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MDHB292PassAuthorizing the Board of Contract Appeals to award an interested party reasonable costs of filing and pursuing a protest, including attorney's fees, if an appeal is sustained and there is a violation of law or regulation; and authorizing the Board of...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 820
MDSB667PassAuthorizing the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals to award an interested party reasonable costs of filing and pursuing a protest, including attorney's fees, if an appeal is sustained and there is a violation of law or regulation; and authorizi...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 821
MDHB947PassProhibiting firearm industry members from knowingly creating, maintaining, or contributing to a public nuisance through the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation, or marketing of a firearm-related product under certain circumstances; requiring...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 714
MDHB1063PassAltering the definition of "underlying crime" that is applicable to certain prohibitions against participation in criminal organizations.
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 934
MDHB664PassAuthorizing a certain protected individual or the Office of Information Privacy in the Administrative Office of the Courts to request that a governmental entity or person not publish personal information of the individual on the Internet, social medi...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 414
MDSB575PassAuthorizing a certain protected individual or the Office of Information Privacy in the Administrative Office of the Courts to request that a governmental entity or person not publish personal information of the protected individual on the Internet, s...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 415
MDHB1101PassProviding certain persons standing in environmental and natural resources protection proceedings; authorizing persons that meet standing requirements to bring certain civil actions under certain circumstances; requiring a plaintiff, under certain cir...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 535
MDSB653PassProviding certain persons standing in certain environmental and natural resources protection proceedings; authorizing persons that meet certain standing requirements to bring certain civil actions under certain circumstances; requiring a plaintiff, u...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 536
MDSB525PassAltering the requirement that an employer disclose certain wage information to an applicant for employment; requiring an employer to disclose certain wage information in certain postings and to certain employees at certain times; requiring an employe...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 272
MDHB649PassAltering the requirement that an employer disclose certain wage information to an applicant for employment; requiring an employer to disclose certain wage information in certain postings and to certain employees at certain times; requiring an employe...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 271
MDHB1117PassEstablishing that a landlord that offers a residential dwelling unit for rent is deemed to warrant the dwelling fit for human habitation; authorizing multiple tenants to join as plaintiffs in a civil action against a landlord and authorizing a court ...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 125
MDHB1308PassProhibiting a person from recording a deed or other instrument that the person knows contains false information; establishing a 3-year limitation on when a prosecution for a violation of the Act may be commenced; establishing a fine not to exceed $50...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 369
MDHB136PassProhibiting employers from taking or threatening to take adverse action against an employee because the employee takes certain actions regarding rights and responsibilities, complaints, investigations, proceedings, or hearings; authorizing the Commis...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 207
MDHB1062Intro

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Authorizing a person to bring and maintain a civil action for defamation under certain circumstances; establishing the statute of limitations for a certain prosecution relating to harassment by distribution of a deep fake image to begin at the time t...
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2024-04-08
Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Pippy) Adopted
MDSB488Engross

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Prohibiting firearm industry members from knowingly creating, maintaining, or contributing to harm to the public through the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation, or marketing of a firearm-related product under certain circumstances; requirin...
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2024-04-04
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
MDSB1111Intro

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Establishing the statute of limitations for a certain civil action for damages resulting from certain participation in a criminal organization; altering certain definitions of "criminal organization" and "underlying crime"; authorizing the filing of ...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB1275Engross

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Authorizing a vehicle dealer association, on behalf of itself, a vehicle dealer, or a group of vehicle dealers, to request an administrative hearing on certain matters.
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2024-03-18
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB1523Intro

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Prohibiting, except as authorized by federal law, a person from charging a fee or receiving compensation for providing or referring a certain individual to another person for the provision of veterans benefits services or veterans benefits appeals se...
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2024-03-06
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB158Intro

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Prohibiting a provision in a contract or agreement relating to architectural, engineering, inspecting, or surveying services that requires the promisor to defend a promisee against claims brought by a third party.
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2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB1173Intro

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Requiring, beginning in a certain year, a certain tobacco product manufacturer to pay a certain equity fee instead of depositing certain funds in a certain escrow account; authorizing a certain tobacco product manufacturer to contest the amount of th...
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2024-02-27
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDHB47Intro

