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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.
HB1365 | Health Occupations and Insurance – Menopause – Provider Training and Coverage Requirements
Favorable
HB0818 | Higher Education – Foster Care Recipients and Homeless Youth – Tuition Exemption and Associated Benefits
Favorable
HB1559 | Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients – Placement
Favorable
SB0350 | Public Schools – Open Enrollment – Policies and Funding
Favorable
SB0891 | Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations – Perinatal Mental Health Conditions
Favorable
SB0329 | Education – Certification of Scholarship Granting Organizations (Opting in on Opportunity Act)
Information Only
HB0774 | Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies – Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)
Favorable
SB0502 | Language Acquisition Tracking Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children – Establishment
Favorable
SB0504 | Data Privacy – Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act)
Favorable
HB0921 | Juvenile Law – Confinement and Restrictive Housing – Limitations
Favorable with Amendment
HB0930 | Income Tax – Decoupling From Federal Changes – Education Expenses
Unfavorable
HB0980 | Family Law and State Government – Child Protection and the Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman (Kanaiyah’s Law)
Favorable
HB1058 | Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund – Establishment
Favorable
HB0455 | Education – Certification of Scholarship Granting Organizations (Opting in on Opportunity Act)
Information Only
HB1154 | Correctional Services – Restrictive Housing
Favorable
HB1348 | Human Trafficking – Reports to Regional Navigators and Prosecutions – Authorization
Favorable
HB0879 | Language Acquisition Tracking Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children – Establishment
Favorable
HB0892 | Business Regulation – Cemeteries – Actions for Sale, Transfer, or Alternate Use
Unfavorable
HB0893 | Business Regulation – Abandoned Cemeteries – Acquisition and Disposition
Unfavorable
SB0518 | Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program – Establishment
Favorable
SB0586 | Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program – Establishment
Favorable with Amendment
HB0925 | Sewage Sludge – Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances – Regulation
Favorable
HB0965 | Office of Health Care Quality Stakeholder Advisory Council – Establishment
Favorable with Amendment
SB0776 | Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children – Establishment
Favorable
HB0026 | Public Schools – Open Enrollment – Policies and Funding
Favorable
SB0908 | Correctional Services – Restrictive Housing
Favorable
SB0944 | Correctional Services – Reentry Readiness Program
Favorable
SB0599 | On-Farm Organics and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Grant Programs – Established
Favorable
SB0611 | Maryland Department of Health – Study on Maryland Medical Assistance Program Reimbursement of Hospice Room and Board Services
Favorable
SB0686 | PFAS Chemicals – Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements
Favorable