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HB961 - State Government - Commission on New Americans - Established
Deni Taveras, Gabriel Acevero, Harry Bhandari
Last updated 6 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Commission on New Americans to study and periodically report on the contributions of new Americans and the availability of government services for new Americans; and requiring the Commission to submit to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2026, and at least once every 5 years thereafter a quantitative report detailing the contributions of new Americans and the services available to new Americans throughout the State.
STATUS
Engrossed
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
HB892 - Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation
Aaron M. Kaufman, Lauren Arikan, Dalya Attar
Last updated 6 months ago
31 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a person from knowingly recruiting, harboring, transporting, or obtaining an individual for the purpose of appropriating the government benefits of an individual for the benefit of the person or another through deception, coercion, exploitation, isolation, or any other means; prohibiting a person from aiding, abetting, or conspiring with one or more persons to violate a certain provision of the Act; establishing that a violation of the Act is a felony; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB900 - Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Overtime and Payroll Information
Jared Scott Solomon, Mark Edelson, David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Requiring governmental units that employ firefighters to compute overtime pay in a certain manner; requiring counties and municipalities to provide certain payroll information to each firefighter employed by the county or municipality; and authorizing a firefighter or the firefighter's exclusive representative to initiate a certain grievance if a county or municipality does not provide the payroll information as required.
STATUS
Introduced
HB579 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals – Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024)
Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey, Carl Anderton
Last updated 8 months ago
51 Co-Sponsors
Altering and establishing the definition of "generating station" for the purpose of exempting the construction of certain generating facilities used to produce electricity for the purpose of onsite emergency backup and certain test and maintenance operations from the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity or certain other related approvals under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
HB407 - Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students)
Aaron M. Kaufman, Gabriel Acevero, Nick Allen
Last updated 8 months ago
41 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Department of Human Services to provide food supplement benefits to students who are residents of the State, are enrolled in an institution of higher education for at least 15 credit hours per year, whose family contribution is expected to be $0, and who are eligible to participate in a certain work study program; and requiring, for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation sufficient to reimburse the Department for certain expenditures.
STATUS
Introduced
HB332 - Out-of-State Motor Vehicles - Improper Registration - Report
Jackie Addison, Marlon Amprey, Dalya Attar
Last updated 5 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, in consultation with Baltimore City and other interested jurisdictions, to prepare a report on motor vehicles owned by Maryland residents that are improperly titled or registered in another state; requiring the Administration to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB575 - Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024)
Nick Allen, Tiffany T. Alston, Marlon Amprey
Last updated 5 months ago
51 Co-Sponsors
Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to certain victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; authorizing the Governor to include certain funding in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB585 - Protecting Election Officials Act of 2024
Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey, Carl Anderton
Last updated 6 months ago
60 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully making a threat to harm an election official or an immediate family member of an election official because of the election official's role in administering the election process; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.
STATUS
Passed
HB488 - Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Training and Reentry Services - Funding
Malcolm Ruff, Jackie Addison, Dalya Attar
Last updated 8 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Governor to include a certain $1,000,000 in the annual budget bill for fiscal years 2026 through 2028 to provide grants to certain qualifying nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing training in automotive repair to incarcerated or formerly incarcerated individuals; and requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to administer the funds.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-041
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Malcolm Ruff is running as a Democratic candidate for State Assembly District 73 in Milwaukee. He has served on Milwaukee's County Board of Supervisors since 2016. Ruff serves on several County Board committees related to transportation, public works, and intergovernmental relations. He is an Operation Desert Storm veteran and previously worked for We Energies for over 20 years. Ruff has focused his career on expanding access to jobs and workforce development. If elected, he hopes to continue ensuring quality public education, access to healthcare, public safety, and local infrastructure improvements.read less
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