Enoch Pratt Free Library - Capital Project Funding [HB-1463]
[Libraries ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Repealing the requirement that Baltimore City must provide a 25% match to receive State funds for certain operating expenses of the Enoch Pratt Free Library; requiring an appropriation of $10,000,000 to fund aging infrastructure construction and capital improvement expenses in excess of $1,000,000 for all branches of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in fiscal years 2025 and 2026; and requiring the Board of Trustees of the Enoch Pratt Free Library to demonstrate a 10% match for each dollar of State funds granted.
HB-1463: Enoch Pratt Free Library - Capital Project Funding
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Edelson
Rereferred To Appropriations on 03/11/2024
Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Payments to Private Providers and Building Use [HB-1381]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Altering the definition of prekindergarten enrollment for private prekindergarten providers; requiring the State Department of Education to forward fund the State and local share or provide a pay guarantee of not greater than 30 days for certain prekindergarten funding; authorizing a county board of education and an eligible private prekindergarten provider to utilize certain spaces for prekindergarten; etc.
HB-1381: Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Payments to Private Providers and Building Use
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa E. Reilly
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2024
Maryland Transportation Authority - Tolls - Collection and Use (Maryland Toll Rate Reform Act of 2024) [HB-1070]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to transfer $75,000,000 annually, beginning July 1, 2025, to the Transportation Trust Fund and to continue to make the transfer until the Authority has transferred total cumulative payments in the amount of $750,000,000; increasing a certain Authority revenue bond cap from $3,000,000,000 to $3,750,000,000; and authorizing the Authority to offer toll discounts to daily commuters and Maryland E-ZPass account holders under certain circumstances.
HB-1070: Maryland Transportation Authority - Tolls - Collection and Use (Maryland Toll Rate Reform Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Alan Korman
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/04/2024
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Highways – Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program [HB-1032]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Tourism ]
Establishing the Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program to create a system of supplemental guide signs to direct motorists to eligible individual attractions by directing the motorists first to groups of attractions; requiring the State Highway Administration and the Department of Commerce to develop standards and procedures for determining the eligibility of an attraction for a sign; requiring the Administration to notify certain committees of the General Assembly at least 30 days before amending the Program; etc.
HB-1032: Highways – Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 458 on 05/09/2024
State Facilities - Procedures for Changes and Closures - Definition and Reporting [HB-1138]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Specifying that requirements for purchasing, leasing, changing the use of, or closing State facilities apply to facilities owned, leased, or operated for the purpose of providing benefits to clients; and requiring the Department of Human Services, on or before August 1, 2024, to submit a report on any State facility owned, leased, or operated by the Department for the purpose of providing benefits to clients that was closed on or after January 1, 2023, to certain committees of the General Assembly.
HB-1138: State Facilities - Procedures for Changes and Closures - Definition and Reporting
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/11/2024
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Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations [SB-966]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Amending certain prior authorizations of State Debt to change the names of certain grantees, alter the authorized uses of certain grants, and extend the termination date of certain grants.
SB-966: Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 722 on 05/16/2024
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Emergency Services - Automated External Defibrillator and Naloxone Co-Location Initiative - Requirements for Public Buildings [SB-1099]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Emergency Medical Services Board, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health, to develop and implement an initiative under the Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program to require that naloxone be co-located with each automated external defibrillator placed in a public building; establishing a certain immunity from liability for individuals who administer naloxone made available under the initiative in response to a known or suspected drug overdose; etc.
SB-1099: Emergency Services - Automated External Defibrillator and Naloxone Co-Location Initiative - Requirements for Public Buildings
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 764 on 05/16/2024
Financial Institutions - Heritage Areas - Canal Place [SB-1070]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
Altering the Canal Place Preservation and Development Authority to be the Passages of the Western Potomac Heritage Area Authority; altering and repealing certain duties and powers of the Authority; establishing the Canal Place Preservation and Development Board to manage the Canal Place Properties; requiring the Board, to the extent practicable, to enter into certain memoranda of understanding to delegate the management of certain Canal Place Properties and other projects; etc.
SB-1070: Financial Institutions - Heritage Areas - Canal Place
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Frederick County - School Construction Master Plan Workgroup [HB-1016]
[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 Frederick County 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.
HB-1016: Frederick County - School Construction Master Plan Workgroup
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 350 on 04/25/2024
Maryland Transportation Authority - Tolls - Collection and Use (Maryland Toll Rate Reform Act of 2024) [SB-1093]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
Establishing the Transportation Facilities Overage Account in the Transportation Trust Fund; requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to fix, revise, charge, and collect fees, tolls, and other charges for the use of transportation facilities under its control to maximize revenues above certain amounts and to distribute the additional revenues to the Transportation Facilities Overage Account for certain purposes; and establishing certain standards under which the Authority is required to set certain toll rates.
