Emergency Bills
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Property Tax - Retroactive Exemption [HB-249]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing a person who applies for certain property tax exemptions for real property in Baltimore City to request that the exemption be applied retroactively for up to 3 taxable years, subject to certain requirements; requiring Baltimore City and the State to pay a refund of excess real property taxes paid due to a retroactive exemption that is granted; and requiring the Baltimore City Department of Finance to submit a report on the number of requests made and the amounts refunded by December 1 each year from 2023 to 2027.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Allen Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 229 on 04/24/2023
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Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Upper Payment Limits [SB-202]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Reestablishing the requirement that the Prescription Drug Affordability Board, under certain circumstances, draft a plan of action for implementing a process to set upper payment limits for certain prescription drug products; reestablishing the authority of the Board to set upper payments limits, under certain circumstances, for prescription drug products that are purchased or paid for by or through certain State or local government entities, plans, or programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 40 on 04/11/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Education - Reporting Arrests of Students - Alterations [HB-203]
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[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency making an arrest of a student for a reportable offense or an offense related to the student's membership in a criminal organization to report the arrest to the Maryland Center for School Safety, the State Board of Education, and the State's Attorney; requiring the State's Attorney to notify the Maryland Center for School Safety and the State Board of the disposition of the offense; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Long
First Reading Judiciary on 01/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Electricians Act - Revisions [HB-149]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the entity that must administer or approve an apprenticeship program for electricians; substituting the term "uninsured" for the term "inactive" in certain provisions of law relating to liability insurance requirements for certain electricians; prohibiting a certain electrician from contracting to provide electrical services unless the electrical work is covered by certain liability insurance; specifying who is authorized and required to purchase certain insurance; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bailey Hornberger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 187 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Property Tax - Retroactive Exemption [SB-41]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing a person who applies for certain property tax exemptions for real property in Baltimore City to request that the exemption be applied retroactively for up to 3 taxable years, subject to certain requirements; requiring Baltimore City and the State to pay a refund of excess real property taxes paid due to a retroactive exemption that is granted; and requiring the Baltimore City Department of Finance to submit a report on the number of requests made and the amounts refunded by December 1 each year from 2023 to 2027.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 230 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Automatic Expungement - Pardoned Conviction of Possession of Cannabis (Pardons for Simple Possession of Cannabis Act of 2023) [SB-88]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring that certain records relating to a certain conviction of possession of cannabis that has been fully and unconditionally pardoned by the Governor be automatically expunged; and establishing a procedure for the automatic expungement of pardoned possession of cannabis convictions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Sales and Use Tax – Alteration of Rate Due to Inflation [HB-67]
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[Inflation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Decreasing, from 6% to 5%, the sales and use tax rate for a 12-month period beginning July 1 if a certain inflation rate, as determined by the Comptroller, is at least 6%.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Long
Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - On-Site Wastewater Services - Board, Fees, and Penalties [SB-7]
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[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Altering the composition of the State Board of On-Site Wastewater Professionals; clarifying and altering the distribution of certain fees and penalties; and clarifying the application of certain license requirements and penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 67 on 04/11/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – HOV Lanes – Plug–In Electric Drive Vehicles [HB-123]
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[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
Authorizing certain plug-in electric drive vehicles for which a permit has been issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration to use high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes regardless of the number of passengers in the vehicles; requiring the Administration to charge a fee, not to exceed $20, for issuing the permit; and requiring, on or before January 1 each year, a report to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly on the effect of the use of the plug-in electric drive vehicle permits on the operation of HOV lanes.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 121 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Electricians Act – Revisions [SB-44]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Construction ]
Altering the entity that must administer or approve an apprenticeship program for electricians; substituting the term "uninsured" for the term "inactive" in certain provisions of law relating to liability insurance requirements for certain electricians; prohibiting a certain electrician from contracting to provide electrical services unless the electrical work is covered by certain liability insurance; specifying who is authorized and required to purchase certain insurance; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Referred Economic Matters on 02/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - On-Site Wastewater Services - Board, Fees, and Penalties [HB-30]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Altering the composition of the State Board of On-Site Wastewater Professionals; clarifying and altering the distribution of certain fees and penalties; and clarifying the application of certain license requirements and penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 66 on 04/11/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Natural Resources – Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License – Establishment [SB-80]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing a licensing and regulatory scheme to allow the commercial fishing of blue and flathead catfish in the tidal waters of the State using a finfish trotline.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 105 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - Operation of Sewerage Systems and Refuse Disposal Works - Deficiency Reports [HB-1487]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, for a sewerage system or refuse disposal system for which the Maryland Environmental Service has taken charge, to produce a report detailing the parts of the system or works that are deficient and the plans to correct these deficiencies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Motion Rules Suspend For Late Introduction (delegate Grammer) Adopted (125-5) on 03/30/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Congressional Districting Plan [SB-1012]
[Elections ]
Establishing the composition of the eight districts in the State of Maryland for the election of members to the United States House of Representatives; and requiring that a certain question be submitted to the qualified voters of the State if the Act is petitioned to referendum under Article XVI of the Maryland Constitution.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 16 on 04/04/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Motor Fuel Taxes - Tax-Free Period [SB-1010]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that, for the 30-day period beginning on the effective date of the Act, certain motor fuel taxes that would otherwise be imposed do not apply; requiring the Comptroller to pay a refund advance of motor fuel tax to qualifying retailers under certain circumstances; requiring a qualifying retailer to pay certain motor fuel tax to the Comptroller within 30 days after the expiration of the tax-free period; authorizing the suspension of certain licenses of a qualifying retailer under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 2 on 03/18/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Motor Fuel Taxes – Tax–Free Period [HB-1486]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that, for the 30-day period beginning on the effective date of the Act, certain motor fuel taxes that would otherwise be imposed do not apply; requiring the Comptroller to pay a refund advance of motor fuel tax to qualifying retailers under certain circumstances; requiring a qualifying retailer to pay certain motor fuel tax to the Comptroller within 30 days after the expiration of the tax-free period; authorizing the suspension of certain licenses of a qualifying retailer under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 1 on 03/18/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Divestment From Russia [HB-1482]
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[Retirement ]
[Investments ]
[International ]
Requiring the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to review investment holdings in eligible accounts to determine the extent to which these funds are invested in Russia-restricted investments; requiring the Board of Trustees to take certain divestment actions; prohibiting the Board of Trustees from making certain new investments; providing certain immunities from liability for certain persons; requiring the Board of Trustees to act in good faith in taking certain actions in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Divestment From Russia [SB-1005]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Investments ]
[International ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to review investment holdings in certain eligible accounts to determine the extent to which funds are invested in Russia-restricted investments; requiring the Board of Trustees to take certain divestment actions; prohibiting the Board of Trustees from making certain new investments; providing certain immunities from liability for certain persons; requiring the Board of Trustees to act in good faith in taking certain actions in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 343 on 05/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Prince George's County - School Board Districts - Redistricting Plan PG 507-22 [HB-1473]
[Education ]
[Elections ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the boundaries of the school board districts for election of the members of the Prince George's County Board of Education.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 454 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Garrett County Memorial Hospital – Lease Authorization and Alterations to Board of Governors [HB-1471]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Garrett County and the Board of Governors of the Garrett County Memorial Hospital to lease the hospital or certain portions of the hospital under certain circumstances; and providing for alterations to the Board of Governors under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell R Beitzel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 197 on 04/21/2022