Climate Change

Baltimore Regional Transit

HB0794

SB0876

Delegate Bridges

Baltimore Regional Transit Commission - Establishment

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 504

Governor

Passed House (103-34)

Establishing the Baltimore Regional Transit Commission to review and comment on annual budget requests of the Maryland Transit Administration, updates to the Central Maryland Transportation Plan, and certain annual reports and to perform other oversight and advocacy duties related to Baltimore region transit services; and requiring the Commission, by December 1 each year, to report its findings and recommendations on the Baltimore region transit systems to the Administration, the Governor, and the General Assembly.

Climate Change

Baltimore Regional Transit

SB0876

HB0794

Senator Washington, M.

Baltimore Regional Transit Commission - Establishment

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Appropriations

Passed Senate (34-11)

Establishing the Baltimore Regional Transit Commission to review and comment on annual budget requests of the Maryland Transit Administration, updates to the Central Maryland Transportation Plan, and certain annual reports, and to perform other oversight and advocacy duties related to Baltimore region transit services; and requiring the Commission, by December 1 each year, to report its findings and recommendations on the Baltimore region transit systems to the Administration, the Governor, and the General Assembly.

Climate Change

Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity

HB0840

SB0743

Delegate Boyce

Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity Act of 2023

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Environment and Transportation

Requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain evaluation regarding the impact of issuing an approval for certain environmental permits; requiring the Department to provide opportunities for certain communication with certain residents in a certain manner; and altering certain reporting requirements for certain State agencies.

Climate Change

Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity

SB0743

HB0840

Senator Jackson

Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity Act of 2023

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Education, Energy, and the Environment

Requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain evaluation regarding the impact of issuing an approval for certain environmental permits; requiring the Department to provide opportunities for certain communication with certain residents in a certain manner; and altering certain reporting requirements for certain State agencies.

Climate Change

Community Solar

HB0908

SB0613

Delegate Clippinger

Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 652

Governor

Concurred (103-37)

Making permanent the Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program; requiring a community solar energy generating system to serve at least 40% of its kilowatt-hour output to low-income and moderate-income subscribers under certain circumstances; authorizing a subscription coordinator to act on behalf of a subscriber organization; altering requirements related to the siting and size of certain community solar energy generating systems projects; authorizing the use of consolidated billing for certain charges; etc.

Climate Change

Community Solar

SB0613

HB0908

Senator Brooks

Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes

Not assigned to standing committee

Rules and Executive Nominations

Passed Senate (34-11)

Making permanent the Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program; requiring a community solar energy generating system to serve at least 40% of its kilowatt-hour output to low-income and moderate-income subscribers under certain circumstances; authorizing a subscription coordinator to act on behalf of a subscriber organization; altering requirements related to the siting and size of certain community solar energy generating systems projects; authorizing the use of consolidated billing for certain charges; etc.

Climate Change

Energy Efficiency and Conservation

HB1035

SB0905

Delegate Wilson

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans and Green and Healthy Task Force

No action by Senate committee

Education, Energy, and the Environment

Passed House (100-37)

Requiring each electric company and gas company and the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a plan for achieving certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets through certain programs and services; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish and determine certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets; establishing the Green and Healthy Task Force to analyze and advance the coordination of resources to address the housing needs of low-income communities; etc.

Climate Change

Energy Efficiency and Conservation

SB0905

HB1035

Senator Feldman

Electric Companies, Gas Companies, and the Department of Housing and Community Development - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Education, Energy, and the Environment

Requiring each electric company and gas company and the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for its customers or certain individuals, beginning September 1, 2023, and every 3 years thereafter, certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs and services to encourage and promote the efficient use and conservation of energy in support of certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and targets; etc.

Climate Change

Energy Savings Act

HB0904

SB0689

Delegate Qi

Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Alterations and Requirements (Energy Savings Act)

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Economic Matters

Altering the goals and requirements of certain energy efficiency programs to include certain greenhouse gas emissions reductions from electric companies and gas companies beginning January 1, 2024; requiring the EmPOWER Maryland Program to provide consumer rebates, and promote the use of certain federal rebates, for certain technologies; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development and electric utilities to promote fuel switching from gas to electricity; etc.

