House Agenda for April 3, 2024
Floor Agenda (Session 1) Appropriations Committee Report No. 17 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 18 Completed Economic Matters Committee Report No. 24 Completed Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 28 Completed Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 29 Completed Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 28 Completed Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 29 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 23 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 24 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 25 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 26 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 27 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 28 Completed Rules and Executive Nominations Committee Report No. 5 Completed Rules and Executive Nominations Committee Report No. 6 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 54 Completed Floor Agenda (Session 2) Message from the Senate: Consent Calendar of Introductory Senate Bills No. 34 Completed Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 30 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 132 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 133 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 134 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 25 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 26 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 39 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 40 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 41 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 42 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 43 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 44 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 45 Completed

Floor Agenda (Session 1)
Appropriations Committee Report No. 17
Distribution Date: April 2, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0618 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Munoz
Police Recruitment and Retention Workgroup
SB0161 Favorable with Amendments Senator Washington, A.
(Jointly Considered Appropriations/Ways and Means)
Community Schools - Alterations
SB0376 Favorable with Amendments Senator King
Higher Education – MPowering Joint Steering Council – Funding
SB0380 Favorable with Amendments Senator West
Police Recruitment and Retention Workgroup
SB1080 Favorable with Amendments Senator McCray
State Personnel - Maryland Department of Health - Pay Rates
Appropriations Committee Report No. 18
Distribution Date: April 2, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0545 Favorable Delegate Mireku-North
Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Nancy Grasmick Public School Professional Award - Public School Nurses
SB0165 Favorable Senator Hettleman
(Jointly Considered Appropriations/Ways and Means)
Education – Coaches – Mental Health Training
SB0441 Favorable Senator Beidle
Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Nancy Grasmick Public School Professional Award - School Nurses
SB0527 Favorable Senator Kelly
(Jointly Considered Appropriations/Health and Government Operations)
Community Colleges - Contraception - Access Requirements
SB0972 Favorable Senator Guzzone
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership
Economic Matters Committee Report No. 24
Distribution Date: April 3, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0701 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Wilson
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Sale and Resale of Tickets
SB0429 Favorable with Amendments Senator Bailey
Corporations and Associations - Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese of Washington and Study of Property Held in Trust by the United Methodist Church
SB0539 Favorable with Amendments Senator Gile
Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Sale and Resale of Tickets
SB0571 Favorable with Amendments Senator Kramer
Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code)
Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 28
Distribution Date: April 3, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2024
FAVORABLE
SB0032 Favorable Senator Bailey
Economic Development - Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation - Loans
SB0268 Favorable Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Program - Enforcement
SB0299 Favorable Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Coast Smart Council - Duties and Authority
SB0300 Favorable Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Natural Resources - Wildland Areas - Belt Woods Wildland
SB0301 Favorable Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Aquaculture - Placement of Shellfish, Bags, Nets, and Structures on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Extension
SB0303 Favorable Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Aquaculture - Definition of Shellfish - Alteration
SB0309 Favorable Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Sustainable Growth Subcabinet and Repeal of the Office of Smart Growth
SB0521 Favorable Senator McKay
Garrett County - Sheriff's Salary - Alteration
SB0522 Favorable Senator Augustine
Charter Counties - Enforcement of Local Laws
SB0658 Favorable Anne Arundel County Senators
Anne Arundel County - Sheriff - Salary
SB0665 Favorable Senator Charles
Maryland Condominium Act - Amendments to the Declaration
SB0704 Favorable Senator Hayes
Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program - Alterations
SB0747 Favorable Senator Guzzone
Local Government - Annual Audit Reporting Requirements - Alterations
SB0763 Favorable Senator Carozza
Somerset County – Sale of Property – Revells Neck Road
SB0807 Favorable Senator Carozza
Somerset County - Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services
SB0829 Favorable Senator Carozza
Somerset County - Fire Companies - Appropriations
SB0838 Favorable Senator Gallion
Vehicle Laws - Lighting - Privately Owned Vehicles
SB1033 Favorable Senator Carter
Maryland Building Performance Standards - Local Requests for Guidance - Religious Considerations
Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 29
Distribution Date: April 3, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0344 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Palakovich Carr
Transportation - Vision Zero Advisory Commission - Establishment
SB0166 Favorable with Amendments Senator Bailey
Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) Workgroup
SB0345 Favorable with Amendments Senator Waldstreicher
Transportation - Vision Zero Advisory Commission - Establishment
SB1074 Favorable with Amendments Senator Ready
Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment
SB1107 Favorable with Amendments Senator Washington, M.
