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HB756 - General Provisions - State Flag - Casket of an Eligible Decedent
Thomas S. Hutchinson, Carl Anderton, Tiffany T. Alston
Last updated 5 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Secretary of State to furnish a State flag to drape the casket of an eligible decedent; establishing the process for a State flag to be claimed after burial; providing that only one flag may be provided for the death of an eligible decedent; and prohibiting the Secretary of State from procuring a flag that is not wholly produced in the United States.
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
HB1456 - Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Identification of Nonapparent Disability
Lesley J. Lopez
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring that an application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit allow an applicant to indicate the applicant's nonapparent disability; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to ensure that the license, identification card, or moped operator's permit of an applicant who indicates that the applicant has a nonapparent disability includes an "ND" notation.
STATUS
Introduced
HB566 - Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing Confederate Names
Brooke Grossman, Nick Allen, Elizabeth M. Embry
Last updated 7 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing Confederate Names to develop and implement a framework to identify real property owned by the State or a political subdivision that bears a Confederate name; and requiring the Commission to make recommendations regarding the real property that should be renamed and report its findings to the Governor, the Mayor and City County of Baltimore City, the governing body of each county, and the General Assembly by October 1, 2031.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB289 - State Contracts - Prohibited Provisions
Ken Kerr, Heather Bagnall, Harry Bhandari
Last updated 8 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting certain restrictive provisions limiting the power and rights of the State from being included in State contracts; specifying that certain provisions are void if included in a State contract; and specifying the applicable law and interpretation of State contracts.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB390 - Commission on African American History and Culture - Museum Name Change
Shaneka Henson, Tiffany T. Alston, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 6 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Altering the name of the museum operated by the Commission on African American History and Culture in certain provisions of law from the "Banneker-Douglass Museum" to the "Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum".
STATUS
Passed
HB177 - Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge (Safe Sleep Act of 2024)
Robbyn Lewis, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Bonnie L Cullison
Last updated 5 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Requiring a hospital, as soon as practicable before discharging an infant after the birth of the infant, to provide oral and written resources to the parent or legal guardian; requiring a hospital, before discharging an infant, to ask the parent or legal guardian to describe the sleep environment that will be provided at home; requiring, by January 1, 2025, each hospital to establish a process for providing resources and information about safe sleep environments to parents and legal guardians of infants; etc.
STATUS
Passed
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
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
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
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
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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