Apprenticeships in Licensed Occupations Act of 2024 [HB-642]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring professional and occupational regulatory boards to issue licenses, certifications, and registrations to individuals who complete an apprenticeship program that is established under the Maryland Apprenticeships in Licensed Occupations Act, pass a certain examination, and pay a certain fee; authorizing the Maryland Department of Labor to develop a standard apprenticeship program for a licensed occupation or profession; and establishing a workgroup to establish group-sponsored apprenticeships in certain professions.
HB-642: Apprenticeships in Licensed Occupations Act of 2024
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Fletcher Harrison
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2024
Handgun Permits - Accidental Discharge and Training Requirements - Maryland State Police Gun Center (Firearm Safety Act of 2024) [HB-546]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a person who holds a handgun permit and accidentally discharges a firearm to register within 90 days for a certain firearms safety training course and complete the course within 6 months of the incident; requiring the Secretary of State Police to revoke a handgun permit of a certain person who fails to successfully complete a certain firearms safety training course; requiring the Secretary to provide certain written notice to a person whose handgun permit is revoked; etc.
HB-546: Handgun Permits - Accidental Discharge and Training Requirements - Maryland State Police Gun Center (Firearm Safety Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole A. Williams
Hearing Canceled on 02/21/2024
You have voted HB-546: Handgun Permits - Accidental Discharge and Training Requirements - Maryland State Police Gun Center (Firearm Safety Act of 2024).
Health Occupations - Private Dental Offices - Infection Control [HB-499]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring each owner of a private dental office to designate a licensed dentist to be the supervising dentist for the private dental office; requiring a supervising dentist to complete the registration required by the State Board of Dental Examiners and be responsible for all infection control activities within the private dental office; authorizing the Board to charge a fee for the registration of a supervising dentist under the Act; etc.
HB-499: Health Occupations - Private Dental Offices - Infection Control
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 905 on 05/16/2024
Relating To Real Property. [HB-2594]
[Real Estate ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Property Tax ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibits certain persons affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party from acquiring real property or any interest in real property in the State, except a de minimus indirect interest. Establishes exceptions. Requires a person affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party who owns real property that was acquired under an exception to register the ownership with the Attorney General. Requires a buyer of real property to provide a signed affidavit attesting that the buyer is not a person affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party. Authorizes the forfeiture
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HB-2594: Relating To Real Property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Cheape Matsumoto
Referred To Wal, Cpc, Fin, Referral Sheet 3 on 01/26/2024
Relating To Medical Cannabis. [SB-3278]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
Amends state laws governing medical use of cannabis and the medical cannabis dispensary system.
SB-3278: Relating To Medical Cannabis.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite
Referred To Hhs/cpn, Jdc/wam. on 01/29/2024
Relating To Disabled Veterans. [SB-3245]
[Veterans ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disabilities ]
Exempts qualified disabled veterans from various annual motor vehicle fees and taxes, including vehicle weight taxes and beautification fees.
SB-3245: Relating To Disabled Veterans.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Gabbard
Referred To Tca/psm, Wam. on 01/29/2024
Relating To Real Property. [HB-2542]
[Real Estate ]
[International ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Property Tax ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Prohibits foreign principals from acquiring real property in the State or any interest in real property in the State, except a de minimus indirect interest. Defines foreign principal. Requires a foreign principal that owns real property that was acquired before this measure's effective date to register the ownership with the Attorney General. Requires a buyer of real property to provide a signed affidavit attesting that the buyer is not a foreign principal. Authorizes the forfeiture of real property or an interest in real property that is owned
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HB-2542: Relating To Real Property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diamond Garcia
Referred To Wal, Cpc, Fin, Referral Sheet 3 on 01/26/2024
Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors [HB-436]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering, from 16 years old to 15 years and 9 months old, the age at which an individual may register to vote; requiring that a voter notification card sent to an individual under the age of 18 years include information regarding when the individual will be eligible to vote; and requiring the election director in the county where a registered voter under the age of 18 years becomes eligible to vote to send a notice that the voter is eligible to vote and information on the voting methods and locations available to the voter.
