Floor Actions - Agenda

House Agenda for Proceedings No. 56

Message from the Senate: Introductory Senate Bills No. 29 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 15 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 16 Completed Economic Matters Committee Report No. 19 Completed Economic Matters Committee Report No. 20 Consent No. 2 Completed Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 15 Completed Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 16 Completed Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 20 Completed Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 21 Completed Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 22 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 19 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 20 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 21 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 22 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 5 Completed

March 30, 2023
Message from the Senate: Introductory Senate Bills No. 29
Senate Bills Introduced In The House

SB0087	Senator Hettleman	Rules and Executive Nominations
Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman Unit

SB0186	Senator Kagan	Rules and Executive Nominations
Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund

SB0318	Senator Brooks	Rules and Executive Nominations
Healthy Indoor Air Quality Grant Program

SB0530	Senator Klausmeier	Rules and Executive Nominations
Insurance – Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund – Assessments

SB0934	Senator Zucker	Rules and Executive Nominations
State Department of Education - Division of Rehabilitation Services - Funding and Staffing

Appropriations Committee Report No. 15
Distribution Date: March 30, 2023
Second Reading Date: March 30, 2023

FAVORABLE
SB0068	Favorable	Senator Carozza
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Crisfield Police Department


SB0079	Favorable	Senator Kramer
State Personnel – Education and Transportation – Grievance Procedures


SB0082	Favorable	Senator Mautz
Correctional Officers’ Retirement System – Talbot County


SB0142	Favorable	Senator Elfreth
University System of Maryland - Board of Regents - Student Member Grant


SB0152	Favorable	Senator Augustine
Bond Sales - Notification of the Public


SB0153	Favorable	Senator Augustine
State Investment Portfolio - Investment Thresholds - Alterations


SB0175	Favorable	Senator Guzzone
Maryland School for the Blind - Public School Construction Program - Eligibility


SB0244	Favorable	Senator Carozza
Correctional Officers’ Retirement System – Special Death Benefits – Applicability


SB0248	Favorable	Senator Kramer
Institutions of Higher Education - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt


SB0276	Favorable	Senator McKay
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Frostburg City Police Department


SB0289	Favorable	Senator King
Higher Education - Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Altering Name of Scholarship


SB0305	Favorable	Carroll County Senators
Carroll County - Public Facilities Bond


SB0368	Favorable	Senator Jackson
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership - Emergency Medical Technicians


SB0369	Favorable	Senator Jackson
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Transfer of Membership - Modifications


SB0395	Favorable	Senator Bailey
State Employee and Retiree Health Benefits - Creditable Service


SB0428	Favorable	Washington County Senators
Washington County - Deputy Sheriffs and Correctional Deputies - Employment Conditions and Collective Bargaining


SB0454	Favorable	Senator Elfreth
State Police Retirement System, Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System, and Judges' Retirement System - Surviving Spouse Benefit - Same-Sex Spouses


SB0466	Favorable	Senator Jackson
State Retirement and Pension System - Amortization of Unfunded Liabilities and Surpluses


SB0481	Favorable	Senator Lewis Young
State Retirement and Pension System – Nonvested Accounts – Regular Interest


SB0554	Favorable	President
Maryland National Guard - Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program - Establishment (Health Care for Heroes Act of 2023)


SB0574	Favorable	Senator Lewis Young
State Employee Rights and Protections - Personnel Actions and Harassment - Complaints


SB0659	Favorable	President
Modernization of State Financial Systems - 21st Century Financial Systems Enterprise

Appropriations Committee Report No. 16
Distribution Date: March 30, 2023
Second Reading Date: March 30, 2023

FAVORABLE
SB0274	Favorable with Amendments	Senator Jackson
State Retirement and Pension System - Earnable Compensation, Nonvested Former Members, and Immediate Vesting


SB0328	Favorable with Amendments	Senator Hettleman
Board of Public Works Public Comment Act


SB0580	Favorable with Amendments	Senator Elfreth
Public Safety - Officer and Community Wellness Training Grant Fund

Economic Matters Committee Report No. 19
Distribution Date: March 30, 2023
Second Reading Date: March 30, 2023

FAVORABLE
HB0590	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Pruski
Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Hearing Loss


SB0023	Favorable	Senator Brooks
Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Services - Journeyman License - Qualifications


SB0136	Favorable	Senator Klausmeier
Unemployment Insurance - Recovery of Benefits - Limitation and Methods


SB0172	Favorable	Senator Rosapepe
Employment for Minors - Opportunities for Work (Job Opportunities for High School Students Act)


SB0198	Favorable	Senator Augustine
Elevator Safety – Privately Owned Single–Family Residential Elevators – Inspection and Registration Requirements


SB0241	Favorable	Senator Guzzone
Commercial Law – Abandoned Property – Alterations


SB0254	Favorable	Senator Hester
Business Regulation - Charitable Organizations


SB0322	Favorable with Amendments	Senator Beidle
Alcoholic Beverages - Class 4 Limited Winery License - Food Service


