Public Buildings And Facilities
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
School Construction and Housing - School Zones and Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances [HB-38]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring each county board of education to submit a report by July 1, 2025, and each July 1 thereafter, on student residency and school zones to the Department of Planning and the Interagency Commission on School Construction; repealing the authorization of the Interagency Commission on School Construction to make an enrollment deduction under certain circumstances; and prohibiting a county's adequate public facilities ordinance from restricting housing developments for more than 4 years after enactment.
Sponsored by: Rep. David H. Moon
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2025
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Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act [HB-176]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Correctional Training Commission to adopt regulations for the training, issuance, and use of body-worn cameras by January 1, 2026; establishing the Public Employees' Safety and Health Unit in the Division of Labor and Industry to administer and enforce certain duties regarding the oversight of workplace safety and health of employees of certain public bodies; establishing and applying certain civil and criminal penalties to public bodies and persons in government; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Scott Solomon
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 609 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Government - Department of Veterans and Military Families - Board and Commission - Membership and Oversight [HB-196]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Requiring the Department of Veterans and Military Families to provide oversight of the War Memorial Building; altering the membership of the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund Board of Trustees; altering the membership of the Maryland Veterans Commission; and repealing the War Memorial Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Health and Government Operations
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program and Fund - Alterations [SB-188]
[Community Development ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the projects eligible for funding under the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program; altering the applicants eligible to apply for funding for certain projects under the Program; altering requirements for projects to purchase or install license readers; repealing certain requirements for projects to purchase or install camera networks; repealing minimum and maximum grant amounts under the Program; and expanding the authorized uses of the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Budget and Taxation
Hearing 1/29 At 10:30 A.m. on 01/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports [SB-149]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Comptroller, in coordination with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Commerce, to conduct a study to assess the total cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State and report certain findings to certain committees on or before December 1, 2026, on the total assessed cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State based on the findings of a certain study; authorizing the Comptroller to hire a consultant to conduct the study; and requiring the report to include certain information and calculations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports [HB-128]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Comptroller, in coordination with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Commerce, to conduct a study to assess the total cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State and report certain findings to certain committees by December 1, 2026, on the total assessed cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State based on the findings of the study; authorizing the Comptroller to hire a consultant to conduct the study; and requiring the report to include certain information and calculations.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Planning – Modernization [HB-272]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the State Administrator of Elections to electronically submit certain precinct boundary information to the Secretary of Planning; altering certain requirements related to the Department of Planning preparing population projections for the Washington and Baltimore metropolitan areas to authorize the use of population figures developed by the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and their member jurisdictions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 61 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program and Fund - Alterations [HB-172]
[Community Development ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the projects eligible for funding under the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program; altering the applicants eligible to apply for funding for certain projects under the Program; altering requirements for projects to purchase or install license readers; repealing certain requirements for projects to purchase or install camera networks; repealing minimum and maximum grant amounts under the Program; and expanding the authorized uses of the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act [SB-26]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Correctional Training Commission to adopt regulations for the training, issuance, and use of body-worn cameras by January 1, 2026; establishing the Public Employees' Safety and Health Unit in the Division of Labor and Industry to administer and enforce certain duties regarding the oversight of workplace safety and health of employees of certain public bodies; establishing and applying certain civil and criminal penalties to public bodies and persons in government; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 608 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Local Comprehensive Planning and State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy - Planning Principles [SB-266]
[Environmental ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
Providing certain planning principles that are collectively intended to create sustainable communities and to protect the environment utilizing active public participation; altering the State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy to consist of planning principles for advancing sustainable growth in the State; and requiring the publisher of the Annotated Code of Maryland, along with the Department of Legislative Services, to correct cross-references and terminology in the Code that are rendered incorrect by the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 64 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Alterations and Analysis [HB-49]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Air Quality ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the requirements for certain regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment relating to building energy performance standards to include certain exclusions and considerations and a certain annual reporting fee to cover certain costs; requiring the Department to certify a certain building energy performance standards program adopted by a county under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to conduct an analysis of the potential costs and benefits of certain building energy performance standards policy options; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 844 on 05/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - School Building Energy Usage - Monthly Report [HB-66]
[Education ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
Requiring each county board of education to collect data on energy usage and report the data collected to the Interagency Commission on School Construction; requiring the Commission to adopt regulations specifying the data to be collected and the means and frequency of reporting; and requiring the Commission to analyze the data collected and provide recommendations for improving school building energy efficiency and usage.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chao Wu
Hearing Canceled on 01/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations [HB-80]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Real Estate ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the authority of local legislative bodies to regulate land use planning on certain land that is located within 0.25 miles of a rail transit station that receives at least hourly service on average from 8:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. Monday through Friday; exempting certain transit-oriented development from certain provisions of State procurement law; and adding the use of project labor agreements as a scoring preference for projects financed by the Transit-Oriented Development Capital Grant and Revolving Loan Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Election Plan Requirements [SB-259]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring a local board of elections to submit an election plan to the State Board of Elections for approval at least 7 months before each statewide primary election; establishing requirements related to an election plan; and altering the requirements related to polling place plans, ballot drop box plans, and early voting center plans.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 281 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Planning - Modernization [SB-236]
[Elections ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the State Administrator of Elections to immediately send electronically the description and map related to a new or changed precinct boundary to the Secretary of Planning; altering a requirement that the Department of the Environment submit certain proposals to the Department of Planning under certain circumstances; altering certain requirements related to the Department of Planning preparing certain population projections; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 62 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Government - Department of Veterans and Military Families - Board and Commission - Membership and Oversight [SB-254]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Requiring the Department of Veterans and Military Families to provide oversight of the War Memorial Building; altering the membership of the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund Board of Trustees; altering the membership of the Maryland Veterans Commission; and repealing the War Memorial Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Hearing 1/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds [HB-97]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
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; authorizing an authority to issue certain bonds in accordance with certain requirements; expanding the authorized uses of tax increment proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Protecting Opportunities and Regional Trade (PORT) Act [HB-1526]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
[Unemployment ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Establishing the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Program and the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Fund; authorizing the Secretary of Labor to exempt an individual from the requirement to be actively seeking work for unemployment insurance benefits eligibility; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce to establish certain temporary relief programs to provide assistance to individuals and certain entities impacted by a certain closure of the Port of Baltimore; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Long
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 2 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Protecting Opportunities and Regional Trade (PORT) Act [SB-1188]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Unemployment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Program and the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Fund to provide tuition assistance to a student who was a dependent or is the surviving spouse of a fallen transportation worker; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce to establish programs to assist individuals and certain entities impacted by the reduced operations of the Port of Baltimore; authorizing the Secretary of Labor to alter certain unemployment eligibility requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 3 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Frederick County - School Construction Master Plan Workgroup [SB-1152]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Frederick County School Construction Master Plan Workgroup; and requiring the Workgroup to comprehensively evaluate all school facility needs in the Frederick County Public Schools portfolio, explore and evaluate certain solutions, and consider certain cost saving or cost sharing opportunities and report its findings and recommendations to certain Frederick County officials, the Interagency Commission on School Construction, and the Frederick County House and Senate Delegations by December 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frederick County Senators
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/11/2024