Public Buildings And Facilities
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Outdoor Lighting - Standards and Use of State Funds [SB-405]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, on or before October 1, 2025, to develop outdoor lighting standards that consider the impact of outdoor lighting on energy consumption, the environment, and public health and safety; requiring the Department of the Environment to consult with the Maryland Department of Health, the Maryland Energy Administration, and the State Highway Administration in developing the standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Catalytic Revitalization Project Tax Credit - Alterations [SB-394]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
Altering the amount of a certain credit against the State income tax that certain persons may claim for certain construction and rehabilitation costs for certain catalytic revitalization projects in the State; repealing a certain limitation on the number of initial tax credit certificates the Secretary of Housing and Community Development may award within a 2-year period; prohibiting the Secretary from revoking a tax credit certificate awarded on or before July 1, 2024, except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 159 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Study on the Feasibility of Relocating the Prince George's County Public School System Headquarters PG 501-24 [HB-376]
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[Funding ]
Requiring the Prince George's County Board of Education to hire an independent consultant to study and make recommendations on the feasibility of relocating the Prince George's County public school system headquarters and to report its recommendations by June 1, 2026; and requiring the County board to cover the cost of the study.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 372 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Outdoor Lighting - Standards and Use of State Funds [HB-305]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, on or before October 1, 2025, to develop outdoor lighting standards that consider energy consumption, the environment, and public health and safety; requiring the Department to consult with the Maryland Department of Health, the Maryland Energy Administration, and the State Highway Administration in developing the standards; prohibiting the use of State funds for the installation or replacement of certain permanent outdoor luminaires in certain areas under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health - Clean Indoor Air Act - Revisions [HB-238]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Prohibiting vaping in certain indoor areas and places of employment and certain mass transportation; requiring that certain signs be posted in each public indoor area and each public entrance to an indoor area where smoking or vaping is prohibited; requiring the convening of a workgroup to study the issuance of alcoholic beverages licenses to tobacconists; and prohibiting the issuance of a local alcoholic beverages license to a tobacconist from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2026, both inclusive.
Sponsored by: Rep. Economic Matters
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 754 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Revisions [SB-271]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the information that clerks of the circuit court for each county and administrative clerks for each District Court are required to report to the State Administrator of Elections to include the names and addresses, if available, of individuals convicted of a felony in the respective court and sentenced to imprisonment with commitment papers; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations establishing an appeals process regarding certain requests to use public buildings as early voting centers; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 430 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Public High School Athletic and Physical Education Facilities - Study [SB-21]
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[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Interagency Commission on School Construction to conduct a comprehensive study analyzing the current condition of public high school athletic and physical education facilities in the State and to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2024; and requiring the Prince George's County Board of Education and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, by December 1, 2024, to meet to discuss potential partnerships to upgrade public high school athletic and physical education facilities in the county.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Hearing Canceled on 03/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Revisions [HB-14]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Altering the information that clerks of the circuit court for each county and administrative clerks for each District Court are required to report to the State Administrator of Elections; requiring a public official responsible for the use of a public building requested by a local board of elections for an early voting center to make the building available to the local board; requiring each local board to establish an appeals process regarding requests to use public buildings as early voting centers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ways and Means
House Conference Committee Appointed (delegates Wilkins, Griffith And Fair) on 04/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Institutions of Higher Education - Admissions Standards - Prohibition on Consideration of Legacy Preference or Donor Preference [HB-4]
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Prohibiting institutions of higher education that receive State funds from considering a legacy preference or donor preference as an eligible criterion for admissions standards at the institution; and allowing an institution of higher education to ask applicants for information regarding familial relationships to alums of the institution for data collection purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 363 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office [SB-29]
[Elections ]
Requiring that a special election be held at the same time as the regular statewide primary and general elections that are held in the second year of a term to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate or Senator in the General Assembly if the vacancy occurs before a certain date.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health - Clean Indoor Air Act - Revisions [SB-244]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Prohibiting vaping in certain indoor areas and places of employment and certain mass transportation; requiring that certain signs be posted and maintained in a certain manner in certain indoor areas and certain public entrances; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to convene a workgroup to study the issuance of alcoholic beverages licenses to tobacconists and report its findings on or before July 1, 2025; and prohibiting a local alcoholic beverage license from being issued to a tobacconist from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 755 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of General Services - State Buildings and Facilities - Energy Conservation and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions [HB-130]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
Altering the State's goals for reducing energy consumption in State buildings; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to update the High Performance Green Building Program to ensure that the Program aligns with certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals; requiring the Department of General Services to identify State-owned facilities that are potential candidates for energy performance contracts; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Referred Rules on 04/03/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study the Fiscal and Operational Viability of Public-Private Partnerships for Calvert County Public Schools [SB-114]
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[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 to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 237 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of General Services - State Buildings and Facilities - Energy Conservation and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions [SB-258]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Air Quality ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the State's goals for reducing energy consumption in State buildings; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to update the High Performance Green Building Program to ensure that the Program aligns with certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals; requiring the Department of General Services to identify State-owned facilities that are potential candidates for energy performance contracts; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 423 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Sewage Treatment Plants - Effluent Discharges, Discharge Permits, and Property Tax Credit for Impacted Dwellings [HB-924]
[Environmental ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to monitor effluent discharged from sewage treatment plants permitted to process at least 50,000,000 gallons of effluent per day, evaluate whether the effluent impacts area midge populations, and place an inspector at certain sewage treatment plants; requiring the Department to post on its website certain status updates and steps taken to address certain deficiencies; and authorizing a certain property tax credit against the property tax imposed on a certain dwelling.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Libraries – Regional Resource Centers – Governance Requirements [HB-1115]
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[Community Development ]
[Education ]
Altering the requirements for governance of libraries designated as regional resource centers; and establishing a governing board for each regional resource center.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 676 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Drinking Water - Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-848]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program in the Department of the Environment for the purpose of authorizing the regulated use of reclaimed water as a source for drinking water treatment facilities; providing for the issuance of potable reuse permits under the Pilot Program; applying certain public participation requirements to potable reuse permits; requiring the Department to submit a report on the status of the Pilot Program to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 122 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Occupational Safety and Health - Public Buildings - Indoor Air Quality [HB-900]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Secretary of the Environment, the Secretary of Health, and the Director of the Maryland Energy Administration, to adopt a comprehensive indoor air quality standard for public buildings on or before October 31, 2025; requiring the Commissioner to establish a technical advisory committee to make certain recommendations regarding the development of the comprehensive indoor air quality standard; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program and Climate Impact Health Coverage Program – Establishment [HB-915]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for certain climate change adaptive or mitigation infrastructure projects and efforts to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Public School Facility - Modifying, Use, and Closing [HB-798]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring that, after the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners takes final action concerning the continued use of a public school facility for specified purposes, the Baltimore City Department of Planning shall appoint a certain community task force to review and make recommendations concerning the future use of the public school facility; authorizing the board to use a school building as a swing school for a period not exceeding 4 years; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2023