SB0377	Favorable with Amendments	Senator Kramer
Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Study


SB0431	Favorable with Amendments	Washington County Senators
Alcoholic Beverages - Class 9 Limited Distillery License - Self-Distribution


SB0443	Favorable	Senator Brooks
Real Estate Brokers, Salespersons, and Associate Brokers - Continuing Education Courses - Alterations


SB0455	Favorable	Senator Hayes
Real Estate Appraisers - Licensing and Certification - Qualifications


SB0525	Favorable	Senator McKay
Economic Development - Program Participation - Cannabis Business Establishments


SB0541	Favorable	President
Cigarettes - Wholesalers - Disclosure of Information


SB0542	Favorable	President
Public Safety - Emergency Management - Consumer Protections Against Price Gouging


SB0550	Favorable with Amendments	President
Financial Regulation - Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund - Establishment (Access to Banking Act)


SB0672	Favorable	Senator Klausmeier
Alcoholic Beverages - Use of Alcoholic Beverages for Educational Purposes


SB0723	Favorable	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
Corporations and Associations - Electronic Copies Fee - Repeal


SB0741	Favorable with Amendments	Senator Jackson
Public Safety - Refrigerants - Limitations on Use


SB0839	Favorable	Senator Kramer
Labor and Employment - Workers' Compensation - Hernia


SB0929	Favorable	Senator Griffith
Commissioner of Financial Regulation - Name and Organization of Office

Economic Matters Committee Report No. 20 Consent No. 2
Distribution Date: March 30, 2023
Second Reading Date: March 30, 2023

FAVORABLE
SB0713	Favorable	Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Board of Architects - Sunset Extension


SB0714	Favorable	Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Board of Certified Interior Designers - Sunset Extension


SB0715	Favorable	Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Board of Foresters - Sunset Extension


SB0716	Favorable	Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects - Sunset Extension


SB0717	Favorable	Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Board of Stationary Engineers - Sunset Extension

Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 15
Distribution Date: March 30, 2023
Second Reading Date: March 30, 2023

FAVORABLE
SB0007 (Emergency Bill)	Favorable	Senator West
Environment - On-Site Wastewater Services - Board, Fees, and Penalties


SB0034	Favorable	Senator Hester
Department of Agriculture - State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture


SB0080 (Emergency Bill)	Favorable	Senator Bailey
Natural Resources – Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License – Establishment


SB0091	Favorable	Senator Bailey
Natural Resources – Apprentice Hunting License – Alterations


SB0166	Favorable	Senator Waldstreicher
Housing and Community Development - Adaptive Reuse


SB0193	Favorable	Senator Sydnor
Ground Leases - Collection of Rent, Interest, Fees, and Other Expenses - Registration Requirements


SB0196	Favorable	Senator Sydnor
Residential Ground Leases - Redemption and Extinguishment - Requirements


SB0246	Favorable	Senator Carozza
Wicomico County - Sanitary District - Authorization


SB0275	Favorable	Senator Bailey
Hunting - Snares, Traps, and Other Similar Devices - Identification Requirement


SB0282	Favorable	Senator King
Maryland Forestry Education Fund - Establishment


SB0313	Favorable	Carroll County Senators
Town of Mount Airy (Carroll County and Frederick County) - Urban Renewal Authority


SB0445	Favorable	Senator Hayes
Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program - Alterations

WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0467	Unfavorable	Delegate Otto
Worcester County - Turkey Hunting - Sundays

Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 16
Distribution Date: March 30, 2023
Second Reading Date: March 30, 2023

FAVORABLE
HB0230	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Love
Department of the Environment - Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Regulations (Clean Trucks Act of 2023)


SB0124	Favorable with Amendments	Senator Hester
Maryland Food System Resiliency Council


SB0224	Favorable with Amendments	Senator Augustine
Department of the Environment - Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Regulations (Clean Trucks Act of 2023)

Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 20
Distribution Date: March 30, 2023
Second Reading Date: March 30, 2023

FAVORABLE
HB0480	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Rogers
Department of Veterans Affairs - Burial in State Veterans' Cemeteries - Spouses and Dependents


HB1232 (Emergency Bill)	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Lopez
Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines

Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 21
Distribution Date: March 30, 2023
Second Reading Date: March 30, 2023

FAVORABLE
SB0184	Favorable with Amendments	Senator Beidle
Health Insurance - Diagnostic and Supplemental Examinations for Breast Cancer - Cost-Sharing


SB0200	Favorable with Amendments	Senator Lam
Health Occupations - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Disciplinary Actions and Procedures


SB0232	Favorable with Amendments	Senator Beidle
Health Occupations - Licensed Athletic Trainers - Dry Needling Approval


SB0346	Favorable with Amendments	Senator King
Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act

Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 22
Distribution Date: March 30, 2023
Second Reading Date: March 30, 2023

FAVORABLE
SB0187	Favorable	Senator Kagan
Health Occupations - Licenses, Certificates, and Registrations - Lawful Presence and Identification Numbers