Climate Change

Energy Savings Act

SB0689

HB0904

Senator Lewis Young

Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Alterations and Requirements

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Education, Energy, and the Environment

Altering the goals and requirements of certain energy efficiency programs to include certain greenhouse gas emissions reductions from electric companies and gas companies beginning January 1, 2024; requiring the EmPOWER Maryland Program to provide consumer rebates, and promote the use of certain federal rebates, for certain technologies; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development and electric utilities to promote fuel switching from gas to electricity; etc.

Climate Change

Environmental Human Rights

HJ0001

SJ0004

Delegate Boyce

Environmental Human Rights

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Rules and Executive Nominations

Reaffirming the principle enshrined in the Maryland Environmental Policy Act that every person has the fundamental and inalienable right to a healthful environment; and requiring the State to rededicate itself, its agencies, and all concerned stakeholders to furthering the development, implementation, and enforcement of certain environmental laws, practices, and policies for the benefit of both current and future generations.

Climate Change

Environmental Human Rights

SJ0004

HJ0001

Senator Waldstreicher

Environmental Human Rights

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Education, Energy, and the Environment

Reaffirming the principle enshrined in the Maryland Environmental Policy Act that every person has the fundamental and inalienable right to a healthful environment; and requiring the State to rededicate itself, its agencies, and all concerned stakeholders to furthering the development, implementation, and enforcement of certain environmental laws, practices, and policies for the benefit of both current and future generations.

Climate Change

Low Income Housing-Performance

HB0169

SB0144

Delegate Charkoudian

Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 572

Governor

Concurred (102-37)

Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for electricity customers energy efficiency and conservation programs and services designed to achieve certain target annual incremental gross energy savings for the 2024-2026 program cycle; establishing the Green and Healthy Task Force to develop policy and statutory recommendations to eliminate barriers to low-income households achieving, energy-efficient, affordable, and low-emissions housing; requiring an annual report beginning July 1, 2024; etc.

Climate Change

Low Income Housing-Performance

SB0144

HB0169

Senator Feldman

Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing

Vetoed as duplicative

Governor

Passed Senate (40-7)

Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for electricity customers energy efficiency and conservation programs and services designed to achieve certain target annual incremental gross energy savings for the 2024-2026 program cycle; requiring the Department to update the weather-normalized gross retail sales against which savings are measured for certain plans; requiring the target annual incremental gross energy savings to be achieved based on an average of certain Department plans; etc.

Climate Change

Offshore Wind Energy

HB0793

SB0781

Delegate Charkoudian

Offshore Wind Energy - State Goals and Procurement (Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act)

Amended in Senate; not reconciled

Senate Floor

Passed House (102-38)

Requiring an application for any new qualified offshore wind project and a certain proposal for an offshore wind transmission facility to be subject to a certain community benefit agreement; requiring the Public Service Commission to request that PJM Interconnection conduct a certain analysis of transmission system upgrade and expansion options; establishing that the State be exempted from the renewable energy portfolio standard requirements under certain circumstances; etc.

Climate Change

Offshore Wind Energy

SB0781

HB0793

Senator Hester

Offshore Wind Energy - State Goals and Procurement (Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act)

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 95

Governor

Passed House (100-36)

Requiring an application for any new qualified offshore wind project and a certain proposal for an offshore wind transmission facility to be subject to a certain community benefit agreement; requiring the Public Service Commission to request that PJM Interconnection conduct a certain analysis of transmission system upgrade and expansion options; altering the requirements for a certain report on offshore wind projects; requiring the Commission, by a certain date each year starting in 2024, to report on its Supplier Diversity Program; etc.

Climate Change

Producer responsibility-packaging

HB0284

SB0222

Delegate Love

Environment - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials

No action by Senate committee

Education, Energy, and the Environment

Passed House (93-33)

Altering the definition of 'organics recycling' to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials; establishing a producer responsibility advisory council to provide advice and make recommendations regarding establishing a producer responsibility program for packaging materials and to report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2025; requiring the Office of Recycling in the Department of the Environment to procure a statewide recycling needs assessment; etc.

Climate Change

Producer responsibility-packaging

SB0222

HB0284

Senator Augustine

Environment - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 465

Governor

Passed Senate (35-12)

Altering the definition of 'organics recycling' to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials in a certain manner; requiring the Department of the Environment to approve a single producer responsibility organization to represent the interests of producers by October 1, 2023; establishing a producer responsibility advisory council to provide advice and make recommendations regarding establishing and implementing a producer responsibility program in the State for packaging materials; etc.

