SB635 - Landlords and Prospective Tenants - Residential Leases - Criminal History Review (Maryland Fair Chance in Housing Act)
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Chris West
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Altering the number of years of criminal history, from 7 years to 3 years, that are reviewed in a certain reusable tenant screening report; establishing certain prohibitions and limitations on the review and consideration of a prospective tenant's criminal history; and requiring a landlord that denies the lease application of a prospective tenant to provide the individual with a physical document stating with particularity each reason for the denial.
STATUS
Introduced
SB649 - 9-1-1 Trust Fund - Purposes - Training in Telecommunications Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Cheryl C. Kagan
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Altering the purposes of the 9-1-1 Trust Fund to include funding the costs of telecommunications cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.
STATUS
Passed
SB639 - Property Tax Exemption - Disabled Veterans - Service Connected Disability
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Benjamin T. Brooks
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Expanding eligibility for a property tax exemption for the dwelling house of a disabled veteran to include veterans with at least an 80% service connected disability; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB657 - Anne Arundel County - Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Educators - Established
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Anne Arundel County Senators
Last updated 7 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Anne Arundel County Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Educators to assist in the repayment of certain student loans owed by educators who meet certain eligibility requirements; providing that the purpose of the program is to attract, recruit, and retain a diverse cadre of qualified educators that is reflective of the student population within the county; authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County to establish the Program for educators employed by the Anne Arundel County Public School System; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB658 - Anne Arundel County - Sheriff - Salary
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Anne Arundel County Senators
Last updated 7 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
Making, beginning in calendar year 2025, the salary of the Sheriff of Anne Arundel County equal to the salary of a captain in the Anne Arundel County Police Department at step 20 in the pay scale.
STATUS
Passed
SB600 - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Dental Services - Coverage and Rate Study
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Benjamin Fred Kramer
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to study the feasibility of including removable full and partial dentures and setting adequate reimbursement rates for providers on a per-patient basis for house calls and extended care facility calls among the coverage offered by the Maryland Healthy Smiles Dental Program; and requiring the Department to report its findings from the study to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee by December 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SB1187 - State of Emergency – Restoration, Repair, or Replacement of Critical Infrastructure – Suspension of State or Local Law
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Bryan Warner Simonaire, Johnny Ray Salling
Last updated 8 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing the Governor to suspend State or local law if necessary for the restoration, repair, or replacement of critical infrastructure related to a declared state of emergency for not more than 1 year after the state of emergency is declared; authorizing the Governor, notwithstanding the termination of the state of emergency, to extend the suspension of State or local law under the Act until the restoration, repair, or replacement of the critical infrastructure is completed; applying the Act retroactively to March 26, 2024; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB683 - Tree Expert Licenses - Application and Renewal Fee Alterations and Insurance Requirements
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Katie Fry Hester
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Specifying the maximum amounts of certain fees relating to tree expert licensing established by the Department of Natural Resources by regulation; and authorizing the Department to permanently revoke or temporarily suspend a tree expert license if the license holder fails to maintain liability, property, or workers' compensation insurance as required by law.
STATUS
Passed
SB694 - Maryland Department of Health – Health Commissions and Maryland Insurance Administration – Study
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Brian J. Feldman
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to contract with an independent consultant to conduct a certain study of the Health Services Cost Review Commission, the Maryland Health Care Commission, the Maryland Insurance Administration, and the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission; and requiring the Department to submit a report on the results of the study to the Governor, the Senate Finance Committee, and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on or before January 1, 2026.
STATUS
Passed
SB695 - Building Code - Construction and Significant Renovation of Housing Units - Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Brian J. Feldman
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring the construction of new multifamily residential buildings with separate garages, carports, or driveways for each residential unit to include certain parking spaces for electric vehicle charging; requiring certain significant renovations of housing units with separate garages, carports, or driveways for each residential unit to include certain parking spaces for electric vehicle recharging; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB684 - Health Insurance – Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits – Sunset Repeal and Modification of Reporting Requirements
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Malcolm L. Augustine
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Altering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to compliance with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act; altering requirements for certain analyses of nonquantitative treatment limitations required of health insurance carriers; establishing certain remedies the Commissioner may use to enforce compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and related reporting requirements; repealing the requirement that a certain form be used for the reporting requirements; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB702 - Income Tax - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit Program - Pass-Through Entities
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Pamela G Beidle
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Allowing a qualified investor that is a pass-through entity that pays a certain income tax on behalf of its members to receive and allocate in any manner a credit or refund of a credit under the Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit Program; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB707 - Armed Forces – Support of Military Families and Addition of Space Force
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Michael A. Jackson, Malcolm L. Augustine, Benjamin T. Brooks
Last updated 8 months ago10 Co-Sponsors
Adding the Space Force to certain provisions of law related to the armed forces; authorizing military spouses and residents of the State who are members of the National Guard of another state or a reserve component of the armed forces to terminate certain contracts at any time after the date the service member receives certain military orders to relocate; adding the Space Force and members of the National Guard of any other state to the definition of a "military-connected student" for purposes of the Purple Stars Schools Program; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB691 - Higher Education - Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship - Alterations
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Malcolm L. Augustine
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Altering the Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship to make the scholarship applicable to all courses at institutions of higher education in the State; and altering the maximum award available, when a scholarship should be credited, and to whom initial awards should be provided under the scholarship.
STATUS
Passed
SB610 - Crimes – Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications – Exception for Imminent Danger
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
William Folden, Johnny Ray Salling
Last updated 10 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication if the person has a good faith belief that the person intercepting the communication or another person is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of a crime of violence, stalking, abuse, or a violation of a protective order.
STATUS
Introduced
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