Howard County

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Harriet Tubman Community Center and Museum Ho. Co. 4-18 [SB-534] [Arts and Culture ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $500,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the County Executive and County Council of Howard County for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Harriet Tubman Community Center and Museum, located in Howard County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Howard County Senators Hearing 3/10 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/10/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Lisbon Volunteer Fire Department Ho. Co. 5-18 [SB-535] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $250,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Lisbon Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of a new building for the Lisbon Volunteer Fire Department, located in Howard County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Howard County Senators Hearing 3/10 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/10/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Maryland Metro/Transit Funding Act [SB-277] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Infrastructure ] [Funding ]
Requiring the Secretary of Transportation to withhold a portion of the State's annual operating grant to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Transportation to provide an annual grant of at least $167,000,000 to pay capital costs of the Authority; requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to prepare a Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan in consultation with certain entities; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton Approved By The Governor - Chapter 351 on 04/25/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Public Safety - Agritourism - Permit Exemption [SB-1152] [Public Safety ] [Agriculture ] [Tourism ] [Construction ]
Adding certain counties to the list of counties that exempt agricultural buildings engaged in agritourism from a certain permit requirement; providing for the number of people allowed to occupy a building engaged in agritourism in certain counties under certain circumstances; and making a technical correction.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Carroll County Senators Rereferred To Environment And Transportation on 04/04/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Howard County - Sheriff's Salary Ho. Co. 8-18 [HB-809] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Budget and Spending ] [Finance ]
Altering the salary of the Sheriff of Howard County; and providing for the application of the Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Howard County Delegation Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 829 on 05/26/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Harriet Tubman Community Center and Museum Ho. Co. 4-18 [HB-61] [Arts and Culture ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $500,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the County Executive and County Council of Howard County for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Harriet Tubman Community Center and Museum, located in Howard County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank S. Turner Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/09/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Barnard Fort House Ho. Co. 23-18 [HB-397] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Arts and Culture ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the County Executive and County Council of Howard County for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Barnard Fort House, located in Howard County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Howard County Delegation Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/09/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Maryland Metro/Transit Funding Act [HB-372] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Requiring the Secretary of Transportation to withhold a portion of the State's annual operating grant to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Transportation to provide an annual grant of at least $167,000,000 to pay capital costs of the Authority; requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to prepare a Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan in consultation with certain entities; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve Approved By The Governor - Chapter 352 on 04/25/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Ellicott City Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station Museum Ho. Co. 22-18 [HB-343] [Arts and Culture ] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the County Executive and County Council of Howard County for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Ellicott City Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station Museum, located in Howard County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Howard County Delegation Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/09/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Gateway Innovation Center Ho. Co. 3-18 [HB-341] [Economic Development ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $350,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Howard County Economic Development Authority for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Gateway Innovation Center, located in Howard County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Howard County Delegation Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/09/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Howard County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class C BWL License Ho. Co. 21-18 [HB-342] [Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing a Class C beer, wine, and liquor 7-day license in Howard County; specifying that the license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license for on-premises consumption; and providing for an annual license fee of $500.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Howard County Delegation Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/06/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Howard County - Board of Education - Salaries Ho. Co. 17-18 [HB-340] [Education ] [Budget and Spending ]
Increasing from $17,000 to $18,000 the annual compensation received by the chair of the Howard County Board of Education; increasing from $15,000 to $16,000 the annual compensation of other elected officials of the county board; and providing that the Act does not apply to the salary of the chair and other elected members of the county board while serving in a term of office beginning before the effective date of the Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Howard County Delegation Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 811 on 05/26/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Lisbon Volunteer Fire Department Ho. Co. 5-18 [HB-339] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $250,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Lisbon Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of a new building for the Lisbon Volunteer Fire Department, located in Howard County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Howard County Delegation Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/09/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - PHILLIPS School Commercial Kitchen Ho. Co. 1-18 [HB-337] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Education ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ] [Food ] [Community Development ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $175,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of PHILLIPS Programs Incorporated for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of a commercial kitchen at PHILLIPS School, located in Howard County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Howard County Delegation Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/09/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Creation of a State Debt – Howard County – Ellicott City Public Arts Project Ho. Co. 2–18 [HB-338] [Arts and Culture ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $175,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Ellicott City Historic District Partnership, Incorporated for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of a mural for the Ellicott City Public Arts Project, located in Howard County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Howard County Delegation Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/09/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Howard County - Transfer Tax Exemption and Rate Reduction - Teachers Ho. Co. 13-18 [HB-223] [Real Estate ] [Taxes ] [Education ] [Housing ] [Property Tax ]
Exempting from the Howard County transfer tax the sale of residential real property to certain teachers if the teacher is a first-time home buyer in Howard County; establishing a maximum transfer tax rate of 0.7% in Howard County for the sale of residential real property to certain teachers under certain circumstances; providing for the recapture of the transfer tax exempted or reduced under the Act under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Howard County Delegation Approved By The Governor - Chapter 138 on 04/10/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Natural Resources - Shellfish - Harvesting by Wharf Owners [HB-1485] [Agriculture ] [Water ] [Food ]
Altering, from 5 to 10 feet, the distance from certain piers, wharves, or other structures in certain counties within which the owner has exclusive use of the area for growing oysters in a certain manner; altering the manner by which oysters may be grown and harvested in proximity to piers, wharves, or other structures; and providing that certain oysters may not be commercially harvested, sold, or marketed for human consumption.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark N Fisher Approved By The Governor - Chapter 531 on 05/08/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Historic Ellicott City Workgroup on Preservation and Flooding [HB-1408] [Community Development ] [Disaster Relief ] [Housing ] [Water ] [Construction ]
Establishing the Historic Ellicott City Workgroup on Preservation and Flooding to study and design a process for determining instances in which the benefits provided to the historic preservation of the Ellicott City Historic District by adherence to a certain standard are outweighed by the benefits provided by the adoption of a certain set of measures that allows for a certain exception to the historic preservation standard; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey Favorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/06/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Howard County Board of Education - Superintendent of Schools - Term Length Ho. Co. 11-18 [HB-1324] [Education ]
Providing that, in Howard County, the Howard County Board of Education shall determine the length of the term of the county superintendent of schools, subject to a certain limitation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Howard County Delegation Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2018

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Maryland 2018 Regular Session

Howard County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class C License and Class C and Class D Per Diem Entertainment Venue Licenses Ho. Co. 20-18 [HB-1325] [Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing a 7-day Class C beer, wine, and liquor license in Howard County; authorizing the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption at the place described in the license; establishing Class C and Class D per diem entertainment venue beer, wine, and liquor licenses; authorizing the license holder to sell beer, wine and liquor on an immediately adjacent licensed premise for consumption on the premises of the holder and the adjacent premises; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Howard County Delegation Approved By The Governor - Chapter 142 on 04/10/2018

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