Counties - Local Laws
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration Records - Access to Digital Photographic Images and Signatures - Baltimore City Agencies [SB-727]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to make a digital photographic image or signature of an individual, or the actual stored data thereof, recorded by the Administration available to the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development or any other agency designated by the Mayor of Baltimore City to enforce certain provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
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Carroll County - Contracts and Purchasing [HB-839]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing from $25,000 to $50,000 the cost of a public work or improvement or the purchase price of supplies or equipment for which the County Commissioners of Carroll County may enter into a contract; and requiring that when the cost of a public work or improvement or the purchase price of supplies or equipment in Carroll County exceeds $50,000 under certain conditions, the Procurement Officer for the County Commissioner shall advertise for bids for at least 1 week in a media accessible to the general public.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 685 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Calvert County - Ethics - Conflict of Interest and Commissioner Expulsion [HB-834]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that the conflict of interest provisions enacted by Calvert County 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 the removal of a county elected official for certain violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Fisher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 370 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Calvert County - Procurement - Local Preference [HB-835]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Calvert County to enact an ordinance that establishes a local percentage preference for certain procurement contracts; and requiring the County Commissioners to comply with certain provisions of law under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 683 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baltimore City – Control Over Powers of Police Commissioner [HB-732]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Repealing a prohibition on certain Baltimore City ordinances or acts of certain municipal officials from conflicting, impeding, obstructing, hindering, or interfering with the powers of the Baltimore City Police Commissioner; and making a portion of the Act contingent on the passage and ratification, by a certain date, of a certain Baltimore City Charter amendment.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 947 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Information Act - Surveillance Images - Illegal Dumping in Baltimore City [SB-643]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Crime ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering a requirement that a custodian deny inspection of certain surveillance images of illegal dumping in Baltimore City to allow inspection by employees or agents of the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development; and authorizing the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development to publicly disseminate a surveillance image as part of an investigation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 204 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Protection of Beaver Population and Habitat - County Authority (Beaver Believer Act) [HB-631]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Authorizing a county, notwithstanding a certain provision of law, to enact a local law to promote, protect, and support the population and habitat of beavers in the county.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Highways - Maximum Speed Limits MC 10-24 [HB-612]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing the requirement that a local authority in Montgomery County perform an engineering and traffic investigation before decreasing the maximum speed limit on a highway; and authorizing a local authority in Montgomery County to implement new speed monitoring systems on a portion of highway for which the speed limit has been decreased only after a certain period of time after the decrease in the speed limit is implemented.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Third Reading Passed (133-0) on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Speed Monitoring Systems - High-Risk Highways MC 15-24 [HB-665]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
Authorizing the placement and use of speed monitoring systems on highways in Montgomery County that are at high risk for certain motor vehicle crashes; prohibiting the placement and use of speed monitoring systems on certain highways in Montgomery County; requiring the fines collected by Montgomery County or by a municipal government in Montgomery County as a result of violations enforced by a speed monitoring system to be used to fund the study, design, and construction of certain safety-related projects; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Third Reading Passed (106-26) on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration Records - Access to Digital Photographic Images and Signatures - Baltimore City Agencies [HB-681]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to make a digital photographic image or signature of an individual, or the actual stored data thereof, recorded by the Administration available to the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development or any other agency designated by the Mayor of Baltimore City to enforce certain provisions of law.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Garrett County - Procurement - Bids and Contracts [SB-558]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Small Business ]
Increasing the minimum dollar amount of contracts for which the County Commissioners, or any employee of Garrett County, are required to advertise for bids from $25,000 to $50,000; exempting certain contracts for professional services from a requirement to advertise for bids; and authorizing contracts for professional services required to be licensed by the State to be solicited by written bids.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 692 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Garrett County - Sheriff's Salary - Alteration [SB-521]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Altering the salary of the Sheriff of Garrett County; and repealing the requirement for the Garrett County Salary Study Commission to study and issue a report that contains recommendations relating to the salary of the Sheriff.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 982 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice in Dorchester County - Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation - Digital Newspapers [HB-594]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing for the publication of certain notices in Dorchester County that any required advertisement or notice be published and distributed through print and digital format; providing that if there is no print and digital publication meeting all the qualifications under the Act, the advertisement or notice may be placed in any digital publication that can be accessed in Dorchester County and that regularly contains local news and information for Dorchester County; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 688 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Dorchester County - County Property Leases - Notice Exemptions [HB-596]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Exempting a lease of county property for a term of 5 years or less made by Dorchester County from certain notice requirements.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 04/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Cecil County – Annual Financial Report – Filing Date [SB-530]
[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.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 687 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Carroll County - Contracts and Purchasing [SB-437]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing from $25,000 to $50,000 the cost of a public work or improvement or the purchase price of supplies or equipment for which the County Commissioners of Carroll County may enter into a contract; and requiring that when the cost of a public work or improvement or the purchase price of supplies or equipment in Carroll County exceeds $50,000 under certain conditions, the Procurement Officer for the County Commissioner shall advertise for bids for at least 1 week in a media accessible to the general public.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 686 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts and Mailing of Citations [SB-450]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishing that certain provisions of law authorizing the use of speed monitoring systems in certain residential districts apply in Baltimore County; requiring the fines collected by Baltimore County as a result of the use of speed monitoring systems to be used to assist in covering the costs of traffic calming devices in the county; altering a certain reporting requirement of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to include certain information on a speed monitoring system program in Baltimore County; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Housing Opportunities Commission - Alterations MC 3-24 [HB-424]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
Repealing the requirement that the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County hold public hearings on assisted family housing proposals; and repealing the requirement that the Montgomery Commission publish a summary of the Montgomery Commission's annual financial report in certain newspapers.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 339 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Retail Service Station Dealers - Fuel Service PG 410-24 [HB-360]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring a retail service station dealer in Prince George's County to provide fuel service upon request to an individual between 6:00 a.m. and midnight.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Workgroup on Health and Wellness PG 409-24 [HB-358]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing a Workgroup on Health and Wellness in Prince George's County to review and evaluate health and wellness practices, programs, services, and resources in Prince George's County and make recommendations regarding best practices in health and wellness community programming in the county; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Prince George's County Executive, the Chair of the Prince George's County Council, the Governor, and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 977 on 05/16/2024