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HB649 - Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work - Wage Range Transparency
Jennifer White Holland, Heather Bagnall, Adrian Boafo
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Altering the requirement that an employer disclose certain wage information to an applicant for employment; requiring an employer to disclose certain wage information in certain postings and to certain employees at certain times; requiring an employer to set the wage range disclosed in good faith; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop and make available to employers a form that an employer may use to comply with certain wage disclosure requirements; prohibiting certain retaliatory action by an employer; etc.
STATUS
Passed
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
HB354 - Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program and Advisory Committee - Establishment
Bonnie L Cullison, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 6 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program in the Maryland Higher Education Commission to support certain students in licensed practical nursing education programs, alleviate the shortage of nursing professionals by increasing graduation and licensure rates, facilitate student applications for certain financial resources, and provide financial assistance to cover certain costs; and establishing the Maryland Pathway to Nursing Advisory Committee to assist in the development of the Program.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1141 - Department of Information Technology - Evaluation and Development of a 3-1-1 Portal Using Artificial Intelligence
Ken Kerr, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Bonnie L Cullison
Last updated 6 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Information Technology evaluate the feasibility of creating a virtual 3-1-1 portal as a source for Maryland residents to obtain nonemergency government information and services utilizing artificial intelligence and that the Department prioritize the creation of the portal if feasible.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1498 - State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Aiding or Abetting Unauthorized Practice - Prohibition
Joseline A Pena-Melnyk
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Prohibiting a person from aiding or abetting the unauthorized practice of massage therapy; and providing penalties for a first violation of the Act of a fine of up to $5,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 1 year and for a subsequent offense, a fine of up to $20,000 per day or imprisonment not to exceed 5 years.
STATUS
Passed
HB1497 - State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Scope of Practice, Reinstatements, and Examinations by Health Care Providers
Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Altering the definition of "practice massage therapy" to include, subject to certain education and training requirements, instrument-assisted soft tissue manipulation techniques that enhance or imitate manual techniques; altering the circumstances under which the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners is required to reinstate a license or registration; and requiring the Board to require a licensee or an applicant to submit to an examination by a health care provider under certain circumstances.
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
HB850 - State Procurement - Small Business Preference Procurement
Chris Tomlinson, Mark Edelson, Michael J. Griffith
Last updated 5 months ago
31 Co-Sponsors
Requiring each procurement unit to establish a price preference for small businesses; and designating the Board of Public Works as the regulatory authority for the Small Business Preference Program.
STATUS
Passed
HB969 - Death Certificates - Cause or Manner of Death Determinations - Requirements After Change or Correction (Katherine Morris Death Reclassification Act)
Juanita Sandra Bartlett, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Bonnie L Cullison
Last updated 5 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Requiring, if a victim's initial determination of death recorded on the victim's death certificate was amended or corrected to be undetermined or homicide, an assistant State's Attorney with knowledge of the case to meet with a person in interest on the request of the person in interest for a certain purpose; requiring a law enforcement agency to reopen or reinvestigate an investigation involving the death of a victim whose cause or manner of death was amended or corrected to be undetermined or homicide; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB934 - State Board of Physicians - Performance of X-Ray Duties Without a License
Thomas S. Hutchinson, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Altering the circumstances under which individuals without a license to practice medicine may perform X-ray duties; authorizing the State Board of Physicians to impose a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation on the physician's office and $1,000 for each individual violation of the Act; and requiring the Board, by October 1, 2029, to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the number of individuals registered to perform limited X-ray duties and the continuation or replacement of the registration process.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
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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