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MDSB166PassRequiring the Maryland Department of Emergency Management to study issues and factors regarding the feasibility of establishing a Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) to notify members of the public of certain waterway emergencies; and requir...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 547
MDSB196PassAuthorizing a soil conservation district to recommend a fee system to cover the cost of reviewing plans for small ponds; establishing that any fees collected under the Act shall be supplemental to county and State funds; requiring a soil conservation...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 523
MDSB325PassRequiring producers of architectural paint or a representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Paint Stewardship Program to the Department of the Environment by July 1, 2025, and in accordance with certain requirements; requi...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 588
MDSB7PassAdding positive community feedback that was not solicited by the police officer who is the subject of the feedback to the list of records that are not considered personnel records for certain purposes; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Stand...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 549
MDSB70PassAltering the information that the Maryland Transit Administration is required to publish on its website before holding a public hearing on a major service changes; requiring the information to be posted on the Administration's website with a visible ...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 650
MDSB472PassRequiring each principal department and independent unit to create a catalog of information relating to permits, licenses, and certificates issued by the department or independent unit and submit the catalog to the Governor on or before October 1, 20...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413
MDSB516PassEstablishing the Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission in the Department of Commerce to promote innovation in the fields of space exploration and commercial aerospace opportunities, including the integration of space, aeronautics, and aviation...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 623
MDSB818PassRequiring each unit of State government to conduct certain inventories and a certain assessment on or before certain dates; prohibiting the Department of Information Technology from making certain information publicly available under certain circumst...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 496
MDSB915PassAltering the regulatory approach for controlling invasive plant species in the State, including repealing certain provisions of law relating to a two-tiered regulatory approach and requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a list of prohibi...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 589
MDSB1068PassStating the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Information Technology evaluate the feasibility of creating a 3-1-1 portal utilizing artificial intelligence and that the Department prioritize the creation of the portal if feasible.
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 450
MDSB982PassAltering the duties of the Secretary of Information Technology related to modernization of information technology systems; renaming the Major Information Technology Development Fund; requiring 20% of the amount appropriated to the Fund to be set asid...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 497
MDSB1074PassEstablishing a food processing residuals utilization permit; prohibiting a person from utilizing food processing residuals in the State unless the person obtains a permit; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide a certain notice and inform...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 532
MDSB969PassRequiring, 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...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 559
MDSB417PassRequiring the State Board of Elections to evaluate the performance of the State Administrator of Elections; requiring the State Administrator to provide a performance evaluation of the election director of each local board of elections to the local b...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 579
MDSB703PassRequiring the Comptroller to develop and maintain on the Board of Public Works' website a procurement transparency data dashboard; establishing a governance committee composed of the liaisons to the Board from the offices of the Governor, the Comptr...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 581
MDSB271PassAltering the information that clerks of the circuit court for each county and administrative clerks for each District Court are required to report to the State Administrator of Elections to include the names and addresses, if available, of individual...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 430
MDSB345PassEstablishing certain standards and requirements for implementing the Vision Zero program under the Maryland Department of Transportation.
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 603
MDSB27PassEntering into the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; establishing criteria for participating states; authorizing an individual practicing cosmetology to practice in a party state under certain circumstances; establishing the Cosmetology Licensure Compact...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 329
MDSB170PassRequiring county boards of education to post certain hearing notices and bid advertisements on the websites of certain local school systems; increasing the threshold amount of costs of school buildings, improvements, supplies, and equipment that requ...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 275
MDSB1026PassRequiring the State Board of Education to adopt a process for the uniform and timely reporting of certain county board of education budget information to a county governing body; requiring a county board to post certain budget information on the coun...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 218
MDSB161PassAltering certain requirements for community schools and community school coordinators; requiring the Director of Community Schools to create a common needs assessment tool and an evaluation form; requiring a community school coordinator to complete a...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 230
MDSB310PassRepealing a requirement that the Department of Planning serve as a repository and clearinghouse for information concerning federal and State grants, loans, and other financial and technical assistance; repealing a requirement that the Department adop...
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2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 94
MDSB22Enroll
75%
Requiring the Governor, rather than the Mayor and the President of the City Council of Baltimore City, to appoint the members of the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City with the advice and consent of the Senate; authorizing the Governor...
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2024-04-08
Returned Passed
MDSB1005Engross
50%
Altering the administration and membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; specifying the powers and duties of the Authority, subject to certain limitations; exempting the Authority from certain provisions of law; requiring the Author...
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2024-04-08
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
MDSB1000Enroll
75%
Requiring a person, at least 60 days before closing on an acquisition of a nursing home, to submit a request for acquisition to the Maryland Health Care Commission and provide notice to residents, resident representatives, and employees of the nursin...
