Property Tax Assessment - Unsuccessful Appeals to Maryland Tax Court - Fee [HB-174]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
Requiring a taxpayer to pay a $100 fee to the Maryland Tax Court if the taxpayer appeals a determination regarding an assessment of an income-producing property valued greater than $5,000,000 and the Court does not grant the taxpayer relief on appeal.
Criminal Procedure – Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) [SB-145]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing an individual serving a term of confinement to petition a court to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; providing that a certain petitioner is entitled to assistance of counsel and, if indigent, representation by the Office of the Public Defender; and authorizing a certain person to apply to the Appellate Court of Maryland for leave to appeal a certain order in a certain manner and within a certain period of time after the court passes a certain order in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
SB-145: Criminal Procedure – Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2024
Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses [SB-174]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the Child Support Enforcement Administration to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual's child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual's driver's license or privilege to drive under certain circumstances.
SB-174: Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Favorable With Amendments {693729/1 Adopted on 04/08/2024
Prior Auth Exempt For Health Providers [HB-187]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
An Act relating to utilization review entities; exempting certain health care providers from making preauthorization requests for certain services; and providing for an effective date.
HB-187: Prior Auth Exempt For Health Providers
Sponsored by: Rep. Jesse M. Sumner
L&c Rpt Cs(l&c) New Title 2dp 1dnp 3nr on 04/24/2024
Perm Fund; Xfer Dividend Prog To Apfc [HB-110]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
An Act relating to the Alaska permanent fund; relating to permanent fund dividends and the dividend fund; transferring the dividend program from the Department of Revenue to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation; relating to the duties of the Department of Revenue; relating to the duties of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation; and providing for an effective date.
HB-110: Perm Fund; Xfer Dividend Prog To Apfc
Sponsored by: Rep. Benjamin E. Carpenter
W&m Rpt Cs(w&m) New Title 3dp 3nr on 03/28/2024
Selection And Review Of Judges [HB-82]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Ethics ]
An Act relating to the selection, retention, and rejection of judicial officers for the court of appeals and the district court and of magistrates; relating to the duties of the judicial council; and relating to the duties of the Commission on Judicial Conduct.
HB-82: Selection And Review Of Judges
Sponsored by: Rep. George Rauscher
Cosponsor(s): Mckay on 04/14/2023
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) [HB-1263]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a person who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; providing that a certain petitioner is entitled to assistance of counsel and, if indigent, representation by the Office of the Public Defender; authorizing a certain person to apply to the Appellate Court of Maryland for leave to appeal a certain order in a certain manner and within a certain period of time after the court passes a certain order in accordance with the provisions of the Act; etc.
HB-1263: Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2023
Public Safety - Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program - Establishment [SB-921]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program within the Victim Services Unit of the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to provide certain victims of gun violence certain services and assistance related to relocating for the safety of the victim or the victim's family; establishing the Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring the Victim Services Unit to establish a certain oversight commission; etc.
SB-921: Public Safety - Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/16/2023
Maryland Educator Shortage Act of 2023 [SB-893]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish specific goals for the recruitment and retention of teachers in teacher preparation programs; transferring the administration of the Teaching Fellows for Maryland program to the Department and altering the qualifications for the program; establishing the Grow Our Own Educators Scholarship Program and Fund to provide scholarships to individuals who pledge to work full-time as a teacher in the State; establishing the Educator Internship Stipend Program; etc.
SB-893: Maryland Educator Shortage Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 03/07/2023
Omnibus Procurement Reform Act ("OPRA") of 2023 [HB-1166]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the expeditious disclosure of certain procurement information; altering the conditions under which certain solicitations may be canceled or certain bids or proposals may be rejected; establishing certain requirements for county procurement contracts that use State funds; applying provisions of the State procurement law regarding contract claims and protests to certain county procurement contracts; etc.
HB-1166: Omnibus Procurement Reform Act ("OPRA") of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/06/2023
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Public Information Act - Decisions of the State Public Information Act Compliance Board - Appeals [HB-1051]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing an applicant to appeal a certain decision issued by the State Public Information Compliance Board; authorizing a party aggrieved by a final judgment of a circuit court in a proceeding for judicial review of a certain decision of the Board to appeal to the Appellate Court of Maryland.
HB-1051: Public Information Act - Decisions of the State Public Information Act Compliance Board - Appeals
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 156 on 04/24/2023
Public Safety - Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program - Establishment [HB-974]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program within the Victim Services Unit of the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to provide certain victims of gun violence certain services and assistance related to relocating for the safety of the victim or the victim's family; establishing the Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring the Victim Services Unit to establish a certain oversight commission; etc.
HB-974: Public Safety - Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland Educator Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 [HB-1219]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the qualifications for early childhood education teacher certification completed through an alternative teacher preparation program; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, to establish specific goals for the recruitment and retention of teachers in teacher preparation programs; requiring that "high staff qualifications" for publicly funded eligible prekindergarten providers must be implemented by the 2027-2028 school year; etc.
HB-1219: Maryland Educator Shortage Reduction Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 627 on 05/16/2023
Baltimore City - Property Tax - In Rem Foreclosure of Vacant or Nuisance Property [HB-921]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing certain vacant property or nuisance property located in Baltimore City to be subject to a certain in rem foreclosure process; requiring certain procedures for an in rem foreclosure; requiring Baltimore City to take certain actions to compensate the interested parties in property that has value and is acquired through an in rem foreclosure; specifying the title acquired in an in rem foreclosure; and specifying the circumstances under which an in rem foreclosure judgment may be reopened.
HB-921: Baltimore City - Property Tax - In Rem Foreclosure of Vacant or Nuisance Property
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Third Reading Passed (134-0) on 03/20/2023
Property Tax Appeals - Commercial and Industrial Property - Fees [HB-896]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring certain filing fees when filing an appeal of a property tax assessment or classification of commercial or industrial property with an assessed value greater than $1,000,000; and requiring the filing fees to be refunded to the appellant when the assessment or classification of the property is changed in the appellant's favor as a result of the appeal.
Consumer Protection - Online and Biometric Data Privacy [HB-807]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing generally the manner in which a controller or a processor may process a consumer's personal data; authorizing a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; requiring a controller of personal data to establish a method for a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; regulating the use of biometric data by a controller; etc.
HB-807: Consumer Protection - Online and Biometric Data Privacy
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Norris Love
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/08/2023