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HB899 - Higher Education - Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship - Alterations
Dana Jones, Nick Allen, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Altering the Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship to make the scholarship applicable to all programs at institutions of higher education in the State; altering the maximum award available, when a scholarship should be credited, and to whom initial awards should be provided under the scholarship; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB488 - Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Training and Reentry Services - Funding
Malcolm Ruff, Jackie Addison, Dalya Attar
Last updated 8 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Governor to include a certain $1,000,000 in the annual budget bill for fiscal years 2026 through 2028 to provide grants to certain qualifying nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing training in automotive repair to incarcerated or formerly incarcerated individuals; and requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to administer the funds.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1031 - Correctional Services - Medication-Assisted Treatment
Jazz Lewis
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Repealing the requirement that each local correctional facility make available at least one formulation of each FDA-approved full opioid agonist, partial opioid agonist, and long-acting opioid antagonist used for the treatment of opioid use disorders; requiring the Maryland Secretary of Health to annually provide each county a grant equal to the costs incurred by the county for the implementation of a certain medication-assisted treatment program; and expanding the authorized uses of the Opioid Restitution Fund.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1013 - State Employees - Paid Sick Leave - Certificate of Illness or Disability Signed by a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Sarah Wolek, Jared Scott Solomon, Juanita Sandra Bartlett
Last updated 5 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing a licensed clinical professional counselor to sign a certificate of illness or disability when a State employee uses sick leave for 5 or more consecutive workdays.
STATUS
Passed
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
HB691 - Legally Protected Health Care - Gender-Affirming Treatment
David H. Moon, Ashanti Martinez, Marlon Amprey
Last updated 8 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Altering the definition of "legally protected health care" to include certain gender-affirming treatment, including medications and supplies, for the purposes of certain provisions of law that prohibit health occupations disciplinary actions and certain actions in criminal and civil proceedings and the use of certain resources in furtherance of certain investigations and proceedings related to legally protected health care.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1271 - Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence - Policies and Procedures (Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024)
Jazz Lewis, Terri Hill, Anne R Kaiser
Last updated 6 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Requiring each unit of State government to conduct certain inventories and assessments by December 1, 2024, and annually thereafter; prohibiting the Department of Information Technology from making certain information publicly available under certain circumstances; prohibiting a unit of State government from deploying or using a system that employs artificial intelligence under certain circumstances; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1212 - State Retirement Agency - Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Governance Program
Jazz Lewis
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Establishing that the Executive Director of the State Retirement Agency shall employ a Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of the State Retirement Agency; requiring the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to identify and minimize barriers to ensure access and opportunities to underrepresented groups; requiring the Executive Director to terminate the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion under certain circumstances; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB1413 - Prince George's County - Development Authority - Established
Tiffany T. Alston, Andrea Fletcher Harrison, Jazz Lewis
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Prince George's Development Authority in Prince George's County to support and develop a certain neighborhood revitalization plan in coordination with certain residents; and requiring, on or before October 31, 2026, the Authority to report its comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1447 - Motor Vehicles - Autonomous Vehicles - Standards, Requirements, and Prohibited Acts
Jazz Lewis
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizing a person to operate a fully autonomous vehicle on a highway under certain circumstances, subject to certain standards, requirements, and prohibitions.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-024
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
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