Military Department – Chief of Staff and Aides – Appointment Authority [SB-255]
Authorizing the Adjutant General instead of the Governor to appoint certain staff in the Military Department; and establishing that certain staff in the Military Department serve at the pleasure of the Adjutant General instead of the Governor.
SB-255: Military Department – Chief of Staff and Aides – Appointment Authority
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 3/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/11/2025
Military Department – Chief of Staff and Aides – Appointment Authority [HB-181]
Authorizing the Adjutant General instead of the Governor to appoint certain staff in the Military Department; and establishing that certain staff in the Military Department serve at the pleasure of the Adjutant General instead of the Governor.
HB-181: Military Department – Chief of Staff and Aides – Appointment Authority
Sponsored by: Rep.
Favorable Report By Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/24/2025
State and Local Cybersecurity - Revisions [SB-868]
Establishing the Director of Cybersecurity Preparedness in the Cyber Preparedness Unit of the Maryland Department of Emergency Management; establishing certain duties of the Director; specifying the amount of a certain annual appropriation made by the Governor to the Unit; establishing that the State Chief Information Security Officer in the Office of Security Management reports to the Governor; altering certain qualifications and duties of the State Chief Information Security Officer; altering certain duties of the Office; etc.
SB-868: State and Local Cybersecurity - Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/17/2023
Child Care Providers - Registration and Licensing - Exemptions [SB-280]
Exempting certain family child care homes, large family child care homes, and child care centers that serve only dependent children of military personnel and are located on a military base or federal property or certified by a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard from certain registration and licensing requirements for child care providers in the State; authorizing certain entities to assume responsibility for approving or determining which children may be served by exempted child care providers; etc.
SB-280: Child Care Providers - Registration and Licensing - Exemptions
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 658 on 05/16/2023
Child Care Providers - Registration and Licensing - Exemptions [HB-292]
Exempting certain family child care homes, large family child care homes, and child care centers that serve only dependent children of military personnel and are located on a military base or federal property or are certified as a family child care provider by a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense or the Coast Guard from certain registration and licensing requirements; authorizing certain entities to assume responsibility for approving or determining which children may be served by exempted child care providers; etc.
HB-292: Child Care Providers - Registration and Licensing - Exemptions
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 659 on 05/16/2023
Public Safety - Militia - Active Duty Combat (Maryland Defend Our Guard Act) [HB-220]
Prohibiting the Governor from ordering the militia or a member of the militia into active duty combat unless the U.S. Congress has passed an official declaration of war or taken a certain official action; and establishing that this prohibition does not limit or prohibit the Governor from deploying the militia or a member of the militia under certain circumstances.
HB-220: Public Safety - Militia - Active Duty Combat (Maryland Defend Our Guard Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2023
State Government - Cybersecurity - Coordination and Governance [HB-1346]
Establishing the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology (DoIT); establishing the Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council to study aspects of the State's cybersecurity vulnerabilities and procurement potential, including partnerships with other states; requiring the Secretary of Information Technology to develop and maintain a statewide cybersecurity strategy; requiring the Office to prepare a transition strategy towards cybersecurity centralization; etc.
HB-1346: State Government - Cybersecurity - Coordination and Governance
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2022
Study on REFUND - Re-Engineer Finances Under New Direction [HB-1223]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the Department of State Police, and the Military Department to conduct a study on the feasibility of State agencies adopting certain budget practices; and requiring each department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding outcomes of the study by December 31, 2023.
HB-1223: Study on REFUND - Re-Engineer Finances Under New Direction
Sponsored by: Rep. Reid Novotny
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2022
Environment and Energy - Investment in Overburdened Communities [HB-1033]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, on or before December 1, 2022, to develop certain policies and recommendations to require at least 40% of overall spending on certain programs, projects, or investments to benefit certain overburdened communities, starting with fiscal year 2024; defining an "overburdened community" as any census tract where the median house hold income is not more than 75% of the statewide median household income and certain environmental indicators are above the 75th percentile; etc.
HB-1033: Environment and Energy - Investment in Overburdened Communities
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 02/18/2022
Public Safety - Militia - Active Duty Combat [HB-273]
Prohibiting the Governor from ordering the militia or a member of the militia into active duty combat unless the U.S. Congress has passed an official declaration of war or taken a certain official action; establishing that this prohibition does not limit or prohibit the Governor from deploying the militia or a member of the militia under certain circumstances; and defining "active duty combat" and "official declaration of war".
HB-273: Public Safety - Militia - Active Duty Combat
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing Canceled on 01/25/2022
Maryland Military Department – Sale of Superfluous Armories [SB-342]
Adding as conditions precedent for a sale of a certain superfluous armory by the Maryland Military Department that the Maryland Military Department has complied with a certain provision of law, the Department of Planning has made a certain determination that no unit of State government is interested in the property, and the Board of Public Works has approved the sale.
SB-342: Maryland Military Department – Sale of Superfluous Armories
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/19 At 2:00 P.m. on 12/29/2021
Maryland Military Veterans [SB-865]
Designating certain individuals as Maryland Military Veterans; establishing that a Maryland Military Veteran is not entitled to certain benefits, rights, or privileges applicable to certain veterans; establishing that a Maryland Military Veteran designation is separate from the entitlements due to certain veterans; requiring the Governor to annually commemorate Maryland Military Veterans on Maryland Day; and authorizing the use of the State flag in certain burial services.
SB-865: Maryland Military Veterans
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/20/2019
Maryland National Guard - Tuition Assistance Program - Modifications [HB-916]
Requiring the Military Department to provide assistance equal to 100% of the remaining cost of in-State tuition, after any institutional waiver, for any active member of the Maryland National Guard who meets certain eligibility requirements.
HB-916: Maryland National Guard - Tuition Assistance Program - Modifications
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 03/15/2019
SB-32: National Guard, Military Dept., Adjutant General, qualifications, general officers, confirmation required before end of next Reg. Sess., Secs. 31-2-58, 31-2-72 am'd.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Whatley
Read For The First Time And Referred To The Senate Committee On Tourism And Marketing on 08/15/2016
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Public Safety - Maryland Freestate ChalleNGe Academy - Funding [SB-406]
Requiring the Governor to appropriate general funds to the Maryland Freestate ChalleNGe Academy in an amount equal to 25% of a specified target per pupil foundation amount for specified cadets beginning in fiscal year 2018; requiring a county board of education to reimburse a specified fund a specified amount for specified cadets; requiring the Comptroller, in consultation with the Military Department and the State Department of Education, to establish a specified process; etc.
SB-406: Public Safety - Maryland Freestate ChalleNGe Academy - Funding
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2016