TEXT OF HB1189 Public Health – Vaccines Administered Under Emergency Use Authorization – Reporting of Adverse Events Requiring a health care provider to report to the national Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System an adverse event occurring after the administration of a vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine or booster, administered under […]

TEXT OF HB901  -Unemployment Insurance – Disqualification Exceptions – COVID-19 Vaccination Providing that the voluntary resignation of an employee is a valid circumstance for voluntarily leaving work if the employee resigned due to the employer requiring that the employee, as a condition of continued employment, be vaccinated against COVID-19 and […]

TEXT OF HB832 – Education – Maryland Homeschool Advisory Council – Establishment Establishing the Maryland Homeschool Advisory Council in the State Department of Education to gather information on the needs of homeschool parents and homeschool umbrella schools and advise the State Superintendent of Schools, the State Board of Education, the General […]

TEXT OF HB618 – Maryland Parental Rights Act Requiring that the State Board of Education and county boards of education allow a certain amount of time for certain testimony at public board meetings; prohibiting an employee of a school district from withholding certain information relating to a child’s health or […]

TEXT OF HB564 – Family Law – Child Custody and Visitation – Disease or Illness Prohibiting a disease or an illness of a party that has not required hospitalization from being considered by a court as a factor for denying the party child custody or visitation in a custody or […]

TEXT OF HB575 – Public Safety – Emergency Limitations (Consent of the Governed Act) Altering provisions relating to the Governor’s authority to declare and enforce a state of emergency; and providing for the burden of proof in a certain action authorizing a certain person to seek damages from a certain […]

TEXT OF HB701  – Public Safety – Governor’s Health Emergency Powers – Repeal Repealing the authorization and requirements for the Governor to issue, renew, and rescind a proclamation declaring the existence of a catastrophic health emergency and the Governor’s powers relating to the emergency declaration; and repealing the powers of […]

TEXT OF HB760 – States of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergencies – Renewals – Authorization by General Assembly or Legislative Policy Committee: Prohibiting the Governor from renewing a state of emergency or catastrophic health emergency for more than 30 days without approval from the General Assembly by joint resolution or if […]

TEXT OF SB357 -Adult Protective Services – Vulnerable Adults Registry – Investigations and Records of Abuse and Neglect and Workgroup Study Establishing certain requirements and procedures relating to the reporting, disclosure, investigation, and appeal of civil allegations and findings of abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults; authorizing the Social Services Administration […]

TEXT OF SB298 -Criminal Law – Threat Against Public Health Official or Hospital Staff Member Prohibiting a person from making or sending a threat to a public health official or hospital staff member with the intent to intimidate, interfere with, or impede a public health official or hospital staff member […]