Senate Agenda for Proceedings No. 61
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 30 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 48 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 49 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 50 Consent No. 21 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 51 Completed Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 27 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 50 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 51 Consent No. 20 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 52 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 53 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 54 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 55 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 56 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 57 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 58 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 59 Completed Rules Committee Report No. 7 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 71 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 72 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 73 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 74 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 83 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 18 (General House Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 27 (General House Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 31 (General House Bills) Completed

April 2, 2024
84th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 30
HB0656 Delegate Ivey Rules
Family Law - Victims of Domestic Violence Program - Certification and Grant Fund
HB0734 Delegate Mireku-North Rules
Municipalities - Vagrancy - Repeal of Authority to Prohibit
HB1524 Chair, Ways and Means Committee Rules
Horse Racing - Racing Facility Ownership and Construction - Racing Operations
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 48
Distribution Date: April 2, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
SB0492 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Kagan
Public Schools - Student Telehealth Appointments - Policy and Access
SB0653 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Augustine
Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)
SB1024 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Brooks
Public Schools - Cardiac Emergency Action Plan - Requirements
SB1141 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Lewis Young
Community Colleges - Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship - Requirements
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 49
Distribution Date: April 2, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0017 Favorable Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Charter Counties - Comprehensive Plans - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
HB0225 Favorable Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Sustainable Growth Subcabinet and Repeal of the Office of Smart Growth
HB0501 Favorable Delegate Fennell
Charter Counties - Enforcement of Local Laws
HB0522 Favorable with Amendments(2) Delegate Jones, D.
Public Schools - Student Telehealth Appointments - Policy and Access
HB0607 Favorable Delegate Harris
Community Colleges - Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship - Requirements
HB0680 Favorable Delegate Morgan, T.
Environment - Nuclear Power Plants - Emergency Preparedness (Radiation and Emergency Preparedness and Protection Act)
HB1101 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Love
Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)
HB1219 Favorable with Amendments(2) Delegate Feldmark
Public and Nonpublic Middle and High Schools - Venue-Specific Emergency Action Plans for Athletic Facilities (The Bailey Bullock Act)
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 50 Consent No. 21
Distribution Date: April 2, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0055 Favorable Delegate Pruski
Maryland Commission on Veterans and Military Families
HB0383 Favorable Delegate Smith
Cosmetology Licensure Compact
HB0390 Favorable Delegate Henson
Commission on African American History and Culture - Museum Name Change
HB0431 Favorable Delegate Pruski
Department of Veterans Affairs - Renaming and Deputy Secretary of Military Family Policy and Programs
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 51
Distribution Date: April 2, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
SB0783 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Elfreth
(Jointly Considered Education, Energy, and the Environment/Budget and Taxation)
Renewable Energy – Net Energy Metering Aggregation, Solar Renewable Energy Credits, and Taxes on Solar Energy Generating Systems (Brighter Tomorrow Act)
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 27
Distribution Date: April 2, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0839 Favorable Carroll County Delegation
Carroll County - Contracts and Purchasing
HB0907 Favorable Delegate Hinebaugh
Garrett County - Procurement - Bids and Contracts
HB0928 Favorable Washington County Delegation
Washington County - Procurement - Vehicles
HB1021 Favorable Washington County Delegation
Washington County - Public Facilities Bonds
Finance Committee Report No. 50
Distribution Date: April 1, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
SB0076 Favorable with Amendments(4) Senator Lam
Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Governing Bodies, Grievances, and Entrance Fees
SB0167 Favorable with Amendments(4) Senator Carozza
Physician Assistants - Revisions (Physician Assistant Modernization Act of 2024)
SB0408 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Klausmeier
Public Health - Opioid Overdose Reversal Drugs - Standing Orders
SB0591 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Lam
(Jointly Considered Finance/Education, Energy, and the Environment)
Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act)
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0690 Unfavorable Senator Guzzone
Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees
SB1064 Unfavorable Cecil County Senators
Cecil County - Board of License Commissioners - Inspections of Licensed Cannabis Businesses
Finance Committee Report No. 51 Consent No. 20
Distribution Date: April 1, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0669 Favorable Delegate Pruski
Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Hearing Loss
HB0980 Favorable Delegate Rosenberg
Public Health - Opioid Restitution Advisory Council and Fund - Revisions
HB1476 Favorable Delegate Kerr
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Appointment of Members
Finance Committee Report No. 52
Distribution Date: April 1, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0189 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Lewis, R.
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Personal Care Aides - Wage Reports
HB0251 Favorable Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Unemployment Insurance - Covered Employment - Employees of Governmental Entities or Charitable, Educational, or Religious Organizations
HB0378 Favorable Delegate Guzzone
State Board of Dietetic Practice - Dietitian-Nutritionists - Application Requirements
HB0411 Favorable Delegate Kipke
Maryland Department of Health - Reports on Standing Orders and Opioid Overdose Reversal Drugs
HB0757
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Delegate Lewis, R.
