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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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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Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024) [HB-1180]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting licensees that sell cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices at retail from displaying cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices for sale unless the products are located behind a counter; requiring certain licensed retailers to verify an individual's date of birth in a certain manner before selling cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices; altering the application fee for a county license to sell cigarettes or tobacco products at retail; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Favorable With Amendments Report By Economic Matters on 04/08/2024
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Natural Resources - Fisheries - Oyster Management [HB-1231]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Agriculture ]
Repealing a provision of law prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from taking any action to reduce or alter the boundaries of certain oyster sanctuaries until the Department has developed a certain updated fishery management plan for oysters; requiring the fishery management plan to end the overfishing of oysters in all areas and regions of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries where overfishing has occurred; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 543 on 05/09/2024
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Public Health - Kratom Consumer Protection Act [HB-1229]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a retailer that prepares, distributes, sells, or exposes for sale a kratom product to disclose the factual basis on which the representation is made; establishing prohibitions related to the preparation, distribution, and sale of kratom products, including prohibitions related to the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of 21 years and the marketing of kratom to minors; establishing certain penalties for violations of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 748 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Fisheries - Striped Bass or Rockfish - Juvenile Survey [HB-1232]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Expanding the scope of the annual young-of-the-year juvenile survey of striped bass or rockfish by requiring the Department of Natural Resources to conduct the survey at sampling sites in the central region of the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay in addition to sampling sites in the northern and southern regions of the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay; and establishing certain requirements for the central region sampling sites.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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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 Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 1035 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Stop Signs - Pilot Program [HB-1278]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing a light-emitting diode (LED) stop sign pilot program for certain intersections in Baltimore County to be implemented by the State Highway Administration in conjunction with Baltimore County; and requiring the Administration to report to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2025 on the impact of LED stop signs and recommendations on the installation of LED stop signs at intersections throughout Baltimore County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/26/2024
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Environment - Wood Vaults - Authorization and Permit Requirements [HB-1250]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a landowner whose land is subject to an agricultural land preservation easement to use the land for the construction and use of a certain wood vault under certain circumstances; requiring a person to have a permit issued by the Secretary of the Environment before the person installs, materially alters, or materially extends a certain wood vault; applying certain provisions of law relating to permit requirements for certain facilities, including landfills, to a certain wood vault; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/11/2024
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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 Health - Tianeptine Consumer Protection Act [HB-1230]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a retailer from distributing, selling, exposing for sale, or advertising for sale a tianeptine product to an individual; and establishing a penalty for a retailer who violates the Act of a fine of up to $5,000 or imprisonment for up to 90 days or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 249 on 04/25/2024
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Public Utilities - Lead Telecommunications Cables - Regulations and Report [HB-1242]
[Telecommunications ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the Department of the Environment to adopt certain regulations related to lead telecommunications cables; and requiring a company that applied for a grant through the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program to submit a certain report to the Department of the Environment, the Office of Statewide Broadband in the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ruth
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Economic Development - Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program and Tax Increment Financing [HB-1203]
[Economic Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program in the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to make loans for targeted investments in real estate and infrastructure projects located in sustainable communities, priority funding areas, and transit-oriented development areas; establishing the Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Loan Fund; authorizing the Corporation, with certain approval of a certain governing body, to pledge certain revenues generated within a certain area for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 449 on 05/09/2024
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Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact [HB-1191]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Repealing certain provisions of law relating to the Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel; providing that certain provisions of law regarding the issuance of an initial teaching certificate do not apply to certain teachers under certain circumstances; entering into the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact for the purpose of authorizing regulated teachers who hold multistate licenses to teach in each member state; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bernice Mireku-North
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Real Property - Contracts of Sale - Title Report Requirement [HB-1196]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the seller of any real property to provide a title report to the buyer prior to closing; permitting a buyer to rescind a contract of sale for real property under certain circumstances; and providing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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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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Institutions of Higher Education - Online Gambling - Prohibition [HB-1087]
[Gaming ]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting online gambling while on campus at an institution of higher education in the State; requiring by August 1, 2024, each institution of higher education to establish a geofence around the perimeter of the campus that prevents access to online gambling within the campus property; and requiring each institution of higher education in the State to publish a written policy online that is consistent with the provisions of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
First Reading Ways And Means And Appropriations on 02/07/2024
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Highways – Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program [HB-1032]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Tourism ]
Establishing the Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program to create a system of supplemental guide signs to direct motorists to eligible individual attractions by directing the motorists first to groups of attractions; requiring the State Highway Administration and the Department of Commerce to develop standards and procedures for determining the eligibility of an attraction for a sign; requiring the Administration to notify certain committees of the General Assembly at least 30 days before amending the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 458 on 05/09/2024
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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 Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 535 on 05/09/2024
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Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act) [HB-1165]
[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; authorizing the use of the Waterway Improvement Fund for projects that involve the beneficial use of dredged material and for certain water quality monitoring; prohibiting the Department of the Environment from reducing certain monitoring requirements for certain projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 558 on 05/09/2024