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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
SB-1036	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Cybersecurity Coordination and Operations Office within the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to help improve statewide cybersecurity readiness and response; requiring the Director of MEMA to appoint an Executive Director as head of the Office; requiring the Office to be provided with sufficient staff to perform the Office's functions; requiring the Office to establish regional assistance groups to deliver or coordinate support services to political subdivisions, agencies, or regions; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Safety Administrative Agencies Boundaries Committees And Commissions Communications Counties Cybersecurity Education, Boards Of Electronic Government Emergencies
SB-1013	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Social Housing Subprogram within the Partnership Rental Housing Program operated by the Department of Housing and Community Development to stimulate the construction of safe, decent affordable housing while promoting economic growth by financing the construction of certain projects; requiring the Department to take certain actions; authorizing the Department to act either directly or through the Community Development Administration; establishing certain qualifying criteria; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Real Property Taxes - Property Assessments And Taxation, Department Of Circuit Courts Clerks Of Court Commerce And Business Construction Contractors Counties Elderly Persons
HB-1200	State (Maryland)	Requiring a homeowner to have a homestead property tax credit application on file with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation in order to be eligible for a certain credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax to offset certain increases in local income tax revenues resulting from a certain county income tax rate; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2020. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Property Assessments And Taxation, Department Of Counties Income Tax Municipal Corporations Property Tax Tax Credits
HB-1350	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting the State, the governing body of a county, or a municipality from requiring a lifeguard to be present at a splash pad when the splash pad is in use. Republican: 100% (7) 100% Republican support	Public Safety Local Government - Generally Counties Municipal Corporations Safety Water
HB-1280	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a county or municipal corporation from imposing the admissions and amusement tax on gross receipts of a business that has total gross receipts of less $75,000 in a calendar year. Republican: 100% (5) 100% Republican support	Taxes - Miscellaneous - Local Admissions And Amusement Tax Counties Exemptions Municipal Corporations Small Business
HB-1319	State (Maryland)	Establishing local regulation and control of alcoholic beverages in the City of Salisbury; authorizing the Mayor and City Council to constitute the Board of License Commissioners for the City of Salisbury or delegate certain authority; specifying that the Board of License Commissioners for Wicomico County does not have jurisdiction and may not issue licenses in the City; establishing that the Liquor Control Board for Wicomico County has certain jurisdiction; establishing that certain provisions of law apply in the City; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Alcoholic Beverages - Local Bills Age Of Majority Alcoholic Beverages Licenses Alcoholic Beverages - By Subdivision Alcoholic Beverages Manufacturing Beverage Containers Boundaries Commerce And Business Committees And Commissions Communications
HB-1400	State (Maryland)	Substituting the term "cannabis" for the term "marijuana" in certain provisions of law; altering a certain quantity threshold and establishing a certain age limit applicable to a certain civil offense of use or possession of cannabis; establishing an exception to the existing prohibition on obtaining or attempting to obtain a controlled dangerous substance or procuring or attempting to procure the administration of a controlled dangerous substance under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 100% (17) 100% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Public Safety Public Health Advertising Age Annotated Code Of Maryland Attorneys Attorney General Auditors And Audits Boundaries
HB-1301	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a property tax credit on a certain assessment of certain qualified opportunity zone property if the taxpayer has invested at least $100,000, including acquisition costs and improvements, in the property; providing for the calculation of the credit; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Property Assessments Baltimore City Counties Enterprise Zones Laws And Ordinances Municipal Corporations Property Tax Tax Credits
HB-1225	State (Maryland)	Declaring the intent of the General Assembly to codify a certain federal regulation concerning preemption of local regulation of amateur radio station antenna structures; establishing certain requirements that apply to a county or municipal ordinance regulating amateur radio station antenna structures; applying the Act to all counties and municipalities; etc. Republican: 100% (4) 100% Republican support	Local Government - Generally Counties Laws And Ordinances Municipal Corporations Radio Rules And Regulations
HB-1181	State (Maryland)	Altering and expanding certain data collection and reporting responsibilities of the State Department of Assessments and Taxation concerning tax sales; requiring the Department to obtain certain data concerning certain categories of properties that are subject to tax sale through a certain annual survey; requiring the Department to obtain certain information concerning each county's tax sale process; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Property Administrative Office Of The Courts Assessments And Taxation, Department Of Counties Data Electronic Government Environmental Matters Fees Foreclosure Housing
HB-1155	State (Maryland)	Providing that a county or municipality is responsible for repairing or replacing a sidewalk that becomes damaged as a result of a tree planted by the county or municipality; and prohibiting a county or municipality from requiring a certain property owner to repair or replace, or contribute to the cost of repairing or replacing, a sidewalk that has become damaged as a result of a tree planted by the county or municipality. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Counties - Generally Counties Local Government Mandates Municipal Corporations Prices Property Damage Sidewalks Trees
