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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Earned Wage Access Services [HB-1425]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring a certain provider of earned wage access services to register with the Commissioner of Financial Regulation; requiring a provider to file a certain surety bond or an irrevocable letter of credit with the Commissioner in a certain manner; regulating providers and earned wage access services; authorizing a certain consumer to submit a written complaint to the Commissioner under certain circumstances; providing the Commissioner with certain investigatory and enforcement authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/09/2024
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Business Regulation - Electronic Smoking Devices Manufacturers - Certifications [HB-1197]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Cannabis ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a tobacco product manufacturer and a certain electronic smoking devices manufacturer to pay a certification fee of $1,000; authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission and the Attorney General to take certain action relating to the licensure of certain electronic smoking devices manufacturers, wholesalers, importers, and retailers and vape shop vendors in certain circumstances; requiring the Attorney General to develop and make available to the public a certain directory; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Rogers
Hearing Canceled on 02/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Playground Surfacing Materials - Prohibitions [HB-1147]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting, on or after October 1, 2024, a person from installing, supplying, selling, soliciting, or offering for sale playground surfacing materials that contain a certain concentration of lead or a component product, material, or substance to which PFAS chemicals were previously intentionally added for certain purposes; prohibiting a county, municipality, or unit of local government from adopting any ordinance, rule, or regulation related to playground surfacing materials that is less stringent than of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 488 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Montgomery County and Prince George’s County – Enforcement of Local Vacant Property Laws [HB-1142]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Crime ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing Montgomery County and Prince George's County to enforce certain local laws related to the maintenance of a vacant dwelling or building owned by a business entity by imposing certain civil and criminal fines and penalties of certain amounts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Community Benefit Plan Act of 2024 [HB-1135]
[Finance ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Housing ]
Requiring certain regulated financial institutions to develop a community benefit plan in connection with certain applications to the Commissioner of Financial Regulation relating to financial services; requiring the Commissioner to exercise certain oversight authority relating to the adequacy of the community benefit plans and attainment of goals under the plans; establishing the Community Reinvestment Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to finance certain community development activities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Earned Wage Access Services [SB-998]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring a certain provider of earned wage access services to register with the Commissioner of Financial Regulation; requiring a provider to file a certain surety bond or an irrevocable letter of credit with the Commissioner in a certain manner; regulating providers and earned wage access services; authorizing a certain consumer to submit a written complaint to the Commissioner under certain circumstances; providing the Commissioner with certain investigatory and enforcement authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Comptroller - Electronic Tax and Fee Return Filing Requirements [SB-677]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Notice and Removal of Item or Symbol [SB-650]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
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]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
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]
[Animals ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Taxes ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
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]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
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]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
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]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
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]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
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