Residential Property
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Home Improvement Commission - Residential Solar Power System Installation - Contractor License Required [HB-1170]
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[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring a person to have a contractor license to install residential solar power system equipment.
Sponsored by: Rep. William J. Wivell
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Montgomery County - Municipal Authority to Regulate Structures - Alterations MC/PG 116-25 [HB-1167]
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[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the authority of a municipal corporation or governed special taxing district in Montgomery County to adopt an additional or stricter building requirement than is required by a State, regional, or county unit to regulate the construction, repair, or remodeling of certain structures on land zoned for single-family residential use to apply to buildings with four or fewer dwelling units and their accessory structures without regard to the zoning for the land where the building is located.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 780 on 05/20/2025
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Residential Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Landlord Entry [HB-1076]
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[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a landlord to provide a tenant with certain written notice in a certain manner at least 24 hours in advance of when the landlord intends to enter a leased premises, except in the event of a certain emergency; and authorizing the court to issue a certain injunction or assess certain damages under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 564 on 05/13/2025
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Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) [HB-1036]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the factors the Public Service Commission must consider before taking final action on a certificate of public convenience and necessity; 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, by July 1, 2026, to develop and submit to the Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 624 on 05/20/2025
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Electricity and Gas - Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act) [HB-1035]
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[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Climate Change ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to issue loans, in addition to grants, for certain purposes relating to reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions from certain multifamily residential buildings; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration, in coordination with the Public Service Commission and the Department of Natural Resources, to pursue certain agreements with neighboring states and federal agencies related to the development of new nuclear energy generation stations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 626 on 05/20/2025
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Corporations and Associations - Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives - Establishment [HB-1052]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing a Maryland nonstock corporation to convert to a limited equity housing cooperative subject to certain requirements; requiring a limited equity housing cooperative for certain households to receive notice and vacate a portion of a certain residential rental facility; requiring a limited equity housing cooperative to reimburse certain households for moving expenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/05/2025
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Maryland Transit Administration - Baltimore East-West Corridor - Property Acquisition [HB-1137]
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[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Infrastructure ]
Prohibiting the Maryland Transit Administration, in conducting the Red Line transit project, from acquiring any real property for planning, construction, operation, or maintenance of the Red Line if the acquisition would result in involuntary residential displacement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
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Coal Transportation Fee and Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund (Coal Dust Cleanup and Asthma Remediation Act) [HB-1088]
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[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Imposing a coal transportation fee on a person that transports coal in the State; providing that the rate of the coal transportation fee is $13 per short ton transported in the State; providing the fee does not apply to the transportation of coal that is solely for use on a farm and the carrier does not otherwise use or sell the coal; establishing the Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund to support activities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 03/02/2025
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Property Tax - Tax Credit for Nonprimary Residence [SB-822]
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[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Providing a credit against the State, county, and municipal corporation property tax imposed on certain nonprimary residences under certain circumstances; providing that "nonprimary residence" does not include residential real property that is held primarily for rental, investment, or the generation of income; and requiring the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City and the governing body of each county and municipal corporation to set a certain nonprimary residence credit percentage for purposes of calculating the credit.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland Home Improvement Commission - Residential Solar Power System Installation - Contractor License Required [SB-794]
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[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring a person to have a contractor license to install residential solar power system equipment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Housing Development Permits - Local Reporting Requirements (Maryland Housing Data Transparency Act) [SB-944]
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[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring certain counties to report information about certain housing development permits that include a residential component to the Department of Planning beginning January 1, 2027; requiring the Department of Planning to make certain permit information public on a public, interactive, and searchable website; and requiring the Department to submit a report on the collection of building permit information on or before December 31 each year to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/04/2025
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Housing and Community Development - Division of Just Communities - Establishment [SB-890]
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[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Division of Just Communities in the Department of Housing and Community Development; transferring the authority to designate an area as a Just Community from the Governor to the Department; altering the criteria for designating an area as a Just Community; and transferring the administration of the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program to the Division.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Property Tax - Exemption for Blind Individuals - Alteration [SB-911]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
Increasing the amount of a certain property tax exemption for dwelling houses owned by blind individuals or their surviving spouses from $15,000 to $40,000; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 285 on 05/06/2025
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Coal Transportation Fee and Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund (Coal Dust Cleanup and Asthma Remediation Act) [SB-882]
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[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
Imposing a coal transportation fee on a person that transports coal in the State; providing that the rate of the coal transportation fee is $13 per short ton transported in the State; providing that the fee does not apply to the transportation of coal that is solely for use on a farm and the carrier does not otherwise use or sell the coal; establishing the Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund to support activities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Howard County - Ambient Air Quality Control - Permit Applications, Permit Holders, and Property Tax Credit Ho. Co. 6-25 [SB-966]
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[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to provide for an informational meeting on an application for an air quality control permit for activities located in Howard County; requiring Howard County to hold a public meeting before verifying that certain zoning and land use requirements are satisfied; requiring certain permit holders in Howard County to provide annual emission reports to certain community associations; authorizing the governing body of Howard County to grant a certain property tax credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Howard County Senators
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/19/2025
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Environment - Packaging and Paper Products - Producer Responsibility Plans [SB-901]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Requiring certain producers of covered materials, individually or as part of a producer responsibility organization, to submit a certain covered materials producer responsibility plan to the Department of the Environment for review and approval on or before July 1, 2028, and every 5 years thereafter, in accordance with certain requirements, or to develop an alternative collection program; requiring a producer responsibility organization to pay certain costs to the Department; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 431 on 05/13/2025
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Common Ownership Communities - Candidate or Proposition Signs - Display Period [SB-817]
[Elections ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Altering, if there is early voting for an election, to 30 days before the start of early voting for a primary election, general election, or vote on the proposition the time period during which a common ownership community may restrict the display of candidate or proposition signs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Lorenzo Watson
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions [SB-866]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing the Common Ownership Community Ombudsman Unit in the Office of the Attorney General to monitor relevant changes in federal and State laws, make certain information publicly available, assist members in understanding certain rights and processes, and provide information on alternative dispute resolution services; requiring common ownership communities to file certain documents; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish a data base of governing documents; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Electricity and Gas - Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act) [SB-937]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to issue loans, in addition to grants, for certain purposes relating to reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions from certain multifamily residential buildings; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration, in coordination with the Public Service Commission and the Department of Natural Resources, to pursue certain agreements with neighboring states and federal agencies related to the development of new nuclear energy generation stations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 625 on 05/20/2025
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Mold - Landlord Requirements and Regulations (Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act) [SB-856]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, the Maryland Department of Health, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Maryland Department of Labor, and the Department of General Services to develop a certain pamphlet and website; requiring a landlord to provide a tenant with certain information at certain times and in a certain manner; requiring a landlord to perform a mold assessment and mold remediation within 15 days after receipt of a written notice regarding the detection of mold; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 539 on 05/13/2025