Aquaculture - Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission, Oyster Advisory Commission, and Leases [SB-437]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
Altering the composition of the Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission and the Oyster Advisory Commission; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in coordination with the Aquaculture Coordinating Council, the Department of the Environment, the Wetlands Administrator for the Board of Public Works, and the Department of General Services, to identify State-owned land that is adjacent to certain waterways; etc.
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.
SB-407: Drinking Water - Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 123 on 04/24/2023
Occupational Safety and Health - Public Buildings - Indoor Air Quality [SB-355]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Secretary of the Environment, the Secretary of Health, and the Director of the Maryland Energy Administration, to adopt a comprehensive indoor air quality standard for public buildings on or before October 31, 2025; requiring the Commissioner to establish a technical advisory committee to make certain recommendations regarding the development of the comprehensive indoor air quality standard; etc.
SB-355: Occupational Safety and Health - Public Buildings - Indoor Air Quality
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2023
Courts – Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements [HB-256]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a provision in a contract 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; and prohibiting a provision in a contract with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to defend certain parties against liability or certain claims.
HB-256: Courts – Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 2/01 At 2:30 P.m. on 01/26/2023
Courts – Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements [SB-56]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a provision in a contract with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to defend certain parties against liability or certain claims.
SB-56: Courts – Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
Department of Natural Resources - Oyster Shell Dredging - Permit Application [HB-593]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to apply, on or before July 1, 2022, to the Department of the Environment and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for permits to dredge buried oyster shells on certain oyster bars; and requiring that any shell removed from the oyster bars be relocated to public oyster bottom identified by the county oyster committees and the Oyster Recovery Partnership's Board of Directors.
HB-593: Department of Natural Resources - Oyster Shell Dredging - Permit Application
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/02/2022
Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) [SB-541]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
Addressing infrastructure, capacity, and accessibility needs within the Maryland Park Service and State parks, including establishing systems and processes for surveying infrastructure and critical maintenance needs, increasing the number of Maryland Park Service full-time employees, requiring the Department of Budget and Management to conduct certain staff reviews, and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a certain capital improvement plan and a comprehensive long-range strategic plan; etc.
SB-541: Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 39 on 04/09/2022
State Board for Professional Engineers - Sunset Extension [SB-211]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
Continuing the State Board for Professional Engineers in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2033, the termination provisions relating to certain statutory and regulatory authority of the Board.
SB-211: State Board for Professional Engineers - Sunset Extension
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 126 on 04/12/2022
Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements [SB-161]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a provision in a contract 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; and prohibiting a provision in a contract with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to defend certain parties against liability or certain claims.
SB-161: Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2022
Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements [HB-79]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a provision in a contract 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; and prohibiting a provision in a contract with a design professional for professional services that requires the design professional to defend certain parties against liability or certain claims.
HB-79: Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
First Reading Judiciary on 01/12/2022
Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Revitalization - Passive House Pilot Program [HB-1073]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Education ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Economic Development ]
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.
HB-1073: Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Revitalization - Passive House Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Bridges
Rereferred To Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/12/2021
Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Revitalization - Passive House Pilot Program [SB-636]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Education ]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
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.
SB-636: Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Revitalization - Passive House Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 583 on 05/30/2021
Building Opportunity Act of 2021 [SB-576]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring or authorizing, under certain circumstances, the Maryland Stadium Authority to contract for, manage, and oversee certain public school facility projects; authorizing the Prince George's County government and Board of Education to enter into a certain public-private partnership to enhance the delivery of public school construction projects in the county; etc.
SB-576: Building Opportunity Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2021
Building Opportunity Act of 2021 [HB-740]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring or authorizing, under certain circumstances, the Maryland Stadium Authority to contract for, manage, and oversee certain public school facility projects; authorizing the Prince George's County government and Board of Education to enter into a certain public-private partnership to enhance the delivery of public school construction projects in the county; etc.
HB-740: Building Opportunity Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/01/2021
Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project - Funding [HB-414]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Environmental ]
Requiring the State Department of Transportation promptly to
undertake all steps necessary to complete the design, engineering, and National Environmental Policy Act process and secure a record of decision for the Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project; requiring the Governor in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to include in the annual State budget an appropriation from the Transportation Trust Fund of at least $5,000,000, contingent on the receipt of certain federal funds for certain purposes related to the Project; etc.
Electric Generation - Transition From Fossil Fuels - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Plan and Fund (Maryland Coal Community Transition Act of 2021) [HB-66]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
Prohibiting the carbon dioxide emissions rate for certain affected electric generating units from exceeding 180 pounds per million British thermal units; establishing the Fossil Fuel Community Transition Fund to provide grants to certain individuals and communities; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to establish certain policies and procedures for the administration of the Fund; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to use the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund to provide certain funding; etc.
HB-66: Electric Generation - Transition From Fossil Fuels - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Plan and Fund (Maryland Coal Community Transition Act of 2021)
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/25/2021
You have voted HB-66: Electric Generation - Transition From Fossil Fuels - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Plan and Fund (Maryland Coal Community Transition Act of 2021).
Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements [SB-189]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
SB-189: Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/28/2021