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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Comptroller - Electronic Tax and Fee Return Filing Requirements [SB-677]
Requiring that returns for certain taxes and fees collected by the Comptroller be filed electronically, subject to certain exceptions; altering certain requirements for electronic filing of returns for certain taxes; prohibiting a certain tax return preparer or software company from charging a separate fee for the electronic filing of authorized tax documents; and prohibiting a software company from selling different versions of the same tax software under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 730 on 05/16/2024
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Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Notice and Removal of Item or Symbol [SB-650]
Requiring law enforcement agencies to promptly notify owners of personal or real property regarding certain items or symbols being placed or inscribed on the property; requiring certain property owners to remove the items or symbols within 24 hours after the certain item or symbol is reported to a law enforcement agency or the property owner receives a certain notification, subject to certain exceptions; and establishing that a penalty for a violation of this Act may only be imposed on an owner of commercial real or personal property.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Cannabis-Related Offenses - Civil Penalties [SB-619]
Substituting civil penalties in place of criminal penalties for certain offenses relating to possessing, possessing with the intent to distribute, and cultivating cannabis and manufacturing cannabis products.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing Canceled on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Notice and Removal of Item or Symbol (Hate Crimes Graffiti Removal Act) [HB-699]
Requiring law enforcement agencies to promptly notify owners of personal or real property regarding certain items or symbols being placed or inscribed on the property; requiring certain property owners to remove the items or symbols within 24 hours after the certain item or symbol is reported to a law enforcement agency or the property owner receives a certain notification, subject to certain exceptions; and establishing that a penalty for a violation of this Act may only be imposed on an owner of commercial real or personal property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property and Casualty Insurance – Pet Insurance – Regulation [HB-647]
Establishing requirements and prohibitions for pet insurance policies that are issued to a resident of the State or are sold, solicited, negotiated, or offered in the State, including disclosure requirements and requirements and prohibitions related to wellness programs; and requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration, on or before June 1, 2025, to develop informational material about pet insurance policies that may be disseminated to and posted by veterinary practitioners.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 740 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Civil Penalty and Referrals [HB-465]
Increasing, from $5,000 to $10,000, the maximum civil penalty for the knowing failure of an employer to properly classify an individual as an employee; and requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, on a showing by clear and convincing evidence that a violation has occurred, to refer to the Comptroller, certain State's Attorneys, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury complaints that allege a violation of certain tax laws.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 309 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Cannabis-Related Offenses - Civil Penalties [HB-441]
Substituting civil penalties in place of criminal penalties for certain offenses relating to possessing, possessing with the intent to distribute, and cultivating cannabis and manufacturing cannabis products.
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Davis
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Comptroller - Electronic Tax and Fee Return Filing Requirements [HB-455]
Requiring, for periods beginning after December 31, 2026, that returns for certain taxes and fees collected by the Comptroller be filed electronically, subject to certain exceptions; altering certain requirements for electronic filing of returns for certain taxes; prohibiting a certain tax return preparer or software company from charging a separate fee for the electronic filing of certain tax documents; and prohibiting a software company from selling different versions of the same tax software under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 729 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Crime Classification - Renaming, Membership, and Duties [SB-379]
Extending the Task Force to Study Crime Classification and renaming it to be the Task Force to Study Crime Reclassification and Penalties; requiring the Task Force to study the penalties for crimes and civil offenses under State law, the potential need for reclassification of certain crimes, the alteration of penalties, and whether certain changes should be made to crimes lacking an explicit mens rea; and
requiring the Task Force to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 935 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Insurance - Penalties - Unauthorized Insurers, Insurance Producers, and Public Adjusters [HB-67]
Altering the maximum civil penalty to which an unauthorized insurer or person that violates certain provisions of State insurance law is subject for each violation; and altering the maximum civil penalty that the Maryland Insurance Commissioner may impose, in addition to suspending or revoking the license, on the holder of an insurance producer license or a public adjuster licensee for each violation of State insurance law.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 119 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection [SB-1]
Altering a certain charge that may be assessed to a public service company; providing for the recovery of certain costs through rates; establishing an energy salesperson license for certain persons that offer or sell electricity supply agreements or gas supply agreements to customers in the State; establishing an energy vendor license for certain persons that provide energy sales services in the State; prohibiting a certain electricity supplier from marketing electricity as green power unless certain conditions are met; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 537 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Aggressive and Reckless Driving [SB-168]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Aggressive and Reckless Driving to study data, research, initiatives, and policies regarding aggressive and reckless driving; and requiring the Task Force to submit an interim report by December 1, 2024 and a final report by December 1, 2025, on its recommendations on actions, interventions, and policies that could reduce aggressive and reckless driving including legislation to be introduced in the 2026 legislative session.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Insurance - Penalties - Unauthorized Insurers, Insurance Producers, and Public Adjusters [SB-229]
Altering the maximum civil penalty to which an unauthorized insurer or person that violates certain provisions of State insurance law is subject for each violation; and altering the maximum civil penalty that the Maryland Insurance Commissioner may impose, in addition to suspending or revoking the license, on the holder of an insurance producer license or a public adjuster licensee for each violation of State insurance law.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 120 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Aggressive and Reckless Driving [HB-187]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Aggressive and Reckless Driving to study data, research, initiatives, and policies regarding aggressive and reckless driving; and requiring the Task Force to submit an interim report by December 1, 2024 and a final report by December 1, 2025 with recommendations on actions, interventions, and policies that could reduce aggressive and reckless driving and include recommended legislation to be introduced in the 2026 legislative session.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act - Civil Penalties - Alterations [HB-244]
Altering certain civil penalties for violations of the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act; and requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to annually increase the maximum and minimum civil penalties, beginning in 2025, by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers or a successor index published by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 104 on 04/09/2024