Laws And Ordinances
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Property Tax Credit for Grocery Stores - Alterations [SB-1042]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Food ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring, instead of authorizing, the governing body of Prince George's County to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on the personal property of certain grocery stores in healthy food priority areas in the county; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing Canceled on 04/04/2025
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Collective Bargaining - Local Government Employees and Public Employee Relations Act [HB-1509]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing collective bargaining rights for public local employees; applying the Maryland Public Employee Relations Act to county and municipal government employers and their employees; providing that a public employee may be deemed a certain management employee for purposes of establishing collective bargaining rights; establishing impasse procedures for collective bargaining between public local employees and their employers that include binding arbitration; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Harris
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Municipalities - Enforcement of Ordinances and Resolutions [HB-1506]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Increasing from $1,000 to $5,000 the maximum amount of a criminal fine or municipal infraction that may be imposed by a municipality to enforce certain ordinances and resolutions enacted by the municipality.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kym Taylor
Favorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Qualifying Municipal Corporation - Land Use MC/PG 114-25 [HB-1231]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing a governing body of a qualifying municipal corporation by resolution to exercise the powers of the Prince George's County Planning Board, the zoning hearing examiner for Prince George's County, or the District Council for Prince George's County to make land use decisions relating to any land within the corporate limits of the municipal corporation; subjecting the exercise of those powers to certain substantive and procedural requirements and standards; providing for the judicial review of certain actions; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Local Government - Fees, Receipts, and Penalties for Plastic and Paper Carryout Bags [HB-1232]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring certain retailers that charge a fee for providing a plastic or paper carryout bag to a customer under a local law to provide a receipt to a customer that includes the fee amount charged and the number of bags issued to the customer; and providing a system of penalties for first, second, and third and subsequent offenses with a maximum civil penalty of up to $1,000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Retail Stores - Carryout Bags [HB-1412]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Prohibiting a county or municipal corporation from requiring a retail establishment to impose a fee, tax, or charge for a carryout bag, except under certain circumstances; requiring that certain customers be exempted from any fee, tax, or charge for a carryout bag; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
First Reading Environment And Transportation And Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Calvert County Commissioners - Prohibited Gatherings and Events [HB-1401]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Calvert County to enact a local law that authorizes the County Attorney or the State's Attorney for Calvert County to prohibit future events or gatherings that have a substantial likelihood of creating a nuisance or disturbance of the peace.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures [HB-1257]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring a landlord to provide certain information to prospective tenants about fees imposed on tenants and prohibiting a landlord from imposing a mandatory fee that was not disclosed; applying the Act to a lease signed or renewed on or after October 1, 2025, and a landlord that offers four or more dwelling units for rent; and authorizing a tenant to file a claim against a landlord for a violation of the Act on or after February 1, 2026, and during the tenancy or up to 2 years after the tenancy expired.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions [HB-1466]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the policy of the State to promote and encourage the creation of accessory dwelling units on land with a single-family detached dwelling unit as the primary dwelling unit in order to meet the housing needs of the citizens of the State; requiring, on or before October 1, 2026, the legislative body of certain counties or municipal corporations to adopt a local law authorizing the development of accessory dwelling units on land with certain single-family detached dwelling units subject to certain requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 197 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act) [HB-1443]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Authorizing counties and municipalities to grant a preference in hiring and promotion to eligible veterans, spouses of an eligible service member, spouses of certain eligible veterans and eligible service members, and surviving spouses of deceased eligible veterans; and authorizing counties and municipalities to adopt a local law that allows for the application of a certain credit on a selection test for eligible spouses, eligible veterans, and certain spouses and surviving spouses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 273 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Vehicles Towed or Removed From Parking Lots - Statutory Liens and Administrative Hearings [HB-1405]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a certain person has a lien on a motor vehicle towed or removed from a privately owned parking lot for certain charges under certain circumstances; establishing the circumstances in which the lien is extinguished or suspended; establishing that an authorized tow company has a lien or security interest in a vehicle when the authorized tow company incurs certain charges related to a certain police-initiated towing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax - Day Care Centers and Child Care Centers [HB-1343]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Housing ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Education ]
Exempting personal property used in connection with certain large family child care homes from valuation and taxation in Anne Arundel County; authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or the governing body of a municipal corporation in Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the real property tax owed on the portion of real property used for certain child care centers and day care centers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 175 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Tax Exemptions - Individuals Detained or Taken Hostage Abroad [HB-1286]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Human Rights ]
Exempting from taxation the income of a certain individual detained or taken hostage abroad during the taxable year and the spouse of that individual; and exempting from property tax certain property that is owned by an individual detained or taken hostage abroad or the spouse of that individual, subject to certain limitations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer [HB-1200]
[Property Tax ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to provide a certain property tax credit to certain judicial officers, surviving spouses, or cohabitants; requiring the county or municipal corporation to define, by law, who is a correctional officer and judicial officer; and applying the Act retroactively to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 129 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Counties and Municipalities - Homelessness - Local Laws (Right to Rest Act) [HB-1164]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a county or municipality from enacting or enforcing a local law that is designed to prevent an individual from resting or sleeping in a public space, protecting oneself from the elements in a manner that does not obstruct the use of or access to private property, or sleeping in a legally parked vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Hearing Canceled on 02/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Property Tax - Authority to Impose on Vacant and Abandoned Property Owned by Nonprofit Organizations [HB-1189]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to impose, by law, the general property tax rate and a certain special property tax rate on vacant and abandoned property owned by certain nonprofit organizations that would otherwise be exempt from property tax under certain provisions of law; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Favorable With Amendments Report By Ways And Means on 04/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Local Government - Excise Tax on Plastic and Paper Carryout Bags [HB-1056]
[Taxes ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring a county to impose an excise tax on the amount of a fee charged by a retailer to a customer for a plastic or paper carryout bag that exceeds the amount required by local law; and providing for the allocation of the excise tax revenue between the county and the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Local Government - Accommodations Intermediaries - Hotel Rental Tax Collection by Comptroller [HB-1103]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
Requiring certain accommodations intermediaries to collect and remit the hotel rental tax to the Comptroller rather than to each county; providing for the administration of the hotel rental tax by the Comptroller; providing that certain provisions of State law prevail over certain local laws or agreements related to the hotel rental tax; repealing the authority of certain counties to provide for certain exemptions from the hotel rental tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commission on Nondiscrimination - Establishment [HB-1055]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Commission on Nondiscrimination to monitor and study nondiscrimination laws and regulations and the impacts of the actions of the federal government on those laws and regulations and to recommend legislation to address any deficiencies in nondiscrimination protections in Maryland; and requiring the Commission to submit a report on its findings and recommendations, including any legislative proposals, to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 15 each year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing Canceled on 03/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Land Bank Authorities - Powers and Authority [HB-1128]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizing certain land bank authorities to create a special fund for certain purposes, make loans or grants for certain purposes, and enter into partnerships for certain purposes; requiring a land bank authority to include in the sale, lease, transfer, or disposition of the land bank authority's property a certain agreement; and authorizing a county or municipal corporation to authorize, by law, a land bank authority to foreclose on certain property through a certain in rem foreclosure action.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2025