Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans - Use of Minority Business Enterprises [SB-458]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Small Business ]
[Investments ]
Requiring the Board of Trustees of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans to consider using minority business enterprises for investment advisor and fund manager services; requiring the Board to use the Office of State Procurement's website and the State's electronic procurement system to provide notice to potential providers; and requiring the Board, in consultation with a certain entity, to identify entities that have been certified as minority business enterprises under certain circumstances.
SB-458: Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans - Use of Minority Business Enterprises
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 392 on 05/16/2022
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Funding Formulas - Alteration (WMATA Dedicated Funding Amendment Act of 2022) [HB-438]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the appropriation in the annual budget for the purpose of providing grants to pay the capital costs of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to equal at least the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2026; requiring, subject to a certain contingency, that a certain mandated appropriation be increased by 3% each year; etc.
HB-438: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Funding Formulas - Alteration (WMATA Dedicated Funding Amendment Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
House Conference Committee Appointed (delegates Korman, J. Lewis And Metzgar) on 04/01/2022
Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Revisions [HB-389]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring a procurement officer, in an invitation for bids or a request for proposals, to include a certain summary of the factors used to determine the expected degree of minority business enterprise participation for the contract; requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, in collaboration with certain entities, to adopt by regulation criteria used to determine that a prime contractor has persistently failed to meet contract goals; etc.
HB-389: Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 155 on 04/21/2022
Minority Participation in the Alcoholic Beverages Industry – Study [HB-324]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to conduct a study of the participation of minority-owned businesses in the alcoholic beverages industry in the State; requiring the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Transportation to provide staff for the study; and requiring the Office to report its finding and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2023.
HB-324: Minority Participation in the Alcoholic Beverages Industry – Study
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 749 on 05/29/2022
Conservation Finance Act [SB-348]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Providing that the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Environmental Trust must allow participants in certain cost sharing programs to participate in and receive compensation from greenhouse gas markets, carbon credits, or soil carbon programs under certain circumstances; authorizing certain units to enter into pay-for-success contracts with certain aggregators to procure certain environmental outcomes projects or already certified environmental outcomes; etc.
SB-348: Conservation Finance Act
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 238 on 04/21/2022
Department of Transportation – Vehicle Litter Reporting Program [SB-266]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Crime ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Vehicle Litter Reporting Program in the Department of Transportation; requiring the Program to operate a hotline to receive complaints of littering from motor vehicles and to send a letter to the registered motor vehicle owners about which the complaints of littering were received; and requiring the letter to state the negative impacts and costs of littering and that it is a crime punishable by certain penalties.
SB-266: Department of Transportation – Vehicle Litter Reporting Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/02 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/18/2022
Vehicle Laws - Rear-Facing Child Safety Seats - Requirement [SB-176]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a person transporting a child under the age of 2 years in a motor vehicle to secure the child in a rear-facing child safety seat that complies with applicable federal regulations until the child reaches the manufacturer's weight or height limit for the child safety seat; providing that a person who violated the Act is subject to a written warning for a first violation; and providing that a judge may waive a certain fine for a violation of the Act under certain circumstances.
Minority Participation in the Alcoholic Beverages Industry – Study [SB-72]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to conduct a study of the participation of minority-owned businesses in the alcoholic beverages industry in the State; requiring the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Transportation to provide staff for the study; and requiring the Office to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2023.
SB-72: Minority Participation in the Alcoholic Beverages Industry – Study
Sponsored by: Sen. Obie Patterson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 750 on 05/29/2022
Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces [SB-146]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
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 by certain signage indicating for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles only; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles be counted as part of the overall number of parking spaces for certain purposes; establishing a civil penalty of $100 for a violation of the Act; etc.
Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses [SB-23]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that equity be considered when State transportation plans, reports, and goals are developed; altering the membership of the advisory committee on State transportation goals, benchmarks, and indicators; requiring the Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the Maryland Transportation Administration, to conduct certain analyses and consult with certain communities before announcing any reduction or cancellation of a certain project in the construction program of the Consolidated Transportation Program; etc.
SB-23: Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/28/2022
Environment - New Motor Vehicles - Pollution Fee [SB-126]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
Establishing a certain pollution fee to be charged by the Department of the Environment and collected by the Comptroller on certain new motor vehicles sold or registered in the State based on certain pollution ratings; exempting certain motor vehicles from the fee; and requiring the fee to be deposited in the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund and used for certain purposes.