SB-1093: Maryland Transportation Authority - Tolls - Collection and Use (Maryland Toll Rate Reform Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Washington County - Public Facilities Bonds [HB-1021]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Washington County to borrow not more than $50,000,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain public facilities in Washington County and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
HB-1021: Washington County - Public Facilities Bonds
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 702 on 05/09/2024
Enoch Pratt Free Library - Capital Project Funding [SB-848]
[Libraries ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Repealing the requirement that Baltimore City must provide a 25% match to receive State funds for certain operating expenses of the Enoch Pratt Free Library; requiring an appropriation of $10,000,000 to fund aging infrastructure construction and capital improvement expenses in excess of $1,000,000 for all branches of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in fiscal years 2025 and 2026; and requiring the Board of Trustees of the Enoch Pratt Free Library to demonstrate a 10% match for each dollar of State funds granted.
SB-848: Enoch Pratt Free Library - Capital Project Funding
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
Local Government - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees [HB-940]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the use of revenue from development impact fees to finance the capital costs for replacement, maintenance, or expansion of public works, improvements, or public facilities.
HB-940: Local Government - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Carroll County - Public Facilities Bond [HB-796]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County to borrow not more than $29,800,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain public facilities in Carroll County, and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
HB-796: Carroll County - Public Facilities Bond
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 684 on 05/09/2024
State Facilities – Procedures for Changes and Closures – Definition and Reporting [SB-731]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Specifying that requirements for purchasing, leasing, changing the use of, or closing State facilities apply to facilities owned, leased, or operated for the purpose of providing benefits to clients; and requiring the Department of Human Services, on or before August 1, 2024, to submit a report on any State facility owned, leased, or operated by the Department for the purpose of providing benefits to clients that was closed on or after January 1, 2023 to certain committees of the General Assembly.
SB-731: State Facilities – Procedures for Changes and Closures – Definition and Reporting
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2024
Education - Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education - Powers and Notifications [HB-746]
[Education ]
[Ethics ]
Providing that the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education is a state educational authority under a certain federal law; providing that the Office is the State unit authorized to audit or evaluate certain education programs; prohibiting the Inspector General for Education from serving more than two full terms; requiring the Governor, the Attorney General, and the State Treasurer to provide the Inspector General with a certain notice and opportunity for a hearing before removing the Inspector General; etc.
HB-746: Education - Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education - Powers and Notifications
Sponsored by: Rep. April Fleming Miller
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/31/2024
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Carroll County - Public Facilities Bond [SB-693]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County to borrow not more than $29,800,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain public facilities in Carroll County, and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
SB-693: Carroll County - Public Facilities Bond
Sponsored by: Sen. Carroll County Senators
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/23/2024
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Workgroup to Study the Fiscal and Operational Viability of Public-Private Partnerships for Calvert County Public Schools [HB-515]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Construction ]
Establishing a Workgroup to Study the Fiscal and Operational Viability of Public-Private Partnerships for Calvert County Public Schools; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Board of Calvert County Commissioners, the Calvert County Board of Education, the Interagency Commission on School Construction, and the Calvert County Delegation on or before December 31, 2024.
HB-515: Workgroup to Study the Fiscal and Operational Viability of Public-Private Partnerships for Calvert County Public Schools
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeffrie E. Long
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 238 on 04/25/2024
Public Safety - Fire Dampers, Smoke Dampers, Combination Fire Smoke Dampers, and Smoke Control Systems [HB-502]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing requirements for the installation, inspection, and testing of fire dampers, smoke dampers, combination fire smoke dampers, and smoke control systems; requiring the State Fire Prevention Commission to adopt certain regulations relating to the technical specifications for the installation of and the timing and technical specifications for the inspection and testing of fire dampers, smoke dampers, combination fire smoke dampers, and smoke control systems; etc.
HB-502: Public Safety - Fire Dampers, Smoke Dampers, Combination Fire Smoke Dampers, and Smoke Control Systems
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2024
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Education - School Mapping Data Program - Established [HB-472]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the School Mapping Data Program in the Maryland Center for School Safety; providing that the purpose of the Program is to provide funds to local school systems to produce school mapping data for each public school and public charter school in the county to assist first responders in responding to emergencies at a school; authorizing the use of the Safe Schools Fund to provide funding to local school systems for the program; and requiring a certain custodian of records to deny inspection of school mapping data.
HB-472: Education - School Mapping Data Program - Established
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 167 on 04/25/2024