Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers [HB-303]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-303: Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
Consumer and Display Fireworks – Regulation and Tax [HB-1443]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Authorizing the sale and possession of certain consumer fireworks, subject to certain requirements and restrictions; altering certain provisions to establish that certain provisions authorizing the State Fire Marshal to issue a certain permit relating to fireworks apply only to certain display fireworks; establishing a certain sales and use tax rate for certain fireworks; and requiring the revenue from a certain tax to be distributed to certain funds.
HB-1443: Consumer and Display Fireworks – Regulation and Tax
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2024
Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024) [HB-1180]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting licensees that sell cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices at retail from displaying cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices for sale unless the products are located behind a counter; requiring certain licensed retailers to verify an individual's date of birth in a certain manner before selling cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices; altering the application fee for a county license to sell cigarettes or tobacco products at retail; etc.
HB-1180: Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Favorable With Amendments Report By Economic Matters on 04/08/2024
Election Law - Automatic Voter Registration - Alterations [HB-1088]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Healthcare ]
Altering automatic voter registration procedures at the Motor Vehicle Administration and the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange; establishing requirements regarding the transmission of automatic voter registration information by the Administration and the Exchange, the processing of the voter registration information by the State Board of Elections, and the sending of notices by the State Board and the Exchange; etc.
HB-1088: Election Law - Automatic Voter Registration - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
Election Law - Automatic Voter Registration - Alterations [SB-605]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Healthcare ]
Altering automatic voter registration procedures at the Motor Vehicle Administration and the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange; establishing requirements regarding the transmission of automatic voter registration information by the Administration and the Exchange, the processing of the voter registration information by the State Board of Elections, and the sending of notices by the State Board and the Exchange; etc.
SB-605: Election Law - Automatic Voter Registration - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs [HB-576]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish the program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation in assisted outpatient treatment proceedings; etc.
HB-576: Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 703 on 05/16/2024
Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs [SB-453]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program; requiring the Maryland Department of Health, on or before July 1, 2026, to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish a program; and requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation in assisted outpatient treatment proceedings.
SB-453: Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 704 on 05/16/2024
Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers [HB-273]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-273: Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 2/06 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/18/2024
Frederick County – Alcoholic Beverages – Service and Consumption [HB-918]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing in Frederick County the owner or operator of a certain unlicensed establishment to allow patrons who are at least 21 years old to bring alcoholic beverages onto the premises for personal consumption; establishing certain authorizations and requirements for owners or operators of certain unlicensed establishments if patrons are allowed to bring alcoholic beverages onto the premises for personal consumption; and altering and establishing penalties for certain alcoholic beverages violations in the county.
HB-918: Frederick County – Alcoholic Beverages – Service and Consumption
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Fair
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/28/2023
Alcoholic Beverages - Retail Delivery - Alterations and Third-Party Delivery Service Permit [HB-787]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing a delivery service permit that authorizes the holder to deliver alcoholic beverages from a retail license holder authorized to deliver alcoholic beverages to purchasers in the State under certain circumstances; authorizing retail license holders to deliver alcoholic beverages to purchasers in the State through a third-party contractor, an independent contractor, or an agent that holds a delivery service permit under certain circumstances; and establishing certain standards and requirements for the retail delivery of alcoholic beverages.
HB-787: Alcoholic Beverages - Retail Delivery - Alterations and Third-Party Delivery Service Permit
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Referred To Interim Study By Economic Matters on 03/17/2023
Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Service and Consumption [SB-687]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing in Frederick County the owner or operator of a certain unlicensed establishment to allow patrons who are at least 21 years old to bring alcoholic beverages onto the premises for personal consumption; establishing certain authorizations and requirements for owners or operators of certain unlicensed establishments if patrons are allowed to bring alcoholic beverages onto the premises for personal consumption; and altering and establishing penalties for certain alcoholic beverages violations in the county.
SB-687: Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Service and Consumption
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/20/2023
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program - Continuous Eligibility [SB-625]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, subject to certain conditions, to adopt 12-month continuous eligibility for children under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program; and requiring the Department, subject to certain conditions, to adopt 24-month continuous eligibility for both adults and children under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program under certain circumstances.
SB-625: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Maryland Children's Health Program - Continuous Eligibility
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
Alcoholic Beverages – Retail Delivery – Alterations and Third–Party Delivery Service Permit [SB-815]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing a delivery service permit that authorizes the holder to deliver alcoholic beverages from a retail license holder authorized to deliver alcoholic beverages to purchasers in the State under certain circumstances; authorizing retail license holders to deliver alcoholic beverages to purchasers in the State through a third-party contractor, an independent contractor, or an agent that holds a delivery service permit under certain circumstances; and establishing certain standards and requirements for the retail delivery of alcoholic beverages.
SB-815: Alcoholic Beverages – Retail Delivery – Alterations and Third–Party Delivery Service Permit
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2023
Consumer Protection - Scanning or Swiping Identification Cards and Driver's Licenses - Prohibition [SB-861]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Prohibiting a person from using a scanning device to scan or swipe an identification card or a driver's license of an individual to obtain personal information of the individual; prohibiting a person from taking certain actions regarding information collected by scanning or swiping an individual's identification card or driver's license under certain circumstances; providing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act and subject to certain penalties; etc.
SB-861: Consumer Protection - Scanning or Swiping Identification Cards and Driver's Licenses - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2023
Cannabis Reform [HB-556]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Health ]
Renaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission; establishing the Maryland Cannabis Administration as an independent unit of State government; establishing a regulatory and licensing system for adult-use cannabis; imposing a sales and use tax of 9% on the sale of cannabis; requiring the Administration, by July 1, 2023, to convert medical cannabis licenses to licenses to operate a medical and adult-use cannabis business; etc.
HB-556: Cannabis Reform
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 254 on 05/03/2023
Cannabis Reform [SB-516]
[Cannabis ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Renaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission; establishing the Maryland Cannabis Administration as an independent unit of State government; establishing a regulatory and licensing system for adult-use cannabis; imposing the sales and use tax on the sale of adult-use cannabis at 9%; requiring the Administration, on or before July 1 2023, to convert medical cannabis licenses to licenses to operate a medical and adult-use cannabis business; etc.
SB-516: Cannabis Reform
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 255 on 05/03/2023
Health - Donor-Conceived Individuals and Gamete Agencies, Gamete Banks, and Fertility Clinics [HB-482]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing data collection, maintenance, and disclosure requirements for gamete agencies, gamete banks, and fertility clinics; requiring a gamete donor to consent to the disclosure of the gamete donor's identity to an individual who is at least 18 years old and who was conceived with the donated gametes; establishing limitations on the number of families that can be established using a single donor; etc.
HB-482: Health - Donor-Conceived Individuals and Gamete Agencies, Gamete Banks, and Fertility Clinics
Sponsored by: Rep. Emily Shetty
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/13/2023
Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms [HB-135]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Specifying that manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing certain large quantities of certain controlled dangerous substances is a felony; authorizing a certain person serving a certain term of confinement for an offense relating to volume dealing in cocaine base or cannabis or a drug kingpin with regard to cocaine base or cannabis imposed on or before a certain date to file a certain motion to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; altering the penalties for certain crimes related to firearms; etc.
HB-135: Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Third Reading Passed (32-14) on 04/10/2023
Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023) [SB-1]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm in certain locations; prohibiting a person from wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm onto certain property unless the owner or owner's agent has given certain permission; altering certain provisions of law relating to the authority of the Secretary of State Police to limit the wearing, carrying, or transporting of a handgun at certain times and locations; etc.
SB-1: Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023)
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 680 on 05/16/2023