Agriculture - Roosters - Restrictions [HB-1030]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting, unless authorized by the Department of Agriculture, a person from keeping a certain number of roosters on certain property beginning on January 1, 2026, subject to certain exceptions; authorizing the Department to work in cooperation with a local animal control or law enforcement officer to enforce the Act; and establishing a fine of $1,000 for a violation of the Act.
HB-1030: Agriculture - Roosters - Restrictions
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over [SB-992]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring a landlord to provide certain notice to a tenant when a court has issued a warrant of restitution for a failure of a tenant to pay rent, a breach of lease, or a tenant holding over under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures and requirements for the execution of a warrant for repossession; providing for the disposition of certain personal property following the execution of a warrant of restitution; etc.
SB-992: Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
Agriculture - Roosters - Restrictions [SB-1055]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting, unless authorized by the Department of Agriculture, a person from keeping more than 5 roosters per acre on a single property or more than a total of 25 roosters on a single property beginning January 1, 2026, subject to certain exceptions; and authorizing the Department to work in cooperation with a local animal control or law enforcement officer to enforce the Act.
SB-1055: Agriculture - Roosters - Restrictions
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Resale Contracts - Notice Requirements [SB-898]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing that certain required notices in certain resale contracts may be provided to a purchaser's real estate agent; altering certain fees a council of unit owners or a homeowners association or its agent may charge for providing certain disclosures; and altering the time period within which a purchaser may cancel a resale contract when required notices are not provided.
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.
SB-1051: Dorchester County – Sanitary Commission – Transfer of Powers to County Council
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
Real Property - Residential Contracts of Sale - Buyer Privacy Rights [HB-1000]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibiting a contract of sale for single-family residential real property from containing the name of an individual buyer prior to acceptance of the contract of sale by the seller; and applying the Act prospectively.
HB-1000: Real Property - Residential Contracts of Sale - Buyer Privacy Rights
Sponsored by: Rep. Malcolm Ruff
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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
Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act) [SB-1028]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing a regulatory system for reduction operators and reduction facilities; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the performance of alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction and the disposition of hydrolyzed or soil remains by certain facilities; requiring the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight and the Director of the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to adopt regulations governing the performance of natural organic reduction; etc.
SB-1028: Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 599 on 05/09/2024
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).
Solar Energy and Energy Storage - Development and State Procurement [SB-1082]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing a county to enact a local law creating a conservation and restoration fund for a certain purpose; establishing the Utility-Scale Solar Design and Siting Commission in the Power Plant Research Program to provide recommendations related to solar energy development and land conservation and preservation; requiring the owner or operator of a certain solar energy generating station to plant and maintain a certain cover crop on certain land and submit a certain vegetation management plan to a certain entity; etc.
SB-1082: Solar Energy and Energy Storage - Development and State Procurement
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/09/2024
Condominiums – Mandatory Insurance Coverage – Detached Units [SB-1015]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Real Estate ]
Altering the types of elements and units for which a council of unit owners is required to maintain certain property insurance; requiring the council of unit owners to notify owners of detached units within a condominium of certain property insurance coverage obligations; limiting instances when an owner of a detached unit within a condominium is required to carry homeowners insurance on the entirety of the unit; and authorizing a council of unit owners to carry homeowners insurance on the entirety of units with a condominium.
SB-1015: Condominiums – Mandatory Insurance Coverage – Detached Units
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/08/2024
Common Ownership Communities – Reserve Studies – Exemptions [SB-1050]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Exempting cooperative housing corporations, condominiums, and homeowners associations from conducting reserve studies on the vote of at least two-thirds of the members or owners.
SB-1050: Common Ownership Communities – Reserve Studies – Exemptions
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
Montgomery County – Subdivision Plats – Conditions PG/MC 111–24 [HB-989]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Providing that the Montgomery County Planning Board may tentatively approve a subdivision plat subject to specified conditions; and providing for the approval and submission of a certain subdivision plat to the county land records.
HB-989: Montgomery County – Subdivision Plats – Conditions PG/MC 111–24
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 695 on 05/09/2024
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.
SB-985: Economic Development - County or Municipality Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
Income Tax - Addition Modification - Interest for and Depreciation of Residential Rental Property [SB-908]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Providing, under certain circumstances, an addition modification under the Maryland income tax for interest paid or accrued by a certain disqualified single-family property owner in connection with certain single-family residential real property and for any amount deducted by a disqualified single-family property owner for the depreciation of certain single-family residential real property; etc.
SB-908: Income Tax - Addition Modification - Interest for and Depreciation of Residential Rental Property
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment [SB-1074]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
Establishing a food processing residuals utilization permit; prohibiting a person from utilizing food processing residuals in the State unless the person obtains a permit; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide a certain notice and information to certain persons in a county where food processing residuals will be stored; establishing the Food Processing Residuals Administration Fund; authorizing a representative of the Department to enter and inspect any site where food processing residuals are utilized; etc.
Ground Leases – Application for Redemption – Procedures [SB-901]
[Real Estate ]
Altering the notice requirement for a leasehold tenant to apply to redeem a ground lease to require that a tenant must provide notice only to ground lease holders who have registered a ground lease in accordance with certain law.
SB-901: Ground Leases – Application for Redemption – Procedures
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
Real Property – Contracts of Sale – Title Report Requirement [SB-962]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the seller of any real property to provide a title report to the buyer prior to closing; permitting a buyer to rescind a contract of sale for real property under certain circumstances; and providing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice.
SB-962: Real Property – Contracts of Sale – Title Report Requirement
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations [SB-1005]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Taxes ]
Altering the administration and membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; specifying the powers and duties of the Authority, subject to certain limitations; exempting the Authority from certain provisions of law; requiring the Authority to take certain actions regarding the finances of the Authority; exempting the Authority from certain taxation or assessments under certain circumstances; establishing the West North Avenue Development Authority Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; etc.
SB-1005: Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Favorable With Amendments Report By Ways And Means on 04/08/2024
Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act of 2024) [SB-946]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing that a landlord that offers a residential dwelling unit for rent is deemed to warrant the dwelling fit for human habitation; clarifying that certain mold hazards constitute dangerous conditions and defects for which a tenant may obtain relief; authorizing certain remedies for a tenant if a landlord breaches the warranty of habitability; providing that a court may order certain relief in civil actions relating to the breach of warranty of habitability, including actual damages, abatement of rent, and lease termination; etc.
SB-946: Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024