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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects - Impact Assessments and Mitigation Plans (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024) [SB-681]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to establish a process for performing major highway capacity expansion project impact assessments; requiring the Department and a metropolitan planning organization to perform an impact assessment under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to use the impact assessment to determine whether a project meets certain requirements; requiring the Department and a metropolitan planning organization to develop a certain mitigation plan under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/05/2024
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Maryland Trails Advisory Committee and the Maryland Office of Trails - Establishment (Great Maryland Trails Act) [SB-645]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Maryland Office of Trails in the Department of Transportation to develop and maintain the Maryland Trails Network, advance the development, maintenance, and use of trails in the State, develop a certain inventory and database, and collect certain information regarding trails; establishing a Director of the Maryland Office of Trails to oversee the Office and collaborate with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee; establishing the Maryland Trails Advisory Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Hearing 2/16 At 9:00 A.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Economic Development - Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission [HB-685]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Aerospace ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Manufacturing ]
Establishing the Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission in the Department of Commerce to promote innovation in the fields of space exploration and commercial aerospace opportunities, including the integration of space, aeronautics, and aviation industries into the economy of the State; requiring the Commission to develop a strategic plan; requiring the Commission to designate aerospace and technology zones in the State; requiring the Commission to submit a certain report by October 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 622 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Economic Development - County or Municipality Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds [HB-692]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
Expanding the acceptable names authorized for an economic development authority established by a county or municipal corporation; expanding the powers of an authority, subject to limitations in the articles of incorporation of the authority; authorizing an authority to issue certain bonds in accordance with certain requirements; and expanding the authorized uses of tax increment proceeds.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
First Reading Ways And Means And Environment And Transportation on 01/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Real Estate Brokers – Commercial Transactions – Buyer’s Rights [HB-697]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing certain requirements and prohibitions for commercial real estate transactions related to a buyer's right to make certain title, settlement, and escrow selections.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Griffith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 198 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Golf Simulator Facility [HB-632]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Gaming ]
Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Harford County to issue a Class GSF (golf simulator facility) license to a golf simulator facility under certain circumstances; authorizing the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption under certain circumstances; requiring the license holder to submit an annual gross sales report to the Board before a license may be renewed; and establishing an annual license fee of $1,500.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 1009 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Trails Advisory Committee and the Maryland Office of Trails - Establishment (Great Maryland Trails Act) [HB-530]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Maryland Office of Trails in the Department of Transportation to develop and maintain the Maryland Trails Network, advance the development, maintenance, and use of trails in the State, develop a certain inventory and database, and collect certain information regarding trails; establishing a Director of the Maryland Office of Trails to oversee the Office and collaborate with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee; establishing the Maryland Trails Advisory Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Hearing Canceled on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Economic Development - Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission [SB-516]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Aerospace ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Science ]
Establishing the Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission in the Department of Commerce to promote innovation in the fields of space exploration and commercial aerospace opportunities, including the integration of space, aeronautics, and aviation industries into the economy of the State; requiring the Commission to develop and annually update a certain strategic plan; and requiring the Commission, by October 1 each year, to submit a certain report to the Governor, the Maryland Economic Development Commission, and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 623 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Cannabis - Licensee Locations - Restrictions [SB-537]
[Cannabis ]
[Real Estate ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the distance restrictions applicable to a licensed cannabis dispensary; prohibiting a political subdivision from establishing certain zoning requirements for licensed cannabis dispensaries and certain licensed cannabis growers that are more restrictive than certain zoning restrictions applicable to certain other entities; clarifying the authority of a political subdivision to alter certain distance requirements; requiring a political subdivision to grant a waiver to certain zoning requirements to certain dispensaries; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Rereferred To Economic Matters on 04/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Highways - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Maintenance and Repair [SB-514]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Repealing a requirement that a political subdivision maintain and repair certain sidewalks constructed by any developer of an industrial, commercial, or apartment area along a highway maintained by the State Highway Administration; and repealing a requirement that a political subdivision maintain and repair sidewalks and bicycle pathways constructed or reconstructed as part of the construction or reconstruction of an urban highway or in response to the request of a local government.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Land Use – Affordable Housing – Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024) [HB-538]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Historic Property Revitalization Director as a position in the Department of Housing and Community Development; prohibiting a local legislative body from prohibiting the placement of certain manufactured homes or modular dwellings in a zoning district that allows single-family residential uses under certain circumstances; requiring local jurisdictions to allow an increase in density of certain qualified projects in certain districts or zones for certain properties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 122 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Land Use - Affordable Housing - Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024) [SB-484]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Prohibiting a local legislative body from prohibiting the placement of a certain manufactured home in certain residential zoning districts under certain circumstances; prohibiting a local jurisdiction from using an element of an adequate public facilities law to deny certain permits for certain State-funded affordable housing projects or other qualified projects or to restrict or limit the development of the projects in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) [SB-482]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Governor's Office for Children and the Special Secretary of the Governor's Office for Children as the head of the Office; requiring the Special Secretary to chair the Children's Cabinet; requiring the Office to staff the Children's Cabinet; requiring the Children's Cabinet to meet not less than four times each year; requiring the Accountability and Implementation Board, in consultation with certain departments, to submit a certain recommendation to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 408 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program [SB-427]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
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 not more than six programs, preferably two in urban, two in rural, and two in suburban areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
School Bus Stops - Monitoring Cameras and Safety Measures [SB-406]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency, under certain circumstances, to issue a warning rather than a citation for a failure to stop for a school vehicle that is recorded by a school bus monitoring camera; and requiring the State Highway Administration to develop a certain plan for improved safety measures at certain school bus stops in Montgomery County and to report its findings on or before December 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Real Property - Nuisance and Breach of Lease Actions - Rodent Harborage [HB-402]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing an individual to bring a nuisance action for damages caused by rodent harborage on certain real property against certain individuals and authorizing a landlord to bring a breach of lease action against a tenant for behavior that causes or contributes to rodent harborage; and providing that a nuisance action may not be brought under the Act if the rodent harborage occurs on property that is zoned for agricultural use and is actually and primarily used as agricultural property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Highways - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Maintenance and Repair [HB-389]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Repealing a requirement that a political subdivision maintain and repair certain sidewalks constructed by any developer of an industrial, commercial, or apartment area along a highway maintained by the State Highway Administration; and repealing a requirement that a political subdivision maintain and repair sidewalks and bicycle pathways constructed or reconstructed as part of the construction or reconstruction of an urban highway or in response to the request of a local government.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 02/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
School Bus Stops – Monitoring Cameras and Safety Measures [HB-356]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency, under certain cirucumstances, to issue a warning rather than a citation for a failure to stop for a school vehicle that is recorded by a school bus monitoring camera; and requiring the State Highway Administration to develop a certain plan for improved safety measures at certain school bus stops in Montgomery County and to report its findings on or before December 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Third Reading Passed (97-30) on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Restrictions on Use - Solar Collector Systems - Alteration [HB-366]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Environmental ]
[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
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Confined Aquatic Disposal Task Force [SB-353]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Confined Aquatic Disposal Task Force to study and review the overall concept, viability, and available options associated with confined aquatic disposal programs to meet the long-term dredged material placement needs of the State and the financial, economic, and environmental impacts of confined aquatic disposal; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations on or before July 1, 2025, to a certain executive committee and certain committees of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024