Climate Change

Building Energy Performance Stds

HB0061

SB0081

Delegate Stewart

Charter Counties - Enforcement of Local Building Performance Laws (Building Energy Performance Standards Act of 2022)

Failed: no vote in committee

Environment and Transportation

Support

Testimony submitted

Authorizing charter counties to provide for the enforcement of local building energy performance laws by imposing civil fines not exceeding $10 per square foot of gross floor area.

Climate Change

Building Energy Performance Stds

SB0081

HB0061

Senator Feldman

Charter Counties - Enforcement of Local Building Performance Laws (Building Energy Performance Standards Act of 2022)

Passed Senate

Failed: no vote in committee

Environment and Transportation

Support

Testimony submitted

Authorizing charter counties to provide for the enforcement of local building energy performance laws by imposing civil fines not exceeding $10 per square foot of gross floor area; and providing that a civil fine may be imposed under the Act only if construction on the building was completed at least 3 years and 1 day before the date the civil fine would be imposed.

Climate Change

Building standards

HB0806

Delegate Stein

Building Standards and Emissions Reductions – High Performance, State, and Local Government Buildings, State Operations, and Eligible Projects

Failed: no vote in committee

Appropriations

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

Altering the definition of 'high performance building' to include certain schools and public safety buildings and require that the building meet certain building standards; requiring the Department of General Services to establish a maximum acceptable global warming potential for certain categories of eligible materials used in certain eligible projects; requiring a unit of State government to specify the eligible materials that will be used in an eligible project in the solicitation for an eligible project; etc.

Climate Change

Climate Solutions Now

SB0528

Senator Pinsky

Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022

Passed Senate & House

Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 38

Governor

Support

Contact Senator on Committee

Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by altering statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals, establishing of a net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal, developing certain energy efficiency and emissions reduction requirements for certain buildings, requiring electric companies to increase their annual incremental gross energy savings, establishing certain zero-emission vehicle requirements for the State fleet, and establishing an electric school bus pilot program; etc.

Climate Change

Commercial & residential buildings

HB0831

Delegate Stein

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Commercial and Residential Buildings

Failed: no vote in committee

Environment and Transportation

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

Requiring the Department of the Environment to establish building emissions standards for certain commercial and residential buildings; establishing the Building Energy Transition Implementation Task Force to study certain matters and develop a plan for funding the retrofit of certain buildings; and requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to update the Maryland Building Performance Standards.

Climate Change

Comprehensive Solutions

HB0708

Delegate Barve

Comprehensive Climate Solutions

Failed: no vote in committee

Economic Matters

Support

Signed onto testimony

Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions through the use of various measures, including the alteration of statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals, the establishment of a net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal, requiring gas companies and electric companies to provide certain programs and services, and requiring electric companies to increase their annual incremental gross energy savings through certain programs and services; etc.

Climate Change

Energy Distribution

HB0088

SB0525

Delegate Charkoudian

Electric Distribution System Planning and Required Labor Standards

Passed House

Failed: no vote in committee

Finance

Support

Testimony submitted

Establishing certain State policy goals with regard to the State's electric distribution system; requiring the Public Service Commission and the Maryland Energy Administration to provide assistance and support to electric companies for applying for and obtaining access to certain federal funds to meet the State's policy goals for the electric distribution system; requiring the Administration to identify certain funding sources; establishing labor standards for contractors and subcontractors participating in certain projects; etc.

Climate Change

Energy Distribution

SB0525

HB0088

Senator Feldman

Public Utilities - Energy Distribution Planning and Required Labor Standards

Failed: no vote in committee

Finance

Support

Testimony submitted

Establishing the Distribution System Planning Workgroup to study issues related to energy distribution planning and implementation; requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations on or before January 1, 2024, related to energy distribution planning and implementation; requiring the Commission and the Maryland Energy Administration to coordinate efforts with utilities to apply for certain federal funds; and establishing labor standards for contractors and subcontractors participating in certain projects.

Climate Change

Environmental Justice

HB0171

SB0135

Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo

Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act

Failed: no vote in committee

Economic Matters

Support

Testimony submitted

Requiring the State to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through various measures, including altering statewide greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements so that after 2040 statewide greenhouse gas emissions are net negative; requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt a plan for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by December 31, 2022; establishing a Climate Crisis Council to develop a plan to meet the reduction targets set out in the Act; establishing a greenhouse gas pollution fee on certain fuels; etc.

