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MDHB42PassRepealing the exceptions that allow the sale, distribution, or purchase of tobacco products, tobacco paraphernalia, and electronic smoking devices to or for certain individuals who are active duty members of the military; authorizing the Maryland Dep...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 765
MDHB186PassIncreasing, from 5% to 6%, the maximum hotel rental tax rate that counties in the Eastern Shore class of code counties may impose.
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 894
MDSB220PassRepealing the exceptions that allow the sale, distribution, or purchase of tobacco products, tobacco paraphernalia, and electronic smoking devices to or for certain individuals who are active duty members of the military; authorizing the Maryland Dep...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 766
MDHB398PassAuthorizing the Prince George's County Council to impose an excise tax on certain telecommunications service in Prince George's County in addition to, or instead of, a sales and use tax; altering a certain provision of law relating to the use of cert...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 970
MDHB396PassAltering a certain provision of law relating to the use of certain revenue from the sales and use tax on energy and fuel in Prince George's County by allowing the revenue to be used to meet certain education funding requirements for the county; and r...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 969
MDHB501PassIncreasing from $1,000 to $5,000 the maximum amount of a civil or criminal fine that may be imposed by a charter county to enforce certain local laws enacted by the county.
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 811
MDSB522PassIncreasing from $1,000 to $5,000 the maximum amount of a civil or criminal fine that may be imposed by a charter county to enforce certain local laws enacted by the county.
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 810
MDSB1038PassAuthorizing the Human Relations Commission of Anne Arundel County to seek relief if a party fails to comply with a subpoena by applying to a circuit court in any county for an order requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the producti...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 990
MDHB1093PassAuthorizing the Human Relations Commission of Anne Arundel County to apply to a circuit court in any county to seek relief if a party fails to comply with a subpoena.
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 989
MDHB165PassRequiring 20% of certain State aid for highway user revenues and disparity grants to be discontinued if a county, municipality, or special taxing district does not submit a certain audit report within 2 calendar years after the deadline for the repor...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 498
MDSB530PassAltering the date by which Cecil County is required to file a certain financial report with the Department of Legislative Services.
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 687
MDSB763PassAuthorizing the County Commissioners of Somerset County to sell the property at Map 32, Parcel 149 on Revells Neck Road under terms considered appropriate by the county commissioners.
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 699
MDSB783PassRequiring that certain home improvement contracts for the installation of a solar energy generating system on the roof of a building include the installation of a certain wildlife barrier under certain circumstances; requiring a county or municipalit...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595
MDSB747PassRequiring 20% of State aid for the current fiscal year for highway user revenues and disparity grants to be discontinued if a county, municipality, or special taxing district does not submit a certain audit report within 2 calendar years after the de...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 499
MDHB977PassAuthorizing the County Commissioners of Somerset County to sell the property at Map 32, Parcel 149 on Revells Neck Road under terms considered appropriate by the county commissioners.
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 698
MDSB14PassAuthorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipality to designate, by law, an area within that political subdivision as a tourism zone under certain circumstances; providing that the designation o...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 240
MDHB280PassAuthorizing a county or a municipality to establish a certain fund for the purpose of providing support for the repair of infrastructure in a community subject to a condominium association or a homeowners association; and requiring that certain prope...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 298
MDSB446PassAuthorizing a county or a municipality to establish a certain fund for the purpose of providing support for the repair of infrastructure in a community subject to a condominium association or a homeowners association; and requiring that certain prope...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 297
MDHB846PassRequiring the Treasurer to consult with governmental entities prior to proposing certain regulations; repealing the limitations on investment in certain assets in which the Treasurer may invest or reinvest certain unexpended or surplus funds; authori...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 143
MDHB834PassRequiring that the conflict of interest provisions enacted by Calvert County include certain provisions relating to judicial relief for certain violations of the county's conflict of interest provisions; requiring the ethics provisions enacted by Cal...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 370
MDSB776PassRequiring the Treasurer to consult with governmental entities prior to proposing certain regulations; requiring the Treasurer to adopt regulations, on or before December 1, 2024, that specify asset classes in which the Treasurer may invest; requiring...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 144
MDSB1106PassCorrecting certain errors or omissions in certain articles of the Annotated Code; clarifying language; correcting certain obsolete references; reorganizing certain sections of the Annotated Code; providing that this Act is not intended to affect any ...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 382
MDHB1281PassAuthorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipality to designate, by law, an area within that political subdivision as a tourism zone under certain circumstances; providing that the designation o...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 239
MDSB1124Engross

Sine Die
Requiring the conflict of interest provisions enacted by Calvert County to include certain provisions relating to judicial relief for certain violations of the county's conflict of interest provisions; requiring the ethics provisions enacted by Calve...
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2024-04-06
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB734Engross

Sine Die
Repealing the authority of a municipality to prohibit vagrancy.
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2024-04-05
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB596Intro

Sine Die
Exempting a lease of county property for a term of 5 years or less made by Dorchester County from certain notice requirements.
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2024-04-02
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB810Engross

Sine Die
Exempting a lease of county property for a term of 5 years or less made by Dorchester County from certain notice requirements.
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2024-04-02
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB963Engross

