Bill
HB 1478
Prison to Paycheck Act of 2025 aims to support reentry by helping those exiting prison find work; it died in committee, so no law or budget impact.
Note: multiple different bills numbered “HB 1478” from several states and sessions were included in the materials you provided. They are separate measures with different subjects, sponsors, and legislative outcomes. Below I first summarize the specific bill you named (“The Prison to Paycheck Act of 2025”) based on the metadata you gave, then give detailed coverage of the Maryland HB 1478 (the most fully documented measure in the packet), and finally list the other HB 1478 variants included so you can indicate which one(s) you want expanded.
Summary — “The Prison to Paycheck Act of 2025” (metadata provided)
- Purpose/Intent: Title indicates the bill would address transitioning people leaving prison into employment (“Prison to Paycheck”), likely a corrections/appropriations initiative to support reentry and employment. No bill text was provided in the packet.
- Key procedural facts: Introduced November 26, 2024; classified under Appropriations A and Corrections; status listed as “Died In Committee.”
- Sponsors: Multiple names appear in the materials (Schulz, Hill, Muraoka, Souza, Amato, Belatti, Grandinetti, Marten, Perruso, Cochran) but because the packet mixes multiple jurisdictions, sponsor attribution for this specific title is unclear.
- Impact: Because the bill died in committee, it did not become law. No fiscal or program details were available to assess budgetary impacts or beneficiaries.
Detailed summary — Maryland HB 1478 (Public Health — Home Health Care Provider Directory)
- Main purpose: Direct the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) to study the feasibility of establishing/maintaining an online statewide directory of individual home health care providers and to report findings and recommendations.
- Key provisions / requirements:
- MDH must, by December 31, 2025, submit a feasibility report (in consultation with stakeholders including the Maryland Department of Aging) to the Senate Finance Committee and House Health and Government Operations Committee.
- The directory’s goals: allow consumers to identify home health care providers by criteria (language proficiency, certifications, experience, special skills) and support statewide communication for recruitment/retention, workforce development (training links), and emergency communications.
- The report must review: other states’ directories; recommended data elements; county directories already in place; existing consumer/home health resources via the Maryland Health Care Commission and the Office of Health Care Quality; and make recommendations tied to available federal and state funding.
- Definitions: “Home health care” enumerated (nursing, home health aide, PT/OT, equipment, etc.); “residential service agency” defined; the bill contemplates inclusion of RSAs and individual providers.
- The legislation contemplates registry data elements (name, ID number, job title, training/certifications, gender, abuse/neglect reports, associated RSA; optional language proficiency and work history).
- RSAs would be required to submit provider contact info and annual directory updates; MDH may charge a fee for maintaining the directory.
- Fiscal impact: Maryland Department of Health and Department of Aging can perform required consultations and prepare the report using existing resources; minimal or no new state funding required per the fiscal note.
- Status/outcome: Multiple document versions and a fiscal note are included. Action history in the packet shows the Maryland measure advanced through committee and enacted forms (Chapter 748 / Act), and a report deadline of December 31, 2025 is specified in the fiscal note. (If you want the final enacted statutory text and effective date, I can extract the final chapter number and date from the records you provided.)
Other HB 1478 variants included in the packet (one-line descriptions)
- Arkansas HB 1478 — would repeal the registration of “disease intervention specialists” (deregulation of that registration chapter).
- Indiana HB 1478 — amend civil procedure/court fees to remove a sunset on pro bono legal services fee (administrative/court-fee change).
- Illinois HB 1478 — create fentanyl-related child endangerment and aggravated fentanyl-related child endangerment offenses (criminal law).
- Additional documents: multiple engrossed/engrossed versions across various states and committee actions appear for other HB 1478 measures.
Next steps / offer
- Tell me which jurisdiction and which HB 1478 you want a focused, single-bill summary for (e.g., the Maryland directory bill, Arkansas repeal, Illinois criminal offense, Indiana court-fee change, or the “Prison to Paycheck” bill). I will then produce a 200–400 word, structured summary (purpose, provisions, affected parties, timeline/fiscal impact) tailored to that bill and cite key dates and statute references.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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