Montgomery County
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Collective Bargaining - Local Government Employees and Public Employee Relations Act [HB-1509]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing collective bargaining rights for public local employees; applying the Maryland Public Employee Relations Act to county and municipal government employers and their employees; providing that a public employee may be deemed a certain management employee for purposes of establishing collective bargaining rights; establishing impasse procedures for collective bargaining between public local employees and their employers that include binding arbitration; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin M. Harris
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
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Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Qualifying Municipal Corporation - Land Use MC/PG 114-25 [HB-1231]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing a governing body of a qualifying municipal corporation by resolution to exercise the powers of the Prince George's County Planning Board, the zoning hearing examiner for Prince George's County, or the District Council for Prince George's County to make land use decisions relating to any land within the corporate limits of the municipal corporation; subjecting the exercise of those powers to certain substantive and procedural requirements and standards; providing for the judicial review of certain actions; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/07/2025
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Montgomery County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Health and Safety MC 21-25 [HB-1229]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Board of License Commissioners for Montgomery County to consider, before deciding whether to approve an application and issue a new license permitting the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption, the impact of the density of existing retail establishments licensed in the county to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption on the public health and safety of the community.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Referred Finance on 03/18/2025
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Department of Commerce - Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve Study MC 15-25 [HB-1228]
[Agriculture ]
[Economic Development ]
[Tourism ]
Requiring the Department of Commerce, in coordination with certain county agencies and organizations, to study economic development in and the tourist and visitor economy of the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve and, on or before June 30, 2026, report its findings to the members of the Montgomery County Delegation to the General Assembly; and requiring the Department to make recommendations regarding policies and programs that can help promote and preserve the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 235 on 04/22/2025
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Montgomery County - Prohibited Restrictions on Use - Accessory Dwelling Units MC 2-25 [HB-1234]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Providing that certain restrictions on use that prohibit the use of real property in Montgomery County for accessory dwelling units otherwise authorized under law are void and unenforceable; and applying the Act retroactively.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/14/2025
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Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - System Development Charge - Exemptions MC/PG 107-25 [HB-1230]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Montgomery County Council and the Prince George's County Council to grant exemptions from the system development charge imposed by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission for certain properties and projects located in Montgomery County; limiting the exemption to $80,000; altering the method by which the county councils establish eligibility for the exemptions; prohibiting the county councils from requiring that an applicant for an exemption own the property for which the exemption is sought; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 594 on 05/13/2025
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Task Force to Study Land Use Issues in Prince George's County - Establishment MC/PG 117-25 [HB-1266]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Land Use Issues In Prince George's County to review the role of the County Planning Board, evaluate the list of person that have standing to seek judicial review and appeal to the Appellate Court, the expiration processes, and the need for legislative remedies to address certain issues; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Prince George's County Executive, the County Council, and the Prince George's County Delegation to the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 04/01/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Sickle Cell Disease - Specialized Clinics and Scholarship Program for Medical Residents [HB-1306]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish certain specialized clinics for the management and treatment of sickle cell disease and establish a scholarship program for medical residents who specialize in benign or classical hematology with a focus on sickle cell disease; and requiring the Governor for fiscal year 2027 to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $6,000,000 to support clinic operations, staffing, training, and social support services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing Canceled on 03/08/2025
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Montgomery County - School Bus Stops on Highways - Alterations MC 8-25 [HB-1227]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Applying certain provisions of law regarding school bus stops located on certain highways in Montgomery County to a school bus stop at a location for which at least 400 citations were issued in the preceding fiscal year to drivers traveling in the opposite direction of the bus stop; and prohibiting, beginning on December 31, 2028, locating a school bus stop on any highway with five or more undivided traffic lanes, except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 589 on 05/13/2025
