Video & Transcript : 'Senate streaming session for Monday, January 29, 2024' :
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- Call the Senate to order. Call the Senate to order.
- Please rise for the invocation. >> All right, Senators, we are very pleased this evening to be joined
- With 41 members in the chamber and a quorum being present, the Senate of Maryland is again back in session
- With 43 members in the quorum being present, the Senate of Maryland remains in session.
- I move the Senate of Maryland stand adjourned until Tuesday, January 20th at 10 a.m. >> Without objection
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- Thank you for that, Senator.
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- Thank you for your time, Senator.
- I move the Senate of Maryland stand adjourned until Friday, January 30th, for a pro forma session at
Summary:
The Senate reconvened after a snow delay, heard an invocation from Reverend Scott Shelton, and conducted several floor introductions and recognitions, including birthday wishes for staff, a welcome for a temporary office staffer, recognition of the Center for Urban Families, and introduction of the week’s pages. The chamber then approved the prior journal and moved through bill and bond initiative readings, referring the listed measures to their standing committees or the capital budget subcommittee.
The first substantive action was adoption of a favorable committee report on Senate Bill 17, an emergency bill authorizing the Baltimore City Board of Licensed Commissioners to issue a related event promoters permit for the CIAA tournament. The floor leader said the bill had no amendments, no fiscal impact, and no opposition in committee. The Senate adopted the report without objection and ordered the bill printed for third reading.
The Senate then took up Senate Bill 1 from the Judicial Proceedings Committee, which would require the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to adopt a statewide policy on law enforcement face coverings, apply it to state, local, and federal officers in Maryland, and enforce violations through a civil citation and discipline. The committee report included two amendments: one technical and one making the policy statewide and preempting local policies. During extended debate, the bill’s sponsor argued that masks undermine transparency and trust and that the measure would create a uniform standard. A senator from Frederick County questioned whether the bill would effectively create a policy for federal agents without Maryland-specific training and raised concerns about enforcement, temporary detention, complaints, and possible conflicts with federal authority. The sponsor responded that officers would retain discretion, that the bill would be enforced through civil citations, and that similar civil enforcement mechanisms have been upheld in Maryland. No final vote on the amended report is shown in the transcript excerpt.
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- The clerk will read the journal from the previous day. >> Annapolis, Maryland, January the 16th, 2024
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- Senate Bill 496 authorizes Medicaid beginning January 1, 2027, to provide comprehensive coverage for
- Senate Bill 385 is on third reading for >> Senate Bill 385 is on third reading for final<00:57
- Senate Bill 387 is on third reading for >> Senate Bill 387 is on third reading for final<00:58
- Senate Bill 825 is on third reading for >> Senate Bill 825 is on third reading for final<01:00
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- Let's give them a warm Senate welcome. >> Thank you for being here. Thank you for being here.
- Senator moves the amendment for Baltimore County.
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- Senate Bill 626 is on third reading for final passage.
- Senate Bill 876, Senator Atar, Recovery Residence Certification Requirement, is on third reading for
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- </c><00:04:37.560><c> and</c> dollars for 129 new Senate projects and dollars for 129 new Senate projects
- Senate Bill 84 is on third reading for final passage. Any discussion?
- Senate Bill 618 is on third reading for final passage. Any discussion?
- is on third reading for Senate Bill 148 is on third reading for final<00:10:30.080><c> passage.
- Uh, Senate Bill 202 is on third reading for final passage, recognizing the Senator from Baltimore County