Stephen Buckingham
March 14th- Updated Status of Bills
Status of Issues
Below is a snapshot of where our priority bills are for each issue as of March 14, 2020.
Climate Change
GGRA acceleration: Climate Solutions Act of 2020 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act
HB 1425/SB 926 – SB approved by EHEA, awaiting B&T action, no action on HB
Community Choice Energy: Electric Industry - Community Choice Energy
HB 561/SB 315 – HB moving through House; no action on SB
Electric Buses: Maryland Transit Administration - Conversion to Electric Buses (Electric Bus Transition Act)
HB 432/ SB 423 – HB moving through House; no action on SB
MTA Funding: Maryland Transit Administration - Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act)
HB 368/SB315 – HB moving through House; no action on SB
Transition from Fossil Fuels: Electric Generation - Transition From Fossil Fuels - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Account
HB 1545/SB 887 – No action in either committee
Coal subsidies: Coal - Tax Credits and Exemption - Repeal
HB 919/SB 902 – No action in either committee
RPS Sources: Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources
HB 438/SB 560 – No action in either committee
Black liquor: Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass
HB 98/SB 168 – No action on HB, Unfavorable report on SB [legislation done for year]
Criminal Justice
Citations: Criminal Procedure - Charging Procedures and Documents
HB 261/SB 333 – No action in either committee
Citation training: Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Citations in Lieu of Arrest
HB 479/SB 479 – No action in either committee
Diminution credits-Education: Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Education
HB 812/SB 922 – Both bills moving through House/Senate
Direct Release: Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Direct Release
HB 740/SB 999 – HB not referred to subject committee, no action on SB in committee
Parole Reform: Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment
HB 1219/SB 817 – HB moving through House; no action on SB in committee
Serious Mental Illness: Corrections - Restrictive Housing - Serious Mental Illness - Assessments (Restrictive Housing Reform Act)
HB 742/SB 1002 – SB not referred to subject committee, no action on HB in committee
Voting Rights upon release: Election Law - Individuals Released From Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration
HB 51/SB 91 – SB moving through Senate; no action on HB in committee
Women's Pre-Release Unit: Correctional Services - Prerelease Unit for Women - Facilities and Services (Gender-Responsive Prerelease Act)
HB 801/SB 684 – Both bills moving through House/Senate
Economic Justice
Time to Care: Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment
HB 839/SB 539 – No action in either committee
Education
HB 1300 - Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Implementation – Passed House and amended in Senate; will return to House to accept/reject amendments
Gun Violence
Long Guns: Public Safety - Rifles and Shotguns - Secondary Transactions
HB 4/SB 208 – Both bills moving through House/Senate; HB amended in Senate, returning to House to accept/reject amendments
Minors' Access: Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements
HB 636/SB 646 – SB moving through Senate; no action on HB in committee
Untraceable Firearms: Criminal Law - Untraceable Firearms
HB 910/SB SB 958 – No action in either committee
Health Care
Consumer protections: Health Insurance - Consumer Protections
HB 959/SB 872 – Both bills passing through House/Senate
Health Insurance Subsidies: Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - Establishment of a State-Based Health Insurance Subsidies Program
HB 196/SB 124 – Both bills passing through House/Senate
Rx Drug Affordability. Board Funding: Public Health - Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Fund
HB 1095/SB 669 – Both bills passing through House/Senate
Small Business Health Option: Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - Funding for Small Business Insurance Subsidies and Outreach
HB 930/SB 977 – No action in either committee
Immigration
Dignity Not Detention: Correctional Services - Immigration Detention - Prohibition (Dignity Not Detention Act)
HB 677/SB 850 - No action in either committee
Facial Recognition: Facial Recognition Privacy Protection Act
HB 1578/SB 476, SB 857 – No action in either committee
Law enforcement: Criminal Procedure - Civil Immigration Enforcement – Restrictions
HB 388 – No action in House committee
MVA records: Public Information Act – Motor Vehicle Administration – Warrant for Personal Information and Reporting
HB 892/SB 649 – SB moving through Senate; no action on HB in committee
Participation in enforcement (“Trust Act”): State and Local Government - Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement
HB 1612/SB 901 – HB not referred to subject committee, no action on SB in committee
Safe Spaces: Immigration Enforcement - Public Schools, Hospitals, and Courthouses - Policies - Sponsor on committee: Smith.
HB 403/SB 903 – HB moving through House; no action on SB in committee
Medical Aid in Dying
End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger 'Pip' Moyer Act)
SB 701/ HB 643 – No action in Senate committee; No hearing in House committee
All of these bills are listed in the table Current Status of Priority Legislation, along with descriptions (scroll right).