Climate Change

Environmental Justice

SB0135

HB0171

Senator Kramer

Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act

Failed: no vote in committee

Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Support

Testimony submitted

Requiring the State to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through various measures, including altering statewide greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements so that after 2040 statewide greenhouse gas emissions are net negative; requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt a plan for the reduction of statewide greenhouse gas emissions by December 31, 2022; establishing a Climate Crisis Council to develop a plan to meet the reduction targets set out in the Act; and establishing a greenhouse gas pollution fee on certain fuels.

Climate Change

Environmental Rights Amendment

HB0596

SB0783

Delegate Fisher, W.

Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights

Failed: no vote in committee

Environment and Transportation

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Maryland to establish that every person has the fundamental and inalienable right to a healthful and sustainable environment; and requiring the State to serve as the trustee of the State's natural resources, including the air, land, water, wildlife, and ecosystems of the State, and to conserve, protect, and enhance the State's natural resources for the benefit of every person, including present and future generations.

Climate Change

Environmental Rights Amendment

SB0783

HB0596

Senator Smith

Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights

Failed: no vote in committee

Judicial Proceedings

Support

Contact Senator on Committee

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Maryland to establish that every person has the fundamental and inalienable right to a healthful and sustainable environment; and requiring the State to serve as the trustee of the State's natural resources, including the air, land, water, wildlife, and ecosystems of the State, and to conserve, protect, and enhance the State's natural resources for the benefit of every person, including present and future generations.

Climate Change

Equity in Transportation

HB0141

SB0023

Delegate Ruth

Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses

Passed Senate & House

Returned Passed

Governor

Support

Signed onto testimony

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 Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the Maryland Transportation Administration, to conduct a transit equity analyses and consult with certain communities before announcing any reduction or cancellation of a capital expansion project in the construction program of the Consolidated Transportation Program; etc.

Climate Change

Equity in Transportation

SB0023

HB0141

Senator Carter

Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses

Passed Senate

Failed: not referred to standing committee

Rules and Executive Nominations

Support

Signed onto testimony

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, in collaboration with the Maryland Transportation Administration, to conduct certain analyses and consult with certain communities before announcing any reduction or cancellation of a certain project in the construction program of the Consolidated Transportation Program; etc.

Climate Change

Low Income Housing Energy Efficiency

HB0108

SB0524

Delegate Charkoudian

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

Passed Senate & House

Returned Passed

Governor

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

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 an annual incremental gross energy savings of at least 0.4% starting in 2023; requiring the Department to develop a plan to coordinate and leverage funding sources to support certain energy efficiency and other home upgrades and a plan to provide energy efficiency retrofits to all low-income households by 2030; etc.

Climate Change

Low Income Housing Energy Efficiency

SB0524

HB0108

Senator Feldman

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

Passed Senate & House

Returned Passed

Governor

Support

Contact Senator on Committee

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 an annual incremental gross energy savings of at least 0.4% starting in 2023; requiring the Department to develop a plan to coordinate and leverage funding sources to support certain energy efficiency and other home upgrades and a plan to provide energy efficiency retrofits to all low-income households by 2030; etc.

Climate Change

Producer & packaging

HB0307

SB0292

Delegate Lierman

Environment - Packaging Materials - Producer Responsibility

Failed: no vote in committee

Environment and Transportation

Support

Testimony submitted

Requiring the Department of Environment to conduct a statewide recycling needs assessment every 10 years; requiring, by April 1, 2024, producers of certain packaging materials to individually or as part of a producer responsibility organization submit a producer responsibility plan to the Department for approval; prohibiting, on or after October 1, 2024, a producer of certain packaging materials from selling or distributing the packaging materials unless the producer has an approved producer responsibility plan; etc.

Climate Change

Producer & packaging

SB0292

HB0307

Senator Augustine

Environment - Packaging Materials - Producer Responsibility

Failed: no vote in committee

Finance

Support

Testimony submitted

Requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a statewide recycling needs assessment every 10 years; requiring, by April 1, 2024, producers of certain packaging materials to individually or as part of a producer responsibility organization submit a producer responsibility plan to the Department for approval; prohibiting, on or after October 1, 2024, a producer of certain packaging materials from selling or distributing the packaging materials unless the producer has an approved producer responsibility plan; etc.

