Laws And Ordinances
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Off-Street Parking Requirements Near Mass Transit Stations MC/PG 106-23 [HB-819]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Prohibiting the Montgomery County district council from adopting or enforcing a local law that requires the creation of new off-street parking for a residential development that is located within a 0.25-mile radius of a present or planned Metro or Purple Line station.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Town of Forest Heights (Prince George's County) - Urban Renewal Authority for Blight Clearance PG 410-23 [HB-825]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
Granting the Town of Forest Heights in Prince George's County the authority to exercise urban renewal powers in areas zoned for commercial use for blight clearance and redevelopment 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: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 209 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Property and Income Taxes - Credits for Construction and Purchase of Housing in Western Maryland [HB-765]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the governing body of certain counties and municipal corporations located in Western Maryland to grant a property tax credit on certain newly constructed dwellings; allowing certain persons who construct more than 10 middle-income homes in Allegany County, Garrett County, or Washington County to claim a credit against the State income tax; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to administer the credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Control Over Powers of Police Commissioner [SB-758]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Historic St. Mary's City Commission Reform Act of 2023 [SB-639]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Community Development ]
Altering certain provisions of law governing the Historic St. Mary's City Commission, including laws relating to membership of the Commission, appointment of certain officers, Commission meeting times, and duties; and specifying the process for the Commission to collaborate with an affiliated nonprofit organization.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 129 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Family Law - Fundamental Parental Rights [SB-566]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
Establishing that a parent has the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent's child; and prohibiting the State or a political subdivision from infringing on a parent's fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent's child unless the State or political subdivision can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence certain factors.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Family Law - Fundamental Parental Rights [HB-666]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing that a parent has the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent's child; and prohibiting the State or a political subdivision from infringing on a parent's fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent's child unless the State or political subdivision can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence certain factors.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie S. Ciliberti
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Town of Mount Airy (Carroll County and Frederick County) - Urban Renewal Authority [HB-561]
[Community Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Real Estate ]
[Economic Development ]
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: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 124 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
City of Frederick - Assignment of Offenders to Road Work - Repeal [HB-640]
[Crime ]
[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: Rep. Ken Kerr
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Cannabis Reform [HB-556]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Health ]
Renaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission; establishing the Maryland Cannabis Administration as an independent unit of State government; establishing a regulatory and licensing system for adult-use cannabis; imposing a sales and use tax of 9% on the sale of cannabis; requiring the Administration, by July 1, 2023, to convert medical cannabis licenses to licenses to operate a medical and adult-use cannabis business; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 254 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Charles County - Property Tax - Credit for Volunteer Emergency Responders [SB-521]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Finance ]
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 if the federal adjusted gross income of the emergency responders or unmarried surviving spouses for the immediately preceding taxable year is $150,000 or less; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles County Senators
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 600 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Town of Forest Heights (Prince George's County) - Urban Renewal Authority for Blight Clearance [SB-506]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Granting the Town of Forest Heights in Prince George's County the authority to exercise urban renewal powers in areas zoned for commercial use for blight clearance and redevelopment 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. Charles Anthony Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 210 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Cannabis Reform [SB-516]
[Cannabis ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Renaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission; establishing the Maryland Cannabis Administration as an independent unit of State government; establishing a regulatory and licensing system for adult-use cannabis; imposing the sales and use tax on the sale of adult-use cannabis at 9%; requiring the Administration, on or before July 1 2023, to convert medical cannabis licenses to licenses to operate a medical and adult-use cannabis business; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 255 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Real Property - Limitations on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services - Prohibition [SB-450]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 768 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Property Tax Credit - Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Definition and Eligibility [SB-435]
[Property Tax ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Taxes ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a county or municipal corporation to define, by law, who is a law enforcement officer or rescue worker; and altering eligibility for the tax credit to include certain disabled law enforcement officers or rescue workers who were domiciled in the State within a certain number of years before the officer or worker died or was determined to be disabled; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 534 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Accessory Dwelling Unit Policy Task Force [SB-382]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Establishing the Accessory Dwelling Unit Policy Task Force to survey and document a representative sampling of State and local codes, ordinances, laws, 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 its activities on or before November 1, 2023, and its findings and recommendations on or before June 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 799 on 05/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Property Tax Credit - Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Definition and Eligibility [HB-508]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disabilities ]
[Veterans ]
Requiring a county or municipal corporation to define, by law, who is a law enforcement officer or rescue worker; altering eligibility for the tax credit to include certain disabled law enforcement officers or rescue workers who were domiciled in the State as, or any time within the 5 years before the officer or worker died or was determined to be disabled; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth A. Howard
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 533 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Employee Relations Act [SB-367]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Consolidating and altering certain laws governing collective bargaining for certain public employees, including laws related to the establishment of bargaining units, elections and certification of exclusive representatives, employee and employer rights, unfair labor practices, and strikes and lockouts; establishing the Public Employee Relations Board to oversee collective bargaining activities for certain public employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Third Reading Passed (35-12) on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
County Police Accountability Boards - Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct [SB-285]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the local governing body of a county, including Baltimore City, to authorize its police accountability board to exercise investigatory and subpoena powers; and authorizing a police accountability board to conduct an investigation of police misconduct concurrently with a law enforcement agency investigating the complaint.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Property Tax - Local Homeowners' Credit Supplement - Limitation on Combined Gross Income [HB-404]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing counties and municipal corporations to alter a certain limitation on the combined gross income of a homeowner for purposes of a local supplement to the homeowners' property tax credit; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 530 on 05/08/2023