Senate Agenda for Proceedings No. 44
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 12 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 25 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 26 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 27 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 24 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 25 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 42 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 43 Completed

February 28, 2024
50th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 12
HB0014 Chair, Ways and Means Committee Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law - Revisions
HB0243 Chair, Ways and Means Committee Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Tax Sales - Revisions
HB0253
(Emergency Bill) 		Chair, Economic Matters Committee Finance
Cannabis Reform - Alterations
HB0337 Delegate Love Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Bike Lanes and Shoulders - Yielding Right-of-Way (Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Memorial Act)
HB0375 Delegate Korman Finance
Port of Baltimore - Renaming
HB0385 Delegate Long, J. Finance
Wage Payment and Collection - Pay Stubs and Pay Statements - Required Information
HB0396 Prince George's County Delegation Budget and Taxation
Prince George's County - Sales and Use Tax on Energy and Fuel - Use of Revenue PG 407-24
HB0397 Delegate Charkoudian Education, Energy, and the Environment
Public Utilities – Thermal Energy Network Systems – Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act)
HB0398 Prince George's County Delegation Budget and Taxation
Prince George's County - Taxes on Telecommunications Services - Use of Revenue PG 406-24
HB0513 Speaker Judicial Proceedings
Motor Vehicles - Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Revisions (Maryland Road Worker Protection Act of 2024)
HB0571 Delegate Qi Finance
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications
HB0627 Delegate Wilkins Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law - Automatic Voter Registration - State Correctional Facilities
HB0641 Delegate Williams Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law - Curbside Voting
HB0700 Delegate Jones, D. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law - Election Judges - Revisions
HB0730 Delegate Conaway Education, Energy, and the Environment
Education - Public Middle Schools - Instructive Program on Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Conviction
HB0760 Delegate Palakovich Carr Education, Energy, and the Environment
Office of Legislative Audits - Local School Systems - Report
HB0903 Delegate Atterbeary Education, Energy, and the Environment
Budget and Taxation
Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established
HB0915 Delegate Pruski Finance
Workers’ Compensation – Uninsured Employers’ Fund – Timely Payment of Awards
HB1164 Delegate Smith Education, Energy, and the Environment
Nonpublic Schools – Transcripts – Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt
HB1192 Delegate Feldmark Budget and Taxation
Video Lottery Employee Licenses - Crimes of Moral Turpitude - Alterations
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 25
Distribution Date: March 13, 2024
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2024
FAVORABLE
SB0261 Favorable with Amendments(2) Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Board of Barbers - Sunset Extension
SB0264 Favorable with Amendments(2) Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Board of Cosmetologists - Sunset Extension
SB0288 Favorable with Amendments(2) Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Board of Individual Tax Preparers - Sunset Extension
SB0296 Favorable with Amendments(2) Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Board for Professional Land Surveyors - Sunset Extension
SB0307 Favorable with Amendments(2) Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Public Safety - Board of Boiler Rules - Sunset Extension
SB0416 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Lewis Young
Renewable Energy - Customer-Sited Solar Program
SB0906 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Augustine
Housing and Community Development - Conversion of Commercial Buildings for Residential Use - Report
SB0959 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Feldman
Electricity - Tariffs, Distributed Energy Resources, and Electric Distribution System Support Services (Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Act)
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 26
Distribution Date: March 13, 2024
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2024
FAVORABLE
SB0099 Favorable Senator Kagan
Election Law - Affiliating With a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters
SB0451 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Brooks
Baltimore County Board of Education - Nonstudent Member Compensation and Student Member Scholarships - Alterations
SB0458 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Kagan
Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Prohibitions and Disclosures
SB0540 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Gile
Education - School Mapping Data Program - Established
SB0883 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator King
Education – Virtual Tutoring Services – Applicant Review
SB0967 Favorable Senator Zucker
Higher Education - Part-Time Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Alterations
SB1026 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Brooks
County Boards of Education - Budgets - Notice (Transparency in Education Spending Act)
SB1091 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Watson
Education – Blind and Visually Impaired Students – Textbook Equity
SB1178
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Senator Bailey
Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Service Terminal Date
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 27
Distribution Date: March 13, 2024
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2024
FAVORABLE
SB0300 Favorable with Amendments(2) Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Natural Resources - Wildland Areas - Belt Woods Wildland
SB0674 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Elfreth
Abandoned or Sunken Vessels and Waterway Improvement Fund Grants
SB0915 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Brooks
Agriculture – Invasive Plant Species – Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act)
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0798 Unfavorable Senator Hester
Stream Restoration Contractors Licensing Board, Stream Restoration Contractors, and Stream Restoration Project Requirements
Finance Committee Report No. 24
Distribution Date: March 13, 2024
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2024
FAVORABLE
SB0460 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Kagan
Unemployment Insurance - Benefits - Election Judges
SB0718 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Lam
Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program and Advisory Committee - Establishment
SB0991 Favorable Senator Lam
Behavioral Health - Language Assistance Services Pilot Program
SB1005 Favorable Senator Hayes
Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0794 Unfavorable Senator West
State Board of Social Work Examiners – Continuing Education Programs – Approval of Authorized Sponsors
SB0866 Unfavorable Senator Ready
Health - Small Halfway Houses and Small Private Group Homes - County Zoning
SB1057 Unfavorable Senator Kramer
Home– and Community–Based Services Waiver – Eligibility
Finance Committee Report No. 25
Distribution Date: March 13, 2024
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2024
FAVORABLE
SB0022 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Hayes
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Board of License Commissioners
SB0485 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Hayes
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications
SB0539 Favorable with Amendments(4) Senator Gile
Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Sale and Resale of Tickets
SB0950 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Hettleman
Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Conducted Through Telehealth - Reimbursement and Study
UNFAVORABLE
SB0399 Unfavorable Senator West
Cannabis - Advertising - Prohibited Locations
March 13, 2024
64th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 42
SB0360 Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2025)
President Calendar Day 03/11/24 Reported Favorably with Amendments (147) by the Committee on Budget and Taxation and Laid Over under the Rule. Calendar Day 03/12/24 Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/13/24.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (147) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 13, 2024
64th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 43
SB0362 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024
President Calendar Day 03/11/24 Reported Favorably with Amendments (35) by the Committee on Budget and Taxation and Laid Over under the Rule. Calendar Day 03/12/24 Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/13/24.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (35) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
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