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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson Favorable With Amendments Report By Economic Matters on 04/08/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Approved By The Governor - Chapter 703 on 05/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay Approved By The Governor - Chapter 704 on 05/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes Hearing 2/06 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/18/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Fair Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/28/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary Referred To Interim Study By Economic Matters on 03/17/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/20/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary Approved By The Governor - Chapter 254 on 05/03/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman Approved By The Governor - Chapter 255 on 05/03/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Manufacturing of Controlled Dangerous Substances - Cannabis Products and Concentrated Cannabis [HB-506] [Cannabis ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a person at least 21 years old to manufacture a personal use amount of cannabis products or concentrated cannabis for personal use or adult sharing at a private residence if the manufacturing process does not involve the use of a volatile solvent.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Emily Shetty Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/13/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon Third Reading Passed (32-14) on 04/10/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe Approved By The Governor - Chapter 680 on 05/16/2023

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