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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1370	State (Maryland)	Requiring the State, for certain construction projects and major renovation projects proposed after December 31, 2020, to require that the project be designed, engineered, and constructed in a manner that allows the roof to withstand the weight of solar panels; requiring certain construction projects and major renovation projects to include the placement of the maximum number of solar panels for which the project was designed; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to provide certain recommendations; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	State Government - Procurement Local Government - Generally Administrative Agencies Renewable Energy Sources Committees And Commissions Communications Construction Engineers Environmental Matters Equipment
HB-1416	State (Maryland)	Requiring a supplier of water to inspect certain valves in a public water system in a certain manner, repair or replace certain valves, inspect certain fire hydrants, formulate and implement a certain plan, identify the locations of certain valves, and record certain characteristics and identifiers of certain valves; requiring a supplier of water to develop a certain cybersecurity program by February 1, 2021; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Environment Capital Budgets Certifications Cybersecurity Data Electronic Communication Emergencies Engineers Environment, Department Of The Equipment
HB-1479	State (Maryland)	Requiring, in Calvert County, that certain subdivision plats be prepared and endorsed by certain individuals in a certain manner; requiring certain subdivision plats or deeds of dedication to include a certain signed and acknowledged statement; authorizing the filing, recording, and indexing of certain subdivision plats in a certain manner; establishing that recordation of a certain subdivision plat operates as a transfer of a certain easement to the Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County for certain purposes; etc. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Counties - Local Laws Real Property Assessments Calvert County Clerks Of Court County Commissioners Deeds Deeds Easements Easements
HB-1479	State (Maryland)	Requiring, in Calvert County, that certain subdivision plats be prepared and endorsed by certain individuals in a certain manner; requiring certain subdivision plats or deeds of dedication to include a certain signed and acknowledged statement; authorizing the filing, recording, and indexing of certain subdivision plats in a certain manner; establishing that recordation of a certain subdivision plat operates as a transfer of a certain easement to the Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County for certain purposes; etc. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Counties - Local Laws Real Property Assessments Calvert County Clerks Of Court County Commissioners Deeds Deeds Easements Easements
HB-1056	State (Maryland)	Requiring the State Racing Commission to establish the Equine Health, Safety, and Welfare Advisory Committee; requiring the owner of the Bowie Race Course Training Center to convey the property to the City of Bowie in a certain manner; authorizing, subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works, the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue up to $375,000,000 of bonds for the redevelopment of certain racing facilities, including Laurel Park and Pimlico; establishing certain funds for certain purposes; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Horse Racing Gaming Economic And Community Development Taxes - Miscellaneous Advertising Agriculture Animals Anne Arundel County Appropriations Architects
SB-946	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Passive House Pilot Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to assist a nonprofit organization in partnership with neighboring high schools and institutes of higher education, to provide students with career and technical educational experiences through the renovation of residential properties to become passive houses; requiring the Department to solicit proposals from nonprofit organizations that feature certain elements; requiring the Department to give priority to certain proposals; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Economic And Community Development Age Appropriations Architects Auditors And Audits Baltimore City Budgets Certifications Construction Education
SB-987	State (Maryland)	Authorizing, subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works, the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue up to $375,000,000 of bonds for the redevelopment of the Laurel Park and Pimlico racing facilities; requiring the Authority, before issuing certain bonds, to ensure certain long-term agreements are executed and certain property is conveyed; altering the distribution of proceeds from video lottery terminals to provide for the repayment of the bonds; establishing a certain Advisory Committee to provide certain recommendations; etc. Democrat: 92% (12) Republican: 7% (1) 92% Democrat support 7% Republican support	Horse Racing Gaming Economic And Community Development Taxes - Miscellaneous Administrative Agencies Advertising Agriculture Animals Anne Arundel County Appropriations
SB-820	State (Maryland)	Requiring a supplier of water to inspect certain valves in a public water system in a certain manner, repair or replace certain valves, inspect certain fire hydrants, formulate and implement a certain plan, identify the locations of certain valves, and record certain characteristics and identifiers of certain valves; requiring a supplier of water to develop a certain cybersecurity program by February 1, 2021; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Environment Capital Budgets Certifications Cybersecurity Data Electronic Communication Emergencies Engineers Environment, Department Of The Equipment
SB-854	State (Maryland)	Authorizing Baltimore City to establish the maximum speed limit on a highway under its jurisdiction without performing an engineering and traffic study. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Vehicle Laws - Rules Of The Road Baltimore City Electronic Surveillance Engineers Equipment State Highway Administration Highways Investigations And Inquiries Jurisdiction Law Enforcement
HB-790	State (Maryland)	Allowing a credit against the State income tax for certain costs, paid or incurred after a certain date by an owner of certain multifamily housing to meet certain energy and water efficiency standards; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to issue an initial tax credit certificate on application of the owner under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations; prohibiting the Administration from issuing tax credit certificates totaling more than $1,000,000 in aggregate; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Income Administrative Agencies Architects Certifications Comptroller Energy Matters Engineers Enterprise Zones Environmental Matters Housing
