House Agenda for Proceedings No. 40
Message from the Senate: Introductory Senate Bills No. 17 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 6 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 7 Completed Economic Matters Committee Report No. 5 Completed Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 10 Completed Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 11 Completed Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 6 Completed Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 7 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 8 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 9 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 27 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 28 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 39 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 40 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 41 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 42 Completed

March 12, 2024
Message from the Senate: Introductory Senate Bills No. 17
Senate Bills Introduced In The House
SB0417 Senator Hayes Ways and Means
Election Administration - State Administrator, Local Boards, and Election Directors
SB0449 Senator Muse Judiciary
Criminal Procedure – Incompetency to Stand Trial Dismissal
Appropriations Committee Report No. 6
Distribution Date: March 11, 2024
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0062 Favorable Delegate Simpson
State Employee Rights and Protections - Personnel Actions and Harassment - Investigation of Complaints
HB0768 Favorable Delegate Jones, D.
Judges' Retirement System - Special Death Benefit
HB1163 Favorable Delegate Atterbeary
State Department of Education - Division of Rehabilitation Services - Funding
HB1334 Favorable Delegate Smith
Housing and Community Development – Continuing the CORE Partnership Fund – Extension
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0527 Unfavorable Delegate Solomon
Legacy Admissions
HB0718 Unfavorable Delegate Long, J.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Seniors - Minimum Benefit
HB1058 Unfavorable Delegate Young
Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System – Participating Governmental Units – Baltimore City School Police Force
HB1154 Unfavorable Delegate Rosenberg
Maryland Department of Emergency Management – Office of Domestic Terrorism Response
HB1169 Unfavorable Delegate Hinebaugh
Education - Minimum School Funding - Waiver
HB1453 Unfavorable Delegate Guyton
Foster Care Families Child Care Assistance Program and Fund - Establishment
Appropriations Committee Report No. 7
Distribution Date: March 11, 2024
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0078 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Appropriations Committee
(Jointly Considered Appropriations/Environment and Transportation)
Maryland Environmental Service – Governance and Requirements
HB0183 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Appropriations Committee
Human Services – Food Supplement Program (Summer SNAP for Children Act)
HB0200 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Wilkins
(Jointly Considered Appropriations/Ways and Means)
Community Schools - Alterations
HB0666 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Shetty
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - State Supplement
HB0764 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Shetty
State Lottery Fund - Bus Rapid Transit Fund Distribution - Alterations
HB0914 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Jones, D.
Winery and Vineyard Economic Development Grant Program - Modifications
HB0966 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Forbes
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Reemployment as Sheriff
HB1004 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Forbes
State Retirement and Pension System - Average Final Compensation - Compensation Adjustments
HB1009 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Chang
Public Health – Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program – Recovery of Funding
HB1082 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Smith
Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Implementation – Funding and Independent Evaluation – Alterations
HB1212 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Lewis, J.
State Retirement and Pension System - Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Governance Program
HB1244 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Smith
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval and Institutional Mission Statements - Requirements
HB1390 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Harris
Public Schools – School Safety Grant Program – Extension
HB1434 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Lewis, R.
Department of Human Services - Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Restoration of Benefits
Economic Matters Committee Report No. 5
Distribution Date: March 12, 2024
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0155 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Lewis, J.
Maryland Energy Administration - Carbon Capture Opportunity Program - Establishment
HB0197 Favorable Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Unemployment Insurance - Work Search Requirement - Exemption for Federal Civilian Employees During a Federal Government Shutdown
HB0252 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Insurance - Holding Companies - Group Capital Calculation and Liquidity Stress Test
HB0265 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Qi
(Jointly Considered Economic Matters/Health and Government Operations)
Insurance - Producer Licensing Requirements - Education and Experience
HB0709 Favorable Delegate Rogers
Licensed Real Estate Brokers - Branch Offices - Designation of Managers
HB0996 Favorable with Amendments Delegate White Holland
Consumer Protection – Consumer Council – Name Change and Other Modifications
HB0998 Favorable Delegate Adams
Maryland Department of Labor – Unemployment Insurance – Study on Actively Seeking Work Requirements
HB1273 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Pruski
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Delivery of Vehicles
HB1302 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Valderrama
Cosmetologists - Esthetic Services - Definition
HB1362 Favorable Delegate Valderrama
State Board of Cosmetologists - Membership - Alteration
HB1393 Favorable Delegate Crosby
Electric System Planning - Scope and Funding
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0536 Unfavorable Delegate Mireku-North
