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SB773 - Homeowners Associations – Restriction on Long–Term Rentals – Prohibition
Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Prohibiting the governing documents of a homeowners association from restricting or prohibiting the leasing of property to an individual who is not the lot owner for a period of 6 months or more.
STATUS
Introduced
SB758 - Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Definition of Consent and Repeal of Force
Ariana M. Kelly, William C. Smith, Mary Dulany James
Last updated 8 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Requiring certain facts to be considered when determining whether a lack of consent exists for the purposes of certain sexual crimes; altering the elements of second-degree rape to remove the requirement of use of force or threat of force; and requiring the Maryland Judiciary to report certain information to the General Assembly by October 1, 2024, and each October 1 thereafter.
STATUS
Introduced
SB818 - Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence - Policies and Procedures (Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024)
Katie Fry Hester, Dawn D. Gile, Malcolm L. Augustine
Last updated 5 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Requiring each unit of State government to conduct certain inventories and a certain assessment on or before certain dates; prohibiting the Department of Information Technology from making certain information publicly available under certain circumstances; requiring the Department, in consultation with a certain subcabinet, to adopt certain policies and procedures concerning the development, procurement, deployment, use, and assessment of systems that employ artificial intelligence by units of State government; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB817 - Public Safety - Missing Persons - Purple Alert Program
Arthur Ellis, Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Establishing a Purple Alert Program to disseminate information to assist in locating a missing person who has a cognitive impairment, mental disorder, intellectual or developmental disability, or brain injury or who is deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or late-deafened and who does not meet the criteria for activation of a Silver Alert; and authorizing the Department of State Police to consult with relevant stakeholders representing citizens with disabilities to develop regulations and procedures to carry out the Act.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB858 - Revenge Porn - Civil Action and Reporting Requirement
Katie Fry Hester, Sarah K. Elfreth, Arthur Ellis
Last updated 6 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing a person to bring and maintain a civil action for defamation under certain circumstances; and altering the prohibition against revenge porn to prohibit a person from knowingly distributing a computer-generated visual representation that is indistinguishable from another actual and identifiable person under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB823 - State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Faculty, Part-Time Faculty, Post Doctoral Associates, and Graduate Assistants
Benjamin Fred Kramer, Joanne C. Benson, Sarah K. Elfreth
Last updated 8 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Providing collective bargaining rights to certain faculty, part-time faculty, post doctoral associates, and graduate assistants at certain State institutions of higher education; establishing separate collective bargaining units for the faculty, part-time faculty, post doctoral associates, and graduate assistants; and altering the application of certain collective bargaining laws to supervisory, managerial, and confidential employees of a State institution of higher education.
STATUS
Introduced
SB472 - State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024)
Jack Bailey, Pamela G Beidle, Benjamin T. Brooks
Last updated 5 months ago
25 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 submit the catalog to the Governor on or before October 1, 2024; requiring each principal department and independent unit to post a completed update of information relating to permits, licenses, and certificates on the website of the department or independent unit on or before October 1, 2025; and establishing the Government Efficiency Commission.
STATUS
Passed
SB864 - Universities at Shady Grove Regional Higher Education Center – Designation as Community of Innovation
Nancy King, Brian J. Feldman, Cheryl C. Kagan
Last updated 7 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Designating the Universities at Shady Grove Regional Higher Education Center as the State's Regional Higher Education Community of Innovation; and altering the purposes of the Universities at Shady Grove to include serving a diverse citizenry in an innovative manner to meet the educational needs of the region and fostering individual academic success leading to career success which positively impacts the entire economy of the region.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB865 - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program - Expansion
Nancy King, Brian J. Feldman, Cheryl C. Kagan
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Expanding, renaming, and altering certain provisions relating to a certain truancy reduction program in certain juvenile courts; authorizing a county or circuit administrative judge to establish a certain Truancy Reduction and School Reengagement Program as a problem-solving court in certain juvenile courts in accordance with rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Maryland; and requiring the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland to annually report certain information to the General Assembly.
STATUS
Introduced
SB354 - Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Rent Court Workforce Solutions Pilot Program
Jeff D. Waldstreicher, Michael A. Jackson
Last updated 5 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Rent Court Workforce Solutions Pilot Program in Montgomery County and Prince George's County to provide defendant tenants in failure to pay rent cases with workforce resources and information on workforce development, registered apprenticeships, and other employment opportunities; and requiring, by January 1, 2026, and each January 1 thereafter, a designated organization to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the number of individuals that were connected to certain opportunities through the Program.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Maryland district SD-018
COMMITTEES
Maryland Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Jeff Waldstreicher is originally from Massachusetts. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester and a law degree from the Washington College of Law. Jeff served on the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee for several years. He worked to elect Democrats around the county and state. In 2014, Jeff was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates.read less
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