SB-671	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Comptroller to set aside and deposit into a certain separate account in the Bay Restoration Fund $25,000,000 from certain Bay Restoration Fees in fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter; authorizing the use of certain funds in a certain separate account for all costs associated with the installation of a certain new on-site sewage disposal system or the repair or replacement of a failing on-site sewage disposal system with a certain new system; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Environment Counties - Generally Assessments Chesapeake Bay Restoration Counties Engineers Environmental Health Equipment Grants Interest
HB-858	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a defendant in a malpractice claim against a licensed professional to move for a protective order to limit the disclosure of certain documentary evidence to protect the defendant from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense; requiring a court, on a certain motion by the defendant, to review the claimant's request for documentary evidence and authorizing the court to issue a certain protective order for good cause shown; providing for the prospective application of the Act; etc. Republican: 60% (6) Democrat: 40% (4) 60% Republican support 40% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Architects Civil Actions Courts Disclosure Engineers Evidence Interior Designers Landscape Architects Privacy
SB-592	State (Maryland)	Requiring the State, for certain construction projects and major renovation projects proposed after December 31, 2020, to require that the project be designed, engineered, and constructed in a manner that allows the roof to withstand the weight of solar panels; requiring certain construction projects and major renovation projects to include the placement of the maximum number of solar panels for which the project was designed; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to provide certain recommendations; etc. Republican: 12% (1) Democrat: 87% (7) 12% Republican support 87% Democrat support	State Government - Procurement Local Government - Generally Administrative Agencies Renewable Energy Sources Committees And Commissions Communications Construction Engineers Environmental Matters Equipment
HB-681	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a provision in a contract or an agreement with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to indemnify or hold harmless certain parties unless the design professional is at fault for causing the loss, damage, or expense indemnified; prohibiting a provision in a contract or an agreement with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to defend certain parties against liability or certain claims; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Civil Actions And Procedures Architects Attorneys' Fees Contractors Contracts Court Costs Engineers Fees Highways Injury
HB-722	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board to develop and adopt regulations, on or before October 1, 2022, that require employers to protect employees from heat-related illness caused by heat stress; requiring Maryland Occupational Safety and Health to hold certain informational meetings before beginning a certain process; requiring the Commissioner to consider certain standards in developing regulations; requiring the Commissioner to make a certain report; etc. Democrat: 100% (13) 100% Democrat support	Private Sector Labor And Industry Collective Bargaining Data Death Disclosure Discrimination Diseases Education Emergency Medical Services Engineers
SB-424	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Governor to include certain appropriations in the State budget from the Transportation Trust Fund to the Maryland Transit Administration for the operating and capital needs of the Administration in certain fiscal years; requiring that certain capital appropriations to the Administration be in addition to any funds appropriated for the capital planning, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, or construction of the Purple Line; etc. Democrat: 100% (13) 100% Democrat support	Transportation - Generally Administrative Agencies Appropriations Budgets Capital Budgets Construction Engineers Governor Investments Maps And Charts
SB-413	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a credit against the State income tax for certain individuals with outstanding student loan debt during the taxable year if the debt was incurred to attend an institution of higher education, an associate, bachelor's, graduate, or postgraduate degree was obtained, and the individual is employed full-time by a Maryland-based employer in a certain field; authorizing certain individuals, on or before December 1 each year, to apply for the credit; etc. Democrat: 75% (3) Republican: 25% (1) 75% Democrat support 25% Republican support	Taxes - Income Higher Education Commerce, Department Of Engineers Equipment Health Higher Education Commission Income Tax Industry And Technology Loans
SB-386	State (Maryland)	Requiring the governing body of certain cooperative housing corporations, condominiums, and homeowners associations to have a study of reserves required for future major repairs and replacements conducted by a certain date and at certain 5-year intervals; requiring a certain reserve study to meet certain criteria; establishing that the governing body of a cooperative housing corporation or a homeowners association and the board of directors of a condominium have authority to increase a certain assessment; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Real Property Corporations And Associations Architects Assessments Budgets Committees And Commissions Condominiums Construction Cooperative Associations Corporations
SB-434	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to adopt regulations, on or before October 1, 2022, that include a certain standard establishing certain heat stress levels and to ensure that all employers comply with certain requirements with respect to occupational exposure to excessive heat; requiring certain employers to develop, implement, and maintain a certain excessive heat-related illness prevention plan for employees; etc. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Private Sector Labor And Industry Collective Bargaining Data Death Disclosure Discrimination Diseases Education Emergency Medical Services Engineers
HB-572	State (Maryland)	Requiring that, for any fiscal year that an appropriation is included in the State budget for a third bridge that crosses the Chesapeake Bay, the Governor include in the budget certain capital grants for each county in which the bridge originates or terminates; requiring that the capital grants equal 25% of the amount appropriated for certain purposes related to the bridge; requiring that a capital grant be used only for infrastructure improvements necessitated by or related to the construction of the bridge; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Transportation - Highways Appropriations Boundaries Bridges And Tunnels Budgets Chesapeake Bay Construction Counties Engineers Governor

