Veterinary Practitioners and Veterinary Technicians - Compounding Prescription Drugs - Authorization and Requirements [HB-1099]
[Animals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing certain veterinary practitioners and veterinary technicians to compound prescription drugs under certain circumstances; requiring a veterinary clinic or hospital that carries out compounding to establish certain policies and keep certain records regarding certain compounded prescription drugs; authorizing an office manager or veterinary assistant to maintain certain records in a certain manner and update certain policies under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-1099: Veterinary Practitioners and Veterinary Technicians - Compounding Prescription Drugs - Authorization and Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment [HB-991]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Establishing a food processing residuals utilization permit; prohibiting a person from utilizing food processing residuals in the State unless the person obtains a permit; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide a certain notice and information to certain persons in a county where food processing residuals will be stored; establishing the Food Processing Residuals Administration Fund; authorizing a representative of the Department to enter and inspect any site where food processing residuals are utilized; etc.
Agriculture - Roosters - Restrictions [HB-1030]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting, unless authorized by the Department of Agriculture, a person from keeping a certain number of roosters on certain property beginning on January 1, 2026, subject to certain exceptions; authorizing the Department to work in cooperation with a local animal control or law enforcement officer to enforce the Act; and establishing a fine of $1,000 for a violation of the Act.
HB-1030: Agriculture - Roosters - Restrictions
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
Railroads - Safety Requirements (Maryland Railway Safety Act of 2024) [SB-1060]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the operation of railroads in the State, including provisions related to the size of the crew, the blocking of highway grade crossings, wayside detectors, and investigations by railroad labor union representatives; and requiring the Commission of Labor and Industry to establish and maintain a database regarding the transportation of hazardous materials and waste by rail in the State.
Agriculture - Roosters - Restrictions [SB-1055]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting, unless authorized by the Department of Agriculture, a person from keeping more than 5 roosters per acre on a single property or more than a total of 25 roosters on a single property beginning January 1, 2026, subject to certain exceptions; and authorizing the Department to work in cooperation with a local animal control or law enforcement officer to enforce the Act.
SB-1055: Agriculture - Roosters - Restrictions
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment [SB-942]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program; authorizing the Department of the Environment to review, permit, and regulate a process to test the use of treated reclaimed water from a demonstration facility as a source for groundwater augmentation under certain circumstances; and requiring, on or before December 31 of each year, the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the Pilot Program.
SB-942: Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024 [SB-958]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
[Taxes ]
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 State efforts to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund to support efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change; etc.
SB-958: Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/07/2024
Alcoholic Beverages - Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries - Direct Delivery [SB-1041]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverages delivery permits authorizing the direct delivery of beer, wine, or liquor to a consumer in the State; establishing the requirements an individual must meet to qualify for a direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverages delivery permit; establishing a maximum amount that a recipient of an alcoholic beverages delivery may receive annually; and repealing a maximum amount that a consumer may purchase when visiting certain alcoholic beverage manufacturers.
SB-1041: Alcoholic Beverages - Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries - Direct Delivery
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 918 on 05/16/2024
Fossil Fuel Transportation Fee and Mitigation Fund (Climate Pollution Reduction Fund Act) [HB-1008]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Imposing a fossil fuel transportation fee on a person that transports a fossil fuel in the State; providing that the rate of the fossil fuel transportation fee is 30 cents per million British thermal units of fossil fuels transported in the State; providing the fee does not apply to the transportation of a fossil fuel that is solely for use on a farm and the carrier does not otherwise use or sell the fossil fuel; establishing the Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund to support activities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the State; etc.
HB-1008: Fossil Fuel Transportation Fee and Mitigation Fund (Climate Pollution Reduction Fund Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/09/2024
Alcoholic Beverages - Class 4 Limited Winery License - Requirements and Authorizations [SB-1001]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Agriculture ]
Altering certain cultivation or production requirements applicable to a holder of a Class 4 limited winery license by basing them on certain agricultural products instead of grapes and other fruit; and altering the standards for the purchase of certain wine by a license holder.
