| HB152 | Pass | Altering the purpose and contents of and the requirements and qualifications under the Urban Agriculture Grant Fund; requiring the Governor, in each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to include at least $100,000 for the Fund in the annual budget bil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 519 |
| SB469 | Pass | Establishing the Task Force to Study Solar Incentives to study the types and impact of solar energy incentives and make recommendations regarding measures and incentives needed to ensure that the State meets the solar energy goals established in the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 545 |
| SB393 | Pass | Requiring at least one applicant for an alcoholic beverages license in Carroll County to be a resident of the State, rather than the county, when an application is filed and to remain a resident of the State for the license to remain valid; etc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 598 |
| SB922 | Pass | Increasing the mandated appropriation that the Governor is required to include for the Maryland Construction Education and Innovation Fund in the annual budget bill from $250,000 to $625,000 for fiscal years 2025 through 2029.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 493 |
| SB158 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with certain State and federal agencies, to study the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pesticides in the State; and requiring the Department to report its findings...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 485 |
| HB262 | Pass | Authorizing a police department that takes an abandoned vehicle into custody to notify any secured party electronically if that form of notice is agreed to by the police department, the tower, and the secured party in a certain manner; and altering t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 518 |
| HB683 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue an apprentice hunting license to a person under the age of 17 years who has previously been issued an apprentice hunting license under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 555 |
| SB549 | Pass | Establishing the Build Our Future Grant Pilot Program in the Department of Commerce to provide funding for certain costs for infrastructure projects in eligible technology sectors; requiring certain grantees to provide matching funds and to demonstr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 431 |
| SB102 | Pass | Authorizing an individual under the age of 16 years to use a collapsible trap, net ring, handline, or dip net, as described by the Department of Natural Resources in regulations, when catching or attempting to catch crabs in the waters of the Chesape...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 538 |
| HB695 | Pass | Authorizing the allocation of grants from the Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund for certain business and workforce development activities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 439 |
| HB90 | Pass | Authorizing the governing bodies of counties and municipalities to adopt ordinances to regulate invasive bamboo, including by prohibiting a person from selling, planting, and allowing invasive bamboo to grow on the property of the person without prop...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 517 |
| SB452 | Pass | Expanding eligibility for the credit against the State income tax for certain film production activities to include documentaries and talk, reality, and game shows; increasing the percentage of total direct costs that qualify for the tax credit; incr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434 |
| SB10 | Pass | Expanding the requirement that the Department of Natural Resources make available and issue certain licenses and stamps in a digital or electronic format; and providing that, if the Department cannot issue certain licenses, stamps, permits, registrat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 558 |
| SB157 | Pass | Modifying the manner in which the chief executive officer of a municipality may fulfill certain notice requirements concerning proposed municipal charter amendments; requiring the chief executive officer of a municipality to post an exact copy of the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 506 |
| HB707 | Pass | Establishing the Taxpayer Advocate Division in the Office of the Comptroller to assist taxpayers and their representatives in resolving certain taxpayer problems and complaints and represent taxpayers' interests in a certain manner.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 443 |
| HB622 | Pass | 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 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 498 |
| HB128 | Pass | Converting enhanced underinsured motorist coverage from an opt-in offering of coverage into an opt-out coverage option under provisions of law establishing requirements for private passenger motor vehicle liability insurance; requiring the Maryland I...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 514 |
| HB1194 | Pass | Prohibiting a person from parking certain vehicles in the Town of Sharpsburg, Washington County, subject to a certain exception.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 590 |
| HB102 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Agriculture to publish a fact sheet on the protection of pets in the event of an eviction or any other loss of possession of real property; requiring a landlord to provide a link to the fact sheet on the Department's websi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 488 |
| SB801 | Pass | Establishing the Cyber Maryland Program in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to create and execute a talent pipeline that materially reduces workforce vacancies by July 1, 2026, build an advanced cybersecurity workforce, and carry out o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 578 |
| SB526 | Pass | Altering the definition of "qualified conservation" for purposes of provisions of law related to forest mitigation banks; altering exemptions from certain afforestation, reforestation, and preservation requirements; altering certain methods of calcul...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 542 |
| HB830 | Pass | Establishing and altering certain requirements related to the installation of equipment for the charging of electric vehicles during the construction of certain housing units; clarifying that a county or municipal corporation may require a greater nu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 582 |
| HB706 | Pass | Establishing the Business Facade Improvement Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to assist qualified businesses located in sustainable communities with improving the outside appearance of the qualified businesses' buildings...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 437 |
| HB1005 | Pass | Reducing from 150 yards to 50 yards the size of the safety zone for archery hunters in Howard County who are under the authority of a deer management permit or who are actively participating in a hunting program administered by the county within whic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 603 |