Climate Change

Reclaim Renewable Energy

HB0718

SB0590

Delegate Stewart

Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2023)

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Economic Matters

Altering the definitions of 'qualifying biomass', 'thermal biomass system', and 'Tier 1 renewable source' for purposes of excluding energy derived from certain forest-related resources, animal manure, waste, and refuse and gas produced from the anaerobic decomposition of animal waste or poultry waste from being eligible for inclusion in the renewable energy portfolio standard.

Climate Change

Reclaim Renewable Energy

SB0590

HB0718

Senator Lewis Young

Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2023)

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Education, Energy, and the Environment

Altering the definitions of 'qualifying biomass', 'thermal biomass system', and 'Tier 1 renewable source' for purposes of excluding energy derived from certain forest-related resources, animal manure, waste, and refuse and gas produced from the anaerobic decomposition of animal waste or poultry waste from being eligible for inclusion in the renewable energy portfolio standard.

Climate Change

Task force on recycling

HB0109

Delegate Love

Task Force on Recycling Policy and Recycling and Waste Systems in Maryland

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Education, Energy, and the Environment

Passed House (134-0)

Establishing the Task Force on Recycling Policy and Recycling and Waste Systems in Maryland to review the Maryland Recycling Act, study the recycling and waste systems in Maryland, and make recommendations on updating the Maryland Recycling Act and implementing regional recycling and waste disposal facilities; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by June 30, 2024.

Climate Change

Transportation equity

HB0009

SB0019

Delegate Ruth

Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 583

Governor

Concurred (102-36)

Requiring that equity be considered when State transportation plans, reports, and goals are developed; altering the membership of the advisory committee on State transportation goals; requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to conduct transit equity analyses, cost-benefit analyses, and consult with certain communities before announcing or proposing any major service change or any reduction or cancellation of a certain capital expansion project in the construction program; etc.

Climate Change

Transportation equity

SB0019

HB0009

Senator Carter

Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 584

Governor

Concurred (35-12)

Requiring that equity be considered when State transportation plans, reports, and goals are developed; altering the membership of the advisory committee on State transportation goals, benchmarks, and indicators; requiring the Department of Transportation to conduct transit equity analyses and cost-benefit analyses and consult with certain communities before announcing or proposing any major service change or any reduction or cancellation of a certain capital expansion project in a certain construction program; etc.

Criminal Justice

Correctional Ombudsman

HB0064

SB0087

Delegate Davis

Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Judiciary

Establishing the Correctional Ombudsman in the Office of the Attorney General; requiring the Ombudsman to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services or in relation to individuals confined by the Department; requiring the Ombudsman to refer matters for criminal charges or disciplinary proceedings when appropriate; establishing the Correctional Ombudsman Advisory Board; etc.

Criminal Justice

Correctional Ombudsman

SB0087

HB0064

Senator Hettleman

Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman Unit

Not assigned to standing committee

Rules and Executive Nominations

Passed Senate (45-0)

Establishing the Correctional Ombudsman Unit in the Office of the Attorney General; requiring the Unit to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services or in relation to individuals confined by the Department; requiring the Unit to refer certain matters for criminal charges or disciplinary proceedings as appropriate; establishing the Correctional Ombudsman Advisory Board to assist the Unit in identifying certain matters to investigate; etc.

Criminal Justice

Education in Prisons

HB0416

Delegate Amprey

Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act

No Conference Committee Report

Conference Committee

Passed House (106-29)

Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to assist inmates in accessing federal Pell grants for higher education; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to set goals for the number of inmates in education programs and establish tracking systems relating to the number of inmates and their progress in education programs; and requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission and the Department of Human Services to assist the Maryland Department of Labor in establishing certain tracking systems.

Criminal Justice

Geriatric & medical parole

HB0157

SB0098

Delegate Moon

Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Judiciary

Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of an inmate when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole; requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by certain inmates; and requiring the Commission to report certain information relating to outcomes of parole considerations under the process to the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board.

Criminal Justice

Geriatric & medical parole

SB0098

HB0157

Senator Hettleman

Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Judicial Proceedings

Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of an inmate when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole; and requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by certain inmates.

