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SB337 - Environment - Commission on Climate Change Membership - Additions
Brian J. Feldman, Malcolm L. Augustine, Benjamin T. Brooks
Last updated 5 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Adding the Secretary of Emergency Management, or the Secretary's designee, and the Chair of the Public Service Commission, or the Chair's designee, as members of the Commission on Climate Change.
STATUS
Passed
SB432 - Public Schools - Active Shooter Safety Drills or Trainings - Requirements
Cheryl C. Kagan, Brian J. Feldman
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to collaborate with an institution of higher education or a designated federal or national research entity to study the effectiveness and impact of active shooter safety drills or trainings by researching and analyzing data collected by local school systems; requiring the Center to identify best practices for active shooter safety drills or trainings on or before October 1, 2024; requiring local school systems to provide parents with the annual active shooter safety drill schedule; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB783 - Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act)
Sarah K. Elfreth, Malcolm L. Augustine, Pamela G Beidle
Last updated 5 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Requiring that certain home improvement contracts for the installation of a solar energy generating system on the roof of a building include the installation of a certain wildlife barrier under certain circumstances; requiring a county or municipality to implement certain software for features supporting the tracking and approval of residential building permits for residential solar energy and energy storage systems and main electric panel urgrades and derates on or before August 1, 2025, except under certain circumstances; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB758 - Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Definition of Consent and Repeal of Force
Ariana M. Kelly, William C. Smith, Mary Dulany James
Last updated 8 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Requiring certain facts to be considered when determining whether a lack of consent exists for the purposes of certain sexual crimes; altering the elements of second-degree rape to remove the requirement of use of force or threat of force; and requiring the Maryland Judiciary to report certain information to the General Assembly by October 1, 2024, and each October 1 thereafter.
STATUS
Introduced
SB818 - Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence - Policies and Procedures (Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024)
Katie Fry Hester, Dawn D. Gile, Malcolm L. Augustine
Last updated 5 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Requiring each unit of State government to conduct certain inventories and a certain assessment on or before certain dates; prohibiting the Department of Information Technology from making certain information publicly available under certain circumstances; requiring the Department, in consultation with a certain subcabinet, to adopt certain policies and procedures concerning the development, procurement, deployment, use, and assessment of systems that employ artificial intelligence by units of State government; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB806 - Business Regulation – Licensed Home Improvement Contractors – Liability Insurance
Craig Zucker, Brian J. Feldman
Last updated 5 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Increasing from $50,000 to $500,000 the amount of general liability insurance that an applicant for a home improvement contractor license or a licensed home improvement contractor must maintain.
STATUS
Passed
SB821 - Maryland Insurance Administration - Professional Employer Organizations - Study
Brian J. Feldman
Last updated 4 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to study professional employer organizations in the State to review certain regulations, history, health plans, requirements, and regulatory structures in other states and to address any potential impacts of proposed statutory changes in the State relating to the offering of health coverage by professional employer organizations on the small group market in the State; and requiring the Administration to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SB858 - Revenge Porn - Civil Action and Reporting Requirement
Katie Fry Hester, Sarah K. Elfreth, Arthur Ellis
Last updated 6 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing a person to bring and maintain a civil action for defamation under certain circumstances; and altering the prohibition against revenge porn to prohibit a person from knowingly distributing a computer-generated visual representation that is indistinguishable from another actual and identifiable person under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB694 - Maryland Department of Health – Health Commissions and Maryland Insurance Administration – Study
Brian J. Feldman
Last updated 4 months ago
1 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
Brian J. Feldman
Last updated 8 months ago
1 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
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Maryland district SD-015
COMMITTEES
Maryland Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Brian J. Feldman was born and raised in Potomac, Maryland. He earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995. In 1998, he received his law degree from Harvard Law School. Feldman worked as a lawyer before running for office. He served on the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee from 2002 to 2006. In 2006, Feldman was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates. He has been reelected every 4 years since and currently represents District 15 in Montgomery County.read less
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Maryland Senate from Maryland
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