| MD | HB1487 | Pass | Reestablishing the Maryland Entertainment Council to be the Maryland Entertainment Industry Council within the Department of Commerce to assess the State's existing assets, study certain existing State programs, agencies, and offices, and make recomm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 70 |
| MD | HB1526 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce to establish certain temporary relief programs to provide assistance to individuals and certain entities impacted by a certain closure of the Port of Baltimore; and authorizing...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 2 |
| MD | SB1188 | Pass | Establishing the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Program and the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Fund to provide tuition assistance to a student who was a dependent or is the surviving spouse of a fallen transportation worker; req...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 3 |
| MD | SB394 | Enroll
75% | 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] | 2024-04-08
Returned Passed |
| MD | HB685 | Enroll
75% | 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] | 2024-04-08
Returned Passed |
| MD | SB808 | Enroll
75% | 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 the University ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Passed Enrolled |
| MD | SB896 | Enroll
75% | Establishing the Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Authority Task Force to study and make recommendations concerning the membership, purpose, and function of an entity or strategy to govern the renovation, revitalization, f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Passed Enrolled |
| MD | HB1032 | Enroll
75% | Establishing the Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program to create a system of supplemental guide signs to direct motorists to eligible individual attractions by directing the motorists first to groups of attractions; requiring the State Highway Ad...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Returned Passed |
| MD | HB1244 | Enroll
75% | Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, and the Maryland Higher Education Commission to each have a certain staff member who performs certain duties related to defining, identifying, and compiling data regarding the wo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Passed Enrolled |
| MD | HB538 | Enroll
75% | Establishing the Historic Property Revitalization Director as a position in the Department of Housing and Community Development; prohibiting a local legislative body from prohibiting the placement of certain manufactured homes or modular dwellings in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Passed Enrolled |
| MD | HB56 | 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; and
requiring the Department of Commerce to conduct a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
To Senate Rules Committee |
| MD | SB60 | Enroll
75% | 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] | 2024-04-08
Passed Enrolled |
| MD | SB516 | Enroll
75% | 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] | 2024-04-06
Passed Enrolled |
| MD | HB981 | Enroll
75% | Requiring, on or before July 1, 2025, the principal departments of the Executive Branch to fully implement certain provisions of law requiring equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-06
Returned Passed |
| MD | HB850 | Enroll
75% | Requiring each procurement unit to establish a price preference for small businesses; designating the Board of Public Works as the regulatory authority for the Small Business Preference Program; and specifying the manner in which a unit may achieve t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled |
| MD | HB897 | Engross
50% | Establishing the Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Organization Task Force to study and make recommendations concerning the membership, purpose, and function of an organization to govern the renovation, revitalization, fina...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hayes) Adopted |
| MD | SB474 | Enroll
75% | Altering and establishing the definition of "generating station" for the purpose of exempting the construction of certain generating facilities used to produce electricity for the purpose of onsite emergency backup and certain test and maintenance op...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
Passed Enrolled |
| MD | HB914 | Enroll
75% | 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] | 2024-04-04
Returned Passed |
| MD | HB1206 | Enroll
75% | Establishing the Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission in the Department of Commerce to study and make recommendations regarding bilateral trade relations and investment opportunities between Maryland and Ireland; and requiring the Commission by December...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Returned Passed |
| MD | SB746 | Enroll
75% | 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] | 2024-04-03
Returned Passed |
| 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 | SB1022 | Engross
50% | Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, and the Maryland Higher Education Commission to each perform certain duties related to defining, identifying, and compiling data regarding the workforce needs in the State and wo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | HB419 | Engross
50% | Requiring certain businesses that use a point-of-sale system that automatically prompts a customer to leave a tip to disclose to whom the tip will be allocated and display a tip amount that is set at zero by default; and establishing that a violation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB1490 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2024-03-13
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB1371 | Intro
25% | Establishing the Off-Shore Banking Zone and International Financial Center Task Force to recommend legislation to develop an off-shore special banking zone and an international financial center in the State; and requiring the Task Force to report its...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| MD | HB1508 | Intro
25% | Altering the termination date of the Job Creation Tax Credit Program from 2027 to 2025; providing for the termination date for the One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit Program on January 1, 2025; establishing the Maryland Jobs Development Tax...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB1095 | Intro
25% | Establishing the Local Journalism Sustainability Grant Program within the Department of Commerce; requiring the Department to award grants under the Program to certain small businesses for costs paid or incurred to place an advertisement in a local n...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | HB815 | Intro
25% | Establishing the Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program in the Department of Commerce; providing that the purpose of Program is to establish a statewide network of financial empowerment centers in different regions of the State; ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | HB1466 | Intro
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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HB530 | Intro
25% | Establishing the Maryland Office of Trails in the Department of Transportation to develop and maintain the Maryland Trails Network, advance the development, maintenance, and use of trails in the State, develop a certain inventory and database, and co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB645 | Intro
25% | Establishing the Maryland Office of Trails in the Department of Transportation to develop and maintain the Maryland Trails Network, advance the development, maintenance, and use of trails in the State, develop a certain inventory and database, and co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB1294 | Intro
25% | Prohibiting the Secretary of Commerce from issuing a tax credit certificate for the purchase of certain cybersecurity technologies or services for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2023; altering the definition of "digital product" under th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB516 | Intro
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 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | SB30 | Intro
25% | Establishing the High Impact Development Project Program within the Department of Commerce to provide financial assistance to industrial development agencies or enterprises undertaking high impact, placemaking projects that will support manufacturing...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB33 | Intro
25% | Establishing the Entrepreneurial Leave Tax Credit Program in the Department of Commerce to encourage employers to implement leave policies that provide unpaid leave for employees for the purpose of establishing or expanding an employee business in th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To House Ways and Means Committee |