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Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities [HB-1370]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Baltimore region, capital region, and Southern Maryland region transportation authorities to develop and implement certain transportation plans; establishing the Baltimore region, capital region, and Southern Maryland region transportation funds as special, nonlapsing funds; imposing certain transportation authority sales tax surcharges, hotel surcharges, and transfer tax surcharges; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 02/14/2025
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Howard County and Montgomery County - Board of Education - Mandatory School Holidays MC 6-25 [HB-1169]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Religion ]
Requiring the Howard County Board of Education and the Montgomery County Board of Education to close public schools in the county to students beginning in the 2026-2027 school year in observance of Yom Kippur and Juneteenth and to observe the first day only of Diwali, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Fitr, Lunar New Year, Rosh Hashanah.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 04/01/2025
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Montgomery County - Board of Education - Student Member Compensation MC 7-25 [HB-1207]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the compensation of the student member of the Montgomery County Board of Education.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 426 on 05/06/2025
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Montgomery County - Silver Spring Purple Line Construction Zone Parking Improvement Grant Program MC 16-25 [HB-1206]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Silver Spring Purple Line Construction Zone Parking Improvement Grant Program; requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, to include an appropriation of $50,000 in the annual budget bill for the Grant Program; requiring the Department of Transportation to distribute funds appropriated for the Grant Program to Montgomery County; requiring Montgomery County to implement a process to award grants to business associations to be used to improve parking in Downtown Silver Spring; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2025
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Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Membership, Reporting, Billing, and Planning (WSSC Planning and Reporting Act of 2025) MC/PG 105-25 [HB-1195]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring one of the three commissioners from Montgomery County on the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to be the Director of the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection or a designee; requiring the Commission to submit a long range comprehensive financial plan in a certain manner; requiring the budget authorization for the Office of the Inspector General of the Commission to be approved independently and without involvement of Commission staff; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 593 on 05/13/2025
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Montgomery County - Speed Monitoring Systems - High-Risk Highways MC 17-25 [HB-1173]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the placement and use of speed monitoring systems on highways in Montgomery County that are at high risk for certain motor vehicle crashes; prohibiting the placement and use of speed monitoring systems on certain highways in Montgomery County; requiring the fines collected by Montgomery County or by a municipal government in Montgomery County as a result of violations enforced by a speed monitoring system to be used to fund the study, design, and construction of certain safety-related projects; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 590 on 05/13/2025
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Montgomery County - Board of Education - Student Cellular Phone Policy MC 13-25 [HB-1179]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Montgomery County Board of Education to establish a policy limiting the use of a cellular phone by a student during instructional time except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Montgomery County - Municipal Authority to Regulate Structures - Alterations MC/PG 116-25 [HB-1167]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the authority of a municipal corporation or governed special taxing district in Montgomery County to adopt an additional or stricter building requirement than is required by a State, regional, or county unit to regulate the construction, repair, or remodeling of certain structures on land zoned for single-family residential use to apply to buildings with four or fewer dwelling units and their accessory structures without regard to the zoning for the land where the building is located.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 780 on 05/20/2025
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Montgomery County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class BD-BWL Licenses - Multiple Licenses MC 18-25 [HB-1174]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Increasing to two the number of Class BD-BWL alcoholic beverages licenses in Montgomery County that the same person may hold; and specifying that the establishment for which a second class BD-BWL license is issued shall have average daily receipts from the sale of food that exceed the average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 837 on 05/20/2025
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Montgomery County - Voting Methods MC 9-25 [HB-1094]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Authorizing the Montgomery County Council to adopt, by law, a ranked-choice voting method or an approval voting method for elections for certain local offices.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
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Montgomery County - Alcoholic Beverages - Beauty Salon and Barbershop License MC 3-25 [HB-1095]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
Expanding eligibility for a certain beauty salon license in Montgomery County to include a holder of a certain barbershop permit; authorizing a holder of the license to provide up to 1.7 ounces of liquor for on-premises consumption in addition to beer and wine; and authorizing the holder to provide not more than 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.7 ounces of liquor for on-premises consumption by a beauty salon or barbershop customer; and requiring an annual license fee of $100.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 836 on 05/20/2025