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HB1459 - Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemptions - Military Honorees
Gabriel Acevero, Tiffany T. Alston, Diana M. Fennell
Last updated 8 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Exempting recipients of the Purple Heart, the Medal of Honor, the Silver Star, or the Bronze Star and members of Gold Star families from the requirement to pay vehicle registration fees.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1460 - Criminal Law – Personal Identifying Information and Images of Minors – Dissemination
Gabriel Acevero, Tiffany T. Alston, Lorig Charkoudian
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a person from intentionally disseminating the personal identifying information or image of a minor without express permission and with the intent to intimidate or harm the minor; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1465 - Soil Conservation Districts - Small Ponds - Plan Review Fees
Greg Wims
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizing a soil conservation district to recommend a fee system to cover the cost of reviewing plans for small ponds; establishing that any fees collected under the Act shall be supplemental to county and State funds; requiring a soil conservation district, in developing a fee system for small pond plans, to determine for the succeeding year the reasonable cost of reviewing the plans; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB1386 - Education - School Employee Antibias Training - Requirements
Vanessa Atterbeary, Kris Fair, Jessica Feldmark
Last updated 5 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the State Department of Education to develop guidelines for an antibias training program for school employees; requiring each county board of education to offer training based on the guidelines; requiring each county board, every other year, to provide antibias training to each public school employee whose job duties include frequent interaction with students; requiring that antibias training be job-embedded, paid professional development training that is provided during nonteaching time; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB1257 - Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan
Cheryl E. Pasteur, Jackie Addison, Vanessa Atterbeary
Last updated 7 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the State Department of Education to develop, by July 1, 2025, a comprehensive plan for the establishment of Restorative Practices Schools; requiring a county board of education to use the comprehensive plan if the county board chooses to establish a Restorative Practices School; and requiring the Department to report by December 1, 2025, to the Governor and the General Assembly on the comprehensive plan for the establishment of Restorative Practices in Schools.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB287 - Property Tax - Renters' Property Tax Relief Program - Assets Calculation
Lorig Charkoudian, Dalya Attar, Eric D. Ebersole
Last updated 5 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Excluding the cash value of any qualified retirement savings plans or individual retirement accounts from the definition of "assets" for purposes of certain property tax relief provided to certain renters; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB331 - Election Law - Candidate Expenditures - Campaign-Related Caregiving Expenses
Michele Guyton, Nick Allen, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 7 months ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Altering the definition of "expenditure" to include reasonable expenses for caregiving services that a candidate incurs as a direct result of campaign activity and that are necessary to promote the candidacy of the candidate; and defining "caregiving services" as direct care, protection, and supervision of a child or an individual with a disability for whom a candidate has direct caregiving responsibility.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB837 - More Opportunities for Career-Focused Students Act of 2024
Chao Wu, Steven J. Arentz, Jason C. Buckel
Last updated 6 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Requiring each public high school to inform students of certain employment and skills training opportunities in the same manner in which the school informs students of postsecondary educational options; requiring each public high school to inform students about opportunities in high-skilled careers that do not require completion of a college degree and are in high demand in the State; and requiring a county board to assist public high schools in completing the requirements of the Act.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1167 - Maryland Center for School Safety - Secure Schools Emergency Response Grant Program - Established
Linda Foley, Dalya Attar, Vanessa Atterbeary
Last updated 5 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Secure Schools Emergency Response Grant Program to be administered by the Maryland Center for School Safety to provide funds to improve emergency notification systems and communications between public elementary and secondary school personnel, a public safety answering point, and a public safety agency during emergency events; requiring the Center to ensure that the Program is operating and available to each county board by September 1, 2026; and authorizing the Governor to include an appropriation in the annual budget bill.
STATUS
Passed
HB472 - Education - School Mapping Data Program - Established
Vanessa Atterbeary, Dana Jones, Nick Allen
Last updated 5 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the School Mapping Data Program in the Maryland Center for School Safety; providing that the purpose of the Program is to provide funds to local school systems to produce school mapping data for each public school and public charter school in the county to assist first responders in responding to emergencies at a school; authorizing the use of the Safe Schools Fund to provide funding to local school systems for the program; and requiring a certain custodian of records to deny inspection of school mapping data.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-039
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Greg Wims is a Republican member of the U.S. House, representing Florida's 6th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2019. Wims was born in Orlando and graduated from Florida A&M University. Prior to his election, Wims served in the U.S. Army for over 20 years before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. He also founded a small business consulting firm. In Congress, Wims serves on the Agriculture and Veterans' Affairs Committees. He focuses policy priorities on agriculture, veterans, small business, and criminal justice reform.read less
OFFICES HELD
Maryland House from Maryland
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