Baltimore City
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property Tax - Credit to Offset Increases in Local Tax Revenue [HB-1454]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing Baltimore City, a county, or a municipal corporation to grant the property tax credit to offset increases in local income tax revenues to the owner-occupied property of a homeowner for taxable years beginning after June 30, 2022, but before July 1, 2025, whether or not the homeowner has an application for the homestead property tax credit on file with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, notwithstanding a certain provision of law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/09/2024
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Natural Resources - Gwynns Falls State Park - Focus Group, Advisory Committee, and Report [HB-1358]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Recreation ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and Baltimore City to convene focus group meetings on the establishment of the Gwynns Falls State Park with community members and stakeholders that reside or operate in the vicinity of the proposed State park; requiring the Department and Baltimore City to establish a stakeholder advisory committee; and requiring the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, on properties suitable for inclusion in the State park and certain funding requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 965 on 05/16/2024
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Baltimore City Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team [HB-1310]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Baltimore City Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team to examine and prevent violence against youth through intensive case management; requiring that the review team be provided with access to certain information and records; establishing certain closed meeting, confidentiality, and disclosure requirements for certain information and records; authorizing police records concerning a child to be divulged to the review and response team; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2024
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Economic Development - Tourism Zones - Designation and Benefits [HB-1281]
[Economic Development ]
[Tourism ]
[Taxes ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipality to designate, by law, an area within that political subdivision as a tourism zone under certain circumstances; providing that the designation of an area as a tourism zone may not preclude the area from also being designated as an arts and entertainment district; authorizing a county or municipality to exempt from the admissions and amusement tax gross receipts from certain admissions or amusement charges levied in a tourism zone; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 239 on 04/25/2024
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Zoning – Board of Appeals Decisions or Zoning Actions – Judicial Review [HB-1449]
[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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary A. Lehman
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024
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Economic Development - Maryland Stadium Authority - Creation of Pimlico Site Community Development Plan [HB-1416]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Sports ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the Maryland Stadium Authority to create a community development plan to develop the Pimlico site property that does not include the racing facility site, conduct a certain economic market study, and hold a certain design competition for the site; requiring the Authority to consult with certain stakeholders during each phase of planning, designing, and developing the site; requiring the Authority to submit the community development plan for review and approval from certain entities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/27/2024
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Education - Artificial Intelligence - Study and Regulations [HB-1297]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to conduct a comprehensive study of the potential use of artificial intelligence in public schools; requiring the study to evaluate best practices for the safe, responsible, and ethical uses of artificial intelligence, including practices that protect the personal information of students and school personnel; and requiring the Department to report the results of the study to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, and to adopt regulations based on the study by June 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Allen Young
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/18/2024
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School Leadership Training Program - Alterations [HB-1287]
[Education ]
Altering the school leadership training program developed by the State Department of Education and the Accountability and Implementation Board to require that the State Superintendent, county superintendents, and the chair and vice chair of the State Board, a county board, and the Accountability and Implementation Board complete the training; combining two leadership trainings into a single training; and providing for the content of the school leadership training.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 127 on 04/25/2024
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Housing and Community Development – Continuing the CORE Partnership Fund – Extension [HB-1334]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Repealing the termination of the Continuing the CORE Partnership Fund; and requiring the Governor to include an appropriation in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter of $50,000,000 to the Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 335 on 04/25/2024
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Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations [HB-1427]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Taxes ]
Altering the administration and membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; specifying the powers and duties of the Authority, subject to certain limitations; exempting the Authority from certain provisions of law; requiring the Authority to take certain actions regarding the finances of the Authority; exempting the Authority from certain taxation or assessments under certain circumstances; establishing the West North Avenue Development Authority Fund to be used for administrative purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Favorable With Amendments Report By Ways And Means on 04/08/2024
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Reservoir, Dam, or Waterway Obstruction Construction Permits - Conditions for Exemption [HB-1264]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
Altering the conditions under which a person is exempt from obtaining a permit from the Department of the Environment to construct or repair a reservoir, dam, or waterway obstruction.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Hearing Canceled on 03/22/2024
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Baltimore City – Alcoholic Beverages – License Extensions [HB-1235]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Extending until July 1, 2025, the expiration date of certain alcoholic beverages licenses in Baltimore City that are issued for certain areas for certain transferal and renewal purposes under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Allen Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 1035 on 05/16/2024
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Property Tax - Credit for Longtime Residents to Offset Property Tax Rate Increase [HB-1251]
[Property Tax ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit against the county or municipal property tax imposed on a dwelling owned by an individual who is at least 60 years old, who has resided in the dwelling for 30 consecutive years, and whose combined income does not exceed $75,000; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie S. Ciliberti
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Baltimore City – Alcoholic Beverages – 40th Alcoholic Beverages District – Revisions [HB-1198]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing a Class M-F (Municipal Family Fun Center) alcoholic beverages license in the 40th alcoholic beverages district in Baltimore City; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to issue a certain Class B beer, wine, and liquor license to a restaurant in a certain location; and authorizing a certain Class A license issued for a certain location to remain unexpired until the end of July 1, 2025, for the purpose of renewal.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 1032 on 05/16/2024
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Public Works Contracts – Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) [HB-1276]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering certain apprenticeship requirements relating to public works contracts to require certain contractors and subcontractors to employ a certain number of qualified apprentices or journeymen necessary to meet a certain applicable percentage for the project; altering the dollar value for certain projects for the purpose of applying certain apprenticeship requirements to the project; repealing certain provisions of law that allowed contractors and subcontractors to make certain payments in lieu of employing certain apprentices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/08/2024
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Estates and Trusts - Estate Administration - Publication of Notice [HB-1258]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the registers of wills for each county and Baltimore City to, in coordination, establish a centralized website for use by all registers to publish certain notice; altering certain requirements for publication of notice relating to the appointment of a personal representative, a request for judicial probate, and estates administered by a foreign personal representative; and repealing the requirement that a foreign personal representative record a certain certification with the register.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth M. Embry
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/23/2024
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Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses [HB-1089]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to issue a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license in a certain area; and establishing the requirements for a holder of the license.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 1028 on 05/16/2024
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Criminal Organizations - Underlying Crime [HB-1063]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of "underlying crime" that is applicable to certain prohibitions against participation in criminal organizations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Arikan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 934 on 05/16/2024
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Baltimore City Sheriff - Staffing [HB-1034]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
Increasing from one to three the number of assistant sheriffs required to be appointed by the Baltimore City Sheriff; authorizing the Baltimore City Sheriff to appoint social workers and any additional sworn or civilian personnel if the funding for the personnel is provided in the ordinance of estimates or any other source; and applying the Act to all full-time sworn law enforcement officers who are deputy sheriffs at the rank of lieutenant or below and court security officers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 202 on 04/25/2024
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Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024) [HB-1101]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Providing certain persons standing in environmental and natural resources protection proceedings; authorizing persons that meet standing requirements to bring certain civil actions under certain circumstances; requiring a plaintiff, under certain circumstances, to give certain notice and provide certain documentation to the Department of the Environment and the Attorney General and to file a certain affidavit; authorizing a court to grant certain relief, award certain costs, and impose certain civil penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 535 on 05/09/2024