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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 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
SB 0389 | Criminal Procedure – Incarcerated Seniors – Motion to Reduce the Duration of a Sentence
Favorable
HB 0032 | Income Tax – Caregiver Tax Credit
Favorable
HB 0063 | Property Tax – Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans – Alterations
Favorable
HB0369 | Income Tax – Senior Credit – Alterations
Favorable
SB 0528 | Income Tax – Credit for Nonpublic School Student Bus Transportation Expenses
Favorable
HB 0377 | Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program – Funding – Alterations
Favorable
HB 0386 | Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program – Alterations (Maryland Meals for Achievement Flexibility Act of 2024)
Favorable
SB 0153 | Maryland Department of Transportation – Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response
Favorable
SB 0306 | Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program – Climate, Equity, and Administrative Provisions
Favorable
SB 0414 | Education – Maryland Council on Economic Education – Funding
Favorable
SB 0498 | Income Tax – Senior Tax Credit – Alterations
Favorable
HB 0007 | Housing Innovation Pilot Program and Housing Innovation Fund – Establishment (Housing Innovation Pilot Program Act of 2024)
Favorable
HB 0093 | Landlord and Tenant – Termination of Residential Lease – Limitation of Liability for Rent
Favorable
HB 0098 | Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing – Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program – Established
Favorable