Counties - Local Laws
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
St. Mary's County - Metropolitan Commission - Discontinuance of Service [HB-491]
[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission to discontinue all or part of water or sewer service provided to an improved private property determined to be unsafe, unfit, or unsuitable for human occupancy due to an accident, artificial disaster, or natural disaster; requiring the suspension of the ready-to-serve charge on certain private properties; and authorizing the St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission to utilize certain remedies for a violation related to certain public water and sewer use.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Morgan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 599 on 05/13/2025
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St. Mary's County - Corrections [HB-485]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Adding programs, a day reporting program, an in-patient treatment program, and a pretrial release supervision program, that the St. Mary's County Sheriff is authorized to establish; repealing a requirement that the Sheriff or the Sheriff's designee collect the earnings of a certain individual participating in a certain program; and authorizing the Sheriff or the Sheriff's designee to direct an individual participating in a certain program to provide proof that the individual has made payments toward certain obligations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Morgan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 131 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Local Government - Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau Designation [HB-469]
[Tourism ]
[Community Development ]
Altering references to the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau to be Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, Inc.
Sponsored by: Rep. LaToya Nkongolo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 536 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Frederick County - County Employees and Volunteers - Criminal History Records Check [HB-492]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the Director of Human Resources of Frederick County to request from the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services a State and national criminal history records check for a prospective or current county employee or county volunteer; requiring the Central Repository to forward certain information to certain persons; requiring that the information remain confidential and that it be used only for personnel-related purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 149 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
St. Mary's County - Competitive Bidding - Threshold [HB-490]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing the minimum contract value to $50,000 to require a competitive bidding process in St. Mary's County for contracts for services or supplies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Morgan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 781 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Community Associations - Registration Fees for Administrative Hearing Process PG 408-25 [HB-360]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Altering the registration fee requirement for the Community Association Registry; permitting the County Executive to establish the registration fee; prohibiting a person or entity who fails to register from filing a dispute; and requiring the Prince George's County Office of Community Relations to provide revenue from annual community association registration fees to fund the administrative hearing process for disputes between community associations and owners in Prince George's County.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 597 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team PG 301-25 [HB-408]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Prince George's County Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team to examine and prevent violence against youth through intensive case management; requiring that the review team be provided with access to certain information and records; establishing certain closed meeting, confidentiality, and disclosure requirements; authorizing a certain police record to be divulged to the team; and requiring the review and response team to report annually on the program to the General Assembly beginning on January 1, 2027.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Stinnett
Hearing Canceled on 03/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Development Impact Fees [HB-453]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Altering the scope of certain limitations on the authority of the Anne Arundel County Council to grant exemptions from or credits against development impact fees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Pruski
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 473 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Removal of Debt Ballot Questions [SB-289]
[Elections ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Removing the requirement that certain debt created by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore be approved by the legal voters of the City of Baltimore through a majority vote at a certain election; and providing that the proposed amendment to the Maryland Constitution be submitted to the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection at the next general election to be held in November 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Local Government - Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau Designation [SB-50]
[Tourism ]
[Community Development ]
Altering references to the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau to be Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, Inc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 535 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Housing Authority of Baltimore City - Subsidiary Entities - Tax and Special Assessment Exemptions [SB-1177]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Community Development ]
Exempting property from taxes and special assessments of the State or a political subdivision in the State if the property will be used as housing for persons of eligible income and is owned by a subsidiary entity of a Baltimore Housing Authority entity.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Cecil County - Annual Financial Report - Filing Date [HB-1510]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the date by which Cecil County is required to file a certain financial report with the Department of Legislative Services to December 31 after the close of the county's fiscal year.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Calvert County - Ethics - Conflict of Interest and Commissioner Expulsion [SB-1124]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Elections ]
Requiring the conflict of interest provisions enacted by Calvert County to include certain provisions relating to judicial relief for certain violations of the county's conflict of interest provisions; requiring the ethics provisions enacted by Calvert County to include a provision requiring the Calvert County Ethics Commission to make public any recommendation it makes to expel a Commissioner; and requiring Calvert County to enact a law or regulation that authorizes removal of a county elected official under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County - School Facilities and Public Safety Surcharges and Report - Sunset Extension [SB-1123]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Property Tax ]
Extending the termination date for certain provisions of law that reduce the school facilities surcharge for certain multifamily housing, exempt certain dwelling units from the school facilities surcharge, authorize the governing body of Prince George's County to reduce the school facilities surcharge up to 50% for certain dwelling units, and require Prince George's County to conduct a certain review of certain surcharges and report its findings to certain persons in Prince George's County and the General Assembly by a certain date.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Calvert County - Procurement - Competitive Bidding [HB-1462]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Increasing the minimum dollar amount of contracts from $30,000 to $50,000 for which the Calvert County Commissioners are required to undergo a formal bidding process.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baltimore City Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team [HB-1310]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Baltimore City Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team to examine and prevent violence against youth through intensive case management; requiring that the review team be provided with access to certain information and records; establishing certain closed meeting, confidentiality, and disclosure requirements for certain information and records; authorizing police records concerning a child to be divulged to the review and response team; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Montgomery County – State’s Attorney’s Office Personnel – Application of County Personnel Laws and Collective Bargaining MC 12–24 [HB-1402]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the right of certain employees of the Office of the State's Attorney in Montgomery County to organize and collectively bargain in accordance with certain personnel law governing county employees; establishing that employees of the Office of the State's Attorney are subject to the county merit system law and personnel regulations; establishing certain requirements related to collective bargaining for employees of the Office; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 968 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Carroll County - Office of Permits and Inspections - Denial of Permit or License for Unpaid Personal Property Taxes [HB-1080]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Real Estate ]
Prohibiting the Carroll County Office of Permits and Inspections from issuing or renewing a license or permit in the county until the applicant submits certain evidence that the applicant has no unpaid assessed personal property taxes except under certain circumstances; and authorizing the Carroll County Office of Permits and Inspections to issue or renew a certain license or permit if the applicant submits certain evidence that the applicant has paid any previously unpaid assessed personal property taxes.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/22/2024
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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
Prince George's County - Zoning Amendment - Prohibition PG/MC 115-24 [HB-1106]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Prohibiting the Prince George's County district council from amending its zoning law to allow single-family attached dwelling uses on property that is used, or was previously used, as an airport and is located in an area zoned for residential-agricultural use.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/07/2024