Maryland Del. Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk (D)

MD - Health and Government Operations (House)

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Member

MD - Insurance (House)

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Member

MD - Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, on

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Member

MD - Estates and Trusts (House)

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Member

MD - Government Operations and Long Term Care (House)

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Member

MD - Health Facilities and Occupations (House)

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Member

MD - Public Health and Minority Health Disparities (House)

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Chair

MD - Regional Revitalization Work Group (House)

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Member

MD - Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders

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Member

MD - Public Safety and Policing Workgroup

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Member

MD - Government Operations and Estates and Trusts (House)

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Member

MD - Health Facilities and Pharmaceuticals (House)

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Member

MD - Health Occupations and Long Term Care (House)

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Member

MD - HB1121 Health Care Facilities - Closures or Partial Closures of Hospitals - County Board of Health Approval

MD - HJ1 National Goal of Debt-Free Higher Education

MD - HB714 Nursing Homes - Health Care Quality Account - Adoption and Use of Electronic Health Records

MD - HB5 Department of General Services - Declaration and Disposal of Excess and Surplus Property - Government House Furnishings

MD - HB27 Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining

MD - HB86 Special Education - Translations of Individualized Education Programs or Individualized Family Service Plans - Native Language

MD - HB91 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - National Healthcare Decisions Day

MD - HB103 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Interest Paid on Student Loans

MD - HB114 Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Calculation and Eligibility

MD - HB115 Education - Robotics Grant Program - Establishment

MD - HB117 State Board of Pharmacy - Licensure Requirements for Pharmacists - Proof of Proficiency in English

MD - HB119 State Board of Physicians - Licensing Exemption - Physicians With Traveling Athletic and Sports Teams

MD - HB173 Commission on the Solemn Remembrance of the Victims of Lynching

MD - HB180 Public Health - HIV Testing During Pregnancy

MD - HB181 Motor Vehicles - Registration Cards - Digital or Electronic Images

MD - HB186 Department of Veterans Affairs - Charlotte Hall Veterans Home Fund - Establishment

MD - HB215 Maryland State Song - Revision

MD - HB217 Open Meetings Act - Requirements for Agendas

MD - HB228 Maryland Aviation Administration - Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - Management of Food Service and Retail Concessions

MD - HB230 Institutions of Higher Education - Reduction in Financial Aid - Notification

MD - HB232 Athletic Trainers - Evaluation and Treatment Protocols - Approval

MD - HB244 Assisted Living Programs - Closure or Change of Location or Ownership - Resident and Resident Representative Notification

MD - HB261 Juvenile Causes - Disposition on Delinquency Petition - Required Considerations

MD - HB264 Task Force to Investigate the Challenges of and Opportunities for Minorities in Business

MD - HB280 Birth Certificates - Homeless Individuals - Prohibition on Collection of Fee

MD - HB283 Institutions of Higher Education - Official Transcripts

MD - HB309 Prince George's County Regional Medical Center Act of 2016

MD - HB333 Commission to Study the Employment of Ethnic Minorities and Women Under Procurement Contracts at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

MD - HB343 Procurement - Equal Pay Certificates - Requirement

MD - HB350 Courts - Civil Action for Law Enforcement Officer Conduct - Nondisclosure Agreements

MD - HB353 Reorganization of State Procurement

MD - HB356 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits - Grant Application

MD - HB366 Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Blind Individuals

MD - HB378 Homeowners' Property Tax Credit Program - Eligibility Awareness Campaign

MD - HB399 Lyme Disease - Laboratory Test - Required Notice

MD - HB401 Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work - Revisions

MD - HB402 Public Information Act - Personnel and Investigatory Records - Formal Complaints Against Public Employees

MD - HB404 Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer End-of-Life Option Act

MD - HB405 Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Energy for Homeowners Association

MD - HB413 Maryland General Assembly - Pilot Program on Closed Captioning for Video Streaming

MD - HB429 Task Force to Combat Habitual Student Truancy

MD - HB431 Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program - Establishment

MD - HB435 Electric Companies - Vegetation Management - Local Law, Rule, Regulation, or Other Action

MD - HB437 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Modifications

MD - HB448 Circuit Court Judges - Selection, Qualifications, and Term of Office

MD - HB489 Termination of Maryland Health Insurance Plan, Transfer of Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program, and Funding for State Reinsurance Program

MD - HB493 Criminal Law - Extortion - Immigration Status

MD - HB495 Civil Action - Offense Against Vulnerable or Elderly Adult

MD - HB511 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Former Foster Care Adolescents - Dental Care

MD - HB548 Economic Competitiveness and Commerce - Maryland Design Excellence Commission

MD - HB551 Education - Children With Disabilities - Individualized Education Program Mediation

