Senate Agenda for Proceedings No. 34
Message from the House: Yeas and Nays No. 2 Completed Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 29 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 19 Completed Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 32 Completed Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 33 Completed Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 25 Completed Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 26 Completed Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 23 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 36 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 37 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 54 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 3 (General House Bills) Consent No. 3 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 4 (General House Bills) Consent No. 4 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 5 (General House Bills) Consent No. 5 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 6 (General House Bills) Consent No. 6 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 7 (General House Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 8 (General House Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 9 (General House Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 10 (General House Bills) Completed

March 29, 2021
76th Day of Session
Message from the House: Yeas and Nays No. 2
SB0008 Senator Kagan
General Provisions – State Song – Repeal
SB0012 Senator Hettleman
Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health
SB0034 Senator Lam
State Board of Physicians - Genetic Counselors - Licensing
SB0141 Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
State Board of Public Accountancy – Education Requirements – Obsolete References
SB0164 Senator Simonaire
Veterans - Behavioral Health Services - Mental Health First Aid
SB0180 Senator Simonaire
Funeral Establishments and Crematories – Unclaimed Cremains of Veterans – Notification, Disposition, and Reporting
SB0215 Senator Kelley
Maryland Department of Health - Birth Registration - Gestational Carriers
SB0236 Senator Hettleman
Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Employment Discrimination - Reporting
SB0262 Senator Eckardt
Department of Information Technology - Study of a Common Information Technology Platform for Health Occupations Boards
SB0275 Senator Hester
Maryland Department of Health – Residential Service Agencies – Training Requirements
SB0282 Senator Lam
Public Health - Prohibition on Testing Cosmetics on Animals
SB0313 Senator Washington
Maryland Department of Health - Public Health Outreach Programs - Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, and Other Types of Dementia
SB0466 Senator West
Mental Health - Assent to and Certificates for Admission - Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
SB0476 Senator Eckardt
Health Occupations - Nurses - Delegation of Tasks
SB0485 Senator Augustine
Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Dental Prophylaxis Care and Oral Health Exams
SB0499 Senator Lam
Prohibition on Vending Machine Sales of Drugs and Medicines - Repeal
SB0520 Senator Klausmeier
Behavioral Health Services and Voluntary Placement Agreements - Children and Young Adults - Report Modifications
SB0571
(Emergency Bill) 		President
Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Compact
SB0597 Senator Washington
State Board of Social Work Examiners - Revisions
SB0598 Senator Smith
Procurement – Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs – Small Business Reserve Program and Veteran–Owned Small Business Enterprise Program
SB0646 Senator Carozza
Alcohol and Drug Counseling - Alcohol and Drug Trainees - Practice Through Telehealth
SB0704 Senator Beidle
Nursing Homes - Transfer of Ownership - Surveys
SB0719 Senator Zucker
2-1-1 Maryland - Mental Health Services Phone Call Program (The Thomas Bloom Raskin Act)
SB0729 Senator Feldman
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – State–Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program
SB0748 Senator Beidle
Public Health – State Designated Exchange – Clinical Information
SB0771
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Hester
Unemployment Insurance - Work Sharing (Work Share Expansion Act of 2021)
SB0804 Senator Edwards
Garrett County - Memorial Hospital - Board Membership and Meetings
SB0818
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Klausmeier
Unemployment Insurance – Maryland Department of Labor – Accountability and Oversight
March 29, 2021
76th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 29
HB0625 Prince George's County Delegation Rules
Prince George’s County – Alcoholic Beverages – Alcohol Density Zones and Licenses PG 307–21
HB1375 Delegate Kelly Rules
Health Information Exchanges - Electronic Health Information - Sharing and Disclosure
March 29, 2021
76th Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 19
HB0030 Office of People's Counsel - Alterations (Office of People's Counsel Environmental Reform Act)
Delegate Korman Calendar Day 03/26/21 Reported Favorably with Amendment (1) by the Committee on Finance and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (1) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 32
Distribution Date: March 29, 2021
Second Reading Date: March 29, 2021
FAVORABLE
SB0449 Favorable with Amendments(3) Senator Kagan
Public Information Act – Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act)
SB0723
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Hester
Maryland Food System Resiliency Council
SB0851 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Hough
Frederick County Board of Education – Vacancies
SB0948 Favorable Senator Klausmeier