State Board of Physicians - Supervised Medical Graduates and Cardiovascular Invasive Specialists (Bridge to Medical Residency Act)
HB0822 Favorable Delegate Cullison
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Employed Individuals With Disabilities
Finance Committee Report No. 53
Distribution Date: April 1, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0959 Favorable Delegate Bhandari
Health Occupations - Certified Dialysis Technicians - Continuing Education Requirement
HB1053 Favorable Delegate Kaiser
State Board of Nursing - Executive Director Qualifications
HB1078 Favorable Delegate Woods
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Remote Ultrasound Procedures and Remote Fetal Nonstress Tests
HB1105 Favorable Delegate Woods
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses - Certification Requirement and Exceptions
HB1451 Favorable with Amendments(2) Delegate Embry
The Jumpstarting Every Artist and Really Emphasizing Monetary Support Yielding More Art Workgroup - Established
Finance Committee Report No. 54
Distribution Date: April 1, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0068 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Stein
Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Transparency, Grievances, and Unit Reoccupancy
HB0183 Favorable Chair, Appropriations Committee
Human Services - Food Supplement Program and Human Services Careers Scholarships - Alterations
HB0272 Favorable Delegate Grammer
Cannabis Licensing and Registration - Use of Straw Ownership - Prohibition
HB0461 Favorable Delegate Martinez
Health - State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life - Renaming
HB0602 Favorable Speaker
Employment Discrimination – Sexual Orientation
HB0609 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Solomon
(Jointly Considered Finance/Education, Energy, and the Environment)
Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act)
Finance Committee Report No. 55
Distribution Date: April 1, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0676 Favorable Delegate Morgan, M.
Right to Try Act - Individualized Investigational Treatments
HB0723 Favorable Speaker
Office of the Attorney General - Rights of Residents of Health Care Facilities - Injunctive Relief
HB0805 Favorable with Amendments(3) Delegate Wilson
Cannabis - Licensee Locations - Restrictions
HB0871 Favorable Delegate Jackson
Business Regulation - Detached Catalytic Converters - Record-Keeping Requirements
HB0969 Favorable Delegate Bartlett
Death Certificates - Cause or Manner of Death Determinations - Requirements After Change or Correction (Katherine Morris Death Reclassification Act)
Finance Committee Report No. 56
Distribution Date: April 1, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0253
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments(1) Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Cannabis Reform - Alterations
HB0465 Favorable with Amendments(2) Delegate Boafo
Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Civil Penalty and Referrals
HB1116 Favorable with Amendments(2) Delegate Harrison
Business Regulation - Restaurants and Traders - Licensing Requirements
HB1229 Favorable Delegate Jones, A.
Public Health - Kratom Consumer Protection Act
HB1230 Favorable Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Public Health - Tianeptine Consumer Protection Act
HB1402 Favorable Montgomery County Delegation
Montgomery County – State’s Attorney’s Office Personnel – Application of County Personnel Laws and Collective Bargaining MC 12–24
Finance Committee Report No. 57
Distribution Date: April 1, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0022 Favorable Delegate Ruth
(Jointly Considered Finance/Education, Energy, and the Environment)
Agriculture - Pollinator Habitat Plan - Requirements for State Highway Administration
HB0036 Favorable with Amendments(1) Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Insurance - Protections After Loss or Damage to Property
HB0622 Favorable Delegate Healey
Consumer Reporting Agencies - Records of Criminal Proceedings - Prohibition
HB0896 Favorable with Amendments(2) Delegate Stewart
Consumer Protection - Retail Sales of Gift Cards (Gift Card Scams Prevention Act of 2024)
HB0932 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Cullison
Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0633 Unfavorable Harford County Delegation
Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Barbershop and Beauty Salon License
Finance Committee Report No. 58
Distribution Date: April 1, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0996 Favorable Delegate White Holland
Consumer Protection - Consumer Council - Name Change
HB1199 Favorable with Amendments(2) Delegate Edelson
Transportation - MobilityLink Paratransit Service Improvements - Study
HB1333 Favorable Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity and Commission on Public Health - Revisions
HB1337 Favorable Delegate Woods
Health Insurance - Appeals and Grievances Process - Reporting Requirements
HB1521
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
Maryland Children's Health Program - Eligibility and Administration
UNFAVORABLE
HB1299 Unfavorable Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Consumer Protection - Maryland Consumer Protection Act - Trade or Commerce Violations
Finance Committee Report No. 59
Distribution Date: April 1, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
FAVORABLE
HB0806 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Kerr
Physician Assistants - Revisions (Physician Assistant Modernization Act of 2024)
HB1497 Favorable Delegate Pena-Melnyk
State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Scope of Practice, Reinstatements, and Examinations by Health Care Providers
HB1498 Favorable Delegate Pena-Melnyk
State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Aiding or Abetting Unauthorized Practice - Prohibition
Rules Committee Report No. 7
Distribution Date: April 2, 2024
Second Reading Date: April 2, 2024
REREFERRED
HB0538 To Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Speaker
Land Use – Affordable Housing – Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024)
April 2, 2024
84th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 71
SB1028 Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act)
Senator Waldstreicher Calendar Day 04/01/24 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 04/02/24.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (2) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
April 2, 2024
84th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 72
HB1168 Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act)
Delegate Kaiser Calendar Day 04/01/24 Reported Favorably by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 04/02/24.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
April 2, 2024
84th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 73
HB0864 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans
Delegate Crosby Calendar Day 04/01/24 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 04/02/24.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (2) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
April 2, 2024
84th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 74
Calendar Day 3/29/24 Report of the Committee on Executive Nominations. Motion to Consider Nominee No. 6 separately Adopted. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 04/02/24.