SB0213	Favorable	Senator Ellis
Health Occupations - Clinical Nurse Specialists - Prescribing


SB0216	Favorable	Senator Ellis
Massage Therapy - Definition, Registration, and Reimbursement


SB0223	Favorable	Senator Augustine
State Government – State Facilities Changes and Closures – Procedures


SB0286	Favorable	Senator Simonaire
Department of Veterans Affairs - Burial in State Veterans' Cemeteries - Spouses and Dependents


SB0510	Favorable	Senator Ellis
Procurement – Minority Business Enterprises and Veteran–Owned Small Business Enterprises – Participation Goal Scorecard


SB0514	Favorable	Senator Lam
Local Procurements - Minority Business Enterprise Utilization Programs - Certification


SB0782	Favorable	Senator Hester
State Procurement - Purchasing - Compost, Mulch, and Soil Amendments and Aggregate


SB0786	Favorable	Senator Hettleman
Health - Reproductive Health Services - Protected Information and Insurance Requirements


SB0910	Favorable	Senator Simonaire
Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program – Definitions – Therapy Horse

Judiciary Committee Report No. 19
Distribution Date: March 30, 2023
Second Reading Date: March 30, 2023

FAVORABLE
SB0054	Favorable	Senator Lam
Criminal Law – Unnatural or Perverted Sexual Practice – Repeal


SB0071	Favorable	Senator Brooks
Execution on a Judgment - Child Support Arrearages - Workers' Compensation


SB0074	Favorable	Senator Bailey
Grossly Negligent or Drunk or Drugged Operation of Vehicle or Vessel - Prior Convictions


SB0106	Favorable	Senator Sydnor
Courts - Judgments - Exemptions From Execution


SB0129	Favorable	Senator Kelly
Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Repeal of Spousal Defense


SB0150	Favorable	Senator Augustine
Maryland Tort Claims Act - Denial of Claims - Notice


SB0292	Favorable	Senator Waldstreicher
Criminal Law - Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking - Safe Harbor and Service Response


SB0540	Favorable	President
Human Relations - Civil Rights Enforcement - Powers of the Attorney General


SB0792	Favorable	Senator West
Estates and Trusts - Registered Domestic Partnerships

Judiciary Committee Report No. 20
Distribution Date: March 30, 2023
Second Reading Date: March 30, 2023

FAVORABLE
HB0526	Favorable with Amendments	St. Mary's County Delegation
St. Mary's County - Transfer of Child Support Unit and Personnel to the Child Support Administration


HB1066	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Vogel
Hate Crimes - Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention - Establishment

Judiciary Committee Report No. 21
Distribution Date: March 30, 2023
Second Reading Date: March 30, 2023

FAVORABLE
HB0001	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Wilson
Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Definition and Statute of Limitations (The Child Victims Act of 2023)

Ways and Means Committee Report No. 22
Distribution Date: March 30, 2023
Second Reading Date: March 30, 2023

FAVORABLE
SB0032	Favorable	Senator Brooks
Property Tax - Exemption for Dwellings of Disabled Veterans - Application


SB0055	Favorable with Amendments	Senator West
Maryland Estate Tax - Portability - Time Period for Election


SB0141	Favorable	Senator Elfreth
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Adoption Expenses - Alterations


SB0174	Favorable	Senator Guzzone
Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Redevelopment Areas in Baltimore County - Sunset Extension


SB0189	Favorable	Senator Rosapepe
Maryland Saves Data Sharing Act


SB0205	Favorable	Senator King
Education - Libraries - Funding


SB0242	Favorable	Senator Guzzone
Income Tax - Work Opportunity Tax Credit - Technical Correction


SB0243	Favorable	Senator Guzzone
Income Tax - Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit - Alterations


SB0280	Favorable with Amendments	Senator Gile
Child Care Providers - Registration and Licensing - Exemptions


SB0312	Favorable	Senator Zucker
Tax Clinics for Low-Income Marylanders - Funding - Repeal of Sunset


SB0435	Favorable	Senator Klausmeier
Property Tax Credit - Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Definition and Eligibility


SB0518	Favorable	Senator Corderman
Tax Sales - Revisions


SB0822	Favorable	Senator McKay
Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) School Program - High School Diplomas

WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0594	Unfavorable	Delegate Fair
Election Law – Ascertainment of Results – Process


HB0603	Unfavorable	Delegate Stein
Nonpublic Schools - School Health Services Program - Eligibility for Participation


HB1095	Unfavorable	Delegate Fair
Property Tax - Supervisors of Assessments - Alterations

March 19, 2023
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 5

SB0460	Senator Washington, M.	Health and Government Operations
Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Gender–Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act)

SB0534	Senator Gile	Health and Government Operations
Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2023

SB0581	Senator Klausmeier	Health and Government Operations
Behavioral Health Care Coordination Value-Based Purchasing Pilot Program

SB0798	Senator Ferguson	Health and Government Operations
Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom