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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 0822 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Employed Individuals With Disabilities
Favorable
HB 0842 | Environmental Justice – Investment in Infrastructure Construction Projects
Favorable
HB 1040 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Limited Behavioral Health Services
Favorable
HB 1051 | Maternal Health – Assessments, Referrals, and Reporting (Maryland Maternal Health Act of 2024)
Favorable
HB 0883 | Department of Information Technology – Evaluation of Emerging Technologies (Maryland Artificial Intelligence in Governmental Services Act)
Favorable
HB 0981 | Maryland Department of Disabilities – Individuals With Limited English Proficiency – Access to Public Services
Favorable
HB 1168 | Human Remains – Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act)
Unfavorable
HB 1271 | Information Technology – Artificial Intelligence – Policies and Procedures (Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024)
Favorable
SB 0642 | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
Favorable
SB 1028 | Human Remains – Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act)
Unfavorable
SB 1036 | Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services – Establishment
Favorable
SB 0360 | Nonpublic Student Textbook Program – R00A03.04 State Budget
Favorable
SB 0360 | BOOST Scholarship Program – R00A03.05 State Budget
Favorable
SB 0918 | Retail Choice Customer Education and Protection Fund – Purposes and Uses
Favorable
HB 1121 | Public Health – Opioids and Opioid Overdose Reversal Drugs – Information
Favorable
HB 1153 | Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)
Favorable
HB 1171 | Nonprescription Drugs and Devices – Provision by Registered Nurses and Sale of Contraceptives Through Automatic Devices
Unfavorable
SB 0482 | Governor’s Office for Children – Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024)
Favorable
SB 1084 | State Government – Commission for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing
Favorable
HB 0350 | Nonpublic Student Textbook Program – R00A03.04 State Budget
Favorable
HB 0350 | BOOST Scholarship Program – R00A03.05 State Budget
Favorable
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