MD - HB563 Vehicle Laws - Obstruction Hanging From Rearview Mirror - Enforcement

MD - HB579 Mental Health - Wraparound Services for Children and Youth

MD - HB580 Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act

MD - HB583 Criminal Law - Cruelty to Animals - Implement of Dogfighting

MD - HB588 Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Continuing Care Agreements - Actuarial Studies

MD - HB592 Blue Ribbon Commission on Voting, Openness, Transparency, and Equality (VOTE) in Elections

MD - HB594 Humane Adoption of Companion Animals Used in Research Act of 2016

MD - HB595 Behavioral Health Community Providers - Keep the Door Open Act

MD - HB596 State Department of Education - Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program - Age of Eligibility

MD - HB599 Poultry Litter Management Act

MD - HB604 Public Health - Mobile Food Service Facilities - Licensing and Inspection by Counties

MD - HB610 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act - Reauthorization

MD - HB626 Education - Public School Holidays - Veterans' Day

MD - HB633 Education - Teacher and Principal Evaluations - Revisions to Requirements

MD - HB639 Health Insurance - Provider Claims - Payment by Credit Card or Electronic Funds Transfer Payment Method

MD - HB646 Family Law - Child Conceived Without Consent - Termination of Parental Rights (Rape Survivor Family Protection Act)

MD - HB681 Vehicle Laws - School Vehicles - Definition

MD - HB682 Behavioral Health Advisory Council - Clinical Crisis Walk-In Services and Mobile Crisis Teams - Strategic Plan

MD - HB684 Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative Program - Codified

MD - HB686 Department of Housing and Community Development - Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Fund - Establishment

MD - HB708 Education - Maryland Seal of Biliteracy Act - Establishment

MD - HB715 Early Identification of Autism Act

MD - HB718 Consumer Protection - Asset Recovery for Exploited Seniors Act

MD - HB719 Sales and Use Tax - Exemptions - Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts

MD - HB721 Prevailing Wage Rates Reform Act of 2016

MD - HB722 Capital Grant Program for Local School Systems With Significant Enrollment Growth or Relocatable Classrooms - Funding

MD - HB723 Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Distribution to Municipalities

MD - HB724 Public Health - Copies of Medical Records - Fees

MD - HB730 Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council - Membership and Extension of Termination Date

MD - HB736 Labor and Employment - Employment Rights for Local Government Employees - Establishment

MD - HB740 Task Force to Study Family and Medical Leave Insurance

MD - HB742 Environment - Water Service Shut Off Protection Act

MD - HB744 Senior Call-Check Service Program - Establishment

MD - HB749 Alcoholic Beverages - Sale of Powdered Alcohol - Prohibition

MD - HB750 Public Schools - Electronic Smoking Devices - Policy and Disciplinary Standards

MD - HB780 Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund

MD - HB783 Consumer Protection - Collection and Sale of Consumer Debt - Restrictions

MD - HB785 Public Safety - Motorcycle Profiling - Training

MD - HB792 Public Work Contracts - Payroll Reporting Requirements (The Transparency Act of 2016)

MD - HB795 Maryland Environmental Service - Collective Bargaining

MD - HB803 Life Insurance - Freedom to Travel Act

MD - HB823 General Provisions - Open Meetings Act - Annual Reporting Requirement, Web Site Postings, and Training

MD - HB848 Vehicle Laws - Causing Diesel Emissions to Discharge Onto Another - Prohibition

MD - HB851 Counties - Paid Sick Leave for Limited-Term Grant-Funded Employees - Requirement

MD - HB860 Prevailing Wage Law - Applicability to the University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, and St. Mary's College of Maryland

MD - HB862 Maryland Redeemable Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Act

MD - HB908 Hospitals - Substance Use Treatment Demonstration Program - Requirements

MD - HB921 Primary and Secondary Education - School Personnel - Training Requirement

MD - HB934 Teachers' Retirement and Pension System - Employer Contribution for Local Employees

MD - HB937 Public Service Commission - Commissioners - Selection and Term

MD - HB960 Guardians of Property and Custodians - Authority to Fund Certain Trusts and Accounts

MD - HB983 Public Schools - Food Recovery Programs - Authorization

MD - HB984 Open Meetings Act - Retention of Minutes and Recordings - Revision

MD - HB996 Education - Public School Holidays - Easter Monday

MD - HB998 State Board of Physicians - Physician Licensing Reciprocity

MD - HB1001 Criminal Procedure - Firearms - Transfer

MD - HB1003 Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work

MD - HB1005 Health Insurance - Contraceptive Equity Act

MD - HB1007 Freedom to Vote Act

MD - HB1015 Study of Student Loan Refinancing in Maryland

MD - HB1016 Public Safety and Policing Workgroup - Recommendations

MD - HB1034 Income Tax - Job Creation Tax Credit - Long-Term Unemployed Individuals

