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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Intrastate Emergency Management Assistance Compact - City of Frederick [HB-1110]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the City of Frederick to participate in the Maryland Intrastate Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 921 on 05/16/2024
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Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-1131]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program; and authorizing the Department of the Environment to review, permit, and regulate a process to test the use of treated reclaimed water from a demonstration facility as a source for groundwater augmentation under certain circumstances; and requiring by December 31 each year, the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on any statutory or regulatory change the Department recommends.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2024
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Environment - Dust-Lead Hazard Standards and Dust-Lead Clearance Levels - Adoption [HB-1113]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to make the State dust-lead hazard standards and dust-lead clearance levels consistent with certain federal standards within 60 days after a regulation adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to lower acceptable dust-lead standards takes effect.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Maryland Agricultural BMP Best in Show Program - Established [HB-1042]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Water ]
Establishing the Maryland Agricultural BMP Best in Show Program to provide and prioritize the use of certain funding relating to agricultural best management practices and to increase the cost-effectiveness and environmental, social, and health impacts of State-funded best management practices in a certain manner; requiring the Department of Agriculture to administer and manage certain competitive grants under the Program in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Lanman Guzzone
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment [HB-991]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Establishing a food processing residuals utilization permit; prohibiting a person from utilizing food processing residuals in the State unless the person obtains a permit; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide a certain notice and information to certain persons in a county where food processing residuals will be stored; establishing the Food Processing Residuals Administration Fund; authorizing a representative of the Department to enter and inspect any site where food processing residuals are utilized; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 531 on 05/09/2024
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Cecil County - Board of License Commissioners - Inspections of Licensed Cannabis Businesses [SB-1064]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing an inspector employed by the Board of License Commissioners in Cecil County to enter a licensed cannabis business for the purpose of observing whether the requirements of the license are being met, provided that the inspector makes a certain announcement and the inspector does not take any action against the licensee or an employee of the licensee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cecil County Senators
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – Automated Employment Decision Tools – Prohibition [SB-957]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
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: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Environment - Wood Vaults - Authorization and Permit Requirements [SB-936]
[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: Sen. Jason C. Gallion
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2024
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Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Connection Pipe Emergency Replacement Loan Program - Expansion PG/MC 101-24 [HB-1024]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
Expanding the Connection Pipe Emergency Replacement Loan Program to include certain sewer pipes and diagnostic actions; altering the maximum amount of a loan that may be made under the Program from $5,000 to $10,000; altering the total amount of loans that the Program may provide or have outstanding from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000; and increasing to $200,000 the amount of funding through fiscal year 2034 which the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission must include for the Program in the Commission's budget.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 679 on 05/09/2024
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Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024) [SB-1056]
[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 located behind a counter; requiring certain licensed retailers to verify an individual's date of birth before selling cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices in a certain manner; altering the application fee for a county license to sell cigarettes or tobacco products at retail; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 462 on 05/09/2024
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Corporations and Associations - Transparency - Beneficial Ownership [SB-954]
[Data Privacy ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring certain business entities to file with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation a report including certain information regarding beneficial owners of the entities; and prohibiting the inspection of the reports in certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland Agricultural BMP Priority Environmental Stewardship Program - Established [SB-932]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Water ]
Establishing the Maryland Agricultural BMP Priority Environmental Stewardship Program to provide and prioritize the use of certain funding relating to agricultural best management practices and to increase the cost-effectiveness and environmental, social, and health impacts of State-funded best management practices in a certain manner; requiring a grant applicant to demonstrate that any agricultural operation on which best management practices are to be established are in compliance with certain nutrient management plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/01/2024
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Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment [SB-942]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program; authorizing the Department of the Environment to review, permit, and regulate a process to test the use of treated reclaimed water from a demonstration facility as a source for groundwater augmentation under certain circumstances; and requiring, on or before December 31 of each year, the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the Pilot Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn D. Gile
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Emergency Services - Automated External Defibrillator and Naloxone Co-Location Initiative - Requirements for Public Buildings [SB-1099]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Emergency Medical Services Board, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health, to develop and implement an initiative under the Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program to require that naloxone be co-located with each automated external defibrillator placed in a public building; establishing a certain immunity from liability for individuals who administer naloxone made available under the initiative in response to a known or suspected drug overdose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 764 on 05/16/2024
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Environment - Environmental Justice Districts - Designation and Requirements [SB-1086]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a resident of a local jurisdiction or an overburdened and underserved community in the State to submit an application to the Department of the Environment to request the designation of a certain area as an environmental justice district in a certain manner; requiring the Department to publish the application process and criteria used for evaluating an application on or before December 1, 2024; requiring the Department to hold a certain hearing on a certain permit application under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Department of Information Technology - Evaluation and Development of a 3-1-1 Portal Using Artificial Intelligence [SB-1068]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Information Technology evaluate the feasibility of creating a 3-1-1 portal utilizing artificial intelligence and that the Department prioritize the creation of the portal if feasible.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 450 on 05/09/2024
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Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - System Development Charge - Review and Credit for Construction of Facility [SB-993]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the Office of the Inspector General of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to complete a review of a certain facility within 60 days after receiving confirmation that the construction of the facility is complete; requiring the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to grant the developer of the facility a certain credit against a certain system development charge within 60 days after the review is completed; requiring the Commission to pay a certain penalty and interest under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing Canceled on 03/06/2024
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Local Government - Building Permits for Residential Solar Energy and Residential Energy Storage Systems - Required Platform and Inspections [SB-1054]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a county or municipality to implement a certain web-based platform 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 August 1, 2025, 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: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment [SB-1074]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
Establishing a food processing residuals utilization permit; prohibiting a person from utilizing food processing residuals in the State unless the person obtains a permit; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide a certain notice and information to certain persons in a county where food processing residuals will be stored; establishing the Food Processing Residuals Administration Fund; authorizing a representative of the Department to enter and inspect any site where food processing residuals are utilized; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 532 on 05/09/2024
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Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content - Required [SB-1066]
[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: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Hearing Canceled on 03/28/2024