| MD | HB233 | Pass | Authorizing the Critical Area Commission to adopt regulations governing the transfer of development rights, fee in lieu payments, the assessment of and adaption of the critical area for climate resiliency, enhancing resilience in the critical area, a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 424 |
| MD | HB345 | Pass | Requiring certain petitions to review the listing or unlisting of endangered or threatened species to contain certain information regarding the distribution, life needs, habitat requirements, and status of the species; requiring the Secretary of Natu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 620 |
| MD | HB807 | Pass | Altering the definition of "aerial survey" for purposes of surveying submerged aquatic vegetation to include other surveys that encompass certain geographic areas and use certain methodologies; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to stu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 512 |
| MD | HB864 | Pass | Requiring each electric company, each gas company, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a plan for achieving certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets through certain program...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 539 |
| MD | SB916 | Pass | Requiring certain petitions to review the listing or unlisting of endangered or threatened species to contain certain information regarding the distribution, life, and habitat needs of the species and relevant information about the status of a specie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 621 |
| MD | SB922 | Pass | Repealing a provision of law prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from taking any action to reduce or alter the boundaries of certain oyster sanctuaries until the Department has developed a certain updated fishery management plan for oyste...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 544 |
| MD | SB969 | Pass | Requiring, in each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030, up to $100,000 from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be used to fund certain operations grants at a rate of $20,000 per project sponsor each fiscal year; establishing t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 559 |
| MD | HB1165 | Pass | Requiring, in each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030, up to $100,000 from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be used to fund certain operations grants at a rate of $20,000 per project sponsor each fiscal year; authorizing th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 558 |
| MD | HB1231 | Pass | Repealing a provision of law prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from taking any action to reduce or alter the boundaries of certain oyster sanctuaries until the Department has developed a certain updated fishery management plan for oyste...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 543 |
| MD | SB674 | Pass | Requiring the owner of a vessel that is required to be numbered to include certain contact information for each owner of the vessel with the application for a certificate of number; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, before and after seiz...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 560 |
| MD | HB1511 | Pass | Altering the definition of "qualified conservation" for purposes of provisions of law related to forest mitigation banks; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to update a certain model local government ordinance by July 1, 2025, and adopt ce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 457 |
| MD | HB228 | Pass | Extending the date by which the Park System Critical Maintenance Fund must be expended to before July 1, 2029; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to expend up to $400,000 from the Park System Critical Maintenance Fund under certain circu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 402 |
| MD | SB1140 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering the definition of "aerial survey" for purposes of surveying submerged aquatic vegetation to include other surveys that encompass certain geographic areas and use certain methodologies; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to stu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | 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 |
| MD | 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 |
| MD | SB1094 | Engross
Sine Die | Extending the termination date applicable to certain provisions relating to the purpose, use, and funding of the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2027.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | HB155 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing the Carbon Capture Opportunity Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to assist nonprofit and for-profit businesses in the State engaged in carbon capture projects or carbon capture research; and requiring the Administration to us...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB798 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Stream Restoration Contractors Licensing Board; requiring a person to be licensed as a stream restoration contractor or be employed by an individual or entity that is licensed as a stream restoration contractor before the person perf...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB1250 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing a landowner whose land is subject to an agricultural land preservation easement to use the land for the construction and use of a certain wood vault under certain circumstances; requiring a person to have a permit issued by the Secretary ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-11
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB936 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing a landowner whose land is subject to an agricultural land preservation easement to use the land for the construction and use of a certain wood vault under certain circumstances; requiring a person to have a permit issued by the Secretary ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB1023 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, on or before certain dates and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, a requirement that new buildings meet all water and space heating demands of the building without the use of f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB1347 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the amount of an appropriation the Governor is required to make to the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund, from $1,000,000 each fiscal year to $2,000,000 for fiscal years 2026 and 2027; and extending the termination date applicable ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | HB1284 | Intro
Sine Die | Repealing an exemption for stream restoration projects from certain application fees for certain projects that impact a wetland or waterway; requiring a person applying for a wetlands and waterways authorization for a stream restoration project assoc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB1082 | Intro
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 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB1046 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity to authorize the construction and operation of a certain distributed solar energy generating system; requiring the Power Plant Research Program to develop and submi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1279 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, on or before certain dates and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, a requirement that new buildings and significant improvements of buildings and structures meet all water and s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1328 | Intro
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 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1129 | Intro
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] | 2024-02-08
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1042 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Maryland Agricultural BMP Best in Show Program to provide and prioritize the use of certain funding relating to agricultural best management practices and to increase the cost-effectiveness and environmental, social, and health impac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB384 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Carbon Capture Opportunity Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to assist nonprofit and for-profit businesses engaged in carbon capture projects or carbon capture research; and requiring the Administration to establish appli...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB1007 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering a certain limit on the unified credit used for determining the estate tax for decedents dying on or after a certain date; altering a certain limitation on the amount of the estate tax for decedents dying on or after a certain date; requiring...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | SB1025 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity to authorize the construction and operation of a certain distributed solar energy generating system; requiring the Power Plant Research Program to develop and submi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB729 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to protect and preserve vernal pools; and requiring the Department to complete a plan for identifying vernal pools in the State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB766 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering a certain limit on the unified credit used for determining the estate tax for decedents dying on or after a certain date; altering a certain limitation on the amount of the estate tax for decedents dying on or after a certain date; requiring...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
| MD | SB306 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing the Critical Area Commission to adopt regulations governing the transfer of development rights, fee in lieu payments, the assessment of and adaption to climate change relevant to the critical area, enhancing resilience in the critical are...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB311 | Intro
Sine Die | Expanding the Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program by making qualified nonprofit organizations that operate a farm or community garden that is on at least 250 acres, grows between 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 pounds of produce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
