Emergency Bills
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Port of Deposit State Historical Park - Planning [SB-517]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Recreation ]
Altering composition of the stakeholder advisory committee to advise the Department of Natural Resources on the scope and management of Port of Deposit State Historical Park; requiring the Department to make a certain report to the General Assembly on or before September 1, 2024; extending the deadline for the Bainbridge Development Corporation to transfer certain property to the Department to June 1, 2025; authorizing the Governor to include in the State budget an appropriation of at least $400,000 for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cecil County Senators
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 602 on 05/08/2023
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Election Law – Polling Sites – Firearms Prohibitions [HB-580]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Elections ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Voting Rights ]
Prohibiting a person from carrying or displaying a firearm on the premises of a privately or publicly owned building being used as a polling site during an election, including a parking lot, or carrying or possessing a firearm within 100 feet of a polling site during an election, subject to certain exceptions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Property Tax - Agricultural Land and Improvements - Assessment [HB-592]
[Agriculture ]
[Property Tax ]
Providing that value-added agricultural activities are a farm or agricultural use of land for assessment purposes; creating a subclass of real property consisting of improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities; requiring improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities to be assessed at the agricultural use rate; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Courtney Watson
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Cannabis Reform [HB-556]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Health ]
Renaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission; establishing the Maryland Cannabis Administration as an independent unit of State government; establishing a regulatory and licensing system for adult-use cannabis; imposing a sales and use tax of 9% on the sale of cannabis; requiring the Administration, by July 1, 2023, to convert medical cannabis licenses to licenses to operate a medical and adult-use cannabis business; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 254 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023 [HB-546]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Corps Program; requiring the Department of Service and Civic Innovation to administer and provide staff for the Program; requiring a Program participant to work at least 30 hours per week and partner with an on-site mentor while working in a service placement; requiring a participating employer to pay a Program participant $15 per hour and provide health insurance benefits; authorizing the Department to disburse a stipend of up to $6,000 to a Program participant who completes a service placement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Third Reading Passed (37-9) on 03/31/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City - West North Avenue Development Authority - Membership and Procurement [HB-627]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; exempting the Authority from certain provisions of State procurement law; and requiring the Authority to report by December 15, 2023, instead of October 1, 2023, its comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy, including any procurement activities undertaken by the Authority, to the Governor, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the House Health and Government Operations Committee, and the Appropriations Committee.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Referred Rules on 04/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Family Prosperity Act of 2023 [HB-547]
[Taxes ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the percentage of the federal earned income tax credit used for determining the amount that an individual may claim as a refund under the Maryland earned income tax credit under certain circumstances; repealing a certain limitation on the amount certain individuals may claim as a refund under the credit; altering the definition of "qualified child" and income eligibility requirements for purposes of qualifying for a certain credit against the State income tax for certain dependent children; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 4 on 04/11/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workgroup on the Maryland 529 Prepaid College Trust Program [SB-475]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Workgroup on the Maryland 529 Prepaid College Trust Program; requiring the Workgroup to identify policies, procedures, and practices that led to issues relating to the earnings calculation formula and Maryland 529 account holders' inability to access their prepaid college trust benefits to pay for college expenses; requiring the Workgroup to develop and make recommendations for improvement in certain areas; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations on or before June 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing Canceled on 02/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Cannabis Reform [SB-516]
[Cannabis ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Renaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission; establishing the Maryland Cannabis Administration as an independent unit of State government; establishing a regulatory and licensing system for adult-use cannabis; imposing the sales and use tax on the sale of adult-use cannabis at 9%; requiring the Administration, on or before July 1 2023, to convert medical cannabis licenses to licenses to operate a medical and adult-use cannabis business; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 255 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Property Tax - Agricultural Land and Improvements - Assessment [SB-418]
[Agriculture ]
[Property Tax ]
Providing that value-added agricultural activities are a farm or agricultural use of land for assessment purposes; creating a subclass of real property consisting of improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities; requiring improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities to be assessed at the agricultural use rate; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 02/02/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Districts - Legislative Districting Plan References [SB-440]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Updating certain provisions of law regarding Baltimore City alcoholic beverages districts to refer to the Legislative Districting Plan of 2022; and requiring the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to grant a certain exemption to certain persons under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 132 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Drinking Water - Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program - Establishment [SB-407]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program in the Department of the Environment for the purpose of authorizing the regulated use of reclaimed water as a source for drinking water treatment facilities; providing for the issuance of potable reuse permits under the Pilot Program; applying certain public participation requirements to potable reuse permits; requiring the Department to submit a report on the status of the Pilot Program to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin D Ready
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 123 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines [SB-372]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing a pharmacist to order and administer certain vaccinations to an individual who is at least 3 years old but under the age of 18 years if certain requirements are met; altering the age of an individual to whom a pharmacist may administer certain vaccinations; repealing the requirement that a pharmacist administer certain vaccinations under a written protocol; and authorizing a pharmacist to administer certain vaccinations to an adult.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Human Services - Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Theft of Benefits (Prevent Electronic Benefits Theft Act of 2023) [HB-502]
[Human Services ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Poverty ]
Requiring the Department of Human Services to restore to a beneficiary any benefits lost due to theft; authorizing certain households to request a hearing within 90 days after a certain determination; requiring the State to give preference to certain vendors in the procurement process for electronic benefits distribution or administration; authorizing the Department to restore certain benefits; requiring the Department to take certain actions to reduce the vulnerability of Electronic Benefits Transfer cards to theft; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 172 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment – Low Emissions Vehicle Program – Prohibition (Affordable Emissions Standards Act of 2023) [HB-487]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from adopting certain regulations to implement certain new motor vehicle emissions standards and compliance requirements adopted by the California Air Resources Board unless certain analyses are prepared and submitted to the General Assembly and the General Assembly enacts a law authorizing the adoption of the regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City – West North Avenue Development Authority – Membership and Procurement [SB-331]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; exempting the Authority from certain provisions of State procurement law; and altering the report on the Authority's comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy the Authority is required to submit to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly to be due by December 15, 2023, to include any procurement activities undertaken by the Authority, and to be also submitted to the House Health and Government Operations Committee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 136 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health and Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Managed Care Organizations and Prescription Drug Claims - Study [HB-382]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health and the Prescription Drug Affordability Board jointly to study certain information regarding the payment of prescription drug claims under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program during calendar years 2021 and 2022 and how to address certain inconsistencies; and requiring the Department and the Board to report the findings of the study to the Maryland Medicaid Administration and certain committees of the General Assembly by October 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 217 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License - Establishment [HB-386]
[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: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 104 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition [SB-259]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Providing that certain licenses to manufacture, sell, buy, and store cigarettes, other tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices do not authorize the licensee to manufacture, ship, import, or sell into or within the State a flavored tobacco product with a taste or smell of fruit, mint, candy, or other nontobacco flavors; providing that a public statement that cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices have or produce a certain smell or taste is presumptive evidence that they are flavored tobacco products; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Upper Payment Limits [HB-279]
[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: Rep. Bonnie L Cullison
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 39 on 04/11/2023