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SB858 - Revenge Porn - Civil Action and Reporting Requirement
Katie Fry Hester, Sarah K. Elfreth, Arthur Ellis
Last updated 6 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing a person to bring and maintain a civil action for defamation under certain circumstances; and altering the prohibition against revenge porn to prohibit a person from knowingly distributing a computer-generated visual representation that is indistinguishable from another actual and identifiable person under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB472 - State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024)
Jack Bailey, Pamela G Beidle, Benjamin T. Brooks
Last updated 5 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Requiring each principal department and independent unit to create a catalog of information relating to permits, licenses, and certificates issued by the department or independent unit and submit the catalog to the Governor on or before October 1, 2024; requiring each principal department and independent unit to post a completed update of information relating to permits, licenses, and certificates on the website of the department or independent unit on or before October 1, 2025; and establishing the Government Efficiency Commission.
STATUS
Passed
SB614 - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)
Pamela G Beidle, Sarah K. Elfreth, Arthur Ellis
Last updated 4 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage related to prostheses beginning January 1, 2025; establishing that certain insurers, nonprofit health plans, and health maintenance organizations must comply with certain provider network requirements; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB893 - Environment - Siting Requirements for Crematories and Crematory Incinerators - Areas III and IV
Mary Washington, Sarah K. Elfreth
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a person from locating a new crematory or a property with a crematory incinerator within 1,000 feet of certain properties in Areas III and IV of the State; and prohibiting the Department of the Environment from issuing a certain permit to a crematory or a property with a crematory incinerator under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
SB879 - Shellfish Aquaculture - Harvest Hours
Katherine Ann Klausmeier, Bryan Warner Simonaire, James C. Rosapepe
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Repealing a restriction on the harvesting of shellfish between the hours of sunset and sunrise from certain areas leased for aquaculture; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish by regulation the hours for harvesting shellfish within leased areas.
STATUS
Passed
SB869 - Property Tax - Improvements on Agricultural Land - Assessment
Guy J Guzzone, Sarah K. Elfreth, Katie Fry Hester
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Clarifying a property owner's right to receive information on the calculation of an assessment; requiring owners of certain buildings to provide certain information to the supervisor of assessments within 90 days after construction of the buildings is completed; creating a subclass of real property consisting of improvements on agricultural land; requiring improvements on agricultural land to be assessed in a certain manner; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB443 - End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)
Jeff D. Waldstreicher, Clarence K. Lam, Sarah K. Elfreth
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense medication for aid in dying only to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB480 - Protecting Election Officials Act of 2024
Jack Bailey, Pamela G Beidle, Benjamin T. Brooks
Last updated 6 months ago
17 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
SB439 - Family Law - Victims of Domestic Violence Program - Certification and Grant Fund
Sarah K. Elfreth, Shelly Hettleman, Ariana M. Kelly
Last updated 4 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Requiring a victims of domestic violence program to be certified by the federally recognized State domestic violence coalition as a comprehensive domestic violence program; establishing the Victims of Domestic Violence Program Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; and authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Fund.
STATUS
Passed
SB958 - Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024
Katie Fry Hester, Benjamin T. Brooks, Dawn D. Gile
Last updated 8 months ago
16 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 the effects of climate change; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Maryland district SD-030
COMMITTEES
Maryland Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Sarah K. Elfreth is a Democrat representing District 30 in the Maryland State Senate. Senator Elfreth serves on several committees including the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee; Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families; Spending Affordability Committee; Women Legislators of Maryland; and Chesapeake Bay Commission. Prior to her election, Elfreth served as the Director of Government Affairs for the National Aquarium and worked on local environmental and education policy issues. She also served as a manager for a technology services firm earlier in her career. Elfreth earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Government. As a senator, some of her priorities include improving education, protecting the Chesapeake Bay watershed, ensuring Maryland remains competitive in high-tech industries, and advocating for working families.read less
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