Laws And Ordinances
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Development Impact Fees [HB-453]
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[Economic Development ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Altering the scope of certain limitations on the authority of the Anne Arundel County Council to grant exemptions from or credits against development impact fees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew C. Pruski
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 473 on 05/13/2025
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Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions [HB-341]
[Property Tax ]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax on real property if use of the real property has been converted from a retail service station to other certain uses; and requiring, as provided in the State budget, the State to pay to each county or municipal corporation that grants the property tax credit under the Act 50% of forgone revenue.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/18/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property – Recordation and Land Records – Requirements [HB-347]
[Real Estate ]
Altering certain provisions relating to the filing, maintenance, and transmittal of land records; and defining "land record" as any document recorded by a clerk of the circuit court relating to property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 65 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Removal of Debt Ballot Questions [SB-289]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Removing the requirement that certain debt created by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore be approved by the legal voters of the City of Baltimore through a majority vote at a certain election; and providing that the proposed amendment to the Maryland Constitution be submitted to the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection at the next general election to be held in November 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Property Tax - Improvements to Property Adjacent to Rail Stations - Subclass, Special Rate, and Penalty [HB-330]
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[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to establish, by law, a subclass of real property consisting of improvements to real property located within 1 mile of a rail station and to set a special property tax rate for the property; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to set, by law, a tax penalty against the total tax liability on the property for which a special tax rate has been set; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 01/18/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State and Local Government - Sanctuary Policies and Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law (Rachel Morin Act) [HB-85]
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[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing provisions of law prohibiting law enforcement agents from taking certain actions related to an individual's citizenship or immigration status; prohibiting a county or municipality from adopting, enacting, or enforcing a sanctuary policy; requiring a county or municipality to fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities regarding certain individuals unlawfully present in the United States; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nino Mangione
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice - Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation - Digital Newspapers [HB-74]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Libraries ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing certain requirements for the print or digital publication of legal advertisements and notices in counties and municipalities in the State; requiring digital publications that publish a legal advertisement or notice to maintain a certain digital archive that shall be available to the public; and requiring digital publications that publish a legal advertisement or notice to employ at least one employee whose duties include reporting, writing, or editing local news and information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule [HB-28]
[Elections ]
Requiring each county to adopt a charter by December 31, 2031, using a certain procedure; altering the method by which a county shall adopt a charter under certain circumstances; requiring the charter to provide for the election of members of the county council by the voters of councilmanic districts; limiting the applicability of certain Constitutional provisions governing code home rule counties; and requiring the amendment proposed by the Act be submitted to the qualified voters of the State for approval or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Eric Bouchat
Hearing 1/28 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Short-Term Rentals and Home Amenity Rentals - Taxation, Regulation, and Crimes [SB-132]
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[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Tourism ]
[Crime ]
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Applying certain health and safety requirements to short-term rental units and home amenities; prohibiting certain activities at a home amenity or short-term rental; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to adopt certain rules or regulations relating to short-term rentals; including "short-term rental platform" and "short-term rental unit" in the definition of "hotel" for the purpose of the county and municipal corporation hotel rental tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 03/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact [HB-118]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Repealing certain provisions of law relating to the Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel; providing that certain provisions of law regarding the issuance of an initial teaching certificate do not apply to certain teachers; entering into the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact for the purpose of authorizing regulated teachers who hold multistate licenses to teach in each member state; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; providing a certain contingency requirement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Fair
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property [HB-23]
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[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to establish, by law, a subclass of real property consisting of certain commercial and industrial property and to set a special property tax rate for certain commercial and industrial property for the purpose of financing certain transportation improvements or the approved budget of the county board of education; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Recordation and Land Records - Requirements [SB-150]
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Altering certain provisions relating to the filing, maintenance, and transmittal of land records; and defining "land record" as any document recorded by a clerk of the circuit court relating to property.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Lorenzo Watson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 66 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Short-Term Rentals and Home Amenity Rentals - Taxation, Regulation, and Crimes [HB-87]
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[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Tourism ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Applying certain health and safety requirements to short-term rental units and home amenities; prohibiting certain activities at a home amenity or short-term rental; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to adopt certain rules or regulations relating to short-term rentals; including "short-term rental platform" and "short-term rental unit" in the definition of "hotel" for the purpose of the county and municipal corporation hotel rental tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
First Reading Ways And Means And Environment And Transportation on 01/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations [HB-80]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Real Estate ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the authority of local legislative bodies to regulate land use planning on certain land that is located within 0.25 miles of a rail transit station that receives at least hourly service on average from 8:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. Monday through Friday; exempting certain transit-oriented development from certain provisions of State procurement law; and adding the use of project labor agreements as a scoring preference for projects financed by the Transit-Oriented Development Capital Grant and Revolving Loan Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Supermarkets [SB-131]
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[Community Development ]
[Food ]
[Economic Development ]
[Real Estate ]
Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or of a municipal corporation in Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the personal property tax imposed on personal property of a supermarket that completes certain construction and is located in a certain food desert retail incentive area; requiring the governing body to designate what constitutes a food desert retail incentive area for purposes of the tax credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 176 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds [HB-97]
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[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
Expanding the acceptable names authorized for an economic development authority established by a county or municipal corporation; expanding the powers of an authority, subject to limitations in the articles of incorporation of the authority; authorizing an authority to issue certain bonds in accordance with certain requirements; expanding the authorized uses of tax increment proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State of Emergency – Restoration, Repair, or Replacement of Critical Infrastructure – Suspension of State or Local Law [SB-1187]
[Infrastructure ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Authorizing the Governor to suspend State or local law if necessary for the restoration, repair, or replacement of critical infrastructure related to a declared state of emergency for not more than 1 year after the state of emergency is declared; authorizing the Governor, notwithstanding the termination of the state of emergency, to extend the suspension of State or local law under the Act until the restoration, repair, or replacement of the critical infrastructure is completed; applying the Act retroactively to March 26, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling
Motion Rules Suspend For Late Introduction (senator Simonaire) Adopted on 03/28/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
City of Frederick - Assignment of Offenders to Road Work - Repeal (Frederick City Road Gang Injustice Repeal Act) [SB-1154]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing a provision of law requring a District Court judge to assign, if practicable, an offender to work the public roads of Frederick County or the City of Frederick as a penalty for a violation of a municipal law or ordinance of the City of Frederick.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frederick County Senators
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/11/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Calvert County - Ethics - Conflict of Interest and Commissioner Expulsion [SB-1124]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Elections ]
Requiring the conflict of interest provisions enacted by Calvert County to include certain provisions relating to judicial relief for certain violations of the county's conflict of interest provisions; requiring the ethics provisions enacted by Calvert County to include a provision requiring the Calvert County Ethics Commission to make public any recommendation it makes to expel a Commissioner; and requiring Calvert County to enact a law or regulation that authorizes removal of a county elected official under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property Tax - Credit to Offset Increases in Local Tax Revenue [HB-1454]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing Baltimore City, a county, or a municipal corporation to grant the property tax credit to offset increases in local income tax revenues to the owner-occupied property of a homeowner for taxable years beginning after June 30, 2022, but before July 1, 2025, whether or not the homeowner has an application for the homestead property tax credit on file with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, notwithstanding a certain provision of law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/09/2024