The Maryland General Assembly acted swiftly on Saturday to override several of the Governor’s vetoes before the end of session. The bills the General Assembly took action on are listed below. A previous post provides a list of the bills the Governor vetoed with veto letters, as well as a list of House and Senate bills will take effect without the Governor’s signature.
Bills overridden by the General Assembly.
ABORTION
HB 937 – Abortion Care Access Act ends a restriction that only physicians may perform abortions, allowing for nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistants with proper training to perform them. The bill also requires private insurance plans, except those with legal exemptions, to cover abortions without cost-sharing or deductibles.
PAID FAMILY LEAVE
SB 275 – Time to Care Act of 2022 allows Maryland workers to take up to 12 weeks of partially paid leave after the birth of a child, to care for a sick family member, or dealing with a military deployment.
JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM
SB 53 – Juvenile Law – Child Interrogation Protection Act prohibits a law enforcement officer from conducting custodial interrogation of a child, unless the child has consulted with an attorney.
FIREARM STORE SECURITY
HB 1012 – Public Safety – Licensed Firearms Dealers – Security Requirements requires firearm dealers to have certain security measures in place at stores including regulations on how firearms must be stored and requiring a burglary alarm system that is constantly monitored.
HEALTH OFFICERS REMOVAL
HB 609 – Local Health Officers – Removal – Process ensures that county health officers will be entitled to written notice about removal from their positions and provides them the opportunity to appeal their termination.
PREVAILING WAGE
SB 1 – State Finance and Procurement – Prevailing Wage – Stop Work Orders authorizes the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to issue a stop-work order for a work site where the official determines a contractor may have violated prevailing wage requirements.
SB 259 – Procurement – Prevailing Wage – Applicability applies the State’s prevailing wage requirements to a certain contract for the construction of a public work by expanding the definition of “construction” to include services provided under a mechanical systems service contract.
MARC TRAIN
HB 778 – Maryland Regional Rail Transformation Act requires the Maryland Transit Administration to make investments in programs to advance the Maryland Area Regional Commuter Cornerstone Plan and other MARC improvements.
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
HB 90 – State Personnel Management System – Office of the Public Defender – Placement and Collective Bargaining allows public defenders to participate in collective bargaining.
HB 580 – Maryland Transit Administration Police – Collective Bargaining – Supervisors and Sergeants allows Maryland Transit Administration Police sergeants and supervisors to participate in collective bargaining.
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