Title: State-Funded Construction and Major Renovation Projects - Solar Panels - Requirement

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1370

Subjects: State Government - Procurement, Local Government - Generally, Administrative Agencies, Renewable Energy Sources, Committees And Commissions, Communications, Construction, Engineers, Environmental Matters, Equipment

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Public Water Systems - Supplier Requirements (Water Quality Accountability Act of 2020)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1416

Subjects: Environment, Capital Budgets, Certifications, Cybersecurity, Data, Electronic Communication, Emergencies, Engineers, Environment, Department Of The, Equipment

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Calvert County - Subdivision Plats - Stormwater Management Easements

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1479

Subjects: Counties - Local Laws, Real Property, Assessments, Calvert County, Clerks Of Court, County Commissioners, Deeds, Deeds, Easements, Easements

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Title: Calvert County - Subdivision Plats - Stormwater Management Easements

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1479

Subjects: Counties - Local Laws, Real Property, Assessments, Calvert County, Clerks Of Court, County Commissioners, Deeds, Deeds, Easements, Easements

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Title: Racing and Community Development Act of 2020

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1056

Subjects: Horse Racing, Gaming, Economic And Community Development, Taxes - Miscellaneous, Advertising, Agriculture, Animals, Anne Arundel County, Appropriations, Architects

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Revitalization - Passive House Pilot Program

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-946

Subjects: Economic And Community Development, Age, Appropriations, Architects, Auditors And Audits, Baltimore City, Budgets, Certifications, Construction, Education

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Racing and Community Development Act of 2020

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-987

Subjects: Horse Racing, Gaming, Economic And Community Development, Taxes - Miscellaneous, Administrative Agencies, Advertising, Agriculture, Animals, Anne Arundel County, Appropriations

Democrat: 92% (12) Republican: 7% (1)

Title: Public Water Systems - Supplier Requirements (Water Quality Accountability Act of 2020)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-820

Subjects: Environment, Capital Budgets, Certifications, Cybersecurity, Data, Electronic Communication, Emergencies, Engineers, Environment, Department Of The, Equipment

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Baltimore City – Speed Limits – Establishment

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-854

Subjects: Vehicle Laws - Rules Of The Road, Baltimore City, Electronic Surveillance, Engineers, Equipment, State Highway Administration, Highways, Investigations And Inquiries, Jurisdiction, Law Enforcement

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Income Tax - Green Buildings Tax Credit - Multifamily Housing

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-790

Subjects: Taxes - Income, Administrative Agencies, Architects, Certifications, Comptroller, Energy Matters, Engineers, Enterprise Zones, Environmental Matters, Housing

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Bay Restoration Fund - Allocation of Fees, Authorized Uses, and County Authority to Incur Indebtedness

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-671

Subjects: Environment, Counties - Generally, Assessments, Chesapeake Bay Restoration, Counties, Engineers, Environmental Health, Equipment, Grants, Interest

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Courts - Documentary Evidence - Protective Order

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-858

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Architects, Civil Actions, Courts, Disclosure, Engineers, Evidence, Interior Designers, Landscape Architects, Privacy

Republican: 60% (6) Democrat: 40% (4)

Title: State-Funded Construction and Major Renovation Projects - Solar Panels - Requirement

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-592

Subjects: State Government - Procurement, Local Government - Generally, Administrative Agencies, Renewable Energy Sources, Committees And Commissions, Communications, Construction, Engineers, Environmental Matters, Equipment

Republican: 12% (1) Democrat: 87% (7)

Title: Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-681

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Architects, Attorneys' Fees, Contractors, Contracts, Court Costs, Engineers, Fees, Highways, Injury

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Heat Stress Standards

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-722

Subjects: Private Sector Labor And Industry, Collective Bargaining, Data, Death, Disclosure, Discrimination, Diseases, Education, Emergency Medical Services, Engineers

Democrat: 100% (13)

Title: Maryland Transit Administration - Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-424

Subjects: Transportation - Generally, Administrative Agencies, Appropriations, Budgets, Capital Budgets, Construction, Engineers, Governor, Investments, Maps And Charts

Democrat: 100% (13)

Title: Income Tax Credit – Individuals Working in STEM Fields – Student Loan Payments

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-413

Subjects: Taxes - Income, Higher Education, Commerce, Department Of, Engineers, Equipment, Health, Higher Education Commission, Income Tax, Industry And Technology, Loans

Democrat: 75% (3) Republican: 25% (1)

Title: Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Reserve Studies

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-386

Subjects: Real Property, Corporations And Associations, Architects, Assessments, Budgets, Committees And Commissions, Condominiums, Construction, Cooperative Associations, Corporations

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Heat Stress Standards

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-434

Subjects: Private Sector Labor And Industry, Collective Bargaining, Data, Death, Disclosure, Discrimination, Diseases, Education, Emergency Medical Services, Engineers

Democrat: 100% (3)

Title: Chesapeake Bay Bridge Crossing - Affected Counties - Infrastructure Funding

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-572

Subjects: Transportation - Highways, Appropriations, Boundaries, Bridges And Tunnels, Budgets, Chesapeake Bay, Construction, Counties, Engineers, Governor

Democrat: 100% (1)

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