(Jointly Considered Economic Matters/Judiciary)
Correctional Services Apprenticeship Start–Up Grant Program – Establishment
HB0695 Unfavorable Delegate Bagnall
Consumer Protection - Notice to Consumers by Manufacturers and Dealers of Motor Vehicles
HB0844 Unfavorable Delegate Boafo
Business Regulation - Cigarette, Other Tobacco Product, and Electronic Smoking Device Retailers - Nicotine Replacement Therapy Products (Make Quitting Convenient Act)
HB1033 Unfavorable Delegate Mireku-North
Business Regulation - Electronic Smoking Devices Manufacturers - Certifications
UNFAVORABLE
HB0339 Unfavorable Delegate Vogel
Unemployment Insurance - Disqualification - Stoppage of Work Caused by Labor Dispute
HB0731 Unfavorable Delegate Embry
Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement (Ratepayer Protection Act)
HB0820 Unfavorable Delegate Wu
Nuclear Energy Development Task Force
HB1243 Unfavorable Delegate Miller
Cannabis - Packaging Requirements - Prohibition on Purchase of Empty Packaging
HB1371 Unfavorable Delegate Wu
Off–Shore Banking Zone and International Financial Center Task Force
HB1443 Unfavorable Delegate Hornberger
Consumer and Display Fireworks – Regulation and Tax
Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 10
Distribution Date: March 11, 2024
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0022 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Ruth
Agriculture - Pollinator Habitat Plan - Requirements for State Highway Administration
HB0225 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Smart Growth Subcabinet - Membership and Duties
HB0481 Favorable Delegate Hutchinson
Natural Resources - Antlerless Deer Hunting Programs - Authorization
HB0613 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Boyce
Natural Resources - Recreational Catching of Oysters or Clams - Requirements
HB0860 Favorable Delegate Allen
Housing and Community Development - Community Action Boards
HB0873 Favorable Delegate Taylor
Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program – Alterations
HB0891 Favorable Delegate Holmes
Seed Community Development Anchor Institution Fund - Alterations
HB0918 Favorable with Amendments Speaker
State Treasurer - Membership Responsibilities
HB0929 Favorable Washington County Delegation
Agriculture – Nuisance Insects
HB1097 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Guyton
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Veterinary Technicians and Veterinary Assistants
Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 11
Distribution Date: March 11, 2024
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0477 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Wilkins
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just Cause Termination Provisions
HB0501 Favorable Delegate Fennell
Charter Counties - Enforcement of Local Laws
HB0512 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Boyce
Natural Resources - Fish and Fisheries - Reporting Requirements
HB0807 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Stein
Natural Resources – Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Surveys
HB0928 Favorable Washington County Delegation
Washington County - Procurement - Vehicles
HB0976 Favorable Delegate Otto
Somerset County - Fire Companies - Appropriations
HB0977 Favorable Delegate Otto
Somerset County – Sale of Property – Revells Neck Road
HB0992 Favorable Delegate Stein
Environment - Delegated Authorities - Well and Septic Program Permits
HB1055 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Qi
Environment – Highways – Salt Application
HB1153 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Love
Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB1207 Unfavorable Delegate Pippy
Condominiums - Mandatory Homeowners Insurance Coverage - Detached Units
HB1250 Unfavorable Delegate Lehman
Environment - Wood Vaults - Authorization and Permit Requirements
HB1375 Unfavorable Delegate Rosenberg
Environmental Justice - Identification of and Investment in Overburdened and Underserved Communities - Report
HB1404 Unfavorable Delegate Ghrist
Environment – Storage of Dissolved Air Flotation By–Products – Local Authority
Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 6
Distribution Date: March 11, 2024
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0051 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Rosenberg
Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund - Modifications
HB0499 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Bagnall
Health Occupations - Private Dental Offices - Infection Control
HB0548 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Guzzone
Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances
HB0566 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Grossman
State and Local Government - Real Property - Confederate Naming Prohibited
HB0594 Favorable with Amendments Dorchester County Delegation
Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice - Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation - Digital Newspapers
HB0676 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Morgan, M.
Right to Try Act - Individualized Investigational Treatments
HB0726 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kipke
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law
HB0829 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Alston
Public Health - Service Sector Employees - Mental Health First Aid Training
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB1138 Unfavorable Delegate Rosenberg
State Facilities - Procedures for Changes and Closures - Definition and Reporting
HB1148 Unfavorable Speaker
Health Care Facilities – Notice to Consumers – Out–of–Network Status (Health Care Provider Out–of–Network Information Act)
Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 7
Distribution Date: March 11, 2024
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0879 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Johnson, S.
Health Benefit Plans – Calculation of Cost Sharing Contribution – Requirements and Prohibitions
HB0894 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Chisholm
Procurement - Government of the People's Republic of China - Prohibition
HB0959 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Bhandari
Health Occupations - Certified Dialysis Technicians - Continuing Education Requirement
HB1053 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kaiser
State Board of Nursing - Executive Director Qualifications - Study
HB1134 Favorable Delegate Bagnall
Hospitals and Related Institutions – Residential Treatment Centers – Accreditation
HB1229 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Jones, A.
