| MD | SB142 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a process for an individual purchasing certain licenses and stamps in a certain manner to make a voluntary monetary donation to the Healing Hunting and Fishing Fund; requiring the Department ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 536 |
| MD | SB121 | Pass | Providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for materials, parts, and equipment used to repair, maintain, or upgrade aircraft or the avionics systems of aircraft if the materials, parts, or equipment are installed on the aircraft; requiring the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 638 |
| MD | SB240 | Pass | Requiring the Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, rather than the Governor, to fill a vacancy in an elected member's position on the Allegany County Board of Education for the remainder of that term and until a successor is elected and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 541 |
| MD | SB326 | Pass | Renaming the Maryland Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped to be the Maryland Library for the Blind and Print Disabled; and altering the appointed membership of the Maryland State Library Board to include a blind patron of the Maryland Li...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 273 |
| MD | SB289 | Pass | Prohibiting the transfer of property in Allegany County on the assessment books or records until certain charges due a municipal corporation have been paid as required by law, subject to certain exceptions; and requiring the certificate of a certain ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 302 |
| MD | SB291 | Pass | Adding units of State government to the list of entities that are exempt from paying certain recording costs and other fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 300 |
| MD | SB292 | Pass | Providing that two mayors from each member county or their representatives are to be appointed to the Tri-County Council for Western Maryland by the commissioners from their respective member county rather than by certain chapters of the Maryland Mun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 545 |
| MD | SB281 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to waive certain application fees for applicants intending to use certain contaminated properties for clean or renewable electrical generation sites under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 544 |
| MD | SB347 | Pass | Providing that employment by a business licensed as a certain cannabis dispensary, grower, or processor does not constitute involvement in the illegal distribution, production, cultivation, transportation, or sale of a controlled dangerous substance ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 346 |
| MD | SB280 | Pass | Altering the application requirements for a service member, veteran, or military spouse to apply for an occupational or professional license from a unit in the Maryland Department of Labor to require submission of proof that the applicant has held a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 177 |
| MD | SB537 | Pass | Providing that publication expenses related to unofficial legislative newsletters may be paid by an authorized candidate campaign committee, rather than a campaign account of a campaign finance entity, of an incumbent under certain circumstances; pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 563 |
| MD | SB421 | Pass | Reestablishing the Task Force on the Canal Place Preservation and Development Authority, which was originally established by Chapter 789 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2018; providing for the composition, chair, staffing, and purpose of the T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 619 |
| MD | SB417 | Pass | Authorizing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant a property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on the dwelling house of disabled veterans with a service-connected disability rating ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 630 |
| MD | SB353 | Pass | Adding pets to the list of items damaged for which a person may be reimbursed from the Black Bear Damage Reimbursement Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 358 |
| MD | SB523 | Pass | Altering the tax imposed on certain pass-through entities; requiring each pass-through entity to pay the tax imposed with respect to certain shares of certain nonresident and nonresident entity members of the pass-through entity; authorizing a pass-t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 641 |
| MD | SB282 | Pass | Increasing, from 50% to 100%, the percentage of tuition that may be reimbursed of the cost of in-State tuition for certain courses for any active National Guard member attending certain institutions; and expanding the definition of "member" as it rel...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 181 |
| MD | SB354 | Pass | Increasing, from 1% to 1.5%, the rate of interest for overdue property tax in Garrett County; etc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 328 |
| MD | SB643 | Pass | Altering, in Garrett County, the days the holder of a manufacturer's license may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages to Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to midnight; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners to issue certain deluxe restaurant...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 573 |
| MD | SB630 | Pass | Establishing the Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council to study and make recommendations to the Governor's Grants Office and the Department of Budget and Management regarding the grants life cycle, including the creation of certain materials f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 485 |
| MD | SB987 | Pass | Requiring the State Racing Commission to establish the Equine Health, Safety, and Welfare Advisory Committee; requiring the owner of Bowie Race Course Training Center to convey the property to the City of Bowie in a certain manner; authorizing, subje...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 590 |
| MD | SB700 | Pass | Expanding eligibility for a certain credit authorized against the county or municipal corporation property tax to include certain active duty, retired, or honorably discharged members of the armed forces of the United States and certain surviving spo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 642 |
| MD | SB493 | Veto | Increasing the required minimum appropriation for the Small Business Development Center Network Fund from $950,000 to $1,150,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-07
Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
| MD | SB465 | Veto | Extending and altering through fiscal year 2026 the Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Program; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an amount that when combined with the amount estimated to be distributed to the E-Nnovation Initi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-07
Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
| MD | SB128 | Engross | Requiring an animal control facility operated by a county or municipality to waive the adoption fee for a dog or cat for a veteran who presents a valid driver's license or identification card that includes a notation of veteran status; authorizing an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-16
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB303 | Engross | Repealing the definition of "public safety officer" for purposes of a certain credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on a dwelling owned by a public safety officer; repealing a certain limitation on the amount of the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-16
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | SB338 | Engross | Altering the distribution of proceeds from video lottery terminals at a facility in Allegany County after 10 years of operations at the facility.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-15
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | SB488 | Engross | Increasing the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax to $20,000 for certain military retirement income for individuals who are at least 55 years old; increasing the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-15