Sine Die
Prohibiting the Carroll County Office of Permits and Inspections from issuing or renewing a commercial license or permit in the county if the applicant has unpaid assessed personal property taxes except under certain circumstances; and authorizing th...
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2024-03-21
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB916Engross

Sine Die
Altering the definition of "hotel" for purposes of the hotel rental tax in Garrett County to include a transient vacation rental unit and exclude certain facilities; altering the definition of "transient charge" for purposes of the county hotel renta...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
MDHB1161Engross

Sine Die
Authorizing the Dorchester County Council to, by public local law, abolish the Dorchester County Sanitary Commission, establish a department of public facilities and services, and provide for the department's abilities and functions, subject to certa...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB1310Engross

Sine Die
Establishing the Baltimore City Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team to examine and prevent violence against youth through intensive case management; requiring that the review team be provided with access to certain information and rec...
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2024-03-18
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB870Intro

Sine Die
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Washington County to acquire by purchase or condemnation certain property on which a cemetery is located if the acquisition is for certain preservation purposes and ownership of the property cannot be determine...
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2024-03-15
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDSB836Intro

Sine Die
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Washington County to acquire by purchase or condemnation certain property on which a cemetery is located if the acquisition is for certain preservation purposes and ownership of the property cannot be determine...
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2024-03-11
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDSB1117Intro

Sine Die
Requiring governmental units that employ firefighters to compute overtime pay in a certain manner; requiring counties and municipalities to provide certain payroll information to each firefighter employed by the county or municipality; and authorizin...
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2024-03-11
To Senate Finance Committee
MDHB900Intro

Sine Die
Requiring governmental units that employ firefighters to compute overtime pay in a certain manner; requiring counties and municipalities to provide certain payroll information to each firefighter employed by the county or municipality; and authorizin...
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2024-02-27
To House Appropriations Committee
MDHB1080Intro

Sine Die
Prohibiting the Carroll County Office of Permits and Inspections from issuing or renewing a license or permit in the county until the applicant submits certain evidence that the applicant has no unpaid assessed personal property taxes except under ce...
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2024-02-22
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB1510Intro

Sine Die
Altering the date by which Cecil County is required to file a certain financial report with the Department of Legislative Services to December 31 after the close of the county's fiscal year.
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2024-02-22
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDSB1170Intro

Sine Die
Authorizing the use of revenue from development impact fees to finance the capital costs for replacement, maintenance, or expansion of public works, improvements, or public facilities.
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2024-02-14
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB409Intro

Sine Die
Finding that local governments pay electric companies large sums to light streets and are limited in how this public safety resource can be managed, the Act authorizes certain counties or municipalities to acquire certain street lighting equipment by...
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2024-02-12
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB1265Intro

Sine Die
Requiring a county or municipality to implement the web-based platform SolarAPP+ for features supporting the tracking and approval of residential building permits for certain residential solar energy projects, residential energy storage projects, and...
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2024-02-12
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB1325Intro

Sine Die
Prohibiting a public library, a recipient of a certain award from the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department, a public housing agency, a county, or a municipality from requiring an individual experiencing homelessness to prov...
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2024-02-12
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB1436Intro

Sine Die
Requiring a certain organizing committee to make certain determinations and provide a certain report to the county commissioners or county council of a certain county regarding a proposed municipal incorporation; requiring the county commissioners or...
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2024-02-12
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB1051Intro

Sine Die
Authorizing the Dorchester County Council to, by public local law, abolish the Dorchester County Sanitary Commission, establish a department of public facilities and services, and provide for the department's abilities and functions, subject to certa...
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2024-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB1054Intro

Sine Die
Requiring a county or municipality to implement a certain web-based platform for features supporting the tracking and approval of residential building permits for certain residential solar energy projects, residential energy storage projects, and mai...
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2024-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB1082Intro

Sine Die
Authorizing a county to enact a local law creating a conservation and restoration fund for a certain purpose; establishing the Utility-Scale Solar Design and Siting Commission in the Power Plant Research Program to provide recommendations related to ...
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2024-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB1328Intro

Sine Die
Authorizing a county to enact a local law creating a conservation and restoration fund for a certain purpose; establishing the Utility-Scale Solar Design and Siting Commission in the Power Plant Research Program to provide recommendations related to ...
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2024-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDHB1350Intro

Sine Die
Altering the terms of the members of the Howard County Board of Education; and establishing the Howard County Board of Education Compensation Commission.
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2024-02-09
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB1131Intro

Sine Die
Altering the terms of the members of the Howard County Board of Education; and establishing the Howard County Board of Education Compensation Commission.
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2024-02-09
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB1142Intro

Sine Die
Authorizing Montgomery County and Prince George's County to enforce certain local laws related to the maintenance of a vacant dwelling or building owned by a business entity by imposing certain civil and criminal fines and penalties of certain amount...
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2024-02-07
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB940Intro

Sine Die
Authorizing the use of revenue from development impact fees to finance the capital costs for replacement, maintenance, or expansion of public works, improvements, or public facilities.
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2024-02-06
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
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