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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Homestead Property Tax Credit Program - Notice of Eligibility - Lead Registry and Code Compliance [HB-226]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to include with a required notice to a homeowner about the homestead property tax credit certain information regarding a homeowner's obligation to register residential rental property constructed before 1978 with the Maryland Department of the Environment and to comply with State and local building and housing codes for rental property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Solar Photovoltaic Recycling [HB-165]
[Environment ]
[Energy ]
Establishing a solar photovoltaic recycling fee; requiring a person installing a solar electric generating facility in the State to pay the fee beginning October 1, 2020; establishing the Solar Photovoltaic Recycling Fund; requiring 20% of the first sale price of each renewable energy credit sold to be deposited into the Fund; providing that the purpose of the Fund is to provide funding for technologies and processes that assist with the recycling of solar photovoltaic systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/02/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Environment - On-Site Wastewater Services - Regulation [HB-136]
[Environment ]
Establishing the State Board of On-Site Wastewater Professionals in the Department of the Environment to regulate individuals who perform on-site wastewater services in the State and to establish minimum standards for certain on-site waste water systems; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Board, to set by regulation certain fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses and other services provided by the Board; establishing the On-Site Wastewater Professionals Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Real Property – Required Notices for Contracts of Sale – Zones of Dewatering Influence [HB-178]
[Environment ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to develop and publish on its website a searchable map of zones of dewatering influence; requiring a contract for the sale of real property located in Baltimore County, Carroll County, Frederick County or Washington County to include a certain notice about property located in a zone of dewatering influence; establishing that a purchaser of real property that does not receive the required notice has a right to rescind a contract and is entitled to the return of any deposits; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Third Reading Passed (134-0) on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Environment – Water Infrastructure Assets – Authorization of Emergency Actions [HB-177]
[Environment ]
Authorizing the Department of the Environment to take certain emergency actions to protect life, property, or the environment against risks arising from dams, reservoirs, and similar waterway constructions that are in imminent danger of failure; requiring the Department to remain in charge and control of a water infrastructure asset until the Department has determined that the water infrastructure asset has been rendered safe or the circumstances requiring the emergency actions have ceased; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 97 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Homestead Property Tax Credit Notice - Lead Registry and Code Compliance - Pilot Program [HB-110]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to include with a required notice of the homestead property tax credit certain information regarding the homeowner's obligation, under certain circumstances, to register property constructed before 1978 located in the sixth legislative district of Baltimore County with the Maryland Department of the Environment and comply with certain building and housing codes; terminating the Act after September 30, 2023; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Solid Waste Management - Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere [SB-28]
Prohibiting a person who is at least 13 years old, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a nonprofit entity, the State, or any unit or political subdivision of the State from knowingly and intentionally releasing or causing to be released, or organizing the release of, a balloon into the atmosphere, with certain exceptions; requiring a certain unit, officer, or official of a local government with delegated enforcement authority to report certain violations; establishing a civil penalty of $250 for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Referred Environment And Transportation on 02/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Environment - Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission [SB-18]
[Finance ]
Altering the membership of the Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission to include one representative each from a nonprofit focused on lead poisoning prevention issues and the American Academy of Pediatrics, Maryland Chapter; repealing certain requirements for a window replacement program; altering the subjects that the Commission may appoint a subcommittee to study to include case management, lead paint abatement service provider education and training, and blood lead testing; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 500 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Solid Waste Management - Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere [HB-13]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly and intentionally releasing or causing to be released, or organizing the release of, a certain balloon into the atmosphere; authorizing the Department to delegate certain enforcement authority to a certain unit, officer, or official of a local government; requiring a certain unit, officer, or official of a local government with delegated enforcement authority to report certain violations to the Department; establishing a maximum civil penalty of $250 for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 02/21/2020
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Environment - Public and Nonpublic Schools - Inspections for Mold Hazards and Mold or Moisture Problems [HB-7]
[Student Loans / Education ]
[Environment ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with certain State agencies, to adopt regulations to require periodic inspections for the presence of mold hazards and mold or moisture problems in each occupied public or nonpublic school facility in the State; authorizing the Department of the Environment along with the State Department of Education, to grant a waiver from certain inspection requirements; requiring an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly on the findings of the inspections; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) And Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 01/28/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Environment - Marine Contractors Licensing Board - Authority, Program Evaluation, and Termination [SB-74]
Establishing that the Marine Contractors Licensing Board is subject to the Maryland Program Evaluation Act; establishing that the Board is a unit in the Department of the Environment; authorizing the Board, by regulation, to establish certain license categories; requiring the Board to include a license category on each license issued by the Board; providing for the termination of the Board and certain provisions of law relating to the Board after July 1, 2031; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 513 on 05/08/2020