Housing and Community Development - Study on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter Licensing Program
Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 28
Distribution Date: April 3, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB1472 Favorable Delegate Jones, D.
Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding
SB0059 Favorable Senator Ellis
Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge (Safe Sleep Act of 2024)
SB0194 Favorable Senator Hayes
State Procurement - Preferred Provider Requirements - Waiver
SB0219 Favorable Chair, Finance Committee
Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program – Sunset Extension
SB0371 Favorable Senator Lam
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Personal Care Aides - Wage Reports
SB0578 Favorable Senator Guzzone
Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding
SB0615 Favorable Senator Simonaire
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Maryland Veterans Suicide Prevention Day
SB1084 Favorable Senator Washington, M.
Workgroup for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing - Established
Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 29
Distribution Date: April 3, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0986 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Lewis, R.
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity
SB0013 Favorable with Amendments Senator Jackson
Public Health - Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund and Commission
SB0245 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Finance Committee
Maryland Community Health Resources Commission – Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
SB0594 Favorable with Amendments Senator Hershey
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Required Study
SB0723 Favorable with Amendments Senator Benson
Baby Food - Toxic Heavy Metals - Testing and Labeling (Rudy's Law)
SB0944 Favorable with Amendments Senator Kelly
Nonprescription Drugs and Devices - Provision by Registered Nurses and Sale of Contraceptives Through Automatic Devices
Judiciary Committee Report No. 23
Distribution Date: April 3, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB1499 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Clippinger
Family Law - Kinship Care
SB0007 Favorable with Amendments Senator Bailey
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Positive Community Feedback
SB0840 Favorable with Amendments Senator Sydnor
Public Safety - Automatic License Plate Readers - Captured Plate Data Storage and Upload
Judiciary Committee Report No. 24
Distribution Date: April 3, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2024
FAVORABLE
SB0270 Favorable Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee
Adult Protective Services - Review Boards - Membership and Terms
SB0402 Favorable Senator McKay
Correctional Training Commission - Membership - Alterations
SB0687 Favorable Senator Smith
Criminal Procedure - Bail Bonds - Seventh Judicial Circuit
SB0708 Favorable Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee
Family Law - Kinship Care
SB0894 Favorable Senator Carter
Baltimore City - Control Over Powers of Police Commissioner
SB1095 Favorable Senator Smith
Workgroup on Home Detention Monitoring
Judiciary Committee Report No. 25
Distribution Date: April 3, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2024
FAVORABLE
SB0134 Favorable with Amendments Senator Hettleman
(Jointly Considered Judiciary/Health and Government Operations)
Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Establishment and Funding
Judiciary Committee Report No. 26
Distribution Date: April 3, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0297 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Davis
(Jointly Considered Judiciary/Health and Government Operations)
Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman Unit
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 27
Distribution Date: April 3, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0685 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Harris
Economic Development - Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission
HB1492 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Rogers
Education - Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery - Student Information
SB0516 Favorable with Amendments Senator Washington, A.
Economic Development - Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission
SB0883 Favorable with Amendments Senator King
Education - Virtual Tutoring Services - Background Checks and Fingerprinting
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 28
Distribution Date: April 3, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB1516
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Chair, Ways and Means Committee
Real Property Assessments - Notice of Change in Value or Classification - Time Period
SB0822 Favorable Senator Kramer
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - State Law Enforcement Officers
Rules and Executive Nominations Committee Report No. 5
Distribution Date: April 3, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2024
FAVORABLE
SB1106
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable President
Annual Corrective Bill
Rules and Executive Nominations Committee Report No. 6
Distribution Date: April 3, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2024
FAVORABLE
SB0524 Favorable Senator Washington, M.
General Assembly - Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs - Gender-Neutral Language
SJ0001 Favorable Senator Kelly
Affirming the Federal Equal Rights Amendment
April 1, 2024
Special Order Calendar No. 54
SB0969 Senator Elfreth STATUS: (Environment and Transportation)
Stream and Watershed Restoration - Stream Restoration Contractor Licensing and Projects and Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Funding (Whole Watershed Act) Motion by Del. Stein to make Bill a Special Order of Business for Monday at the appropriate time. CARRIED.
BILL ON 3RD READING.

