Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations [HB-1519]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Amending certain prior authorizations of State Debt to change the names of certain grantees, alter the authorized uses of certain grants, and extend the termination date of certain grants.
HB-1519: Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 643 on 05/20/2025
Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Qualifying Municipal Corporation - Land Use MC/PG 114-25 [HB-1231]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing a governing body of a qualifying municipal corporation by resolution to exercise the powers of the Prince George's County Planning Board, the zoning hearing examiner for Prince George's County, or the District Council for Prince George's County to make land use decisions relating to any land within the corporate limits of the municipal corporation; subjecting the exercise of those powers to certain substantive and procedural requirements and standards; providing for the judicial review of certain actions; etc.
HB-1231: Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Qualifying Municipal Corporation - Land Use MC/PG 114-25
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/07/2025
Department of Commerce - Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve Study MC 15-25 [HB-1228]
[Agriculture ]
[Economic Development ]
[Tourism ]
Requiring the Department of Commerce, in coordination with certain county agencies and organizations, to study economic development in and the tourist and visitor economy of the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve and, on or before June 30, 2026, report its findings to the members of the Montgomery County Delegation to the General Assembly; and requiring the Department to make recommendations regarding policies and programs that can help promote and preserve the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve.
HB-1228: Department of Commerce - Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve Study MC 15-25
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 235 on 04/22/2025
Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions [HB-1466]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the policy of the State to promote and encourage the creation of accessory dwelling units on land with a single-family detached dwelling unit as the primary dwelling unit in order to meet the housing needs of the citizens of the State; requiring, on or before October 1, 2026, the legislative body of certain counties or municipal corporations to adopt a local law authorizing the development of accessory dwelling units on land with certain single-family detached dwelling units subject to certain requirements; etc.
HB-1466: Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 197 on 04/22/2025
Baltimore City and Takoma Park - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-1226]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
Authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in school zones in Baltimore City and the City of Takoma Park under the pilot program authorized for Prince George's County if authorized by local law; requiring a local jurisdiction that implements a stop sign monitoring system to prominently place signs on highways within the local jurisdiction providing notice that stop sign monitoring systems are in use; etc.
HB-1226: Baltimore City and Takoma Park - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/05/2025
Land Use - Historic Preservation Commission - Right of Appeal [HB-1255]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing a local jurisdiction to authorize any person aggrieved by a decision of a historic preservation commission to appeal the decision to the board of appeals of the local jurisdiction or the appropriate circuit court.
HB-1255: Land Use - Historic Preservation Commission - Right of Appeal
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 4/07 At 11:00 A.m. on 04/06/2025
Task Force to Study Land Use Issues in Prince George's County - Establishment MC/PG 117-25 [HB-1266]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Land Use Issues In Prince George's County to review the role of the County Planning Board, evaluate the list of person that have standing to seek judicial review and appeal to the Appellate Court, the expiration processes, and the need for legislative remedies to address certain issues; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Prince George's County Executive, the County Council, and the Prince George's County Delegation to the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.
HB-1266: Task Force to Study Land Use Issues in Prince George's County - Establishment MC/PG 117-25
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 04/01/2025
Caroline County - Alcoholic Beverages - Special Event Venue License and Multiple Event Licenses [HB-1335]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing the special event venue beer, wine, and liquor license in Caroline County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners of Caroline County to issue the license to the owner of a venue with a certain zoning classification; authorizing holders of certain multiple event licenses in Caroline County to store alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises between individual events in a certain manner; requiring the license holder to keep complete records of all alcoholic beverages purchased and sold on the premises; etc.
HB-1335: Caroline County - Alcoholic Beverages - Special Event Venue License and Multiple Event Licenses
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 831 on 05/20/2025
Baltimore County - Residential Real Property - Moratorium on Assessment Increases and Review of Assessment Practices and Methodology [HB-1330]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Prohibiting, for a taxable year beginning after June 30, 2025, but before July 1, 2027, an increase of the assessed value of residential real property in Baltimore County except under certain circumstances; requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to retain an independent third party to study and make certain recommendations regarding the residential real property assessment practices and methodology of the Department; requiring the Department to report, on or before December 1, 2026, the results of the study; etc.
HB-1330: Baltimore County - Residential Real Property - Moratorium on Assessment Increases and Review of Assessment Practices and Methodology
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2025
You have voted HB-1330: Baltimore County - Residential Real Property - Moratorium on Assessment Increases and Review of Assessment Practices and Methodology.
