| SB123 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing an individual who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; limiting the number of petitions that an individual may file to two; and establishing procedures for a proceeding u...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| SB537 | Engross
Sine Die | 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 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| SB1186 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing the Howard County Task Force to Study Revenue Options for School Capital Needs to identify capital needs of Howard County Public Schools and study options for closing any identified funding gaps through 2035; requiring the Howard County ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| SB1067 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing the State Highway Administration to place and use 16 speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 in Baltimore County, except that only 4 may be operated at any given time; requiring that fines collected in Baltimore County as a result of v...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| SB785 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting certain common carriers from damaging certain public infrastructure, a bridge or highway owned, controlled, or maintained by the State or a county or municipality, necessitating the closure of the infrastructure; establishing that a viola...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| SB902 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Highway Administration, to identify and prioritize certain species whose habitat or movement corridors intersect with State highways and develop tools, technology, and tec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| SB562 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing the Workgroup to Study the Salary of the Sheriff of Frederick County to study the salaries of the sheriff in each county in the State and any other law enforcement position with similar responsibilities and preparation requirements as a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| SB810 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempting a lease of county property for a term of 5 years or less made by Dorchester County from certain notice requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| SB689 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing certain requirements relating to the installation of certain fire safety equipment in residential rental high-rise buildings and certain other property; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| SB432 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to collaborate with an institution of higher education or a designated federal or national research entity to study the effectiveness and impact of active shooter safety drills or trainings by researchi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| SB906 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring each political subdivision to inventory vacant commercial buildings, develop a plan to convert certain vacant commercial buildings for residential use, and submit a report to the Department of Housing and Community Development on or before ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| SB101 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Governor, for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2027, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,500,000 to the Schaefer Center for Public Policy at the University of Baltimore; requiring the Schaefer Center, in consult...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| SB74 | Engross
Sine Die | Designating the American persimmon as the State fruit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| SB796 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing the Maryland Disability Service Animal Program in the Department of Disabilities; requiring the Department to select a nonprofit training entity for participation in the Program; and establishing the Maryland Disability Service Animal Pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| SB404 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing an exemption for a certain person who enters or trespasses on real property while wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| SB471 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| SB932 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing the Maryland Agricultural BMP Priority Environmental Stewardship Program to provide and prioritize the use of certain funding relating to agricultural best management practices and to increase the cost-effectiveness and environmental, so...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-01
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| SB742 | Engross
Sine Die | Increasing in Anne Arundel County the fees for certain Class C per diem alcoholic beverages licenses when issued for a 1-day event with more than 1,000 attendees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-01
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| SB690 | Intro
Sine Die | Defining "supervisory employee" to clarify provisions of law relating to collective bargaining rights for certain community college employees as an employee who is authorized to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, reward, or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-01
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| SB1064 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing an inspector employed by the Board of License Commissioners in Cecil County to enter a licensed cannabis business for the purpose of observing whether the requirements of the license are being met, provided that the inspector makes a cert...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-01
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| SB486 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Maryland Correctional Enterprises Management Council to research and review certain information relating to goods and services provided by Maryland Correctional Enterprises and report to the General Assembly on or before July 1, 2026.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB765 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing the Business Diversity Incubator Program and Fund in the Department of Commerce to provide grants to certain business entities to establish diverse and effective business incubators in the State; authorizing the Governor in each of fisca...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| SB607 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing the imposition of certain summary punishment of a police officer for a minor violation of law enforcement agency rules and regulations that does not involve an interaction between the police officer and a member of the public if the facts...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1076 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Comptroller to distribute to the Transportation Trust Fund revenue from the sales and use tax that is attributable to the sale of electricity used to charge an electric vehicle at an electric vehicle charging station or used to charge a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1187 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing the Governor to suspend State or local law if necessary for the restoration, repair, or replacement of critical infrastructure related to a declared state of emergency for not more than 1 year after the state of emergency is declared; aut...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| SB65 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting a person from possessing more than 100 images of certain child pornography or possessing images of certain child pornography depicting a minor or an individual indistinguishable from an actual minor younger than 13 years of age; providing...