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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease [SB-919]
Requiring certain expedited proceedings in a wrongful detainer action if the property that is the subject of the action is, at the time of the complaint, advertised or listed for sale or lease by the complainant and requiring that notice of a hearing or appeal be served in person or, under certain circumstances, posted conspicuously on the property; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/15/2023
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Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program - Tier 1 Renewable Sources, Solar Energy Systems, and Alterations [HB-1239]
Requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to require a person selling or leasing a Tier 1 renewable source to inform certain applicants for a grant, loan, or other form of financial assistance through the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program of certain terms; authorizing the use of certain compliance fees paid into the Program to make certain loans and grants and establish certain programs to create new solar energy systems that are owned by or directly benefit low- and moderate-income residents; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Clean Energy Center - Climate Technology Founder's Fund - Establishment [SB-900]
Establishing the Climate Technology Founder's Fund in the Maryland Clean Energy Center to provide early-stage funding for start-up companies focused on qualified projects in climate technologies; requiring the Center to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, each year, on the use of the Fund and outcomes of investments made from the Fund; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2025, $500,000 for the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing Canceled on 03/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Election Law - Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act) [HB-1112]
Repealing the requirement that, to sign a petition, an individual sign the individual's name in a certain form; requiring that information requested from an individual signing a petition that is not required under certain provisions of law be marked as optional on a petition signature page; altering the circumstances under which signatures on a petition must be validated and counted or invalidated; authorizing the use of electronic signatures on a petition; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program and Fund [HB-1100]
Establishing the Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to provide grants to local governments to train local fire departments on certain safety aspects associated with lithium-ion battery storage systems installed with solar arrays; requiring the Administration, in consultation with certain entities, to establish certain training and emergency response standards for local governments relating to lithium-ion battery storage systems and solar arrays; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Hemp Farming Program - Refined Hemp and Hemp Extract Products - Requirements [HB-1204]
Requiring a person to receive a certificate of analysis before distributing refined hemp or a hemp extract product in the State; requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish packaging and labeling requirements for refined hemp and hemp extract products; establishing the Hemp Advisory Council to provide advice and expertise regarding the monitoring and regulation of hemp production under the Hemp Farming Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
First Reading Economic Matters And Health And Government Operations on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Electricity - Solar Energy Generating Stations - Fire Suppression [HB-1099]
Prohibiting the Public Service Commission from authorizing, and a person from undertaking, the construction of a solar energy generating station that uses a battery-based energy storage device unless the device will be, and is designed to be, protected by a certain automatic fire suppression system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Safety - Stationary Energy Storage Systems [HB-1046]
Requiring the State Fire Marshal to administer and enforce the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 855 standard for the installation of stationary energy storage systems.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/18/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Energy Storage - Targets and Maryland Energy Storage Program - Establishment [HB-910]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to establish certain targets for the deployment of new energy storage devices in the State; requiring the Commission to establish and implement the Maryland Energy Storage Program to meet certain energy storage goals and develop a certain energy storage system in the State; and requiring the Commission to submit a certain report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2023, regarding the implementation of the Maryland Energy Storage Program and any needed statutory changes.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 570 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Clean Energy Center - Climate Technology Founder's Fund - Establishment [HB-911]
Establishing the Climate Technology Founder's Fund in the Maryland Clean Energy Center to provide early-stage funding for start-up companies focused on qualified projects in climate technologies; requiring the Center to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, each year on the use of the Fund and outcomes of investments made from the Fund; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill $500,000 for the Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Investor–Owned Electric Companies – Clean Energy Homes Pilot Programs – Establishment (Maryland Resilient and Clean Energy Homes Act) [HB-839]
Requiring each investor-owned electric company, on or before January 1, 2024, to file with the Public Service Commission an application for a pilot program to support residential customer adoption of beneficial electrification measures; requiring the pilot program to include a certain make-ready program, a certain rebate program, a certain multifamily housing facilities clean energy incentive program, and a certain load management and electric grid support services program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits - Preservation and Storage [HB-758]
Altering requirements for the storage and preservation of sexual assault evidence collection kits; requiring sexual assault evidence collection kits collected before January 1, 2000, to be retained and transferred in a certain manner; and requiring the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, by December 1, 2023, to issue a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on certain recommendations, in consultation with the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 702 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Possession and Permits to Carry, Wear, and Transport a Handgun [HB-824]
Altering the penalty for a violation of the prohibition on wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun; requiring the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy to annually report certain information to the Governor and General Assembly; requiring the Department of State Police to transmit a certain summary of certain laws relating to firearms to certain persons; requiring the Secretary of State Police, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Maryland Department of Health, to develop a certain curriculum; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 651 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Safety - Emergency Management - Consumer Protections Against Price Gouging [HB-775]
Prohibiting a person from selling an essential good or service for more than a certain increase in price during and for a certain time after a certain state of emergency; and requiring the Secretary of State to establish an electronic notification system by which a person may register to receive information on whether a state of emergency has been declared and an executive order issued, that the provisions of the Act are in effect, and which categories of essential goods and services are covered by the executive order.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 630 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Investor-Owned Electric Companies - Clean Energy Homes Pilot Programs - Establishment (Maryland Resilient and Clean Energy Homes Act) [SB-663]
Requiring each investor-owned electric company, on or before January 1, 2025, to file with the Public Service Commission an application for a pilot program to support residential customer adoption of beneficial electrification measures; requiring the pilot program to include a certain make-ready program, a certain rebate program for on-site clean energy systems, a certain multifamily housing facilities clean energy incentive program, and a certain load management and electric grid support services program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Referred Economic Matters on 03/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits - Preservation and Storage [SB-789]
Altering requirements for the storage and preservation of sexual assault evidence collection kits; requiring sexual assault evidence collection kits collected before January 1, 2000, to be retained and transferred in a certain manner; and requiring the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, on or before December 1, 2023, to issue a report to the Governor and the General Assembly making certain recommendations, in consultation with the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 703 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Failure to Properly Store Firearm - Death of Another [SB-656]
Prohibiting a person from storing or leaving a loaded firearm in a location where the person knew or should have known that a certain ward would gain access to the firearm; and prohibiting a person from storing or leaving a loaded firearm in a location where the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised child or a certain ward would gain access to the firearm resulting in the child or ward using the firearm and causing the death of another.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program - Tier 1 Renewable Sources, Solar Energy Systems, and Alterations [SB-664]
Requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to require a person selling or leasing a Tier 1 renewable source to inform certain applicants for a grant, loan, or other form of financial assistance through the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program of certain terms; authorizing the use of certain compliance fees paid into the Program to make certain loans and grants and establish certain programs to create new solar energy systems that are owned by or directly benefit low- and moderate-income residents; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Energy Storage – Targets and Maryland Energy Storage Program – Establishment [SB-697]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to establish certain targets for the deployment of new energy storage devices in the State; requiring the Commission to establish and implement the Maryland Energy Storage Program to meet certain energy storage goals and develop a certain energy storage system in the State; and requiring the Commission to report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2023, on pending designs for and any additional statutory changes required to fully implement the Maryland Energy Storage Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Third Reading Passed (36-11) on 04/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Firearm Safety - Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn's Law) [SB-858]
Altering a certain provision relating to the storage of firearms and ammunition in a location that can be accessed by an unsupervised child; and requiring the Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services to develop a youth suicide prevention and firearm safe storage guide, with recommendations from a stakeholder committee.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 622 on 05/16/2023