LWVMD

Testimony is part of League's Action and Advocacy phase. After study, consensus, and adopting a position on an issue, LWV members prepare testimony based on the Fact Sheets from our completed studies. They then present the information to legislators at the National, State, and Local levels.

2021 Session of the General Assembly

Hearing Date	Bill Name	Committee	Position
1/19/2021	HB 265 General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office	W&M	Support
1/19/2021	HB 222 Value My Vote Act	W&W	Support
1/19/2021	HB 398 - Time Off for Employee Voting	W&M	Support
1/20/2021	SB 199 Maryland Transit Administration - Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act)	B&T	Support
1/20/2021	HB 133 State Finance and Procurement - Appropriation Reductions (Board of Public Works Budget Reduction Clarification Act)	APP	Support
1/21/2021	SB 178 - Public Information Act - Personnel Records - Investigations of Law Enforcement Officers (Anton's Law)	Judicial Proceedings Committee	Support
1/21/2021	HB0165 – Maryland Estate Tax – Unified Credit	W&M	Support
1/21/2021	HB0215 - Carried Interest – Additional Tax	W&M	Support
1/21/2021	HB0201 – Income Tax Rates – Capital Gains Income	W&M	Support with Amendments
1/24/2021	HB 75 – Election Law – Circuit Court Judges – Nonpartisan Elections	W&M	Support with Amendments
1/26/2021	HB 156 – Student and Military Voter Empowerment Act	W&M	Support
1/28/2021	SB 137 Maryland Transit Administration – Conversion to Zero-Emissions Buses (Zero-Emissions Bus Transition Act)	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support
1/28/2021	HB 229 Corporate Income Tax – Throwback Rule	W&M	Support
1/28/2021	HB 275 Individual Income Tax - Brackets and Rates - Alteration	W&M	Support
1/28/2021	HB 357 Income Tax - Pass-Through Entity - Additional Tax	W&M	Support
1/28/2021	SB 414 – Climate Solutions Now Act	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support
1/28/2021	HB 172 Combined Reporting and Subtraction Modification for Combined Groups of Corporations	W&M	Support
2/2/2021	SB 072 Open Meetings Act - Requirements for State Agencies and Local Boards of Elections (Maryland Transparency Act of 2021)	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support
2/2/2021	HB 424 Public Financing Act –Matching Fund Revisions (Maryland Fair Elections Act)	W&M	Support
2/2/2021	HB 496 Primary and Secondary Education – Mental Health Services – Expansion (Counselors Not Cops Act)	W&M	Support
2/3/2021	HB 114 Maryland Transit Administration - Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act)	APP	Support
2/3/2021	SB 511 – Corporate Fairness Act of 2021	B&T	Support
2/3/2021	SB 627 - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Repeal and Procedures for Discipline	Judicial Proceedings	Support
2/4/2021	SB 29—Election Law – Voting – Elections by Mail, Polling Places and Early Voting Centers	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support with Amendments
2/4/2021	HB 419 Economic Development - Advanced Clean Energy and Clean Energy Innovation Investments and Initiatives	Economic Matters	Support
2/4/2021	SB 283 – Student and Military Voter Empowerment Act	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support
2/4/2021	SB 158 – Election Law – Time Off for Employee Voting	Finance	Support
2/4/2021	HB 435 – Millionaire’s Tax	W&M	Support
2/4/2021	SB 224 Election Law – Correctional Facilities – Voter Registration and Voting	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support
2/5/2021	HB 655 Local Government – County Commissioner Elections – District Voting	W&M	Support
2/9/21	HB 485 Public-Private Partnerships – Process and Oversight	Environment and Transportation	Support
2/11/21	HB 344 Open Meetings Act - Requirements for State Agencies and Local Boards of Elections (Maryland Transparency Act of 2021)	Health and Government Operations	Support
2/11/21	HB 583 Climate Solutions Act Now	Environment and Transportation	Support
2/11/21	HB 183 Public Information Act – Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act)	House and Government Operations	Support
2/12/21	HB 334 Maryland Transit Administration – Conversion to Zero-Emissions Buses (Zero-Emissions Bus Transition Act)	Environment and Transportation	Support
2/12/21	HB 67 I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership – Partnership Agreement – Requirements (Maryland State Department of Transportation Promises Act of 2021)	Environment and Transportation	Support
2/12/21	HB 764 Education - Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Program - Established and Mandated Funding	W&M	Oppose
2/16/21	HB 955 – Election Law – Absentee Ballot Delivery and Marking	W&M	Support
