Laws And Ordinances
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Taxes on Telecommunications Services - Use of Revenue PG 406-24 [HB-398]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the Prince George's County Council to impose an excise tax on certain telecommunications service in Prince George's County in addition to, or instead of, a sales and use tax; altering a certain provision of law relating to the use of certain revenue from a certain tax on telecommunications services by allowing the revenue to be used to meet certain education funding requirements for the county; requiring the county to submit an annual report detailing the expenditure of revenues generated by a tax imposed by the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 970 on 05/16/2024
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Election Law - Voting Age - Board of Education Elections [HB-373]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the General Assembly to provide by suitable enactment the authority of a county to lower the age at which an individual may vote in an election for members of an elected county board of education; authorizing a county to enact a local law that allows an individual who is at least 16 years of age to vote in an election for members of an elected county board of education; submitting the amendment to the Maryland Constitution to the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/22/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure – Facial Recognition Technology – Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions [HB-338]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to administer a training program regarding the use of facial recognition technology by June 30, 2026; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to report to the General Assembly by October 1 each year the information reported by law enforcement agencies using facial recognition technology; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 809 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property Tax - Credit to Offset Increases in Local Tax Revenue [SB-340]
[Property Tax ]
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[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: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 1/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Common Ownership Communities - Local Commissions - Requirements [HB-279]
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[Community Development ]
Establishing requirements for a local common ownership commission established by a local government.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Hearing 2/06 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property Tax - Credit for Hotel or Residential Development Projects [SB-321]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[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: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 150 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance Reform Workgroup [SB-313]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Establishing the Maryland Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance Reform Workgroup to study the effectiveness of Maryland's wiretapping and electronic surveillance laws, examine current technologies, and examine ways to make certain audio and visual recordings more available; and requiring the Workgroup to report its final findings and recommendations regarding revisions to Maryland's wiretapping and electronic surveillance laws to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Public School Employees Property Tax Credit and Office of Integrity and Compliance PG 503-24 [SB-191]
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[Education ]
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[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the governing body of Prince George's County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on dwellings that are owned by certain eligible employees of the Prince George's County Public School System; requiring the Prince George's County government to submit a certain report concerning the credit to certain persons on or before a certain date; providing that the Office of Integrity and Compliance is an independent unit within the school system; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 776 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property Tax - Transfer to Heir or Legatee - Payment Plans [HB-54]
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Exempting a grant of land transferring residential real property from the estate of a decedent to an heir or a legatee of the decedent from certain requirements for the payment of taxes on real property if the heir or legatee of the decedent enters into a payment plan to pay all the taxes due and owed on the property; exempting a grant of land that is subject to a payment plan for property taxes from certain requirements for the payment of taxes if the grantee agrees to assume the grantor's obligations under the payment plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 771 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property Tax Credits - Public School Employees, Health and Safety Improvements, and Property Used for Local Housing Programs [HB-66]
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[Housing ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Public Health ]
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 for certain residential real property owned by a public school employee under certain circumstances; 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 for certain buildings if the owner made certain health or safety improvements on or after July 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 897 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans - Alterations [HB-63]
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[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
Altering eligibility for a certain property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax on the dwelling house of certain disabled veterans to include individuals who have been declared by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to have a nonpermanent service-connected disability of 100% that results from blindness or any other disabling cause; authorizing a county or municipal corporation, notwithstanding certain provisions of the Act, to enact a law limiting eligibility for the tax credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew C. Pruski
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 917 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property [HB-2]
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[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
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 vacant lots or improved property cited as vacant and unfit for habitation or other authorized use on a certain violation notice and to set a special property tax rate for certain vacant and abandoned property; requiring the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county that enacts a special tax rate to submit a certain report by December 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 277 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Motor Vehicle Off-Street Parking Requirements Near Mass Transit Stations [HB-38]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
Prohibiting the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City from adopting or enforcing a local law that requires the creation of new motor vehicle off-street parking for a development that includes residential use and that is located within a 0.25-mile radius of a present or planned MARC, Baltimore MTA Light Rail, Red Line, or Metro station.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Edelson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 651 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property Tax Credit – Retail Service Station Conversions [SB-67]
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[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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 imposed on real property if use of the real property has been converted from a retail service station to other certain uses; and requiring the State to pay to each county or municipal corporation that grants the property tax credit under the Act an amount equal to a 50% of forgone revenue.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans - Alterations [SB-6]
[Property Tax ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
Altering eligibility for a certain property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax on the dwelling house of certain disabled veterans to include individuals who have been declared by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to have a nonpermanent service-connected disability of 100% that results from blindness or any other disabling cause that was not caused or incurred by misconduct of the veteran; altering the criteria for determining the amount of the credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 916 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions [HB-12]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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 imposed on real property if use of the real property has been converted from a retail service station to other certain uses; and requiring the State to pay to each county or municipal corporation that grants the property tax credit under the Act an amount equal to a 50% of forgone revenue.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/10/2024
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Correctional Services - Investigation of Suspected Homicide - Reporting [SB-36]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of State Police, on or before December 31 each year, to post on its website and submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a report detailing, for the preceeding calendar year, the number of investigations completed by the Department of deaths of incarcerated individuals suspected to be homicides that occur while the incarcerated individuals are in the custody of the Division of Correction and the number of cases referred to the Department for prosecution following an investigation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 955 on 05/16/2024
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Property Tax Credit - Disabled or Fallen Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Alterations [SB-25]
[Property Tax ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Taxes ]
[Disabilities ]
[Veterans ]
Altering, for purposes of a certain property tax credit for a certain dwelling, the definition of "fallen law enforcement officer or rescue worker" to include disabled law enforcement officers or rescue workers who have died regardless of the cause of death; authorizing, under certain circumstances, the amount of the credit for a dwelling owned by a disabled or fallen law enforcement officer or rescue worker or the surviving spouse or cohabitant to be in the same proportion as the property tax credit initially granted for the dwelling; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2024
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Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property [SB-138]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
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 vacant lots or improved property cited as vacant and unfit for habitation or other authorized use on a housing or building violation notice and to set a special property tax rate for certain vacant lots or improved property cited as vacant and unfit for habitation or other authorized use; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Property Tax Credit for Long-Term Residents - Established [HB-1294]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation to grant, by law, a certain tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on a dwelling that is the principal residence of an individual who has owned the dwelling for at least 30 consecutive years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/28/2023