Laws And Ordinances
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Town of Mount Airy (Carroll County and Frederick County) - Urban Renewal Authority [SB-313]
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Granting the Town of Mount Airy in Carroll County and Frederick County the authority to exercise urban renewal powers within an urban renewal area under Article III, Section 61 of the Maryland Constitution; and authorizing the municipality to levy certain taxes and issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds to carry out urban renewal powers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carroll County Senators
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 125 on 04/24/2023
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Traffic Control Device Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-353]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the use of traffic control device monitoring systems, devices designed to capture a recorded image of a violation, by State and local agencies, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded failing to obey a traffic control device is subject, under certain circumstances, to a citation and civil penalty not exceeding $40; establishing certain defenses to a charge of an alleged violation recorded by a traffic control device monitoring system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Accessory Dwelling Unit Policy Task Force [HB-239]
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Establishing the Accessory Dwelling Unit Policy Task Force to survey and document a representative sampling of the variety of ordinances, laws, codes, and policies regarding the development and operation of accessory dwelling units in areas zoned for single-family residential use; and requiring the Task Force to report to the Governor and General Assembly on its activities on or before November 1, 2023, and its findings and recommendations on or before June 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 798 on 05/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Real Property - Limitations on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services - Prohibition [HB-215]
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[Crime ]
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[Public Safety ]
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Prohibiting a landlord from using a lease or form of lease that contains a provision that limits a tenant's ability to summon, or penalizes a tenant or another individual solely for summoning, the assistance of law enforcement or emergency services; prohibiting a landlord from taking certain retaliatory actions because a tenant or another individual summons the assistance of law enforcement or emergency services for certain purposes; prohibiting a local jurisdiction from enacting certain laws; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Jerry Patterson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 769 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Adaptive Reuse [SB-166]
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Establishing that adaptive reuse, retrofitting, and repurposing of existing buildings to develop new affordable multifamily housing is an eligible use of certain financial assistance provided by the Department of Housing and Community Development; and requiring the Department to notify applicants for certain financial assistance that adaptive reuse is an eligible use of funds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 175 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Real Property - Residential Leases - Notification of Rent Increases [HB-151]
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[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a landlord from including a certain term in a lease pertaining to electronic delivery of the notice of a rent increase; requiring a landlord to notify a tenant in writing before increasing the tenant's rent through first-class mail or, if elected by the tenant, electronic delivery; requiring a county or municipality that adopts a certain local law related to limitations on rent increases to report annually certain information on building permits issued for multifamily dwellings intended as rental housing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 146 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Adaptive Reuse [HB-150]
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Establishing that adaptive reuse, retrofitting, and repurposing of existing buildings to develop new affordable multifamily housing is an eligible use of certain financial assistance provided by the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to notify applicants for certain financial assistance that adaptive reuse is an eligible use of funds; and providing that the notice requirement does not apply to individuals applying for loans from the Department that are not focused on housing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 174 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Property Tax Credit for Disabled Veterans - Established [SB-134]
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[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
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Requiring the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation to grant a tax credit against the property tax imposed on the dwelling house of certain disabled veterans; establishing a tax credit against the State property tax on the dwelling house of certain disabled veterans; providing for the calculation of the credit; requiring certain disabled veterans to provide certain documents when applying for the credits under the Act; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/12/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023) [SB-1]
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Prohibiting a person from knowingly wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm in certain locations; prohibiting a person from wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm onto certain property unless the owner or owner's agent has given certain permission; altering certain provisions of law relating to the authority of the Secretary of State Police to limit the wearing, carrying, or transporting of a handgun at certain times and locations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 680 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Bamboo [HB-90]
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[Real Estate ]
[Agriculture ]
