Underground Facilities - Damage Prevention [SB-911]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
Repealing provisions of Maryland's underground facilities damage prevention laws; expanding the scope of the underground facilities damage prevention laws to apply to an owner or lessee of a private residence who performs an excavation or demolition on the land of the private residence; establishing the Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority; establishing the Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Education and Outreach Fund; etc.
Higher Education - Sergey Brin Scholarship Program [SB-503]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Sergey Brin Scholarship Program; authorizing the Maryland Higher Education Commission to make scholarship awards to specified recipients pursuing specified degrees; requiring a scholarship recipient to meet specified eligibility criteria to obtain and retain an award; requiring a recipient to meet specified criteria or else repay the State the amount of the scholarship award; etc.
SB-503: Higher Education - Sergey Brin Scholarship Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 03/22/2010
State Board for Professional Engineers [HB-80]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the State Board of Professional Engineers to adopt regulations to require a demonstration of continuing professional competency for a licensee as a condition of renewal of a license subject to specified exceptions; authorizing the Board to issue a retired status license to specified individuals; prohibiting the holder of a retired status license from practicing professional engineering; authorizing the holder of a retired status license to use a specified designation; etc.
HB-80: State Board for Professional Engineers
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
Minority Business Enterprise Program and Small Business Reserve Program - [HB-268]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt regulations that require graduation from a specified program by a minority business enterprise that provides architectural and engineering services if the financial viability of the minority business enterprise exceeds $6,000,000; and altering the definition of small business under the Small Business Reserve Program by increasing a specified maximum average gross sales requirement for architectural and engineering services.
HB-268: Minority Business Enterprise Program and Small Business Reserve Program -
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 02/16/2010
Underground Facilities - Damage Prevention [HB-1290]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
Repealing provisions of Maryland's underground facilities damage prevention laws; expanding the scope of the underground facilities damage prevention laws to apply to an owner or lessee of a private residence who performs an excavation or demolition on the land of the private residence; establishing the Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority; establishing the Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Education and Outreach Fund; etc.
Minority Business Enterprises - Graduation Program - Architectural and [HB-1215]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Board of Public Works to include in regulations that a specified graduation program require graduation by minority business enterprises that provide architectural and engineering services if the financial viability of the minority business enterprise exceeds $10,000,000.
HB-1215: Minority Business Enterprises - Graduation Program - Architectural and
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/25/2010
State-Funded Construction and Major Renovation Projects - Solar Panels - Requirement [HB-1370]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
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.
HB-1370: State-Funded Construction and Major Renovation Projects - Solar Panels - Requirement
Sponsored by: Rep. Catherine Forbes
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/10/2020
Public Water Systems - Supplier Requirements (Water Quality Accountability Act of 2020) [HB-1416]
[Water ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
HB-1416: Public Water Systems - Supplier Requirements (Water Quality Accountability Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: Rep. Warren Miller
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/12/2020
Calvert County - Subdivision Plats - Stormwater Management Easements [HB-1479]
[Environmental ]
[Real Estate ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Property Tax ]
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.
HB-1479: Calvert County - Subdivision Plats - Stormwater Management Easements
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 480 on 05/08/2020
Calvert County - Subdivision Plats - Stormwater Management Easements [HB-1479]
[Environmental ]
[Real Estate ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Property Tax ]
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.
HB-1479: Calvert County - Subdivision Plats - Stormwater Management Easements
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 480 on 05/08/2020
Racing and Community Development Act of 2020 [HB-1056]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Sports ]
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.
HB-1056: Racing and Community Development Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Favorable With Amendments Report By Budget And Taxation on 03/18/2020
Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Revitalization - Passive House Pilot Program [SB-946]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Education ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
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-946: Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Revitalization - Passive House Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2020
Racing and Community Development Act of 2020 [SB-987]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Sports ]
Requiring the State Racing Commission to establish the Equine Health, Safety, and Welfare Advisory Committee; requiring the owner of 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; requiring the Authority, before issuing certain bonds, to ensure certain agreements are executed; etc.
SB-987: Racing and Community Development Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 590 on 05/08/2020
Public Water Systems - Supplier Requirements (Water Quality Accountability Act of 2020) [SB-820]
[Water ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
SB-820: Public Water Systems - Supplier Requirements (Water Quality Accountability Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
Baltimore City – Speed Limits – Establishment [SB-854]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing Baltimore City to establish the maximum speed limit on a highway under its jurisdiction without performing an engineering and traffic study.
SB-854: Baltimore City – Speed Limits – Establishment
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 2/27 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
Income Tax - Green Buildings Tax Credit - Multifamily Housing [HB-790]
[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
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.
HB-790: Income Tax - Green Buildings Tax Credit - Multifamily Housing
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
Bay Restoration Fund - Allocation of Fees, Authorized Uses, and County Authority to Incur Indebtedness [SB-671]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
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.
SB-671: Bay Restoration Fund - Allocation of Fees, Authorized Uses, and County Authority to Incur Indebtedness
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/05/2020