| Legislation/Issues | Synopsis | Resources | New This Week/Upcoming Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 8 - Task Force to Study the Need for Enhanced Monitoring of Guardians of Vulnerable Minors | Establishing the Task Force to Study the Need for Enhanced Monitoring of Guardians of Vulnerable Minors to study the processes by which the State and local governments currently monitor guardians of vulnerable minors; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations on the need for enhanced monitoring of guardians of vulnerable minors, including any necessary regulatory changes or legislation; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly by October 1, 2023. | SB 8 | Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m. (1/10) SB 8: Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m.@Judicial Proceedings |
| SB 174 - Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Duties, Reports, and Data - Sunset Extension | Extending the termination date to December 31, 2032 of certain provisions of law governing the Mortality and Quality Review Committee, including provisions related to the review of data, Committee recommendations, reporting requirements, and the provision of aggregate incident data to the Committee by the Office of Health Care Quality. | SB 174 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 221 (4/21) SB 174: Hearing 1/25 at 2:30 p.m.@Budget and Taxation SB 174: Hearing 3/23 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |
| SB 205 - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning - Apprenticeship and Training Council - Sunset Extension | Continuing the Apprenticeship and Training Council in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2034, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Council. | SB 205 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 125 (4/12) SB 205: Hearing 1/13 at 1:30 p.m.@Finance SB 205: Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.@Economic Matters |
| SB 357 (HB 589) - Adult Protective Services - Workgroup to Study Best Practices for a Vulnerable Adult Registry in Maryland | Establishing a Workgroup to Study Best Practices for a Vulnerable Adult Registry in Maryland; providing that the purpose of the Workgroup is to identify the appropriate State agency to operate a vulnerable adult registry, identify how a $1,400,000 grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was allocated and used, if awarded, and study and make recommendations regarding any changes or improvements to State law; and requiring a report of the Workgroup's recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by June 1, 2023. | SB 357 HB 589 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 190 (4/21) Referred Rules (4/7) SB 357: Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.@Judiciary SB 357: Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m.@Judicial Proceedings HB 589: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.@Judiciary or Rules |
| SB 493 (HB 610) - Public Health - Commission on Universal Health Care | Establishing the Commission on Universal Health Care to develop a plan for the State to establish a universal health care program to provide health benefits to all residents of the State through a single-payer system; requiring a member of the Commission to be subject to ethics laws and disclose certain other information related to ethics; and prohibiting a member of the Commission from being held personally liable for actions taken as a member under certain circumstances. | SB 493 HB 610 | Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) Hearing 3/10 at 1:30 p.m. (2/16) SB 493: Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance HB 610: Hearing 3/10 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |
| SB 531 (HB 636) - Maryland Health Care Commission - Assisted Living Programs - Study | Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with the Office of Health Care Quality, the Maryland Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, the Medicaid Administration, the Governor's Workforce Development Board, and interested stakeholders, to conduct a study regarding the quality of care by assisted living programs with nine or fewer beds. | SB 531 HB 636 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 699 (5/29) Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 698 (5/29) SB 531: Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance SB 531: Hearing 3/24 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations HB 636: Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |
| SB 608 (HB 39) - Report on the Public or Private Conversion of State Property to Affordable Housing | Requiring the Department of Planning and the Department of General Services, in partnership with the Department of Housing and Community Development, to report to the Board of Public Works and certain committees of the General Assembly on strategies for the public or private development and use of surplus real property and excess real property retained for possible future use by the State as affordable housing on or before June 30, 2023. | SB 608 HB 39 | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m. (1/5) SB 608: Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.@Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs HB 39: Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m.@Appropriations |
| SB 620 - Higher Education - Articulation Agreements and Transfer Procedures - Workgroup Study (Maryland Articulation and Transfer Act) | Establishing the Workgroup on Articulation Agreements and Transfer Procedures of Institutions of Higher Education in the State to study obstacles encountered by students transferring between community colleges and four-year institutions of higher education in the State; and requiring the Workgroup to make recommendation to remedy any identified obstacles and report its findings to the Governor and the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House by January 1, 2023. | SB 620 | Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) SB 620: Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.@Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
| SB 782 (HB 1424) - Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition | Establishing the Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition to make recommendations regarding how the State may adjust its economic development and other strategies in the context of changes resulting from crises in certain sectors; and requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report on or before December 1, 2022, and a final report of its findings and recommendations on or before December 1, 2023, to the Governor and the General Assembly. | SB 782 HB 1424 | Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters (4/7) Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters (4/7) SB 782: Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.@Economic Matters SB 782: Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)@Finance HB 1424: Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.@Economic Matters |
| HB 378 - Maryland Health Care Commission - Palliative Care Services - Workgroup | Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to convene a workgroup of interested stakeholders to study palliative care services in the State; requiring the Commission to submit an interim report to the Governor and General Assembly by July 1, 2023, and a final report by November 1, 2023, to include findings and recommendations to improve palliative care services in the State and the need for any legislative initiatives; etc. | HB 378 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 301 (5/12) HB 378: Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance HB 378: Hearing 2/23 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |
| HB 662 - Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism-Related Needs and the State Coordinator for Autism Strategy - Membership, Staffing, and Appointment | Altering the membership and staffing of the Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism-Related Needs; requiring the Governor to appoint the State Coordinator for Autism Strategy; and requiring the Governor, in fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation sufficient to fund the position of State Coordinator and, in fiscal year 2024 and each year thereafter, an appropriation to fund one support staff position for the State Coordinator for Autism Strategy. | HB 662 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 627 (5/29) HB 662: Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.@Appropriations HB 662: Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
| HB 670 - Maryland Health Care Commission - Study on Expansion of Interstate Telehealth | Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with certain State agencies and stakeholders, to study ways that interstate telehealth can be expanded to allow State residents to use telehealth to receive health services from out-of-state practitioners; and requiring the Commission to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on or before December 1, 2023. | HB 670 | Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. (2/2) HB 670: Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m.@Health and Government Operations |
| HB 792 - Workgroup to Establish a Career Credential Jump Start Pilot Program | Requiring the State Department of Education and the Maryland Higher Education Commission to convene a workgroup to establish a Career Credential Jump Start Pilot Program; and requiring the Program to consider methods to implement career readiness goals with existing funding, and develop procedures to identify students who may benefit from dually enrolling in a noncredit career credential program. | HB 792 | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/8) HB 792: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.@Ways and Means |