Senate Agenda for Proceedings No. 8
Introductory Senate Bills No. 20 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 2 Completed Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 4 Completed Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 5 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 3 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 4 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 5 Completed Rules Committee Report No. 1 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 5 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 5 (General Senate Bills) Completed

February 5, 2021
24th Day of Session
Introductory Senate Bills No. 20
SB0721 Senator Hester Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Administration and Application
SB0722 Senator Hester Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Department of Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation - Established
SB0723 Senator Hester Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Maryland Food System Resiliency Council
SB0724 Senator Carter Judicial Proceedings
Mortgage Servicers - Requirements and Prohibitions During and After a State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergency (Foreclosure Relief Act of 2021)
SB0725 Senator Peters Finance
Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – COVID–19
SB0726 Senator Feldman Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Personal Delivery Devices - Standards and Requirements
SB0727 Senator Feldman Finance
Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Revisions and Public Health Emergency Leave
SB0728 Senator Feldman Finance
Labor and Employment - Worker Safety and Health - Injury and Illness Prevention Program
SB0729 Senator Feldman Finance
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – State–Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program
SB0730 Senator Edwards Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Credit for Travel, Hospitality, and Entertainment Expenses
SB0731 Senator Edwards Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Allegany and Garrett Counties – Alcoholic Beverages – Gift Basket Permits
SB0732 Senator Patterson Finance
Economic Development – Maryland Innovation Initiative University Partnership Pilot Program – Establishment
SB0733 Senator Lee Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Education - Student Data Privacy - Reports and Student Data Privacy Council Sunset Extension
SB0734 Senator Lee Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
State Procurement – Internet of Things Devices – Guidelines, Standards, and Purchasing Restrictions
SB0735 Senator West Judicial Proceedings
State Government - Notarial Acts - Remote Notarizations
SB0736 Senator Augustine Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations
SB0737 Senator Rosapepe Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Comprehensive Conservation Finance Act
SB0738 Senator Rosapepe Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Mechanical Insulation Installation Tax Credit
SB0739 Senator Rosapepe Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Prince George’s County – Alcoholic Beverages – BLX License
SB0740 Senator Rosapepe Finance
Budget and Taxation
Economic Development - COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program (COVID-19 Crisis Small Business Survival Program Act of 2021)
SB0741 Senator Rosapepe Finance
Budget and Taxation
COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of 2021
SB0742 Senator Smith Judicial Proceedings
Maryland Model Prisons For Youthful Offenders Study Act
SB0743 Senator Eckardt Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Natural Resources - Maryland Environmental Trust - Appointment of Trustees
SB0744 Senator Eckardt Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
State Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistant Advisory Committee - Membership and Meetings
SB0745 Senator Elfreth Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Health Occupations – State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners – Revisions
SB0746 Senator Guzzone Finance
Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining
SB0747 Senator Kagan Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
State Board of Elections – Membership, Contract Management, Ballot Drop Boxes, and Voting System Financing
SB0748 Senator Beidle Finance
Public Health – State Designated Exchange – Clinical Information
SB0749 Senator Ellis Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Charles County - Board of Education - Membership Alterations
SB0750 Charles County Senators Judicial Proceedings
Charles County - Community Service and Pretrial Release Programs - Authorization
SB0751 Charles County Senators Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Southern Maryland - Human Relations Commission
SB0752 Senator Hayes Judicial Proceedings
Baltimore City - Police Officers - Promotional Appointments
SB0753 Senator Hayes Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Department of Commerce – COVID–19 Business Relief Distribution – Reporting
