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HJ1 - Affirming the Federal Equal Rights Amendment
Edith Jerry Patterson, Lesley J. Lopez, Jackie Addison
Last updated 9 months ago
74 Co-Sponsors
Urging the Administration of President Joseph R. Biden to publish the federal Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and for the U.S. Congress to affirm, by joint resolution, the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment.
STATUS
Introduced
HB576 - Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs
Steven Craig Johnson, Nick Allen, Tiffany T. Alston
Last updated 5 months ago
70 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish the program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation in assisted outpatient treatment proceedings; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB538 - Land Use – Affordable Housing – Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024)
Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
48 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Historic Property Revitalization Director as a position in the Department of Housing and Community Development; prohibiting a local legislative body from prohibiting the placement of certain manufactured homes or modular dwellings in a zoning district that allows single-family residential uses under certain circumstances; requiring local jurisdictions to allow an increase in density of certain qualified projects in certain districts or zones for certain properties; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB485 - Public Health - Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Repeal
Kris Fair, Gabriel Acevero, Nick Allen
Last updated 7 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Repealing the prohibition on an individual from knowingly transferring or attempting to transfer the human immunodeficiency virus to another individual.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB599 - Maryland Community Investment Corporation - Establishment (Housing and Community Development Financing Act of 2024)
Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey, Carl Anderton
Last updated 5 months ago
56 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Maryland Community Investment Corporation as an independent unit to make investments and financial assistance available in certain low-income communities in the State; expanding the eligible uses of the Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Fund to include grants and loans for credit enhancement for certain projects; requiring that members of the investment committee to be geographically representative of the locations of low-income communities in the State; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB581 - State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024)
Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey, Carl Anderton
Last updated 5 months ago
69 Co-Sponsors
Requiring each principal department and independent unit to create a catalog of information relating to permits, licenses, and certificates issued by the department or independent unit and to submit the catalog to the Governor on or before October 1, 2024; requiring each department and independent unit to post certain completed information relating to permits, licenses, and certificates on the website of each department or independent unit by October 1, 2025; and establishing the Government Efficiency Commission.
STATUS
Passed
HB565 - Correctional Services - Investigation of Suspected Homicide - Reporting
Gary Simmons, Debra Davis, Kris Fair
Last updated 5 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Department of State Police to investigate any death of an incarcerated individual suspected to be a homicide that occurs while the individual is in the custody of the Division of Correction whether within or outside a correctional facility; and requiring the Department, by December 31 each year, to report to the Governor and the General Assembly the number of investigations completed and the number of cases referred by the Department for prosecution for the preceding calendar year.
STATUS
Passed
HB597 - Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act
Nick Allen, Tiffany T. Alston, Marlon Amprey
Last updated 5 months ago
59 Co-Sponsors
Altering the Law Enforcement Cadet Apprenticeship Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to be the Public Safety Apprenticeship Program; expanding the purpose and scope of the Program to promote careers with certain public safety agencies; altering the eligibility criteria and the types of grants to be awarded under the Program; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop certain mental health wellness policies to be implemented in certain law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB547 - Crime of Violence - Educational Facilities, Medical Facilities, and Places of Worship - Penalty (Sacred Places Safety Act)
Tiffany T. Alston, Carl Anderton, Lauren Arikan
Last updated 8 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while the person is in an educational facility, a medical facility, or a place of worship.
STATUS
Introduced
HB604 - Families Serve Act of 2024
Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 7 months ago
52 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing employers to grant a preference in hiring and promotion to spouses of eligible service members; and requiring the appointing authorities in the Executive Branch of State government to apply a credit of 10 points on any selection test for eligible military spouses and veterans of uniformed services.
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-011
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Cheryl E. Pasteur was born in Michigan. She received her B.A. degree in Psychology and her Master of Public Administration degree from Western Michigan University. Pasteur served as the Vice President of Operations for the Kalamazoo Community Foundation. She also served as a Kellogg Fellow. Pasteur served as a State Representative in the Michigan House from 2009-2014. She focused on health, education, and economic security issues.read less
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Maryland House from Maryland
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