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SB795 - Health Occupations - Practice Audiology - Definition
Dawn D. Gile, Pamela G Beidle, Arthur Ellis
Last updated 4 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Altering the definition of "practice audiology" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the licensure and regulation of audiologists to include certain procedures that do not require anesthesia and certain screenings, testing, and imaging.
STATUS
Passed
SB861 - Public Utilities - High-Energy-Use Facilities - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions
Karen Lewis Young, Ronald Lorenzo Watson
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Requiring a person that owns, operates, or controls a high energy use facility to ensure greenhouse gas emissions associated with the electricity used by the facility are reduced by certain amounts by certain years; prohibiting a person from using certain methods to meet the emissions reduction targets established under the Act; and requiring the Public Service Commission to review and verify a certain report submitted by each person that owns, operates, or controls a high energy use facility and make a certain determination.
STATUS
Introduced
SB443 - End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)
Jeff D. Waldstreicher, Clarence K. Lam, Sarah K. Elfreth
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense medication for aid in dying only to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB958 - Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024
Katie Fry Hester, Benjamin T. Brooks, Dawn D. Gile
Last updated 8 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for State efforts to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund to support efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB983 - Hunting - Lead and Lead-Based Ammunition - Phase-Out
Karen Lewis Young
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a certain process to phase out on or before December 31, 2026, the use of lead or lead-based ammunition for hunting; and requiring the Department to establish a process to certify ammunition as nonlead ammunition.
STATUS
Introduced
SB985 - Economic Development - County or Municipality Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds
Karen Lewis Young
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Expanding the acceptable names authorized for an economic development authority established by a county or municipal corporation; expanding the powers of an authority, subject to limitations in the articles of incorporation of the authority; authorizing an authority to issue certain bonds in accordance with certain requirements; and expanding the authorized uses of tax increment proceeds.
STATUS
Introduced
SB984 - Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations
Karen Lewis Young
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring the Secretary of Labor to prioritize activities, programs, and services that contribute to meeting a certain statewide goal when administering the business of the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring the State Board of Education, rather than the Accountability and Implementation Board, to approve certain specifications of teachers for spending time outside the classroom and approving when a career ladder has become effective; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1074 - Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment
Justin D Ready, Sarah K. Elfreth, Chris West
Last updated 5 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Establishing a food processing residuals utilization permit; prohibiting a person from utilizing food processing residuals in the State unless the person obtains a permit; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide a certain notice and information to certain persons in a county where food processing residuals will be stored; establishing the Food Processing Residuals Administration Fund; authorizing a representative of the Department to enter and inspect any site where food processing residuals are utilized; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB1023 - Maryland Building Performance Standards – Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric– and Solar–Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2024)
Benjamin T. Brooks, Karen Lewis Young, Clarence K. Lam
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, on or before certain dates and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, a requirement that new buildings meet all water and space heating demands of the building without the use of fossil fuels, energy conservation requirements, and an electric- and solar-ready standard for certain buildings; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1058 - Education - Curriculum Standards - Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act)
Benjamin Fred Kramer, Benjamin T. Brooks, Brian J. Feldman
Last updated 6 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Requiring county boards of education to establish curriculum guides and courses of study that are aligned with certain content standards developed by the State Department of Education, and requiring the State Board of Education to withhold certain funds from county boards that fail to do so; establishing certain requirements for the Department's process for developing, reviewing, and adopting certain content standards, curriculum standards, and curriculum resources; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Maryland district SD-003
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Maryland Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Karen Lewis Young is a Republican candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 7th Congressional District of Virginia. Prior to entering politics, Young worked as a business owner and consultant. She is running for Congress because she believes excessive government spending is harming American families. If elected, Young plans to address issues like inflation, gas prices, education, and care for veterans.read less
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Maryland Senate from Maryland
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