Maryland Delegate Shaneka Henson [D]

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MDHB1071PassAltering the maximum fines for smoking cannabis in a public place; prohibiting a law enforcement officer from initiating a stop or a search of a person, a motor vehicle, or a vessel based solely on certain factors; prohibiting, under certain circumst...
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2023-05-28
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 802
MDHB4PassRepealing a certain prohibition on prosecuting a person for rape or a certain sexual offense against a victim who was the person's legal spouse at the time of the alleged rape or sexual offense.
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 728
MDHB244PassRequiring a register of wills to accept certain documents filed electronically through a system established by the register of wills; and prohibiting a register of wills from refusing to accept a document based on the manner in which it was signed.
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 661
MDHB292PassExempting 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 are certified as a family child care p...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 659
MDHB372PassAltering 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 734
MDHB448PassRequiring the State Department of Education to adopt regulations to ensure that children with disabilities who need special education and related services that cannot be provided in a public county, regional, or State program be placed in an appropri...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 648
MDHB680PassIncreasing the total amount of credits against the State income tax that the Maryland Higher Education Commission may approve in a taxable year for certain individuals with certain student loan debt amounts; requiring the Commission to reserve a cert...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 738
MDHB1066PassEstablishing the Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention to develop strategies to prevent and respond to hate crime activity and evaluate State laws and policies relating to hate crimes; and requiring the Commission to report to the General ...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 773
MDHB1219PassAltering the qualifications for early childhood education teacher certification completed through an alternative teacher preparation program; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, ...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 627
MDHB480PassRequiring the Department of Veterans Affairs to bury the eligible spouse or dependent of a veteran in a State veterans' cemetery without charge.
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2023-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 615
MDHB554PassIncreasing 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 of age to $20,000 during t...
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2023-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 613
MDHB9PassRequiring that equity be considered when State transportation plans, reports, and goals are developed; altering the membership of the advisory committee on State transportation goals; requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to conduct tra...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 583
MDHB180PassAltering 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 551
MDHB470PassProhibiting the setting on fire or burning of oriented strand board for certain fire-fighting training; and establishing an administrative penalty not exceeding $500 for a first violation of the Act and a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 for a seco...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 580
MDHB548PassEstablishing the Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund as an instrumentality of the State for purposes of developing opportunities for banking institutions and credit unions to better serve the needs of low- to moderate-income tracts; providing ...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 432
MDHB552PassEstablishing 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 demonstra...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 430
MDHB551PassRequiring the Office of Statewide Broadband within the Department of Housing and Community Development to conduct a study as to how the State can incentivize broadband service providers to expand broadband infrastructure to communities that are unser...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 440
MDHB781PassEstablishing the Equitech Growth Fund in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to support the economic competitiveness and inclusive growth of emerging and advanced industries in the State through the creation of supporting infrastructure a...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 462
MDHB404PassAuthorizing counties and municipal corporations to alter a certain limitation on the combined gross income of a homeowner for purposes of a local supplement to the homeowners' property tax credit; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning a...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 530
MDHB584PassRepealing certain termination provisions for a tax credit against the State income tax for fresh farm and organic fresh farm food donations; altering the amounts of the tax credit from 50% to 100% of the value of an eligible food donation and from 75...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 454
MDHB897PassAltering the application requirements for the homeowners' tax credit to allow homeowners with certain types of income to file an application every 3 years, subject to a certain certification requirement; and applying the Act to all taxable years begi...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 529
MDHB370PassRequiring the Governor annually to proclaim March 9 as 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day in recognition of the service of the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion during World War II.
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 312
MDHB520PassEstablishing an art establishment beer and wine license in the City of Annapolis; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners to issue the license to sell or serve beer and wine for on-premises consumption to a nonprofit organization primarily eng...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 352
MDHB573PassEstablishing the Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee within the Maryland Higher Education Commission to study the provision of and access to mental health services in institutions of higher education; and requiring the Commission to report its...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 402
MDHB669PassAltering the qualifications for a real estate appraisal license and for a certificate for residential or general real estate appraisal to include completion of certain criteria in the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal program.
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 387
MDHB705PassEstablishing that every person, as a central component of an individual's rights to liberty and equality, has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom; and prohibiting the State from, directly or indirectly, denying, burdening, or abridging the ...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 245
MDHB800PassSpecifying that 25% of the net recovery by the debtor on a claim for workers' compensation is subject to execution on a judgment for a child support arrearage.
