Weights And Measures
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Funding for General Education Programs - Definition Alterations [HB-221]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
Altering certain definitions relating to student enrollment that are generally used for the calculation of funding for general education programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/12/2024
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Gettr Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Tidal Wetlands - Pier Platforms [HB-1299]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
Prohibiting the total area of fixed pier platforms and floating pier platforms from exceeding 400 square feet per pier; prohibiting the Department of the Environment from requiring a person to obtain a license or permit for the construction or installation of a floating pier platform under certain circumstances; prohibiting a floating pier platform from exceeding 200 square feet or being located in a certain area; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/16/2023
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act Regarding Calibration Requirements for Certain Testing and Measurement Equipment [HB-1110]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Science ]
[Manufacturing ]
An Act Regarding Calibration Requirements for Certain Testing and Measurement Equipment
Sponsored by: Rep. Margaret O'Neil
Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 04/18/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Promise Schools - Establishment [HB-1267]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to designate 10 community schools that are identified as low-performing or in need of comprehensive support and improvement as promise schools each year; requiring a county board of education to perform a comprehensive analysis of key factors and causes that led to a school being low-performing or in need of comprehensive support and improvement; requiring the Governor to include $2,000,000 in the annual budget bill to support technical assistance and support for promise schools; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Rereferred To Ways And Means on 03/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Spay/Neuter Fund [SB-937]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Inflation ]
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
Primary and Secondary Education – School Safety and Student Well–Being – Examination of Policies [SB-938]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the amount and uses of annual funding relating to school safety to include the development of services to resolve student disputes through mediation and repealing the requirement that a certain appropriation be used for a certain purpose; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $20,000,000 to the Safe Schools Fund to provide grants to local school systems to enhance school safety; requiring the Department of Education to analyze and report on state and local policies; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Water Pollution Control - Discharges From Construction Sites - Limits on Liability [SB-936]
[Water ]
[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: Sen. William Folden
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Department of Education - Division of Rehabilitation Services - Funding and Staffing [SB-934]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill certain appropriations to the Division of Rehabilitation Services in the State Department of Education in accordance with certain federal acts and, beginning in fiscal year 2025, sufficient to employ additional staff members in the Division.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Rereferred To Appropriations on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Meter Aggregation [SB-931]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Defining "generating station" as it relates to the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity or approval from the Public Service Commission for a person who constructs a generating station that has the capacity to produce more than 2 but not more than 14 megawatts of electricity from a solar photovoltaic system; and requiring an electric company to provide meter aggregation for certain eligible customer-generators under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Railroad Company – Movement of Freight – Required Crew [SB-915]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a train or light engine used in the movement of freight in the same rail corridor as a high-speed passenger or commuter train from being operated in the State unless it has at least two crew members; and establishing a penalty for a first offense of a $500 fine and for subsequent offenses within a 3-year period, a fine of $1,000 for each offense.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Education - Low-Density Calculation - Mandated Funding [SB-912]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requiring, for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2027, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation in an amount equal to the low-density calculation for counties that have a population density amount of less than 100 and a full-time equivalent student enrollment of fewer than 2,000 students.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program - Tier 1 Renewable Sources, Solar Energy Systems, and Alterations [HB-1239]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to require a person selling or leasing a Tier 1 renewable source to inform certain applicants for a grant, loan, or other form of financial assistance through the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program of certain terms; authorizing the use of certain compliance fees paid into the Program to make certain loans and grants and establish certain programs to create new solar energy systems that are owned by or directly benefit low- and moderate-income residents; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Electric Companies, Gas Companies, and the Department of Housing and Community Development - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans [SB-905]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring each electric company and gas company and the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for its customers or certain individuals, beginning September 1, 2023, and every 3 years thereafter, certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs and services to encourage and promote the efficient use and conservation of energy in support of certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and targets; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/12/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Economic Development - Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program [SB-906]
[Economic Development ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program in the Department of Commerce to provide grants to certain small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises to assist those manufacturers with implementing new Industry 4.0 technology or related infrastructure for certain purposes; establishing the Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; and requiring the Governor to include in the budget bill for fiscal years 2025 through 2028 an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Educator Shortage Act of 2023 [SB-893]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish specific goals for the recruitment and retention of teachers in teacher preparation programs; transferring the administration of the Teaching Fellows for Maryland program to the Department and altering the qualifications for the program; establishing the Grow Our Own Educators Scholarship Program and Fund to provide scholarships to individuals who pledge to work full-time as a teacher in the State; establishing the Educator Internship Stipend Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 03/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Education - Compensatory Education - Maryland Neighborhood Tier System Calculation [HB-1211]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
Altering and adding certain definitions related to the calculation of the compensatory education funding amount; requiring the State Department of Education to monitor certain actions of county boards of education; and requiring the Department to establish the Maryland Neighborhood Tier System.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
First Reading Appropriations on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Use or Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance - De Minimis Quantity [HB-927]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Making certain violations relating to the use or possession of certain de minimis quantities of certain controlled dangerous substances a civil offense rather than a misdemeanor; authorizing a court to refer a person under the age of 21 years who commits a certain violation to mental health assessment and treatment under certain circumstances; and requiring that a certain case proceed in drug court under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Department of Education - Division of Rehabilitation Services - Funding and Staffing [HB-1222]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2025, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill certain appropriations to the Division of Rehabilitation Services in the State Department of Education in accordance with certain federal acts and to employ certain staff.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Consumption Permits [HB-997]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Altering the quantity of certain alcoholic beverages an individual may consume under certain consumption permits issued in Frederick County.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 86 on 04/11/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Hemp Farming Program – Use of Hemp and Hemp Products in Consumable Products [HB-1067]
[Agriculture ]
[Cannabis ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the definitions of "hemp" and "hemp product" in provisions of law relating to the Hemp Farming Program; and authorizing a person that produces hemp or a hemp product in accordance with the Program to include the hemp or hemp product in consumable products for sale by the person if the product is tested by an independent testing laboratory to ensure the product meets applicable safety standards and the delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of the hemp product does not exceed 1% on a dry weight basis.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
First Reading Economic Matters And Health And Government Operations on 02/10/2023