MD - HB1095 Education - Prekindergarten Programs - Notification of Eligibility by Local Departments of Social Services

MD - HB1106 Clean Energy Jobs - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Revisions

MD - HB1143 Income Tax Credit - New Dwellings - Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems

MD - HB1150 Health Insurance - Consumer Health Claim Filing Fairness Act

MD - HB1175 Fair Scheduling, Wages, and Benefits Act

MD - HB1178 Primary and Secondary Education - Immunizations of Children Entering School

MD - HB1179 Vehicle Laws - HOV Lanes - Plug-In Electric Drive and Hybrid Vehicles

MD - HB1181 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Determinations of Eligibility for Long-Term Care Services - Reports and Meetings

MD - HB1183 Family Law - Divorce - Restoration of Former Name

MD - HB1189 Hospitals - Community Benefit Report - Disclosure of Tax Exemptions

MD - HB1191 Task Force to Study an Online Program for Paraprofessionals Assisting Students With Autism

MD - HB1193 State Government - Administrative Procedure Act - Effective Date of Adopted Regulations

MD - HB1217 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Specialty Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services - Parity

MD - HB1220 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Health Program Integrity and Recovery Activities

MD - HB1229 Estates and Trusts - Elective Share of Surviving Spouse

MD - HB1247 Insurance - Self-Funded Student Health Plans

MD - HB1261 State Archivist - Process for Evaluating State Designations

MD - HB1269 Human Relations - Discrimination by a Place of Public Accommodation - Enforcement and Remedies

MD - HB1273 Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Human Trafficking Awareness Pilot Program

MD - HB1277 Hospitals - Designation of Lay Caregivers

MD - HB1282 Health Enterprise Zone Practitioners - Trauma-Informed Care - Training

MD - HB1287 Public Utilities - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources

MD - HB1293 Labor and Employment - Break Time for Expression of Breast Milk by Employees - Requirement

MD - HB1303 Freestanding Birthing Centers - Use of Ultrasound Imaging

MD - HB1318 Health Benefit Plans - Network Access Standards and Provider Network Directories

MD - HB1319 Commemorative Weeks - Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week

MD - HB1331 Environment - Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Blood Lead Level

MD - HB1336 Estates and Trusts - Notice Requirement - Method of Delivery

MD - HB1342 Drunk Driving Reduction Act of 2016 (Noah's Law)

MD - HB1350 Freestanding Medical Facilities - Certificate of Need, Rates, and Definition

MD - HB1365 Landlord and Tenant - Military Personnel - Limitation on Liability for Rent

MD - HB1372 Labor and Employment - Payment of Wages - Minimum Wage and Repeal of Tip Credit (Fight for Fifteen)

MD - HB1380 Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - YWCA Domestic Violence Safe House Shelter

MD - HB1381 Income Tax Preparers - Grant Program - Free Application for Federal Student Aid

MD - HB1385 Public Health - Advance Directives - Procedures, Information Sheet, and Use of Electronic Advance Directives

MD - HB1391 Large Family Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers - Green Product Cleaning Supplies - Regulations

MD - HB1396 Domestic Violence - Education and Definition of Abuse

MD - HB1400 Seed Community Development Anchor Institution Fund

MD - HB1402 Education - Public School Opportunities Enhancement Act

MD - HB1411 Health - Recovery Residences - Certification

MD - HB1422 Integrated Community Oncology Reporting Program

MD - HB1424 Regulation of Youth Sports - Ice Hockey Clubs - Noncontact League

MD - HB1431 Vehicle Laws - Prohibition Against Smoking in Vehicle Containing Young Child

MD - HB1462 Veterinarians, Pharmacies, and Pharmacists - Dispensing Compounded Preparations for Use by Nonfarm Animals

MD - HB1464 Program Open Space Trust Fund Act of 2016

MD - HB1479 Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Qualifying Patients and Caregivers - Immunity

MD - HB1480 Background Check Accountability Act of 2016

MD - HB1495 State Government - Administrative Procedure Act - Contested Cases - Judicial Review

MD - HB1496 Farmers' Rights Act

MD - HB1498 Maryland Healthy Vending Machine Act

MD - HB1504 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Distribution of Tobacco Products to Minors - Prohibition and Enforcement

MD - HB1508 Single Family Residential Real Property Disclosure and Disclaimer Statements - Disclosure of Home Improvements

MD - HB1537 Procurement - Priority of Purchasing Preferences - Individual With Disability Owned Business

MD - HB1542 Nursing Facilities - Quality Assessment - Modification

MD - HB1618 Cigarette Restitution Fund - Establishment of Behavioral Health Treatment Account and Funding for Substance Use Treatment Services

MD - HB1624 Transportation - Highways - Heroes Highway

MD - HJ2 Reinstatement of the Separation of Commercial and Investment Banking Functions