| SB162 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Aviation Commission to consider information and advice from certain additional stakeholders when carrying out the Commission's duties; requiring the Commission to consider the aviation, economic, business, environmental, health...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 564 |
| HB914 | Pass | Clarifying that a certain proceeding for judicial review of a final decision or order by the Public Service Commission may be instituted in a circuit court for a county in which the public service company that is a party to the proceeding provides se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 562 |
| HB180 | Pass | Altering eligibility for and the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for a taxpayer who adopts a child during the taxable year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 551 |
| SB442 | Pass | Altering the amount of taxable or tax exempt bonds that the Maryland Stadium Authority may issue for certain sports entertainment facilities from $200,000,000 to $220,000,000; altering the entities from which the Authority is required to have receive...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 468 |
| HB794 | Pass | 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 oversi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 504 |
| SB246 | Pass | Authorizing the governing body of Wicomico County to create a sanitary district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 510 |
| SB617 | Pass | Repealing certain requirements that the Maryland Transit Administration increase fares for certain transit services according to the Consumer Price Index; and repealing certain provisions prohibiting the Administration from increasing fares under cer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 483 |
| HB797 | Pass | Altering the requirement that economic provisions of a certain final collective bargaining agreement for employees of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission be subject to funding by the Montgomery County Council and the Prince Geo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 605 |
| SB24 | Pass | Repealing a requirement that the Capital Debt Affordability Committee include certain debt that is secured by future federal aid within its review of State tax supported debt; altering the calculation of the maximum amount of debt secured by future f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 455 |
| HB1188 | Pass | 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 produc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 460 |
| SB371 | Pass | Defining "commercial use" in Baltimore City to include multifamily residential development if the development is located within a waterfront commercial zoning district and within a 0.50-mile radius of a commuter rail station.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 524 |
| SB114 | Pass | Requiring certain notices relating to increases in property assessments; altering certain notice requirements relating to the intention of a county or municipal corporation to set a certain real property tax rate that exceeds the constant yield tax r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 531 |
| SB262 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to exempt an on-farm composting facility from the requirement to obtain a permit if the on-farm composting facility uses 10,000 square feet of area or less for active food scrap compost...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 520 |
| HB325 | Pass | Authorizing the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to issue a license to an animal control facility to administer rabies vaccines; requiring the Board to establish an expedited process to authorize a veterinary practitioner who holds a curre...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 588 |
| HB630 | Pass | Authorizing an account holder who is the victim of abuse to terminate, and requiring a utility to allow for the termination of, the account holder's future liability under a utility contract if the account holder provides the utility with certain wri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 566 |
| HB1225 | Pass | Requiring an adult family member to submit a death certificate or evidence of disability to the State Real Estate Commission before the family member may carry on the business of a disabled or deceased licensed real estate broker; permitting a certai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 516 |
| HB897 | Pass | Altering the application requirements for the homeowners' tax credit to allow homeowners with certain types of income to file an application every 3 years, subject to a certain certification requirement; and applying the Act to all taxable years begi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 529 |
| HB1109 | Pass | Authorizing Prince George's County to create certain business improvement districts intended to promote the general welfare of the residents, employers, employees, property owners, tenants, consumers, and general public with the geographic area of th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 608 |
| SB53 | Pass | Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2024 or fiscal year 2025 an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program Fund to be used for loans under the Nonprofit, Interest-Free, Mic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 475 |
| HB1165 | Pass | Correcting certain references to the Comptroller of Maryland to be the Executive Director of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, as appropriate; and clarifying certain powers and duties of the Executive Director of the Commission relating to alcoholi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 450 |
| SB823 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to provide a discount of at least $40 on annual State park passes for all first responders and law enforcement officers who are Maryland residents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 511 |
| SB560 | Pass | Establishing the Human-Relevant Research Fund under the administration of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to provide grants and loans to promote State-funded research intended to develop human-relevant alternatives to using nonhuman a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 448 |
| HB920 | Pass | Establishing consumer protections related to the repair or replacement of motor vehicle glass on motor vehicles equipped with an advanced driver assistance system; and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 561 |
| HB969 | Pass | Requiring the Public Service Commission to include on its staff one or more employees that are experts in cybersecurity to perform certain duties; requiring the Commission to establish, in coordination with the Office of Security Management, cybersec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 499 |
| HB1087 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to hunt game birds and mammals on each Sunday of the game bird and game mammal seasons from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m. in Wicomico County; authorizing the Department to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 611 |
| SB435 | Pass | Requiring a county or municipal corporation to define, by law, who is a law enforcement officer or rescue worker; and altering eligibility for the tax credit to include certain disabled law enforcement officers or rescue workers who were domiciled in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 534 |
