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HB152 - Department of the Environment - Study on Deathcare and Funeral Practices
Regina T. Boyce, Terri Hill, Ashanti Martinez
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Department of Labor, to conduct a study of the environmental and public health impacts of deathcare and funeral practices in the State; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2025.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB404 - Public Safety - Wellness Checks - Requirements (Gabriel's Law)
Jamila J. Woods, Tiffany T. Alston, Carl Anderton
Last updated 5 months ago
34 Co-Sponsors
Requiring a law enforcement agency that receives a certain request for a wellness check of an individual to conduct a wellness check or submit a request for the relevant law enforcement agency to conduct a wellness check without unreasonable delay; and requiring a fire, rescue, or emergency medical services entity to conduct the wellness check simultaneously with the law enforcement agency if the request concerns a life-threatening condition.
STATUS
Passed
HB457 - Environment - Synthetic Turf - Disclosure and Study
Mary A. Lehman, Gabriel Acevero, Jackie Addison
Last updated 5 months ago
58 Co-Sponsors
Requiring a producer or seller of synthetic turf to disclose to a customer typical maintenance practices and costs for removing, replacing, and disposing of synthetic turf; and requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with representatives of the industry, local environmental and community stakeholders, and synthetic turf producers, retailers, and users, to conduct a study on the synthetic turf industry in the State and report its findings to certain committees of the General Assembly by July 1, 2026.
STATUS
Passed
HB344 - Transportation - Vision Zero - Implementation
Julie Palakovich Carr, Lorig Charkoudian, Elizabeth M. Embry
Last updated 6 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Establishing certain standards and requirements for implementing the Vision Zero program under the Maryland Department of Transportation; requiring the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31 each year on the status of Vision Zero, the activities, findings, and recommendations of the Vision Zero coordinator, and certain meetings held in the previous year; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB809 - Members of Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, or Workgroups – Removal or Suspension
Joe Vogel, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Providing that a member of a board, committee, commission, task force, or workgroup created by State law may be removed or suspended for misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duties, or other good cause by the individual or entity that appointed the member under certain circumstances; authorizing the removal or suspension of an appointed member only after consultation with the chair of the board, committee, commission, task force, or workgroup and the member has been given an opportunity to be heard regarding the removal or suspension; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB981 - Principal Departments - Individuals With Limited English Proficiency - Access to Public Services
Ashanti Martinez, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Tiffany T. Alston
Last updated 5 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Requiring, on or before July 1, 2025, the principal departments of the Executive Branch to fully implement certain provisions of law requiring equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency.
STATUS
Passed
HB1007 - Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2024
Julie Palakovich Carr, Jheanelle K. Wilkins, Mary A. Lehman
Last updated 8 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Altering a certain limit on the unified credit used for determining the estate tax for decedents dying on or after a certain date; altering a certain limitation on the amount of the estate tax for decedents dying on or after a certain date; requiring that certain sales of tangible personal property be included in the numerator of the sales factor used for apportioning a corporation's income to the State under certain circumstances; altering the State income tax rate on Maryland taxable income of certain individuals; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1103 - Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program
Sarah Wolek, Marc Alan Korman, Sara Norris Love
Last updated 5 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Aging; establishing that the purpose and the goals of the Pilot Program are to support the "village" concept of local, volunteer-led organizations that aim to provide certain services to community members who choose to age in place and to expand those services to more residents in the geographic region; and requiring the Montgomery County Village Consortium to establish a certain plan and submit certain reports.
STATUS
Passed
HB827 - Maryland Insurance Administration – Professional Employer Organizations – Study
Lily Qi, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to study professional employer organizations in the State to review certain regulations, histories, health plans, requirements, and regulatory structures in other states and to address any potential impacts of proposed statutory changes in the State relating to the offering of health coverage by professional employer organizations on the small group market in the State; and requiring the Administration to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB673 - Real Property - Contract Liens - Medical Debt
Elizabeth M. Embry, Dalya Attar, Adrian Boafo
Last updated 7 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting the creation of a lien on owner-occupied residential property by contract or as a result of a breach of contract for the payment of medical debt.
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Maryland district HD-021
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk is currently serving in her fourth term as State Delegate representing the 21st legislative district in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s Counties. She serves on the Appropriations Committee where she sits on the Transportation & Environment and the Public Safety & Administration subcommittees as well as the Capital Budget subcommittee which funds all state infrastructure. Additionally, Delegate Peña-Melnyk sits on various workgroups and statewide taskforces and represents the Maryland General Assembly on two national committees: the Council of State Governments' Economic Development, Trade & Cultural Affairs Committee and the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators' Labor & Civil Rights Taskforce.read less
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