Category: General Assembly
Lawmakers debate the sentencing of youth as adults
Maryland lawmakers are once again debating whether to scale back the state’s practice of automatically placing teenage defendants in adult court if they are accused of serious crimes.
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Lawmakers consider ‘X’ for sex on Maryland birth certificates
The proposed Birth Certificate Modernization Act would streamline procedures for amending sex on birth certificates, licenses and IDs, and introducing a gender-neutral designation option. It would also strengthen protections, ensuring documents do not display amendment histories.
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State Roundup: Maryland spends millions to settle lawsuits every year; BPW OKs State Police settlement; Kids online safety law goes into effect
Maryland spends millions to settle lawsuits every year and officials ask why; BPW OKs State Police settlement over discriminatory practices; Kids online safety law goes into effect.
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State Roundup: Moore to sign juvenile justice legislation; BPW OKs hiring law firms for Key Bridge disputes; Congressional panel debates funding for bridge rebuild; more election insights
Gov. Moore to sign juvenile justice legislation today; BPW OKs hiring law firms for Key Bridge disputes; Congressional panel debates funding for bridge rebuild; Angela Alsobrooks on verge of making history while Larry Hogan gears up for a new type of statewide campaign.
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Reeling from bridge collapse, state lawmakers still got other business done
A tragedy in the Port of Baltimore threatened to overwhelm their best-laid plans at the end of this spring’s legislative session, but Maryland state lawmakers still managed to pass several key measures that look beyond the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and ahead to the future.
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Lawmakers cast key votes in final hours of session
Maryland lawmakers raced the clock toward their end-of-session deadline late Monday, approving a capital budget plan and an emergency aid package for Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the hours before midnight.
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Political predictions are foolhardy but demanded; Harry Dunn spends in 3rd CD; not heartbroken, angry
How many times can your heart be broken over the latest tragedy? Pick a tragedy – workers on Key Bridge, children, aid workers, journalists, pretty much everyone in Gaza, the victims of the latest mass shooting. Did you really think about the victims? To whom did you pray?
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Maryland emergency bill would provide financial support for port workers after Key Bridge collapse
Maryland legislators are advancing an emergency bill to provide financial assistance for workers whose jobs are affected by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Port of Baltimore. The PORT Act will also provide relief for small businesses to pay their workers in an effort to keep their companies afloat.
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State lawmakers scramble to respond to bridge collapse
The General Assembly is quickly approaching an end-of-session deadline but lawmakers are still scrambling to introduce legislation in response to this week’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
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Maryland considers proposed bill to legalize online gambling
Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that would legalize internet gaming in the state. Guests would no longer need to travel to casinos to play table games and use slot machines. Opponents say new legislation would pose significant risks to existing Maryland casinos.
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Opioid deaths spur push for kids to carry naloxone
A disparate and ambiguous set of district-level policies has created confusion on the role students may play in preventing opioid deaths among their peers. But a bill before the Maryland General Assembly aims to provide a clear and uniform set of standards. The measure, HB 1268, would explicitly authorize students across the state to possess and administer naloxone – also known by its brand name, Narcan – as adolescent opioid deaths surge and teens lobby for urgent solutions.
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Lawmakers may dash dreams of high-speed transit
Maryland lawmakers this session are debating their possible role in funding a high-speed rail project from Washington, D.C. to New York City, with some convinced the answer is clear: the state shouldn’t have any role at all.
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