Climate Change

Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard

HB0011

Delegate Stewart

Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Tier 1 Renewable Source – Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2022)

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters; Withdrawn

Support

Signed onto testimony

Altering the definition of 'Tier 1 renewable source' for purposes of excluding energy derived from qualifying biomass, methane from the anaerobic decomposition of organic materials, certain fuel cells, poultry litter-to-energy, waste-to-energy, refuse-derived fuel, and thermal energy from a thermal biomass system from being eligible for inclusion in the renewable energy portfolio standard.

Climate Change

Resiliency Hubs

HB0031

SB0256

Delegate Charkoudian

Maryland Energy Administration – Resiliency Hub Grant Program and Fund

Passed Senate & House

Returned Passed

Governor

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

Establishing the Resiliency Hub Grant Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to develop resiliency hubs that serve low- and moderate-income households at no cost to the households; defining 'resiliency hub' as a location where solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage are designed to provide electricity during extended grid outages; requiring the Administration to establish certain procedures and criteria for the Program; requiring that certain fines and penalties be credited to a certain fund; etc.

Climate Change

Resiliency Hubs

SB0256

HB0031

Senator Beidle

Maryland Energy Administration – Resiliency Hub Grant Program and Fund

Passed Senate & House

Returned Passed

Governor

Support

Contact Senator on Committee

Establishing the Resiliency Hub Grant Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to develop resiliency hubs that serve low- and moderate-income households at no cost to the households; defining 'resiliency hub' as a location where solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage are designed to provide electricity during extended grid outages; requiring the Administration to establish certain procedures and criteria for the Program; requiring that certain fines and penalties be credited to a certain fund; etc.

Climate Change

State Vehicle Fleet

HB0094

Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo

State Vehicle Fleet - Conversion to Zero-Emission Passenger Cars and Other Light-Duty Vehicles

Passed House

Failed: no vote in committee

Budget and Taxation

Support

Contact Senator on Committee

Requiring the State to ensure that a certain minimum percent of passenger cars and other light-duty vehicles purchased for the State vehicle fleet in certain fiscal years are zero-emission vehicles, subject to the availability of funding; requiring the Department of General Services to ensure the development of charging infrastructure to support the operation of the zero-emission vehicles in the State vehicle fleet; and requiring a certain annual report to the General Assembly regarding the conversion to zero-emission vehicles.

Climate Change

Zero-emission buses

HB0010

SB0061

Delegate Korman

Maryland Transit Administration - Conversion to Zero-Emission Buses (Zero-Emission Bus Transition Act Revisions)

Passed Senate & House

Returned Passed

Governor

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to provide certain safety and workforce development training for its operations training workforce and its maintenance workforce; requiring the Administration's annual report on the implementation of the conversion of the State's transit bus fleet to zero-emission buses to include a plan that ensures certain employee protections and a certification that the Administration is adhering to the plan.

Climate Change

Zero-emission buses

SB0061

HB0010

Senator Zucker

Maryland Transit Administration - Conversion to Zero-Emission Buses (Zero-Emission Bus Transition Act Revisions)

Passed Senate & House

Returned Passed

Governor

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to provide certain safety and workforce development training for its operations training workforce and its maintenance workforce; requiring the Administration's annual report on the implementation of the conversion of the State's transit bus fleet to zero-emission buses to include a plan that ensures certain employee protections and a certification that the Administration is adhering to the plan; etc.

Climate Change

Zero-emission trucks

HB0829

SB0687

Delegate Love

Department of the Environment – Zero–Emission Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles – Regulations (Zero–Emission Truck Act of 2022)

Failed: no vote in committee

Environment and Transportation

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations on or before December 1, 2022, establishing requirements for the sale of new zero-emission medium and heavy duty vehicles in the State.

Climate Change

Zero-emission trucks

SB0687

HB0829

Senator Young

Department of the Environment – Zero–Emission Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles – Regulations (Zero–Emission Truck Act of 2022)

Failed: no vote in committee

Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations on or before December 1, 2022, establishing requirements for the sale of new zero-emission medium and heavy duty vehicles in the State.