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2024-04-08
Returned Passed
MDSB1079Enroll
75%
Extending until July 1, 2025, the expiration dates of certain alcoholic beverages licenses in Baltimore City that are issued for certain areas for certain transfer and renewal purposes under certain circumstances.
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2024-04-08
Returned Passed
MDSB1183Engross
50%
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and Baltimore City to convene focus group meetings on the establishment of the Gwynns Falls State Park with community members and stakeholders that reside or operate in the vicinity of the proposed State ...
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2024-04-08
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDSB623Enroll
75%
Establishing the Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission to develop recommendations relating to education and its impact on the criminal justice system; and requiring the Commission to submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an interim re...
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2024-04-06
Returned Passed
MDSB618Intro
25%
Requiring the Maryland Stadium Authority to create a master plan to develop the Pimlico site property that does not include the racing facility site, conduct a certain economic market study, and hold a certain design competition for the site; requiri...
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2024-04-05
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDSB751Enroll
75%
Requiring the Secretary of Health to present decisions for the allocations of money from the Opioid Restitution Fund to the Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to post on the Department's website cert...
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2024-04-03
Returned Passed
MDSB938Enroll
75%
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop, on or before December 1, 2026, a public education campaign on prostate, lung, and breast cancer prevention that targets communities disproportionately impacted by prostate, lung, and breast canc...
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2024-04-03
Returned Passed
MDSB78Engross
50%
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 ...
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2024-03-27
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB762Engross
50%
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...
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2024-03-27
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB115Engross
50%
Requiring a petitioner for a recount to select the method for conducting the recount; limiting the methods from which the selection must be made; requiring a local board of elections to preserve and store certain voter-verifiable paper records in a c...
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2024-03-19
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB416Engross
50%
Establishing the Customer-Sited Solar Program in the Maryland Energy Administration for the purpose of increasing deployment of customer-sited solar energy generating systems and providing grants to eligible customer-generators; authorizing a third p...
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2024-03-16
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDSB458Engross
50%
Prohibiting certain political organizations from making expenditures or disbursements to an entity owned or controlled by certain individuals; prohibiting certain political organizations from employing certain individuals or allowing certain individu...
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2024-03-16
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB798Intro
25%
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...
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2024-03-13
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDSB867Intro
25%
Requiring the fiscal note for proposed legislation prepared by the Department of Legislative Services to include a family impact statement; providing the purpose of the family impact statement is to indicate whether a bill may or will have impact on ...
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2024-02-13
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB987Intro
25%
Requiring a tobacco product manufacturer and a certain electronic smoking devices manufacturer to pay a certain certification fee; authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission and the Attorney General to take ce...
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2024-02-09
To Senate Finance Committee
MDSB955Intro
25%
Establishing the Technology Advisory Commission to study and make recommendations on technology and science developments and use in the State; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $100,000 for the Commission...
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2024-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB1132Intro
25%
Requiring the Howard County Board of Education, under certain circumstances, to publish on the website of the Howard County public school system a report that details the differences between the Howard County Superintendent of Schools' proposed capit...
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2024-02-09
To Senate Rules Committee
MDSB1043Intro
25%
Prohibiting a public school employer from entering into a certain subcontracting agreement unless certain circumstances occur; specifying the requirements for a public school employer to enter into a certain subcontracting agreement; providing for th...
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2024-02-08
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB660Intro
25%
Prohibiting local governments from denying or impairing the right of a protected class member to vote; establishing requirements on the State Board of Elections and local governments related to the provision of language-related assistance in local go...
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2024-02-07
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB1086Intro
25%
Authorizing a resident of a local jurisdiction or an overburdened and underserved community in the State to submit an application to the Department of the Environment to request the designation of a certain area as an environmental justice district i...
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2024-02-07
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB1088Intro
25%
Authorizing judicial review of certain environmental permitting and license decisions by the Department of the Environment at the request of certain persons who meet certain federal standing requirements under certain circumstances; requiring a perso...
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2024-02-07
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB617Intro
25%
Establishing the State's Attorney Case Management System Grant Fund to provide grants to State's Attorneys' offices to establish or improve case management systems; altering the membership of the Task Force to Study Transparency Standards for State's...
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2024-02-06
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB841Intro
25%
Repealing a requirement that certain motor fuel tax rates be adjusted in future years based on growth in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers; prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a vehicle-miles-traveled...
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2024-02-06
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
MDSB888Intro
25%
Authorizing a local behavioral health authority to hire its own inspectors to monitor behavioral health program quality and safety; requiring a local behavioral health authority to track complaints against behavioral health programs and health care p...
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2024-02-06
To Senate Finance Committee
MDSB1025Intro
25%
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...
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2024-02-06
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB523Intro
25%
Requiring the State Board of Elections, in collaboration with the local boards of elections, to conduct a risk-limiting audit after each statewide election; authorizing the State Board, in collaboration with the local boards, to conduct a risk-limiti...
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2024-01-25
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
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