Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program [HB-232]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a certain stewardship organization; etc.
HB-232: Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Hearing 2/14 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/29/2025
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports [SB-149]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Comptroller, in coordination with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Commerce, to conduct a study to assess the total cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State and report certain findings to certain committees on or before December 1, 2026, on the total assessed cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State based on the findings of a certain study; authorizing the Comptroller to hire a consultant to conduct the study; and requiring the report to include certain information and calculations.
SB-149: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports [HB-128]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Comptroller, in coordination with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Commerce, to conduct a study to assess the total cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State and report certain findings to certain committees by December 1, 2026, on the total assessed cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State based on the findings of the study; authorizing the Comptroller to hire a consultant to conduct the study; and requiring the report to include certain information and calculations.
HB-128: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses [HB-12]
[Cannabis ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the officers and employees of the Field Enforcement Division of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission to issue a citation for a violation of §10-108 of the Criminal Law Article; prohibiting the sale or distribution of certain products that contain tetrahydrocannabinol or are advertised as containing tetrahydrocannabinol; authorizing the Executive Director of the Commission to seize, destroy, or confiscate a certain unlawful product; etc.
HB-12: Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 57 on 04/08/2025
Real Property - Recordation and Land Records - Requirements [SB-150]
[Real Estate ]
Altering certain provisions relating to the filing, maintenance, and transmittal of land records; and defining "land record" as any document recorded by a clerk of the circuit court relating to property.
SB-150: Real Property - Recordation and Land Records - Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Watson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 66 on 04/08/2025
Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses [SB-214]
[Cannabis ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the officers and employees of the Field Enforcement Division of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission to issue a citation for a violation of §10-108 of the Criminal Law Article; prohibiting the sale or distribution of certain products that contain tetrahydrocannabinol or are advertised as containing tetrahydrocannabinol; authorizing the Executive Director of the Commission to seize, destroy, or confiscate a certain unlawful product; etc.
SB-214: Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 58 on 04/08/2025
Environment - Plastic Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program [HB-69]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting certain producers of certain plastic products from selling, offering for sale, or distributing the products to any person in the State unless certain conditions are met; requiring certain producers of certain plastic products to, individually or as part of a representative organization, register yearly, beginning March 1, 2026, and pay a registration fee annually beginning May 15, 2026, to the Department of the Environment; establishing minimum postconsumer recycled content percentage requirements for certain products; etc.
HB-69: Environment - Plastic Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 2/14 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/29/2025
Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products [SB-203]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Creating an exception for vehicles carrying fluid milk products to the prohibition against driving a vehicle subject to an exceptional hauling permit on the interstate highway system; altering certain weight limits and tolerances under an exceptional hauling permit; altering the preventive maintenance documents that an individual operating under an exceptional hauling permit must possess; and altering certain record-keeping requirements and the application of certain administrative penalties under an exceptional hauling permit.
SB-203: Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 52 on 04/08/2025
Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Alterations and Analysis [HB-49]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Air Quality ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the requirements for certain regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment relating to building energy performance standards to include certain exclusions and considerations and a certain annual reporting fee to cover certain costs; requiring the Department to certify a certain building energy performance standards program adopted by a county under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to conduct an analysis of the potential costs and benefits of certain building energy performance standards policy options; etc.
HB-49: Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Alterations and Analysis
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 844 on 05/25/2025
Cannabis – On–Site Consumption Establishments and Cannabis Events [HB-132]
[Cannabis ]
Limiting application submissions for on-site consumption licenses to social equity applicants under certain circumstances; authorizing a political subdivision to establish hours of operation for on-site consumption establishments; authorizing the holder of an on-site consumption license to repackage and process cannabis and cannabis products under certain circumstances; authorizing the holder of a certain cannabis event registration to hold certain cannabis events; providing for certain fees for a cannabis event registration; etc.
HB-132: Cannabis – On–Site Consumption Establishments and Cannabis Events
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2025
Cannabis Reform - Revisions [SB-215]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Extending the time period from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, during which a holder of a certain cannabis dispensary license may continue to deliver medical cannabis; limiting application submissions for on-site consumption licenses to social equity applicants under certain circumstances; authorizing a political subdivision to establish hours of operation for on-site consumption establishments; providing that a certain food sales exemption from the sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of certain cannabinoid beverages; etc.
SB-215: Cannabis Reform - Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 120 on 04/22/2025
Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products [HB-225]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Creating an exception for vehicles carrying fluid milk products to the prohibition against driving a vehicle subject to an exceptional hauling permit on the interstate highway system; altering certain weight limits and tolerances under an exceptional hauling permit; altering the preventive maintenance documents that an individual operating under an exceptional hauling permit must possess; and altering certain record-keeping requirements and the application of certain administrative penalties under an exceptional hauling permit.
HB-225: Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 51 on 04/08/2025
Alcoholic Beverages - Issuance of Class A Licenses [SB-1171]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Clarifying that, with certain exceptions, not more than one license may be issued in a single jurisdiction to an individual; and increasing from one to four, subject to a certain exception, the number of Class A alcoholic beverages licenses that may be issued in the State to an individual for a certain use.
SB-1171: Alcoholic Beverages - Issuance of Class A Licenses
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/15/2024
Electricity - Offshore Wind Projects - Alterations [SB-1161]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission on June 1, 2024 to open a revised Round 2 proceeding to evaluate certain offshore wind projects; authorizing certain offshore wind projects to submit certain revised plans for project schedules, sizes, or pricing, including offshore wind renewable energy credit pricing and, under certain circumstances, to seek approval from the Commission to increase the maximum amount of offshore wind renewable energy credits sold under a certain order, subject to certain limitations; etc.
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine - Funding [HB-1494]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Healthcare ]
Increasing the number of Maryland residents from 30 to 42 in the student body of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, contingent on certain agreements.
HB-1494: Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine - Funding
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Morgan
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/16/2024
Alcoholic Beverages - Class A License - Food Retailers [SB-1139]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a food retailer to offer to purchase a Class A license from a Class A license holder under certain circumstances; and authorizing a food retailer to apply to a local licensing board for a Class A license under certain circumstances.
SB-1139: Alcoholic Beverages - Class A License - Food Retailers
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/09/2024
Consumer and Display Fireworks – Regulation and Tax [HB-1443]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Authorizing the sale and possession of certain consumer fireworks, subject to certain requirements and restrictions; altering certain provisions to establish that certain provisions authorizing the State Fire Marshal to issue a certain permit relating to fireworks apply only to certain display fireworks; establishing a certain sales and use tax rate for certain fireworks; and requiring the revenue from a certain tax to be distributed to certain funds.
HB-1443: Consumer and Display Fireworks – Regulation and Tax
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2024
Family Child Care Homes and Large Family Child Care Homes - Age of Children in Care - Alterations [HB-1403]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the age of children in family child care homes and large family child care homes, from under the age of 2 years to under the age of 15 months, under which certain limitations on the number of children in care and certain adult to child ratios apply.
HB-1403: Family Child Care Homes and Large Family Child Care Homes - Age of Children in Care - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Aletheia McCaskill
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
Electricity - Offshore Wind Projects - Alterations [HB-1296]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to open a revised Round 2 proceeding on June 1, 2024, to evaluate certain offshore wind projects; prohibiting the Commission from approving an application for an offshore wind project unless the application includes commitments for in-State expenditures and investments; requiring the Commission to develop a certain plan to include a schedule of offshore wind energy procurements and proposed amounts of offshore wind energy for procurement through 2031; etc.