Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Meeting Requirements [SB-535]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Making clarifying changes to certain additional meeting requirements for a council of unit owners; requiring notice of an initial properly called meeting of a council of unit owners to include certain information under certain circumstances; requiring an additional meeting of a council of unit owners to be held not earlier than 15 days after the initial properly called meeting; requiring a certain notice of an additional meeting of the council of unit owners to be delivered, advertised, or posted in a certain manner; etc.
SB-535: Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Meeting Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 501 on 05/30/2021
Public Schools - Self-Contained Special Education Classrooms - Use of Video Recording Devices [HB-715]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each county board of education, beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, to install at least one video recording device in each self-contained special education classroom; requiring video recording devices to record self-contained special education classrooms and exclusion areas during school hours and during any time that the classroom or exclusion area is in use; prohibiting the use of a video recording device in bathrooms or in areas that students use to change clothing; etc.
HB-715: Public Schools - Self-Contained Special Education Classrooms - Use of Video Recording Devices
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Hearing 2/10 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/27/2021
Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Briggs Chaney Road PG 303-21 [HB-627]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the placement and use of a speed monitoring system on Briggs Chaney Road between Sawgrass Drive and Calvert Hills Drive in Prince George's County, subject to certain placement and signage requirements.
HB-627: Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Briggs Chaney Road PG 303-21
Sponsored by: Rep. Prince George's County Delegation
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/22/2021
Prince George's County - Vehicle Height Monitoring Systems PG 305-21 [HB-626]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the use of certain vehicle height monitoring systems in Prince George's County to enforce certain State and local laws during certain times; requiring the establishment of a workgroup of county and municipal officials to examine certain matters before the installation of any vehicle height monitoring systems in Prince George's County; requiring the establishment of a workgroup to include trucking industry representatives for certain purposes prior to the installation of certain vehicle height monitoring systems; etc.
HB-626: Prince George's County - Vehicle Height Monitoring Systems PG 305-21
Sponsored by: Rep. Prince George's County Delegation
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 450 on 05/30/2021
Vehicle Laws - Personal Delivery Devices - Standards and Requirements [HB-595]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements for personal delivery devices; authorizing a personal delivery device to operate on any roadway, sidewalk, shoulder, footpath, bicycle trail, or crosswalk in the State; prohibiting a personal delivery device from being operated in certain manners; creating certain marking, equipment, and insurance requirements for personal delivery devices being operated on roadways, sidewalks, shoulders, or crosswalks; etc.
HB-595: Vehicle Laws - Personal Delivery Devices - Standards and Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/12/2021
Towing or Removal of Vehicles From Parking Lots – Placement of Signs – Regional Malls [SB-501]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the standards for signage at a regional mall parking lot by requiring that, before being authorized to tow or remove a vehicle, the owner or operator of the parking lot must place certain signs at each entrance to the parking lot.
SB-501: Towing or Removal of Vehicles From Parking Lots – Placement of Signs – Regional Malls
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 643 on 05/30/2021
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Meeting Requirements [HB-593]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Making clarifying changes to certain additional meeting requirements for a council of unit owners; requiring notice of an initial properly called meeting of a council of unit owners to include certain information under certain circumstances; requiring an additional meeting of a council of unit owners to be held not earlier than 15 days after the initial properly called meeting; requiring a certain notice of an additional meeting of the council of unit owners to be delivered, advertised, or posted in a certain manner; etc.
HB-593: Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Meeting Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 500 on 05/30/2021
Towing or Removal of Vehicles - Reclamation Hours [HB-483]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Limiting, to at a minimum from 6 a.m. to midnight, the hours during which a certain person in possession of a vehicle that has been towed or removed from a parking lot is required to provide an opportunity for the vehicle owner or the owner's agent to retake possession of the vehicle; and altering a certain signage requirement imposed on the owner or operator of a parking lot relating to hours during which a towed vehicle may be reclaimed.
HB-483: Towing or Removal of Vehicles - Reclamation Hours
Sponsored by: Rep. Veronica Turner
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/02/2021
Real Property – Candidates – Access to Apartment Buildings [HB-515]
[Real Estate ]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Housing ]
Prohibiting a person from preventing a candidate from accessing apartment buildings to campaign for elected office, register voters, or distribute campaign material, except under certain circumstances; authorizing a person to impose certain limitations on the ability of a candidate to access an apartment building or individual dwelling unit; prohibiting a candidate from engaging with residents of an apartment building under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-515: Real Property – Candidates – Access to Apartment Buildings
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/20/2021
Vehicle Laws – Plug–In Electric Drive Vehicles – Reserved Parking Spaces [HB-480]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle that is not a plug-in electric drive vehicle plugged into charging equipment in a parking space that is designated for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles; establishing certain standards for signage designating reserved parking for certain plug-in electric drive vehicles; requiring that a parking space that is for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles be counted as part of the overall number of parking spaces for purposes of complying with certain laws; etc.
Anne Arundel County - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent [SB-328]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a landlord in Anne Arundel County to repossess property in a certain manner for failure of a tenant to pay rent if a judgment is entered in favor of the landlord; requiring the landlord to provide a written notice of an intended repossession to a tenant in a certain manner; requiring a sheriff in certain circumstances to notify the District Court and prohibiting the sheriff from executing the warrant of restitution without further order of the Court; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
SB-328: Anne Arundel County - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward R. Reilly
Hearing 1/28 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
Business Regulation – Battery–Charged Fence Security Systems – Regulation [SB-135]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a local government to require that certain persons who provide battery-charged fence security systems comply with certain laws, require certain persons who operate or install certain security systems to obtain certain registrations or permits, require a certain installer to submit a certain affidavit, and conduct a certain inspection; authorizing a local government to issue a citation for noncompliance and impose a fine of $500 if a system is not made compliant; etc.
SB-135: Business Regulation – Battery–Charged Fence Security Systems – Regulation
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting [HB-222]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide each individual who is released from a correctional facility with a voter registration application and documentation informing the individual that their voting rights have been restored; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations establishing a program to inform eligible voters of upcoming elections and how to exercise the right to vote; requiring the State Board to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by January 15 each year; etc.
HB-222: Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 1/19 At 1:30 P.m. (ways And Means) on 12/22/2021