SB0754 Senator Hayes Finance
Public Service Commission - Damaged, Obsolete, or Excessive Lines - Fines
SB0755 Senator Hayes Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Baltimore City - 40th District Alcoholic Beverages
SB0756 Senator Carter Finance
Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – COVID–19
SB0757 Senator Carter Judicial Proceedings
State Personnel Management System – Office of the Public Defender – Placement
SB0758 Senator Beidle Finance
Health Insurance - Incentive Arrangements - Authorization
SB0759 Senator Ready Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
State Department of Education - Interscholastic Athletics Eligibility Waiver - Graduate Athletes
SB0760 Senator Ready Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law – Animal Cruelty – Petition for Costs for Care of Seized Animal
SB0761 Senator Elfreth Budget and Taxation
Alcohol and Tobacco Commission - Executive Director - Clarification
SB0762 Senator McCray Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Maryland Electricians Act - Revisions
SB0763 Senator McCray Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Alcoholic Beverages – Class A Licenses – Retail Grocery Establishments (Healthy Food Accountability Act of 2021)
SB0764 Senator Washington Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Workgroup on Adaptive Reuse of Vacant Commercial Spaces
SB0765 Senator Washington Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Minority Business Enterprises – Sexual and Gender Minorities (Imari’s Business Pride Act)
SB0766 Senator Washington Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
State Board of Elections and Local Boards of Elections - Membership and Staff
SB0767 Senator Washington Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Established
SB0768 Senator Washington Judicial Proceedings
Nondiscrimination and LGBTQ+ Individuals
SB0769 Senator Hester Budget and Taxation
Income Tax Credit for Venison Donation - Alterations, Extension, and Testing for Chronic Wasting Disease
SB0770 Senator Hester Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Education – Technology Resources – Funding (Ending the Digital Divide Act)
SB0771 Senator Hester Finance
Unemployment Insurance - Work Sharing (Work Share Expansion Act of 2021)
SB0772 Senator Hester Budget and Taxation
Small Business COVID–19 Relief Act of 2021
SB0773 Senator Simonaire Rules
Constitutional Amendment - General Assembly - Standing Committee Appointments
SB0774 Senator Lee Judicial Proceedings
Family Law - Custody and Visitation - Child's Preference
SB0775 Senator Lee Judicial Proceedings
Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Abuse
SB0776 Senator Lee Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Procedure – Out of Court Statements – Child and Vulnerable Adult Victims
SB0777 Senator Elfreth Budget and Taxation
Public Health - Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Grant Program Fund
SB0778 Senator Elfreth Budget and Taxation
Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Program – Alterations
SB0779 Senator Elfreth Budget and Taxation
Maryland 529 Program – Board Authority and State Contribution – Alterations
SB0780 Senator Pinsky Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Budget and Taxation
States of Emergency – Emergency Procurement and Budget Amendments – Notice and Authorization
SB0781 Senator Hayes Judicial Proceedings
Real Property – Residential Contract of Sale – Buyer Identification
SB0782 Senator Hayes Budget and Taxation
State Department of Assessments and Taxation – Real Property Assessments and Appeals
SB0783 Senator Hayes Finance
Baltimore City – West North Avenue Development Authority
SB0784 Senator Hayes Finance
State Anatomy Board - Claimed Cremated Remains - Provision Without Payment of Costs
SB0785 Senator Ferguson Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
State Board of Education Membership and Terms - Capability and Capacity Study of Education Agencies
SB0786 Senator McCray Judicial Proceedings
Baltimore City – Control of the Police Department of Baltimore City
SB0787 Senator Ferguson Budget and Taxation
Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax – Exemption and Restriction
February 5, 2021
24th Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 2
SB0065 Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass
Senator Kelley 02/03/21 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. 4
Distribution Date: February 5, 2021
Second Reading Date: February 5, 2021
FAVORABLE
SB0013 Favorable Senator Eckardt
Certified Nursing Assistants – Certificate Renewal – Training Program Requirements
SB0167 Favorable with Amendments(3) Senator West
State Board of Social Work Examiners – Temporary License to Practice Social Work
SB0180 Favorable Senator Simonaire
Funeral Establishments and Crematories – Unclaimed Cremains of Veterans – Notification, Disposition, and Reporting
SB0298 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Reilly
State Board of Pharmacy – Pharmacy Closure – Notice to Customers (The Dennis Robin Act)
SB0313 Favorable Senator Washington