Criminal Justice

Juvenile justice jurisdiction

HB0096

SB0093

Delegate Crutchfield

Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction (Youth Equity & Safety Act)

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Judiciary

Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed certain acts.

Criminal Justice

Juvenile justice jurisdiction

SB0093

HB0096

Senator Carter

Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Judicial Proceedings

Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed certain acts.

Criminal Justice

Restrictive Housing-limitations

HB0385

SB0459

Delegate Bartlett

Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations (Maryland Mandela Act)

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Judiciary

Requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo at least 40 hours of training; establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of restrictive housing or disciplinary segregation; and requiring each correctional facility to create a monthly report containing certain information about individuals placed in restrictive housing and to publish the report on the facility's website.

Criminal Justice

Restrictive Housing-limitations

SB0459

HB0385

Senator Washington, M.

Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations (Maryland Mandela Act)

To Interim Study

Requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of restrictive housing or disciplinary segregation; and requiring each correctional facility to create a monthly report containing certain information about individuals placed in restrictive housing and to publish the report on the facility's website.

Gun Violence

Active Shooter Safety Drills

HB0515

Delegate Solomon

Public Schools - Active Shooter Safety Drills or Trainings - Requirements

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Education, Energy, and the Environment

Passed House (138-0)

Authorizing the State Department of Education to adopt regulations to incorporate active shooter safety drills or trainings in the annual schedule of drills for local school systems; requiring local school systems to take certain actions regarding active shooter safety drills or trainings, including collecting and reporting certain data to the Maryland Center for School Safety, and providing certain notice to parents, students, and school personnel; requiring the Center to identify best practices for active shooter safety drills; etc.

Gun Violence

Do Not Sell Firearm Registry

HB0162

SB0159

Delegate Moon

Firearms - Maryland Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearm Registry - Establishment

No action by Senate committee

Judicial Proceedings

Passed House (96-36)

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to create and maintain a Maryland Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearm Registry in which a person may voluntarily enroll for the purpose of being prohibited from obtaining a firearm; prohibiting a dealer or other person from selling, renting, loaning, or transferring a firearm to a purchaser, lessee, borrower, or transferee who the dealer or other person knows or has reason to believe is registered on the registry; etc.

Gun Violence

Do Not Sell Firearm Registry

SB0159

HB0162

Senator Hettleman

Firearms - Maryland Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearm Registry - Establishment

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Judicial Proceedings

Requiring the Department of State Police to create and maintain a Maryland Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearm Registry in which a person may voluntarily enroll for the purpose of being prohibited from obtaining a firearm; prohibiting a dealer or other person from selling, renting, loaning, or transferring a firearm to a purchaser, lessee, borrower, or transferee who the dealer or other person knows or has reason to believe is registered on the registry; etc.

Gun Violence

Handgun Possession-Permits to Carry

HB0824

Delegate Clippinger

Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Possession and Permits to Carry, Wear, and Transport a Handgun

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 651

Governor

Passed House (98-39)

Altering the penalty for a violation of the prohibition on wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun; requiring the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy to annually report certain information to the Governor and General Assembly; requiring the Department of State Police to transmit a certain summary of certain laws relating to firearms to certain persons; requiring the Secretary of State Police, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Maryland Department of Health, to develop a certain curriculum; etc.

Gun Violence

Long gun age increase

SB0086

Senator Waldstreicher

Rifles and Shotguns - Possession - Age Requirement (Raise the Age Act of 2023)

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Judicial Proceedings

Altering the prohibition on selling, renting, or transferring certain ammunition to a person under the age of 21 years; prohibiting a person who is under the age of 21 years from possessing a rifle or shotgun except under certain circumstances; etc.

Gun Violence

Safe firearm storage

HB0307

SB0858

Delegate Bartlett

Firearm Safety - Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn's Law)

No action by Senate committee

Judicial Proceedings

Passed House (101-38)

Altering a certain provision relating to the storage of firearms and ammunition in a location that can be accessed by an unsupervised child; and requiring the Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services to develop a youth suicide prevention and firearm safe storage guide, with recommendations from a stakeholder committee.

