Maryland Senator Michael Jackson [D]

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MDSB545PassLimiting, to at a minimum from 6 a.m. to midnight, the hours during which a certain person in possession of a vehicle that has been towed or removed from a parking lot is required to provide an opportunity for the vehicle owner or the owner's agent t...
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2023-05-28
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 803
MDSB217VetoRequiring the Maryland Transit Administration, in selecting a commuter bus service provider, to use the competitive sealed proposal method of procurement and to conduct the procurement in accordance with the provisions of Division II of the State Fin...
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2023-05-19
Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
MDSB115PassEstablishing that the jurisdiction of the juvenile court is concurrent with that of a federal court sitting in the State over certain proceedings involving violations of federal law by a child under certain circumstances.
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 726
MDSB191PassIncreasing from four to five the number of full-time assistant sheriffs provided to the Sheriff of Prince George's County; and providing that benefits other than salary increases for deputy sheriffs in Prince George's County will be negotiated the Fr...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 725
MDSB209PassEstablishing the Task Force to Study Crime Classification to study and make recommendations regarding a method for classifying crimes and civil offenses under State law and to identify and logically categorize all crimes and civil offenses that exist...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 712
MDSB280PassExempting certain family child care homes, large family child care homes, and child care centers that serve only dependent children of military personnel and are located on a military base or federal property or certified by a branch of the U.S. Depa...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 658
MDSB289PassAltering the name of the Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship to be the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship.
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 733
MDSB350PassProhibiting the State Department of Education from increasing the copayment levels, reducing the reimbursement rates, reducing the income eligibility requirements, or implementing an enrollment freeze for the Child Care Scholarship Program in effect ...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 731
MDSB32PassAltering the application requirements for a certain property tax exemption for a dwelling house owned by a disabled veteran or surviving spouse of a disabled veteran by adding a rating decision of the disabled veteran's disability from the U.S. Depar...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 673
MDSB741PassProviding that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for regulations issued by the Department of the Environment, no provision of the State building code or other law or regulation may prohibit or otherwise limit the use of a refrigeran...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 723
MDSB580PassEstablishing the Officer and Community Wellness Training Grant Fund to provide grants to local law enforcement agencies for Mental Health First Aid for Public Safety training and Critical Incident Stress Management peer support training; and requirin...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 752
MDSB831PassAltering the requirements for governance of libraries designated as regional resource centers; and establishing a governing board for each regional resource center.
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 677
MDSB148PassProviding for the stable funding and support of trauma-informed, high-quality program and services for victims of crime; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to help support certain programs providing servic...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 626
MDSB426PassAuthorizing the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland to make transfers of not more than $150,000,000 subject to certain conditions to establish quasi-endowment funds; and authorizing the Board to use investment income produced by qua...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 735
MDSB1PassProhibiting a person from knowingly wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm in certain locations; prohibiting a person from wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm onto certain property unless the owner or owner's agent has given certain pe...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 680
MDSB756PassExtending through fiscal year 2027 a requirement that the Comptroller distribute $14,000,000 of certain abandoned property funds to the Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund; and extending through fiscal year 2027 a requirement that the Governo...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 641
MDSB622PassRequiring certain Medicaid funding to be used to provide community services to individuals waiting for services through certain waiver programs; authorizing certain Medicaid funding to be used for expanding provider capacity in certain waiver program...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 635
MDSB354PassEstablishing a certain income tax checkoff for voluntary contributions to the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund; and requiring, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, the Comptroller to include a checkoff on individual income tax return form...
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2023-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 617
MDSB553PassIncreasing the amount of a certain subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain military retirement income received by individuals under the age of 55 years to $12,500 and individuals at least 55 years old to $20,000 during the ...
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2023-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 614
MDSB554PassEstablishing the Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program in the Military Department for the Department to award grants to reimburse certain members of the National Guard for the cost of premiums for certain health care and dental care plans; and requir...
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2023-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 612
MDSB327PassAltering the purpose of the Heritage Conservation Fund to include acquiring interests in land that can be used by the general public for hunting; establishing the Wildlife Conservation, Education, and Outreach Program to provide outreach and foster a...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 543
MDSB312PassRepealing the termination date of certain provisions of law requiring the Comptroller to distribute a certain amount of certain abandoned property funds to the Tax Clinics for Low-Income Marylanders Fund which provides grants to the University of Mar...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 495
MDSB452PassExpanding eligibility for the credit against the State income tax for certain film production activities to include documentaries and talk, reality, and game shows; increasing the percentage of total direct costs that qualify for the tax credit; incr...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434
MDSB61PassRepealing the definition of "public safety officer" for purposes of a certain credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on a dwelling owned by a public safety officer; repealing a certain limitation on the amount of the ...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 559
MDSB470PassEstablishing certain goals and programs related to land conservation; establishing the Local Land Trust Revolving Loan Program to provide loans to land trusts to purchase land for conservation purposes; authorizing the Maryland Environmental Trust to...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 546
MDSB549PassEstablishing the Build Our Future Grant Pilot Program in the Department of Commerce to provide funding for certain costs for infrastructure projects in eligible technology sectors; requiring certain grantees to provide matching funds and to demonstr...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 431
MDSB550PassEstablishing the Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund as an instrumentality of the State to develop opportunities for banking institutions and credit unions to better serve the needs of low- to moderate-income tracts; providing for certain asse...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 433
MDSB141PassAltering eligibility for and the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for a taxpayer who adopts a child during the taxable year.