Authorizing the governing bodies of counties and municipalities to adopt ordinances to regulate invasive bamboo, including by prohibiting a person from selling, planting, and allowing invasive bamboo to grow on the property of the person without proper upkeep and appropriate containment measures.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 517 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Washington County - Mobile Home Parks and Mobile Home Tax - Revisions and Repeal [HB-1477]
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Authorizing Washington County to impose a certain tax on the amounts paid for certain accommodations in or services provided by a mobile home park; repealing provisions of law authorizing Washington County to impose, by ordinance, a tax on the use of a mobile home in the county; repealing a requirement that the Director of the State Department of Assessments and Taxation direct the Department to assess the value of certain mobile homes in Washington County under certain circumstances; and applying the Act retroactively.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 250 on 05/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Finance and Procurement - Chesapeake Bay Watershed States - Expenses and Contracts (Quit Polluting My Bay Act of 2022) [HB-1470]
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Requiring the Standard State Travel Regulations adopted under certain provisions of law to prohibit the reimbursement for travel expenses related to travel to a certain state for which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified two or more pollution source sectors at a backstop actions level of oversight; and prohibiting a certain public body from awarding a certain procurement contract for goods or services to a certain business from a certain state under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Rereferred To Environment And Transportation on 03/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Property Tax Credit - Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Definition and Eligibility [SB-983]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disabilities ]
[Veterans ]
Requiring a county or municipal corporation to define, by law, who is a law enforcement office or rescue worker for purposes of certain property tax credits; altering the eligibility for the tax credit to include certain disabled law enforcement officers or rescue workers who were domiciled in the State within 5 years prior to the death of the officer or worker or the determination of the officer's or worker's permanent and total disability; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Third Reading Passed (135-0) on 04/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
District Court – Concurrent Civil Jurisdiction – Violation of Ordinances [HB-1448]
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[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing that the District Court has concurrent civil jurisdiction with a governing body of a county or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore over a proceeding for adjudication of a violation of certain ordinances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 381 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public-Sector Collective Bargaining - Service, Representation, and Maintenance Fees - Repeal [HB-1432]
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Repealing provisions of law authorizing or requiring the charging of service, representation, or maintenance fees by public-sector exclusive representatives to nonmembers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Trent Mitchell Kittleman
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Physicians and Allied Health Professions – Reorganization and Revisions [SB-972]
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Repealing obsolete and redundant language in, clarifying language in, and reorganizing certain provisions of law governing the State Board of Physicians and the regulation of physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; authorizing the Board to regulate the allied health committees; and repealing the requirement that the Board provide a certain data sheet.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward R. Reilly
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Charles County - Property Tax - Credit for Volunteer Emergency Responders [HB-1416]
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Authorizing the governing body of Charles County to grant, by law, a tax credit against the property tax imposed on the owner-occupied residence of certain emergency responders and their surviving spouses.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/24 At 1:30 P.m. on 03/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Baltimore County - West Baltimore County Redevelopment Authority [HB-1427]
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Authorizing Baltimore County to exercise powers to acquire, develop or redevelop, and dispose of certain land or property located in West Baltimore County for residential, commercial, or industrial purposes; authorizing the County Executive and County Council of Baltimore County to establish, by law, the West Baltimore County Redevelopment Authority and to delegate certain powers to the Authority to acquire, develop, redevelop, or dispose of certain land or property located in West Baltimore County for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Tax Sales - Alternative Collection Programs [HB-1196]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Community Development ]
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Repealing the termination date of the authority of a county or municipal corporation to withhold from tax sale owner-occupied residential property and requiring the property to meet certain criteria; authorizing a county or municipal corporation to withhold from tax sale a residential property or property owned by a nonprofit organization that is enrolled in a certain payment program; and authorizing a county or municipal corporation to cancel or postpone a tax sale during a state of emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chanel Branch
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 663 on 05/29/2022
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Counties and Municipalities - Water Transfer Fee - Authorization [HB-1328]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
Authorizing the governing body of a county or municipality to impose a fee on a person who holds a certain permit and transfers surface water or groundwater outside a watershed located wholly or partially within the county or municipality.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bailey Hornberger
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022