| MD | SB253 | Pass | Requiring a register of wills to accept certain documents filed electronically through a system established by the register of wills; and prohibiting a register of wills from refusing to accept a document based on the manner in which it was signed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 660 |
| MD | SB289 | Pass | Altering the name of the Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship to be the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 733 |
| MD | SB350 | Pass | Prohibiting the State Department of Education from increasing the copayment levels, reducing the reimbursement rates, reducing the income eligibility requirements, or implementing an enrollment freeze for the Child Care Scholarship Program in effect ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 731 |
| MD | SB414 | Pass | Establishing the Commission to Advance and Strengthen Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical Services Within Maryland to study and make recommendations regarding the effectiveness and viability of certain incentives, offerings, or practices employed in ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 655 |
| MD | SB32 | Pass | Altering the application requirements for a certain property tax exemption for a dwelling house owned by a disabled veteran or surviving spouse of a disabled veteran by adding a rating decision of the disabled veteran's disability from the U.S. Depar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 673 |
| MD | SB343 | Pass | Establishing certain procedures regarding the persons who may establish or receive distributions from an ABLE account in the Maryland ABLE Program for a certain eligible individual; and requiring the Maryland 529 Board to adopt certain procedures reg...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 637 |
| MD | SB248 | Pass | Prohibiting an institution of higher education from refusing to provide a current or former student with a transcript or taking other punitive measures regarding a student's transcript request because the student owes a debt to the institution of hig...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 748 |
| MD | SB280 | Pass | Exempting certain family child care homes, large family child care homes, and child care centers that serve only dependent children of military personnel and are located on a military base or federal property or certified by a branch of the U.S. Depa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 658 |
| MD | SB559 | Pass | Increasing the appropriation required by the Governor in the annual budget bill for the Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program from $7,550,000 to $12,050,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 628 |
| MD | SB228 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Aging to oversee and train the staff of long-term care and dementia care navigation programs; requiring each area agency to develop a long-term care and dementia care navigation program that consists of new or existing ser...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 667 |
| MD | SB622 | Pass | Requiring certain Medicaid funding to be used to provide community services to individuals waiting for services through certain waiver programs; authorizing certain Medicaid funding to be used for expanding provider capacity in certain waiver program...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 635 |
| MD | SB840 | Pass | Establishing the Protecting Against Hate Crimes Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to make grants to nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, to provide security enhancements to protect against hate crimes; requiring the Ex...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 746 |
| MD | SB553 | Pass | Increasing the amount of a certain subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain military retirement income received by individuals under the age of 55 years to $12,500 and individuals at least 55 years old to $20,000 during the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 614 |
| MD | SB554 | Pass | Establishing the Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program in the Military Department for the Department to award grants to reimburse certain members of the National Guard for the cost of premiums for certain health care and dental care plans; and requir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 612 |
| MD | SB231 | Pass | Requiring, unless the child's family has requested that the child be removed, that a child on the registry for the Autism Waiver remain on the registry if the child's family relocates out of the State for military service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 621 |
| MD | SB124 | Pass | Establishing that the Maryland Food System Resiliency Council is in the Office of Resilience in the Maryland Department of Emergency Management; altering the membership of the Council to include a representative of the seafood industry; altering the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 574 |
| MD | SB34 | Pass | Establishing the State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture as a position in the Department of Agriculture to serve as the primary point of contact for individuals engaging in, or interested in engaging in, value-added agriculture in the State; etc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 436 |
| MD | SB262 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to exempt an on-farm composting facility from the requirement to obtain a permit if the on-farm composting facility uses 10,000 square feet of area or less for active food scrap compost...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 520 |
| MD | SB256 | Pass | Prohibiting the setting on fire or burning of oriented strand board for certain fire-fighting training; and establishing an administrative penalty not exceeding $500 for a first violation of the Act and a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 for a seco...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 579 |
| MD | SB327 | Pass | Altering the purpose of the Heritage Conservation Fund to include acquiring interests in land that can be used by the general public for hunting; establishing the Wildlife Conservation, Education, and Outreach Program to provide outreach and foster a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 543 |
| MD | SB386 | Pass | Altering the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program to be the Certified Local Farm and Fish Program; expanding the purpose of the Program to include food from certified Chesapeake invasive species providers in the overall percentage goal for certain...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 575 |
| MD | SB448 | Pass | Extending the termination date, to June 30, 2024, for provisions relating to the authorization of holders of certain manufacturer's licenses to sell and deliver and to directly ship their own alcoholic beverages products to certain individuals under ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 594 |
| MD | SB61 | Pass | 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] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 559 |
| MD | SB526 | Pass | Altering the definition of "qualified conservation" for purposes of provisions of law related to forest mitigation banks; altering exemptions from certain afforestation, reforestation, and preservation requirements; altering certain methods of calcul...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 542 |
| MD | SB549 | Pass | Establishing the Build Our Future Grant Pilot Program in the Department of Commerce to provide funding for certain costs for infrastructure projects in eligible technology sectors; requiring certain grantees to provide matching funds and to demonstr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 431 |
