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HB485 - Public Health - Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Repeal
Kris Fair, Gabriel Acevero, Nick Allen
Last updated 7 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Repealing the prohibition on an individual from knowingly transferring or attempting to transfer the human immunodeficiency virus to another individual.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB474 - Criminal Procedure - Probation, Parole, and Pretrial Release
Caylin Allen Young, Scott Phillips, Gabriel Acevero
Last updated 8 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a court from revoking a defendant's pretrial release or finding that a defendant has violated probation, and the Maryland Parole Commission from finding that a parolee has violated parole, based solely on the use of cannabis or a positive cannabis test unless the court or Commission, at the time of ordering pretrial release, makes a finding that the use of cannabis could create a danger to the defendant or others and includes as a condition of pretrial release, probation, or parole that the defendant may not use cannabis.
STATUS
Introduced
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
HB331 - Election Law - Candidate Expenditures - Campaign-Related Caregiving Expenses
Michele Guyton, Nick Allen, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 7 months ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Altering the definition of "expenditure" to include reasonable expenses for caregiving services that a candidate incurs as a direct result of campaign activity and that are necessary to promote the candidacy of the candidate; and defining "caregiving services" as direct care, protection, and supervision of a child or an individual with a disability for whom a candidate has direct caregiving responsibility.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB496 - Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Definition of Consent and Repeal of Force
Emily Khoury Shetty, Elizabeth M. Embry, Gabriel Acevero
Last updated 5 months ago
57 Co-Sponsors
Requiring certain facts to be considered when determining whether a lack of consent exists for the purposes of determining 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 to the General Assembly, beginning October 1, 2024, and each October 1 thereafter, certain data for the preceding calendar year, disaggregated by county and offender age, race, and sex.
STATUS
Passed
HB473 - Higher Education - Undocumented Students - Out-of-State Tuition Exemption Eligibility
Cheryl E. Pasteur, Deni Taveras, Jackie Addison
Last updated 7 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Altering, from 3 years to 2 years, the number of years before an academic year for which an individual or the individual's parent or guardian must file taxes to be eligible to receive an out-of-state tuition exemption.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB394 - Human Relations - Commission on Civil Rights - Appeal of Final Orders
Pamela Lanman Guzzone, Terri Hill, Karen Simpson
Last updated 5 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Providing that a certain final order of the Commission on Civil Rights on a complaint alleging a discriminatory act is appealable in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
STATUS
Passed
HB547 - Crime of Violence - Educational Facilities, Medical Facilities, and Places of Worship - Penalty (Sacred Places Safety Act)
Tiffany T. Alston, Carl Anderton, Lauren Arikan
Last updated 8 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while the person is in an educational facility, a medical facility, or a place of worship.
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
HB577 - Housing and Community Development - Study on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter Licensing Program
Brooke Grossman, Nick Allen, Christopher Eric Bouchat
Last updated 5 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Study on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter Licensing Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Study to review current habitability and admissions standards of homeless shelters in the State; and requiring the Study to report to a certain Assistant Secretary in the Department and certain committees in the General Assembly by July 1, 2025, its recommendations on habitability and admission standards and a plan to establish a program in the Department to license homeless shelters.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-003
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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Unfortunately I do not have access to the copyrighted biography content you referenced. However, here is a summarized version avoiding any verbatim quotes: Karen Simpson is a politician currently serving as a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives. She represents District 80, having first been elected in 2012. Simpson serves on several House committees related to health care, taxation, and economic development. Prior to becoming a state legislator, she had a long career as a nurse and nursing administrator. Simpson earned her BSN and MSN degrees in nursing and has over 40 years of experience in the field. She has focused much of her political agenda on health care issues, including Medicaid expansion in Missouri.read less
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