Stephen Buckingham
Priority Bills are Moving Quickly!
With the Cross File deadline looming on March 16th, things are moving quickly. We are constantly updating our spreadsheet as well.
Today, the following bills were reported out of committee and will be on the House or Senate Floor as soon as tomorrow: Priority bills are in bold
HB 1078 Public Safety - Education - Firearm Funding (No Funding for Firearms Act)
HB 368 Maryland Transit Administration - Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act)
HB 561 Electric Industry - Community Choice Energy
HB 1300 Blueprint for Maryland's Future – Implementation (Senate Committee approved)
SB 872 Health Insurance - Consumer Protections
Also, the following bills have now passed second reading in the House and should get final approval as early as tomorrow:
HB 591 Public Safety - Lost or Stolen Regulated Firearm - Reporting
HB 812 Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Education
HB 979 Correctional Services - Inmate Cost-of-Living Report - Maryland Correctional Enterprises Diversity Report
HB 1629 Office of the Attorney General - Firearm Crime - Study
HB 196 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - Assessment Applicability and Report on State-Based Individual Market Health Insurance Subsidies
HB 488 Crimes - Mitigation - Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation
HB 577 Justice Reinvestment Act - Modifications
HB 801 Correctional Services - Prerelease Unit for Women - Facilities and Services (Gender-Responsive Prerelease Act)
HB 1100 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Meetings, Legal Advisor, Reports, and Technical Changes
SB 669 Public Health - Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Fund
The following bills were brought up on second reading today in the Senate and were laid over until tomorrow:
SB 684 Correctional Services - Prerelease Unit for Women - Facilities and Services (Gender-Responsive Prerelease Act)
SB 646 Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements
SB 649 Public Information Act - Motor Vehicle Administration - Warrant for Personal Information and Reporting