HB-436: Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 02/23/2024
Health Occupations – Practice Audiology – Definition [HB-464]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the definition of "practice audiology" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the licensure and regulation of audiologists to include certain procedures that do not require anesthesia.
HB-464: Health Occupations – Practice Audiology – Definition
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 1048 on 05/26/2024
Relating To Solicitation Of Funds From The Public. [SB-2983]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Beginning 1/1/2026, authorizes the Department of the Attorney General to regulate charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities. Includes provisions relating to the misuse of funds. Imposes vicarious liability upon a platform charity for a charitable fundraising platform's misuse of funds, and vice versa. Takes effect 1/1/2026. (CD1)
SB-2983: Relating To Solicitation Of Funds From The Public.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus L.K. McKelvey
Act 205, 07/05/2024 (gov. Msg. No. 1306). on 07/08/2024
Relating To Property. [SB-2919]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Tourism ]
Clarifies the counties' authority to regulate the time, place, manner, and duration in which uses of land and structures may take place. Clarifies that uses that include the provision of transient accommodations are not considered residential uses and may be phased out or amortized by the counties. Beginning 1/1/2025, expands the scope of the transient accommodations tax law to include certain shelters and vehicles with sleeping accommodations. (CD1)
SB-2919: Relating To Property.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite
Act 017, 05/03/2024 (gov. Msg. No. 1117). on 05/03/2024
Relating To Appraisal Management Companies. [SB-2728]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Real Estate ]
Reestablishes the Appraisal Management Company Registration Program within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to conform with the minimum standards of the Appraisal Management Companies Final Rule and federal Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Reestablishes registration requirements, standards, and penalties for violations. Makes appropriations from the Compliance Resolution Fund. Effective / /2050, 7/1/2050, and 9/30/2050. (SD2)
SB-2728: Relating To Appraisal Management Companies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jarrett K. Keohokalole
Pass First Reading on 03/07/2024
Relating To Transportation. [SB-2739]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
Establishes registration and driver's licensing requirements for the operation of electric rickshaws.
SB-2739: Relating To Transportation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Kalani Lee
Referred To Tca, Jdc. on 01/24/2024
Relating To Motor Vehicles. [SB-2732]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
Limits the payment of any delinquent tax and penalty required by the Director of Finance of a county as a condition precedent to the registration, renewal, or transfer of ownership of a vehicle more than 25 years old to the aggregate amount of delinquent taxes and penalties accumulated over the preceding three-year period. Requires the respective counties to amend any applicable ordinances.
SB-2732: Relating To Motor Vehicles.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy A. San Buenaventura
Re-referred To Tca/gvo, Jdc/wam. on 01/26/2024
Relating To Real Property. [SB-2617]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Property Tax ]
Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study and report on the forty-one states in the country that have enacted laws limiting the sale of real property to foreign individuals or entities, and how those laws and related constitutional precedents could inform demand-side regulations for the real estate market in Hawaii in favor of resident ownership, specifically owner-occupied resident ownership. Makes an appropriation. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD1)
SB-2617: Relating To Real Property.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jarrett K. Keohokalole
Referred To Wal/cpc, Fin, Referral Sheet 16 on 03/07/2024
Relating To The Department Of Land And Natural Resources. [HB-2093]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Water ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Beginning 1/1/2025, requires rental watercraft to be registered and numbered with the Department of Land and Natural Resources before being provided or offered to be used by the public for transiting the navigable waters of a state park. Sunsets 12/31/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
HB-2093: Relating To The Department Of Land And Natural Resources.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nadine K. Nakamura
Reported From Wal (stand. Com. Rep. No. 183-24) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Jha. on 02/08/2024
Relating To Motor Vehicles. [HB-2023]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
Limits the required payment of certain unpaid motor vehicle taxes and fees and accompanying financial penalties to those incurred during the first 5 consecutive years of delinquency.
HB-2023: Relating To Motor Vehicles.
Sponsored by: Rep. Amy A. Perruso
Referred To Jha, Fin, Referral Sheet 2 on 01/24/2024