SB-1001: Alcoholic Beverages - Class 4 Limited Winery License - Requirements and Authorizations
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 824 on 05/16/2024
Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment [SB-1074]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
Establishing a food processing residuals utilization permit; prohibiting a person from utilizing food processing residuals in the State unless the person obtains a permit; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide a certain notice and information to certain persons in a county where food processing residuals will be stored; establishing the Food Processing Residuals Administration Fund; authorizing a representative of the Department to enter and inspect any site where food processing residuals are utilized; etc.
Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Obstruction - Monitoring Systems Expansion and Workgroup (Better Bus Service Act of 2024) [SB-943]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from parking or standing certain vehicles in a dedicated bus lane; making statewide the authority of a local jurisdiction to use, in accordance with certain standards and procedures, a bus lane monitoring system to enforce the prohibition against driving, standing, or parking a motor vehicle in a designated bus lane; and establishing the Workgroup on Curb Space Management.
SB-943: Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Obstruction - Monitoring Systems Expansion and Workgroup (Better Bus Service Act of 2024)
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 751 on 05/16/2024
Environment - Water Pollution Control - Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act) [SB-956]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to identify significant industrial users that currently and intentionally use PFAS chemicals by October 1, 2024; requiring the Department to develop certain PFAS monitoring and testing criteria for significant industrial users by January 1, 2025; requiring the Department to develop PFAS action levels for addressing PFAS contamination from industrial discharge for pretreatment permits by June 1, 2025; requiring the Department to develop certain mitigtion plans by September 1, 2025; etc.
SB-956: Environment - Water Pollution Control - Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 557 on 05/09/2024
You have voted SB-956: Environment - Water Pollution Control - Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act).
Vehicle Laws - Electric Vehicles - Weight Limits [SB-870]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
Allowing plug-in electric drive vehicles and certain other electric vehicles to exceed gross, axle, tandem, and bridge weight limits by up to an additional 2,000 pounds total.
SB-870: Vehicle Laws - Electric Vehicles - Weight Limits
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
Property Tax - Improvements on Agricultural Land - Assessment [SB-869]
[Agriculture ]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
Clarifying a property owner's right to receive information on the calculation of an assessment; requiring owners of certain buildings to provide certain information to the supervisor of assessments within 90 days after construction of the buildings is completed; creating a subclass of real property consisting of improvements on agricultural land; requiring improvements on agricultural land to be assessed in a certain manner; etc.
SB-869: Property Tax - Improvements on Agricultural Land - Assessment
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/26/2024
School Construction - Public Charter School Facility Fund - Establishment [SB-892]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Public Charter School Facility Fund to provide funding on an annual basis to public charter schools in the State for eligible expenses associated with school facilities; exempting the Fund from a requirement that interest earnings on State money accrue to the General Fund of the State; requiring the Interagency Commission on School Construction to administer the Fund; and requiring the Fund to be used only to acquire, plan, develop, finance, construct, lease, improve, repair, and maintain public charter school facilities.
SB-892: School Construction - Public Charter School Facility Fund - Establishment
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans [HB-864]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring each electric company, each gas company, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a plan for achieving certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets through certain programs and services and superseding certain existing energy efficiency and conservation goals; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a working group to study and make recommendations on extending certain program assistance to certain moderate-income households; etc.
HB-864: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 539 on 05/09/2024
Public Utilities - High-Energy-Use Facilities - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions [SB-861]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring a person that owns, operates, or controls a high energy use facility to ensure greenhouse gas emissions associated with the electricity used by the facility are reduced by certain amounts by certain years; prohibiting a person from using certain methods to meet the emissions reduction targets established under the Act; and requiring the Public Service Commission to review and verify a certain report submitted by each person that owns, operates, or controls a high energy use facility and make a certain determination.
SB-861: Public Utilities - High-Energy-Use Facilities - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
Deep Creek Lake - Lower Lake Levels - Requirement and Impact Study [SB-837]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Recreation ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Water and Science Administration in the Department of the Environment, under certain circumstances to require Brookfield Power Piney & Deep Creek LLC to lower the level of Deep Creek Lake for at least 4 weeks between October 31 and January 1; requiring the Department of Natural Resources or a contractor hired by the Department of Natural Resources to conduct a study while the lake level is lowered to determine the impact of the lower levels on nvasive plants, sediment deposits, and the whitewater industry; etc.
SB-837: Deep Creek Lake - Lower Lake Levels - Requirement and Impact Study
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024