Veterans Affairs – Office of Communications and Public Affairs – Veterans Advocacy and Education Act
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0917 Unfavorable Senator Hester
Department of Information Technology - Status of Information Technology and Cybersecurity in State and Local Agencies
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 33
Distribution Date: March 29, 2021
Second Reading Date: March 29, 2021
FAVORABLE
HB0183 Favorable Delegate Lierman
Public Information Act – Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act)
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 25
Distribution Date: March 29, 2021
Second Reading Date: March 29, 2021
FAVORABLE
SB0515
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Klausmeier
Criminal Procedure – Registered Sex Offenders – Entry Onto School Property
SB0888 Favorable Senator Beidle
Anne Arundel County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Maryland Route 175 (Jessup Road)
UNFAVORABLE
SB0289 Unfavorable Senator Reilly
Anne Arundel County – Marriage License Applications and Ceremonies
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 26
Distribution Date: March 29, 2021
Second Reading Date: March 29, 2021
FAVORABLE
SB0852
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Hough
Crimes - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2021)
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 23
Distribution Date: March 29, 2021
Second Reading Date: March 29, 2021
FAVORABLE
HB0590 Favorable with Amendments(128) Speaker
Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2021, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020
March 29, 2021
76th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 36
SB0331 Adoption - Access to Birth and Adoption Records and Search, Contact, and Reunion Services
Senator Lee Calendar Day 03/25/21 Reported Favorably by the Committee on Judicial Proceedings. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/29/21.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 29, 2021
76th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 37
Calendar Day 03/24/21 Report of the Committee on Executive Nominations . Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/26/21. Calendar Day 03/26/21 Motion to Consider Nominee No. 3 (Eric J. Morrissette to the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission) separately Adopted. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/29/21.
QUESTION IS “WILL THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF THE EXECUTIVE?”
Calendar Day 03/24/21 Report of the Committee on Executive Nominations. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/26/21. Calendar Day 03/26/21 Motion to Consider Nominee No. 5 (Barbara A. Wahl to the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission) separately Adopted. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/29/21.
QUESTION IS “WILL THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF THE EXECUTIVE?”
Distribution Date: March 29, 2021
Third Reading Date: March 29, 2021
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 54 (General Senate Bills)
SB0172
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Hayes Budget and Taxation
Finance
Maryland Health Equity Resource Act
SB0199 Senator McCray Budget and Taxation
Transportation - Maryland Transit Administration Funding and MARC Rail Extension Study (Transit Safety and Investment Act)
SB0740
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Rosapepe Finance
Budget and Taxation
Economic Development - COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program (COVID-19 Crisis Small Business Survival Program Act of 2021)
Distribution Date: March 29, 2021
Third Reading Date: March 29, 2021
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 3 (General House Bills) Consent No. 3
HB0005 Delegate Krebs
Cemeteries - Perpetual Care - Distribution From Perpetual Care Trust Fund
HB0056 Delegate Boyce
Labor and Employment – Leave With Pay – Bereavement Leave
HB0085 Delegate Bhandari
Baltimore County - Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - Detention and Correctional Officers
HB0101 Delegate Charkoudian
Human Services - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Heat and Eat Program and Study on Maryland Energy Assistance Program Eligibility
HB0345 Delegate Charkoudian
Public Utilities - Gas Service Regulator Safety (Flower Branch Act)
HB0376 Delegate Mautz
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Municipal Electric Utilities
HB0393 Delegate Barron
Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health
Distribution Date: March 29, 2021
Third Reading Date: March 29, 2021
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 4 (General House Bills) Consent No. 4
HB0471 Delegate Watson, C.
Financial Institutions - Security Questions and Measures
HB0473 Delegate Dumais
Electricity - Change of Address - Maintenance of Subscriptions and Contracts
HB0484 Delegate Cullison
Health Care Facilities - Dialysis Treatment Services - Training (David Selby Dialysis Parity Act)
HB0504 Delegate Dumais
Insurance - Impaired Entities - Delinquency Proceedings
HB0547 Delegate Lewis, R.
Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Dental Prophylaxis Care and Oral Health Exams
HB0549 Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Maryland Department of Health - Birth Registration - Gestational Carriers
HB0605 Delegate Kipke
Veterans - Behavioral Health Services - Mental Health First Aid
HB0611 Delegate Hill
Public Health - Prohibition on Testing Cosmetics on Animals
Distribution Date: March 29, 2021
Third Reading Date: March 29, 2021
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 5 (General House Bills) Consent No. 5
HB0639 Delegate Davis, D.M.
Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland – Property Management – Southern Maryland Regional Agricultural Center
HB0648 Delegate Wilson
Electric Cooperatives – Meetings – Alterations
HB0673
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Valentino-Smith
State Health Care Facilities - Employees - Alternative Workweeks
HB0689 Delegate McComas
Mental Health - Assent to and Certificates for Admission - Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
HB0780 Delegate Kerr
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – State–Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program
HB0812 Delegate Cullison
2-1-1 Maryland - Mental Health Services Phone Call Program (The Thomas Bloom Raskin Act)
HB0842 Delegate Howard
Electric Companies - Billing Information
Distribution Date: March 29, 2021
Third Reading Date: March 29, 2021
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 6 (General House Bills) Consent No. 6
HB0907
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Carey
Unemployment Insurance - Study on System Reforms
HB0945 Delegate Carey
Human Services - Critical Medical Needs Program - Application for Assistance
HB0969 Delegate Carey
Home Energy Assistance - Critical Medical Needs Program - Power to the People Pilot Program
HB1022 Delegate Pendergrass
Public Health - State Designated Exchange - Clinical Information
HB1139
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Carey
Unemployment Insurance – Weekly Benefit Amount – Income Disregard
HB1143
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Carey
Unemployment Insurance - Work Sharing (Work Share Expansion Act of 2021)
HB1243 Delegate Sample-Hughes
Behavioral Health Services and Voluntary Placement Agreements – Children and Young Adults – Report Modifications
Distribution Date: March 29, 2021
Third Reading Date: March 29, 2021
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 7 (General House Bills)
HB0037
(Amended) 		Delegate Valderrama Finance
Procurement - Prevailing Wage - Applicability
HB0853
(Emergency Bill)
(Amended) 		Chair, Ways and Means Committee Finance
Small, Minority, and Women–Owned Businesses Account – Alterations
HB0908
(Emergency Bill)
(Amended) 		Delegate Carey Finance
Unemployment Insurance - Employer Contributions
HB1002
(Emergency Bill)
(Amended) 		Delegate Charkoudian Finance
Unemployment - Insurance Revisions and Special Enrollment Period for Health Benefits
HB1138
(Emergency Bill)
(Amended) 		Delegate Carey Finance
Unemployment Insurance – Maryland Department of Labor – Accountability and Oversight
HB1148 Delegate Cullison Finance
Secretary of Health – School–Based Health Centers – Guidelines and Administration of Grants
Distribution Date: March 29, 2021
Third Reading Date: March 29, 2021
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 8 (General House Bills)
HB0078 Delegate Pena-Melnyk Finance
Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity (The Shirley Nathan-Pulliam Health Equity Act of 2021)
HB0080
(Amended) 		Delegate Charkoudian Finance
Department of Transportation - Urban Tree Program - Establishment
HB0107 Delegate Lewis, R. Finance
Prohibition on Vending Machine Sales of Drugs and Medicines – Repeal
HB0174 Delegate Brooks Finance
Public Utilities – Investor–Owned Utilities – Prevailing Wage
HB0261
(Amended) 		Delegate Branch, T. Finance
Business Regulation - Battery-Charged Fence Security Systems - Regulation
HB0298 Delegate Charkoudian Finance
Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor
HB0368 Delegate Bagnall Finance
Task Force on Oral Health in Maryland
Distribution Date: March 29, 2021
Third Reading Date: March 29, 2021
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 9 (General House Bills)
HB0569
(Amended) 		Delegate Clippinger Finance
Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Limit
HB0598 Delegate Kelly Finance
Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Applied Behavior Analysis Services – Reimbursement
HB0599
(Amended) 		Delegate Kelly Finance
Public Health - Long-Term Care Planning
HB0658
(Amended) 		Delegate Qi Finance
Transforming Manufacturing in a Digital Economy Workgroup (Making It in Maryland)
HB0894 Delegate Haynes Finance
Education – Community Colleges – Collective Bargaining
HB0919
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Bagnall Finance
Maryland Insurance Commissioner - Specialty Mental Health Services and Payment of Claims - Enforcement
HB1293
(Amended) 		Delegate Amprey Finance
Baltimore City - West North Avenue Development Authority
Distribution Date: March 29, 2021
Third Reading Date: March 29, 2021
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 10 (General House Bills)
HB1372
(Emergency Bill)
(Amended) 		Speaker Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Budget and Taxation
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions
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