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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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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Dorchester County - Sanitary Commission - Transfer of Powers to County Council [HB-1161]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Dorchester County Council to, by public local law, abolish the Dorchester County Sanitary Commission, establish a department of public facilities and services, and provide for the department's abilities and functions, subject to certain requirements; and transferring certain responsibilities from the Dorchester County Sanitary Commission to the Dorchester County Council.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Third Reading Passed (138-0) on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Intrastate Emergency Management Assistance Compact - City of Frederick [HB-1110]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the City of Frederick to participate in the Maryland Intrastate Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 921 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Nonprofit Organizations - Unauthorized Support of Israeli Settlement Activity (Not on Our Dime Act) [HB-1124]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Nonprofit ]
Prohibiting certain nonprofit organizations from aiding or abetting certain activity by the government of Israel or a citizen of Israel; authorizing the Attorney General or a certain person to bring a certain action against a nonprofit organization that violates the Act; and requiring the Secretary of State to remove a nonprofit organization from the Registry of Charitable Solicitation after receiving notice from the Attorney General or a prevailing plaintiff of a decision entered against a nonprofit organization.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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 2024 Regular Session
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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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Dorchester County – Sanitary Commission – Transfer of Powers to County Council [SB-1051]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Dorchester County Council to, by public local law, abolish the Dorchester County Sanitary Commission, establish a department of public facilities and services, and provide for the department's abilities and functions, subject to certain requirements; and transferring certain responsibilities from the Dorchester County Sanitary Commission to the Dorchester County Council.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Electric Distribution System Planning - Regulations, Plans, and Fund [SB-1083]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt certain regulations to oversee electric distribution system planning in the State on or before December 31, 2025; requiring electric companies in the State to submit to the Commission certain plans to upgrade certain parts of the electric distribution system in the State on or before January 1, 2026; and establishing the Electric Distribution System Make-Ready Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund administered by the Maryland Energy Administration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Government - Maryland Electric Transmission Authority - Established [SB-920]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Establishing the Maryland Electric Transmission Authority to serve as the lead State agency on issues related to electricity transmission; and requiring the Authority to advocate on, research, evaluate, and identify certain issues related to electricity transmission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Economic Development - County or Municipality Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds [SB-985]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
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; and expanding the authorized uses of tax increment proceeds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Obstruction - Monitoring Systems Expansion and Workgroup (Better Bus Service Act of 2024) [SB-943]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from parking or standing certain vehicles in a dedicated bus lane; making statewide the authority of a local jurisdiction to use, in accordance with certain standards and procedures, a bus lane monitoring system to enforce the prohibition against driving, standing, or parking a motor vehicle in a designated bus lane; and establishing the Workgroup on Curb Space Management.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 751 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 702 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
City of Frederick - Assignment of Offenders to Road Work - Repeal [HB-960]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing a provision of law requring a District Court judge to assign, if practicable, an offender to work the public roads of Frederick County or the City of Frederick as a penalty for a violation of a municipal law or ordinance of the City of Frederick.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 983 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Northwest Baltimore County Sports Tourism Facility – Feasibility Study [SB-804]
[Sports ]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Recreation ]
Requiring the Maryland Stadium Authority to conduct a certain feasibility study for developing, establishing, and operating a sports tourism facility at Reisterstown Regional Park in northwest Baltimore County; requiring the Authority to consult with certain governments, stakeholders and entities in conducting the study; and requiring the Authority to submit a final report of its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 615 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Internet-Connected Devices and Internet Service Providers - Default Filtering of Obscene Content (Maryland Online Child Protection Act) [SB-780]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from selling an Internet-connected device that is intended for minors unless the device is sold with a certain filter, certain privacy settings, and other features; making a violation of the prohibition an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to the enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; requiring that preference be given to certain grant applications that include the use of broadband providers that implement the use of certain filters; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Real Property - Taxation of Vacant Property, Certification of Company Representatives, and Short-Term Rentals [SB-779]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to set a special property tax rate for improved residential property cited as vacant and unfit for habitation or other authorized use; establishing a subclass of real property consisting of certain vacant residential property; requiring an entity that owns residential real property in the State to make a certain certification to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 02/01/2024
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Vic Fischer Fairbanks Intl Airport [HB-301]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
An Act naming the Vic Fischer Fairbanks International Airport; and relating to the Aviation Advisory Board.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Fields
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Internet–Connected Devices and Internet Service Providers – Default Filtering of Obscene Content (Maryland Online Child Protection Act) [HB-772]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from selling an Internet-connected device that is intended for minors unless the device is sold with a certain filter, certain privacy settings, and other features; making a violation of the prohibition an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to the enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; requiring that preference be given to certain grant applications that include the use of broadband providers that implement the use of certain filters; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing Canceled on 02/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Carroll County - Contracts and Purchasing [HB-839]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing from $25,000 to $50,000 the cost of a public work or improvement or the purchase price of supplies or equipment for which the County Commissioners of Carroll County may enter into a contract; and requiring that when the cost of a public work or improvement or the purchase price of supplies or equipment in Carroll County exceeds $50,000 under certain conditions, the Procurement Officer for the County Commissioner shall advertise for bids for at least 1 week in a media accessible to the general public.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 685 on 05/09/2024