CALENDAR #15
Floor Agenda (Session 2)
April 3, 2024
Message from the Senate: Consent Calendar of Introductory Senate Bills No. 34
Senate Bills Introduced In The House
SB0076 Senator Lam Rules and Executive Nominations
Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Transparency, Grievances, and Unit Reoccupancy
SB0167 Senator Carozza Rules and Executive Nominations
Physician Assistants - Revisions (Physician Assistant Modernization Act of 2024)
SB0408 Senator Klausmeier Rules and Executive Nominations
Maryland Department of Health - Reports on Standing Orders and Opioid Overdose Reversal Drugs
SB0492 Senator Kagan Rules and Executive Nominations
Public Schools - Student Telehealth Appointments - State Guidelines, Policies, and Access
SB0653 Senator Augustine Rules and Executive Nominations
Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)
SB0783 Senator Elfreth Rules and Executive Nominations
Renewable Energy - Net Energy Metering Aggregation, Certified SRECs and Compliance Fees, Labor Requirements, and Taxes on Solar Energy Generating Systems (Brighter Tomorrow Act)
SB1024 Senator Brooks Rules and Executive Nominations
Public Middle and High Schools - Cardiac Emergency Response Plans for Athletic Facilities (The Bailey Bullock Act)
SB1028 Senator Waldstreicher Rules and Executive Nominations
Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act)
SB1141 Senator Lewis Young Rules and Executive Nominations
Community Colleges - Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship - Requirements
Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 30
Distribution Date: April 3, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 3, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0096 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Morgan, T.
Health - Newborn Screening Program - Krabbe Leukodystrophy
SB0117
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments Senator Bailey
Health - Newborn Screening Program - Implementation of Testing
March 21, 2024
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 132
HB0344 Delegate Palakovich Carr Environment and Transportation
Transportation - Vision Zero - Implementation
HB0545 Delegate Mireku-North Appropriations
Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Nancy Grasmick Public School Professional Award - Public School Nurses
HB0618 Delegate Munoz Appropriations
Police Recruitment and Retention Workgroup
HB0685 Delegate Harris Ways and Means
Economic Development - Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission
HB0701 Delegate Wilson Economic Matters
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Sale and Resale of Tickets
March 21, 2024
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 133
HB0986 Delegate Lewis, R. Health and Government Operations
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Required Study
HB1472 Delegate Jones, D. Health and Government Operations
Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding
HB1492 Delegate Rogers Ways and Means
Education - Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery - Student Information
HB1499 Delegate Clippinger Judiciary
Family Law - Kinship Care
HB1516
(Emergency Bill) 		Chair, Ways and Means Committee Ways and Means
Real Property Assessments - Notice of Change in Value or Classification - Time Period
March 21, 2024
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 134
HB0297 Delegate Davis Judiciary
Health and Government Operations
Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Establishment and Funding
March 16, 2024
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 25
SB0220
(Amended) 		Chair, Finance Committee Health and Government Operations
Public Health – Public Health Services and Protections – Revisions
SB0230
(Amended) 		Chair, Finance Committee Economic Matters
Insurance - Hearing Representation
SB0231
(Amended) 		Chair, Finance Committee Economic Matters
Insurance – Protections After Loss or Damage to Property
SB0296
(Amended) 		Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Economic Matters
State Board for Professional Land Surveyors - Sunset Extension
SB1041
(Amended) 		Senator Gile Economic Matters
Alcoholic Beverages - Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries - Direct Delivery
March 17, 2024
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 26
SB0170 Senator Gallion Appropriations
County Boards of Education - Bid Advertisement Threshold and Electronic Posting of Hearing Notices and Bid Advertisements
SB0192 Senator Kramer Appropriations
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees
SB0232 Chair, Finance Committee Appropriations
Public Employee Relations Act - Alterations
SB0266 Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee Appropriations
State Retirement and Pension System - Immediate Vesting
SB0320 Senator Jackson Appropriations
State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Clarification and Technical Correction
SB0366 Senator Mautz Appropriations
Employees' and Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees
march 18, 2024
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 39
SB0273 Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee Judiciary
State and Local Correctional Facilities - Operation of Unmanned Aircraft - Image Recording and Delivery of Contraband
SB0465 Senator Kelly Environment and Transportation
Common Ownership Communities - Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment (Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Act of 2024)
SB0668 Senator Charles Judiciary
Department of Human Services - Children in Foster Care - Luggage
SB0688 Senator Smith Judiciary
Prince George's County - Judgeships - Circuit Courts
SB0854 Washington County Senators Environment and Transportation
Agriculture – Nuisance Insects
SB1108
(Emergency Bill) 		Carroll County Senators Environment and Transportation
