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SB169 - Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund
Cheryl C. Kagan, Malcolm L. Augustine, Jack Bailey
Last updated 7 months ago
37 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to provide financial assistance in the form of no-interest loans to nonprofit organizations for the planning, purchase, and installation of qualifying energy systems; establishing the Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Fund; authorizing, in fiscal year 2026, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 for the Fund; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1117 - Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Overtime and Payroll Information
Benjamin Fred Kramer
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring governmental units that employ firefighters to compute overtime pay in a certain manner; requiring counties and municipalities to provide certain payroll information to each firefighter employed by the county or municipality; and authorizing a firefighter or the firefighter's exclusive representative to initiate a certain grievance if a county or municipality does not provide the payroll information as required.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1148 - Criminal Law - Cruelty to Law Enforcement Animals - Recklessness
Benjamin Fred Kramer, Chris West
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Altering, from intentional to reckless, the mental state required as an element of cruelty to animals owned or used by law enforcement units.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1178 - Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Service Terminal Date
Jack Bailey, Malcolm L. Augustine, Pamela G Beidle
Last updated 5 months ago
47 Co-Sponsors
Repealing the service terminal date required to be eligible for the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship.
STATUS
Passed
SB59 - Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge (Safe Sleep Act of 2024)
Arthur Ellis, Cory V. McCray, Pamela G Beidle
Last updated 4 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Requiring a hospital to take certain actions relating to the care of infants as soon as practicable before the hospital discharges an infant after the birth of the infant, including providing oral and written educational resources to the parent or legal guardian on how to provide a safe sleep environment and providing a list of resources available for an infant's parent or legal guardian; requiring each hospital, by January 1, 2025, to establish a process for providing and confirming the receipt of the educational resources; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB614 - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)
Pamela G Beidle, Sarah K. Elfreth, Arthur Ellis
Last updated 4 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage related to prostheses beginning January 1, 2025; establishing that certain insurers, nonprofit health plans, and health maintenance organizations must comply with certain provider network requirements; etc.
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
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Maryland district SD-019
COMMITTEES
Maryland Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Benjamin Fred Kramer is the current State Attorney for Florida's 19th judicial circuit. He began serving in this role on January 3, 2017 after being elected on November 8, 2016. Prior to becoming State Attorney, Kramer worked as an assistant state attorney in the 19th judicial circuit for over 20 years. He has prosecuted cases involving white collar crime, identity theft, narcotics trafficking, violent crimes, and crimes against children. Kramer graduated from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law in 1994. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida in 1990.read less
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Maryland Senate from Maryland
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