Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act [SB-427]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Film Production ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the designation, administration, and purposes of and eligibility for certain economic development programs; redesignating the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority to be the Maryland Economic Competitiveness Fund; repealing the Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority and certain related Funds; making the film production activity tax credit transferable; authorizing a qualified film production entity to amend its application for the tax credit under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-427: Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Rereferred To Ways And Means And Appropriations on 04/07/2025
Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds [SB-409]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Small Business ]
Expanding the acceptable names authorized for an economic development authority established by a county or municipal corporation; expanding the powers of an authority, subject to limitations in the articles of incorporation of the authority and resolutions of the legislative body of a county or municipal corporation; providing that certain actions require prior approval of the legislative body of a county or municipal corporation under certain circumstances; expanding the authorized uses of tax increment proceeds; etc.
SB-409: Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Referred Ways And Means Environment And Transportation on 03/13/2025
Anne Arundel County – Property Tax Credit – Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake, Incorporated [HB-447]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
Altering the name of Arundel Habitat for Humanity, Inc., to be Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake, Incorporated, for purposes of a certain property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation tax imposed on the entity; and authorizing the tax credit for any real property owned by the entity.
HB-447: Anne Arundel County – Property Tax Credit – Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake, Incorporated
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Chisholm
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 178 on 04/22/2025
Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) [SB-314]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Rights ]
Altering the circumstances under which the Secretary of Health is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; establishing requirements and a prohibition related to the making of new certificates of birth; and altering the options for indicating an individual's sex designation on a license, identification card, or moped operator's permit issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration.
SB-314: Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 2/05 At 2:00 P.m. (finance) on 01/20/2025
Domestic Partnership and Marriage - Required Information [HB-323]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
Clarifying required information for registering a domestic partnership or obtaining a marriage license; and requiring a declaration of domestic partnership filed with the register of wills to include the Social Security number of each domestic partner who has a Social Security number.
HB-323: Domestic Partnership and Marriage - Required Information
Sponsored by: Rep. Catherine Forbes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 226 on 04/22/2025
Domestic Partnership and Marriage - Required Information [SB-286]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
Clarifying required information for registering a domestic partnership or obtaining a marriage license; and requiring a declaration of domestic partnership filed with the register of wills to include the Social Security number of each domestic partner who has a Social Security number.
SB-286: Domestic Partnership and Marriage - Required Information
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 227 on 04/22/2025
Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Renaming [SB-73]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Renaming the Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program to be the Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps Program.
SB-73: Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Renaming
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 533 on 05/13/2025
Corporations and Associations - Limited Worker Cooperative Associations - Authorization (Maryland Limited Worker Cooperative Association Act) [SB-144]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing the formation of limited worker cooperative associations; defining "limited worker cooperative association" as a Maryland limited liability company that elects to be a limited worker cooperative association in accordance with the provisions of the Act; and establishing rules and procedures for the formation, governance, conversion, and dissolution of limited worker cooperative associations.
SB-144: Corporations and Associations - Limited Worker Cooperative Associations - Authorization (Maryland Limited Worker Cooperative Association Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 199 on 04/22/2025
You have voted SB-144: Corporations and Associations - Limited Worker Cooperative Associations - Authorization (Maryland Limited Worker Cooperative Association Act).
You have voted HB-15: Corporations and Associations - Limited Worker Cooperative Associations - Authorization (Maryland Limited Worker Cooperative Association Act).
Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee and House Environment and Transportation Committee - Code References - Revisions [SB-153]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
Altering certain provisions of law to reflect the renaming of the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee to be the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee; altering certain provisions of law to reflect the renaming of the House Environmental Matters Committee to be the House Environment and Transportation Committee; altering certain provisions of law to reflect changes to the subject matter jurisdiction of the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee; etc.
SB-153: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee and House Environment and Transportation Committee - Code References - Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 3/24 At 3:00 P.m. on 03/20/2025
You have voted SB-153: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee and House Environment and Transportation Committee - Code References - Revisions.
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake, Incorporated [SB-178]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
Altering the name of Arundel Habitat for Humanity, Inc., to be Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake, Incorporated, for purposes of a certain property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation tax imposed on the entity; authorizing the tax credit for any real property owned by the entity; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025.
SB-178: Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake, Incorporated
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 179 on 04/22/2025
Board of Trustees of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans - Renaming [HB-144]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
Renaming the Board of Trustees of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans to be the Board of Trustees of the Maryland State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans; and providing that the Board of Trustees of the Maryland State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans is the successor of the Board of Trustees of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans.
HB-144: Board of Trustees of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans - Renaming
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
Public Health – Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council – Membership [SB-222]
[Cannabis ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Altering the membership of the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council to include the Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Administration or the Administrator's designee and the Executive Director of the Office of Social Equity in the Maryland Cannabis Administration or the Executive Director's designee.
SB-222: Public Health – Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council – Membership
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 365 on 05/06/2025
Health Occupations - Nursing - Loan Repayment, Education, and Sunset Extension (Building Opportunities for Nurses Act of 2025) [SB-216]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Student Loans ]
[Public Health ]
Expanding the purpose of the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Nurses and Nursing Support Staff; altering certain education requirements for licensure in registered nursing and licensure by endorsement in registered nursing; extending the termination dates of certain preceptorship program tax credits and altering certain criteria necessary to claim the tax credits; altering the effective date of certain provisions of law relating to certified nursing assistants; etc.
SB-216: Health Occupations - Nursing - Loan Repayment, Education, and Sunset Extension (Building Opportunities for Nurses Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Sen.
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2025