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MDHB1099Intro
25%
Authorizing certain veterinary practitioners and veterinary technicians to compound prescription drugs under certain circumstances; requiring a veterinary clinic or hospital that carries out compounding to establish certain policies and keep certain ...
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2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB234Engross
50%
Altering and establishing renewal and reinstatement processes for horse establishment licenses; establishing certain duties and administrative penalties with respect to beekeeping activities; altering the administrative penalty structure for certain ...
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2024-03-01
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB640Intro
25%
Clarifying a property owner's right to receive information on the calculation of an assessment; requiring owners of certain buildings to provide certain information to the supervisor of assessments within 90 days after construction of the buildings i...
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2024-02-26
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDSB869Intro
25%
Clarifying a property owner's right to receive information on the calculation of an assessment; requiring owners of certain buildings to provide certain information to the supervisor of assessments within 90 days after construction of the buildings i...
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2024-02-26
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDSB1182Intro
25%
Applying to certain veterinary and health care professionals certain provisions of law stating that certain noncompete and conflict of interest provisions in certain employment contracts are null and void as being against the public policy of the Sta...
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2024-02-20
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB444Intro
25%
Exempting the installation and maintenance of certain duck nest boxes from certain wetlands license requirements; defining a "duck nest box" as a nesting structure located on or over water that is provided for the purpose of sheltering domesticated d...
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2024-02-19
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB1494Intro
25%
Increasing the number of Maryland residents from 30 to 42 in the student body of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, contingent on certain agreements.
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2024-02-16
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB885Intro
25%
Prohibiting a nonresident alien who is a citizen of the People's Republic of China, a commercial enterprise or business incorporated in the People's Republic of China, and an individual employed by or associated with the government of the People's Re...
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2024-02-15
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB357Intro
25%
Prohibiting a certain farm owner or operator from knowingly confining egg-laying hens in an enclosure in a certain manner, subject to certain exceptions, on and after January 1, 2026; prohibiting a business owner or operator or a farm owner or operat...
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2024-02-14
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB1466Intro
25%
Requiring the Department of Agriculture to coordinate with the Maryland Energy Administration, the Department of the Environment, the Department of Commerce, the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and certain other s...
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2024-02-14
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDSB761Intro
25%
Requiring each testing facility in the State to be licensed by the Department of Agriculture to use animals in research, education, or testing; establishing requirements for the use and treatment of dogs or cats by a testing facility; prohibiting a t...
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2024-02-13
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB1190Intro
25%
Prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2025, a person from selling a pesticide that has PFAS chemicals listed as an active ingredient on the labeling accompanying the pesticide; and prohibiting, beginning December 31, 2025, a person from using a pesticide th...
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2024-02-12
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDSB1149Intro
25%
Authorizing a political subdivision to enact a certain local law or ordinance regarding the storage of dissolved air flotation by-products that is equal to or more stringent than the permit requirements for a sewage sludge utilization permit.
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2024-02-11
To Senate Rules Committee
MDSB1153Intro
25%
Altering the boundary of the Frederick Soil Conservation District to include the Catoctin Soil Conservation District.
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2024-02-11
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB1124Intro
25%
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
MDSB641Intro
25%
Altering the contents and authorized uses of the Spay/Neuter Fund; requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish a process through which a person may make a voluntary donation to the Fund; requiring the Department to give additional considerat...
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2024-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB1082Intro
25%
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
25%
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
MDHB1324Intro
25%
Expanding eligibility for the homestead property tax credit to include additional residences.
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2024-02-09
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB1128Intro
25%
Limiting the term of a member serving on the agricultural preservation advisory board in Howard County to 3 years; and authorizing members currently serving on the agricultural preservation advisory board in Howard County to complete their terms.
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2024-02-09
To Senate Rules Committee
MDSB745Intro
25%
Increasing the number of Maryland residents from 30 to 42 in the student body of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, contingent on certain agreements.
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2024-02-08
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB1042Intro
25%
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...
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2024-02-08
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB1030Intro
25%
Prohibiting, unless authorized by the Department of Agriculture, a person from keeping a certain number of roosters on certain property beginning on January 1, 2026, subject to certain exceptions; authorizing the Department to work in cooperation wit...
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2024-02-07
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB516Intro
25%
Establishing the Climate Crisis Initiative in the Department of the Environment to provide for the assessment of greenhouse gas pollution fees, the provision of certain benefits to households and employers, and the funding of certain climate-related ...
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2024-02-02
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDSB392Intro
25%
Prohibiting adversarial foreign governments from purchasing, acquiring, leasing, or holding any property interest in agricultural land in the State; and requiring the Attorney General to enforce the Act in a certain manner.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB616Intro
25%
Prohibiting adversarial foreign governments from purchasing, acquiring, leasing, or holding any property interest in agricultural land in the State; and requiring the Attorney General to enforce the Act in a certain manner.
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2024-01-26
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB56Intro
25%
Establishing the On-Farm Organic Diversion and Composting Grant Program to award grants to eligible entities to assist with the costs of developing and implementing on-farm composting and compost use, food waste prevention, and food rescue projects; ...
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2024-01-25
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB402Intro
25%
Authorizing an individual to bring a nuisance action for damages caused by rodent harborage on certain real property against certain individuals and authorizing a landlord to bring a breach of lease action against a tenant for behavior that causes or...
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2024-01-23
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB57Intro
25%
Altering the definition of "dispenser" for purposes of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to include certain licensed veterinarians when dispensing controlled substances for animals in the usual course of providing professional services; and pr...
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2024-01-19
To House Health and Government Operations Committee
MDSB278Intro
25%
Altering and establishing renewal and reinstatement processes for horse establishment licenses; establishing certain duties and administrative penalties with respect to beekeeping activities; altering the administrative penalty structure for certain ...
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2024-01-11
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB193Intro
25%
Prohibiting a certain farm owner or operator from knowingly confining egg-laying hens in an enclosure in a certain manner, subject to certain exceptions, on and after January 1, 2026; prohibiting a business owner or operator or a farm owner or operat...
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2024-01-11
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB306Intro
25%
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...
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2024-01-11
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB311Intro
25%
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...
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2024-01-11
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB85Intro
25%
Altering the contents and authorized uses of the Spay/Neuter Fund; requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish a process through which a person may make a voluntary donation to the Fund; requiring the Department to give additional considerat...
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2024-01-10
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB235Intro
25%
Altering the definition of "dispenser" for purposes of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to include certain licensed veterinarians when dispensing controlled substances for animals in the usual course of providing professional services; and pr...
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2024-01-09
To Senate Finance Committee
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