Stephen Buckingham
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
