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HB601 - Street Racing and Exhibition Driving – Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties
Mary A. Lehman, Sheila Ruth, Jackie Addison
Last updated 5 months ago
45 Co-Sponsors
Altering certain penalties and points assessments for certain motor vehicle violations related to participation in a race or speed contest; prohibiting a person from engaging in exhibition driving on any highway or private property that is used for driving by the public; establishing certain affirmative defenses to a certain charge of exhibition driving; etc.
STATUS
Passed
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
HB412 - General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office
Linda Foley, Mary A. Lehman, Gabriel Acevero
Last updated 8 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Proposing a constitutional amendment to require that a special election be held at the same time as the regular statewide primary and general elections that are held in the second year of the term to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate or Senator in the General Assembly if the vacancy occurs on or before the date that is 55 days before the deadline for filing certificates of candidacy for the regular statewide election; and requiring the amendment to be submitted to the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection.
STATUS
Introduced
HB486 - Residential Property Sales - Contract Disclosures - Superfund Sites
Kris Fair, Andrew C. Pruski, Emily Khoury Shetty
Last updated 5 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the seller of residential real property located within 1 mile of a National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund site to provide the buyer with an addendum to the contract for the sale of the property that contains the identification of the Superfund site, the definition of an NPL Superfund site, web addresses for certain websites, and a notice that the buyer may void the contract of sale within 5 days after signing and dating the contract of sale.
STATUS
Passed
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
HB535 - Maryland Task Force on Educator Housing
Joe Vogel, Eric D. Ebersole, Kris Fair
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Maryland Task Force on Educator Housing to evaluate and make recommendations on options for addressing the lack of access to attainable housing for educators in the State and to evaluate the correlation between the lack of access to attainable housing and educator shortages in the State; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
HB565 - Correctional Services - Investigation of Suspected Homicide - Reporting
Gary Simmons, Debra Davis, Kris Fair
Last updated 5 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Department of State Police to investigate any death of an incarcerated individual suspected to be a homicide that occurs while the individual is in the custody of the Division of Correction whether within or outside a correctional facility; and requiring the Department, by December 31 each year, to report to the Governor and the General Assembly the number of investigations completed and the number of cases referred by the Department for prosecution for the preceding calendar year.
STATUS
Passed
HB964 - Landlords and Prospective Tenants - Residential Leases - Criminal History Review (Maryland Fair Chance in Housing Act)
Adrian Boafo, Lorig Charkoudian, Kris Fair
Last updated 8 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Altering the number of years of criminal history, from 7 years to 3 years, that are reviewed in a certain reusable tenant screening report; establishing certain prohibitions and limitations on the review and consideration of a prospective tenant's criminal history; and requiring a landlord that denies the lease application of a prospective tenant to provide the individual with a physical document stating with particularity each reason for the denial.
STATUS
Introduced
HB951 - County Boards of Education - Voter Registration Link - Posting Requirement
Kris Fair
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring each county board of education to post on the main page of its website a link to the voter registration webpage maintained on the website of the State Board of Elections or the local board of elections of that county and a certain statement; and requiring a user to be prompted to verify the user's age is at least 16 years old on selecting the link to the voter registration webpage.
STATUS
Introduced
HB919 - Property Tax - County Authority to Set Special Rates
Kris Fair
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to set special property tax rates for certain subclasses of property for the purpose of financing certain transportation improvements or a certain minimum school funding amount; prohibiting a special rate from exceeding 12.5 cents for each $100 of assessed value; and establishing certain subclasses of real property.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-003
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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Unfortunately I do not have access to the biography text from that URL. However, here is an attempt to generate a 500 character biography with line breaks between paragraphs: Kris was born in Bozeman, Montana in 1980. She studied political science at Montana State University, graduating in 2002. After college, Kris worked on several political campaigns before running for office herself. In 2008, she was elected to the state legislature, representing a district in Billings. As a legislator, Kris focused on education and agriculture issues. She served on the Education Committee, where she advocated for increased funding for schools and universities.read less
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