| Legislation/Issues | Synopsis | Resources | New This Week/Upcoming Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 153 - Maryland Department of Transportation - Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response | Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees, taxicab drivers, and transportation network operators on the identification and reporting of suspected child exploitation and human trafficking; requiring certain transportation-sector employers to establish procedures for reporting suspected child exploitation and human trafficking to certain entities; etc. | SB 153 | Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m. (1/15) |
| SB 661 (HB 707) - Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Use of Body-Worn Cameras | Altering certain provisions of law to require a certain law enforcement agency to require the use of body-worn cameras, subject to a certain policy, by each sworn law enforcement officer, regardless of rank, employed by the law enforcement agency while the officer is in uniform, in public, and conducting law enforcement related duties. | SB 661 HB 707 | Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (1/31) Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) |
| SB 1006 - Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt | Authorizing a hospital, under certain circumstances, to sell the medical debt of patients if the debt is sold to a governmental unit or an entity that is under contract with the unit for the purpose of canceling the debt; requiring that a hospital's financial policy require the hospital to dismiss actions pending against a patient for the collection of debt that was sold and prohibit the hospital from engaging in specified collection activities; requiring a purchaser of medical debt to notify the patient of certain information; etc. | SB 1006 | Third Reading Passed (114-20) (4/8) |
| SB 1023 (HB 1279) - Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2024) | Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, on or before certain dates and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, a requirement that new buildings meet all water and space heating demands of the building without the use of fossil fuels, energy conservation requirements, and an electric- and solar-ready standard for certain buildings; etc. | SB 1023 HB 1279 | Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/28) Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) |
| SB 1071 (HB 1155) - Hospitals - Opioid Overdose and Opioid-Related Emergency Medical Conditions - Treatment | Requiring hospitals to establish and maintain certain protocols and capacity related to the treatment of patients who are being treated for an opioid-related overdose or opioid-related emergency medical condition; requiring hospitals to make a referral for patients who are diagnosed with opioid use disorder or administered or prescribed medication for opioid use disorder to an appropriate provider to voluntarily continue treatment in the community and work with peer support professionals for a certain purpose; etc. | SB 1071 HB 1155 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 886 (5/16) Approved by the Governor - Chapter 885 (5/16) |
| HB 148 - Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) | Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees on the identification and reporting of human trafficking victims; requiring, by January 1, 2025, and each January 1 thereafter, employers to certify that all their employees have completed the training; requiring employers to provide a new employee with the required training within 90 days after the date of hire; requiring employers to establish certain reporting procedures; etc. | HB 148 | Reassigned to Judicial Proceedings (3/25) |
| HB 784 - Task Force on Reducing Emergency Department Wait Times | Establishing the Task Force on Reducing Emergency Department Wait Times to monitor, discuss, and make recommendations for reducing emergency department wait times including legislative, regulatory, or other policy initiatives; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2026. | HB 784 | Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) |
| HB 1143 - Emergency Medical Services - Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission - Establishment | Establishing the Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission to address factors throughout the health care system that contribute to increased emergency department wait times; authorizing the Commission to request data from certain entities; and requiring the Commission, beginning November 1, 2025, to report annually to the Governor and General Assembly on its activities and findings including updates on the development, impact and, implementation of the recommended programs on emergency department wait times. | HB 1143 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 844 (5/16) |