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MDSB380VetoEstablishing the Police Recruitment and Retention Workgroup to study issues and factors potentially contributing to recruitment challenges and the decline in police officer retention statewide; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and r...
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2024-05-23
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
MDHB209PassEstablishing the Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission to develop recommendations relating to education and its impact on the criminal justice system; and requiring the Commission to submit an interim report of its findings and recommendations ...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 945
MDSB134PassEstablishing the Office of the Correctional Ombudsman; authorizing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board to make a recommendation for the distribution of money from the Performance Incentive Grant Fund to the Office for fiscal year 2025 only; requ...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 836
MDSB151PassEstablishing a Workgroup on Health and Wellness in Prince George's County to review and evaluate health and wellness practices, programs, services, and resources in Prince George's County and make recommendations regarding best practices in health an...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 978
MDSB59PassRequiring a hospital to take certain actions relating to the care of infants as soon as practicable before the hospital discharges an infant after the birth of the infant, including providing oral and written educational resources to the parent or le...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 879
MDSB167PassRequiring that a physician assistant have a collaboration agreement, rather than a delegation agreement, in order to practice as a physician assistant; altering the scope of practice of a physician assistant; altering the education required for licen...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 919
MDHB353PassDefining the term "Health and Human Services Referral System" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the System to mean a certain coordinated system for health and human service resources that is accessible to State residents, rather...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 840
MDHB358PassEstablishing a Workgroup on Health and Wellness in Prince George's County to review and evaluate health and wellness practices, programs, services, and resources in Prince George's County and make recommendations regarding best practices in health an...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 977
MDHB452PassRequiring the State Board of Individual Tax Preparers to publish on the Board's website a certain code of ethics and rules of professional conduct by January 1, 2026; requiring the Board to notify the Comptroller and the Field Enforcement Bureau of a...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 731
MDSB475PassEstablishing the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention in the Maryland Department of Health to reduce firearm violence, harm from firearm violence, and misuse of firearms in the State by partnering with federal, State, and local age...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 707
MDHB468PassEstablishing the Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland to study and make legislative, regulatory, programmatic, or other recommendations regarding certain best practices, standards, and guidelines; requiring the Commission to s...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 950
MDHB499PassRequiring each owner of a private dental office to designate a licensed dentist to be the supervising dentist for the private dental office; requiring a supervising dentist to complete the registration required by the State Board of Dental Examiners ...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 905
MDSB532PassEstablishing the Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland; requiring the Commission to study and make legislative, regulatory, programmatic, and other recommendations regarding certain best practices, standards, and guidelines; an...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 949
MDHB548PassEstablishing the Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances to study existing laws, scientific data, and practices related to the use of natural psychedelic substances; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations regarding a...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 792
MDHB583PassEstablishing the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention in the Maryland Department of Health to reduce firearm violence, harm from firearm violence, and misuse of firearms in the State by partnering with federal, State, and local age...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 706
MDSB623PassEstablishing the Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission to develop recommendations relating to education and its impact on the criminal justice system; and requiring the Commission to submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an interim re...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 946
MDSB675PassRequiring the State Board of Individual Tax Preparers, on or before January 1, 2026, to publish on the Board's website a certain code of ethics and certain rules of professional conduct; requiring the Board to notify the Field Enforcement Bureau of t...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 732
MDHB806PassRequiring that a physician assistant have a collaboration agreement, rather than a delegation agreement, in order to practice as a physician assistant; altering the scope of practice of a physician assistant; altering the education required for licen...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 920
MDHB814PassAltering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain provisions relating to the taking of a child into custody by a law enforcement officer; expanding certain prov...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 735
MDHB823PassEstablishing certain requirements relating to the installation of certain fire safety equipment in residential rental high-rise buildings and certain other property; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a ...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 744
MDSB791PassAltering and establishing requirements and prohibitions related to health insurance utilization review; altering requirements related to internal grievance procedures and adverse decision procedures; altering certain reporting requirements on health ...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 848
MDSB790PassRequiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide Maryland Medical Assistance Program services for individuals under the Employed Individuals with Disabilities Program in accordance with certain requirements; prohibiting the Department from limi...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 845
MDHB932PassAltering and establishing requirements and prohibitions related to health insurance utilization review; altering requirements related to internal grievance procedures and adverse decision procedures; altering certain reporting requirements on health ...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 847
MDHB934PassAltering the circumstances under which individuals without a license to practice medicine may perform X-ray duties; authorizing the State Board of Physicians to impose a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation on the physician's office and $...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 872
MDSB830PassAltering the circumstances under which individuals without a license to practice medicine may perform X-ray duties; authorizing the State Board of Physicians to impose for each violation of the Act a civil penalty of up to $5,000 on the physician's o...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 871