Gun Violence

Safe firearm storage

SB0858

HB0307

Senator Smith

Firearm Safety - Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn's Law)

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 622

Governor

Concurred (31-12)

Altering a certain provision relating to the storage of firearms and ammunition in a location that can be accessed by an unsupervised child; and requiring the Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services to develop a youth suicide prevention and firearm safe storage guide, with recommendations from a stakeholder committee.

Gun Violence

Wearing, carrying on certain property

SB0118

Senator Lee

Criminal Law - Prohibitions on Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms

Withdrawn

Judicial Proceedings

Prohibiting a person from wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm on private property unless the owner has given the person certain permission or posted a certain sign; and prohibiting a person from wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm in any place where prohibited by statute or a certain regulation.

Gun Violence

Wearing, carrying on others' property

SB0001

Senator Waldstreicher

Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023)

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 680

Governor

Concurred (31-16)

Prohibiting a person from knowingly wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm in certain locations; prohibiting a person from wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm onto certain property unless the owner or owner's agent has given certain permission; altering certain provisions of law relating to the authority of the Secretary of State Police to limit the wearing, carrying, or transporting of a handgun at certain times and locations; etc.

Healthcare

College reproductive services

HB0477

SB0341

Delegate Kelly

Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Reproductive Health Services Plans - Requirements

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 251

Governor

Passed House (99-37)

Requiring, on or before August 1, 2024, certain public senior higher education institutions, in consultation with students, to develop and implement a reproductive health services plan to provide at the institution or to refer students to a comprehensive range of reproductive health services; requiring the University of Baltimore, in lieu of developing and implementing a reproductive health services plan, to provide students with access to over-the-counter contraception through certain on-campus means; etc.

Healthcare

College reproductive services

SB0341

HB0477

Senator Feldman

Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Reproductive Health Services Plans - Requirements

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 250

Governor

Concurred (32-11)

Requiring, on or before August 1, 2024, certain public senior higher education institutions, in consultation with students, to develop and implement a reproductive health services plan; requiring the University of Baltimore, in lieu of developing and implementing a reproductive health services plan, to provide students with access to over-the-counter contraception in a certain manner; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health, on request, to provide assistance to a public senior higher education institution in developing the plan.

Healthcare

Constitutional Reproductive Rights

HB0705

SB0798

Delegate Jones, A.

Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom

Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 245

Referendum in 2024

Passed House (99-37)

Establishing that every person, as a central component of an individual's rights to liberty and equality, has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom; and prohibiting the State from, directly or indirectly, denying, burdening, or abridging the right unless justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means.

Healthcare

Constitutional Reproductive Rights

SB0798

HB0705

Senator Ferguson

Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom

Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 244

Referendum in 2024

Passed Senate (32-15)

Establishing that every person, as a central component of an individual's rights to liberty and equality, has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom; and prohibiting the State from, directly or indirectly, denying, burdening, or abridging the right unless justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means.

Healthcare

Prescription Drugs-Upper Pmt. Limits

HB0279

SB0202

Delegate Cullison

Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Upper Payment Limits

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 39

Governor

Passed House (97-38)

Reestablishing the requirement that the Prescription Drug Affordability Board, under certain circumstances, draft a plan of action for implementing a process to set upper payment limits for certain prescription drug products; reestablishing the authority of the Board to set upper payments limits, under certain circumstances, for prescription drug products that are purchased or paid for by or through certain State or local government entities, plans, or programs; etc.

Healthcare

Prescription Drugs-Upper Pmt. Limits

SB0202

HB0279

Senator Feldman

Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Upper Payment Limits

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 40

Governor

Passed Senate (34-11)

Reestablishing the requirement that the Prescription Drug Affordability Board, under certain circumstances, draft a plan of action for implementing a process to set upper payment limits for certain prescription drug products; reestablishing the authority of the Board to set upper payments limits, under certain circumstances, for prescription drug products that are purchased or paid for by or through certain State or local government entities, plans, or programs; etc.

Healthcare

Reproductive Health Protection

HB0808

SB0859

Delegate Williams

Reproductive Health Protection Act

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 247

Governor

Passed House (98-39)

Prohibiting a judge from requiring a person to give certain testimony or a statement or to produce evidence for a case involving an alleged violation of the criminal law of another state relating to health care that is legally protected in the State; prohibiting a judge from issuing an ex parte order to intercept certain communication for the purpose of investigating or recovering evidence related to legally protected health care, subject to a certain exception; etc.

