Alcoholic Beverages - Class 5 Breweries - On-Premises Consumption [HB-1551]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Increasing the percentage of beer not produced by the holder of a Class 5 brewery license that the license holder is permitted to sell for on-premises consumption if the holder also holds an applicable on-site consumption permit or a Class D license.
HB-1551: Alcoholic Beverages - Class 5 Breweries - On-Premises Consumption
Sponsored by: Rep. Aletheia McCaskill
Rereferred To Economic Matters on 03/06/2025
Alcoholic Beverages - Class 5 Breweries - On-Premises Consumption [SB-1039]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Increasing the percentage of beer not produced by the holder of a Class 5 brewery license that the license holder is permitted to sell for on-premises consumption if the holder also holds an applicable on-site consumption permit or a Class D license.
SB-1039: Alcoholic Beverages - Class 5 Breweries - On-Premises Consumption
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 144 on 04/22/2025
Somerset County - Alcoholic Beverages - Liquor Tasting License [HB-1238]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing a liquor tasting license in Somerset County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Somerset County to issue the license to the holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license; and establishing liquor tasting license fees.
HB-1238: Somerset County - Alcoholic Beverages - Liquor Tasting License
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Otto
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 786 on 05/20/2025
Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-1296]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from performing groundwater augmentation except under certain circumstances; establishing the Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program to regulate and evaluate the use of treated reclaimed water as a source for groundwater augmentation through managed aquifer recharge permits; requiring the demonstration facility to address a groundwater supply or quality problem that is anticipated to occur in the next 25 years; etc.
HB-1296: Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Lehman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 474 on 05/13/2025
Baltimore City – Alcoholic Beverages – Authorizations and Revisions [HB-1172]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Requiring the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to impose a fee of not more than $250 for expedited processing of certain Class C per diem licenses; requiring the Board to adopt regulations related to the application process for Class C per diem licenses, including for the denial or revocation of the licenses, and limiting the number of licenses that may be issued to a person for the same location within a certain period of time; etc.
HB-1172: Baltimore City – Alcoholic Beverages – Authorizations and Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 812 on 05/20/2025
Montgomery County - Alcoholic Beverages - Beauty Salon and Barbershop License MC 3-25 [HB-1095]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
Expanding eligibility for a certain beauty salon license in Montgomery County to include a holder of a certain barbershop permit; authorizing a holder of the license to provide up to 1.7 ounces of liquor for on-premises consumption in addition to beer and wine; and authorizing the holder to provide not more than 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.7 ounces of liquor for on-premises consumption by a beauty salon or barbershop customer; and requiring an annual license fee of $100.
HB-1095: Montgomery County - Alcoholic Beverages - Beauty Salon and Barbershop License MC 3-25
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 836 on 05/20/2025
Department of Agriculture - Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - Registration, Regulation, and Oversight [HB-1039]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the owner of public electric vehicle supply equipment to register with the Secretary of Agriculture on or before certain dates; applying certain provisions of law regarding weights and measures to public electric vehicle supply equipment; requiring the Secretary to establish a program to test the weight and measure of public electric vehicle supply equipment and ensure the equipment conforms to certain standards; etc.
HB-1039: Department of Agriculture - Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - Registration, Regulation, and Oversight
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/05/2025
Coal Transportation Fee and Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund (Coal Dust Cleanup and Asthma Remediation Act) [HB-1088]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Imposing a coal transportation fee on a person that transports coal in the State; providing that the rate of the coal transportation fee is $13 per short ton transported in the State; providing the fee does not apply to the transportation of coal that is solely for use on a farm and the carrier does not otherwise use or sell the coal; establishing the Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund to support activities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the State; etc.
HB-1088: Coal Transportation Fee and Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund (Coal Dust Cleanup and Asthma Remediation Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 03/02/2025
Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms [SB-925]
[Cannabis ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a person who is at least 21 years of age to manufacture a personal use amount of cannabis products or concentrated cannabis for personal use or adult sharing at a private residence if the manufacturing process does not involve the use of a volatile solvent; specifying that manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing certain large quantities of certain controlled dangerous substances is a felony; altering the penalties for being a volume dealer and drug kingpin with regard to cannabis; etc.
SB-925: Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/28/2025
Environment - Wetlands - Landward Boundaries [SB-959]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Requiring certain land created under a tidal wetlands license to be described by metes and bounds; and requiring the Department of the Environment to update, to a certain standard, the landward boundaries of certain wetlands following the completion of improvements consisting of certain shoreline stabilization measures.
