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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force [HB-843]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force to study approaches to water and wastewater governance in the Baltimore region; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Mayor of Baltimore City, the County Executive of Baltimore County, the Governor, and the General Assembly on or before January 30, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 179 on 04/24/2023
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Financial Institutions - Student Financing Companies - Required Registration and Reporting [HB-913]
[Finance ]
[Student Loans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
Requiring student financing companies to register with the Commissioner of Financial Regulation before providing services in the State; requiring a student financing company to renew its registration on an annual basis; authorizing the Commissioner to adopt registration procedures for student financing companies, which may include certain fees; and requiring student financing companies to annually report certain information, to be made publicly accessible on a certain website, to the Commissioner beginning March 15, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 456 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Water Utilities - Shutoff Protections (Water Access for All Protection Act) [SB-883]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a certain water utility to temporarily shut off service for reasons of health or safety or in a State or national emergency, notwithstanding certain provisions of law; prohibiting a water utility from shutting off service for certain reasons; prohibiting a water utility from shutting off service on receipt of certain information; and prohibiting the sale of property solely to enforce a lien imposed for unpaid water, sewer, or sanitary system charges, fees, or assessments except in certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force [SB-880]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force to study approaches to water and wastewater governance in the Baltimore region; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Mayor of Baltimore City, the County Executive of Baltimore County, the Governor, and the General Assembly on or before January 30, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 178 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Collection of Unpaid Property Taxes [HB-867]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to establish an installment payment program for taxes in arrears on residential property; authorizing the Mayor of Baltimore City to cancel the annual tax sale; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to establish a program to divert residential property from the private tax lien sale process into an alternative program for the payment of taxes in arrears; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Third Reading Passed (133-0) on 03/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City – Collection of Unpaid Property Taxes [SB-766]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to establish an installment payment program for taxes in arrears on owner-occupied residential property; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to establish a program to divert owner-occupied residential property from the private tax lien sale process into an alternative program for the payment of taxes in arrears; authorizing the collector of taxes in Baltimore City to withhold any owner-occupied residential property from tax sale; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Referred Ways And Means on 03/21/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Income Tax - Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit - Alterations [HB-680]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
Increasing the total amount of credits against the State income tax that the Maryland Higher Education Commission may approve in a taxable year for certain individuals with certain student loan debt amounts; requiring the Commission to reserve a certain amount of the tax credits that the Commission is authorized to approve for certain graduates; extending, from 2 years to 3 years, the period of time that an individual who claims the credit has to prove that they used the credit to repay the individual's student loan debt; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 738 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Commercial Financing Transactions [SB-496]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring that certain revenue, fees, and examination and investigation fees and assessments relating to commercial financing transactions be credited to the Nondepository Special Fund; and regulating commercial financing transactions, including by establishing requirements related to disclosures, calculations of annual percentage rates, terms of repayments, and other related items, and the extension of special offers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Institutional Debt - Report [HB-522]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring institutions of postsecondary education to submit a report on institutional debt to the Maryland Higher Education Commission each year beginning October 1, 2024 and each October 1 thereafter; authorizing the Commission to assess a civil penalty, up to $10,000 per violation, against an institution for failure to submit a report or knowingly including inaccurate information in a report; and establishing certain notice, appeal, and hearing procedures before a civil penalty may be assessed against an institution.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Debt Collectors - Debtors With Multiple Debts [HB-476]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
Prohibiting debt collectors from applying a debt payment made by a debtor with multiple debts to a disputed debt; and requiring debt collectors to apply a debt payment made by a debtor with multiple debts in accordance with the debtor's directions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Maryland Community Reinvestment Act [HB-392]
[Finance ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to examine and prepare a written evaluation of the record of certain regulated financial institutions in meeting the financial needs of local communities where the institution is chartered; requiring the Commissioner to give a certain regulated financial institution a certain rating based on a certain examination and to prepare a written evaluation; requiring a certain regulated financial institution to prepare a certain improvement plan under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Corporations and Associations - Revisions [HB-209]
[Real Estate ]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Altering certain provisions governing the issuance of stock, convertible securities, and scrip; clarifying the authority of corporations to hold annual meetings by remote communication; clarifying the application of certain provisions of law to the conversion of a corporation; requiring a real estate investment trust that voluntarily dissolves to file a notice of termination with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Courtney Watson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 560 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Courts - Judgments - Exemptions From Execution [SB-106]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Exempting up to $500 in a deposit account or other account of a judgment debtor held by a depository institution from execution on the judgment without an election by the debtor to exempt the money; establishing procedures a depository institution is required to follow on receipt of a writ of garnishment or other levy or attachment under certain circumstances; establishing a $6,000 limit on the cumulative value of property and cash that may be exempted; requiring a certain writ of garnishment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 720 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Courts - Judgments - Exemptions From Execution [HB-42]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Exempting up to $500 in a deposit account or other accounts of a judgment debtor held by a depository institution from execution on the judgment without an election by the debtor to exempt the money; establishing procedures a depository institution is required to follow on receipt of a writ of garnishment or other levy or attachment under certain circumstances; establishing a $6,000 limit on the cumulative value of property and cash that may be exempted; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley Lopez
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 719 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Corporations and Associations - Revisions [SB-58]
[Real Estate ]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Altering certain provisions governing the issuance of stock, convertible securities, and scrip; clarifying the authority of corporations to hold annual meetings by remote communication; clarifying the application of certain provisions of law to the conversion of a corporation; requiring a real estate investment trust that voluntarily dissolves to file a notice of termination with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Referred Economic Matters on 02/23/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Child Care Capital Support Revolving Loan Fund - Established [SB-919]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Child Care Capital Support Revolving Loan Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide no-interest loans for capital expenses related to a child care facility to child care providers who participate in the Child Care Scholarship Program; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; requiring the Department of Commerce to administer the Fund with support from the State Department of Education; and requiring the Department of Commerce to publicize the availability of loans from the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/08/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Tax Sales - Alternative Collection Programs [HB-1196]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing the termination date of the authority of a county or municipal corporation to withhold from tax sale owner-occupied residential property and requiring the property to meet certain criteria; authorizing a county or municipal corporation to withhold from tax sale a residential property or property owned by a nonprofit organization that is enrolled in a certain payment program; and authorizing a county or municipal corporation to cancel or postpone a tax sale during a state of emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chanel Branch
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 663 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Economic Development - Maryland Watermen's Microloan Program - Establishment [HB-1242]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Maryland Watermen's Microloan Program in the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation to provide loans to qualified commercial fishermen to continue commercial operations in the State; providing, beginning July 1, 2025, that generational watermen, beginner watermen, and seafood processing businesses are eligible to receive loans under the Program; requiring a loan made under the Program to be at least $7,000 and not more than $15,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 03/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Economic Development - Maryland Watermen's Microloan Program - Establishment [SB-826]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Agriculture ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Maryland Watermen's Microloan Program in the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation to provide loans to qualified commercial fishermen to continue commercial operations in the State; providing, beginning July 1, 2025, that generational watermen, beginner watermen, and seafood processing businesses are eligible to receive loans under the Program; and requiring that a loan made under the Program be at least $7,000 and not more than $15,000.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 384 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Economic Development - Sports Entertainment Facilities and Events, Prince George's County Blue Line Corridor Facilities, and Racing Facilities [HB-897]
[Economic Development ]
[Sports ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue certain bonds to finance site acquisition, design, and construction of any portion of a certain sports entertainment facility, subject to certain limitations; authorizing the Authority to issue certain bonds to finance the planning, design, and construction of certain Prince George's County Blue Line Corridor facilities, subject to certain limitations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 61 on 04/12/2022