Laws And Ordinances
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Highways – Prohibition on Outdoor Signs Along Expressways – Modification [SB-226]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Modifying a certain prohibition against the erection or maintenance of outdoor signs along or near expressways.
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Potomac Compact for Fair Representation [SB-204]
[Elections ]
Establishing the Potomac Compact for Fair Representation between the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia; establishing the Congressional Districting Commission to develop a congressional districting plan; requiring the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services to determine the size and composition of the Commission and, on or before June 1 of the year following the decennial census, select the members of the Commission; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Potomac Compact for Fair Representation [HB-182]
[Elections ]
Establishing the Potomac Compact for Fair Representation between the State of Maryland the Commonwealth of Virginia; establishing the Congressional Districting Commission to develop a congressional districting plan; requiring the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services to determine the size and composition of the Commission and, on or before June 1 of the year following the decennial census, select the members of the Commission; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Off-Sale Licenses - Assessment Districts [HB-138]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
Defining the term "assessment district" in a provision relating to the issuance of certain off-sale alcoholic beverages licenses in Anne Arundel County as a tax assessment district established by the county through local law.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
St. Mary’s County – Metropolitan Commission – Collection of Fees, Assessments, and Nonsubstantive and Clarifying Revisions [HB-121]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
Revising, restating, and recodifying certain terms; updating the plans, regulations, and ordinances of St. Mary's County in accordance with which a connection to a completed water main or sewer of the St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission shall be made under certain circumstances; clarifying that the Metropolitan Commission shall have full and complete jurisdiction over certain appurtenances with certain systems; clarifying that the Metropolitan Commission may commence a third-party action under certain circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Adoption of Local Ordinance [HB-77]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Crime ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County to adopt a certain ordinance to prohibit littering and to impose certain criminal and civil penalties.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Off-Sale Licenses - Assessment Districts [SB-52]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
Defining the term "assessment district" in a provision relating to the issuance of certain off-sale alcoholic beverages licenses in Anne Arundel County as a tax assessment district established by the county through local law.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Land Use - Alcohol Production and Agricultural Alcohol Production [SB-118]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Agriculture ]
[Economic Development ]
Defining the terms "alcohol production" and "agricultural alcohol production"; authorizing a local jurisdiction to adopt the definitions of "alcohol production" and "agricultural alcohol production" by local ordinance, resolution, law, or rule; and providing for the application of the Act to charter counties.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Members of the Command Staff of the Police Department - Residency Requirements [SB-72]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Housing ]
[Crime ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City, beginning on or after January 1, 2022, to require members of the command staff, at the rank of colonel or deputy commissioner, of the Police Department of Baltimore City to reside in Baltimore City; requiring a certain local law, ordinance, or policy enacted or adopted by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to include a certain waiver, exemption, or 120-day grace period to begin residence in Baltimore City under certain circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit for Newly Constructed Dwellings - Reauthorization and Modification [SB-63]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Reauthorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit against the property tax imposed on certain newly constructed dwellings in Baltimore City, subject to certain limitations; expanding the tax credit program to authorize the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to grant, by law, the property tax credit to certain owners of certain substantially rehabilitated dwellings; providing that the property tax credit may not be granted on or after July 1, 2025; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County – Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law – Adoption of Local Ordinance [SB-60]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Crime ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County to adopt a certain ordinance to prohibit littering and to impose certain criminal and civil penalties.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Vehicle Height Monitoring Systems [HB-50]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the use of certain vehicle height monitoring systems in Baltimore County to enforce certain State and local laws restricting the presence of certain vehicles during certain times; and applying to Baltimore County certain provisions of law relating to vehicle height monitoring systems.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Local Government - Lemonade Stands - Prohibition on Regulation by Local Law [HB-52]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Prohibiting a municipality, a county, or any other political subdivision from adopting or enforcing a local law prohibiting or regulating the sale of lemonade or other nonalcoholic beverages by individuals under the age of 18 from a stand on private property.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Vehicle Height Monitoring Systems [SB-41]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the use of certain vehicle height monitoring systems in Baltimore County to enforce certain State and local laws restricting the presence of certain vehicles during certain times; and applying to Baltimore County certain provisions of law relating to vehicle height monitoring systems; establishing, prior to the installation height monitoring systems, a workgroup to assist in the evaluation of existing truck routes, the identification of areas for vehicle height monitoring enforcement, and the evaluation of existing signage; etc.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Authority to Prohibit the Use of Disposable Bags PG 422-17 [HB-1572]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing Prince George's County to enact a law that prohibits specified retail establishments from using disposable bags as part of a retail sale of products; and defining "disposable bag" as a paper or plastic bag provided by a store to a customer at the point of sale.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Land Bank Authority PG 423-17 [HB-1274]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing the governing body of Prince George's County to enact a law that establishes a specified land bank authority; requiring an ordinance establishing the Authority to include specified articles of incorporation; requiring specified articles of incorporation to be filed, accepted, and amended in a specified manner; authorizing Prince George's County to take specified actions by law; providing for the disposition of property and obligation of the Authority on termination; etc.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Security Systems - Permitting and Registration [HB-1271]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Small Business ]
Specifying the scope and construction of specified provisions of law; requiring the Department of State Police to develop a specified uniform basic permit for use in connection with a low-voltage security system project and make the uniform basic permit available to specified local governments; specifying the terms for use of a uniform basic permit; requiring a local government to take specified actions regarding a uniform basic permit; etc.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Cannabis - Legalization [HB-1185]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing specified civil and criminal prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing cannabis under specified circumstances; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified retailers, cannabis product manufacturers, cannabis cultivation facilities, craft cannabis cultivators, and safety compliance facilities under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Security Systems - Permitting and Registration [SB-952]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Specifying the scope and construction of a specified provision of law; requiring the Department of State Police to develop a specified uniform basic permit for use in connection with a low-voltage security system project and make the uniform basic permit available to local governments; specifying the terms for use of a uniform basic permit; requiring a local government to take specified actions regarding a uniform basic permit; etc.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Municipalities and Counties - Local Roads - Regulation of Travel by Heavy-Weight Vehicles [HB-930]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Authorizing a municipality and specified counties, with regard to short-term, high-intensity or high-usage travel by heavy-weight vehicles, to provide for the designation of local roads on which a heavy-weight vehicle is prohibited unless the hauler has satisfied specified local government requirements for the travel; and authorizing a municipality and specified counties to require a specified hauler to satisfy any specified local government requirements before conducting specified travel on local roads.