Last Updated on October 11, 2022
Legislation of Interest to Charlestown Residents
2022 Maryland General Assembly
Status Report Updated July 3, 2022
The Legislative/Political Committee of the Residents’ Council is non-partisan and does not take a position on any bill being heard before the Maryland General Assembly. Bills will be added for tracking, as selected by the Legislative/Political Committee.
The following bills were selected by the committee because of their interest to Charlestown residents.
The Legislative-Political Committee tracked bills coming before the Maryland legislature in the following subject areas:
Election Law Bills Tracked
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BILL NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | COMMITTEE |
HB 99 | Election Law – Absentee Ballots – Signature Requirements and Verification |
In original chamber, assigned to committee |
HB212 | Election Law – Signature Verification of Absentee Ballots and Absentee Ballot Applications and Ballot Canvassing |
In original chamber, assigned to committee |
HB619 | Election Law – Polling Places at Continuing Care Retirement Communities | Passed original chamber, assigned to committee in opposite chamber |
SB163 | Election Law – Ballots Processing & Reporting Procedures | Sen. Education, Health & Env. Passed and Sent to Governor – Vetoed by the Governor 5.27.22 |
SB413 | Voting Rights Act of 2022 – Counties and Municipalities | In original chamber, assigned to committee |
SB101/HB291 | Election Law: Contested Elections | In original chamber, assigned to committee |
Conservation – Enacted into Law
SB 528 | Climate Solutions Now Act | multiple committees Passed and sent to Governor. Law due to the override of the Governor’s veto |
SB 7/HB15 | Invasive & Native Plants – Classification, Listing, Sales & Use Tax |
Senate Budget & Tax and Ed., Health & Env. Affairs, House Ways & Means and Env. & Transportation Passed and sent to Governor. Became law without Governor’s signature. |
Other Conservation Bills Tracked
HB100/SB14 | Sustainable MD Program Fund – Establishment | Passed original chamber, assigned to committee |
HB11 | Reclaim Renewal Energy Act of 2022 | Passed original chamber, assigned to committee |
HB43 | Dept. of General Services Sustainable Buildings Act of 2022 | Passed original chamber, assigned to committee |
HB10/SB61 | MTA Conversion to Zero-Emissions Buses | Passed original chamber, assigned to committee |
HB365 | Green School Construction Act of 2022 | Passed original chamber, assigned to committee |
SB273/HB275 | PFAS Chemicals – Prohibitions and Requirements 3 (George “Walter” Taylor Act) | Passed original chamber, assigned to committee |
HB387/SB292 | Environment – Packaging Materials – Producer Responsibility | In original chamber, assigned to committee |
HB135 | Environment – Single-Use Plastics – Restrictions /td> | In original chamber, assigned to committee |
HB150/SB124 | Public Schools – Grant Program to Reduce and Compost School Waste | Passed original chamber, assigned to committee |
HB387/SB268 | Pesticide Regulation – Transfer to Department of the Environment | Passed original chamber, assigned to committee |
Health Care Bills Tracked and Passed. Enacted into law without the Governor’s signature.
SB27/HB166 | Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia – Council Coordination of Services (Dementia Services Act of 2022) | Senate Finance, House Health Care & Gov. Op. – Passed and Sent to Governor. Signed by the Governor and enacted into law |
SB531/HB636 | Md. Health Care Commission – Assisted Living Programs – Study | House Health & Gov. Operations Senate Finance – Passed and sent to Governor. Became law without Governor’s signature. |
Other Health Care Bills Tracked
SB58/HB62 | Income Tax Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long Term Care Relief Act of 2022) | Sen. Budget & Tax Sen. Ed., Health & Env. Affairs |
SB505/HB731 | Dept. of Aging – Dementia Care Coordinator & Dementia Care Navigators | Senate Finance, House Health & Gov. Operations |
Equity
HB 159 | Economic Justice and Racial Reconciliation Act | Passed original chamber, assigned to committee |