Prince George's County - Public School Employees Property Tax Credit and Office of Integrity and Compliance PG 503-24 [SB-191]
[Property Tax ]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the governing body of Prince George's County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on dwellings that are owned by certain eligible employees of the Prince George's County Public School System; requiring the Prince George's County government to submit a certain report concerning the credit to certain persons on or before a certain date; providing that the Office of Integrity and Compliance is an independent unit within the school system; etc.
SB-191: Prince George's County - Public School Employees Property Tax Credit and Office of Integrity and Compliance PG 503-24
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 776 on 05/16/2024
Residential Property Sales - Contract Disclosures - Superfund Sites [SB-125]
[Environmental ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the seller of residential real property located within 1 mile of a National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund site to include a certain addendum, written in conspicuous type, to the contract for the sale of the property; requiring the addendum to provide notice that within 5 days after signing and dating the contract of sale and on written notice to the seller, the buyer may void the contract and is eligible to receive a full refund of any money paid to the seller; etc.
Election Law - Election Costs and Administration [SB-129]
[Elections ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring that each member of the State Board of Elections receive a stipend as provided in the State budget; requiring the State Administrator of Elections or the procurement officer for the State Board to disclose requests for proposals, invitations for bids, and proposed procurement contracts to the State Board; establishing requirements for invoices for payment sent by the State Board to a local board of elections and payments by a local board to the State Board; etc.
SB-129: Election Law - Election Costs and Administration
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 02/28/2024
Property Tax Credit - Permanent Supportive Housing - Established [HB-226]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
Establishing a property tax credit against the State, county, and municipal corporation real property tax on certain properties that provide permanent supportive housing; providing for the calculation of the tax credit; providing for the recapture of the tax credit under certain circumstances; requiring a certain reimbursement by the State to a county or municipal corporation for a certain percentage of the tax credit; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025; etc.
HB-226: Property Tax Credit - Permanent Supportive Housing - Established
Sponsored by: Rep.
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/12/2024
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.
SB-1: Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 537 on 05/09/2024
Persons Doing Public Business - Disclosure Requirements [SB-291]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring a person to file a registration statement with the State Board of Elections within a certain time period after the award of a contract that causes the person to be doing public business; requiring persons doing public business to update information on beneficial ownership included in the registration statement in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board; altering the time at which a person doing public business is required to file a certain initial statement with the State Board; etc.
SB-291: Persons Doing Public Business - Disclosure Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 23 on 04/09/2024
Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional Employees, and Court-Ordered Services Providers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity - Penalties and Registry [SB-177]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the prohibition against certain sex acts between a law enforcement officer and certain individuals; altering the penalty relating to sexual contact between a law enforcement officer and a person in the custody of the officer by making a violation of the prohibition a felony and imposing a period of imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine of up to $3000 or both; and requiring a person convicted of a certain offense to register on a certain sex offender registry.
SB-177: Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional Employees, and Court-Ordered Services Providers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity - Penalties and Registry
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Favorable With Amendments {583822/1 Adopted on 04/04/2024
You have voted SB-177: Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional Employees, and Court-Ordered Services Providers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity - Penalties and Registry.
Persons Doing Public Business – Disclosure Requirements [HB-112]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring a person to file a registration statement with the State Board of Elections within a certain time period after the award of a contract that causes the person to be doing public business; requiring persons doing public business to update information on beneficial ownership included in the registration statement in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board; altering the time at which a person doing public business is required to file a certain initial statement with the State Board; etc.
HB-112: Persons Doing Public Business – Disclosure Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 22 on 04/09/2024
Property Tax - Transfer to Heir or Legatee - Payment Plans [HB-54]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
Exempting a grant of land transferring residential real property from the estate of a decedent to an heir or a legatee of the decedent from certain requirements for the payment of taxes on real property if the heir or legatee of the decedent enters into a payment plan to pay all the taxes due and owed on the property; exempting a grant of land that is subject to a payment plan for property taxes from certain requirements for the payment of taxes if the grantee agrees to assume the grantor's obligations under the payment plan; etc.
