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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.
HB0358 | Sales and Use Tax – Elementary or Secondary School Book Fairs – Exemption
Favorable
HB0389 | Juveniles – Detention and Confinement – Limitations on Juvenile Contact With Incarcerated Adults
Favorable
HB0393 | Health Insurance – Scalp Cooling Systems – Required Coverage
Favorable
SB0302 | Criminal Law – Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug – Prohibition (Women’s Freedom From Coercion Act)
Favorable
HB0007 | State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists – Authority to Issue Limited Licenses to Practice Music Therapy
Favorable
HB0115 | Election Law – Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities – Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
Favorable
HB0158 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program
Favorable
HB0204 | Drinking Water – Regulation – Control and Prevention of Waterborne Disease
Favorable
HB0220 | Environment – Water – Individual Unit Meters
Favorable
HB0309 | Judicial Facilities – Stops, Detentions, and Arrests – Limitations
Favorable
SB0120 | Health Insurance – Required Benefits for Dental Preventive Care – Frequency Limitation Interval (Healthy Moms and Family Smiles Act)
Favorable
SB0272 | Health Insurance – Scalp Cooling Systems – Required Coverage
Favorable
SB0276 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)
Favorable
SB0296 | Juveniles – Detention and Confinement – Limitations on Juvenile Contact With Incarcerated Adults
Favorable
SB0323 | Juvenile Court – Jurisdiction (Youth Charging Reform Act)
Favorable
SB0356 | Income Tax Credit – Parent of a Stillborn Child
Favorable
SB0377 | Earned Income Tax Credit – Individuals Without Qualifying Children – Eligibility
Favorable
SB0169 | Hospitals – Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions – Procedures
Unfavorable
SB0240 | Office of Health Care Quality Stakeholder Advisory Council – Establishment
Favorable with amendment
SB0262 | Income Tax – Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers – Alteration
Favorable
HB0120 | Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers – Co-Location and Generation Contingency
Information Only
HB0184 | Criminal Law – Identity Fraud – Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations
Information Only
HB0226 | Department of Disabilities – Housing Programs and Affiliated Foundations – Establishment
Favorable
SB0088 | State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists – Authority to Issue Limited Licenses to Practice Music Therapy
Favorable
HB0139 | Sales and Use Tax – Tax-Free Day – Veterans’ Day
Favorable
HB0280 | Health Insurance – Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders – Codification of Federal Requirements
Favorable
SB0233 | Business Regulation – Cemeteries – Actions for Sale, Transfer, or Alternate Use
Unfavorable
SB0234 | Business Regulation – Abandoned Cemeteries – Acquisition and Disposition
Unfavorable
SB0022 | Department of Disabilities – Housing Programs and Affiliated Foundations – Establishment
Favorable
SB0061 | Division of Correction – Release Preparation Program
Favorable