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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.
HB0759 | Criminal Procedure – Motion to Reduce Duration of Sentence – Repeal of Sentencing Date Limitation
Favorable
HB0885 | Criminal Law – Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug – Prohibition (Women’s Freedom From Coercion Act)
Favorable
HB0067 | State Government – State House Trust – Ten Commandments Monument Display Act
Favorable
HB0363 | Income Tax – Local Child Tax Credit – Authorization
Favorable
HB0409 | Juvenile Court – Jurisdiction (Youth Charging Reform Act)
Favorable
HB0445 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)
Favorable
HB0478 | Income Tax – Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers – Alteration
Favorable
HB0542 | Earned Income Tax Credit – Individuals Without Qualifying Children – Eligibility
Favorable
SB0462 | Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies – Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)
Favorable
HB0297 | Adult Education – High School Diploma Pathways – GED Option Pilot Program and MDiplomaWorks Pathway
Favorable
HB0331 | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
Favorable
HB0372 | Hospitals – Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions – Procedures
Unfavorable
HB0429 | On-Farm Organics and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Grant Programs – Established
Favorable
HB0438 | Adult Prison School Board Model Development Committee
Favorable
SB0073 | Election Law – Polling Place Procedures – Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland)
Favorable
SB0241 | Election Law – Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities – Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
Favorable
SB0403 | Sales and Use Tax – Elementary or Secondary School Book Fairs – Exemption
Favorable
SB0420 | Public Institutions of Higher Education – Pregnant and Parenting Students – Plan and Reporting
Favorable
HB0341 | Maryland Commission for Boys’ and Men’s Health – Establishment
Favorable
HB0645 | Criminal Law – Fraud – Assisted Reproductive Treatment
Information Only
SB0264 | Drinking Water – Regulation – Control and Prevention of Waterborne Disease
Favorable
SB0340 | Nursing Facilities – Medicaid Quality Assessment – Funding of Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Favorable
SB0342 | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
Favorable
HB0058 | Transportation – Paratransit Services – Interjurisdictional Routes
Favorable
HB0080 | Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases – Fee Disclosures
Favorable
HB0084 | Criminal Procedure – Sentencing – Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act)
Favorable
HB0108 | Division of Correction – Release Preparation Program
Favorable
HB0194 | Incarcerated Job Training Act
Favorable
HB0278 | Human Services – Department of Aging and Commission on Aging (The Longevity Ready Maryland Act)
Favorable
HB0313 | Landlord and Tenant – Residential Housing – Rental Applications and Tenant Screening
Favorable