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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Handgun Permit Holders - Authority to Carry Handguns in State Parks and Forests [HB-1178]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from prohibiting an individual to whom a handgun permit has been issued from wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun in a State park or forest.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
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Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products [HB-1193]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the owner or operator of a coal combustion by-products unit to submit certain reports and plans to the Department of the Environment and the Power Plant Research Program in the Department of Natural Resources on or before certain dates; requiring the owner or operator of a coal combustion by-products unit to conduct a drinking water survey by September 30, 2025, and submit a report of the survey to the Department of the Environment and the Power Plant Research Program by December 31, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/09/2024
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Fisheries - Striped Bass - Closed Season [HB-1238]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Prohibiting a person from catching or attempting to catch striped bass or striped bass hybrids in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries from March 1 through May 15, inclusive, in any year for which the Department does not establish a spring trophy season for striped bass; and establishing an exception for the closed striped bass season to the authority of the Department of Natural Resources to manage the striped bass fishery under a fisheries management plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jacobs
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Wildlife - Protections and Highway Crossings [HB-1129]
[Animals ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Highway Administration, to identify and prioritize certain species whose habitat or movement corridors intersect with State highways and develop tools, technology, and techniques to identify certain State highway infrastructure locations; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to take certain actions regarding a statewide deer population survey on or before November 1, 2024, and June 30, 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Public Utilities - Distributed Generation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity [HB-1046]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity to authorize the construction and operation of a certain distributed solar energy generating system; requiring the Power Plant Research Program to develop and submit to the Public Service Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; prohibiting a person from being required to obtain a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity until a certain condition is met; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland Agricultural BMP Best in Show Program - Established [HB-1042]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Water ]
Establishing the Maryland Agricultural BMP Best in Show Program to provide and prioritize the use of certain funding relating to agricultural best management practices and to increase the cost-effectiveness and environmental, social, and health impacts of State-funded best management practices in a certain manner; requiring the Department of Agriculture to administer and manage certain competitive grants under the Program in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Guzzone
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Green Schools - Model Professional Development Facilities - Designation [HB-997]
[Environmental ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Department of Education and in consultation with other relevant parties, to establish criteria for designating green schools in the State as model professional development facilities; requiring the Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education to use a fiscal year 2026 appropriation of $5,000 to update its recertification application on or before September 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Public Safety - Firearm Safety and Firearm Crimes [SB-1097]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Exempting an employee of the Department of Natural Resources in the course of performing official duties from certain prohibitions against knowingly wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm in certain locations; requiring a person or entity operating a gun buyback program to destroy a firearm, including all components and parts attached to the firearm, that is surrendered at a certain gun buyback program; classifying the theft of a firearm or the trafficking of a regulated firearm as a felony; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Favorable With Amendments {683126/1 Adopted on 04/08/2024
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Agriculture - Invasive Plant Species - Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act) [HB-979]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
Altering the regulatory approach for controlling invasive plant species in the State, including repealing certain provisions of law relating to a two-tiered regulatory approach and requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a list of prohibited invasive plants by regulation in a certain manner on or before October 1, 2024; establishing certain protocols for assessing certain nonnative plants and determining whether those plants are invasive or whether the plants may be placed on a certain watch list; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 590 on 05/09/2024
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Natural Resources – Fisheries – Oyster Management [SB-922]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Food ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
Repealing a provision of law prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from taking any action to reduce or alter the boundaries of certain oyster sanctuaries until the Department has developed a certain updated fishery management plan for oysters.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 544 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland Agricultural BMP Priority Environmental Stewardship Program - Established [SB-932]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Water ]
Establishing the Maryland Agricultural BMP Priority Environmental Stewardship Program to provide and prioritize the use of certain funding relating to agricultural best management practices and to increase the cost-effectiveness and environmental, social, and health impacts of State-funded best management practices in a certain manner; requiring a grant applicant to demonstrate that any agricultural operation on which best management practices are to be established are in compliance with certain nutrient management plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/01/2024
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Agriculture – Invasive Plant Species – Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act) [SB-915]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
Altering the regulatory approach for controlling invasive plant species in the State, including repealing certain provisions of law relating to a two-tiered regulatory approach and requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a list of prohibited invasive plants by regulation in a certain manner on or before October 1, 2024; establishing certain protocols for assessing certain nonnative plants and determining whether those plants are invasive or whether the plants may be placed on a certain watch list; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 589 on 05/09/2024
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Public Utilities – Distributed Generation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity [SB-1025]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity to authorize the construction and operation of a certain distributed solar energy generating system; requiring the Power Plant Research Program to develop and submit to the Public Service Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; prohibiting a person from being required to obtain a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity until a certain condition is met; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Wildlife – Protections and Highway Crossings [SB-902]
[Animals ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Highway Administration, to identify and prioritize certain species whose habitat or movement corridors intersect with State highways and develop tools, technology, and techniques to identify certain State highway infrastructure locations; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a methodology and a cost estimate for performing a statewide deer population survey on or before November 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing Canceled on 04/02/2024
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Principal Departments - Individuals With Limited English Proficiency - Access to Public Services [HB-981]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring, on or before July 1, 2025, the principal departments of the Executive Branch to fully implement certain provisions of law requiring equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 656 on 05/09/2024
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Tidal Fish Licenses - Oyster Authorizations - Reinstatement [SB-925]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
Authorizing a person whose authorization to catch oysters is revoked under certain provisions of law to apply for reinstatement of the authorization after 5 years; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish an Oyster Harvester Education Program; and requiring an applicant for reinstatement of an oyster authorization to successfully complete the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Solar Energy and Energy Storage - Development and State Procurement [SB-1082]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing a county to enact a local law creating a conservation and restoration fund for a certain purpose; establishing the Utility-Scale Solar Design and Siting Commission in the Power Plant Research Program to provide recommendations related to solar energy development and land conservation and preservation; requiring the owner or operator of a certain solar energy generating station to plant and maintain a certain cover crop on certain land and submit a certain vegetation management plan to a certain entity; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/09/2024
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Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species - Definitions, Petitions, and Regulations [SB-916]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
Requiring certain petitions to review the listing or unlisting of endangered or threatened species to contain certain information regarding the distribution, life, and habitat needs of the species and relevant information about the status of a species; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to review and, if warranted, update certain regulations listing endangered or threatened species on or before July 1, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter; and defining "fish" and "wildlife" for certain purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 621 on 05/09/2024
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Fisheries - Striped Bass - Closed Season [SB-1053]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Prohibiting a person from catching or attempting to catch striped bass or striped bass hybrids in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries from March 1 through May 15, inclusive, in any year for which the Department does not establish a spring trophy season for striped bass; and establishing an exception for the closed striped bass season to the authority of the Department of Natural Resources to manage the striped bass fishery under a fisheries management plan.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Hunting - Lead and Lead-Based Ammunition - Phase-Out [SB-983]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a certain process to phase out on or before December 31, 2026, the use of lead or lead-based ammunition for hunting; and requiring the Department to establish a process to certify ammunition as nonlead ammunition.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024