SB-126: Environment - New Motor Vehicles - Pollution Fee
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
Baltimore City – Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School Programs – Funding [HB-73]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring Baltimore City to spend, after recovering costs, the remaining balance of fines collected as a result of violations enforced by certain traffic and vehicle monitoring systems on activities eligible for funding under the State Highway Administration's Safe Routes to School Program or public safety or transportation infrastructure improvements consistent with the purpose and goals of the Complete Streets Program and the Complete Streets Transportation System; etc.
HB-73: Baltimore City – Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School Programs – Funding
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 171 on 04/21/2022
Environment – New Motor Vehicles – Pollution Fee [HB-60]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
Establishing a certain pollution fee to be charged by the Department of the Environment and collected by the Comptroller on certain new motor vehicles sold or registered in the State based on certain pollution ratings; exempting certain motor vehicles from the fee; and requiring the fee to be deposited in the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund and used for certain purposes.
HB-60: Environment – New Motor Vehicles – Pollution Fee
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/12/2022
Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses [HB-141]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring that equity be considered when State transportation plans, reports, and goals are developed; altering the membership of the advisory committee on State transportation goals; requiring the Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the Maryland Transportation Administration, to conduct a transit equity analysis and consult with certain communities before announcing any reduction or cancellation of a capital expansion project in the construction program of the Consolidated Transportation Program; etc.
HB-141: Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ruth
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2022
Education - School Construction - Pedestrian Safety Plans (Safe Walk to School Act) [HB-19]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring certain county boards of education seeking State funds for the construction of a new school, or the renovation of or an addition to an existing school that would increase the capacity by more than 100 students, to submit a pedestrian safety plan to the Interagency Commission on School Construction; requiring the Interagency Commission to approve the pedestrian safety plan if the plan meets certain qualifications; and requiring a county board to make all determinations about the contents of a pedestrian safety plan.
HB-19: Education - School Construction - Pedestrian Safety Plans (Safe Walk to School Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 553 on 05/29/2022
Highways - Public-Private Partnerships - Cultural Preservation [HB-1373]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Transportation from acquiring a right-of-way or exercising eminent domain, and prohibiting a person from acquiring a right-of-way, for a highway project that encroaches on or adversely affects certain cultural and historic sites and properties unless the General Assembly approves the development of the project by a majority vote in each of the two Houses.
HB-1373: Highways - Public-Private Partnerships - Cultural Preservation
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/01/2021
Highways - Public-Private Partnerships - Cultural Preservation [SB-960]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Transportation from acquiring a right-of-way or exercising eminent domain, and prohibiting a person from acquiring a right-of-way, for a highway project that encroaches on or adversely affects certain cultural and historic sites and properties unless the General Assembly approves the development of the project by a majority vote in each of the two Houses.
SB-960: Highways - Public-Private Partnerships - Cultural Preservation
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 4/08 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 04/06/2021
Historic St. Mary's City Fort to 400 Commission [HB-1364]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Historic St. Mary's City Fort to 400 Commission to plan and conduct observances in 2034 commemorating the 400th anniversary of Maryland's founding; requiring the membership of the Commission to reflect the diversity of the State to the extent practicable; requiring the Commission to meet at least twice a year; requiring the Commission to provide an update to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2022, and each year thereafter on the plan of action for the commemoration; etc.
HB-1364: Historic St. Mary's City Fort to 400 Commission
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 687 on 05/30/2021
Historic St. Mary's City Fort to 400 Commission [SB-946]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
[Tourism ]
Establishing the Historic St. Mary's City Fort to 400 Commission to plan and conduct observances commemorating the 400th year of Maryland's founding in 2034; requiring the membership of the Commission to reflect the diversity of the State to the extent practical; requiring the Commission to meet at least twice a year; requiring the Commission to provide an update to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2022, and each year thereafter on the plan of action for the commemoration; etc.
SB-946: Historic St. Mary's City Fort to 400 Commission
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 688 on 05/30/2021
I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership - Partnership Agreement - Requirements (Maryland Department of Transportation Promises Act of 2021) [SB-843]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the Board of Public Works from approving a public-private partnership agreement for the I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership Program unless the agreement includes that at least 10% of the toll revenue remaining after construction costs be deposited in a special fund to be used only for transit projects in accordance with a certain memoranda; authorizing the public-private partnership agreement to require a bidder to agree to initiate a community benefit agreement; etc.
SB-843: I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership - Partnership Agreement - Requirements (Maryland Department of Transportation Promises Act of 2021)
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing Canceled (budget And Taxation) on 02/19/2021
You have voted SB-843: I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership - Partnership Agreement - Requirements (Maryland Department of Transportation Promises Act of 2021).