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MDSB170Engross
50%
Requiring county boards of education to post certain hearing notices and bid advertisements on the websites of certain local school systems; increasing the threshold amount of costs of school buildings, improvements, supplies, and equipment that requ...
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2024-03-29
Favorable Report by Appropriations
MDHB376Engross
50%
Requiring the Prince George's County Board of Education to hire an independent consultant to study and make recommendations on the feasibility of relocating the Prince George's County public school system headquarters and to report its recommendation...
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2024-03-29
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
MDSB1026Engross
50%
Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt a process for the uniform and timely reporting of certain county board of education budget information to a county governing body; requiring a county board to post certain information in a certain manne...
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2024-03-29
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
MDHB1440Engross
50%
Requiring the Howard County Board of Education, under certain circumstances, to publish on the website of the Howard County public school system a report that details the differences between the Howard County Superintendent of Schools' proposed capit...
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2024-03-29
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
MDHB877Engross
50%
Requiring the Comptroller to develop and maintain on the Board of Public Works' website a procurement transparency data dashboard; establishing a governance committee composed of the liaisons to the Board from the offices of the Governor, the Comptro...
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2024-03-29
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
MDSB27Engross
50%
Entering 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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2024-03-28
Second Reading Passed
MDHB256Engross
50%
Requiring the Maryland Department of Emergency Management to study issues and factors regarding the feasibility of establishing a Waterway Incident Notification System to notify members of the public of certain waterway emergencies; and requiring the...
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2024-03-28
Second Reading Passed
MDHB1Engross
50%
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 by July 1, 2025, and in accordance with certain requirements; requi...
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2024-03-28
Second Reading Passed
MDHB291Engross
50%
Requiring county boards of education to post on the websites of certain local school systems hearing notices related to preliminary approval of a school site and advertisements for bids for school buildings, improvements, supplies, or equipment that ...
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2024-03-28
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
MDSB516Engross
50%
Establishing the Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission in the Department of Commerce to promote innovation in the fields of space exploration and commercial aerospace opportunities, including the integration of space, aeronautics, and aviation...
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2024-03-28
[Hearing: Mar 28 @ 12:00 pm]
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB751Engross
50%
Requiring the Secretary of Health to present decisions for the allocations of money from the Opioid Restitution Fund to the Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to post on the Department's website cert...
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2024-03-28
Second Reading Passed
MDHB979Engross
50%
Altering the regulatory approach for controlling invasive plant species in the State, including repealing certain provisions of law relating to a two-tiered regulatory approach and requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a list of prohibi...
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2024-03-28
Second Reading Passed
MDSB938Engross
50%
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop, on or before December 1, 2026, a public education campaign on prostate, lung, and breast cancer prevention that targets communities disproportionately impacted by prostate, lung, and breast canc...
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2024-03-28
Second Reading Passed
MDSB1005Engross
50%
Altering the administration and membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; specifying the powers and duties of the Authority, subject to certain limitations; exempting the Authority from certain provisions of law; requiring the Author...
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2024-03-28
[Hearing: Mar 28 @ 12:00 pm]
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB1115Engross
50%
Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt a process for the uniform and timely reporting of certain county board of education budget information to a county governing body; requiring a county board to post certain information in a certain manne...
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2024-03-28
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
MDHB1293Engross
50%
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop and implement a 3-year public education campaign on prostate, lung, and breast cancer prevention that targets communities disproportionately impacted by prostate, lung, and breast cancer on or be...
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2024-03-28
Favorable Report by Finance
MDHB760Engross
50%
Requiring each local school system, on or before November 1 of the third year of a 6-year audit cycle, to submit a report to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee on the status of implementation of corrective actions to address repeat findings and...
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2024-03-28
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
MDSB78Engross
50%
Requiring the Baltimore County School Board Nominating Commission to publish the names of the candidates for appointment to the Baltimore County Board of Education on the Commission's website before interviewing the candidates; requiring meetings of ...
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2024-03-27
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB472Engross
50%
Altering the principal departments of the Executive Branch; requiring certain departments and independent units to create a catalog of information relating to permits, licenses, and certificates issued by the department or independent unit and submit...
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2024-03-27
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
MDSB762Engross
50%
Establishing the Maryland Civic Excellence Program as a voluntary program in which local school systems may participate to recognize students and public schools that promote the civic readiness and civic engagement of students in public schools in th...
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2024-03-27
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB1068Engross
50%
Stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Information Technology evaluate the feasibility of creating a 3-1-1 portal utilizing artificial intelligence and that the Department prioritize the creation of the portal if feasible.
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2024-03-27
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDSB969Engross
50%
Establishing the Stream Restoration Contractors Licensing Board; requiring a person to be licensed as a stream restoration contractor or be employed by an individual or entity that is licensed as a stream restoration contractor before the person perf...
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2024-03-27
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
MDHB1416Intro
25%
Requiring the Maryland Stadium Authority to create a community development plan to develop the Pimlico site property that does not include the racing facility site, conduct a certain economic market study, and hold a certain design competition for th...
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2024-03-27
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDSB703Engross
50%
Requiring the Comptroller to develop and maintain on the Board of Public Works' website a procurement transparency data dashboard; establishing a governance committee composed of the liaisons to the Board from the offices of the Governor, the Comptr...
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2024-03-27
Second Reading Passed
MDHB424Engross
50%
Repealing the requirement that the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County hold public hearings on assisted family housing proposals; and repealing the requirement that the Montgomery Commission publish a summary of the Montgomery Commi...
