Montgomery County - Housing Opportunities Commission - Alterations MC 02-20 [HB-800]
Requiring the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County to prepare written minutes of each meeting, stream live video of its open meetings, publish certain information on financial reports and audits on its website before December 15 each year, and develop and operate a searchable website under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-800: Montgomery County - Housing Opportunities Commission - Alterations MC 02-20
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 330 on 05/08/2020
Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund and Advisory Council - Alterations [HB-822]
Requiring the Governor to include $10,000,000 in the annual State budget to the Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund; requiring that the appropriation be composed of at least $5,000,000 in general funds; authorizing the Fund to be used for oversight of the Fund, public outreach and education and technical assistance and best practice education for grantees; requiring the Executive Director of the Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Advisory Council to oversee certain evaluations; etc.
HB-822: Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund and Advisory Council - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 02/07/2020
Maryland Longitudinal Data System - Transfer of Student Data - Modifications [HB-850]
Repealing certain provisions of law on the collection of identifying information on certificates and licenses; requiring certain licensing authorities to make certain efforts to comply with certain data requirements and a certain implementation schedule of the Maryland Longitudinal Data System, and to transfer student data in accordance with the data security and safeguarding plan; requiring certain industry certifiers to comply with certain data requirements and a certain implementation schedule set forth by the Governing Board; etc.
HB-850: Maryland Longitudinal Data System - Transfer of Student Data - Modifications
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/13/2020
Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Bodies [SB-652]
Requiring the governing body of a condominium to convene at least two meetings each year; requiring the developer of a condominium to establish a certain board of directors, if the developer has not done so already, and appoint a certain unit owner to the board of directors within 30 days after the date 25% of currently subdivided units are conveyed under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-652: Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Bodies
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 3/11 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
Consumer Protection - Online Privacy - Study [HB-784]
Requiring the Maryland Cybersecurity Council to review certain practices and methods of collection, use, storage, and disclosure of consumers' personally identifiable information and personal information by certain entities; and requiring the Council to submit to the General Assembly by November 1, 2020 a report on its findings and recommendations for providing increased consumer protection regarding online privacy.
HB-784: Consumer Protection - Online Privacy - Study
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/17/2020
State Government - Protection of Personally Identifiable Information - University System of Maryland [SB-588]
Excluding the University System of Maryland from certain provisions of law governing protection of information by government agencies; requiring the University System of Maryland to review and designate certain systems as systems of record based on certain criteria and to develop and adopt a certain privacy governance program to govern each system of record; requiring the University to develop and adopt a certain information security and risk management program for the protection of personally identifiable information; etc.
SB-588: State Government - Protection of Personally Identifiable Information - University System of Maryland
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 01/31/2020
State Government - Protection of Personally Identifiable Information - University System of Maryland [SB-588]
Excluding the University System of Maryland from certain provisions of law governing protection of information by government agencies; requiring the University System of Maryland to review and designate certain systems as systems of record based on certain criteria and to develop and adopt a certain privacy governance program to govern each system of record; requiring the University to develop and adopt a certain information security and risk management program for the protection of personally identifiable information; etc.
SB-588: State Government - Protection of Personally Identifiable Information - University System of Maryland
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 01/31/2020
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - Inclusion of Out-of-Home Placement Data [HB-711]
Including placement data from State-sponsored out-of-home care organizations in the data collected, organized, managed, disaggregated, and analyzed by the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center; altering the purpose of the Center to include generating information about children who were provided with State-sponsored out-of-home care that can be used to improve the State's education and child welfare systems; requiring the Center to publish on its website an easy-to-understand data dashboard with certain information; etc.
HB-711: Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - Inclusion of Out-of-Home Placement Data
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/10/2020
Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020) [SB-540]
Establishing a process for a cooperative to operate as a member-regulated cooperative in a certain area; specifying that the Public Service Commission does not have jurisdiction over a member-regulated cooperative, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting a member-regulated cooperative from exercising a certain power of condemnation for the sole purpose of providing broadband Internet service; specifying certain provisions of law that apply to a member-regulated cooperative; etc.