MDSB952PassEstablishing certain requirements for assisted living referrers, including requirements related to the maintenance of general liability insurance, criminal history records checks, and the provision of certain agreements and descriptions of services; ...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 839
MDSB938PassRequiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop, on or before December 1, 2026, a public education campaign on prostate, lung, and breast cancer prevention that targets communities disproportionately impacted by prostate, lung, and breast canc...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 812
MDSB943PassProhibiting a person from parking or standing certain vehicles in a dedicated bus lane; making statewide the authority of a local jurisdiction to use, in accordance with certain standards and procedures, a bus lane monitoring system to enforce the pr...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 751
MDSB975PassEstablishing the Reproductive Health Care Clinic Security Grant Program in the Maryland Department of Health to assist reproductive health care clinics in the State with costs associated with security improvements and safety operational expenses; pro...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 768
MDSB1009PassEstablishing the Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances to study and make recommendations related to the use of natural psychedelic substances; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendatio...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 793
MDSB1059PassEstablishing requirements on certain health departments and health care providers and facilities regarding maternal health, including requirements regarding prenatal risk assessment forms and postpartum infant and maternal referral forms; requiring t...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 798
MDSB999PassExempting an individual who practices as a certain nursing assistant for less than 4 months under federal regulations from the State's certification requirement; altering the designation of, and licensure requirements for, certified nursing assistant...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 819
MDSB1000PassRequiring a person, at least 60 days before closing on an acquisition of a nursing home, to submit a request for acquisition to the Maryland Health Care Commission and provide notice to residents, resident representatives, and employees of the nursin...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 816
MDSB1071PassRequiring hospitals to establish and maintain certain protocols and capacity related to the treatment of patients who are being treated for an opioid-related overdose or opioid-related emergency medical condition; requiring hospitals to make a referr...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 886
MDHB1051PassEstablishing requirements on local health departments and certain health care providers and facilities regarding maternal health, including requirements regarding prenatal risk assessment forms and postpartum infant and maternal referral forms; requi...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 799
MDHB1155PassRequiring hospitals to establish and maintain certain protocols and capacity related to the treatment of patients who are being treated for an opioid-related overdose or opioid-related emergency medical condition; requiring hospitals to make a referr...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 885
MDHB1125PassExempting an individual who practices as a certain nursing assistant for less than 4 months under federal regulations from the State's certification requirement; altering the designation of, and licensure requirements for, certified nursing assistant...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 818
MDHB1053PassAltering the qualifications for the executive director of the State Board of Nursing.
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 855
MDHB1143PassEstablishing the Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission to address factors throughout the health care system that contribute to increased emergency department wait times; authorizing the Commission to request data from certain e...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 844
MDHB1122PassRequiring a person, at least 60 days before the closing date of the acquisition of a nursing home, to submit a request for acquisition to the Maryland Health Care Commission and provide certain notice to residents, resident representatives, and emplo...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 817
MDHB1244PassRequiring the Maryland Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, and the Maryland Higher Education Commission to each have a certain staff member who performs certain duties related to defining, identifying, and compiling data regarding the wo...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 963
MDHB1293PassRequiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop and implement a 3-year public education campaign on prostate, lung, and breast cancer prevention that targets communities disproportionately impacted by prostate, lung, and breast cancer on or be...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 813
MDSB379PassExtending the Task Force to Study Crime Classification and renaming it to be the Task Force to Study Crime Reclassification and Penalties; requiring the Task Force to study the penalties for crimes and civil offenses under State law, the potential ne...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 935
MDHB177PassRequiring a hospital, as soon as practicable before discharging an infant after the birth of the infant, to provide oral and written resources to the parent or legal guardian; requiring a hospital, before discharging an infant, to ask the parent or l...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 880
MDSB332PassRequiring, on or before January 1, 2025, each hospital and urgent care center in the State to implement an evidence-based protocol for the early recognition and treatment of a patient with sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock that is based on gener...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 923
MDSB13PassAltering the use of the Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund to require that the Fund be used only for pediatric cancer research instead of only for pediatric cancer research, prevention, and treatment and to allow funds from the Fund to be used for admini...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 925
MDHB1402PassEstablishing the right of certain employees of the Office of the State's Attorney in Montgomery County to organize and collectively bargain in accordance with certain personnel law governing county employees; establishing that employees of the Office...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 968
MDHB51PassAltering the use of the Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund to require that the Fund be used only for pediatric cancer research instead of only for pediatric cancer research, prevention, and treatment and to allow funds from the Fund to be used for admini...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 924
MDSB652PassRequiring the Department of Juvenile Services to report to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices and the General Assembly, on or before December 1, 2024, and each December 1 thereafter, certain information regardin...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 736
MDSB258PassAltering the State's goals for reducing energy consumption in State buildings; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to update the High Performance Green Building Program to ensure that the Program aligns with certain greenhouse gas emissions...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 423
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