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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Cannabis Administration - Cannabis Licensing - Protests of Renewal [HB-1474]
[Cannabis ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing certain individuals who are residents, commercial tenants who are not holders of or applicants for a license, or real estate owners, and who are located within 1,000 feet of the licensed premises to file a protest with the Maryland Cannabis Administration against the renewal of a cannabis license; providing that a protest against a license renewal may be filed with the Administration by at least 10 individuals; and establishing standards and requirements for the Administration's consideration of a protest filed under the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Jackson
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/14/2024
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Prince George's County - Development Authority - Established [HB-1413]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Housing ]
Establishing the Prince George's Development Authority in Prince George's County to support and develop a certain neighborhood revitalization plan in coordination with certain residents; and requiring, on or before October 31, 2026, the Authority to report its comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Environment - Office of Recycling - Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment [HB-1355]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2029, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2029, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator, subject to a certain exception; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/12/2024
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Environment - Crematory - Setback Requirements and Permits [HB-1374]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from locating a new crematory within 1,000 feet of an assisted living or nursing facility, a property that primarily serves children, or a residential property that is designed primarily for human habitation; and prohibiting the Department of the Environment from issuing a certain permit to a crematory under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024
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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 Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 965 on 05/16/2024
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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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Solar Energy and Energy Storage - Development and State Procurement [HB-1328]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing a county to enact a local law creating a conservation and restoration fund for a certain purpose; establishing the Utility-Scale Solar Design and Siting Commission in the Power Plant Research Program to provide recommendations related to solar energy development and land conservation and preservation; requiring the owner or operator of a certain solar energy generating station to plant and maintain a certain cover crop on certain land and submit a certain vegetation management plan to a certain entity; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
First Reading Economic Matters And Appropriations on 02/09/2024
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Off–Shore Banking Zone and International Financial Center Task Force [HB-1371]
[Finance ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Off-Shore Banking Zone and International Financial Center Task Force to recommend legislation to develop an off-shore special banking zone and an international financial center in the State; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 15, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chao Wu
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2024
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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 Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 239 on 04/25/2024
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Transportation - State Highways - Project Approval [HB-1309]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to provide comments on an application for a development project within 30 days after the complete project application is received.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley Lopez
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024
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Department of General Services - Renewable Natural Gas Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-1379]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of General Services, in consultation with the University System of Maryland and the Department of the Environment, to establish a Renewable Natural Gas Pilot Program in the Department on or before January 1, 2025; requiring the Department, in consultation with the University System of Maryland and the Department of the Environment, to issue a certain solicitation for a renewable natural gas contract; authorizing the Department to enter into a contract to procure renewable natural gas; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/09/2024
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Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts [HB-1444]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that certain provisions of law authorizing the use of speed monitoring systems in certain residential districts apply statewide; and requiring all speed limit signs on certain highways in residential districts to include certain signs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2024
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Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation [HB-1319]
[Gaming ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming operations in the State; authorizing the Governor, on recommendation of the Commission, to enter into certain multijurisdictional Internet gaming agreements; providing that certain payments to certain former video lottery employees may not be subtracted from the calculation of a certain benefit; submitting the Act to a referendum; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 3/26 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
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Renewable Energy - Net Energy Metering Aggregation, Solar Renewable Energy Credits, and Taxes on Solar Energy Generating Systems (Brighter Tomorrow Act) [HB-1435]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
Altering the maximum generating capacity authorized for certain net metered generating facilities; authorizing an eligible customer-generator participating in certain meter aggregation to receive excess generation from more than one generating system; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program; providing that solar energy generating systems that receive a certain certification by the Commission are eligible to receive additional solar renewable energy credits; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/09/2024
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Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Brewery and Distillery Licenses [HB-1377]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing in Frederick County a Class DBR brewery license and a Class DDS distillery permit; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Frederick County to issue to the holder of a certain brewery license a Class DBR license to sell certain amounts of beer for on-premises consumption; authorizing the Board to issue to the holder of a certain distillery license a Class DDS permit to sell certain amounts of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jesse Pippy
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 1041 on 05/16/2024
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Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms – Business Sign Posting Requirements [HB-1301]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a business that does not want firearms on the business's property to post a clear and conspicuous sign at the main or any secondary entrance of the business at least 24 inches from the edge of the entryway and 4 feet off the ground.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Bay Restoration Fund - Disbursement and Use of Fund [HB-1320]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the disbursement of certain fee revenue deposited into the Bay Restoration Fund in a certain manner; and authorizing certain fee revenue deposited into the Fund to be used for certain costs attributable to the testing, engineering, or design of a certain on-site sewage disposal system and for installing or replacing the drain field of a certain on-site sewage disposal system that utilizes the best available technology for the removal of nitrogen.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/15/2024
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Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses for Veterinary and Health Care Professionals and Study of the Health Care Market [HB-1388]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Applying to certain veterinary and health care professionals certain provisions of law stating that certain noncompete and conflict of interest provisions in certain employment contracts are null and void as being against the public policy of the State; establishing certain prohibitions regarding noncompete and conflict of interest provisions for certain health care employment contracts and similar documents and agreements; and requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to study certain issues related to the health care market in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 378 on 04/25/2024
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Higher Education - Harford Community College Board of Trustees - Alterations [HB-1345]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring that a member of the Harford Community College Board of Trustees be a resident of Harford County for the duration of the member's term; altering the membership of the Harford Community College Board of Trustees; requiring the Governor when appointing members to the Board to consider the geographic and ethnic representation of Harford County so all segments of the population of the county are represented on the Board; altering certain meeting requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/27 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024
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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