegal dumping in Baltimore City to allow inspection by employees or agents of the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development; and authoriz...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 204
MDSB666PassAltering certain maximum amounts of monetary relief the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights is authorized to award if the Commission finds that a respondent has engaged in a discriminatory act under provisions of law regarding public accommodations a...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 344
MDSB684PassAltering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to compliance with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act; altering requirements for certain analyses of nonquantitative treatment limitations required o...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 233
MDHB811PassEstablishing the Financial Well-Being Pilot Program at the University of Maryland, College Park Campus and Morgan State University to provide comprehensive financial guidance and coaching to help students who may benefit from financial coaching servi...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 342
MDHB188Engross

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Altering a requirement for a law enforcement agency to file administrative charges relating to alleged police officer misconduct that is required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within 1 year and 1 day after a complaint is file...
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2024-04-08
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB174Engross

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Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the Child Support Enforcement Administration to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual's child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual's driver's licens...
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2024-04-08
Third Reading Passed (104-30)
MDHB311Intro

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Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the Child Support Enforcement Administration to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual's child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual's driver's licens...
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2024-04-08
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Griffith) Adopted
MDSB608Engross

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Altering a requirement for a law enforcement agency to file administrative charges relating to alleged police officer misconduct that is required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within 30 days; requiring a law enforcement agenc...
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2024-04-08
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
MDHB841Engross

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Requiring that a water bottle filling station be installed in certain new construction beginning October 1, 2024; requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain survey, gather certain data, and identify alternative methods for provi...
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2024-04-08
Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted
MDSB1183Engross

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Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and Baltimore City to convene focus group meetings on the establishment of the Gwynns Falls State Park with community members and stakeholders that reside or operate in the vicinity of the proposed State ...
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2024-04-08
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDSB986Engross

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Prohibiting a 340B manufacturer from taking certain direct or indirect actions to limit or restrict the acquisition or delivery of a 340B drug; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the Co...
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2024-04-06
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB297Engross

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Establishing the Office of the Correctional Ombudsman; authorizing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board to make a recommendation for the distribution of money from the Performance Incentive Grant Fund to the Office; requiring the Office to conduc...
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2024-04-05
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB1140Engross

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Altering the definition of "aerial survey" for purposes of surveying submerged aquatic vegetation to include other surveys that encompass certain geographic areas and use certain methodologies; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to stu...
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2024-04-04
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDSB177Intro

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Altering the prohibition against certain sex acts between a law enforcement officer and certain individuals; altering the penalty relating to sexual contact between a law enforcement officer and a person in the custody of the officer by making a viol...
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2024-04-04
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
MDSB471Engross

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Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types...
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2024-04-02
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDSB902Engross

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Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Highway Administration, to identify and prioritize certain species whose habitat or movement corridors intersect with State highways and develop tools, technology, and tec...
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2024-04-02
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB89Engross

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Requiring a local director of a local department of social services or the Secretary of Human Services to disclose certain reports and records of child abuse and neglect within 30 days after receiving a request if certain conditions are met; requirin...
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2024-03-19
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB214Engross

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Establishing that certain provisions of law requiring the issuance and service of a show-cause order on a prospective adoptee's parents do not apply if the prospective adoptee is an adult; authorizing a court to order, for good cause shown, certain i...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB612Engross

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Repealing the requirement that a local authority in Montgomery County perform an engineering and traffic investigation before decreasing the maximum speed limit on a highway; and authorizing a local authority in Montgomery County to implement new spe...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB1194Engross

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Requiring certain hospitals licensed in the State to establish a clinical staffing committee by January 1, 2025; requiring each clinical staffing committee to develop a clinical staffing plan by July 1, 2025; requiring that an administrator of a hosp...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Finance Committee
MDSB458Engross

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Prohibiting certain political organizations from making expenditures or disbursements to an entity owned or controlled by certain individuals; prohibiting certain political organizations from employing certain individuals or allowing certain individu...
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2024-03-16
To House Ways and Means Committee
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