Upcoming Hearings - Week of March 7

Tuesday, March 8

House Appropriations Committee – 1:00 p.m.

HB 1013 - Public Safety - Safer Communities Fund and Task Force – Establishment

HB 1018 - Public Safety and Behavioral Health Improvement Act

HB 1324 - Transportation - Maryland Rail Authority - Establishment (Maryland Rail Investment Act of 2022)

House Judiciary Committee – 1:00 p.m.

HB 1058 - Justice and Public Health Prioritization Council

HB 1063 - Correctional Services - Crimes of Violence - Parole (Stopping Dangerous and Violent Criminals Act of 2022)

HB 1065 - Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Crime of Violence

HB 1120 - Correctional Services - Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals - Substance Abuse Assessment and Treatment

HB 1245 - Correctional Services - Inmates - Labor, Job Training, and Educational Courses

HB 1342 - Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation (Cannabis Legalization and Equity Act)

Senate Finance Committee – 1:00 p.m.

SB 778 - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Children and Pregnant Women (Healthy Babies Equity Act)

SB 781 - Public Safety and Behavioral Health Improvement Act

Wednesday, March 9

Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee – 1:00 p.m.

SB 437 - Agriculture - University of Maryland Extension - Urban Farmer Assistance

Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee – 1:00 p.m.

SB 704 - Conditions of Pretrial Release - Home Detention Monitoring - Alterations and Extension

SB 774 - Correctional Services – Medical Parole – Life Imprisonment

SB 776 - Correctional Services – Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act)

SB 783 - Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights

House Judiciary Committee – 1:00 p.m.

HB 463 - Civil Rights - Violation of Rights - Governmental Liability

HB 482 - Firearms – Right to Purchase, Own, Possess, and Carry – Medical Cannabis

HB 859 - Maryland Arms Protection Act

HB 871 - Handgun Permit – Preliminary Approval

HB 1131 - Courts - Falsely Summoning a Police Officer - Civil Liability

HB 1132 - Gun Theft Felony Act of 2022

HB 1174 - Public Safety - Permit to Carry, Wear, or Transport a Handgun - Qualifications

HB 1206 - Public Safety – Handgun Permit Requirement – Repeal (Maryland’s Constitutional Carry Act of 2022)

House Ways and Means Committee – 1:00 p.m.

HB 1145 - Education - Student Behavior - Parent Notice and Required Counseling (Parent Accountability Act)

House Health and Government Operations Committee – 1:30 p.m.

HB 1078 - Cannabis - Regulation – Revisions

HB 1352 - Health and Wellness Standards – Correctional Facilities

Thursday, March 10

House Appropriations Committee – 1:00 p.m.

HB 780 - Gun-Free Higher Education Zones

Senate Finance Committee – 1:00 p.m.

SB 721 - Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate – Acceleration

Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee – 1:00 p.m.

SB 762 - Criminal Procedure - Facial Recognition Technology - Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions

House Economic Matters Committee – 1:00 p.m.

HB 171 - Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act

HB 1366 - Zero–Emission Energy Resources and Carbon Capture, Use, and Sequestration – Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Study

Friday, March 11

House Health and Government Operations Committee – 1:00 p.m.

HB 50 - Public Health – Abortion, Artificial Insemination, and Sterilization – Requirement

HB 626 - Pregnant Person's Freedom Act of 2022

HB 735 - Public Health – Abortion

HB 1139 - Public Funds - Prohibition on Expenditures for Abortion (Abortion Subsidy Prohibition Act)

HB 1161 - Health - Abortion - Ultrasound and Waiting Period

HB 1167 - Public Health - Abortions - Coercion (Coercive Abuse Against Mothers Prevention Act)

HB 1230 - Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act of 2022

HB 1321 - Health - Abortions - Reporting Requirement

HB 1360 - Public Health - Abortion-Inducing Drugs

HB 1369 - Public Health - Abortions - Standards and Reporting

Key

Priority bills are in Bold and their issue color

Climate Change is Red

Immigration is Purple

Criminal Justice is Orange

Healthcare is Blue

Gun Violence is Green