Public Health - Kratom Consumer Protection Act
HB1230 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Public Health - Tianeptine Consumer Protection Act
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 8
Distribution Date: March 11, 2024
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0086 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Boyce
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Auto-Injectable Epinephrine and Bronchodilators - Use, Availability, Training, and Policies
HB0100 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Cardin
Inheritance Tax Rate – Beneficiaries of Limited Means
HB0454 Favorable with Amendments Speaker
Disclosure of Tax Information - Tax Compliance Activity and Binding Data Use Agreements
HB0471
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments Delegate Fair
Election Law - Postelection Procedures
HB0475 Favorable Delegate Korman
Education - Open-Source Phonics Matching Grant Program - Establishment (Open-Source Phonics Matching Grant Program Act)
HB0490 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Jones, D.
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Donations to Diaper Banks and Other Charitable Entities - Sunset Repeal
HB0582 Favorable with Amendments Speaker
Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Innovation Programs - Establishment (Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024)
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 9
Distribution Date: March 11, 2024
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0785 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Jones, D.
Freedom to Read Act
HB0845 Favorable with Amendments Speaker
Income Tax - Individual Income Tax Credit Eligibility Awareness Campaign
HB1140 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Smith
Education – Virtual Tutoring Services – Applicant Review
HB1195 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Palakovich Carr
Child Care Providers - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines and Indemnity (Elijah's Law)
HB1219 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Feldmark
Public Schools - Cardiac Emergency Action Plan - Requirements
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB1349 Unfavorable Delegate Arentz
Estates and Trusts - Elective Share of Surviving Spouse - Exclusion of Inherited Property
HB1394 Unfavorable Delegate Crosby
Education - Provision of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and Safe Schools Maryland Telephone Numbers
March 12, 2024
Special Order Calendar No. 27
HB0805 Delegate Wilson STATUS: (Economic Matters)
Cannabis - Licensee Locations - Restrictions Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED.
Motion by Del. Miller to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Tuesday at the appropriate time. CARRIED.
BILL ON 2ND READING.
March 12, 2024
Special Order Calendar No. 28
HB1296 Delegate Wilson STATUS: (Economic Matters)
Electricity - Offshore Wind Projects - Alterations Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED.
Motion by Del. Hartman to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Tuesday at the appropriate time. CARRIED.
BILL ON 2ND READING.
March 1, 2024
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 39
HB0700 Delegate Jones, D. Ways and Means
Election Law - Election Judges - Revisions
HB0730 Delegate Conaway Ways and Means
Education - Public Middle Schools - Instructive Program on Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Conviction
HB0760 Delegate Palakovich Carr Ways and Means
Office of Legislative Audits - Local School Systems - Report
HB0903 Delegate Atterbeary Ways and Means
Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established
HB1164 Delegate Smith Ways and Means
Nonpublic Schools – Transcripts – Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt
HB1192 Delegate Feldmark Ways and Means
Video Lottery Employee Licenses - Crimes of Moral Turpitude - Alterations
March 1, 2024
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 40
HB0014 Chair, Ways and Means Committee Ways and Means
Election Law - Revisions
HB0337 Delegate Love Environment and Transportation
Vehicle Laws - Bike Lanes and Shoulders - Yielding Right-of-Way (Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Memorial Act)
HB0375 Delegate Korman Environment and Transportation
Port of Baltimore - Renaming
HB0396 Prince George's County Delegation Ways and Means
Prince George's County - Sales and Use Tax on Energy and Fuel - Use of Revenue PG 407-24
HB0398 Prince George's County Delegation Ways and Means
Prince George's County - Taxes on Telecommunications Services - Use of Revenue PG 406-24
HB0641 Delegate Williams Ways and Means
Election Law - Curbside Voting
March 1, 2024
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 41
HB0243 Chair, Ways and Means Committee Ways and Means
Property Tax - Tax Sales - Revisions
HB0253
(Emergency Bill) 		Chair, Economic Matters Committee Economic Matters
Cannabis Reform - Alterations
HB0385 Delegate Long, J. Economic Matters
Wage Payment and Collection - Pay Stubs and Pay Statements - Required Information
HB0397 Delegate Charkoudian Economic Matters
Public Utilities – Thermal Energy Network Systems – Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act)
March 1, 2024
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 42
HB0513 Speaker Environment and Transportation
Motor Vehicles - Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Revisions (Maryland Road Worker Protection Act of 2024)
HB0571 Delegate Qi Economic Matters
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications
HB0627 Delegate Wilkins Ways and Means
Election Law - Automatic Voter Registration - State Correctional Facilities
HB0915 Delegate Pruski Economic Matters
Workers’ Compensation – Uninsured Employers’ Fund – Timely Payment of Awards
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