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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.
HB 0350 | Joseph A. Sellinger Formula for Aid to Non–Public Institutions of Higher Education – R62110.03
Unfavorable
HB 1296 | Electricity – Offshore Wind Projects – Alterations
Favorable
SB 0362 | Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 (Sellinger Formula Cut)
Unfavorable
SB 0475 | Center for Firearm Violence Prevention – Establishment
Favorable
SB 0623 | Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission
Favorable
SB 0912 | Courts – Immunity From Liability – Maryland Safe Haven Program
Favorable
SB 1105 | Income Tax – Individual Income Tax Credit Eligibility Awareness Campaign
Favorable
SB 1077 | Public Schools – Appropriations for School Safety Expenditures – School Security Employees
Favorable with amendment
HB 0352 | Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 (Sellinger Formula Cut)
Unfavorable
HB 0694 | Governor’s Office for Children – Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024)
Favorable
HB 0735 | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
Favorable
HB 0965 | Maryland Department of Health – Breast Cancer Program – Eligibility and Public Awareness Campaign
Favorable
SB 0620 | Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act
Favorable
SB 0637 | Higher Education – Undocumented Students – Out-of-State Tuition Exemption Eligibility
Favorable
SB 0720 | Correctional Services – Formerly Incarcerated Individuals and Individuals on Probation – Re-Entry Services
Favorable
SB 0741 | Public Senior Higher Education Institutions – Pregnant and Parenting Students – Policy Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Support Act)
Favorable
HB 0473 | Higher Education – Undocumented Students – Out-of-State Tuition Exemption Eligibility
Favorable
HB 0657 | Public Institutions of Higher Education – Pregnant and Parenting Students – Policy
Favorable
HB 0771 | Public Senior Higher Education Institutions – Pregnant and Parenting Students – Policy Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Support Act)
Favorable
HB 1114 | Real Property – Landlord and Tenant – Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over
Favorable
HB 1117 | Landlord and Tenant – Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects – Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act of 2024)
Favorable
HB 1336 | Public Schools – Appropriations for School Safety Expenditures – School Security Employees
Favorable with amendment
SB 0361 | Senator James E. “Ed” DeGrange Nonpublic Aging Schools Program – D25E03.02(D) Capital Budget
Favorable
SB 0817 | Public Safety – Missing Persons With Cognitive Impairment – Purple Alert Program
Favorable
HB 0118 | Correctional Services – Geriatric and Medical Parole
Favorable
HB 0185 | Correctional Services – Medical Parole – Life Imprisonment
Favorable
HB 0191 | Correctional Services – Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act)
Favorable
HB 0351 | Senator James E. “Ed” DeGrange Nonpublic Aging Schools Program – D25E03.02(D) Capital Budget
Favorable
HB 1426 | Education – Blueprint for Maryland’s Future – Alterations
Favorable with amendment
SB 0360 | Protecting Against Hate Crimes Grants for Placed of Worship – D21A01.02 State Budget
Favorable