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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Human Services - Office of African American Affairs - Establishment [HB-805]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Office of African American Affairs in the Department of Human Services; requiring the Governor to include an appropriation of $250,000 in the annual budget bill for the salaries of two positions in the Office; and requiring the Office to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the activities of the office on or before January 1, 2025 and each January 1 thereafter.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Bridges
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2023
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Town of Forest Heights (Prince George's County) - Urban Renewal Authority for Blight Clearance PG 410-23 [HB-825]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
Granting the Town of Forest Heights in Prince George's County the authority to exercise urban renewal powers in areas zoned for commercial use for blight clearance and redevelopment under Article III, Section 61 of the Maryland Constitution; and authorizing the municipality to levy certain taxes and issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds to carry out urban renewal powers.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 209 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore Regional Transit Commission - Establishment [HB-794]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Baltimore Regional Transit Commission to review and comment on annual budget requests of the Maryland Transit Administration, updates to the Central Maryland Transportation Plan, and certain annual reports and to perform other oversight and advocacy duties related to Baltimore region transit services; and requiring the Commission, by December 1 each year, to report its findings and recommendations on the Baltimore region transit systems to the Administration, the Governor, and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Bridges
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 504 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes [SB-613]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
Making permanent the Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program; requiring a community solar energy generating system to serve at least 40% of its kilowatt-hour output to low-income and moderate-income subscribers under certain circumstances; authorizing a subscription coordinator to act on behalf of a subscriber organization; altering requirements related to the siting and size of certain community solar energy generating systems projects; authorizing the use of consolidated billing for certain charges; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Third Reading Passed (34-11) on 04/05/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Care - Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland) [SB-582]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access to make recommendations to provide appropriate, accessible, and comprehensive behavioral health services that are available on demand to individuals in the State; establishing the Behavioral Health Care Coordination Value-Based Purchasing Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Health; requiring the Department apply for certain federal planning grant funds; requiring the Department to apply to participate in a certain demonstration program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 290 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Medicaid Waiver Programs – Waitlist and Registry Reduction (End the Wait Act) [SB-622]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring certain Medicaid funding to be used to provide community services to individuals waiting for services through certain waiver programs; authorizing certain Medicaid funding to be used for expanding provider capacity in certain waiver programs; and altering the uses of certain funding appropriated to the Dedicated Purpose Account in the fiscal year 2023 budget bill.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 635 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Preservation and Reuse of Historic Complexes Study and Alterations to the Income Tax Credit for Catalytic Revitalization Projects [SB-783]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Construction ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Property Tax ]
Allowing multiple final tax certificates to be issued for a catalytic revitalization project in certain circumstances; and requiring the Smart Growth Subcabinet to study Maryland's historic complexes and make recommendations about an implementation plan to address the preservation and reuse of historic complexes in the State on or before December 31, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 173 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Government - Regulation Procedures and the Maryland Register [SB-649]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the Division of State Documents to make at least the 15 most recent issues of the Maryland Register available to the public for online searching; altering the requirements for a unit of State government to submit certain proposed or emergency regulations, work plans, and evaluation reports to the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review, the Department of Legislative Services, and the Administrator of the Division of State Documents; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 349 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Modifying or Closing Public School Facility - Review by Community Task Force [SB-849]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring that, before the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners takes final action concerning the continued use of a public school facility for certain purposes, the president of the local community association of the community where the public school facility is located shall appoint a certain community task force to review and make recommendations concerning the future use of the public school facility; and providing for the retroactive application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program [SB-618]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing a community-based organization, with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health, to establish an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program to provide a location for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and certain other services; authorizing a Program to bill the insurance carrier of an individual who uses the services; authorizing the Department to approve no more than 6 programs, preferably two in urban, two in rural, and two in suburban areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore Regional Transit Commission – Establishment [SB-876]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
Establishing the Baltimore Regional Transit Commission to review and comment on annual budget requests of the Maryland Transit Administration, updates to the Central Maryland Transportation Plan, and certain annual reports, and to perform other oversight and advocacy duties related to Baltimore region transit services; and requiring the Commission, by December 1 each year, to report its findings and recommendations on the Baltimore region transit systems to the Administration, the Governor, and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 03/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Town of Mount Airy (Carroll County and Frederick County) - Urban Renewal Authority [HB-561]
[Community Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Real Estate ]
[Economic Development ]
Granting the Town of Mount Airy in Carroll County and Frederick County the authority to exercise urban renewal powers within an urban renewal area under Article III, Section 61 of the Maryland Constitution; and authorizing the municipality to levy certain taxes and issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds to carry out urban renewal powers.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 124 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Restrictions on Use - Solar Collector Systems - Alteration [HB-639]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
Prohibiting a restriction on land use that increases the cost of installing a solar collector system by at least 5% over a certain cost or that reduces the efficiency of the system by at least 10% under a certain energy generation level; authorizing a community association to impose certain restrictions on the installation of solar collector systems in common areas or common elements; authorizing a community association to install a solar collector system in common areas or common elements under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Carroll County - Sober Living Houses - Authorization [SB-529]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
Requiring the Carroll County planning commission to include a sober living house element in the county comprehensive plan; and requiring the approval of a special exception prior to authorizing the establishment of a sober living house in Carroll County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Property Tax - Agricultural Land and Improvements - Assessment [HB-592]
[Agriculture ]
[Property Tax ]
Providing that value-added agricultural activities are a farm or agricultural use of land for assessment purposes; creating a subclass of real property consisting of improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities; requiring improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities to be assessed at the agricultural use rate; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Courtney Watson
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Cannabis Reform [HB-556]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Health ]
Renaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission; establishing the Maryland Cannabis Administration as an independent unit of State government; establishing a regulatory and licensing system for adult-use cannabis; imposing a sales and use tax of 9% on the sale of cannabis; requiring the Administration, by July 1, 2023, to convert medical cannabis licenses to licenses to operate a medical and adult-use cannabis business; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 254 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Town of Forest Heights (Prince George's County) - Urban Renewal Authority for Blight Clearance [SB-506]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Granting the Town of Forest Heights in Prince George's County the authority to exercise urban renewal powers in areas zoned for commercial use for blight clearance and redevelopment under Article III, Section 61 of the Maryland Constitution; and authorizing the municipality to levy certain taxes and issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds to carry out urban renewal powers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 210 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Cannabis Reform [SB-516]
[Cannabis ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Renaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission; establishing the Maryland Cannabis Administration as an independent unit of State government; establishing a regulatory and licensing system for adult-use cannabis; imposing the sales and use tax on the sale of adult-use cannabis at 9%; requiring the Administration, on or before July 1 2023, to convert medical cannabis licenses to licenses to operate a medical and adult-use cannabis business; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 255 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Property Tax - Agricultural Land and Improvements - Assessment [SB-418]
[Agriculture ]
[Property Tax ]
Providing that value-added agricultural activities are a farm or agricultural use of land for assessment purposes; creating a subclass of real property consisting of improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities; requiring improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities to be assessed at the agricultural use rate; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 02/02/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Accessory Dwelling Unit Policy Task Force [SB-382]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Establishing the Accessory Dwelling Unit Policy Task Force to survey and document a representative sampling of State and local codes, ordinances, laws, and policies regarding the development and operation of accessory dwelling units in areas zoned for single-family residential use; and requiring the Task Force to report to the Governor and General Assembly its activities on or before November 1, 2023, and its findings and recommendations on or before June 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 799 on 05/28/2023