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Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly designated based on biological sex; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions aga...
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2024-02-12
Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means
MDHB1124Intro

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Prohibiting certain nonprofit organizations from aiding or abetting certain activity by the government of Israel or a citizen of Israel; authorizing the Attorney General or a certain person to bring a certain action against a nonprofit organization t...
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2024-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB1307Intro

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Authorizing a parent to petition a court for an emergency hearing to reevaluate a visitation schedule if the other parent fails to comply with a court-ordered visitation schedule without just cause; and requiring and authorizing a court to take certa...
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2024-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB831Intro

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Prohibiting, except as authorized by federal law, a person from charging a fee or receiving compensation for providing or referring a certain individual to another person for the provision of veterans benefits services or veterans benefit appeals ser...
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2024-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB1018Intro

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Requiring, beginning in a certain year, a certain tobacco product manufacturer to pay a certain equity fee instead of depositing certain funds in a certain escrow account; authorizing a certain tobacco product manufacturer to contest the amount of th...
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2024-02-09
To Senate Finance Committee
MDHB1156Intro

Sine Die
Exempting consumer wire transaction from certain provisions of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code; limiting liability for damages resulting from consumer wire transfers; defining sufficient notice; requiring investigations; requiring decisions and ...
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2024-02-08
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDHB1114Intro

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Requiring a landlord to provide certain notice to a tenant when a court has issued a warrant of restitution for a failure of a tenant to pay rent, a breach of lease, or a tenant holding over under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedure...
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2024-02-08
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB875Intro

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Prohibiting, except as authorized by federal law, a person from charging a fee or receiving compensation for providing or referring a certain individual to another person for the provision of veterans benefits services or veterans benefits appeals se...
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2024-02-07
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDSB992Intro

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Requiring a landlord to provide certain notice to a tenant when a court has issued a warrant of restitution for a failure of a tenant to pay rent, a breach of lease, or a tenant holding over under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedure...
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2024-02-07
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB946Intro

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Establishing that a landlord that offers a residential dwelling unit for rent is deemed to warrant the dwelling fit for human habitation; clarifying that certain mold hazards constitute dangerous conditions and defects for which a tenant may obtain r...
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2024-02-07
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB968Intro

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Authorizing a vehicle dealer association, on behalf of itself, a vehicle dealer, or a group of vehicle dealers, to bring suit to recover damages and reasonable attorneys' fees or to request an administrative hearing on certain matters.
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2024-02-07
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB1152Intro

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Authorizing the Prince George's County district council to require that a developer negotiate and enter into a community benefits agreement if at least 25% of the residents, landowners, or businesses within a 2-mile radius of the development site opp...
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2024-02-07
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB930Intro

Sine Die
Exempting consumer wire transaction from certain provisions of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code; limiting liability for damages resulting from consumer wire transfers; defining sufficient notice; requiring investigations; requiring decisions and ...
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2024-02-06
To Senate Finance Committee
MDSB31Intro

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Prohibiting a provision in a contract or agreement relating to architectural, engineering, inspecting, or surveying services that requires the promisor to defend a promisee against claims brought by a third party.
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2024-02-05
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB330Intro

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Altering the conditions under which a lawsuit is considered a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP suit); altering the conditions under which a defendant in a SLAPP suit is not civilly liable for certain communications; establishing ...
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2024-02-05
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB568Intro

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Altering the conditions under which a lawsuit is considered a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP suit); altering the conditions under which a defendant in a SLAPP suit is not civilly liable for certain communications; establishing ...
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2024-01-31
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB555Intro

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Prohibiting the unauthorized dissemination of certain personal identifying information without permission, with the intent to threaten, intimidate, abuse, harass or frighten a person, or place the person in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily ...
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2024-01-30
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB381Intro

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Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly designated based on biological sex; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions aga...
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2024-01-25
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB279Intro

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Establishing requirements for a local common ownership commission established by a local government.
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2024-01-18
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB314Intro

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Establishing the joint and several civil liability of a parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor who commits an act of willful misconduct that results in the death or injury of an individual or damage to property, subject to a certain exception; req...
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2024-01-15
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
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