Governor Hogan, joined by House Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson, signed an additional 140 bipartisan bills into law May 16, including the state’s historic capital budget, as well as measures to cap the cost of insulin, expand the state’s commitment to fight dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, and permanently allow paramedics and EMTs to administer vaccines.
In his opening comments, the governor highlighted the following measures:
- This year’s historic $4 billion capital budget, which commits record funding to a number of key priorities—including school construction; the environment, parks and open spaces, and Chesapeake Bay restoration; affordable housing, homeownership assistance, and neighborhood revitalization programs; and local grants to counties and municipalities to improve infrastructure and services.
- The Insulin Cost Reduction Act, which caps copayments at $30 for a 30-day supply of insulin.
- The Dementia Services Act, to expand the state’s commitment to fight dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.
- Legislation codifying one of the state’s emergency COVID-19 measures to allow paramedics and EMTs to administer vaccines.
A Maryland Matters article highlights other bills signed into law.
- Senate Bill 134, which will require the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to create a training curriculum for law enforcement on state laws pertaining to cyberstalking;
- House Bill 166, which will establish a director of Dementia Services and Brain Health at the Maryland Department of Health;
- House Bill 157, which will establish a $100 fine for parking a non-electric car in a designated electric vehicle charging space;
- Senate Bill 636, which will require the Department of Health to create plans to reduce wait times for waiver programs related to services for autism, medical daycare and community-based services.
The full list of bills enacted is available here.
