HB-1572: Relating to mail theft and certain criminal offenses committed against an employee or contractor of a common carrier or delivery service delivering mail; increasing criminal penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Campos
Placed On General State Calendar on 05/13/2025
You have voted HB-1572: Relating to mail theft and certain criminal offenses committed against an employee or contractor of a common carrier or delivery service delivering mail; increasing criminal penalties..
HB-991: Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs and duties of Internet service providers; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a private civil right of action.
Sponsored by: Rep. J. M. Lozano
Read First Time on 03/06/2025
You have voted HB-991: Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs and duties of Internet service providers; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a private civil right of action..
State Boat Act – Abandoned or Sunken Recreational Vessels – Identification and Removal [SB-1168]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Recreation ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to remove abandoned or sunken recreational vessels secured to certain apparatuses or left anchored and unattended for more than 60 days under certain circumstances; and requiring the Department to consider and document certain factors when determining whether a recreational vessel is abandoned or sunken under certain provisions of law.
SB-1168: State Boat Act – Abandoned or Sunken Recreational Vessels – Identification and Removal
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/14/2024
Environment - Wood Vaults - Authorization and Permit Requirements [HB-1250]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a landowner whose land is subject to an agricultural land preservation easement to use the land for the construction and use of a certain wood vault under certain circumstances; requiring a person to have a permit issued by the Secretary of the Environment before the person installs, materially alters, or materially extends a certain wood vault; applying certain provisions of law relating to permit requirements for certain facilities, including landfills, to a certain wood vault; etc.
HB-1250: Environment - Wood Vaults - Authorization and Permit Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/11/2024
Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024) [HB-1101]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Providing certain persons standing in environmental and natural resources protection proceedings; authorizing persons that meet standing requirements to bring certain civil actions under certain circumstances; requiring a plaintiff, under certain circumstances, to give certain notice and provide certain documentation to the Department of the Environment and the Attorney General and to file a certain affidavit; authorizing a court to grant certain relief, award certain costs, and impose certain civil penalties; etc.
HB-1101: Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 535 on 05/09/2024
Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act) [HB-1165]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring, in each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030, up to $100,000 from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be used to fund certain operations grants at a rate of $20,000 per project sponsor each fiscal year; authorizing the use of the Waterway Improvement Fund for projects that involve the beneficial use of dredged material and for certain water quality monitoring; prohibiting the Department of the Environment from reducing certain monitoring requirements for certain projects; etc.
HB-1165: Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 558 on 05/09/2024
You have voted HB-1165: Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act).
Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program - Employee Certification and Awareness Materials [HB-1172]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing requirements related to the certification of employment by public service employers under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, including requirements regarding determinations of whether employees are full-time and the frequency with which the certifications are to be provided; and requiring the Student Loan Ombudsman in the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to develop and disseminate information to increase awareness of and participation in the Program.
HB-1172: Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program - Employee Certification and Awareness Materials
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley Lopez
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2024
Environment - Wood Vaults - Authorization and Permit Requirements [SB-936]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a landowner whose land is subject to an agricultural land preservation easement to use the land for the construction and use of a certain wood vault under certain circumstances; requiring a person to have a permit issued by the Secretary of the Environment before the person installs, materially alters, or materially extends a certain wood vault; applying certain provisions of law relating to permit requirements for certain facilities, including landfills, to a certain wood vault; etc.
SB-936: Environment - Wood Vaults - Authorization and Permit Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Jason Gallion
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2024
Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act) [SB-969]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring, in each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030, up to $100,000 from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be used to fund certain operations grants at a rate of $20,000 per project sponsor each fiscal year; establishing the Whole Watershed Restoration Partnership to accelerate restoration of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays and their watersheds; authorizing the use of the Waterway Improvement Fund for projects that involve the beneficial use of dredged material and for certain water quality monitoring; etc.
SB-969: Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 559 on 05/09/2024
You have voted SB-969: Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act).
Stream Restoration Contractors Licensing Board, Stream Restoration Contractors, and Stream Restoration Project Requirements [SB-798]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Stream Restoration Contractors Licensing Board; requiring a person to be licensed as a stream restoration contractor or be employed by an individual or entity that is licensed as a stream restoration contractor before the person performs or solicits to perform stream restoration contractor services in the State, subject to a certain exception; requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Chesapeake Bay Trust, to develop a certain assessment; etc.
Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Internet-Delivered Absentee Ballot Study [SB-709]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to submit a report on the costs and resources required to process Internet-delivered absentee ballots during elections in the State to the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee on or before September 1, 2024.
SB-709: Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Internet-Delivered Absentee Ballot Study
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024) [SB-653]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing certain persons standing in certain environmental and natural resources protection proceedings; authorizing persons that meet certain standing requirements to bring certain civil actions under certain circumstances; requiring a plaintiff, under certain circumstances, to give certain notice and provide certain documentation to the Department of the Environment and the Attorney General in a certain manner and to file a certain affidavit; etc.
SB-653: Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 536 on 05/09/2024
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Arrow Key [SB-373]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the prohibition against taking and breaking a letter; prohibiting the theft of mail under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from possessing an arrow key with the intent to use or allow the use of the arrow key in the commission of a violation of the Act; and establishing penalties for violations of the Act.
SB-373: Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Arrow Key
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Mail Depository Key [HB-318]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting the theft of mail from a mail depository owned by the United States Postal Service; prohibiting the theft of a device used to open a mail depository owned by the United States Postal Service; prohibiting the theft of mail with intent to commit identity theft; prohibiting the theft of mail from an elderly person or a vulnerable adult with intent to commit identity theft; and establishing penalties for violations of the Act.
HB-318: Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Mail Depository Key
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2024
State Boat Act - Abandoned or Sunken Recreational Vessels - Identification and Removal [HB-293]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Recreation ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to remove abandoned or sunken recreational vessels secured to certain apparatuses or left anchored and unattended for more than 60 days under certain circumstances; and requiring the Department to consider and document certain factors when determining whether a recreational vessel is abandoned or sunken under certain provisions of law.
HB-293: State Boat Act - Abandoned or Sunken Recreational Vessels - Identification and Removal
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/25/2024
Department of Agriculture - Licensing, Registration, Fees and Penalties, and Regulation [HB-234]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering and establishing renewal and reinstatement processes for horse establishment licenses; establishing certain duties and administrative penalties with respect to beekeeping activities; altering the administrative penalty structure for certain violations related to nutrient management plans; and altering the renewal process and fee structure for the registration of weights and measures.
HB-234: Department of Agriculture - Licensing, Registration, Fees and Penalties, and Regulation
Sponsored by: Rep.
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/01/2024