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Testimony
The Maryland General Assembly meets from January to April. Written testimony submitted by the Maryland Catholic Conference is posted here after a hearing.
SB0827 | Juvenile Law – Confinement and Restrictive Housing – Limitations
Favorable with Amendment
SB0899 | Education – High School Class Rankings and Guaranteed Admissions to Public Senior Institutions of Higher Education
Favorable with Amendment
HB0781 | Election Law – Polling Place Procedures – Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland)
Favorable
HB0837 | Task Force to Study Forced Infant Separation From Incarcerated Individuals
Favorable
SB0433 | Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative – Established
Favorable
SB0676 | Health Care Facilities – Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers – Perinatal Care Standards
Information Only
HB0709 | Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies – Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)
Favorable
HB0767 | Real Property – Landlord and Tenant – Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over (Tenant Possessions Recovery Act)
Favorable
HB0853 | Petition to Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)
Favorable
HB1090 | Food Supplement Benefits – Students – Eligibility
Favorable
SB0345 | Pesticides – PFAS Chemicals – Prohibitions
Favorable
SB0346 | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
Favorable
SB0651 | Landlord and Tenant – (Good Cause Eviction)
Favorable
SB0550 | Baltimore City – Property Tax – Authority to Establish a Subclass and Special Rate for Property No Longer Used for Nonprofit Purposes
Unfavorable
HB0232 | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
Favorable
HB0527 | Maryland Transit Administration – Purple Line – Free Ridership and Advertising
Favorable
HB0456 | Civil Actions – Child Nonsexual Abuse and Neglect – Damages and Statute of Limitations
Unfavorable
HB0522 | Department of Juvenile Services – Rehabilitation Services – Funding
Favorable with Amendment
HB0708 | Earned Income Tax Credit – Individuals Without Qualifying Children – Eligibility
Favorable
HB0801 | Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program – Establishment
Favorable
SB0116 | Data Center Impact Analysis and Report
Favorable
SB0316 | Abundant Affordable Clean Energy – Procurement and Development (AACE Act)
Favorable
SB0632 | Correctional Services – Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services – Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act)
Favorable
SB0648 | Correctional Services – Medical Parole – Life Imprisonment
Favorable
HB0495 | Education – Antidiscrimination Policies – Policy and Notice Requirements
Favorable with Amendment
SB0406 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Coverage for Orthoses (So Every Body Can Move Act)
Favorable
SB0411 | Health Insurance – Postpartum Depression Screening – Required Coverage and Authorized Cost Sharing
Favorable
SB0452 | Child Care Affordability Commission – Establishment
Favorable
SB0518 | Health Insurance – Screening for Ovarian Cancer – Required Coverage and Prohibited Cost Sharing
Favorable
SB0668 | Earned Income Tax Credit – Individuals Without Qualifying Children – Eligibility
Favorable