Criminal Justice

Correctional Ombudsman

HB0604

SB0512

Delegate Davis

Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman

Failed: no vote in committee

Judiciary

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

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

SB0512

HB0604

Senator Hettleman

Office of the Attorney General – Correctional Ombudsman

Failed: no vote in committee

Judicial Proceedings

Support

Contact Senator on Committee

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

Juvenile Court Jurisdiction

HB0294

SB0165

Delegate Crutchfield

Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction

Failed: no vote in committee

Judiciary

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

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 Court Jurisdiction

SB0165

HB0294

Senator Carter

Juvenile Court – Jurisdiction

Failed: no vote in committee

Judicial Proceedings

Support

Contact Senator on Committee

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 Interrogations

HB0269

SB0053

Delegate Bartlett

Juvenile Law - Child Interrogation Protection Act

Passed House

Failed: not referred to standing committee

Rules

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

Requiring a law enforcement officer who takes a child into custody, interrogates a child, or charges a child with a criminal violation to provide reasonable notice to the child's parents, guardian, or custodian; requiring the notice to include the child's location, the reason for the custody action, and instructions on how to make in-person contact; prohibiting the interrogation of a child by a law enforcement officer until the child has consulted with a certain attorney and notice has been provided to certain individuals; etc.

Criminal Justice

Juvenile Interrogations

SB0053

HB0269

Senator Carter

Juvenile Law - Child Interrogation Protection Act

Passed Senate & House

Gubernatorial Veto Override (Legislative date: 4/8/2022) - Chapter 50

Support

Contact Senator on Committee

Requiring a law enforcement officer who takes a child into custody or charges a child with a criminal violation to provide actual notice to the child's parents, guardian, or custodian; requiring the notice to include the child's location, the reason for the custody action or charge, and instructions on how to make in-person contact; prohibiting the interrogation of a child by a law enforcement officer until the child has consulted with a certain attorney and a notice has been provided to the child's parents, guardian, or custodian; etc.

Criminal Justice

Juvenile Justice Reform

HB0459

Delegate Clippinger

Juvenile Justice Reform

Passed Senate & House

Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 42

Governor

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

Altering provisions of law relating to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the juvenile intake process, and the placement of a certain child in detention or community detention; altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the juvenile court in making a disposition on a certain petition; specifying the authority of the juvenile court to place a child on probation under certain circumstances; establishing the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices; etc.

Criminal Justice

Juvenile Justice Reform

SB0691

Senator Carter

Juvenile Justice Reform

Passed Senate & House

Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 41

Governor

Support

Contact Senator on Committee

Altering provisions of law relating to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the juvenile intake process, and the placement of a certain child in detention or community detention; altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the juvenile court in making a disposition on a certain petition; specifying the authority of the juvenile court to place a child on probation under certain circumstances; requiring a certain report from the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services; etc.

Criminal Justice

Rehab & Ed in Prisons

HB0025

Delegate Amprey

Rehabilitation and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act

Failed: no vote in committee

Judiciary

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to set certain goals for the number of inmates in rehabilitation programs and establish certain tracking systems; requiring the State Department of Education and the Department of Human Services to assist the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in establishing certain tracking systems; and requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to assist inmates in accessing federal Pell Grants.

Criminal Justice

Step-down programs

HB0067

SB0977

Delegate Lewis, J.

Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Direct Release

Passed Senate & House

Returned Passed

Governor

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

Prohibiting, to the extent possible, the Commissioner of Correction from prohibiting an inmate placed in restrictive housing from having access to a reentry specialist or case manager within 180 days before the direct release of the inmate from a correctional facility to the community.

Criminal Justice

Step-down programs

SB0977

HB0067

Senator Lee

Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Direct Release

Failed: not referred to standing committee

Senate Floor

Support

Contact Senator on Rules Committee

Prohibiting, to the extent possible, the Commissioner of Correction from prohibiting an inmate placed in restrictive housing from having access to a reentry specialist or case manager within 180 days before the direct release of the inmate from a correctional facility to the community.

Economic Justice

Time to Care

HB0008

SB0275

Delegate Valderrama

Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2022)

Failed: no vote in committee

Economic Matters

Support

Testimony submitted

Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide certain benefits to individuals who take leave from employment for certain purposes; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring, beginning January 1, 2023, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to contribute to the Fund in a certain manner; etc.