QUESTION IS: “WILL THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF NOMINEE NO. 6?”
Distribution Date: April 2, 2024
Third Reading Date: April 2, 2024
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 83 (General Senate Bills)
SB0404 Senator Smith Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Firearms - Exception to Trespass Prohibition
SB0432 Senator Kagan Education, Energy, and the Environment
Public Schools - Active Shooter Safety Drills or Trainings - Requirements
SB0471 President Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024)
SB0570 Senator Hester Education, Energy, and the Environment
Public Utilities - Thermal Energy Network Systems - Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act)
SB0682 Senator Hester Education, Energy, and the Environment
Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act)
SB0922 Senator Mautz Education, Energy, and the Environment
Natural Resources – Fisheries – Oyster Management
SB0956 Senator Hester Education, Energy, and the Environment
Environment - Water Pollution Control - Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)
Distribution Date: April 1, 2024
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2024
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 18 (General House Bills)
HB0002
(Amended) 		Delegate Boyce Budget and Taxation
Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property
HB0054
(Amended) 		Delegate Atterbeary Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Transfer to Heir or Legatee - Payment Plans
HB0063
(Amended) 		Delegate Pruski Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans - Alterations
HB0153
(Amended) 		Delegate Rosenberg Finance
Medical Records - Fees - Attorneys Representing Patients
HB0165
(Amended) 		Delegate Lewis, J. Budget and Taxation
Local Government – Annual Audit Reporting Requirements – Alterations
HB0228
(Amended) 		Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Budget and Taxation
Natural Resources - Maryland State Parks - Funds and Plan Alterations
HB0376
(Amended) 		Prince George's County Delegation Budget and Taxation
Study on the Feasibility of Relocating the Prince George's County Public School System Headquarters PG 501-24
HB0486
(Amended) 		Delegate Fair Judicial Proceedings
Residential Property Sales - Contract Disclosures - Superfund Sites
HB1162
(Amended) 		Delegate Rogers Education, Energy, and the Environment
9-1-1 Specialist Recruitment and Retention Workgroup
Distribution Date: April 2, 2024
Third Reading Date: April 2, 2024
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 27 (General House Bills)
HB0105
(Amended) 		Delegate Atterbeary Judicial Proceedings
Drunk Driving Offenses – Ignition Interlock System Program
HB0732
(Amended) 		Baltimore City Delegation Judicial Proceedings
Baltimore City – Control Over Powers of Police Commissioner
HB0761
(Amended) 		Montgomery County Delegation Judicial Proceedings
Montgomery County - School Bus Monitoring Cameras - Distribution of Fines MC 6-24
HB0832
(Amended) 		Delegate Stewart Judicial Proceedings
General Provisions - Damages or Losses - Definition
HB0973
(Amended) 		Delegate Valentine Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Positive Community Feedback
HB1037
(Amended) 		Delegate Taylor Judicial Proceedings
Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Establishment
Distribution Date: April 2, 2024
Third Reading Date: April 2, 2024
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 31 (General House Bills)
HB0397
(Amended) 		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)
HB0404
(Amended) 		Delegate Woods Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Wellness Checks - Requirements (Gabriel's Law)
HB0416
(Amended) 		Delegate Solomon Education, Energy, and the Environment
Public Schools - Active Shooter Safety Drills or Trainings - Requirements
HB0505
(Amended) 		Delegate Charkoudian Education, Energy, and the Environment
Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Membership and Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act)
HB1153
(Amended) 		Delegate Love Education, Energy, and the Environment
Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)
HB1296
(Amended) 		Delegate Wilson Education, Energy, and the Environment
Electricity - Offshore Wind Projects - Alterations
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