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HB482 - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Victims of Nonfatal Strangulation
Karen Simpson, Juanita Sandra Bartlett, Christopher Eric Bouchat
Last updated 8 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing the reimbursement of certain physicians, qualified health care providers, and hospitals by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board for certain forensic examinations of and health care services provided to a victim of nonfatal strangulation without charge; and specifying that "strangulation" includes strangulation that is not related to rape, sexual offense, or sexual abuse.
STATUS
Introduced
HB534 - Community Development Administration - Live Near Your School Program - Extension
Malcolm Ruff, Gabriel Acevero, Dalya Attar
Last updated 5 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Extending the termination date for the Live Near Your School program and a related homebuyer program from September 30, 2024, to September 30, 2030.
STATUS
Passed
HB540 - Education - School Bus Stops - Prohibited Locations
David H. Moon, Aaron M. Kaufman, Emily Khoury Shetty
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting the location of a school bus stop on any highway with five or more undivided traffic lanes in certain counties unless a school crossing guard is posted or a certain traffic control device is placed at the school bus stop.
STATUS
Introduced
HB467 - Food Service Facilities and Tipped Workers - Service Fees and Tip Credits (One Fair Wage Act of 2024)
Adrian Boafo, Veronica Turner, Mary A. Lehman
Last updated 8 months ago
44 Co-Sponsors
Establishing consumer protections related to service fees charged by restaurants; specifying a certain tip credit amount that is in effect for certain time periods; and prohibiting employers of tipped employees, beginning January 1, 2027, from including a tip credit amount as part of the employees' wages.
STATUS
Introduced
HB477 - Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination Provisions
Jheanelle K. Wilkins, Vaughn Stewart, Jackie Addison
Last updated 7 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing a county, including Baltimore City, to adopt by local law or ordinance provisions prohibiting certain landlords of residential property from failing to renew a lease or from terminating a holdover tenancy without good cause; and establishing certain requirements for a local law or ordinance adopted in accordance with the Act.
STATUS
Engrossed
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
HB961 - State Government - Commission on New Americans - Established
Deni Taveras, Gabriel Acevero, Harry Bhandari
Last updated 6 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Commission on New Americans to study and periodically report on the contributions of new Americans and the availability of government services for new Americans; and requiring the Commission to submit to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2026, and at least once every 5 years thereafter a quantitative report detailing the contributions of new Americans and the services available to new Americans throughout the State.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB935 - Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act
Bernice Mireku-North, Emily Khoury Shetty, Jazz Lewis
Last updated 8 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Imposing an excise tax on certain gross receipts of certain firearms dealers derived from the sales of firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition in the State; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB903 - Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established
Vanessa Atterbeary, Michael J. Griffith, Dalya Attar
Last updated 5 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Requiring certain information to be provided to the parents of a child with a disability under certain circumstances; establishing the Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program; establishing the Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Fund beginning in fiscal year 2026; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB962 - State Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Goals and Outreach Program
Scott Phillips, Adrian Boafo, Kevin M. Harris
Last updated 5 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Increasing a participation goal from a minimum of 15% to 20% for certain small businesses for certain procurement contracts; requiring the certification agency, in consultation with Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to develop an outreach program to increase the participation of small businesses that are owned by economically disadvantaged individuals; requiring, by each December 1, the certification agency to submit a report on the outreach program and the dollar amount of certain awards; etc.
STATUS
Passed
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