HB-54: Property Tax - Transfer to Heir or Legatee - Payment Plans
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 771 on 05/16/2024
Public Utilities - Street Lighting Equipment - Acquisitions and Reporting (County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act) [SB-37]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Finding that local governments pay electric companies large sums to light streets and are limited in how this public safety resource can be managed, the Act authorizes certain counties or municipalities to acquire certain street lighting equipment by purchase or condemnation, convert its street lighting service to a customer-owned street lighting tariff, enter into an agreement to purchase electricity, and contract with an electric company for the maintenance of the street lighting equipment; etc.
SB-37: Public Utilities - Street Lighting Equipment - Acquisitions and Reporting (County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/29/2024
Human Services - Food Supplement Program and Human Services Careers Scholarships - Alterations [HB-183]
[Human Services ]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
Making technical and clarifying changes to the administration of certain food supplement benefits for children; authorizing the Department of Human Services to use certain funding to provide certain matching funds to a county to supplement certain benefits and to offset certain administrative costs; altering certain eligibility and certain requirements for the Pilot Program for Human Services Careers Scholarships; and authorizing the Maryland Higher Education Commission to prorate scholarship repayment under certain circumstances.
HB-183: Human Services - Food Supplement Program and Human Services Careers Scholarships - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 426 on 05/09/2024
Criminal Procedure - Facial Recognition Technology - Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions [SB-182]
[Crime ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and administer a training program regarding the use of facial recognition technology on or before June 30, 2026; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy, on or before October 1 each year, to report to the General Assembly information reported by law enforcement agencies using facial recognition technology; etc.
Fossil Fuel-Powered Lawn and Garden Care Equipment - State Purchase, Use, and Contracts - Prohibition [HB-91]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting the State from purchasing fossil fuel-powered lawn and garden care equipment beginning January 1, 2025, under certain circumstances; prohibiting the State from entering into or renewing a contract under which the contractor, or a subcontractor employed by the contractor, uses fossil fuel-powered lawn and garden care equipment beginning January 1, 2025, under certain circumstances; and prohibiting the State from using any fossil fuel-powered lawn and garden care equipment beginning January 1, 2030.
HB-91: Fossil Fuel-Powered Lawn and Garden Care Equipment - State Purchase, Use, and Contracts - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2024
Soil Conservation Districts - Small Ponds - Plan Review Fees [SB-196]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Authorizing a soil conservation district to recommend a fee system to cover the cost of reviewing plans for small ponds; establishing that any fees collected under the Act shall be supplemental to county and State funds; requiring a soil conservation district, in developing a fee system for small pond plans, to determine for the succeeding year the reasonable cost of reviewing the plans; etc.
SB-196: Soil Conservation Districts - Small Ponds - Plan Review Fees
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 523 on 05/09/2024
Common Ownership Communities - Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment (Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Act of 2024) [HB-159]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Community Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Altering certain requirements for procedures relating to electric vehicle recharging equipment; establishing requirements and procedures relating to an application to the governing body of a cooperative housing corporation to install or use electric vehicle recharging equipment; and requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to publish information on its common ownership community website regarding requirements, contractor information, certain points of contact, and resources on dispute resolutions.
HB-159: Common Ownership Communities - Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment (Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 268 on 04/25/2024
Maryland Environmental Service - Governance and Requirements [SB-293]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
Altering the quorum threshold for the Board of Directors of the Maryland Environmental Service; authorizing the Secretary of the Board to delegate certain responsibilities to an employee of the Service; altering the obligations of the Service after receiving a request for services and after entering into a contract; altering the deadlines for certain audits and reports; and repealing a certain audit requirement.
SB-293: Maryland Environmental Service - Governance and Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/31 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/11/2024
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Vendor Contracts [SB-11]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to include system upgrades required to allow for automated expungement of charges and partial expungement of charges in any vendor contracts being negotiated at a certain time.
Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Transparency, Grievances, and Unit Reoccupancy [SB-76]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a provider to post the provider's most recent disclosure statement on the provider's website; altering the number of times providers are required to hold a meeting open to all of the provider's subscribers each year; requiring an authorized officer of a provider to provide a summary of certain grievance information at certain meetings; requiring the Department of Aging to collect certain information about internal grievances; requiring a provider to submit certain reports to a subscriber under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-76: Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Transparency, Grievances, and Unit Reoccupancy
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 257 on 04/25/2024