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2024-03-22
[Hearing: Mar 28 @ 1:00 pm]
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB999Engross
50%
Establishing the Workgroup on Establishing a Science and Technology Best Practices and Innovation Network to identify and analyze options for establishing and maintaining an open access science, technology, and innovation network or hub of citizen sc...
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2024-03-22
[Hearing: Mar 28 @ 1:00 pm]
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB245Engross
50%
Authorizing the Department of the Environment to charge a fee for processing and issuing on-site sewage disposal permits and individual well construction permits under certain circumstances; authorizing the Department to establish by regulation a fee...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB22Engross
50%
Requiring the Governor, rather than the Mayor and the President of the City Council of Baltimore City, to appoint the members of the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City with the advice and consent of the Senate; authorizing the Governor...
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2024-03-21
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDSB166Engross
50%
Establishing the Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) Workgroup to study issues and factors regarding the feasibility of establishing a Waterway Incident Notification System to notify members of the public of certain active waterway emergenci...
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2024-03-21
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB310Engross
50%
Repealing a requirement that the Department of Planning serve as a repository and clearinghouse for information concerning federal and State grants, loans, and other financial and technical assistance; repealing a requirement that the Department adop...
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2024-03-21
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB915Engross
50%
Altering the regulatory approach for controlling invasive plant species in the State, including repealing certain provisions of law relating to a two-tiered regulatory approach and requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a list of prohibi...
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2024-03-21
[Hearing: Apr 3 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB1074Engross
50%
Establishing a food processing residuals utilization permit; prohibiting a person from utilizing food processing residuals in the State unless the person obtains a permit; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide a certain notice and inform...
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2024-03-21
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB1212Engross
50%
Establishing that the Executive Director of the State Retirement Agency shall employ a Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of the State Retirement and Pension System; requiring the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to identify and...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
MDHB1511Engross
50%
Establishing a definition of "qualified conservation" for purposes of provisions of law related to forest mitigation banks; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to update a certain model local government ordinance and adopt certain regulatio...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB818Engross
50%
Requiring each unit of State government to conduct certain inventories and a certain assessment; prohibiting the Department of Information Technology from making certain information publicly available under certain circumstances; prohibiting a unit o...
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2024-03-20
[Hearing: Mar 28 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDSB982Engross
50%
Altering the duties of the Secretary of Information Technology related to modernization of information technology systems; altering the authority of the Board of Public Works over certain information technology projects; renaming the Major Informatio...
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2024-03-20
[Hearing: Mar 28 @ 1:00 pm]
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDSB115Engross
50%
Requiring a petitioner for a recount to select the method for conducting the recount; limiting the methods from which the selection must be made; requiring a local board of elections to preserve and store certain voter-verifiable paper records in a c...
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2024-03-19
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB7Engross
50%
Adding positive community feedback to the list of records that are not considered personnel records for certain purposes; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop a process for citizens to submit positive community f...
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2024-03-19
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB623Engross
50%
Establishing the Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission to develop recommendations relating to education and its impact on the criminal justice system; and requiring the Commission to submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an interim re...
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2024-03-19
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB822Engross
50%
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide Maryland Medical Assistance Program services for qualified applicants who are at least 16 years old and for existing Program recipients under the Employed Individuals with Disabilities Program in...
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2024-03-19
To Senate Finance Committee
MDHB151Engross
50%
Requiring the Charles County Board of Education to fill a vacancy on the county board within 90 days after the vacancy occurs; authorizing the Board to choose not to fill a vacancy that occurs in an election year for a seat that is vacant; and requir...
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2024-03-19
[Hearing: Apr 2 @ 1:00 pm]
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB333Engross
50%
Requiring the State Board of Elections to maintain a portal on the State Board's website that the public may use to report election disinformation; requiring the State Board to conduct a periodic review of material submitted by the public through the...
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2024-03-19
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB325Engross
50%
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 by July 1, 2025, and in accordance with certain requirements; requi...
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2024-03-18
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB347Engross
50%
Establishing requirements for the filling of a vacancy in the office of Senator or Delegate in the General Assembly by a central committee of a political party under the Maryland Constitution relating to applications, public notice, public meetings, ...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB495Engross
50%
Requiring the Baltimore County School Board Nominating Commission to publish the names of the candidates for appointment to the Baltimore County Board of Education on the Commission's website before interviewing the candidates; requiring meetings of ...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB973Engross
50%
Adding positive community feedback that was not solicited by the police officer who is the subject of the feedback to the list of records that are not considered personnel records; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to de...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB991Engross
50%
Establishing a food processing residuals utilization permit; prohibiting a person from utilizing food processing residuals in the State unless the person obtains a permit; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide a certain notice and inform...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB980Engross
50%
Requiring the Secretary of Health to present decisions for the allocations of money from the Opioid Restitution Fund to the Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to post on the Department's website cert...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Finance Committee
MDHB1174Engross
50%
Establishing the Technology Advisory Commission to study and make recommendations on technology and science developments and use in the State; and requiring the Commission to submit a report on its activities and recommendations to the Governor and t...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB1122Engross
50%
Requiring a person, before closing on an acquisition of a nursing home, to submit a request for acquisition to the Maryland Health Care Commission and provide certain notice to residents and staff of the nursing home; establishing requirements regard...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Finance Committee
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