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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records [SB-19]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the District Court to shield all court records within 60 days after the final resolution of a failure to pay rent proceeding that did not result in a judgment of possession; authorizing the District Court, on motion of a tenant, to shield all court records relating to a failure to pay rent proceeding that results in a judgment of possession under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to develop and publish on its website a certain form; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 347 on 04/25/2024
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Economic Development - Tourism Zones - Designation and Benefits [SB-14]
[Economic Development ]
[Tourism ]
[Taxes ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipality to designate, by law, an area within that political subdivision as a tourism zone under certain circumstances; providing that the designation of an area as a tourism zone may not preclude the area from being designated as an arts and entertainment district; authorizing a county or municipality to exempt from the admissions and amusement tax gross receipts from certain admissions or amusement charges levied in a tourism zone; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 240 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Revisions [SB-256]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the membership and duties of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; providing that a law enforcement agency may employ an individual as a police officer for a certain period only if the individual is certified or provisionally certified by the Commission; and altering provisions of law relating to the certification and recertification of police officers.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Northern Snakehead - Common Name [SB-207]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
Establishing the common name of the northern snakehead as the "Chesapeake Channa".
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 571 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Community Schools - Alterations [HB-200]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering certain requirements for community schools and community school coordinators; requiring the Director of Community Schools to create a common needs assessment tool and an evaluation form; requiring a community school coordinator to complete a needs assessment and an evaluation in a certain manner; requiring the State Department of Education to provide feedback on the needs assessment before granting approval; and requiring the coordinator to review and modify the plan implementation periodically.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 229 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - License Renewal [SB-51]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George's County to extend the deadline by which a holder of an alcoholic beverages license must file an application for renewal; and extending the expiration date for certain licenses issued by the Board to July 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 1043 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund [SB-169]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Nonprofit ]
Establishing the Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to provide financial assistance in the form of no-interest loans to nonprofit organizations for the planning, purchase, and installation of qualifying energy systems; establishing the Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Fund; authorizing, in fiscal year 2026, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 for the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Referred Economic Matters Appropriations on 02/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Soil Conservation Districts - Small Ponds - Plan Review Fees [SB-196]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Authorizing a soil conservation district to recommend a fee system to cover the cost of reviewing plans for small ponds; establishing that any fees collected under the Act shall be supplemental to county and State funds; requiring a soil conservation district, in developing a fee system for small pond plans, to determine for the succeeding year the reasonable cost of reviewing the plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 523 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Aging - Caregiver Expense Grant Program - Established [SB-202]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Establishing the Caregiver Expense Grant Program in the Department of Aging to award grants to certain caregivers for up to 30% of the qualified expenses that exceed $2,000 paid or incurred by the caregiver to provide care or support to certain qualified family members; and authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of up to $5,000,000 to the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 161 on 04/25/2024
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Housing Development Permit Applications - Local Reporting Requirements [HB-131]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring local jurisdictions with at least 150,000 residents to report certain information for each building or development permit application that includes a residential housing component as part of the development to the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Planning on or before July 1 each year; and requiring a local jurisdiction to make a copy of the report publicly available on its website.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Lehman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 213 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Inheritance Tax - Beneficiaries of Limited Means - Installment Payments [HB-100]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Poverty ]
Requiring a certain register of wills to allow an installment payment plan for the inheritance tax to be paid by a certain beneficiary of limited means under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Hearing 3/26 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Licensing, Registration, Fees and Penalties, and Regulation [HB-234]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering and establishing renewal and reinstatement processes for horse establishment licenses; establishing certain duties and administrative penalties with respect to beekeeping activities; altering the administrative penalty structure for certain violations related to nutrient management plans; and altering the renewal process and fee structure for the registration of weights and measures.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Common Ownership Communities - Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment (Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Act of 2024) [HB-159]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Community Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Altering certain requirements for procedures relating to electric vehicle recharging equipment; establishing requirements and procedures relating to an application to the governing body of a cooperative housing corporation to install or use electric vehicle recharging equipment; and requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to publish information on its common ownership community website regarding requirements, contractor information, certain points of contact, and resources on dispute resolutions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 268 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and Fund - High Impact Development Project Program [SB-30]
[Economic Development ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing the High Impact Development Project Program within the Department of Commerce to provide financial assistance to industrial development agencies or enterprises undertaking high impact, placemaking projects that will support manufacturing activities; requiring the Department to award financial assistance to entities carrying out high impact development projects under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Schools - Student Health - Information on Accessible Dental Health [HB-167]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to support and facilitate each county board of education in publishing information on financially accessible dental health available care in the county in student handbooks and on local school system websites.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Harrison
Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2024
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Education - Maryland STEM Program - Established [HB-213]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Maryland STEM Program in the State Department of Education to provide additional compensation to educators who teach STEM classes at nonpublic schools; authorizing nonpublic schools to apply for the Program and requiring participating nonpublic schools to report certain information to the Department each year; requiring public schools to inform current and retired teachers about the Program and to submit a list of interested teachers to the superintendent of the local school system each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2024
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Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization [HB-246]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Subjecting certain earned wage access products to the Maryland Consumer Loan Law and other provisions that regulate entities that provide consumer credit, revolving credit, and closed end credit; restricting the acceptance of tips by certain lenders under certain circumstances; providing for the licensing or registration of certain entities offering earned wage access products with certain exemptions; limiting the costs and fees associated with obtaining an earned wage access product; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Food Waste and Solid Waste Reduction – Grants, Fund, and Surcharge [SB-56]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Food ]
[Environmental ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the On-Farm Organic Diversion and Composting Grant Program to award grants to eligible entities to assist with the costs of developing and implementing on-farm composting and compost use, food waste prevention, and food rescue projects; requiring the Department of the Environment to use funds from the Reduce, Recycle, Remanufacture Fund to support the Grant Program to Reduce and Compost School Waste; authorizing the Department to establish a statewide solid waste disposal surcharge; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2024
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Income Tax - Credit for Individuals Without Motor Vehicles (One Less Car Act of 2024) [HB-89]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Allowing, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, but before January 1, 2029, a credit against the State income tax for certain qualified taxpayers if, for at least 6 months of the taxable year, the taxpayers were not listed as an insured on another individual's personal motor vehicle liability insurance policy and the taxpayers and entities controlled by the taxpayers or the taxpayers' dependents did not own or lease a motor vehicle required to be registered with a state; making the credit refundable; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 2/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/11/2024
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State Department of Education - Driver Education and Career and Technical Education - Funding (Driver Education and Career Education Act of 2024) [SB-40]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill certain appropriations to the State Department of Education for the Coalition for Public Safety Training in Schools, Inc., in Prince George's County for certain purposes related to driver education and career and technical education; and requiring the Department to hire an independent contractor to conduct an annual evaluation of the impact of the funding provided by the Act on increasing the number of career-ready students.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Watson
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/10/2024