HB-1339	State (Maryland)	Providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for certain sales of certain qualified data center personal property for use at certain qualified data centers under certain circumstances; requiring an individual or a corporation to apply to the Department of Commerce for an exemption certificate for the exemption; authorizing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to reduce or eliminate the assessment of certain personal property used in certain qualified data centers; etc. Republican: 76% (13) Democrat: 23% (4) 76% Republican support 23% Democrat support	Taxes - Sales And Use Taxes - Property Appeals Assessments Assessments And Taxation, Department Of Commerce, Department Of Comptroller Counties Data Enterprise Zones
HB-1127	State (Maryland)	Altering the composition, powers, and duties of the State Board of Master Electricians; changing the name of the State Board of Master Electricians to the State Board of Electricians; establishing a low-voltage electrician license as a State license to be awarded to qualifying electricians; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt regulations to establish the education requirements and qualifications for a State apprentice electrician license and a State-registered apprentice electrician license; etc. Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Business Regulation And Occupations Advertising Apprentices Certifications Codes Committees And Commissions Continuing Education Contracts Counties Discipline
HB-1109	State (Maryland)	Exempting certain dwelling houses owned by a disabled active duty service member, disabled veteran, or surviving spouse from certain governmental or taxing authority charges; requiring the State, a county, or a municipal corporation to pay a certain refund to a disabled active duty service member, disabled veteran, or surviving spouse under certain circumstances; requiring the State, a county, or a municipal corporation to pay interest on the refund under certain circumstances; etc. Republican: 100% (15) 100% Republican support	Taxes - Property Local Government - Generally Disabled Armed Forces Counties Disabilities Exemptions Fees Housing Interest
HB-1106	State (Maryland)	Establishing certain solar energy property as a subclass of personal property; providing that the county tax rate applicable to certain solar energy property may be a different rate from the county tax rate applicable to other personal property, subject to a certain limitation; exempting personal property that is a certain community solar energy generating system from a county or municipal corporation property tax; etc. Democrat: 50% (4) Republican: 50% (4) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Taxes - Property Taxes - Property - Local Assessments Counties Equipment Municipal Corporations Personal Property Property Tax Solar Energy
HB-1055	State (Maryland)	Specifying an exception to the definition of the term "entity" to include a governmental unit that employs an individual regulated lobbyist for the purposes of allowing certain officials and employees to accept certain gifts under certain circumstances; repealing a provision of law that exempts from regulation of lobbying activities an appearance of a certain employee of an association engaged only in representing counties or municipal corporations; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Ethics Administrative Agencies Advertising Advertising Committees And Commissions Communications Communications Contracts Contracts Counties
HB-1055	State (Maryland)	Specifying an exception to the definition of the term "entity" to include a governmental unit that employs an individual regulated lobbyist for the purposes of allowing certain officials and employees to accept certain gifts under certain circumstances; repealing a provision of law that exempts from regulation of lobbying activities an appearance of a certain employee of an association engaged only in representing counties or municipal corporations; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Ethics Administrative Agencies Advertising Advertising Committees And Commissions Communications Communications Contracts Contracts Counties
HB-1147	State (Maryland)	Requiring that a single-occupancy public restroom be marked with certain gender-inclusive signage in certain places of public accommodation and certain public buildings; authorizing certain places of public accommodation to use certain gender-inclusive signage that was in use before October 1, 2020; providing that a county or municipality is responsible for enforcing the signage requirement in place of public accommodation; etc. Democrat: 100% (20) 100% Democrat support	Counties - Generally Municipalities State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Human Relations Counties Fees Fines Gender Hotels And Motels Municipal Corporations
HB-1117	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting the Secretary of Commerce from designating a new enterprise zone or granting an expansion of an existing enterprise zone under certain circumstances; altering the circumstances under which the Secretary may grant an expansion of an enterprise zone; limiting the area by which an existing enterprise zone may be expanded in a single calendar year; requiring the Department and the Comptroller to jointly develop certain metrics and a framework for analyzing certain matters; etc. Democrat: 100% (7) 100% Democrat support	Economic And Community Development Taxes - Property - Local Budgets Commerce And Business Commerce, Department Of Community Development Comptroller Counties Enterprise Zones Municipal Corporations
HB-1149	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Social Housing Subprogram within the Partnership Rental Housing Program operated by the Department of Housing and Community Development; specifying the purposes of the Subprogram; requiring the Department to take certain actions related to the Subprogram; authorizing the Department, in administering the Subprogram, to act either directly or through the Community Development Administration; establishing certain qualifying criteria for a social housing project; etc. Democrat: 100% (6) 100% Democrat support	Real Property Taxes - Property Assessments And Taxation, Department Of Circuit Courts Clerks Of Court Commerce And Business Construction Contractors Counties Elderly Persons

Title: Maryland Emergency Management Agency - Cybersecurity Coordination and Operations Office - Establishment