Laws And Ordinances
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Real Property – Taxation of Vacant Property, Certification of Company Representatives, and Short–Term Rentals [HB-826]
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[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to set a special property tax rate for improved residential property cited as vacant and unfit for habitation or other authorized use; establishing a subclass of real property consisting of certain vacant residential property; requiring an entity that owns residential real property in the State to make a certain certification to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/05/2024
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Frederick County - Property Tax Credit for Property Located in Historic District - Alterations [HB-740]
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[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Repealing certain requirements for the amount and duration of a tax credit against the property tax imposed on certain improved real property owned by the Emmitsburg Civic Association and located in a historic district in Frederick County; authorizing the governing body of Frederick County to provide, by law, for the amount and duration of the credit and certain other matters relating to the credit; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2024.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Referred Budget And Taxation on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property Tax - Credit for Hotel or Residential Development Projects [HB-765]
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[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[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 tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on real property that is used for certain hotel or residential development projects; and altering eligibility for a certain property tax credit in Wicomico County against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on real property that is used for certain hotel or residential development projects.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 149 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Calvert County - Ethics - Conflict of Interest and Commissioner Expulsion [HB-834]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that the conflict of interest provisions enacted by Calvert County 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 the removal of a county elected official for certain violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark N Fisher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 370 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Calvert County - Procurement - Local Preference [HB-835]
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[Economic Development ]
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Calvert County to enact an ordinance that establishes a local percentage preference for certain procurement contracts; and requiring the County Commissioners to comply with certain provisions of law under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 683 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Fire Protection and Prevention – Residential Rental Property – Requirements (Melanie Nicholle Diaz Fire Safety Act) [SB-689]
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[Construction ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Establishing certain requirements relating to the installation of certain fire safety equipment in residential rental high-rise buildings and certain other property; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit; establishing the Workgroup to Develop Fire Safety Best Practices for Pre-1974 High-Rise Apartment Buildings; requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations by December 31, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baltimore City – Control Over Powers of Police Commissioner [HB-732]
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Repealing a prohibition on certain Baltimore City ordinances or acts of certain municipal officials from conflicting, impeding, obstructing, hindering, or interfering with the powers of the Baltimore City Police Commissioner; and making a portion of the Act contingent on the passage and ratification, by a certain date, of a certain Baltimore City Charter amendment.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 947 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Sale of Motor Fuel - Pricing Signage (Gas Price Clarity Act) [SB-651]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Energy ]
Establishing that certain provisions governing signage at retail service stations supersede inconsistent local law; altering a signage requirement for retail service stations relating to the price of regular gasoline so that the signage prominently displays clearly and visibly the credit and debit price, if higher than the cash price, or the credit and debit price and the cash price; repealing an exemption from a certain signage requirement for retail service station dealers with not more than 3 dispensing units; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Referred Economic Matters on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just Cause Termination Provisions [SB-644]
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Authorizing a county to adopt by local law or ordinance provisions prohibiting a landlord of residential property from failing to renew a lease or from terminating a holdover tenancy without just cause; and establishing certain requirements for a local law or ordinance adopted in accordance with the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing Canceled on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024) [SB-653]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing certain persons standing in certain environmental and natural resources protection proceedings; authorizing persons that meet certain standing requirements to bring certain civil actions under certain circumstances; requiring a plaintiff, under certain circumstances, to give certain notice and provide certain documentation to the Department of the Environment and the Attorney General in a certain manner and to file a certain affidavit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 536 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Protection of Beaver Population and Habitat - County Authority (Beaver Believer Act) [HB-631]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Authorizing a county, notwithstanding a certain provision of law, to enact a local law to promote, protect, and support the population and habitat of beavers in the county.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 [HB-693]
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[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs in the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide certain educational resources and information to tenants; requiring the Office to develop and publish a Maryland Tenants' Bill of Rights; requiring the most recently published version of the Maryland Tenants' Bill of Rights to be included as part of a residential lease; limiting the maximum security deposit required by a residential lease to 1 month's rent, except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 124 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Handguns - Wear, Carry, and Transport Laws - Handbook Publication [SB-501]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Secretary of State Police to annually publish, beginning October 1, 2024, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, a handbook summarizing the State laws relating to wearing, carrying, and transporting a handgun in public; requiring the Secretary to make copies of the handbook available to members of the public in print and electronic form; and requiring the Secretary to notify by e-mail each person who currently holds a handgun permit each time the Secretary publishes an updated version of the handbook.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Referred Judiciary on 03/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Charter Counties - Enforcement of Local Laws [HB-501]
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Increasing from $1,000 to $5,000 the maximum amount of a civil or criminal fine that may be imposed by a charter county to enforce certain local laws enacted by the county.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Jerry Patterson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 811 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Allegany and Garrett Counties - Property Tax - Credit for Construction of Housing [HB-507]
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[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
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Authorizing the governing bodies of Allegany County and Garrett County and municipal corporations located in Allegany County and Garrett County to grant, by law, a property tax credit on certain newly constructed dwellings; prohibiting the tax credit from exceeding $10,000; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 974 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice in Dorchester County - Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation - Digital Newspapers [HB-594]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing for the publication of certain notices in Dorchester County that any required advertisement or notice be published and distributed through print and digital format; providing that if there is no print and digital publication meeting all the qualifications under the Act, the advertisement or notice may be placed in any digital publication that can be accessed in Dorchester County and that regularly contains local news and information for Dorchester County; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 688 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Charter Counties - Enforcement of Local Laws [SB-522]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing from $1,000 to $5,000 the maximum amount of a civil or criminal fine that may be imposed by a charter county to enforce certain local laws enacted by the county.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 810 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Investigation of Suspected Homicide - Reporting [HB-565]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of State Police to investigate any death of an incarcerated individual suspected to be a homicide that occurs while the individual is in the custody of the Division of Correction whether within or outside a correctional facility; and requiring the Department, by December 31 each year, to report to the Governor and the General Assembly the number of investigations completed and the number of cases referred by the Department for prosecution for the preceding calendar year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 956 on 05/16/2024
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Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 [SB-481]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
Increasing maximum surcharges for certain eviction proceedings from $8 to $93 and prohibiting the District Court from assigning the surcharge against a tenant; altering the priority and criteria in the Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program that are followed by the Department of Housing and Community Development and public housing agencies for providing vouchers and housing assistance payments to families; limiting the maximum security deposit required by a residential lease to 1 month's rent; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing Canceled (judicial Proceedings) on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination Provisions [HB-477]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a county, including Baltimore City, to adopt by local law or ordinance provisions prohibiting certain landlords of residential property from failing to renew a lease or from terminating a holdover tenancy without good cause; and establishing certain requirements for a local law or ordinance adopted in accordance with the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2024