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HB859 - Real Estate Brokers - Licensing - License Renewals and Continuing Education
Andre V. Johnson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Repealing certain processes regarding the expiration of real estate brokers', associate real estate brokers', and real estate salespersons' licenses; requiring that certain licenses expire on a staggered basis; modifying and setting certain time frames for certain processes regarding the expiration of certain licenses; authorizing the State Real Estate Commission to set a certain fee under certain circumstances; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB403 - End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)
Terri Hill, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Tiffany T. Alston
Last updated 8 months ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense medication for aid in dying only to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB579 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals – Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024)
Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey, Carl Anderton
Last updated 8 months ago
51 Co-Sponsors
Altering and establishing the definition of "generating station" for the purpose of exempting the construction of certain generating facilities used to produce electricity for the purpose of onsite emergency backup and certain test and maintenance operations from the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity or certain other related approvals under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
HB571 - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications
Lily Qi, Adrian Boafo, Diana M. Fennell
Last updated 5 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Modifying provisions of law governing application, administration, and enforcement of the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program, including provisions related to the payment of contributions, the calculation of the average weekly wage, the submission of claims for benefits, the application of the Program to self-employed individuals, the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund, the satisfaction of Program requirements through private employer plans or insurance, and the use of contributions or other funding.
STATUS
Passed
HB585 - Protecting Election Officials Act of 2024
Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey, Carl Anderton
Last updated 6 months ago
60 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully making a threat to harm an election official or an immediate family member of an election official because of the election official's role in administering the election process; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.
STATUS
Passed
HB301 - Correctional Services - Diminution of a Term of Confinement - First-Degree Rape and First-Degree Sexual Offense (Pava Marie LaPere Act)
Elizabeth M. Embry, Jackie Addison, Nick Allen
Last updated 9 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for first degree rape or first degree sexual offense as first degree sexual offense existed prior to October 1, 2017, from being entitled to diminution of the incarcerated individual's term of confinement.
STATUS
Introduced
HB431 - Department of Veterans Affairs - Renaming and Deputy Secretary of Military Family Policy and Programs
Andrew C. Pruski, Adrian Boafo, Mark S. Chang
Last updated 6 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
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.
STATUS
Passed
HB575 - Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024)
Nick Allen, Tiffany T. Alston, Marlon Amprey
Last updated 5 months ago
51 Co-Sponsors
Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to certain victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; authorizing the Governor to include certain funding in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB465 - Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Civil Penalty and Referrals
Adrian Boafo, Marlon Amprey, Lorig Charkoudian
Last updated 5 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Increasing, from $5,000 to $10,000, the maximum civil penalty for the knowing failure of an employer to properly classify an individual as an employee; and requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, on a showing by clear and convincing evidence that a violation has occurred, to refer to the Comptroller, certain State's Attorneys, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury complaints that allege a violation of certain tax laws.
STATUS
Passed
HB409 - Public Utilities - Street Lighting Equipment - Acquisitions and Reporting (County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act)
Aaron M. Kaufman, Gabriel Acevero, Nick Allen
Last updated 8 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Finding that local governments pay electric companies large sums to light streets and are limited in how this public safety resource can be managed, the Act authorizes certain counties or municipalities to acquire certain street lighting equipment by purchase or condemnation, convert its street lighting service to a customer-owned street lighting tariff, enter into an agreement to purchase electricity, and contract with an electric company for the maintenance of the street lighting equipment; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-034
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Andre V. Johnson was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1982. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. After college, Andre worked at the South Carolina Department of Education coordinating community programs. In 2010, Andre ran for State Senate and won. As a member of the State Legislature, he served on the Education Committee where he advocated for increased funding for schools and teachers. Andre lives in Columbia, South Carolina with his wife Jane and their two children.read less
OFFICES HELD
Maryland House from Maryland
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