Healthcare

Reproductive Health Protection

SB0859

HB0808

Senator Smith

Reproductive Health Protection Act

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 246

Governor

Passed Senate (33-11)

Prohibiting a judge from requiring a person to give certain testimony or a statement or to produce evidence in another state for a case involving an alleged violation of the criminal law of the other state relating to legally protected health care; requiring, subject to certain exceptions, that a request for a foreign subpoena include a sworn statement that the subpoena is not intended or anticipated to further an investigation or proceeding related to legally protected health care; etc.

Healthcare

Reproductive Services - Protected Info

HB0812

SB0786

Delegate Rosenberg

Health - Reproductive Health Services - Protected Information and Insurance Requirements

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 249

Governor

Passed House (98-37)

Regulating the disclosure of certain information related to legally protected health care by custodians of public records, health information exchanges, and electronic health networks; requiring that the regulations adopted by the Maryland Health Care Commission regarding clinical information to be exchanged through the State-designated exchange restrict data of patients who have obtained legally protected health care; establishing the Protected Health Care Commission; etc.

Healthcare

Reproductive Services - Protected Info

SB0786

HB0812

Senator Hettleman

Health - Reproductive Health Services - Protected Information and Insurance Requirements

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 248

Governor

Passed Senate (31-12)

Regulating the disclosure of certain information related to legally protected health care by custodians of public records, health information exchanges, and electronic health networks; requiring that the regulations adopted by the Maryland Health Care Commission regarding clinical information to be exchanged through the State-designated health information exchange restrict data of patients who have obtained legally protected health care; establishing the Protected Health Care Commission; etc.

Healthcare

SNAP auto enrollment

HB0111

SB0026

Delegate Charkoudian

Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 283

Governor

Concurred (101-36)

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an Express Lane Eligibility Program by January 1, 2025, to enroll individuals, based on certain eligibility, in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program; and requiring the Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance to submit a final report to certain committees of the General Assembly by January 1, 2024, of its findings and recommendations, including recommended legislative and regulatory changes.

Healthcare

SNAP auto enrollment

SB0026

HB0111

Senator Augustine

Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 282

Governor

Passed Senate (45-0)

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an Express Lane Eligibility Program by January 1, 2025, to enroll individuals, based on certain eligibility, in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program; and requiring the Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance to submit a final report to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2024, of its findings and recommendations, including recommended legislative and regulatory changes.

Healthcare

Small employer enrollment period

HB0107

SB0059

Delegate Lewis, R.

Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - Small Employers - Special Enrollment Period and Marketing

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Health and Government Operations

Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to open a special enrollment period for individuals who become employed by a small employer that does not offer employer-sponsored health benefit plans and the individuals' dependents; altering the amount of funds required to be appropriated to the Maryland Health Benefit Fund in certain fiscal years; and requiring certain funds to be allocated for marketing and outreach to small employers and nonprofit employers and their employees to facilitate enrollment in health insurance coverage.

Healthcare

Small employer enrollment period

SB0059

HB0107

Senator Hester

Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - Small Employers - Special Enrollment Period and Marketing

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Finance

Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to open a special enrollment period for individuals who become employed by a small employer that does not offer employer-sponsored health benefit plans and the individuals' dependents; altering the amount of funds required to be appropriated to the Maryland Health Benefit Fund in certain fiscal years; and requiring certain funds to be allocated for marketing, outreach, and programs to small employers and nonprofit employers and their employees for a certain purpose.

Healthcare

Trans Health Equity

HB0283

SB0460

Delegate Kaiser

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act)

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 253

Governor

Concurred (97-39)

Requiring, beginning on January 1, 2024, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide gender-affirming treatment in a nondiscriminatory manner; requiring that the gender-affirming treatment be assessed according to nondiscriminatory criteria that are consistent with current clinical standards; prohibiting the issuance of an adverse benefit determination related to gender-affirming treatment unless a certain experienced health care provider has reviewed and confirmed the appropriateness of the determination; etc.

Healthcare

Trans Health Equity

SB0460

HB0283

Senator Washington, M.

