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SB443 - End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)
Jeff D. Waldstreicher, Clarence K. Lam, Sarah K. Elfreth
Last updated 8 months ago
9 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
SB668 - Department of Human Services - Children in Foster Care - Luggage
Nick Charles, Charles E. Sydnor, Chris West
Last updated 5 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Department of Human Services to establish and maintain a decentralized supply of new luggage to be used to transport the personal belongings of a child in foster care; requiring the Department to provide new luggage to a child who is entering foster care, moving from one foster care placement to another, or exiting foster care; prohibiting the Department from using disposable bags or trash bags to transport items for a child in foster care; and requiring the Department to maintain certain records.
STATUS
Passed
SB943 - Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Obstruction - Monitoring Systems Expansion and Workgroup (Better Bus Service Act of 2024)
Ariana M. Kelly, Clarence K. Lam
Last updated 4 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a person from parking or standing certain vehicles in a dedicated bus lane; making statewide the authority of a local jurisdiction to use, in accordance with certain standards and procedures, a bus lane monitoring system to enforce the prohibition against driving, standing, or parking a motor vehicle in a designated bus lane; and establishing the Workgroup on Curb Space Management.
STATUS
Passed
SB945 - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities - Study
Ariana M. Kelly
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Insurance Administration jointly to conduct a study of Maryland Medical Assistance Program and commercial health insurance coverage to measure the number and percentage of individuals who have been denied health coverage for the treatment of an intellectual disability from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025, both inclusive; and requiring the Department and the Administration to jointly report their findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SB947 - Abortion Care Access Grant Program and Fund - Establishment
Ariana M. Kelly
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Establishing the Abortion Care Access Grant Program to provide grants to improve access to abortion care services for individuals in the State; establishing the Abortion Care Access Grant Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide grants under the Program; and requiring that certain premium funds collected by health insurance carriers be used to provide certain coverage and to support improving access to abortion care services under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1044 - Cosmetologists - Esthetic Services - Definition
Dawn D. Gile, Ariana M. Kelly
Last updated 5 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Altering the definition of "provide esthetic services" to include certain services and to provide that it does not include the diagnosis of illness, disease, or injury or performing ablation of the dermis or hypodermis.
STATUS
Passed
SB975 - Maryland Department of Health - Reproductive Health Care Clinic Security Grant Program - Establishment (Supporting Reproductive Health Care Clinics Act)
Sarah K. Elfreth, Dawn D. Gile, Shelly Hettleman
Last updated 4 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Reproductive Health Care Clinic Security Grant Program in the Maryland Department of Health to assist reproductive health care clinics in the State with costs associated with security improvements and safety operational expenses; prohibiting the Department from disclosing certain personal information of an individual associated with the Program; and authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2026 an appropriation of $500,000 to the Program.
STATUS
Passed
SB905 - Public Safety – Extreme Risk Protective Orders – Review of Court Records
Ariana M. Kelly, Clarence K. Lam, Shelly Hettleman
Last updated 4 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing researchers affiliated with institutions of higher education who are conducting research to review a court record related to a petition for an extreme risk protective order; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to require an institution of higher education that has researchers reviewing court records to enter into an agreement providing for the storage and handling of the records; authorizing the Judiciary to institute an injunction or other remedy for a violation of the agreement and to prevent disclosure of certain records; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB1091 - Education – Blind and Visually Impaired Students – Textbook Equity
Ronald Lorenzo Watson, Chris West, Nancy King
Last updated 4 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Establishing requirements for each county board of education regarding provision of the instructional materials that will be used in the upcoming school year by students with individualized education programs; requiring the county board to coordinate with the Instructional Resources Center to provide instructional materials in a specialized format to blind or visually impaired students; requiring, beginning January 1, 2025, certain textbook publishers to provide an electronic file of pupil edition textbooks to a certain entity; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB946 - Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act of 2024)
Ariana M. Kelly
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Establishing that a landlord that offers a residential dwelling unit for rent is deemed to warrant the dwelling fit for human habitation; clarifying that certain mold hazards constitute dangerous conditions and defects for which a tenant may obtain relief; authorizing certain remedies for a tenant if a landlord breaches the warranty of habitability; providing that a court may order certain relief in civil actions relating to the breach of warranty of habitability, including actual damages, abatement of rent, and lease termination; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Maryland district SD-016
COMMITTEES
Maryland Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Ariana M. Kelly is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 16. She assumed office in 2011. She left office in 2015. Prior to her election to the Maryland House of Delegates, Kelly worked as an attorney. Kelly earned her B.A. in Government from Sweet Briar College in 1997. She went on to receive her J.D. from the George Washington University Law School in 2000.read less
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Maryland Senate from Maryland
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