Senate Agenda for Proceedings No. 17
Introductory Senate Bills No. 29 Completed Message from the House: Yeas and Nays No. 1 Completed Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 6 Completed Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 10 Completed Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 6 Completed Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 7 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 9 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 10 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 11 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 18 Completed

February 26, 2021
45th Day of Session
Introductory Senate Bills No. 29
SB0948 Senator Klausmeier Rules
Veterans Affairs – Office of Communications and Public Affairs – Veterans Advocacy and Education Act
February 26, 2021
45th Day of Session
Message from the House: Yeas and Nays No. 1
SB0218
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator King
Income Tax - Child Tax Credit and Expansion of the Earned Income Credit
February 26, 2021
45th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 6
HB0101 Delegate Charkoudian Finance
Human Services - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Heat and Eat Program and Study on Maryland Energy Assistance Program Eligibility
HB0127 Delegate Boyce Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Maryland Paint Stewardship
HB0155 Delegate Wilkins Judicial Proceedings
County Boards and Public and Nonpublic Prekindergarten Programs and Schools - Discrimination - Prohibition
HB0205 Delegate Reznik Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Public Schools - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement
HB0246 Delegate Hill Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Higher Education - Returned Peace Corps Volunteers - In-State Tuition
HB0261 Delegate Branch, T. Finance
Business Regulation - Battery-Charged Fence Security Systems - Regulation
HB0460 Delegate Solomon Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Transfer With Success Act
HB0465
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Washington Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
State Superintendent of Schools - Qualifications and Senate Confirmation
HB0482 Delegate Kaiser Budget and Taxation
Horse Racing - Maryland-Bred Race Fund - Advisory Committee Membership and Registration of Horses
HB0483 Delegate Turner Judicial Proceedings
Towing or Removal of Vehicles - Reclamation Hours
HB0545 Delegate Hornberger Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Natural Resources - Licenses and Stamps - Revisions
HB0563 Delegate Long Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Local Government – Animal Control Facilities – Adoption Fee Waiver for Veterans (Pets for Vets Act of 2021)
HB0593 Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo Judicial Proceedings
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Meeting Requirements
HB0597 Delegate Kelly Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Child Care Centers - Teacher Qualifications
HB0610 Delegate Hill Budget and Taxation
Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Eligibility of Surviving Family Member
HB0663 Delegate Boteler Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Local Government - Regulation of Amateur Radio Station Antenna Structures
HB0738 Chair, Ways and Means Committee Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Certificates of Candidacy and Ballot Questions - Revisions
HB0776 Delegate Ebersole Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
State Department of Education - Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Project - Study and Report
HB0844 Delegate Lierman Budget and Taxation
State Retirement and Pension System - Fiduciary Insurance
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 10
Distribution Date: February 26, 2021
Second Reading Date: February 26, 2021
FAVORABLE
SB0150 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Sydnor
Baltimore County - Board of Education - Election of Officers
SB0375 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Kagan
Agriculture – Neonicotinoid Pesticides – Sale and Storage
SB0432 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator King
Public Libraries - Electronic Book Licenses - Access
SB0436 Favorable Senator King
Child Care Centers - Teacher Qualifications
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 6
Distribution Date: February 26, 2021
Second Reading Date: February 26, 2021
FAVORABLE
SB0071 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Sydnor
Police Officers - Testimony - Presumption of Inadmissibility (Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021)
SB0074 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Washington
Police Officers – Mental Health – Employee Assistance Programs
SB0178 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Carter
Public Information Act - Personnel Records - Investigations of Law Enforcement Officers (Anton's Law)
SB0419 Favorable with Amendments(3) Senator Carter
No-Knock Warrants - Elimination
SB0599 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Smith
Public Safety – Surplus Military Equipment – Prohibition on Purchase by Law Enforcement Agencies
SB0600 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Smith
Office of the Attorney General – Investigation and Prosecution of Deaths Caused by Police Officers
SB0626 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Carter
Law Enforcement Officers - Use of Force
SB0627
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments(16) Senator Carter
Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Repeal and Procedures for Discipline
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 7
Distribution Date: February 26, 2021
Second Reading Date: February 26, 2021
FAVORABLE
SB0002 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator McCray
(Jointly Considered Budget and Taxation/Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
Maryland Environmental Service Reform Act of 2021
Finance Committee Report No. 9
Distribution Date: February 26, 2021
Second Reading Date: February 26, 2021
FAVORABLE
SB0052 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Washington
Public Health – Maryland Commission on Health Equity (The Shirley Nathan–Pulliam Health Equity Act of 2021)
SB0135 Favorable Senator Klausmeier
Business Regulation – Battery–Charged Fence Security Systems – Regulation
SB0153 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Eckardt
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Municipal Electric Utilities
SB0168 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Eckardt
Public Health - Maryland Suicide Fatality Review Committee
SB0185 Favorable Senator Kagan
Financial Institutions - Security Questions and Measures
SB0204 Favorable with Amendments(3) Senator Beidle
Health Care Facilities – Assisted Living Programs – Memory Care and Alzheimer’s Disease Unit Regulations
Finance Committee Report No. 10
Distribution Date: February 26, 2021
Second Reading Date: February 26, 2021
FAVORABLE
SB0428 Favorable Senator Kelley
Public Utilities - Annual Reports
SB0429 Favorable Senator Kelley
For-Hire Driving and Vehicles - Requirements
SB0430
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Senator Kelley
Public Service Commission - Virtual Public Hearings
SB0466 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator West
Certificates for Involuntary Admission – Licensed Certified Social Worker–Clinical
SB0499 Favorable Senator Lam
Prohibition on Vending Machine Sales of Drugs and Medicines - Repeal
Finance Committee Report No. 11
Distribution Date: February 26, 2021
Second Reading Date: February 26, 2021
FAVORABLE
SB0503 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Smith
Public Utilities - Gas Service Regulator Safety (Flower Branch Act)
SB0507 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Kelley
Division of Consumer Protection - Assisted Living Programs
SB0542
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Eckardt
State Health Care Facilities - Employees - Alternative Workweeks
SB0570 Favorable President
Emergency Services – Exposure to Contagious Diseases and Viruses – Notification and Other Requirements
SB0913 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator McCray
Human Services - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Heat and Eat Program
February 26, 2021
45th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 18
Calendar Day 02/24/21 Report of the Committee on Executive Nominations. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 02/26/21.
QUESTION IS: “WILL THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE NOMINATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE?”
SB0127 Institutions of Higher Education - Use of Criminal History in Admission - Modifications
Senator Patterson Calendar Day 02/23/21 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Laid Over under the Rule. Calendar Day 02/24/21 Committee Amendments (2) and the Favorable Report Adopted. Amendment (1) offered from the Floor by Senator Hough. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 02/26/21.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT (1) OFFERED FROM THE FLOOR BY SENATOR HOUGH.
SB0031 Electricity and Gas - Energy Suppliers - Supply Offers
Senator Washington Calendar Day 02/23/21 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Finance and Laid Over under the Rule. Calendar Day 02/24/21 Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 02/26/21.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (2) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
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