Chris West
Bills aiding port workers and boosting the state’s struggling horse racing industry are among the last and most significant to pass on a Sine Day that was exceedingly busy — except during the solar eclipse.
Senate president has previously said he suspected the bill would receive a full Senate vote this year. Now he appears less sure.
The immigrant health bill passed the House last year but was bottled up in the Senate in the final days of the 2023 session.
Measures include requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to document even non-fatal shootings involving youth under its supervision.
Measures include extending probationary periods for youth, a commission to assess juvenile justice system.
Del. Bernice Mireku-North said a proposed excise tax could generate an estimated $13 million.
Legislative sessions are by their nature very unpredictable — and this one seems harder to game out than most. Which means any one of the 188 lawmakers are poised to make a difference.
Laurel Police Chief Russell Hamill said the state’s Child Interrogation Protection Act has created “unintended consequences.”
The plan is likely to result in legislation that will be debated in the 2024 General Assembly session and possibly beyond.
Maryland has a new chief performance officer. Asma Mirza, who most recently served as the deputy for implementation management for the White House Infrastructure…