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | SB1004 | Intro | Altering the membership of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System to include certain individuals serving as a case management specialist I, II, or III, or a case management specialist supervisor in the Department of Juvenile Services; providin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-14
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
| MD | SB287 | Engross | Establishing the Maryland Arts Capital Grant Program to provide grants for the expansion of, the renovation of, or major repairs to a facility operated by a certain eligible organization; requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2022 through 2027, to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | SB487 | Intro | Authorizing certain members of the State Retirement and Pension System to receive credit for certain military service even if the member receives military service credit in another retirement system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
| MD | SB532 | Engross | Establishing the Task Force to Study the Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise Program; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding opportunities for vet...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-04
To House Health and Government Operations Committee |
| MD | SB318 | Intro | Exempting a spouse or financially dependent child of an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces who uses GI benefits of the veteran from paying nonresident tuition at a public institution of higher education in the State, subje...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-02
Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
| MD | SB506 | Engross | Authorizing a person to apply for preliminary approval of a handgun permit to wear, carry, or transport a handgun without completing a certified firearms training course; requiring the Secretary of State Police to investigate an application for a han...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | SB1078 | Intro | Authorizing the Governor to appoint special prosecutors and to direct resources and personnel from any unit of State government for a certain purpose during a state of emergency that is declared because a homicide rate reached at least 3 homicides p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-28
To Senate Rules Committee |
| MD | SB866 | Intro | Authorizing an individual who is serving in the armed forces of the United States to purchase a resident hunting license, resident bow and arrow stamp, resident black powder stamp, and resident bonus antlered deer stamp if the individual is stationed...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-24
Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn |
| MD | SB237 | Intro | Providing that the prohibition against operating or riding on a motorcycle without certain protective headgear does not apply to an individual at least 21 years old who has been licensed to operate a motorcycle for at least 2 years, has completed a c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-20
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| MD | SB956 | Intro | Authorizing certain retired employees of a county, municipal corporation, or county board to participate in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits program under certain circumstances; and requiring the governing body of a county, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-18
Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation; Withdrawn |
| MD | SB188 | Intro | Providing that a food is misbranded if it is offered for sale in the State with a label that identifies the product as a meat or a meat product and the product contains animal tissue cultured from animal cells outside the animal from which the tissue...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-17
Unfavorable Report by Finance |
| MD | SB509 | Intro | Establishing that an occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical force against another person, including deadly physical force, when the other person has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, the occupant reasonably believ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-17
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn |
| MD | SB863 | Intro | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish a personal needs allowance of not less than $450 per month or $5,400 per year for certain Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients who receive certain long-term care services and supports...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-17
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB955 | Intro | Prohibiting the State from entering into an agreement that waives the State's authority under § 401 of the federal Clean Water Act as part of exercising the State's authority and carrying out the State's duties under the federal Clean Water Act and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-16
To Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee |
| MD | SB156 | Engross | Exempting an applicant for a handgun qualification license from the requirement to complete a firearms safety training course if the applicant is a certain retired law enforcement officer or a certain active or retired correctional officer, sheriff,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | SB270 | Intro | Establishing the Maryland Technology Infrastructure Program in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to facilitate strategic planning, manage a Maryland Technology Infrastructure Fund, and coordinate economic development service delivery; r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB276 | Intro | Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority, on approval by the Board of Public Works, to issue bonds to finance the construction of or improvements to certain public school facilities; establishing the Building Opportunity Financing Fund and the Buil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-12
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
| MD | SB486 | Intro | Allowing an individual to itemize deductions to compute Maryland taxable income whether or not the individual itemizes deductions on the individual's federal income tax return; providing that, for an individual who does not itemize deductions on the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-10
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
| MD | SB608 | Intro | Specifying that a certain appropriation calculated under the Senator John A. Cade Funding Formula and a certain appropriation for Baltimore City Community College include appropriations, regardless of where they are budgeted, designated for the gener...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-10
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
| MD | SB865 | Intro | Extending to December 31, 2030, the termination of a credit against the public service company franchise tax for the purchase of Maryland-mined coal; authorizing the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to approve up to $3,000,000 in total cr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-10
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
| MD | SB357 | Intro | Prohibiting, except under certain circumstances, the performance or inducement or attempted performance or inducement of an abortion unless a certain determination as to the probable age of the unborn child is made by a certain physician; providing t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-07
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB862 | Intro | Establishing a minimum wage rate for Allegany County and Garrett County.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-07
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB459 | Intro | Requiring a Baltimore City school police officer or a school resource officer to carry a firearm while present on the premises of the school to which the officer is assigned.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-06
To Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee |
