Public Safety - Missing Persons - Purple Alert Program [HB-195]
Establishing a Purple Alert Program to disseminate information to assist in locating a certain missing person who has a cognitive impairment, mental disorder, intellectual or developmental disability, or brain injury; requiring the Department of State Police to adopt guidelines and develop procedures for issuing a Purple Alert; and authorizing the Department to consult with relevant stakeholders representing citizens with disabilities to develop procedures for the program.
HB-195: Public Safety - Missing Persons - Purple Alert Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 739 on 05/16/2024
HB-3998: Relating to the use of certain revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to provide grants to incentivize the recycling of certain electronics.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janie Lopez
Read First Time on 03/20/2023
You have voted HB-3998: Relating to the use of certain revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to provide grants to incentivize the recycling of certain electronics..
HB-3358: Relating to the amount of the refund to which certain persons are entitled of sales and use taxes imposed on tangible personal property used to provide cable television services, Internet access service, or telecommunications service.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Turner
Placed On General State Calendar on 05/11/2023
You have voted HB-3358: Relating to the amount of the refund to which certain persons are entitled of sales and use taxes imposed on tangible personal property used to provide cable television services, Internet access service, or telecommunications service..
Maryland Film Office - Entertainment and Film Funding Grant Program - Establishment [SB-907]
Establishing the Entertainment and Film Funding Grant Program within the Maryland Film Office to provide grants to qualifying production entities to assist with the production costs of entertainment and film projects in the State; prohibiting any grant awarded under the Program from exceeding $200,000 for one project; and authorizing the Governor to include an appropriation in the annual budget bill of $5,000,000 to the Office to award grants for the Program in fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SB-907: Maryland Film Office - Entertainment and Film Funding Grant Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Referred Ways And Means Appropriations on 03/21/2023
Environment - Suppliers of Water - Notification Requirements [HB-624]
Altering the means by which a supplier of water must give notice to the Department of the Environment and certain individuals and entities under certain circumstances; requiring that a certain supplier of water use certain means to give the notice; requiring a supplier of water to give notice to the Department of the Environment and the Maryland Department of Emergency Management if there is a positive test for E. coli; requiring a supplier of water for a water system with a positive test to immediately begin certain preparations; etc.
HB-624: Environment - Suppliers of Water - Notification Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2023
Film Production Activity Income Tax Credit - Alterations and Maryland Entertainment Council [SB-452]
Expanding eligibility for the credit against the State income tax for certain film production activities to include documentaries and talk, reality, and game shows; increasing the percentage of total direct costs that qualify for the tax credit; increasing the aggregate amount of tax credit certificates that the Secretary of Commerce may issue for fiscal years 2024 through 2026; establishing the Maryland Entertainment Council to study and make recommendations regarding Maryland's film, television, and entertainment industry; etc.
SB-452: Film Production Activity Income Tax Credit - Alterations and Maryland Entertainment Council
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 434 on 05/08/2023
Sponsored by: Rep. Mitchell Setzer
Ref To The Com On Commerce, If Favorable, Regulatory Reform, If Favorable, Rules, Calendar, And Operations Of The House on 01/31/2023
Television Production Development Grant Program and Fund; established, report. [SB-937]
Television Production Development Grant Program and Fund; established; report. Establishes the Television Production Development Grant Program and Fund that allows the Virginia Tourism Authority, with assistance from the Virginia Film Office, to award competitive grants to businesses in the television industry for filming or investing in television production or television production related infrastructure projects in the Commonwealth. The Office and the Authority shall submit a report every two years detailing television industry and related infrastructure
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SB-937: Television Production Development Grant Program and Fund; established, report.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance And Appropriations (16-y 0-n) on 02/01/2023