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HB189 - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Personal Care Aides - Wage Reports
Robbyn Lewis, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Bonnie L Cullison
Last updated 5 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Requiring residential service agencies to submit certain reports to the Maryland Department of Labor regarding wage rates for personal care aides on or before September 1 each year, beginning in 2025; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by the 180th day after the release of the final federal Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services rule on an overview of the final rule and plans or steps that the Department will take to operationalize the rule.
STATUS
Passed
HB418 - Grant Applications and Reporting - Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council - Alterations
Dana M Stein, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 6 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Altering the composition of the Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council by removing the Director of the Governor's Grants Office or the Director's designee and adding the Comptroller or the Comptroller's designee; requiring the Council to study and make recommendations to the Department of Budget and Management regarding the creation of a State Grants Ombudsperson by July 1, 2025; altering certain reporting requirements; and extending the termination date of the Council to June 30, 2029.
STATUS
Passed
HB780 - Competitive Sealed Proposals - Security Contracts
Elizabeth M. Embry, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Providing that competitive sealed proposals is the preferred procurement method for a contract for security services with an expected value that is greater than $1,000,000.
STATUS
Passed
HB1206 - Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission - Establishment
Ken Kerr, Courtney Watson, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
70 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission in the Department of Commerce to study and make recommendations regarding bilateral trade relations and investment opportunities between Maryland and Ireland; and requiring the Commission by December 1 2025, to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.
STATUS
Passed
HB877 - Board of Public Works - Transparency Data Dashboard
Scott Phillips, Adrian Boafo, Kevin M. Harris
Last updated 5 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Comptroller to develop and maintain on the Board of Public Works' website a procurement transparency data dashboard; establishing a governance committee composed of the liaisons to the Board from the offices of the Governor, the Comptroller, and the State Treasurer to review the contents of the dashboard for accuracy and completeness; and requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2025, to include in the annual budget bill such sums as are necessary for one full-time position and data dashboard development software.
STATUS
Passed
HB368 - Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Monetary Relief
Bonnie L Cullison, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 7 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Altering certain maximum amounts of monetary relief the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights is authorized to award if the Commission finds that a respondent has engaged in a discriminatory act under provisions of law regarding public accommodations and persons licensed or regulated by the Maryland Department of Labor; and requiring, by July 1, 2025, and by each July 1 for the next 4 years, the Commission to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the impact of the Act on persons against whom complaints were filed.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1337 - Health Insurance - Appeals and Grievances Process - Reporting Requirements
Jamila J. Woods, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Requiring carriers to report additional data on the number of members entitled to health care benefits under a policy, plan, or certificate and the number of clean claims for reimbursement processed by a carrier to Maryland Health Commissioner.
STATUS
Passed
HB932 - Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions
Bonnie L Cullison, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Altering and establishing requirements and prohibitions related to health insurance utilization review; altering requirements related to internal grievance procedures and adverse decision procedures; altering certain reporting requirements on health insurance carriers relating to adverse decisions; and establishing requirements on health insurance carriers and health care providers relating to the provision of patient benefit information.
STATUS
Passed
HB411 - Maryland Department of Health - Reports on Standing Orders and Opioid Overdose Reversal Drugs
Nicholaus R Kipke, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Bonnie L Cullison
Last updated 5 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on current opioid overdose reversal drugs and, for any current opioid overdose reversal drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration, whether the Department has added the drug to a standing order and, if not, the reasons why the drug has not been added; and requiring the report to be submitted by December 1, 2024, December 1, 2025, and December 1, 2026.
STATUS
Passed
HB1327 - Maryland Department of Health - Body Altering Aesthetics Advisory Committee
Ashanti Martinez, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 6 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Body Altering Aesthetics Advisory Committee within the Maryland Department of Health to study whether the current health occupations licensing and certification system adequately regulates the body altering aesthetics industry in the State; and requiring the Advisory Committee to submit interim findings by December 1, 2024, and a final report with any recommended regulatory or legislative changes by December 1, 2025.
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Maryland district HD-039
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Lesley J. Lopez is Vice President for Policy at the Public Leadership Institute. Ms. Lopez writes model legislation at the state and local level and develops messaging strategies on issues such as education, immigration, and reproductive rights that are used throughout the country. Prior to joining PLI, Ms. Lopez was a Policy Analyst with the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). At NCLR, she focused on federal legislation and policy around issues affecting the Hispanic community including education, health, housing, immigration, workforce development and asset building.read less
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