Dorchester County – Alcoholic Beverages – Beer, Wine, and Liquor Tasting License [SB-839]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing certain Class A license holders in Dorchester County to conduct tastings of liquor under certain circumstances, in addition to tastings of beer and wine; and limiting the quantity of liquor allowed per individual for tastings to 0.5 ounces from each offering and 1.5 ounces from all offerings of liquor in 1 day.
SB-839: Dorchester County – Alcoholic Beverages – Beer, Wine, and Liquor Tasting License
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 829 on 05/20/2025
Coal Transportation Fee and Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund (Coal Dust Cleanup and Asthma Remediation Act) [SB-882]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
Imposing a coal transportation fee on a person that transports coal in the State; providing that the rate of the coal transportation fee is $13 per short ton transported in the State; providing that the fee does not apply to the transportation of coal that is solely for use on a farm and the carrier does not otherwise use or sell the coal; establishing the Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund to support activities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the State; etc.
SB-882: Coal Transportation Fee and Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund (Coal Dust Cleanup and Asthma Remediation Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
Environment - Packaging and Paper Products - Producer Responsibility Plans [SB-901]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Requiring certain producers of covered materials, individually or as part of a producer responsibility organization, to submit a certain covered materials producer responsibility plan to the Department of the Environment for review and approval on or before July 1, 2028, and every 5 years thereafter, in accordance with certain requirements, or to develop an alternative collection program; requiring a producer responsibility organization to pay certain costs to the Department; etc.
SB-901: Environment - Packaging and Paper Products - Producer Responsibility Plans
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 431 on 05/13/2025
Department of Agriculture - Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - Registration, Regulation, and Oversight [SB-913]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the owner of public electric vehicle supply equipment to register with the Secretary of Agriculture on or before certain dates; applying certain provisions of law regarding weights and measures to public electric vehicle supply equipment; requiring the Secretary to establish a program to test the weight and measure of public electric vehicle supply equipment and ensure the equipment conforms to certain standards; etc.
SB-913: Department of Agriculture - Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - Registration, Regulation, and Oversight
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment [SB-930]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
Prohibiting a person from performing groundwater augmentation except under certain circumstances; establishing the Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program; authorizing the Department of the Environment to review, permit, and regulate groundwater augmentation; requiring groundwater augmentation to address a groundwater supply or quality problem that is occurring or reasonably anticipated to occur in the next 25 years; requiring, by December 31 each year, the Department to report on the status of the Pilot Program; etc.
SB-930: Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 475 on 05/13/2025
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Authorizations and Revisions [SB-939]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Requiring the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to impose a fee of up to $250 for expedited processing of certain Class C per diem licenses; requiring the Board to adopt regulations related to the application process for Class C per diem licenses, including for the denial or revocation of the licenses; limiting the number of licenses that may be issued to a person for the same location within a calendar year; authorizing the issuance of certain alcoholic beverages licenses in the 40th alcoholic beverages district; etc.
SB-939: Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Authorizations and Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 811 on 05/20/2025
Environment - Wetlands - Landward Boundaries [HB-1023]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Requiring certain land created under a tidal wetlands license to be described by metes and bounds; and requiring the Department of the Environment to update, on a scale of 1 inch to 200 feet, the landward boundaries of certain wetlands following the completion of improvements consisting of certain shoreline stabilization measures.
Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Tasting Permits [HB-1026]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Altering in Frederick County the beer and wine consumption permit to be the beer and wine tasting permit and the beer, wine, and liquor consumption permit to be the beer, wine, and liquor tasting permit; and requiring the Board to regulate the quantity of beer and wine served to an individual and the number of bottles or other containers from which the quantity is served.
HB-1026: Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Tasting Permits
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 824 on 05/20/2025
Sewage Sludge Utilization Permits - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Concentration Limits [HB-909]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring certain sewage sludge utilization permits issued or renewed by the Department of the Environment to limit the concentration of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to 1 microgram per kilogram, the level established in certain health-based standards, or the level established by the Department under the Act; establishing requirements for the demonstration of compliance with the limits established under the Act; and authorizing the Department to establish certain additional limits by regulation.
Frederick County – Barbershop and Beauty Salon Beer and Wine License – Alterations [SB-738]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
Increasing from 5 ounces to 6.5 ounces of wine by the glass that a holder of a barbershop or beauty salon beer and wine license in Frederick County may provide to a customer who is receiving cosmetology services or who is attending a fund-raising event at the beauty salon for on-premises consumption.
SB-738: Frederick County – Barbershop and Beauty Salon Beer and Wine License – Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 835 on 05/20/2025