| MD | HB397 | Engross 50% | Requiring gas companies serving at least 75,000 customers in their distribution territories and authorizing gas companies serving fewer than 75,000 customers to develop a plan for a pilot thermal energy network system or systems on or before October ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-29 Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| MD | SB746 | Engross 50% | Altering procedures for the claiming and awarding of grants under the Winery and Vineyard Economic Development Grant Program to allow an individual or corporation who paid or incurred qualified capital expenses during the immediately preceding calend... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-29 Favorable Report by Appropriations |
| MD | HB933 | Engross 50% | Establishing a 9-8-8 fee to be paid by each subscriber to switched local exchange access service, commercial mobile radio service, or other 9-8-8-accessible service; establishing a prepaid wireless 9-8-8 fee to be paid on certain retail transactions;... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-29 Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation |
| MD | HB1256 | Engross 50% | Requiring a certain electric company to file certain time-of-use tariffs with the Public Service Commission by July 1, 2025; requiring a certain electric company to attempt to achieve a certain enrollment target for certain tariffs by January 1, 2028... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-29 Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| MD | HB211 | Engross 50% | Prohibiting a person from serving or acting as a contractor, a subcontractor, or a broker between a contractor and subcontractor during the 5-year period immediately following the date the person was convicted of an offense constituting criminal malf... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Second Reading Passed |
| MD | SB14 | Engross 50% | Authorizing 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB1 | Engross 50% | Requiring 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Second Reading Passed |
| MD | HB112 | Engross 50% | Requiring a person to file a registration statement with the State Board of Elections within a certain time period after the award of a contract that causes the person to be doing public business; requiring persons doing public business to update inf... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Third Reading Passed (46-0) |
| MD | SB394 | Engross 50% | Altering the amount of a certain credit against the State income tax that certain persons may claim for certain construction and rehabilitation costs for certain catalytic revitalization projects in the State; repealing a certain limitation on the nu... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | SB400 | Engross 50% | Altering certain definitions as they relate to certain Maryland business entities; authorizing a corporation to adopt certain emergency bylaws; authorizing a corporation to take certain actions during an emergency; limiting the liability of certain p... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Second Reading Passed |
| MD | SB473 | Engross 50% | Establishing the Pava LaPere Innovation Acceleration Grant Program in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to provide grants to technology-based startup companies that are founded by students of postsecondary institutions located in and ha... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | SB516 | Engross 50% | Establishing 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB582 | Engross 50% | Establishing the Pava LaPere Innovation Acceleration Grant Program in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to provide grants to technology-based start-up companies founded by students from institutions located in the Baltimore-Columbia-Tow... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Favorable Report by Finance |
| MD | HB510 | Engross 50% | Expanding the eligible recipients of funding provided by the Department of Housing and Community Development under the Business Facade Improvement Program to include community development organizations serve at least one sustainable community and app... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Third Reading Passed (46-0) |
| MD | HB548 | Engross 50% | Establishing the Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances to study existing laws, scientific data, and practices related to the use of natural psychedelic substances; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations regarding a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Favorable Report by Finance |
| MD | HB538 | Engross 50% | Prohibiting a local legislative body from prohibiting the placement of a certain manufactured home in certain residential zoning districts under certain circumstances; prohibiting a local jurisdiction from using an element of an adequate public facil... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Third Reading Passed (98-36) |
| MD | HB605 | Engross 50% | Requiring recreational vehicle dealers to hold a dealer agreement with a recreational vehicle manufacturer to sell the manufacturer's recreational vehicles in the State; establishing licensing requirements for a recreational vehicle manufacturer, dis... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed |
| MD | HB710 | Engross 50% | Establishing the Household Goods Movers Registration Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring the Secretary of Labor to annually calculate certain costs; authorizing the Department to set by regulation certain... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Second Reading Passed |
| MD | HB738 | Engross 50% | Increasing from $50,000 to $500,000 the amount of general liability insurance that an applicant for a home improvement contractor license or a licensed home improvement contractor must maintain. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Second Reading Passed |
| MD | SB648 | Engross 50% | Prohibiting a person from serving or acting as a contractor, a subcontractor, or a broker between a contractor and subcontractor during the 5-year period immediately following the date the person was convicted of an offense constituting criminal malf... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Second Reading Passed |
| MD | HB741 | Engross 50% | Requiring the Maryland Stadium Authority to conduct a certain feasibility study for developing, establishing, and operating a sports tourism facility at Reisterstown Regional Park in northwest Baltimore County; requiring the Authority to consult wit... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Favorable Report by Finance |
| MD | HB753 | Engross 50% | Requiring an application for investment by the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to include an option for an applicant to provide certain demographic information of the applicant and the geographic area of the applicant's primary place of b... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Favorable Report by Finance |
| MD | SB765 | Engross 50% | 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 |
| MD | SB781 | Engross 50% | Renaming the Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland to be the Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland; altering the purposes and duties of the Partnership and composition of the Executive Board of the Partnership; and... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB914 | Engross 50% | Altering procedures for the claiming and awarding of grants under the Winery and Vineyard Economic Development Grant Program to allow an individual or corporation who paid or incurred qualified capital expenses during the immediately preceding calend... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Favorable Report by Finance |
