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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program – Climate, Equity, and Administrative Provisions [HB-233]
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[Economic Development ]
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Authorizing the Critical Area Commission to adopt regulations governing the transfer of development rights, fee in lieu payments, the assessment of and adaption of the critical area for climate resiliency, enhancing resilience in the critical area, and environmental justice and equity initiatives; establishing certain considerations of climate change, climate resiliency, and equity as general principles and minimum elements of local programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 424 on 05/09/2024
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Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Climate, Equity, and Administrative Provisions [SB-306]
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[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Water ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Rights ]
Authorizing the Critical Area Commission to adopt regulations governing the transfer of development rights, fee in lieu payments, the assessment of and adaption to climate change relevant to the critical area, enhancing resilience in the critical area, and environmental justice and equity initiatives; establishing certain considerations of climate change, resiliency, and equity as general principles and minimum elements of local programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/31 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/11/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Tropical Storm Fred/Disaster Recovery [HB-861]
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Tropical Storm Fred/Disaster Recovery
Sponsored by: Rep. James Clampitt
Passed 1st Reading on 04/26/2023
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Emergency Management Mods [HB-814]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
Emergency Management Mods
Sponsored by: Rep. James Clampitt
Ch. Sl 2023-92 on 07/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [HB-1297]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools to provide virtual education to students instead of closing the public schools because of severe weather conditions; requiring the Department, by September 1, 2023, to establish a statewide universal learning management system for all public schools in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Spay/Neuter Fund [SB-937]
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[Grants ]
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Altering the contents and authorized uses of the Spay/Neuter Fund; requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish a process through which a person may make a voluntary donation to the Fund; requiring the Department to give priority to certain competitive grant proposals that meet certain criteria; and requiring that a certain fee on commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by dogs or cats and registered in the State in a certain manner be adjusted annually for inflation in a certain manner beginning October 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Water Pollution Control - Discharges From Construction Sites - Limits on Liability [SB-936]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Limiting the liability of a certain person for certain discharges from a construction site; and providing that the civil or administrative penalty for discharge from a construction site may not exceed $5,000 for each violation or $25,000 total.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of the Environment – Green Roof Grant Program [HB-971]
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[Grants ]
[Construction ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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Establishing the Green Roof Grant Program to provide grants to certain eligible grantees to support the construction of green roofs on commercial buildings; requiring the Maryland Department of the Environment, subject to the availability of funding, to award grants and administer and implement the Program; requiring recapture of a grant award under certain circumstances; and requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly on the Program on or before December 31 each year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment – Flood Control – Flood Risk Assessment and Model Ordinance (Climate Ready Floodplain Act of 2023) [HB-1209]
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[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to publish a statewide flood risk assessment map projected to the year 2050, educate the public on certain information, and establish a certain model floodplain ordinance by July 1, 2024; requiring certain units of local government to submit to the Department for review a proposed floodplain ordinance by July 1, 2025; and requiring the Department to approve a proposed ordinance or provide notice of certain revisions to the ordinance on or before September 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Occupational Safety and Health - Public Buildings - Indoor Air Quality [HB-900]
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[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Secretary of the Environment, the Secretary of Health, and the Director of the Maryland Energy Administration, to adopt a comprehensive indoor air quality standard for public buildings on or before October 31, 2025; requiring the Commissioner to establish a technical advisory committee to make certain recommendations regarding the development of the comprehensive indoor air quality standard; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity Act of 2023 [HB-840]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain evaluation regarding the impact of issuing an approval for certain environmental permits; requiring the Department to provide opportunities for certain communication with certain residents in a certain manner; and altering certain reporting requirements for certain State agencies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program and Climate Impact Health Coverage Program – Establishment [HB-915]
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[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for certain climate change adaptive or mitigation infrastructure projects and efforts to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program and Climate Impact Health Coverage Program – Establishment [SB-843]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for certain climate change adaptive or mitigation infrastructure projects and efforts to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) And Hearing Canceled (finance) on 03/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education [SB-610]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools, under certain circumstances, to provide virtual education days to students instead of closing the public schools in the county because of severe weather conditions; altering the requirements for virtual schools established by a county board of education; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 804 on 05/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity Act of 2023 [SB-743]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain evaluation regarding the impact of issuing an approval for certain environmental permits; requiring the Department to provide opportunities for certain communication with certain residents in a certain manner; and altering certain reporting requirements for certain State agencies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [SB-820]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools to provide virtual education to students instead of closing the public schools because of severe weather conditions; requiring the Department, by September 1, 2023, to establish a statewide universal learning management system for all public schools in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [SB-829]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment, including the use of online curriculum; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools, under certain circumstances, to provide virtual education days to students instead of closing the public schools in the county; altering the requirements for virtual schools established by a county board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Drinking Water - Legionella Pneumophila Bacterium - Minimizing Growth and Transmission [SB-512]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
Requiring an owner or operator of a public water system to maintain a detectable residual disinfectant level of at least 0.5 milligrams per liter of chlorine, not to exceed the maximum residual disinfectant level set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the water distribution system and to conduct certain sampling and analysis at frequent and regular intervals; requiring an owner or operator of a public water system to provide certain notice of certain water distribution system disruptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Water Pollution Control - Discharges From Construction Sites - Limits on Liability [HB-635]
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[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Limiting the liability of a certain person for certain discharges from a construction site; and providing that the civil or administrative penalty for discharge from a construction site may not exceed $5,000 for each violation or $25,000 total.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Wivell
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Schools - Length of School Year and Innovative School Scheduling Models - Revisions [HB-510]
[Education ]
Altering the length of school year requirement for pupil attendance during the school year; and authorizing county boards of education to explore the use of innovative school scheduling models for public schools in the county, including extended year, year-round schooling, 4-day school week, or other models that do not allow for prolonged lapses in instructional time in public schools.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Rogers
Hearing Canceled on 02/10/2023