Electric Distribution System Support Services - Energy Storage and Data Use [HB-1419]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that a certain person or company may not be considered an electric company or electricity supplier solely because of the person's or company's participation as an aggregator of distributed energy resources in a certain pilot program; requiring the Commission, on the request of an electric company, to authorize the electric company to use usage data and production data collected from customer-owned distributed energy resources for the Administration of a pilot program or temporary tariff; etc.
HB-1419: Electric Distribution System Support Services - Energy Storage and Data Use
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2025
Montgomery County - Speed Monitoring Systems - High-Risk Highways MC 17-25 [HB-1173]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the placement and use of speed monitoring systems on highways in Montgomery County that are at high risk for certain motor vehicle crashes; prohibiting the placement and use of speed monitoring systems on certain highways in Montgomery County; requiring the fines collected by Montgomery County or by a municipal government in Montgomery County as a result of violations enforced by a speed monitoring system to be used to fund the study, design, and construction of certain safety-related projects; etc.
HB-1173: Montgomery County - Speed Monitoring Systems - High-Risk Highways MC 17-25
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 590 on 05/13/2025
Montgomery County - Municipal Authority to Regulate Structures - Alterations MC/PG 116-25 [HB-1167]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the authority of a municipal corporation or governed special taxing district in Montgomery County to adopt an additional or stricter building requirement than is required by a State, regional, or county unit to regulate the construction, repair, or remodeling of certain structures on land zoned for single-family residential use to apply to buildings with four or fewer dwelling units and their accessory structures without regard to the zoning for the land where the building is located.
HB-1167: Montgomery County - Municipal Authority to Regulate Structures - Alterations MC/PG 116-25
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 780 on 05/20/2025
Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) [HB-1036]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the factors the Public Service Commission must consider before taking final action on a certificate of public convenience and necessity; establishing a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity to authorize the construction and operation of a certain distributed solar energy generating system; requiring the Power Plant Research Program, by July 1, 2026, to develop and submit to the Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; etc.
HB-1036: Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 624 on 05/20/2025
Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act [HB-1037]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Strategic Energy Planning Office; requiring the Office to develop a Comprehensive Wholesale Energy Markets and Bulk Power System Risk Report and examine certain scenarios to support the development of the Risk Report; requiring the Risk Report to assess wholesale energy market financial resource adequacy and reliability risks and to identify any necessary cost-effective solutions that ensure electric system reliability while meeting the State's energy policy goals; etc.
HB-1037: Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
Electricity and Gas - Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act) [HB-1035]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Climate Change ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to issue loans, in addition to grants, for certain purposes relating to reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions from certain multifamily residential buildings; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration, in coordination with the Public Service Commission and the Department of Natural Resources, to pursue certain agreements with neighboring states and federal agencies related to the development of new nuclear energy generation stations; etc.
HB-1035: Electricity and Gas - Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 626 on 05/20/2025
You have voted HB-1035: Electricity and Gas - Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act).
You have voted HB-1064: Montgomery County Planning Board and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Open Meetings - Live Streaming Requirement MC/PG 101-25.
Maryland Transit Administration - Baltimore East-West Corridor - Property Acquisition [HB-1137]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Infrastructure ]
Prohibiting the Maryland Transit Administration, in conducting the Red Line transit project, from acquiring any real property for planning, construction, operation, or maintenance of the Red Line if the acquisition would result in involuntary residential displacement.
Solar Energy - Distributed Generation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Ground-Mounted Solar, and Small Solar Siting Workgroup [SB-983]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity to authorize the construction and operation of a certain distributed solar energy generating system; requiring the Power Plant Research Program, by July 1, 2026, to develop and submit to the Public Service Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; prohibiting a county from enacting certain zoning laws or adopting certain regulations regarding certain ground-mounted solar systems and facilities; etc.
SB-983: Solar Energy - Distributed Generation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Ground-Mounted Solar, and Small Solar Siting Workgroup
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
You have voted SB-983: Solar Energy - Distributed Generation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Ground-Mounted Solar, and Small Solar Siting Workgroup.
Public Schools - Open Enrollment - Policies and Funding [SB-819]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing a county board of education to adopt an open enrollment policy to authorize certain students to attend, free of charge, a public school in a county other than the county where the student is domiciled with the student's parent or guardian, subject to certain requirements; requiring county boards to include certain students in full-time equivalent enrollment counts; and directing certain funding to the county in which certain students are enrolled in a public school under an open enrollment policy.
SB-819: Public Schools - Open Enrollment - Policies and Funding
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 03/04/2025