SB-540: Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2020
Public School Students - Daily Physical Activity (Student Health and Fitness Act) [SB-542]
Providing as the goal of the State that each public school student in elementary school be provided a daily program of at least 150 minutes each week of developmentally appropriate, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity that includes recess and at least 90 minutes each week of physical education; requiring that the program of physical activity for a certain category of student be consistent with the student's Individualized Education Program; etc.
SB-542: Public School Students - Daily Physical Activity (Student Health and Fitness Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
Drugs and Devices - Electronic Prescriptions - Controlled Dangerous Substances [HB-692]
Authorizing certain controlled dangerous substance prescriptions to be dispensed on an electronic prescription; requiring, except under certain circumstances, a certain health practitioner to issue a prescription for a controlled dangerous substance electronically; authorizing a certain health practitioner to issue a written or oral prescription for a controlled dangerous substance only under certain circumstances; etc.
Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Employment Discrimination - Reporting [HB-703]
Requiring the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights to include certain information in its annual report; requiring certain county offices of civil rights to report certain information relating to complaints of employment discrimination to the Commission; making the reporting requirement applicable only in Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Howard County, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County; etc.
HB-703: Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Employment Discrimination - Reporting
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/12/2020
Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Heat Stress Standards [HB-722]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board to develop and adopt regulations, on or before October 1, 2022, that require employers to protect employees from heat-related illness caused by heat stress; requiring Maryland Occupational Safety and Health to hold certain informational meetings before beginning a certain process; requiring the Commissioner to consider certain standards in developing regulations; requiring the Commissioner to make a certain report; etc.
HB-722: Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Heat Stress Standards
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 308 on 05/08/2020
Maryland College Investment Plan - State Contribution Incentives [HB-629]
Requiring the State Treasurer to make a $100 deposit into an omnibus account for each child born or adopted in the State on or after January 1, 2022; requiring the Maryland 529 Board to administer and manage the omnibus account and to adopt certain procedures to carry out the Act; requiring the State Treasurer, the Maryland Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Board to exchange certain information to carry out the Act; etc.
HB-629: Maryland College Investment Plan - State Contribution Incentives
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2020
Labor and Employment - Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety Program - Revisions [HB-612]
Requiring that a certain annual assessment required to be included in a certain workplace safety program include certain recommendations to reduce injuries that could result from a lack of workplace safety; requiring a health care facility to guarantee that a health care worker who reports a physical assault or threatening behavior under a certain process may elect not to care for the individual who caused the harm or issued the threat; etc.
HB-612: Labor and Employment - Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety Program - Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Cox
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2020
State Government - Office of the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman - Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act) [HB-614]
Establishing the Office of the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to have the ability to analyze environmental and natural resource-related data and communicate effectively with State agencies and the public; providing for the appointment, qualifications, term, and salary of the Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to receive and process complaints involving suspected environmental and natural resources violations in a certain manner; etc.
HB-614: State Government - Office of the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman - Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2020
You have voted HB-614: State Government - Office of the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman - Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act).
Economic Development Programs - Data Collection and Tracking - Minority Business Enterprises [SB-499]
Requiring the Department of Commerce in a certain annual report on economic development programs to include information for minority business enterprises on the number of enterprises that received assistance from each economic development program and the percentage of assistance distributed to each minority business enterprise from each economic development program compared to the total assistance distributed from each economic development program.
SB-499: Economic Development Programs - Data Collection and Tracking - Minority Business Enterprises
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 195 on 05/08/2020
Facial Recognition Privacy Protection Act [SB-476]
Expressing the sense of the General Assembly that facial recognition technology can present certain risks as well as provide a variety of benefits and that safeguards are necessary to allow the use of the technology in ways that benefit society; establishing certain requirements and certain prohibited actions relating to provision of facial recognition services by certain persons; prohibiting certain governmental units from using facial recognition services under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-476: Facial Recognition Privacy Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020