Emergencies
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease [SB-919]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring certain expedited proceedings in a wrongful detainer action if the property that is the subject of the action is, at the time of the complaint, advertised or listed for sale or lease by the complainant and requiring that notice of a hearing or appeal be served in person or, under certain circumstances, posted conspicuously on the property; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/15/2023
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Commercial Leases - Force Majeure Clauses - Required [HB-1220]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Housing ]
Requiring that a commercial lease contain a clause that allocates the risk of loss if performance under the lease is hindered, delayed, or prevented due to certain events; requiring a certain force majeure clause to include certain events; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Agriculture – Veterinary Practitioners – Student Loan Forgiveness Program [HB-1133]
[Agriculture ]
[Student Loans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Veterinary Practitioner Student Loan Forgiveness Program to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; requiring Program participants to sign a contract to complete a service obligation to practice in the State for at least 2 years; requiring the Secretary to select participants based on experience, training, and availability to practice in certain high-need areas; requiring the Secretary to disburse directly to a participant $20,000 or the amount of the participant's educational loans, whichever is less; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2023
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Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program and Fund [HB-1100]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Establishing the Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to provide grants to local governments to train local fire departments on certain safety aspects associated with lithium-ion battery storage systems installed with solar arrays; requiring the Administration, in consultation with certain entities, to establish certain training and emergency response standards for local governments relating to lithium-ion battery storage systems and solar arrays; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth A. Howard
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
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Department of the Environment – Green Roof Grant Program [HB-971]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Construction ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Water ]
Establishing the Green Roof Grant Program to provide grants to certain eligible grantees to support the construction of green roofs on commercial buildings; requiring the Maryland Department of the Environment, subject to the availability of funding, to award grants and administer and implement the Program; requiring recapture of a grant award under certain circumstances; and requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly on the Program on or before December 31 each year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Domestic Terrorism Response [HB-1075]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
Establishing the Office of Domestic Terrorism Response within the Maryland Department of Emergency Management for the purpose of implementing measures to prepare for, prevent, and recover from domestic terrorism and hate crimes; requiring the Maryland Task Force on Preventing and Countering Domestic Terrorism to serve in an advisory role for the Office; and requiring the Department to report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly on the Office's activities, proposed legislation, and required resources.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Third Reading Passed (101-35) on 03/20/2023
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Foreclosure Actions - Responsibility of Secured Parties and Stay for Determination of Financial Assistance [HB-1223]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting, with certain exceptions, a secured party from initiating or proceeding with a foreclosure for a certain period if the secured party receives a certain notice; requiring a secured party to make a certain affidavit to the circuit court responsible for the foreclosure action when the secured party makes certain filings; requiring the circuit court to award a stay in a foreclosure action if a certain amount of time has not passed after a certain notice is made; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program [HB-953]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Authorizing a community-based organization, with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health, to establish an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program to provide a location for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and certain other services; authorizing a Program to bill the insurance carrier of an individual who uses the services; authorizing the Department to approve no more than 6 programs, preferably two in urban, two in rural, and two in suburban areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2023
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Maryland Building Performance Standards – Fossil Fuel Use and Electric–Ready Standards [HB-1134]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, on or before January 1, 2024, and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, a requirement that new buildings meet all energy demands of the building without the use of fossil fuels and an electric-ready standard for certain buildings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Bridges
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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Environment - Water Utilities - Shutoff Protections (Water Access for All Protection Act) [HB-893]
[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. Sara Norris Love
Hearing Canceled on 02/27/2023
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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 M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 179 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations [HB-861]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; requiring the Governor to include $7,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund beginning in fiscal year 2025; and altering funding for the Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2023
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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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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 E. Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 178 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Catastrophic Event Account - Unit of Local Government - Authorized Fund [HB-789]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Making alterations to the Catastrophic Event Account to allow funds to be used by a unit of local government.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Jones
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/10/2023
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Physician Assistants – Revisions (Physician Assistant Modernization Act of 2023) [HB-727]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring that a physician assistant have a collaboration registration, rather than a delegation agreement, in order to practice as a physician assistant; altering the scope of practice of a physician assistant; altering the education required for licensure as a physician assistant; authorizing physician assistants who are employees of the federal government to perform acts, tasks, or functions as a physician assistant during a certain disaster; and providing certain immunity to certain physician assistants.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Criminal Law - False Statements - Emergency or Commission of Crime (Antiswatting Act of 2023) [HB-745]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from making or causing to be made a false statement, report, or complaint to a governmental emergency report recipient with reckless disregard of causing bodily harm to an individual as a direct result of a response to the statement, report, or complaint; and providing that a person who violates the Act, in addition to any penalties imposed, is civilly liable to an individual harmed by the violation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 698 on 05/16/2023
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Public Safety - Emergency Management - Consumer Protections Against Price Gouging [HB-775]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from selling an essential good or service for more than a certain increase in price during and for a certain time after a certain state of emergency; and requiring the Secretary of State to establish an electronic notification system by which a person may register to receive information on whether a state of emergency has been declared and an executive order issued, that the provisions of the Act are in effect, and which categories of essential goods and services are covered by the executive order.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 630 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Domestic Terrorism Response [SB-785]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
Establishing the Office of Domestic Terrorism Response within the Maryland Department of Emergency Management for the purpose of implementing measures to prepare for, prevent, and recover from domestic terrorism and hate crimes; and requiring the Maryland Task Force on Preventing and Countering Domestic Terrorisn to serve in an advisory role for the Office.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Public Safety - State Fuel Security Program [SB-719]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Establishing the State Fuel Security Program to be administered and enforced by the Maryland Energy Administration; applying the Program to motor gasoline, middle distillate, propane, certain residential fuel oil, and aviation gasoline; authorizing the Administration, in coordination with the Department of Emergency Management and the Department of Information Technology, to collect, store, and disseminate certain energy-related data for a certain purpose and subject to certain requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 143 on 04/24/2023