| MD | SB801 | Pass | Establishing the Cyber Maryland Program in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to create and execute a talent pipeline that materially reduces workforce vacancies by July 1, 2026, build an advanced cybersecurity workforce, and carry out o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 578 |
| MD | SB823 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to provide a discount of at least $40 on annual State park passes for all first responders and law enforcement officers who are Maryland residents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 511 |
| MD | SB830 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment and the Maryland Department of Health, in conjunction with the Board of Environmental Health Specialists, to conduct a study on staffing needs for environmental health specialists in local health department...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 577 |
| MD | SB650 | Pass | Establishing the State Disaster Recovery Fund to provide disaster recovery assistance to units of local government for individuals and families and for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of public facilities, low-interest or no-i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 549 |
| MD | SB550 | Pass | Establishing the Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund as an instrumentality of the State to develop opportunities for banking institutions and credit unions to better serve the needs of low- to moderate-income tracts; providing for certain asse...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 433 |
| MD | SB10 | Pass | Expanding the requirement that the Department of Natural Resources make available and issue certain licenses and stamps in a digital or electronic format; and providing that, if the Department cannot issue certain licenses, stamps, permits, registrat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 558 |
| MD | SB273 | Pass | Altering the amount of a certain appropriation the Governor is required to make for the National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund; and repealing a provision of law requiring 100% of the National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 494 |
| MD | SB483 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations by December 31, 2026 to identify additional standards for water quality testing; requiring the Department, subject to certain funding, and in consultation with the Department of Informa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 586 |
| MD | SB222 | Pass | Altering the definition of "organics recycling" to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials in a certain manner; requiring the Department of the Environment to approve a single producer responsibility organization to represen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 465 |
| MD | SB452 | Pass | Expanding eligibility for the credit against the State income tax for certain film production activities to include documentaries and talk, reality, and game shows; increasing the percentage of total direct costs that qualify for the tax credit; incr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434 |
| MD | SB848 | Pass | Establishing a Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide vouchers and housing assistance payments for low-income families that are currently on a waiting list under the federal Housi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 446 |
| MD | SB184 | Pass | Prohibiting, except under certain circumstances, insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide coverage for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations from imposing a copayment, coinsurance, or deduc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 298 |
| MD | SB232 | Pass | Authorizing the State Board of Physicians to approve licensed athletic trainers to perform dry needling, a certain type of intramuscular manual therapy involving the insertion of one or more solid needles into the muscle and related tissues to effect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 303 |
| MD | SB255 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to expand access to and provide reimbursement for certain wraparound, intensive in-home, and case management services; requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2024, the Behavioral Health Administration to fund ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 378 |
| MD | SB254 | Pass | Altering the definition of "charitable contribution" to exclude an authorization for or a discount on the use of certain services or materials, equipment, or facilities for purposes of provisions of law regulating charitable organizations and charita...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 380 |
| MD | SB511 | Pass | Repealing the $500,000 cap on the amount of grants that may be awarded by the Maryland Transit Administration under the Maryland Senior Rides Program; repealing the $400,000 cap on funding for the Job Access and Reverse Commute Program; establishing ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 331 |
| MD | SB624 | Pass | Allowing an individual or a business entity to claim a credit against the State income tax for the first $500 of the purchase price of an automated external defibrillator purchased for use at a restaurant location in the State with annual gross incom...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 307 |
| MD | SB798 | Pass | Establishing that every person, as a central component of an individual's rights to liberty and equality, has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom; and prohibiting the State from, directly or indirectly, denying, burdening, or abridging the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 244 |
| MD | SB263 | Pass | Establishing the Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee within the Maryland Higher Education Commission to study the policies and procedures adopted by institutions of higher education in the State regarding access to mental health care and the p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 401 |
| MD | SB26 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an Express Lane Eligibility Program by January 1, 2025, to enroll individuals, based on certain eligibility, in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Progra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 282 |
| MD | SB341 | Pass | Requiring, on or before August 1, 2024, certain public senior higher education institutions, in consultation with students, to develop and implement a reproductive health services plan; requiring the University of Baltimore, in lieu of developing and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 250 |
| MD | SB601 | Pass | Extending the termination date of certain provisions of law that establish and govern the funding for the State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program; and requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, in consultation with the M...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 256 |
| MD | SB497 | Pass | Designating Maryland Rye or Maryland Rye Whiskey as the State spirit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 308 |
| MD | SB2 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Human Services to reimburse a beneficiary for any benefits lost due to theft; authorizing certain households to request a certain hearing within 90 days after a certain determination; requiring the State to give preference...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171 |
| MD | SB223 | Pass | Requiring a principal department of the Executive Branch to give certain notice to the public, the General Assembly, and any exclusive representative with certain bargaining unit employees and hold a public hearing before changing the use, purpose, o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 118 |
