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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Cannabis – On–Site Consumption Establishments and Cannabis Events [HB-132]
[Cannabis ]
Limiting application submissions for on-site consumption licenses to social equity applicants under certain circumstances; authorizing a political subdivision to establish hours of operation for on-site consumption establishments; authorizing the holder of an on-site consumption license to repackage and process cannabis and cannabis products under certain circumstances; authorizing the holder of a certain cannabis event registration to hold certain cannabis events; providing for certain fees for a cannabis event registration; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2025
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Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Cannabis Reform - Revisions [SB-215]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Extending the time period from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, during which a holder of a certain cannabis dispensary license may continue to deliver medical cannabis; limiting application submissions for on-site consumption licenses to social equity applicants under certain circumstances; authorizing a political subdivision to establish hours of operation for on-site consumption establishments; providing that a certain food sales exemption from the sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of certain cannabinoid beverages; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 120 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Municipalities - Annexation Resolutions - Submission to Department of Planning [HB-279]
[Community Development ]
Adding the Department of Planning to the list of entities to which a municipality must send a copy of an annexation resolution with the new municipal boundaries.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 59 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations [SB-4]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the administration and membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; specifying the powers and duties of the Authority; 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 as a special, nonlapsing fund; and altering the termination date of the Authority from September 30, 2026 to September 30, 2029.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 216 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Penalties [SB-118]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the penalties for a civil citation issued as a result of a recorded image produced by a speed monitoring system; requiring the State Highway Administration to convene a workgroup to study best practices regarding speed monitoring systems in school zones; and requiring the Administration to submit the findings and any recommendations of the study to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Third Reading Passed (37-10) on 04/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Confined Aquatic Disposal Cells - Construction - Moratorium [SB-168]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from processing or making any recommendation on a certain application submitted for the purpose of constructing a confined aquatic disposal cell from June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2029; and prohibiting the Board of Public Works from approving a certain application submitted for the purpose of constructing a confined aquatic disposal cell from June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2029.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations [HB-80]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Real Estate ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the authority of local legislative bodies to regulate land use planning on certain land that is located within 0.25 miles of a rail transit station that receives at least hourly service on average from 8:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. Monday through Friday; exempting certain transit-oriented development from certain provisions of State procurement law; and adding the use of project labor agreements as a scoring preference for projects financed by the Transit-Oriented Development Capital Grant and Revolving Loan Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations [HB-258]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
Altering the administration and membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; specifying the powers and duties of the Authority, subject to certain limitations; 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 as a special, nonlapsing fund; altering the termination date of the Authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 215 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Planning - Modernization [SB-236]
[Elections ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the State Administrator of Elections to immediately send electronically the description and map related to a new or changed precinct boundary to the Secretary of Planning; altering a requirement that the Department of the Environment submit certain proposals to the Department of Planning under certain circumstances; altering certain requirements related to the Department of Planning preparing certain population projections; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 62 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Penalties [HB-182]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
Altering the penalties for a civil citation issued as a result of a recorded image produced by a speed monitoring system; requiring the State Highway Administration to convene a workgroup to study best practices regarding speed monitoring systems in school zones; and requiring the workgroup to submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 505 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Horse Racing - Racing Facility Ownership and Construction - Racing Operations [HB-1524]
[Sports ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
Altering the location, type, and ownership of horse racing facilities that the Maryland Stadium Authority is authorized to finance; increasing the amount of debt that the Maryland Stadium Authority may issue for certain purposes in connection with certain racing facilities; requiring the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority to prepare certain financial statements; requiring the Authority to submit a copy of any lease of the Pimlico racing facility to the Legislative Policy Committee for review and comment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 410 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Gwynns Falls State Park - Focus Group, Advisory Committee, and Report [SB-1183]
[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: Sen. Jill Carter
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - College Athletic Event Venue Concessionaire Beer, Wine, and Liquor License [SB-1184]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing a Class B-CAEVC (College Athletic Event Venue Concessionaire) beer, wine, and liquor license in Prince George's County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners of Prince George's County to issue the license to a certain concessionaire; authorizing beer, wine, and liquor purchased under the license to be consumed in certain areas; and providing for the hours and days of sale and an annual license fee of $3,500 to be paid to the Board on or before May 1.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 1047 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Forest Conservation Act – Modifications [HB-1511]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the definition of "qualified conservation" for purposes of provisions of law related to forest mitigation banks; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to update a certain model local government ordinance by July 1, 2025, and adopt certain regulations relating to forest conservation on or before July 1, 2026; providing that a solar voltaic facilities granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity before July 1, 2023, may not be subject to certain afforestation requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 457 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Commerce - Employer Tax Credit Programs - Alterations and Establishment [HB-1508]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the termination date of the Job Creation Tax Credit Program from 2027 to 2025; providing for the termination date for the One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit Program on January 1, 2025; establishing the Maryland Jobs Development Tax Credit Program in the Department of Commerce to allow certain qualified business entities to receive credits against the State income tax for creating a certain number of qualified positions or for carrying out a high impact economic development project in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing Canceled on 03/12/2024
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Alaska 33rd Legislature
Municipal Development Authorities [HB-369]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Real Estate ]
An Act relating to municipal port authorities and municipal development authorities; relating to leases of state land to a municipal authority; and relating to the definition of 'municipal bond.'
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Ortiz
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/20/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Boundary of the Frederick Soil Conservation District - Alteration [SB-1153]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Altering the boundary of the Frederick Soil Conservation District to include the Catoctin Soil Conservation District.
Sponsored by: Sen.
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/11/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Kinship Care [HB-1499]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Altering the definition of "relative" to mean an individual who is a kinship caregiver for purposes of provisions of law relating to children in need of assistance; altering provisions of law relating to the kinship care program in the Department of Human Services and certain procedures for the placement of children in need of out-of-home placement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judiciary on 04/03/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Class A License - Food Retailers [SB-1139]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a food retailer to offer to purchase a Class A license from a Class A license holder under certain circumstances; and authorizing a food retailer to apply to a local licensing board for a Class A license under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Surveys [SB-1140]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Altering the definition of "aerial survey" for purposes of surveying submerged aquatic vegetation to include other surveys that encompass certain geographic areas and use certain methodologies; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to study and report on the implications and feasibility of using alternative methods other than an aerial survey to delineate SAV protection zones on or before December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/04/2024