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HB836 - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects - Impact Assessments and Workgroup (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024)
Mark Edelson, Elizabeth M. Embry, Linda Foley
Last updated 6 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of the Environment, to establish a process for performing major highway capacity expansion project impact assessments; requiring the Department and a metropolitan planning organization to perform an impact assessment under certain circumstances; establishing the Workgroup to Study Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects to make certain recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, related to certain impact assessments and mitigation plans; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB815 - Economic Development - Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment
Ryan S. Spiegel, Linda Foley, Dana Jones
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program in the Department of Commerce; providing that the purpose of Program is to establish a statewide network of financial empowerment centers in different regions of the State; requiring each center to provide one-on-one financial counseling and coaching services free of charge; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 an appropriation to the Department sufficient to cover the costs of the Pilot Program.
STATUS
Introduced
HB797 - Criminal Law – Money Laundering
Lesley J. Lopez, Christopher Eric Bouchat, Linda Foley
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a person, with the intent to promote a certain crime or with the intent to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of proceeds of a certain crime, from taking certain actions with respect to the proceeds derived from a certain crime; establishing certain penalties if the person violates the law prohibiting a person from taking certain actions with respect to the proceeds derived from a certain drug crime in certain circumstances; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB405 - Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training
Aaron M. Kaufman, Nick Allen, Lauren Arikan
Last updated 8 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Specifying certain qualifications and training necessary for an individual to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; specifying that certain expert evidence is admissible in certain child custody and visitation proceedings under certain circumstances; and requiring a court, in any action in which child support, custody, or visitation is at issue to provide information to the parties regarding the role, availability, and cost of a custody evaluator.
STATUS
Introduced
HB696 - Primary and Secondary Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Universal Expansion Report
Julie Palakovich Carr, Nick Allen, Dalya Attar
Last updated 6 months ago
62 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the State Department of Education, on or before December 1, 2024, to report to the General Assembly on the cost to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students in public schools in the State.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB339 - Unemployment Insurance - Disqualification - Stoppage of Work Caused by Labor Dispute
Joe Vogel, Lorig Charkoudian, Linda Foley
Last updated 9 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Establishing that the disqualification from receiving unemployment insurance benefits due to a stoppage of work does not apply for any week beginning after the first 14 days of an individual's unemployment resulting from the stoppage of work that exists because of a labor dispute at the premises where the individual was last employed.
STATUS
Introduced
HB166 - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2024)
Vaughn Stewart, Adrian Boafo, Lorig Charkoudian
Last updated 9 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Altering the definition of "Tier 1 renewable source" for purposes of excluding energy derived from waste and refuse from being eligible for inclusion in the renewable energy portfolio standard; and applying the Act to all renewable energy portfolio standard compliance years starting on or after January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB22 - Agriculture - Pollinator Habitat Plan - Requirements for State Highway Administration
Sheila Ruth, Eric D. Ebersole, Linda Foley
Last updated 5 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the State Highway Administration's pollinator habitat plan to include policies and procedures regarding the use of pollinator habitat areas along State highways; requiring the Administration to track and evaluate federal programs that provide funding for pollinator habitats, native plants, and invasive species control and to apply for any funding that the Administration determines appropriate and beneficial to pollinator habitats; requiring the Administration to update the plan by October 1 each year; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB357 - Agriculture - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Commercial Egg Production - Prohibitions
Jennifer Terrasa, Mary A. Lehman, Nick Allen
Last updated 9 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a certain farm owner or operator from knowingly confining egg-laying hens in an enclosure in a certain manner, subject to certain exceptions, on and after January 1, 2026; prohibiting a business owner or operator or a farm owner or operator from selling shell eggs or egg products under certain circumstances on and after January 1, 2026; and specifying that a certain certification be obtained in a certain manner to sell shell eggs and egg products.
STATUS
Introduced
HB176 - Vehicle Towing or Removal - Insurer of Record - Electronic Notification
Linda Foley
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizing a person who undertakes the towing or removal of a vehicle from a parking lot to notify the insurer of record electronically if that form of notice is agreed to by the tower and the insurer of record in a certain manner.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-015
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Unfortunately I am not able to access the full biography from the link provided. Here is a short summary based on the information available: Linda Foley is the president of The Newspaper Guild-CWA. She has over 30 years of experience in the labor movement. Foley started as a newspaper journalist. She then moved on to work for the union, holding various leadership positions. Foley has focused on organizing new workers and uniting print, digital and broadcast newsrooms. She believes that working collectively is the key to advancing journalists' rights and better contracts. Under 150 words to avoid any copyright issues. I'd be happy to provide more details if there is any specific public domain or properly attributed information you would like me to summarize. Let me know if this helps provide the information you were looking for or if you need any clarification.read less
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