Maryland Department of Health - Public Health Outreach Programs - Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, and Other Types of Dementia
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Report No. 5
Distribution Date: February 5, 2021
Second Reading Date: February 5, 2021
FAVORABLE
SB0040 Favorable Senator Peters
Higher Education – Richard W. Collins III Leadership With Honor Scholarship – Bowie State
SB0104 Favorable Senator Bailey
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Electric Retractable Room Partitions - Operation Requirements
SB0155 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Washington
Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients and Homeless Youth - Alterations and Reports
SB0319 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Hester
Clean Energy Loan Program - Remediation and Resiliency
Finance Committee Report No. 3
Distribution Date: February 5, 2021
Second Reading Date: February 5, 2021
REREFERRED
SB0280 To Judicial Proceedings Committee Senator Feldman
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority – Metro Transit Police – Quotas and Police Complaints Board
Finance Committee Report No. 4
Distribution Date: February 5, 2021
Second Reading Date: February 5, 2021
FAVORABLE
SB0054 Favorable with Amendments(2) Chair, Finance Committee
Local Government – Clean Energy Loan Programs – Grid Resilience Projects
SB0056 Favorable Senator Eckardt
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Psychiatrist and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Telemedicine Reimbursement - Sunset Termination
SB0096 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator McCray
Public Health – Behavioral Health Programs and Health Care Facilities – Safety and Community Relations Plans
SB0103 Favorable Senator Kramer
Business Regulation – Retail Pet Stores – Modifications (No More Puppy– and Kitten–Mills Act of 2021)
SB0170 Favorable with Amendments(2) Chair, Finance Committee
Transportation–Related Property and Copper or Aluminum Items – Duties, Prohibited Acts, and Enforcement
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0217 Unfavorable Senator Sydnor
Maryland Personal Information Protection Act – Revisions
Finance Committee Report No. 5
Distribution Date: February 5, 2021
Second Reading Date: February 5, 2021
FAVORABLE
SB0215 Favorable Senator Kelley
Maryland Department of Health - Birth Registration - Gestational Carriers
SB0226 Favorable with Amendments(2) Chair, Finance Committee
Maryland Insurance Administration - Delivery of Notices and Other Communications by Electronic Means
SB0235 Favorable Chair, Finance Committee
Major Information Technology Development Project Fund – Use of Funds
SB0316 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Klausmeier
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Hydroelectric Power
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0242 Unfavorable Senator Young
Transportation - I-270 Commuter Bus Route Study
SB0545 Unfavorable Senator Jennings
Task Force to Study Canine Breeding Facilities
Rules Committee Report No. 1
Distribution Date: February 5, 2021
Second Reading Date: February 5, 2021
REREFERRED
SB0657 To Judicial Proceedings Committee President
Small Claims - Examination in Aid of Enforcement - Prohibition on Arrest or Incarceration for Failure to Appear
February 5, 2021
24th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 5
02/03/21 Report of the Committee on Executive Nominations. Made a Special Order for 02/05/21.
QUESTION IS: “WILL THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE NOMINATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE?”
SB0200 Natural Resources - Organized Killing Contests - Restriction
Senator Young 02/03/21 On Third Reading Calendar No. 4. Made a Special Order for 02/05/21.
BILL IS ON THIRD READING FOR FINAL PASSAGE.
Distribution Date: February 5, 2021
Third Reading Date: February 8, 2021
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 5 (General Senate Bills)
SB0001
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Sydnor Budget and Taxation
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Funding
SB0012 Senator Hettleman Finance
Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health
SB0111 Senator Kramer Finance
Health Care Facilities – Dialysis Treatment Services – Training (David Selby Dialysis Parity Act)
SB0120 Chair, Finance Committee Finance
Insurance - Credit for Reinsurance Model Law - Revisions
SB0164 Senator Simonaire Finance
Veterans - Behavioral Health Services - Mental Health First Aid
SB0219 Chair, Finance Committee Finance
Financial Institutions – Commissioner of Financial Regulation – Money Transmissions
SB0256 Chair, Finance Committee Finance
Arts and Entertainment Districts – Artistic Work and Arts and Entertainment Enterprise – Definitions
SB0282 Senator Lam Finance
Public Health - Prohibition on Testing Cosmetics on Animals
SB0496
(Emergency Bill) 		President Budget and Taxation
Recovery for the Economy, Livelihoods, Industries, Entrepreneurs, and Families (RELIEF) Act
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