Raise cost of living threshold for retired municipal police officers [HB-2547]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to raise the cost-of-living increase from the first $15,000 to the first $45,000 for supplemental pension benefits for municipal police, firefighters, employees of waterworks systems, sewage systems, or combined waterworks/sewage systems.
HB-2547: Raise cost of living threshold for retired municipal police officers
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Kenneth Horst
To House Investments on 02/20/2025
Relating to municipal home rule appeals [HB-2561]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to modify Municipal Home Rule appeals. The bill provides for appeals and grounds therefor. The bill provides who is eligible to appeal. Finally, the bill provides procedures for the appeal.
HB-2561: Relating to municipal home rule appeals
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Linville
Filed For Introduction on 02/18/2025
You have voted HB-2465: To prohibit counties, towns and municipalities from using taxpayer dollars to hire lobbyists to represent them at the State level.
Relating to increasing the services the sheriff may charge [HB-2509]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Retirement ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Pensions ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase fees charged by sheriffs and to increase the portion of fees directed to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement Fund.
HB-2509: Relating to increasing the services the sheriff may charge
Sponsored by: Rep. Roy G. Cooper
To House Revenue on 02/20/2025
Relating to “Rain Tax” [HB-2469]
[Water ]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit any governmental entity from charging fees for stormwater, rain, or runoff from real property.
HB-2469: Relating to “Rain Tax”
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Mark Dean
Filed For Introduction on 02/17/2025
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 M. Harris
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
Camping ban on certain public property. [HB-2382]
[Crime ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish misdemeanor crimes for camping in or storing personal property, including camp facilities and camp paraphernalia upon governmental or public property. It also provides definitions and criminal penalties, with exceptions.
HB-2382: Camping ban on certain public property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Rohrbach
On 2nd Reading on 03/25/2025
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
HB-2371: Increase the allowance for volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and Allowing fire departments to make an expenditure for educational and training supplies and fire prevention promotional materials
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Kenneth Horst
Filed For Introduction on 02/13/2025
You have voted HB-2371: Increase the allowance for volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and Allowing fire departments to make an expenditure for educational and training supplies and fire prevention promotional materials.
Allowing municipalities to complete work previously requested to DOH [SB-46]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow municipalities to complete work previously requested to the Division of Highways, with a provision for payment.
SB-46: Allowing municipalities to complete work previously requested to DOH
Sponsored by: Sen. John Taylor
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025