Rep. Aaron Kaufman
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Adoption Expenses - Alterations [HB-180]
Altering eligibility for and the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for a taxpayer who adopts a child during the taxable year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 551 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland Paint Stewardship [HB-255]
Requiring producers of architectural paint or a representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Paint Stewardship Program to the Department of the Environment on or before July 1, 2024, and in accordance with certain requirements; requiring the Department to review and approve certain plans, including a certain assessment, submitted in accordance with the Paint Stewardship Program; prohibiting the sale of certain architectural paint under certain circumstances beginning January 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilator Availability and Use - Policies [HB-266]
Requiring each county board of education and authorizing nonpublic schools in the State, before the 2024-2025 school year, to establish a policy to authorize a school nurse or other school personnel designated by the school nurse to administer in emergency situations a bronchodilator to a student who is experiencing asthma, reactive airway disease, or asthma-related symptoms; requiring the Maryland Departments of Health and Education to update State school health service guidelines for the management of students with asthma; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2023
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act) [HB-283]
Requiring, beginning on January 1, 2024, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide gender-affirming treatment in a nondiscriminatory manner; requiring that the gender-affirming treatment be assessed according to nondiscriminatory criteria that are consistent with current clinical standards; prohibiting the issuance of an adverse benefit determination related to gender-affirming treatment unless a certain experienced health care provider has reviewed and confirmed the appropriateness of the determination; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 253 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Synthetic Turf - Chain of Custody [HB-299]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to establish a system to track the chain of custody of synthetic turf installed on sports and playing fields in the State; requiring the custodian of a synthetic turf sports or playing field installed in the State to report chain of custody information to the Department by January 1, 2024, or within 30 days after the installation whichever is later; and requiring the Department to serve as the custodian for chain of custody information and develop and maintain a website with certain information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2023
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Education - Public School Athletics - Basketball Schedule [HB-343]
Establishing rules for public school athletic schedules for basketball, including the maximum number of games played per week and season and the number of tournament games played each year; requiring each county board of education to decide whether to authorize a team to play in a tournament or showcase game; and prohibiting a student from being disciplined for not participating in a game or practice that occurs outside of the school year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions [HB-305]
Altering and establishing requirements and prohibitions related to health insurance utilization review, including provisions regarding benchmarks for standardizing and automating the preauthorization process, the online preauthorization system for payors, preauthorizations for prescription drugs, and private review agents; altering timelines related to internal grievance procedures and adverse decision procedures; increasing the penalties for violating certain provisions of law regarding private review agents; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2023
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Public Health - Home- and Community-Based Services for Children and Youth [HB-322]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to expand access to and provide reimbursement for intensive in-home services, case management, and wraparound services; requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2024, the Behavioral Health Administration to fund 100 slots in the mental health case management program for children or youth at risk of out-of-home placement who are not eligible for program services; requiring the Governor to include funding in the annual budget bill for customized goods and services for certain youth; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 379 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act [HB-260]
Establishing a licensing and regulatory system for sign language interpreters under the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters in the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; establishing the Sign Language Interpreters Fund to be used exclusively to cover the documented direct and indirect costs of fulfilling the Board's duties, including development of programs to assist licensure of marginalized interpreters, development of certain mentorship programs, and financial assistance for certain applicants; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 270 on 05/03/2023
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Department of Agriculture - Spay/Neuter Fund [HB-365]
Altering the contents and authorized uses of the Spay/Neuter Fund; requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish a process through which a person may make a voluntary donation to the Fund; requiring the Department to give priority to certain competitive grant proposals that meet certain criteria; and requiring that a certain fee on commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by dogs or cats and registered in the State in a certain manner be adjusted annually for inflation in a certain manner beginning October 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2023