Rep Chao Wu (HD-009)
Maryland Housesince 8 months
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HB692 - Economic Development - County or Municipality Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds
Lily Qi, Adrian Boafo, Kris Fair
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Expanding the acceptable names authorized for an economic development authority established by a county or municipal corporation; expanding the powers of an authority, subject to limitations in the articles of incorporation of the authority; authorizing an authority to issue certain bonds in accordance with certain requirements; and expanding the authorized uses of tax increment proceeds.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1076 - Education - Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Textbook Equity
Denise Roberts, Karen R. Toles, Vanessa Atterbeary
Last updated 5 months ago
33 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 for students with individualized education programs; requiring the county board to coordinate with the Instructional Resources Center to provide the 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; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB1174 - State Government - Technology Advisory Commission - Established
Terri Hill, Pamela Lanman Guzzone, Seth A. Howard
Last updated 6 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Technology Advisory Commission to study and make recommendations on technology and science developments and use in the State; and requiring the Commission to submit a report on its activities and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31 each year.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB735 - Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
Jennifer Terrasa, Mark Edelson, Adrian Boafo
Last updated 8 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a certain stewardship organization; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1219 - Public and Nonpublic Middle and High Schools - Venue-Specific Emergency Action Plans for Athletic Facilities (The Bailey Bullock Act)
Jessica Feldmark, Dalya Attar, Vanessa Atterbeary
Last updated 5 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Requiring that each public middle school and high school alter the venue-specific emergency action plan for athletic facilities to incorporate a cardiac emergency response plan; requiring each nonpublic middle school and high school that receives State funding to develop a venue-specific emergency action plan for athletic facilities; specifying the contents of a nonpublic venue-specific emergency action plan; and requiring that the emergency action plans be reviewed and updated annually.
STATUS
Passed
HB1192 - Video Lottery Facility Operations - Crimes of Moral Turpitude and Value of Table Game Chips - Alterations
Jessica Feldmark, Michael J. Griffith, Vanessa Atterbeary
Last updated 5 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Altering the circumstances under which the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission is required to disqualify an applicant who committed a certain crime involving moral turpitude from holding a video lottery employee license; and altering the definition of "value" as it relates to crimes involving theft to include the face value of a chip designated for use in table games.
STATUS
Passed
HB1279 - Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2024)
Adrian Boafo, Lorig Charkoudian, Linda Foley
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, on or before certain dates and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, a requirement that new buildings and significant improvements of buildings and structures meet all water and space heating demands of the building or structure without the use of fossil fuels, meet energy conservation requirements, and meet an electric- and solar-ready standard for certain buildings; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1361 - Task Force to Study Various Aspects of Changing Contributory Negligence to Comparative Negligence Act
Chao Wu, Jason C. Buckel, Kevin Bailey Hornberger
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Task Force to Study Various Aspects of Changing Contributory Negligence to Comparative Negligence; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 31, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1363 - Education - Public Schools - Asian American History Curriculum Requirement
Kriselda Valderrama, Chao Wu
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the State Board of Education to develop curriculum content standards for a unit of instruction on Asian American history in public schools in the State; requiring each county board of education to implement the Asian American history curriculum content standards in each public school in the county beginning in the 2025-2026 school year; and requiring each county superintendent of schools to ensure compliance with the Act.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1371 - Off–Shore Banking Zone and International Financial Center Task Force
Chao Wu
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Establishing the Off-Shore Banking Zone and International Financial Center Task Force to recommend legislation to develop an off-shore special banking zone and an international financial center in the State; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 15, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
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