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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Veterans' and Fraternal Organizations [HB-1159]
Authorizing the Director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to issue certain fraternal organizations a license for not more than five instant ticket lottery machines; altering the distribution of proceeds from instant ticket lottery machine sales by veterans' organizations; providing for the distribution of proceeds from instant ticket lottery machines sales by fraternal organizations; repealing a requirement that certain veterans' organizations purchase or lease certain machines; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/07/2024
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State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Veterans' and Fraternal Organizations [SB-1013]
Authorizing the Director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to issue certain fraternal organizations a license for not more than five instant ticket lottery machines; altering the distribution of proceeds from certain instant ticket lottery machine sales by a veterans' organization; repealing a requirement that certain veterans' organizations purchase or lease certain instant ticket lottery machines; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act) [SB-1028]
Establishing a regulatory system for reduction operators and reduction facilities; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the performance of alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction and the disposition of hydrolyzed or soil remains by certain facilities; requiring the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight and the Director of the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to adopt regulations governing the performance of natural organic reduction; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 599 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Principal Departments - Individuals With Limited English Proficiency - Access to Public Services [HB-981]
Requiring, on or before July 1, 2025, the principal departments of the Executive Branch to fully implement certain provisions of law requiring equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 656 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Veterans Affairs – Disabled Veterans Guaranteed Basic Income [SB-1012]
Establishing the Disabled Veterans Guaranteed Basic Income Program; establishing the Disabled Veterans Guaranteed Basic Income Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2025, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Fund; and authorizing the appropriation to the Fund to be drawn from the State Lottery Fund or video lottery terminal proceeds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Veterans Affairs - Responses to Arrested Veterans and Veterans in Crisis [SB-887]
Requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs to coordinate with law enforcement agencies to establish a process by which the Department and the First Responders Action Group shall receive certain information about a veteran who was arrested; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill a $2,000,000 appropriation to the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions; and requiring the Commissions, in consultation with the Department, to assess and develop first response practices to veterans in crisis.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program and Advisory Committee - Establishment [SB-718]
Establishing the Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program in the Maryland Higher Education Commission to support students in licensed practical nursing education programs who intend to practice nursing as a career in the State; requiring the Secretary of Higher Education to issue grants to at least two pilot sites on or before July 1, 2025; requiring the Secretary, on or before each December 15 annually through 2029, to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the implementation of the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 866 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances [HB-548]
Establishing the Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances to study existing laws, scientific data, and practices related to the use of natural psychedelic substances; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations regarding any changes to State law, policies, and practices needed to create a program that enables broad, equitable, and affordable access to psychedelic substances; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before July 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 792 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commission to Study African American Civil War Soldiers in Maryland [SB-448]
Establishing the Commission to Study African American Civil War Soldiers in Maryland to study the history of the African American soldiers who fought for the Union Army in Maryland and to make findings and recommendations regarding the funding, design, construction, and location of an appropriate memorial dedicated to the African American Civil War soldiers; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 434 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Veterans Affairs - Renaming and Deputy Secretary of Military Family Policy and Programs [SB-411]
Renaming the Department of Veterans Affairs to be the Department of Veterans and Military Families; renaming the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to be the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families; requiring the Secretary to appoint a Deputy Secretary of Military Family Policy and Programs; and providing that the Department of Veterans and Military Families is the successor of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 11 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Veterans Affairs - Renaming and Deputy Secretary of Military Family Policy and Programs [HB-431]
Renaming the Department of Veterans Affairs to be the Department of Veterans and Military Families; renaming the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to be the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families; requiring the Secretary to appoint a Deputy Secretary of Military Family Policy and Programs; and providing that the Department of Veterans and Military Families is the successor of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 12 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Interagency Committee on Aging Services – Repeal [SB-223]
Repealing the provisions of law establishing and governing the Interagency Committee on Aging Services; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/23/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Interagency Committee on Aging Services – Repeal [HB-255]
Repealing the provisions of law establishing and governing the Interagency Committee on Aging Services, and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Study on the Utilization of the Expedited Licensing Process for Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses [HB-1162]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to conduct a study on the utilization of the expedited licensing process for service members, veterans, and military spouses for certain occupational and professional licenses in the State; and requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 619 on 05/12/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Veterans Affairs – Burial in State Veterans’ Cemeteries – Spouses and Dependents [SB-490]
Prohibiting the Department of Veterans Affairs from charging the cost for opening and closing the burial plot when burying a spouse or dependent of a veteran at a State veterans' cemetery.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Veterans Affairs - Burial in State Veterans' Cemeteries - Spouses and Dependents [HB-480]
Requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs to bury the eligible spouse or dependent of a veteran in a State veterans' cemetery without charge.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 615 on 05/12/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Veterans Affairs - Burial in State Veterans' Cemeteries - Spouses and Dependents [SB-286]
Requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs to bury the eligible spouse or dependent of a veteran in a State veterans' cemetery without charge.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 616 on 05/12/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Fraternal Organizations (ITLMs for Homeless Veterans Act) [SB-272]
Authorizing the Director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to issue certain fraternal organizations a license for not more than a certain number of instant ticket lottery machines for the sale of certain instant lottery tickets under certain circumstances; and providing for the distribution of the proceeds from certain lottery machine ticket sales by a fraternal organization.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/02/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Fraternal Organizations (ITLMs for Homeless Veterans Act) [HB-224]
Authorizing the Director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to issue certain fraternal organizations a license for not more than a certain number of instant ticket lottery machines for the sale of certain instant lottery tickets under certain circumstances; and providing for the distribution of the proceeds from certain lottery machine ticket sales by a fraternal organization.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Health - Mental Health Advance Directives - Awareness and Statewide Database [SB-154]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop and implement a public awareness campaign to encourage the use of mental health advance directives in the State; and requiring the Behavioral Health Administration and the Maryland Health Care Commission jointly to study how first responders and behavioral health crisis providers can access a certain advanced directive database when responding to a behavioral health crisis and to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on their findings on or before December 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 297 on 05/03/2023