Municipalities - Annexation - Limitations [HB-1525]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
Prohibiting a municipality from annexing land that is located in a different legislative district than a legislative district in which the municipality is located.
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.
HB-1509: Collective Bargaining - Local Government Employees and Public Employee Relations Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Harris
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government Acquisition [SB-1021]
Prohibiting certain owners of a cemetery from selling or transferring the cemetery without the approval of the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight; exempting certain religious organizations from the requirement to obtain an approval from the Director; authorizing a governmental unit to acquire an abandoned cemetery under certain circumstances; and establishing requirements for the sale, transfer, or government acquisition of a cemetery.
SB-1021: Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government Acquisition
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 03/17/2025
Municipalities - Enforcement of Ordinances and Resolutions [HB-1506]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Increasing from $1,000 to $5,000 the maximum amount of a criminal fine or municipal infraction that may be imposed by a municipality to enforce certain ordinances and resolutions enacted by the municipality.
HB-1506: Municipalities - Enforcement of Ordinances and Resolutions
Sponsored by: Rep. Kym Taylor
Favorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/04/2025
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.
HB-1231: Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Qualifying Municipal Corporation - Land Use MC/PG 114-25
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/07/2025
Local Government - Fees, Receipts, and Penalties for Plastic and Paper Carryout Bags [HB-1232]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring certain retailers that charge a fee for providing a plastic or paper carryout bag to a customer under a local law to provide a receipt to a customer that includes the fee amount charged and the number of bags issued to the customer; and providing a system of penalties for first, second, and third and subsequent offenses with a maximum civil penalty of up to $1,000.
HB-1232: Local Government - Fees, Receipts, and Penalties for Plastic and Paper Carryout Bags
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
Business Regulation - Retail Stores - Carryout Bags [HB-1412]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Prohibiting a county or municipal corporation from requiring a retail establishment to impose a fee, tax, or charge for a carryout bag, except under certain circumstances; requiring that certain customers be exempted from any fee, tax, or charge for a carryout bag; etc.
HB-1412: Business Regulation - Retail Stores - Carryout Bags
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
First Reading Environment And Transportation And Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Cooperation [HB-1307]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a certain law enforcement agency, law enforcement agent, and local detention facility, if requested by federal immigration authorities, to notify federal immigration authorities about certain matters and cooperate with federal immigration authorities for a certain purpose; and prohibiting the State, a unit of local government, a county sheriff, or an agency of the State or a unit of local government from adopting, implementing, or enforcing certain policies.
HB-1307: Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Cooperation
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures [HB-1257]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring a landlord to provide certain information to prospective tenants about fees imposed on tenants and prohibiting a landlord from imposing a mandatory fee that was not disclosed; applying the Act to a lease signed or renewed on or after October 1, 2025, and a landlord that offers four or more dwelling units for rent; and authorizing a tenant to file a claim against a landlord for a violation of the Act on or after February 1, 2026, and during the tenancy or up to 2 years after the tenancy expired.
HB-1257: Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
Queen Anne's County - Municipalities - Speed Limits [HB-1236]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing municipalities in Queen Anne's County to decrease the maximum speed limit to not less than 15 miles per hour on highways without performing an engineering and traffic investigation.
HB-1236: Queen Anne's County - Municipalities - Speed Limits
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 557 on 05/13/2025
Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions [HB-1466]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the policy of the State to promote and encourage the creation of accessory dwelling units on land with a single-family detached dwelling unit as the primary dwelling unit in order to meet the housing needs of the citizens of the State; requiring, on or before October 1, 2026, the legislative body of certain counties or municipal corporations to adopt a local law authorizing the development of accessory dwelling units on land with certain single-family detached dwelling units subject to certain requirements; etc.
HB-1466: Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 197 on 04/22/2025
Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act) [HB-1443]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Authorizing counties and municipalities to grant a preference in hiring and promotion to eligible veterans, spouses of an eligible service member, spouses of certain eligible veterans and eligible service members, and surviving spouses of deceased eligible veterans; and authorizing counties and municipalities to adopt a local law that allows for the application of a certain credit on a selection test for eligible spouses, eligible veterans, and certain spouses and surviving spouses.
HB-1443: Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 273 on 05/06/2025
You have voted HB-1443: Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act).
Land Use - Historic Preservation Commission - Right of Appeal [HB-1255]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing a local jurisdiction to authorize any person aggrieved by a decision of a historic preservation commission to appeal the decision to the board of appeals of the local jurisdiction or the appropriate circuit court.
HB-1255: Land Use - Historic Preservation Commission - Right of Appeal
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 4/07 At 11:00 A.m. on 04/06/2025
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.
HB-1266: Task Force to Study Land Use Issues in Prince George's County - Establishment MC/PG 117-25
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 04/01/2025
Commercial Law - Vehicles Towed or Removed From Parking Lots - Statutory Liens and Administrative Hearings [HB-1405]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a certain person has a lien on a motor vehicle towed or removed from a privately owned parking lot for certain charges under certain circumstances; establishing the circumstances in which the lien is extinguished or suspended; establishing that an authorized tow company has a lien or security interest in a vehicle when the authorized tow company incurs certain charges related to a certain police-initiated towing; etc.
HB-1405: Commercial Law - Vehicles Towed or Removed From Parking Lots - Statutory Liens and Administrative Hearings
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government Acquisition [HB-1354]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting certain owners of a cemetery from selling or transferring the cemetery without the approval of the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight; authorizing a governmental unit to acquire an abandoned cemetery under certain circumstances; and establishing requirements for the sale, transfer, or government acquisition of a cemetery.
HB-1354: Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government Acquisition
Sponsored by: Rep. Gary Simmons
First Reading Economic Matters And Health And Government Operations on 02/07/2025
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax - Day Care Centers and Child Care Centers [HB-1343]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Housing ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Education ]
Exempting personal property used in connection with certain large family child care homes from valuation and taxation in Anne Arundel County; authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or the governing body of a municipal corporation in Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the real property tax owed on the portion of real property used for certain child care centers and day care centers; etc.
HB-1343: Anne Arundel County - Property Tax - Day Care Centers and Child Care Centers
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 175 on 04/22/2025
Tax Exemptions - Individuals Detained or Taken Hostage Abroad [HB-1286]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Human Rights ]
Exempting from taxation the income of a certain individual detained or taken hostage abroad during the taxable year and the spouse of that individual; and exempting from property tax certain property that is owned by an individual detained or taken hostage abroad or the spouse of that individual, subject to certain limitations.
HB-1286: Tax Exemptions - Individuals Detained or Taken Hostage Abroad
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/07/2025