Inspections
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors - Sunset Extension and Report [SB-209]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Continuing the State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2029, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Commission; and requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to submit a report with information regarding the Commission to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee on or before July 1, 2028.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments on 04/03/2025
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
General Assembly Appointments [SB-915]
General Assembly Appointments
Sponsored by: Sen. William Peter Rabon
Ratified on 06/27/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Governor's Budget [SB-868]
[Budget and Spending ]
Governor's Budget
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Vincent Lee
Withdrawn From Com on 05/07/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Workers Rights Act [HB-958]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Human Rights ]
Workers Rights Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary G. Belk
Passed 1st Reading on 05/02/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Governor's Budget [HB-962]
[Budget and Spending ]
Governor's Budget
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary G. Belk
Passed 1st Reading on 05/02/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
GSC Technical Corrections 2024 [HB-917]
GSC Technical Corrections 2024
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Theodore Davis
Withdrawn From Com on 05/30/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to beauty services. [HB-792]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Amend KRS 317A.030 to add a licensed nail technician and one additional citizen at large member to the board; direct board to collect and retain statistical data on its applicants and licensees; amend KRS 317A.120 to require the board give written tests in an applicant's first or second fluent language and provide a certified interpreter for oral exams; allow applicant to retake any failed portion of the exam one month from applicant's receipt of any failure notice and to retake any failed exam portion an unlimited number of times; cap the retesting
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Sponsored by: Rep. George A. Brown
Introduced In House on 02/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Real Property - Residential Leases - Fee in Lieu of a Security Deposit [SB-1167]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a landlord to offer the payment of a fee in lieu of a security deposit in a residential lease subject to certain requirements; requiring a landlord to purchase certain insurance coverage using a fee in lieu of a security deposit; establishing certain procedural requirements for a landlord and an insurer relating to certain insurance claims; authorizing a tenant to dispute certain claims by a landlord and providing that claims by a landlord or an insurer are void under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health Facilities - Delegation of Inspection Authority - Related Institutions and Nursing Homes [HB-1475]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Secretary of Health, on request of a unit of local government, to delegate to the unit of local government the authority to inspect and to conduct site visits and full surveys of related institutions and nursing homes; and requiring related institutions and nursing homes to report certain information to a unit of local government if the Secretary has delegated inspection authority.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie L Cullison
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content - Required [HB-1291]
[Sports ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Gaming ]
Requiring, rather than authorizing, certain sports wagering licensees and sports wagering operators that advertise in the State to contract with certain independent evaluators to evaluate and rate the sports wagering licensee's sports wagering content, sports wagering experts, sports wagering influencers, and content partners.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence - Policies and Procedures (Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024) [HB-1271]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Science ]
[Ethics ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each unit of State government to conduct certain inventories and assessments by December 1, 2024, and annually thereafter; prohibiting the Department of Information Technology from making certain information publicly available under certain circumstances; prohibiting a unit of State government from deploying or using a system that employs artificial intelligence under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Referred Rules on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024) [HB-1180]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting licensees that sell cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices at retail from displaying cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices for sale unless the products are located behind a counter; requiring certain licensed retailers to verify an individual's date of birth in a certain manner before selling cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices; altering the application fee for a county license to sell cigarettes or tobacco products at retail; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Favorable With Amendments Report By Economic Matters on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Automated Employment Decision Tools - Prohibition [HB-1255]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibiting, subject to a certain exception, an employer from using an automated employment decision tool to make certain employment decisions; and requiring an employer, under certain circumstances, to notify an applicant for employment of the employer's use of an automated employment decision tool within 30 days after the use; and providing certain penalties per violation for an employer that violates the notification requirement of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Sandra Bartlett
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Wood Vaults - Authorization and Permit Requirements [HB-1250]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a landowner whose land is subject to an agricultural land preservation easement to use the land for the construction and use of a certain wood vault under certain circumstances; requiring a person to have a permit issued by the Secretary of the Environment before the person installs, materially alters, or materially extends a certain wood vault; applying certain provisions of law relating to permit requirements for certain facilities, including landfills, to a certain wood vault; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/11/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Interstate Highways – Interstate Speed Monitoring Systems [HB-1186]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to install and use at least one interstate speed monitoring system on each interstate highway; establishing procedures for implementing and using an interstate speed monitoring system; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with the State Highway Administration to develop a training program on the oversight and administration of an interstate speed monitoring program, including a curriculum of best practices in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Local Government – Building Permits for Residential Solar Energy and Residential Energy Storage Systems – Required Platform and Inspections [HB-1265]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a county or municipality to implement the web-based platform SolarAPP+ for features supporting the tracking and approval of residential building permits for certain residential solar energy projects, residential energy storage projects, and main electric panel alterations by a certain date except under certain circumstances; requiring a county or municipality to adopt certain procedures for required inspections for a certain building permit under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Electronic Smoking Devices Manufacturers - Certifications [HB-1197]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Cannabis ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a tobacco product manufacturer and a certain electronic smoking devices manufacturer to pay a certification fee of $1,000; authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission and the Attorney General to take certain action relating to the licensure of certain electronic smoking devices manufacturers, wholesalers, importers, and retailers and vape shop vendors in certain circumstances; requiring the Attorney General to develop and make available to the public a certain directory; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Rogers
Hearing Canceled on 02/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Real Property - Residential Leases - Fee in Lieu of a Security Deposit [HB-1108]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a landlord to offer the payment of a fee in lieu of a security deposit in a residential lease subject to certain requirements; requiring a landlord to purchase certain insurance coverage using a fee in lieu of a security deposit; establishing certain procedural requirements for a landlord and an insurer relating to certain insurance claims; authorizing a tenant to dispute certain claims by a landlord and providing that claims by a landlord or an insurer are void under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina T. Boyce
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Information Technology - Evaluation and Development of a 3-1-1 Portal Using Artificial Intelligence [HB-1141]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Information Technology evaluate the feasibility of creating a virtual 3-1-1 portal as a source for Maryland residents to obtain nonemergency government information and services utilizing artificial intelligence and that the Department prioritize the creation of the portal if feasible.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Rereferred To Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Study on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter Licensing Program [SB-1107]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Study on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter Licensing Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Study to review current habitability and admissions standards of homeless shelters in the State; and requiring the Study, by July 1, 2025, to report to the Assistant Secretary of the Homeless Solutions Division of the Department and certain committees of the General Assembly on its recommendations for a plan to establish a program to license homeless shelters in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 152 on 04/25/2024