Corrections - Segregated Housing - Limitations [HB-1144]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering a reporting requirement for correctional units relating to restrictive housing; requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; and establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of segregated housing.
Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax - Assessments - Appeals and Corrections [HB-1067]
[Taxes ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing a certain appeal process for persons who are subject to the digital advertising gross revenues tax and receive a notice of assessment from the Comptroller; authorizing the Comptroller or the Comptroller's designee to issue an order to correct an erroneous assessment of the digital advertising gross revenues tax, subject to certain conditions; and applying the Act to assessments of the digital advertising gross revenues tax made after June 30, 2024.
HB-1067: Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax - Assessments - Appeals and Corrections
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/07/2024
Prince George's County - Zoning and Land Use - Fairness in Zoning PG/MC 106-24 [HB-1104]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
Providing that, in Prince George's County, the planning board's authority over zoning and subdivision matters is not exclusive and may be subject to review by the district council under certain circumstances; authorizing the district council in Prince George's County to adopt and amend zoning law procedures for certain zoning decisions; prohibiting, in Prince George's County, the district council from amending the zoning laws or zoning classification of certain property in a certain manner; etc.
HB-1104: Prince George's County - Zoning and Land Use - Fairness in Zoning PG/MC 106-24
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/07/2024
Zoning – Board of Appeals Decisions or Zoning Actions – Judicial Review [SB-1045]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Applying to charter counties and the City of Baltimore certain provisions relating to a request for judicial review of certain decisions of a board of appeals or a zoning action; specifying when a person is aggrieved by a board of appeals decision or a zoning action of a legislative body for purposes of requesting judicial review by a circuit court; authorizing certain corporations, unincorporated associations, and other organizations to file a request for judicial review of a board of appeals decision or a zoning action; etc.
SB-1045: Zoning – Board of Appeals Decisions or Zoning Actions – Judicial Review
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn D. Gile
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
Workers' Compensation - Modification of Award - Extension [SB-919]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Extending, for 60 days, the period of time during which the Workers' Compensation Commission may modify an award related to a workers' compensation claim if an appeal is filed during the original 5-year period during which the Commission maintains authority to modify an appeal.
SB-919: Workers' Compensation - Modification of Award - Extension
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause [SB-1030]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a court to grant a petition for expungement of records relating to a certain conviction at any time on a showing of good cause; and specifying certain criteria for consideration of expungement for good cause.
SB-1030: Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
Corrections - Segregated Housing - Limitations [SB-1085]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering a reporting requirement for correctional units relating to restrictive housing; requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; and establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of segregated housing.
Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act) [SB-969]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring, in each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030, up to $100,000 from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be used to fund certain operations grants at a rate of $20,000 per project sponsor each fiscal year; establishing the Whole Watershed Restoration Partnership to accelerate restoration of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays and their watersheds; authorizing the use of the Waterway Improvement Fund for projects that involve the beneficial use of dredged material and for certain water quality monitoring; etc.
SB-969: Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 559 on 05/09/2024
You have voted SB-969: Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act).
Property Tax - Appeals - Definition of "Taxpayer" [SB-1027]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
Defining "taxpayer" for purposes of certain provisions of law concerning property tax appeals to mean a person with an ownership interest or a leasehold interest in a property that is subject to an appeal; and applying the Act retroactively to affect any petition for review of an assessment of property filed after December 1, 2022.
SB-1027: Property Tax - Appeals - Definition of "Taxpayer"
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Third Reading Passed (101-34) on 04/08/2024
Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act of 2024) [SB-946]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing that a landlord that offers a residential dwelling unit for rent is deemed to warrant the dwelling fit for human habitation; clarifying that certain mold hazards constitute dangerous conditions and defects for which a tenant may obtain relief; authorizing certain remedies for a tenant if a landlord breaches the warranty of habitability; providing that a court may order certain relief in civil actions relating to the breach of warranty of habitability, including actual damages, abatement of rent, and lease termination; etc.
SB-946: Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana M. Kelly
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
Veterans - Persons Providing Veterans Benefits Services and Veterans Benefits Appeals Services - Fees and Compensation [SB-831]
[Veterans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting, except as authorized by federal law, a person from charging a fee or receiving compensation for providing or referring a certain individual to another person for the provision of veterans benefits services or veterans benefit appeals services; establishing standards for the division of attorney's fees in relation to the provision of veterans benefits services or appeals services; requiring a person who charges fees for providing certain veterans benefits services to comply with certain ethical standards; etc.
SB-831: Veterans - Persons Providing Veterans Benefits Services and Veterans Benefits Appeals Services - Fees and Compensation
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
Veterans - Persons Providing Veterans Benefits Services and Veterans Benefits Appeals Services - Fees and Compensation [HB-875]
[Veterans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting, except as authorized by federal law, a person from charging a fee or receiving compensation for providing or referring a certain individual to another person for the provision of veterans benefits services or veterans benefits appeals services; establishing standards for the division of attorney's fees in connection with the provision of veterans benefits services or appeals services; requiring a person who charges fees for providing certain veterans benefits services to comply with certain ethical standards; etc.
HB-875: Veterans - Persons Providing Veterans Benefits Services and Veterans Benefits Appeals Services - Fees and Compensation
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
State Procurement - Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals - Attorney's Fees [SB-667]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals to award an interested party reasonable costs of filing and pursuing a protest, including attorney's fees, if an appeal is sustained and there is a violation of law or regulation; and authorizing the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals to award a contractor under any State contract the reasonable costs of filing and pursuing a claim, including attorney's fees, if the unit acts in bad faith, without justification, or in violation of law.
SB-667: State Procurement - Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals - Attorney's Fees
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 821 on 05/16/2024