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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 7, 2021 | MD | SB 71 | Requires Police to Wear Body Cameras | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 16) |
April 2, 2021 | MD | SB 71 | Requires Police to Wear Body Cameras | Bill Passed - House (92 - 38) |
April 5, 2013 | MD | SB 715 | Amends Driver's License Requirements for Undocumented Individuals | Bill Passed - House (82 - 55) |
March 25, 2013 | MD | SB 715 | Amends Driver's License Requirements for Undocumented Individuals | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18) |
April 10, 2023 | MD | SB 720 | Establishes State Horse Thoroughbred Racing Commission | Bill Passed - House (137 - 3) |
April 8, 2019 | MD | SB 737 | Amends Long Gun License Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 14) |
Feb. 8, 2013 | MD | SB 74 | Prohibits Operating a Vessel Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 8) |
April 8, 2015 | MD | SB 743 | Authorizes New Birth Certificates for Sex Changes | Bill Passed - House (91 - 49) |
March 24, 2015 | MD | SB 743 | Authorizes New Birth Certificates for Sex Changes | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16) |
Feb. 5, 2014 | MD | SB 75 | Prohibits the Sale of Alcoholic Products with Alcohol Content Above 95 Percent | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 10) |
March 24, 2010 | MD | SB 778 | Prohibits Public Schools from Sending Vocational Test Scores to Military Recruiters | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 23) |
April 10, 2010 | MD | SB 778 | Prohibits Public Schools from Sending Vocational Test Scores to Military Recruiters | Bill Passed - House (95 - 42) |
March 18, 2021 | MD | SB 780 | Specifies That Companies Must Provide Notice Prior to Employee Layoffs | Bill Passed - House (91 - 39) |
April 10, 2023 | MD | SB 781 | Expands Offshore Wind Energy Production | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 12) |
April 10, 2023 | MD | SB 781 | Expands Offshore Wind Energy Production | Bill Passed - House (101 - 38) |
April 13, 2009 | MD | SB 785 | Inheritance Tax Exemption for Domestic Partners | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 18) |
April 13, 2009 | MD | SB 785 | Inheritance Tax Exemption for Domestic Partners | Bill Passed - House (94 - 38) |
April 4, 2023 | MD | SB 786 | Requires Maryland Health Care Commission Ensure the Confidentiality of Data of Patients who have Obtained "Legally Protected Healthcare" | Bill Passed - House (99 - 39) |
March 20, 2023 | MD | SB 786 | Requires Maryland Health Care Commission Ensure the Confidentiality of Data of Patients who have Obtained "Legally Protected Healthcare" | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 12) |
April 12, 2010 | MD | SB 789 | Requires Shift Breaks for Certain Employees | Bill Passed - House (94 - 45) |
April 1, 2010 | MD | SB 789 | Requires Shift Breaks for Certain Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18) |
Jan. 12, 2006 | MD | SB 790 | Health Care for Large Companies | Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 17) |
Jan. 12, 2006 | MD | SB 790 | Health Care for Large Companies | Veto Override Passed - House (88 - 50) |
March 16, 2018 | MD | SB 790 | Repeals State Song | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 13) |
March 28, 2019 | MD | SB 793 | Establishes a University Police Department at Johns Hopkins University | Bill Passed - House (94 - 42) |
March 30, 2023 | MD | SB 798 | Establishes a Voter Referendum for 2024 Election that Enshrines Individual's Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom | Bill Passed - House (98 - 38) |
March 14, 2023 | MD | SB 798 | Establishes a Voter Referendum for 2024 Election that Enshrines Individual's Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15) |
April 11, 2022 | MD | SB 831 | Establishes a $500 Bonus for Public School Education Support Professionals | Bill Passed - House (105 - 31) |
April 5, 2023 | MD | SB 839 | Extends Timeframe Workers Can File a Workers Compensation Claim for a Hernia Suffered While Working | Bill Passed - House (127 - 9) |
April 1, 2009 | MD | SB 844 | Public Service Commission Regulation of New Electric Generation Facilities | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 19) |
April 7, 2023 | MD | SB 858 | Defines Requirements Around Safe Storage of Firearms | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 12) |
April 6, 2023 | MD | SB 858 | Defines Requirements Around Safe Storage of Firearms | Bill Passed - House (100 - 37) |
March 26, 2018 | MD | SB 859 | Establishes State Parental Leave | Bill Passed - House (96 - 41) |
April 7, 2023 | MD | SB 859 | Prohibits Requiring an Individual Give Testimony or Statements in Another State Regarding Their "Legally Protected Healthcare" | Bill Passed - House (98 - 38) |
March 17, 2023 | MD | SB 859 | Prohibits Requiring an Individual Give Testimony or Statements in Another State Regarding Their "Legally Protected Healthcare" | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 11) |
April 5, 2022 | MD | SB 861 | Increases Firearm Misdemeanors into Felonies | Conference Report Adopted - House (93 - 39) |
March 19, 2018 | MD | SB 877 | Authorizes Corporate Tax Incentives | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 12) |
April 10, 2023 | MD | SB 880 | Establishes the Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force | Bill Passed - House (135 - 5) |
March 28, 2022 | MD | SB 890 | Expands Protections for Abortion Care | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 14) |
March 27, 2012 | MD | SB 892 | Expands Gambling | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 11) |
April 5, 2008 | MD | SB 90 | 2008-2009 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (38 - 7) |
April 5, 2008 | MD | SB 90 | 2008-2009 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (109 - 31) |
March 20, 2008 | MD | SB 90 | 2008-2009 Budget | Bill Passed - House (105 - 34) |
March 14, 2008 | MD | SB 90 | 2008-2009 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 7) |
March 28, 2018 | MD | SB 900 | Amends Rules and Regulations to the Gaming Industry | Bill Passed - House (87 - 45) |
April 3, 2007 | MD | SB 91 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (99 - 39) |
March 26, 2007 | MD | SB 91 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
April 6, 2016 | MD | SB 921 | Increases Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 14) |
April 11, 2022 | MD | SB 926 | Expands State Apprenticeship Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 11) |
April 11, 2022 | MD | SB 926 | Expands State Apprenticeship Program | Bill Passed - House (94 - 36) |
April 8, 2024 | MD | SB 949 | Prohibits the Self-Administering Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits to be Used in Court | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 2) |
March 31, 2014 | MD | SB 973 | Establishes an Automated Assessment System for Pretrial Releases | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9) |
April 11, 2011 | MD | SB 994 | Increases Sales Tax on Alcoholic Beverages | Bill Passed - House (76 - 63) |
March 30, 2011 | MD | SB 994 | Increases Sales Tax on Alcoholic Beverages | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 19) |
Jan. 27, 2022 | MD | SJ 2 | Establishes New General Assembly District Boundaries | Bill Passed - House (95 - 42) |
Jan. 20, 2022 | MD | SJ 2 | Establishes New General Assembly District Boundaries | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 14) |
Feb. 10, 2017 | MD | SJ 5 | Authorizes State Attorney General to Sue Federal Government | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |