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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.
SB 0639 | Property Tax Exemption – Disabled Veterans – Service Connected Disability
Favorable
SB 0676 | Tax Assistance for Low-Income Marylanders – Funding
Favorable
SB 0384 | Maryland Energy Administration – Carbon Capture Opportunity Program – Establishment
Favorable
HB 0087 | Criminal Law – Death Penalty
Unfavorable
HB 0367 | Community Colleges – Contraception – Access Requirements
Unfavorable
HB 0477 | Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies – Local Just Cause Termination Provisions
Favorable
SB 0124 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits – Coverage and Reimbursement
Favorable
HB 0148 | Department of Transportation – Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act)
Favorable
HB 0155 | Maryland Energy Administration – Carbon Capture Opportunity Program – Establishment
Favorable
HB 0400 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits – Coverage and Reimbursement
Favorable
HB 0445 | Minors Convicted as Adults – Sentencing – Transfer to Juvenile Court
Favorable
HB 0451 | Tax Assistance for Low-Income Marylanders – Funding
Favorable
HB 0490 | Income Tax – Subtraction Modification for Donations to Diaper Banks and Other Charitable Entities – Sunset Repeal
Favorable
HB 0537 | Income Tax – Credit for Nonpublic School Student Bus Transportation Expenses
Favorable
HB 0608 | Earned Income Tax Credit – Individuals Without Qualifying Children – Eligibility
Favorable
HB 0814 | Juvenile Law – Reform
Favorable with Amendment
SB 0098 | Department of Housing and Community Development – Food Desert Study
Favorable
SB 0213 | Human Services – Food Supplement Program (Summer SNAP for Children Act)
Favorable
SB 0443 | End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)
Unfavorable
HB 0233 | Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program – Climate, Equity, and Administrative Provisions
Favorable
SB 0071 | Correctional Services – Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act)
Favorable
SB 0128 | Correctional Services – Geriatric and Medical Parole
Favorable
SB 0132 | Correctional Services – Medical Parole – Life Imprisonment
Favorable
SB 0134 | Office of the Attorney General – Correctional Ombudsman Unit
Favorable
SB 0552 | Operating Budget – Funding – Scholarships for Nonpublic School Students
Favorable
HB 0195 | Public Safety – Missing Persons With Cognitive Impairment – Purple Alert Program
Favorable
HB 0414 | Education – Maryland Council on Economic Education – Funding
Favorable
HB 0488 | Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations – Training and Reentry Services – Funding
Favorable
HB 0666 | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – State Supplement
Favorable
SB 0056 | Food Waste and Solid Waste Reduction – Grants, Fund, and Surcharge
Favorable