| MD | HB882 | Engross 50% | Establishing that certain provisions governing signage at retail service stations supersede inconsistent local law; altering a signage requirement for retail service stations relating to the price of regular gasoline so that the signage prominently d... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Second Reading Passed |
| MD | SB806 | Engross 50% | Increasing from $50,000 to $500,000 the amount of general liability insurance that an applicant for a home improvement contractor license or a licensed home improvement contractor must maintain. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Second Reading Passed |
| MD | SB1005 | Engross 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | SB974 | Engross 50% | Establishing a 9-8-8 fee to be paid by each subscriber to switched local exchange access service, commercial mobile radio service, or other 9-8-8-accessible service; establishing a prepaid wireless 9-8-8 fee to be paid on certain retail transactions;... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Second Reading Passed |
| MD | SB1009 | Engross 50% | Establishing the Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances to study and make recommendations related to the use of natural psychedelic substances; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendatio... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Second Reading Passed |
| MD | SB1 | Engross 50% | Altering a certain charge that may be assessed to a public service company; providing for the recovery of certain costs through rates; establishing an energy salesperson license for certain persons that offer or sell electricity or gas supply agreeme... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| MD | SB215 | Engross 50% | Altering the type of financial assistance that may be provided by eligible fund managers who receive grants from the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account in the Department of Commerce. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 Second Reading Passed |
| MD | SB291 | Engross 50% | Requiring a person to file a registration statement with the State Board of Elections within a certain time period after the award of a contract that causes the person to be doing public business; requiring persons doing public business to update inf... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 Second Reading Passed |
| MD | SB362 | Engross 50% | Altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; altering the funding formula for community colleges and the State aid program for private nonprofit institutions of higher education; au... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 House advisors: (Delegates Smith, Metzgar and Shetty) |
| MD | SB413 | Engross 50% | Prohibiting discrimination based on military status with regard to public accommodation, housing, employment, financial transactions, education, insurance, the provision of public utility services, and State personnel actions. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| MD | SB587 | Engross 50% | Requiring certain reporting relating to minority business participation in State procurement by industry type to include real property title insurance services, including commercial real property title insurance services; and prohibiting the Special ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | SB666 | Engross 50% | Altering certain maximum amounts of monetary relief the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights is authorized to award if the Commission finds that a respondent has engaged in a discriminatory act under provisions of law regarding public accommodations a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| MD | SB775 | Engross 50% | Altering the requirements that certain officers and employees of the State be covered by certain surety bonds to allow the officers and employees to be covered by certain insurance policies; transferring certain duties and responsibilities of the Mar... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| MD | SB194 | Engross 50% | Authorizing the Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers to grant a waiver from a certain requirement to use a certain preferred provider for the procurement of supplies and services under certain circumstances; requiring the Committee... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| MD | SB32 | Engross 50% | Altering a certain loan program to authorize the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation to provide loans not exceeding $10,000 for each seasonal full-time job; expanding eligibility for the Maryland Watermen's Micro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB60 | Engross 50% | Authorizing out-of-state motor home or recreational trailer dealers that are licensed by the licensing authority of another state to display motor homes and recreational vehicles at vehicle shows in Worcester County. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB430 | Engross 50% | Establishing the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to support certain eligible projects that improve the quality of life within and economic potential of Maryland communities by mak... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB504 | Engross 50% | Requiring recreational vehicle dealers to hold a dealer agreement with a recreational vehicle manufacturer to sell the manufacturer's recreational vehicles in the State; establishing licensing requirements for a recreational vehicle manufacturer, dis... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 [Hearing: Apr 3 @ 1:00 pm] To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB613 | Engross 50% | Altering certain authorizations to recreationally catch clams in the State; establishing a recreational oyster license; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop and publish an application form for obtaining a recreational oyster licen... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB816 | Engross 50% | Requiring the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to administer the Cyber Maryland Fund; altering the uses of the Fund to include administrative expenses of the Program, including hiring staff, consultants, and other professionals as necessar... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 [Hearing: Apr 2 @ 1:00 pm] To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| MD | HB1318 | Engross 50% | Establishing the On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to award grants to eligible entities for on-farm organics recycling and compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue; establishing the Wa... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB1074 | Engross 50% | Establishing 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1319 | Engross 50% | Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming operations in the State; authorizing the Governor, on recommendation of the Com... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
| MD | SB963 | Engross 50% | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB541 | Engross 50% | Regulating the manner in which a controller or a processor in possession of a consumer's personal data may process the consumer's personal data; authorizing a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; requiring a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 To House Economic Matters Committee |