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 320
MDHB976PassEstablishing the Workgroup on Mold Standards and Remediation to study information on mold assessment and remediation to determine the best practices for identifying mold, preventing the development of mold within indoor environments, and remediating ...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 347
MDHB1074PassAllowing 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 306
MDHB309PassAuthorizing an applicant for State employment or a State employee to file a complaint alleging harassment by an employer within 2 years after the alleged violation that is the basis of the complaint; and increasing, from 30 days to 1 year, the period...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 236
MDHB328PassEstablishing invoicing and prompt payment requirements for certain State grants; requiring the State to make payment under certain grant agreements within 37 days of the payment becoming due under the agreement or after receiving a proper invoice; an...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 155
MDHB535PassRequiring 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 151
MDHB809PassAltering to July 1, 2025, the termination date for certain provisions of law governing the Minority Business Enterprise Program and its application to offshore wind projects and video lottery terminals; and altering the date by which certain reports,...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 137
MDHB1200PassEstablishing a minimum training course compensation of $50 and minimum daily compensation of $250 for election judges for each election day and each early voting day actually served; requiring the State Board of Elections to reimburse each local boar...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 157
MDHB550PassAltering the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Program by extending the duration of the Program through fiscal year 2026, repealing the rebates that may be issued to retail service station dealers, and increasing the limitation on the total amoun...
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2023-04-21
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 98
MDHB339PassExtending the time for the submission of the final report of the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission to December 1, 2025; and extending the termination date for the Commission to June 30, 2026.
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2023-04-11
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 11
MDHB547PassAltering the percentage of the federal earned income tax credit used for determining the amount that an individual may claim as a refund under the Maryland earned income tax credit under certain circumstances; repealing a certain limitation on the am...
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2023-04-11
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 4
MDHB1016Intro
25%
Limiting the liability of a tenant who terminates a residential lease early under certain circumstances.
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2023-04-10
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
MDHB332Engross
50%
Requiring the Department of General Services, in coordination with the Department of Information Technology, to negotiate certain contracts with third parties for the acquisition or maintenance of body-worn cameras, equipment, or technology for certa...
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2023-04-07
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB729Engross
50%
Establishing that a sheriff's sale of real property extinguishes subordinate liens on the land being sold providing that certain provision of the Act do not impair certain liens on land; and authorizing on or before June 30, 2023, the Judiciary to tr...
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2023-04-07
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB546Engross
50%
Establishing the Maryland Corps Program; requiring the Department of Service and Civic Innovation to administer and provide staff for the Program; requiring a Program participant to work at least 30 hours per week and partner with an on-site mentor w...
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2023-03-31
Third Reading Passed (39-7)
MDHB356Intro
25%
Requiring each public institution of higher education to adopt a policy related to pregnant and parenting students that is consistent with Title IX of the federal Higher Education Act; and requiring each public institution of higher education to post...
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2023-03-27
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB457Engross
50%
Providing that the exemption from the recordation tax for a purchase money mortgage or purchase money deed of trust applies only to the extent that the purchase money mortgage or purchase money deed of trust secures purchase money.
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2023-03-23
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
MDHB461Engross
50%
Requiring the State Board of Education and nonpublic schools that hold a certificate of approval from the State Board and participate in the Nonpublic Schools Textbook and Technology Grants Program to develop and implement a program of age-appropriat...
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2023-03-21
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB295Engross
50%
Requiring each public institution of higher education to adopt a policy that authorizes a student to withdraw for extenuating circumstances of illness, injury, hospitalization, or mental health and wellness; and requiring the policy to include provis...
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2023-03-16
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB425Engross
50%
Requiring the vendor to provide a purchaser under a land installment contract with the results of a title search for the property at or before the time the purchaser signs the contract; requiring the inclusion of certain notice, terms, and recitals i...
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2023-03-16
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB605Engross
50%
Establishing the Commission to Establish a Memorial to the Global War on Terror to study establishing a memorial dedicated to Marylanders who have fought in the Global War on Terror and their families; and requiring the Commission to submit a final r...
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2023-03-16
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB393Intro
25%
Requiring each department or independent unit of State government to include in certain forms questions regarding eligibility for veterans' benefits, provide information on veterans' benefits to certain individuals under certain circumstances, and an...
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2023-02-27
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB725Intro
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Increasing from 4% to 10% the percentage reimbursement rate increase that is required to be included in the Governor's proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 for providers of certain health care services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, t...
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2023-02-15
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDHB953Intro
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Authorizing a community-based organization, with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health, to establish an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program to provide a location for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide st...
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2023-02-15
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
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