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HB525 - Employment Discrimination - Use of Cannabis Products
Jheanelle K. Wilkins, Karen R. Toles, Adrian Boafo
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting an employer from discriminating against an individual because of the individual's use of cannabis products under certain circumstances; establishing that certain provisions prohibiting employment discrimination do not prohibit an employer from taking certain actions against an employee under certain circumstances or authorize certain behaviors by an employee; and requiring certain employers to issue a drug policy under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
HB693 - Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024
Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey, Harry Bhandari
Last updated 5 months ago
48 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs in the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide certain educational resources and information to tenants; requiring the Office to develop and publish a Maryland Tenants' Bill of Rights; requiring the most recently published version of the Maryland Tenants' Bill of Rights to be included as part of a residential lease; limiting the maximum security deposit required by a residential lease to 1 month's rent, except under certain circumstances; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB851 - State Government – Maryland Reparations Commission – Establishment (Maryland Repair Act)
Gabriel Acevero, Tiffany T. Alston, Diana M. Fennell
Last updated 8 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Maryland Reparations Commission to develop and administer a program to provide compensatory benefits to the descendants of individuals enslaved in the State; providing that any individual whose ancestors were enslaved in the State is eligible to receive certain benefits; authorizing the Commission to seek the assistance of State agencies to develop and evaluate processes and applications; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill such sums as necessary to carry out the Act; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB965 - Maryland Department of Health - Breast Cancer Program - Eligibility and Public Awareness Campaign
Pamela Queen, Diana M. Fennell, Sheree Sample-Hughes
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Altering the eligibility requirements for certain screening mammograms and clinical breast examinations provided by the Breast Cancer Program to include women under the age of 45 years who are considered high risk for breast cancer; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop and implement a public awareness campaign for the Program.
STATUS
Introduced
HB964 - Landlords and Prospective Tenants - Residential Leases - Criminal History Review (Maryland Fair Chance in Housing Act)
Adrian Boafo, Lorig Charkoudian, Kris Fair
Last updated 8 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Altering the number of years of criminal history, from 7 years to 3 years, that are reviewed in a certain reusable tenant screening report; establishing certain prohibitions and limitations on the review and consideration of a prospective tenant's criminal history; and requiring a landlord that denies the lease application of a prospective tenant to provide the individual with a physical document stating with particularity each reason for the denial.
STATUS
Introduced
HB579 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals – Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024)
Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey, Carl Anderton
Last updated 8 months ago
51 Co-Sponsors
Altering and establishing the definition of "generating station" for the purpose of exempting the construction of certain generating facilities used to produce electricity for the purpose of onsite emergency backup and certain test and maintenance operations from the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity or certain other related approvals under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
HB728 - Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act)
Bonnie L Cullison, Gabriel Acevero, Adrian Boafo
Last updated 5 months ago
43 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to establish and implement the Qualified Resident Enrollment Program to facilitate the enrollment of qualified residents in qualified plans; providing that the operation and administration of the Program may include functions delegated by the Exchange to a third party; and providing that the implementation of the Program is contingent on approval of a certain waiver application amendment.
STATUS
Passed
HB516 - Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act of 2024
Diana M. Fennell, Lorig Charkoudian, Kevin M. Harris
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Climate Crisis Initiative in the Department of the Environment to provide for the assessment of greenhouse gas pollution fees, the provision of certain benefits to households and employers, and the funding of certain climate-related activities; providing for the collection and use of certain greenhouse gas pollution fees; establishing the Household and Employer Benefit Fund and the Climate Crisis Infrastructure Fund as special, nonlapsing funds; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB285 - Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity - Alterations
Marvin E Holmes, Adrian Boafo, Diana M. Fennell
Last updated 5 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Moving from October 31, 2023, to October 31, 2024, the deadline for the reporting requirement for the Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity; and extending from June 30, 2024, to December 31, 2024, the termination date for the Task Force.
STATUS
Passed
HB385 - Wage Payment and Collection - Pay Stubs and Pay Statements - Required Information
Jeffrie E. Long, Adrian Boafo, Marlon Amprey
Last updated 5 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Requiring that a notice containing certain information provided to an employee at the time of hiring be written; requiring that the statement regarding earnings required to be provided to employees by employers be written on the physical pay stub or online pay statement and include certain information; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to create and make available to an employer at no charge a pay stub template that may be used by an employer to comply with the Act; and establishing a certain administrative penalty.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-047
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Diana M. Fennell was born and raised in Prince George's County. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Georgetown University. After graduating, she began a 30 year nursing career. Diana has served as a nurse in hospitals, the public health system, and in the Veterans Health Administration. Most recently, Diana served as an outpatient nurse at the Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center where she is a member of the American Federation of Government Employees. She now lives in Fort Washington with her son.read less
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