Economic Justice

Time to Care

SB0275

HB0008

Senator Hayes

Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2022)

Passed Senate & House

Gubernatorial Veto Override (Legislative date: 4/8/2022) - Chapter 48

Support

Testimony submitted

Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide benefits to individuals who take leave from employment for certain purposes; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund; requiring, beginning October 1, 2023, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to contribute to the Fund; requiring the Secretary to establish the total rate of contribution and the percentages of the total rate of contribution to be paid by certain employees and employers; etc.

Gun Violence

Safe Storage

HB0659

SB0676

Delegate Stein

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

Failed: no vote in committee

Judiciary

Support

Testimony submitted

Altering a certain provision relating to the storage of firearms and ammunition in a location that can be accessed by an unsupervised minor; 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 Storage

SB0676

HB0659

Senator Smith

Firearm Safety – Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn’s Law)

Failed: no vote in committee

Judicial Proceedings

Support

Testimony submitted

Altering a certain provision relating to the storage of firearms and ammunition in a location that can be accessed by an unsupervised minor; 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

Untraceable Firearms

HB0425

SB0387

Speaker

Public Safety - Untraceable Firearms

Passed Senate & House

Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 18

Governor

Support

Testimony submitted

Altering a certain definition of 'firearm' to include a certain unfinished frame or receiver; prohibiting a person from purchasing, receiving, selling, offering to sell, or transferring an unfinished frame or receiver; prohibiting a person from selling, offering to sell, or transferring a certain firearm; prohibiting a person from possessing a firearm on or after March 1, 2023, unless it is required by federal law to be, and has been, imprinted with a certain number in a certain manner; etc.

Gun Violence

Untraceable Firearms

SB0387

HB0425

President

Public Safety - Untraceable Firearms

Passed Senate & House

Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 19

Governor

Support

Testimony submitted

Altering a certain definition of 'firearm' to include a certain unfinished frame or receiver; prohibiting a person from purchasing, receiving, selling, offering to sell, or transferring an unfinished frame or receiver; prohibiting a person from selling, offering to sell, or transferring a certain firearm; prohibiting a person from possessing a firearm on or after March 1, 2023, unless it is required by federal law to be, and has been, imprinted with a certain number in a certain manner; etc.

Health Care

Abortion Access

HB0937

SB0890

Delegate Kelly

Abortion Care Access Act

Passed Senate & House

Gubernatorial Veto Override (Legislative date: 4/8/2022) - Chapter 56

Support

Contact Delegates

Establishing the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program in the Maryland Department of Health to ensure that there are a sufficient number of health professionals to provide abortion care; establishing the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program Fund; establishing certain requirements regarding abortion services, including provision and coverage requirements, for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $3,500,000 to the Program; etc.

Health Care

Abortion Access

SB0890

HB0937

Senator Kelley

Abortion Care Access Act

Passed Senate

Failed: no vote in committee

Health and Government Operations

Support

Contact Senator on Committee

Establishing the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program in the Maryland Department of Health to ensure that there are a sufficient number of health professionals to provide abortion care; establishing the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program Fund; establishing certain requirements regarding abortion services, including provision and coverage requirements, for certain entities and persons; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $3,500,000 to the Program; etc.

Health Care

Coverage for Abortion Services

HB0952

Delegate Kelly

Access to Abortion Care and Health Insurance Act

Failed: no vote in committee

Health and Government Operations

Support

Combined with HB 937

Establishing certain requirements regarding abortion care services, including provision and coverage requirements on the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations; requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to adopt regulations to provide a certain subsidy to cover the cost of insurance premiums for certain young adults; etc.

Health Care

Right to reproductive liberty

HB1171

Delegate Jones, A.

Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Liberty

Passed House

Failed: no vote in committee

Finance

Support

Contact Delegates

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish that every person, as a central component of the individual's rights to liberty and equality, has the fundamental right to reproductive liberty; 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; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State at the next general election to be held in November 2022.

Health Care

Small & Nonprofit subsidies

HB0709

SB0632

Delegate Lewis, R.

Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - Small Business and Nonprofit Health Insurance Subsidies Program - Workgroup

Passed House

Failed: not referred to standing committee

Rules

Support

Testimony submitted

Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to convene a workgroup to study the establishment of a Small Business and Nonprofit Health Insurance Subsidies Program to provide subsidies to small businesses and nonprofit employers for the purchase of health benefit plans; requiring the Exchange to report the workgroup's recommendations by October 1, 2022; and stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Governor include an appropriation in the annual budget bill, beginning in fiscal year 2024, to establish the Program.

Health Care

Small & Nonprofit subsidies

SB0632

HB0709

Senator Hester

Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - Small Business and Nonprofit Health Insurance Subsidies Program - Workgroup

Passed Senate & House

Returned Passed

Governor

Support

Testimony submitted

Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to convene a workgroup to study and make recommendations relating to the establishment of a Small Business and Nonprofit Health Insurance Subsidies Program to provide subsidies to small businesses and nonprofit employers and their employees for the purchase of health benefit plans; and requiring the workgroup to submit its report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by October 1, 2022.

Immigration

Access to Counsel

HB0114

SB0129

Delegate Williams

Access to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Program

Failed: no vote in committee

Judiciary

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

Establishing the Access to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Program administered by the Maryland Legal Services Corporation to provide access to legal representation for certain covered individuals detained in the United States in certain covered judicial or administrative immigration proceedings where an individual is subject to removal from the United States; and establishing the Access to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Special Fund to provide funding to implement access to legal representation in immigration proceedings.

Immigration

Access to Counsel

SB0129

HB0114

Senator Hettleman

Access to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Program

Failed: no vote in committee

Judicial Proceedings

Support

Contact Senator on Committee

Establishing the Access to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Program administered by the Maryland Legal Services Corporation to provide access to legal representation for certain covered individuals detained in the United States in certain covered judicial or administrative immigration proceedings where an individual is subject to removal from the United States; and establishing the Access to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Special Fund to provide funding to implement access to legal representation in immigration proceedings.

Immigration

Access to health care

HB1035

SB0728

Delegate Pena-Melnyk

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

Failed: no vote in committee

Health and Government Operations

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

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 State Subsidy Program; requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to establish and implement the Program to provide State premium assistance and cost-sharing reductions to qualified residents; and providing that the implementation of the Program is contingent on approval of a certain waiver application.

Immigration

Access to health care

SB0728

HB1035

Senator Lam

Health Insurance – Qualified Resident State Subsidy Program (Access to Care Act)

Failed: no vote in committee

Finance

Support

Contact Senator on Committee

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 State Subsidy Program; requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to establish and implement the Program to provide State premium assistance and cost-sharing reductions to qualified residents; and providing that the implementation of the Program is contingent on approval of a certain waiver application.

Immigration

Probation not Deportation

HB0559

SB0265

Delegate Fisher, W.

Probation Before Judgment - Probation Agreements - Probation Not Deportation

Passed House

Failed: final floor vote postponed; session adjourned

Senate Floor

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

Authorizing a court to stay the entering of judgment, 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 court 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 as a probation before judgment for all other purposes under State law; etc.

Immigration

Probation not Deportation

SB0265

HB0559

Senator Lee

Probation Before Judgment – Probation Agreements – Probation Not Deportation

Failed: final floor vote postponed; session adjourned

Senate Floor

Support

Contact Senator on Committee

Authorizing a court to stay the entering of judgment, 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 court and a certain defendant to enter into a probation agreement before the defendant enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or the court finds facts justifying a finding of guilt under certain circumstances; etc.

Immigration

Pre-natal & Postpartum care

HB1080

SB0778

Delegate Pena-Melnyk

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Children and Pregnant Women (Healthy Babies Equity Act)

Passed Senate & House

Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 28

Governor

Support

Contact Delegate on Committee

Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide comprehensive medical care and other health care services to noncitizen pregnant women who would qualify for the Program but for their immigration status and their children up to the age of 1 year.

Immigration

Pre-natal & Postpartum care

SB0778

HB1080

Senator Lam

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Children and Pregnant Women (Healthy Babies Equity Act)

Passed Senate

Failed: not referred to standing committee

Rules and Executive Nominations

Support

Contact Senator on Committee

Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide comprehensive medical care and other health care services to noncitizen pregnant women who would qualify for the Program but for their immigration status and their children up to the age of 1 year.