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 550
MDSB282PassEstablishing the Maryland Forestry Education Fund to expand and enhance the Maryland Forestry Foundation's capacity to provide certain education and resources to forest landowners, the ability of district forestry boards and the knowledge of local go...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 480
MDSB167PassClarifying the calculation for certain funding for the Maryland State Arts Council for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter; repealing a certain requirement for certain funds distributed to the Maryland State Arts Council to be included i...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 548
MDSB273PassAltering the amount of a certain appropriation the Governor is required to make for the National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund; and repealing a provision of law requiring 100% of the National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund ...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 494
MDSB922PassIncreasing the mandated appropriation that the Governor is required to include for the Maryland Construction Education and Innovation Fund in the annual budget bill from $250,000 to $625,000 for fiscal years 2025 through 2029.
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 493
MDSB24PassRepealing a requirement that the Capital Debt Affordability Committee include certain debt that is secured by future federal aid within its review of State tax supported debt; altering the calculation of the maximum amount of debt secured by future f...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 455
MDSB650PassEstablishing the State Disaster Recovery Fund to provide disaster recovery assistance to units of local government for individuals and families and for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of public facilities, low-interest or no-i...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 549
MDSB139PassIncreasing the maximum number of years of eligibility service that certain members of the State Police Retirement System or Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System may have to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) from 30 to 3...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 400
MDSB232PassAuthorizing the State Board of Physicians to approve licensed athletic trainers to perform dry needling, a certain type of intramuscular manual therapy involving the insertion of one or more solid needles into the muscle and related tissues to effect...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 303
MDSB263PassEstablishing the Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee within the Maryland Higher Education Commission to study the policies and procedures adopted by institutions of higher education in the State regarding access to mental health care and the p...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 401
MDSB3PassRequiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2025 an appropriation of $12,000,000 to the 9-8-8 Trust Fund.
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 260
MDSB346PassEstablishing a licensing and regulatory system for sign language interpreters under the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters in the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; establishing the Sign Language Interpreters Fund to be used exclusively t...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 269
MDSB624PassAllowing an individual or a business entity to claim a credit against the State income tax for the first $500 of the purchase price of an automated external defibrillator purchased for use at a restaurant location in the State with annual gross incom...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 307
MDSB940PassRequiring the State Board of Pharmacy to adopt regulations necessary to ensure that individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled have appropriate access to prescription labels, bag tags, and medical guides; requiring the ...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 279
MDSB493PassEstablishing the Commission to Study Trauma Center Funding in Maryland to study the adequacy of trauma center funding across the State for operating, capital, and workforce costs; and requiring the Commission to report its finding and recommendations...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 342
MDSB274PassSpecifying that the definition of "earnable compensation" does not include certain payments; requiring the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to pay a nonvested former member's accumulated contributions to the nonvested for...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 191
MDSB368PassAuthorizing membership in the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System for certain emergency medical technicians under certain circumstances.
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 189
MDSB379PassRequiring a local board of elections to send, not later than 43 days before an election, a ballot to voters who have made a request and qualify to vote by absentee ballot; altering the procedures for the canvassing of and curing of errors on absentee...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 152
MDSB369PassMaking certain members of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System eligible to receive creditable service at retirement for unused sick leave accrued by the member in the State Employees' Retirement System or State Employees' Pension System; and ...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 198
MDSB205PassProviding certain funding for each county public library system for fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 159
MDSB466PassAltering the amortization periods to be used for certain unfunded liabilities or surpluses of the State Retirement and Pension System.
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 195
MDSB535PassProhibiting a person from discriminating in the sale or rental of, or otherwise making unavailable or denying, a dwelling to an individual with a disability who has, obtains, or retains a certain service dog; and defining "service dog" as a dog that ...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 212
MDSB514PassRequiring that a county or municipality that operates a minority business enterprise utilization program for county or municipal procurements and has a process for the certification of minority business enterprises shall accept as certified a person ...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 205
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