Business Regulation And Occupations
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Business Regulation – Landlord License [HB-1371]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a person to have a landlord license to do business as a landlord in the State; establishing a licensee fee of $2 per dwelling unit for rent up to a maximum of $100 for an applicant for a landlord license; prohibiting a person who is issued a landlord license from prohibiting a cable television company from entering a dwelling unit for the purpose of constructing, installing, or servicing cable television system equipment if a tenant has requested cable television system service or discriminating based on certain grounds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/01/2021
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Post-Crisis Jobs Act of 2021 [SB-894]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Unemployment ]
Authorizing certain applicants to complete certain education or training requirements through a certain digital learning program; requiring the Department of Labor to provide to the chief elected official of a county demographic data and the addresses, occupations, and last known employers of unemployment insurance recipients in the county; establishing the Digital Learning Conversion Grant Program, the Basic Numeracy and Literacy Skills Grant Program, and the Recruitment of High Growth Industries Workers Grant Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/02/2021
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Business Regulation - Innkeepers - Records and Human Trafficking Awareness Training [SB-876]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Tourism ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring an innkeeper to maintain a computerized record-keeping system of all guest transactions and receipts; requiring that certain records be kept for not less than 6 months from the date of the creation of the record; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services and the Maryland Department of Labor to approve an educational training program and a refresher training program for identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2021
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Tobacco Tax and Sales and Use Tax - Out-of-State Sales of Premium Cigars and Pipe Tobacco and Tobacco Smoking Devices [SB-883]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the definition of "other tobacco products" to exclude a certain item; requiring a person located outside the State to have a certain license in order to sell premium cigars or pipe tobacco to a consumer in the State; requiring the Executive Director of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to issue a certain license; authorizing the holder of a remote tobacco seller license to sell premium cigars and pipe tobacco to consumers in the State; establishing the requirements for an applicant for a remote tobacco seller license; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 768 on 05/30/2021
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Corporate Diversity - Board, Executive Leadership, and Mission [HB-1210]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Prohibiting an entity from qualifying for certain State benefits unless certain criteria relating to underrepresented communities are met; requiring the Department of Commerce and the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to develop and maintain a State Equity Report; requiring the Department and the Office to adopt regulations to carry out the Act; requiring a certain entity to include certain diversity data in a certain annual report; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 795 on 05/30/2021
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Business Regulation – Cash Transactions During National Coin Shortage [HB-1225]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring businesses required to file a State sales and use tax return with the Comptroller to account for and pay, with the return, money not returned to customers during the period covered by the return due to a certain national coin shortage, subject to certain exceptions; requiring the Comptroller to pay the money collected under the Act to the General Fund of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/17/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Tobacco Tax and Sales and Use Tax - Out-of-State Sales of Premium Cigars and Pipe Tobacco and Tobacco Smoking Devices [HB-1324]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the definition of "other tobacco products" to exclude a certain item; requiring a person located outside the State to have a certain license in order to sell premium cigars or pipe tobacco to a consumer in the State; requiring the Executive Director of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to issue a certain license; authorizing the holder of a remote tobacco seller license to sell premium cigars and pipe tobacco to consumers in the State; establishing the requirements for an applicant for a remote tobacco seller license; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pat Young
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 767 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland Electricians Act - Revisions [HB-1262]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the powers and duties of the State Board of Master Electricians; changing the name of the Board to the State Board of Electricians; requiring the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, to consider legislation proposed by the Workgroup to Study Limited Energy Services necessary for the regulation and licensing of low-voltage electricians if certain legislation establishing a certain licensing program is not enacted by July 1, 2024; establishing the Workgroup to Study Limited Energy Services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Rereferred To Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/08/2021
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Barbers - Employment of Apprentice Barbers - Alterations [HB-1317]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Increasing, from 1 to 3, the maximum number of apprentice barbers per master barber that a barber shop may employ at the same time; and repealing a limit on the total number of apprentice barbers that a barbershop may employ at the same time.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 194 on 05/18/2021
