| Legislation/Issues | Synopsis | Resources | New This Week/Upcoming Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 88 (HB 55) - Maryland Commission on Veterans and Military Families | Establishing the Maryland Commission on Veterans and Military Families to study and make recommendations for developing and implementing a statewide strategic plan to make Maryland the best state for veterans and military families, including legislative and budgetary recommendations; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024. | SB 88 HB 55 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 10 (4/9) Approved by the Governor - Chapter 9 (4/9) |
| SB 359 (HB 425) - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact | Entering into the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact; establishing criteria for participating states; authorizing an advanced practice registered nurse to practice in a party state under certain scope of practice rules; establishing the Interstate Commission of APRN Compact Administrators and its duties and powers; providing for the amendment of and withdrawal from the Compact; providing that the Compact is contingent on the enacting of substantially similar legislation in six other states; etc. | SB 359 HB 425 | Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (1/24) Referred Finance (2/26) |
| SB 1158 (HB 547) - Crime of Violence - Educational Facilities, Medical Facilities, and Places of Worship - Penalty (Sacred Places Safety Act) | Prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while the person is in an educational facility, a medical facility, or a place of worship; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and, in addition to any other penalty imposed for the underlying crime of violence, on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 10 years. | SB 1158 HB 547 | Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (3/21) Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (1/30) |
| HB 1054 - Physicians - Licensing - Foreign Practicing Physicians | Exempting a foreign practicing physician applicant for a license from certain education requirements under certain circumstances; requiring the State Board of Physicians to establish a consortium of postgraduate medical education programs for the purpose of developing, implementing, and administering an examination to assess the ability of a foreign practicing physician to meet the standard of care for the independent practice of medicine; etc. | HB 1054 | Withdrawn by Sponsor (3/13) |