Carroll County - Deputy Clerk or Deputy Sheriff - Oath of Office
march 18, 2024
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 40
SB0209 Chair, Finance Committee Ways and Means
Economic Development – Maryland Economic Development Commission – Alterations
SB0214 Chair, Finance Committee Ways and Means
Maryland Military Installation Council - Membership
SB0283 Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee Ways and Means
Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Application - Attestation of Gross Income
SB1036 Senator West Judiciary
Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Establishment
SB1038 Anne Arundel County Senators Judiciary
Anne Arundel County - Human Relations Commission - Subpoena Enforcement
march 18, 2024
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 41
SB0014 Senator Jackson Ways and Means
Economic Development - Tourism Zones - Designation and Benefits
SB0358 Senator McCray Ways and Means
Economic Development - Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Application and Reporting Requirements
SB0457 Senator Washington, A. Ways and Means
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Equitech Growth Fund - Alterations
SB0473 President Ways and Means
Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Innovation Programs - Establishment (Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024)
SB0580 Senator Guzzone Ways and Means
Sales and Use Tax - Nonprofit Organizations Maintaining Memorials - Exemption
SB1105 President Ways and Means
Income Tax - Individual Income Tax Credit Eligibility Awareness Campaign
march 18, 2024
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 42
SB0592 Senator Zucker Ways and Means
Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program - Materials for Individualized Education Program, Individualized Family Service Plan, and 504 Plan Meetings
SB0634 Senator Klausmeier Ways and Means
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Authority
SB0675 President Ways and Means
Individual Tax Preparers - Code of Ethics, Notification of Actions, Enforcement, and Penalties (Stop Scam Tax Preparers Act)
SB0677 President Ways and Means
Comptroller - Electronic Tax and Fee Return Filing Requirements
SB0771 Senator Washington, M. Ways and Means
Education - Initial Teacher Certification - Requirements
SB0781 Senator James Ways and Means
Economic Development - Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland - Alterations
SB0897
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Carozza Ways and Means
Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Death Benefits – Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters
march 18, 2024
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 43
SB0046
(Amended) 		Senator Waldstreicher Environment and Transportation
Condominiums - Sales Contracts - Asbestos Disclosure
SB0070
(Amended) 		Senator McCray Environment and Transportation
Transportation - Change in Bus Service - Impacts Report
SB0125
(Amended) 		Senator Lewis Young Environment and Transportation
Residential Property Sales - Contract Notice - Superfund Sites
SB0171
(Amended) 		Senator Augustine Environment and Transportation
Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Utility Bills in Residential Leases - Gas and Electric Services
SB0307
(Amended) 		Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Economic Matters
Public Safety - Board of Boiler Rules - Membership, Sunset Extension, and Report
SB0474
(Amended) 		President Economic Matters
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals - Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024)
march 18, 2024
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 44
SB0277
(Amended) 		Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee Environment and Transportation
Vehicle Laws - Driver's Licenses, Learner's Instructional Permits, and Identification Cards
SB0333
(Amended) 		Senator Hettleman Environment and Transportation
Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing - Identifying Suitable Property
SB0547
(Amended) 		Senator Elfreth Environment and Transportation
Wildlife - Traveling Animal Acts - Prohibition
SB0589
(Amended) 		Senator Bailey Environment and Transportation
Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission - Funding
SB0595
(Amended) 		Senator Hershey Health and Government Operations
Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost Sharing Contribution - Requirements and Prohibitions
SB0777
(Amended) 		President Environment and Transportation
State Treasurer and Comptroller - Membership Responsibilities
SB0835
(Amended) 		Senator Hester Environment and Transportation
Environment - Delegated Authorities - Well and Septic Program Permits
march 18, 2024
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 45
SB0011
(Amended) 		Senator Carter Judiciary
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and Maryland Judiciary - Information Technology - Partial Expungement
SB0111
(Amended) 		Senator Sydnor Judiciary
Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Minor Victim
SB0452
(Amended) 		Senator Carter Judiciary
Courts - Prohibited Liability Agreements - Recreational Facilities
SB0643
(Amended) 		Senator Carter Health and Government Operations
Public Information Act - Surveillance Images - Illegal Dumping in Baltimore City
SB0791
(Amended) 		Senator Klausmeier Health and Government Operations
Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions
SB1071
(Amended) 		Senator McKay Health and Government Operations
Hospitals - Opioid Overdose and Opioid-Related Emergency Medical Conditions - Treatment
SB1103
(Amended) 		President Health and Government Operations
Hospitals and Related Institutions – Outpatient Facility Fees
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