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act)

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 252

Governor

Passed Senate (32-14)

Requiring, beginning on January 1, 2023, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide gender-affirming treatment in a nondiscriminatory manner; requiring that the gender-affirming treatment be assessed according to nondiscriminatory criteria that are consistent with current clinical standards; prohibiting the issuance of an adverse benefit determination related to gender-affirming treatment unless a certain experienced health care provider has reviewed and confirmed the appropriateness of the determination; etc.

Healthcare

Young Adult Health Subsidies-Sunset Repeal

HB0814

SB0601

Delegate Kerr

Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Sunset Extension

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 257

Governor

Concurred (100-38)

Extending the termination date of certain provisions of law that establish and govern the funding for the State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program; and requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, in consultation with the Maryland Insurance Administration, to conduct a study on available federal and State subsidies and report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024.

Healthcare

Young Adult Health Subsidies-Sunset Repeal

SB0601

HB0814

Senator Feldman

Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Sunset Extension

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 256

Governor

Passed Senate (33-12)

Extending the termination date of certain provisions of law that establish and govern the funding for the State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program; and requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, in consultation with the Maryland Insurance Administration, to conduct a study on available federal and State subsidies and report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024.

Immigration

Access to Care Act

HB0588

SB0365

Delegate Cullison

Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act)

No action by Senate committee

Finance

Passed House (100-38)

Altering the purpose of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Fund to include the provision of funding for the establishment and operation of the Qualified Resident Enrollment Program; authorizing the use of federal pass-through funds for certain programs as approved under a certain waiver; requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to establish and implement the Program to allow qualified residents to obtain coverage and to facilitate the enrollment of qualified residents in qualified plans; etc.

Immigration

Access to Care Act

SB0365

HB0588

Senator Lam

Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act)

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Finance

Altering the purpose of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Fund to include the provision of funding for the establishment and operation of the Qualified Resident Enrollment Program; requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to establish and implement the Program to allow qualified residents to obtain coverage, facilitate the enrollment of qualified residents in qualified health plans, and, based on the availability of funds, provide premium assistance and cost-sharing reductions to qualified residents; etc.

Immigration

Access to health care-study

HB0363

SB0806

Delegate Cullison

Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and Maryland Department of Health - Health Care and Dental Care Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants - Report

Not assigned to standing committee

Rules

Passed House (100-39)

Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and the Maryland Department of Health to develop a report comparing options for offering affordable health care and dental care coverage to State residents who are ineligible for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, the Maryland Children's Health Program, qualified health plans, or stand-alone dental plans due to the individuals' immigration status; and requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to report its findings and recommendations by October 31, 2023.

Immigration

Access to health care-study

SB0806

HB0363

Senator Kelly

Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and Maryland Department of Health - Health Care and Dental Care Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants - Report

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 384

Governor

Passed Senate (32-14)

Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and the Maryland Department of Health to develop a report comparing options for offering affordable health care and dental care coverage to State residents who are ineligible for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, the Maryland Children's Health Program, qualified health plans, or stand-alone dental plans due to the individuals' immigration status; and requiring the Exchange and the Department to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by October 31, 2023.

Immigration

Probation Not Deportation

HB0193

SB0211

Delegate Moon

Probation Before Judgment - Probation Agreements

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 710

Governor

Passed House (102-32)

Authorizing a court to stay the entering of a conviction, defer further proceedings, and place a certain defendant on probation subject to reasonable conditions if the court finds facts justifying a finding of guilt; authorizing the State and a certain defendant to enter into a probation agreement under certain circumstances; providing that the entry of a probation agreement under the Act shall be considered a probation before judgment for all other purposes under State law; etc.

Immigration

Probation Not Deportation

SB0211

HB0193

Senator West

Probation Before Judgment - Probation Agreements

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 711

Governor

Passed Senate (41-4)

Authorizing a court to stay the entering of a conviction, defer further proceedings, and place a certain defendant on probation subject to reasonable conditions if the court finds facts justifying a finding of guilt; authorizing the State and a certain defendant to enter into a probation agreement under certain circumstances; providing that the entry of a probation agreement under the Act shall be considered a probation before judgment for all other purposes under State law; etc.

MAID

End–of–Life Option Act

HB0933

SB0845

Delegate Pena-Melnyk

End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Health and Government Operations

Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense medication for aid in dying only to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc.

MAID

End–of–Life Option Act

SB0845

HB0933

Senator Waldstreicher

End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Judicial Proceedings

Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense medication for aid in dying only to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc.