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HB1026 - Armed Forces - Support of Military Families and Addition of Space Force
Edith Jerry Patterson, Mike Rogers, Gabriel Acevero
Last updated 6 months ago
41 Co-Sponsors
Adding the Space Force to certain provisions of law related to the armed forces; authorizing military spouses and residents of the State who are members of the National Guard of another state or a reserve component of the armed forces to terminate certain contracts at any time after the date the service member receives certain military orders to relocate; altering the definition of a "military-connected student" for purposes of the Purple Star Schools Program; and authorizing the Governor to make certain posthumous awards.
STATUS
Passed
HB1096 - Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program
Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Gabriel Acevero, Jackie Addison
Last updated 8 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing a community-based organization, with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health, to establish an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program to provide a location for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and certain other services; authorizing a Program to bill the insurance carrier of an individual who uses the services; authorizing the Department to approve not more than six programs, preferably two in urban, two in rural, and two in suburban areas; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1092 - 9-1-1 Trust Fund - Purposes - Training in Telecommunications Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Jennifer White Holland, Nick Allen, Harry Bhandari
Last updated 5 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Altering the purposes of the 9-1-1 Trust Fund to including funding the costs of telecommunications cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.
STATUS
Passed
HB1037 - Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Establishment
Kym Taylor, Deni Taveras, Adrian Boafo
Last updated 5 months ago
31 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services to identify reentry services in the State, develop a plan to establish a new division within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and develop a plan to expand certain services for individuals after release from incarceration; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
HB1051 - Maternal Health – Assessments, Referrals, and Reporting (Maryland Maternal Health Act of 2024)
Jennifer White Holland, Jheanelle K. Wilkins, Adrian Boafo
Last updated 5 months ago
39 Co-Sponsors
Establishing requirements on local health departments and certain health care providers and facilities regarding maternal health, including requirements regarding prenatal risk assessment forms and postpartum infant and maternal referral forms; requiring hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to participate in the Severe Maternal Morbidity Surveillance Program to identify risk factors and causes of Severe Maternal Morbidity; requiring the Program to report its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2025; etc.
STATUS
Passed
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
HB1084 - Employee Autoimmune Disorder Protection Act
Ashanti Martinez, Jamila J. Woods, Gabriel Acevero
Last updated 8 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting an employer from requiring an employee to work on-site at the employer's workplace if the employee provides documentation from a physician or other licensed health care practitioner that the employee has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder or other qualifying illness and that on-site work, or travel to and from the workplace, would be unsafe for the employee and the duties of the employee may reasonably be fulfilled at the home of the employee.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1522 - University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act)
Karen R. Toles, Stephanie Smith, Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Last updated 7 months ago
32 Co-Sponsors
Requiring, to address a certain funding disparity, that the Governor include at least $5,000,000 to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the annual budget bill each fiscal year until a total amount of $321,181,312 is appropriated; and authorizing that funds made available by the Act may be used for development of infrastructure and academic programs, investment in faculty, scholarships, and certain other institutional needs.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1259 - Health Insurance - Breast and Lung Cancer Screening - Coverage Requirements
Tiffany T. Alston, Diana M. Fennell, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Including image-guided breast biopsy in the definition of "supplemental breast examination" for the purpose of certain provisions of law requiring insurers, health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for supplemental breast examinations; clarifying that coverage requirements for lung cancer screening apply to follow-up diagnostic imaging; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB1218 - State Lottery – Internet Sales Authorization and Distribution of Proceeds
Edith Jerry Patterson, Diana M. Fennell, Anne R Kaiser
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to allow a person to purchase a State lottery ticket through an electronic device that connects to the Internet; and altering the distribution of certain lottery proceeds.
STATUS
Introduced
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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