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1066 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring, rather than authorizing, certain sports wagering licensees and sports wagering operators that advertise in the State to contract with certain independent evaluators to evaluate and rate the sports wagering licensee's sports wagering conten...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| SB784 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering the sales and use tax rate imposed on firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition from 6% to 11%; and providing that the sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of certain firearm accessories and ammunition.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| SB624 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing the Task Force to Study Public Information Act Requests Made to Law Enforcement to review costs charged and procedures applied by law enforcement agencies in relation to the disclosure of records requested under the Maryland Public Infor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB84 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing the Teacher Apprenticeship Startup Grant Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide high school and college students and career changers opportunities to begin a career in education; requiring a sponsor particpating in a teac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| SB585 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty to return to and remain at the scene of the collision, accident, or casualty until the operator has rendered certain assistance and provided certain information; ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1157 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring that certain funds for the reserve account of a cooperative housing corporation, a residential condominium, or a homeowners association be deposited on or before the last day of each fiscal year; extending from 3 to 5 years the duration to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| SB419 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering the fiscal years, from through 2025 to through 2028, during which the Governor is required to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $3,700,000 to the Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1058 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring county boards of education to establish curriculum guides and courses of study that are aligned with certain content standards developed by the State Department of Education, and requiring the State Board of Education to withhold certain fu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| SB538 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering certain limitations on noneconomic damages in civil actions for personal injury or wrongful death; and applying the Act only to causes of action arising after October 1, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1035 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the State Board of Education to collaborate with the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Committee to develop and jointly approve a plan for career and technical education in the State; requiring the State Department of Education to admini...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| SB78 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Baltimore County School Board Nominating Commission to publish the names of the candidates for appointment to the Baltimore County Board of Education on the Commission's website before interviewing the candidates; requiring meetings of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1102 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing the State Department of Education to award funding for a new Judy Center or Family Support Center for planning and development under a certain circumstance; altering the date by which the Accountability and Implementation Board has to con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| SB762 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing the Maryland Civic Excellence Program as a voluntary program in which local school systems may participate to recognize students and public schools that promote the civic readiness and civic engagement of students in public schools in th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| SB21 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Interagency Commission on School Construction to conduct a comprehensive study analyzing the current condition of public high school athletic and physical education facilities in the State and to report to the Governor and the General A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Appropriations Committee |
| SB849 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering the definition of "local government" under the Local Government Tort Claims Act to include the Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility, Inc., in Washington County.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1145 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring law enforcement agencies and State's Attorneys to notify schools of certain information when a child is arrested for a sexual offense in the third degree; prohibiting a child from in-person attendance at a public school or a nonpublic schoo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| SB874 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a hospital or an ambulatory surgical facility from employing or contracting with an individual to provide surgical technology services unless the individual completes certain educational requirements and holds a certain credential or prov...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| SB1148 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering, from intentional to reckless, the mental state required as an element of cruelty to animals owned or used by law enforcement units.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| SB1004 | Engross
Sine Die | Repealing the time limitation within which the Motor Vehicle Administration is required to make available specially designed vintage reproduction registration plates; and requiring the Administration to charge a fee of $100 for the initial issuance a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| SB285 | Engross
Sine Die | Repealing the fee required to be assessed by the Motor Vehicle Administration against an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle who had previously been refused due to an outstanding warrant.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| SB1055 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting, unless authorized by the Department of Agriculture, a person from keeping more than 5 roosters per acre on a single property or more than a total of 25 roosters on a single property beginning January 1, 2026, subject to certain exception...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| SB1165 | Intro
Sine Die | Repealing the prohibition on an individual from knowingly transferring or attempting to transfer the human immunodeficiency virus to another individual.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| SB1167 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing a landlord to offer the payment of a fee in lieu of a security deposit in a residential lease subject to certain requirements; requiring a landlord to purchase certain insurance coverage using a fee in lieu of a security deposit; establis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| SB837 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Water and Science Administration in the Department of the Environment, under certain circumstances to require Brookfield Power Piney & Deep Creek LLC to lower the level of Deep Creek Lake for at least 4 weeks between October 31 and Janu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
