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HB657 - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Policy
Anne Healey, Shaneka Henson, Marvin E Holmes
Last updated 8 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Requiring each public institution of higher education to adopt a policy related to pregnant and parenting students that is consistent with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and requiring each public institution of higher education to post the policy on the institution's website.
STATUS
Introduced
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
HB1244 - Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval and Institutional Mission Statements - Requirements
Stephanie Smith, Jackie Addison, Marlon Amprey
Last updated 5 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, and the Maryland Higher Education Commission to each have a certain staff member who performs certain duties related to defining, identifying, and compiling data regarding the workforce needs in the State; requiring the Commission to establish a Program Review Process Advisory Council; authorizing the Commission or an institution of higher education to file an objection to implementation of a proposed online program under certain circumstances; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB1358 - Natural Resources - Gwynns Falls State Park - Focus Group, Advisory Committee, and Report
Malcolm Ruff, Dalya Attar, Jackie Addison
Last updated 5 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and Baltimore City to convene focus group meetings on the establishment of the Gwynns Falls State Park with community members and stakeholders that reside or operate in the vicinity of the proposed State park; requiring the Department and Baltimore City to establish a stakeholder advisory committee; and requiring the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, on properties suitable for inclusion in the State park and certain funding requirements.
STATUS
Passed
HB1359 - Facilities - Disabilities and Juveniles - Community Relations Plans
Samuel I Rosenberg, Dalya Attar, Malcolm Ruff
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Requiring that certain regulations adopted by the Department of Juvenile Services governing juvenile care facilities and juvenile detention facilities include a requirement for the establishment, implementation, and review of certain community relations plans that include descriptions of certain processes and procedures; and requiring certain State residential centers and private group homes to establish, implement, and revise certain community relations plans.
STATUS
Introduced
HJ9 - United States of America - District of Columbia - Statehood
Jared Scott Solomon, Julian Ivey, Nick Allen
Last updated 8 months ago
63 Co-Sponsors
Declaring the State of Maryland's support of and consent to admitting Washington, D.C. to the Union as a state of the United States of America.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1438 - Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024
David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo, Adrian Boafo, Courtney Watson
Last updated 8 months ago
55 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for State efforts to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund to support efforts to mitigate climate change; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1416 - Economic Development - Maryland Stadium Authority - Creation of Pimlico Site Community Development Plan
Samuel I Rosenberg, Dalya Attar, Malcolm Ruff
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Stadium Authority to create a community development plan to develop the Pimlico site property that does not include the racing facility site, conduct a certain economic market study, and hold a certain design competition for the site; requiring the Authority to consult with certain stakeholders during each phase of planning, designing, and developing the site; requiring the Authority to submit the community development plan for review and approval from certain entities; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1429 - Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting the Admissibility of Creative Expression (PACE Act)
Marlon Amprey, Karen R. Toles, Adrian Boafo
Last updated 8 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Providing that the creative expression of a criminal defendant or juvenile respondent is not admissible against the defendant or respondent unless the court makes certain findings; and defining "creative expression" as the expression or application of creativity or imagination in the production or arrangement of forms, sounds, words, movements, or symbols.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1459 - Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemptions - Military Honorees
Gabriel Acevero, Tiffany T. Alston, Diana M. Fennell
Last updated 8 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Exempting recipients of the Purple Heart, the Medal of Honor, the Silver Star, or the Bronze Star and members of Gold Star families from the requirement to pay vehicle registration fees.
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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Maryland House from Maryland
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