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Business Regulation – Social Media Websites – Censored Speech [HB-1314]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
Prohibiting a social media website from taking certain actions to censor the religious speech or political speech of a certain user; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a certain civil cause of action under certain circumstances; authorizing a court to award certain court costs and attorney's fees to the prevailing party of a certain action; providing that a certain violation of the Act is an unfair and deceptive trade practice that is subject to certain penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2021
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Washington County - Business Licenses - Zoning Certification Requirement [HB-1044]
[Real Estate ]
[Small Business ]
Prohibiting the clerk of the Circuit Court for Washington County from issuing a certain business license under certain circumstances unless the applicant submits to the clerk a certification that the location of the business for which the license is sought has proper zoning; and prohibiting the clerk of the Circuit Court of Washington County from endorsing a change in a place of business in Washington County until certain zoning requirements are met.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/25/2021
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Maryland Electricians Act - Revisions [SB-762]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the powers and duties of the State Board of Master Electricians; changing the name of the State Board of Master Electricians to the State Board of Electricians; prohibiting, beginning on July 1, 2021, local jurisdictions from issuing certain licenses; replacing local electrician licenses with local electrician registrations; prohibiting an individual from employing an individual to provide or assist in providing electrical services unless the individual meets certain licensing requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 708 on 05/30/2021
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Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Local Law Authorization [HB-1011]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a county or municipality to enact and enforce local laws regulating the sale and distribution of cigarettes, other tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices, subject to certain exceptions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 2/24 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/09/2021
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Business Regulation – Pawnbrokers and Pawn Transactions – Conversion of Interest Into Fees [HB-957]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Prohibiting a pawnbroker, or other lending agent acting on behalf of a pawnbroker, from converting interest charged on a pawn transaction into a fee collectible by the pawnbroker; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/03/2021
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Business Regulation - Pawnbrokers and Pawn Transactions - Limitation on Conversion of Interest to Fees [HB-958]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Prohibiting a pawnbroker, or other lending agent acting on behalf of a pawnbroker, from converting more than 10% of interest charged on a pawn transaction into a fee collectible by the pawnbroker within a 30-day period of time, beginning on the date of the conversion, within the term of the pawn transaction; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/03/2021
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Charles County - Cemeteries - Sediment Control, Stormwater Management, and Forest Conservation [SB-663]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
Exempting cemeteries located in Charles County from certain sediment control, stormwater management, and forest conservation requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2021
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Business Regulation – Pawnbrokers and Pawn Transactions – Interest and Fees [HB-968]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Prohibiting a pawnbroker, or other lending agent acting on behalf of a pawnbroker, from converting interest charged on a pawn transaction into a fee collectible by the pawnbroker and concurrently assessing an additional interest charge on the pawn transaction; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/03/2021
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Lodging Establishments – Accessible Rooms for Individuals With Disabilities – Deadlines [SB-610]
[Disabilities ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the dates by which certain percentages of accessible rooms in a lodging establishment are required to be furnished with a bed of a certain height.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 260 on 05/18/2021
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Professional Land Surveyors - Surveying Practice - Definition and Licensing Exception [HB-684]
[Real Estate ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
Altering the definition of "practice land surveying" for purposes of certain provisions of law governing professional land surveyors; and exempting certain individuals who utilize measurement devices or systems, regardless of the technology or methods used, for the exclusive purpose of determining topography and contours and are certified by certain entities approved by the State Board for Professional Land Surveyors from certain licensing requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 432 on 05/30/2021
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Transforming Manufacturing in a Digital Economy Workgroup (Making It in Maryland) [HB-658]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study the Transformation of Manufacturing in Maryland's Emerging Digital Economy; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters relating to the State's current and future workforce and emerging digital economy; requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report and a final report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2021, and December 1, 2022, respectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 581 on 05/30/2021