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HB1216 - High-Risk Pregnancy Reimbursement Fund - Establishment
April Rose, Michael J. Griffith, Wayne A. Hartman
Last updated 8 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the High-Risk Pregnancy Reimbursement Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide reimbursement to individuals for unforeseen out-of-pocket costs for the individual's high-risk pregnancy; authorizing an individual to apply for reimbursement from the Fund if the individual provides certain documentation and applies for reimbursement within a certain time period; and limiting the amount of reimbursement from the Fund to no more than $25,000.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1237 - State Department of Education - Task Force to Study the Maryland Online Special Education System
April Fleming Miller, Steven J. Arentz, Jason C. Buckel
Last updated 6 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Maryland Online Special Education System; requiring the Task Force to consider the effectiveness, functionality and usability of the Maryland Online Individualized Education Program and the Maryland Online Individualized Family Service Plan and make recommendations to maintain and upgrade the system or to replace it with another platform; and requiring the Task Force to report its recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 1, 2025.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1221 - Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program and Fund
Jay A. Jacobs, Carl Anderton, Steven J. Arentz
Last updated 8 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to provide grants to the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute to train local fire departments on certain safety aspects associated with lithium-ion battery storage systems installed with solar arrays; requiring the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute to consult with certain entities in determining how to meet the purpose of the Program with the grants awarded under the Program; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1245 - Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria and Scottie's Law)
Chris Tomlinson, Christopher Eric Bouchat, Jason C. Buckel
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting an individual from distributing heroin or fentanyl or chemical analogues of heroin or fentanyl without the lawful authority to do so, the use of which results in the death or serious bodily injury of another.
STATUS
Introduced
HJ6 - Commercial Fishery Disaster Declaration Due to Invasive Species
Jay A. Jacobs, Steven J. Arentz, Jason C. Buckel
Last updated 8 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Supporting the Governor's request for a federal commercial fishery disaster declaration; and encouraging further efforts to obtain federal assistance to protect and rehabilitate the State's commercial fisheries as a result of an abundance of invasive species.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1232 - Fisheries - Striped Bass or Rockfish - Juvenile Survey
Jay A. Jacobs, Steven J. Arentz, Jason C. Buckel
Last updated 8 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Expanding the scope of the annual young-of-the-year juvenile survey of striped bass or rockfish by requiring the Department of Natural Resources to conduct the survey at sampling sites in the central region of the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay in addition to sampling sites in the northern and southern regions of the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay; and establishing certain requirements for the central region sampling sites.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1280 - Sales and Use Tax – Electricity to Charge Electric Vehicles – Transportation Trust Fund
April Fleming Miller, Steven J. Arentz, Jason C. Buckel
Last updated 8 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Comptroller to distribute to the Transportation Trust Fund revenue from the sales and use tax that is attributable to the sale of electricity used to charge an electric vehicle at an electric vehicle charging station or used to charge an electric vehicle and is not sold under a residential or domestic rate schedule on file with the Public Service Commission; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1240 - Fossil Fuel-Powered Appliances and Vehicles - Installation, Use, and Fees
April Rose, Steven J. Arentz, Christopher Eric Bouchat
Last updated 8 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting the Department of the Environment, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the governing body of a county or municipality from prohibiting the use or installation of natural gas- and propane-powered appliances in a home that is under construction or undergoing a 50% remodel or renovation; prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from charging or collecting fees and charges for a certificate of title or vehicle registration based on a vehicle's use of gasoline; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1178 - Handgun Permit Holders - Authority to Carry Handguns in State Parks and Forests
Kevin Bailey Hornberger, Steven J. Arentz, Jason C. Buckel
Last updated 8 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from prohibiting an individual to whom a handgun permit has been issued from wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun in a State park or forest.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1210 - Income Tax - Credit for Cybersecurity Measures Undertaken by Small Businesses
April Rose, Steven J. Arentz, Christopher Eric Bouchat
Last updated 8 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing a credit against the State income tax for a certain small business that employs 50 or fewer employees for costs incurred by the small business during the taxable year for certain cybersecurity measures undertaken by the small business; making the credit refundable; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-005
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
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