2/17/21	SB 361 Public-Private Partnerships – Process and Oversight	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support
2/17/21	HB 759 - Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits	W&M	Support
2/17/21	HB 939 Education – Student Education Grant Program - Established	W&M	Oppose
2/18/21	SJ 07 United States Constitution - Amendments Convention - Democracy Amendment	Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Oppose
2/18/21	HB 33 - Climate Crisis Education Act of 2021	Economic Matters	Support
2/18/21	SB 632 Election Law – Contested Elections	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support
2/18/21	HB 0805 Enterprise Zone Program - Alterations	W&M	Support
2/22/21	HB 339 Legislative Districts – Standards	House Rules and Executive Nominations	Support
2/22/21	HB 410 Congressional Districts – Standards (Anti-Gerrymandering of Maryland’s Congressional Districts), as amended 28 Jan 2021	House Rules and Executive Nominations	Support
2/23/21	HB 1048 – Election Law – Permanent Absentee Ballot List	W&M	Support
2/23/21	SB 449 Public Information Act – Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act)	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support
2/23/21	HB 1047 – Mail-In Voting Enhancement Act	W&M	Support
2/24/21	SB 843 I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership – Partnership Agreement – Requirements (Maryland State Department of Transportation Promises Act of 2021)	B&T	Support
2/24/21	HB 75 – Election Law – Circuit Court Judges – Nonpartisan Elections	Judiciary	Support
2/24/21	HB 447 - Judges – Selection, Election, Tenure and Continuance in Office	Judiciary	Support with Amendments
2/24/21	HB 35 - Circuit Court Judges - Election	Judiciary	Support
2/24/21	SB 611 – Individual Income Tax – Rates and Rate Brackets - Alterations	Senate B&T	Support
3/3/21	SB 683 – Election Law – Permanent Absentee Ballot List	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support
3/3/21	HB 1089 Primary and Secondary Education – Expansion of Mental Health Services and Prohibition of School Resource Officers (Police–Free Schools Act)	W&M	Support
3/3/21	SB 831 – Election Reform Act of 2021	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support
3/9/21	HB 1350 Campaign Finance – Revisions	W&M	Support
3/9/21	HB 1352 Campaign Finance Reports – Business Contributors – Registration Status	W&M	Support
3/9/21	HB 1345 Mail-In-Voting- certification of assistance, design of materials, and ballot curing	W&M	Support
3/11/21	HB 1113 Primary and Secondary Education - Education Savings Account Program - Established	House Appropriations	Oppose
3/15/21	HB 1260 Congressional Districts – Standards (Anti-Gerrymandering of Maryland’s Congressional Districts)	House Rules and Executive Nominations	Support
3/15/21	SB 965 Education – Blueprint for Maryland’s Future - Revisions	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support with Amendments
3/15/21	SB 843 I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership – Partnership Agreement – Requirements (Maryland State Department of Transportation Promises Act of 2021)	B&T	Support
3/18/21	HB 655 Local Elections – County Commissioner and County Boards of Education – District Voting	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support with Amendments
3/23/21	SB 6 Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support
3/23/21	SB 283 – Student and Military Voter Empowerment Act	W&M	Support
3/25/21	SB 178 - Public Information Act - Personnel Records - Investigations of Law Enforcement Officers (Anton's Law)	Judicial Proceedings	Support
3/25/21	SB 626 Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Law Enforcement Officers - Use of Force, Reporting, and Whistleblower Protections	Judicial Proceedings	Support with Amendments
3/25/21	SB 627 - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Repeal and Procedures for Discipline	Judicial Proceedings	Support with Amendments
3/30/21	SB 683 – Election Law – Permanent Absentee Ballot List	W&M	Support
3/31/21	HB 991 Natural Resources – Forest Mitigation Banks – Qualified Preservation	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Oppose
4/1/21	HB 759 - Election Law - Risk-Limiting Audits Workgroup	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support
4/1/21	HB 1047 – Mail-In Voting Enhancement Act	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support
4/1/21	HB 1352 Campaign Finance Reports – Business Contributors – Registration Status	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Support

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2021 Session of the General Assembly

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