| MD | HB1071 | Pass | Altering the maximum fines for smoking cannabis in a public place; prohibiting a law enforcement officer from initiating a stop or a search of a person, a motor vehicle, or a vessel based solely on certain factors; prohibiting, under certain circumst...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-28
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 802 |
| MD | SB191 | Pass | Increasing from four to five the number of full-time assistant sheriffs provided to the Sheriff of Prince George's County; and providing that benefits other than salary increases for deputy sheriffs in Prince George's County will be negotiated the Fr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 725 |
| MD | SB290 | Pass | Expanding the investigative jurisdiction of the Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General to include a police-involved incident resulting in serious bodily injury to an individual that is not otherwise within the juris...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 632 |
| MD | HB433 | Pass | Increasing from four to five the number of full-time assistant sheriffs provided to the Sheriff of Prince George's County; and providing that the Fraternal Order of Police will negotiate on behalf of deputy sheriffs in benefit matters not related to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 724 |
| MD | HB437 | Pass | Changing the title of the Chief Executive Officer of the Prince George's County public school system to the County Superintendent of the Prince George's County public school system; establishing the Office of Integrity and Compliance in the Prince Ge...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 792 |
| MD | HB525 | Pass | Establishing the Outdoor Preschool License Pilot Program in the State Department of Education to license outdoor, nature-based early learning and child care programs to expand access to affordable, high-quality early learning and child care programs ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 779 |
| MD | SB540 | Pass | Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, prosecute, and remediate certain civil rights violations under certain circumstances and in a certain manner; authorizing the Attorney General to intervene in certain causes of action under certain cir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 629 |
| MD | SB611 | Pass | Establishing the Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit of the Office of the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute cases against persons that violate State criminal environmental and natural resources laws; requiring, on or before No...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 689 |
| MD | HB874 | Pass | Establishing the Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit of the Office of the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute cases against persons that violate State criminal environmental and natural resources laws; and requiring the Attorney...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 690 |
| MD | HB1079 | Pass | Altering the duties and responsibilities of the Prince George's County Board of Education and certain officers of the county board; altering the voting authority of the student board member; requiring the county board to retain counsel and pay certai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 793 |
| MD | HB391 | Pass | Requiring a parking citation issued by a political subdivision, a State agency, or a third-party contractor to include a box that the person issued the citation may check to indicate that the registration plates cited were not issued for the vehicle ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 451 |
| MD | HB686 | Pass | Eliminating requirements for collection agencies and certain non-depository financial institutions to maintain separate licenses for branch locations and authorizing them to conduct business at multiple licensed locations under a single license; and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 567 |
| MD | HB784 | Pass | Authorizing the holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license, a Class C (fraternal/sororal/service organization) beer, wine, and liquor license, or a Class C (veterans' organization or club) beer, wine and liquor license in Prince George's Coun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 607 |
| MD | HB913 | Pass | Requiring student financing companies to register with the Commissioner of Financial Regulation before providing services in the State; requiring a student financing company to renew its registration on an annual basis; authorizing the Commissioner t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 456 |
| MD | HB1165 | Pass | Correcting certain references to the Comptroller of Maryland to be the Executive Director of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, as appropriate; and clarifying certain powers and duties of the Executive Director of the Commission relating to alcoholi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 450 |
| MD | HB976 | Pass | Establishing the Workgroup on Mold Standards and Remediation to study information on mold assessment and remediation to determine the best practices for identifying mold, preventing the development of mold within indoor environments, and remediating ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 347 |
| MD | HB192 | Pass | Prohibiting certain persons subject to campaign finance regulation from making or accepting monetary contributions or monetary donations using any currency other than United States currency; prohibiting a campaign finance entity or a person acting on...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 166 |
| MD | SB269 | Pass | Prohibiting certain persons subject to campaign finance regulation from making or accepting monetary contributions or monetary donations using any currency other than United States currency; prohibiting a campaign finance entity or a person acting on...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 167 |
| MD | HB502 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Human Services to restore to a beneficiary any benefits lost due to theft; authorizing certain households to request a hearing within 90 days after a certain determination; requiring the State to give preference to certain...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 172 |
| MD | SB665 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, or the Office of Health Care Quality, to investigate whether residents in an assisted living program have been subject to neglect, exploitation, or abuse if the assisted living program is operating without...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-11
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 8 |
| MD | HB774 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health or the Office of Health Care Quality to investigate whether residents in an assisted living program have been subject to neglect, exploitation, or abuse, if the assisted living program is operating without ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-11
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 7 |
| MD | HB772 | Engross
50% | Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, prosecute, and remediate certain civil rights violations under certain circumstances and in a certain manner; authorizing the Attorney General to intervene in certain causes of action under certain cir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-05
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | SB496 | Engross
50% | Requiring that certain revenue, fees, and examination and investigation fees and assessments relating to commercial financing transactions be credited to the Nondepository Special Fund; and regulating commercial financing transactions, including by e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-03
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| MD | SB767 | Intro
25% | Authorizing certain law enforcement agencies to access, under certain circumstances, social media accounts of applicants; and prohibiting certain law enforcement agencies from keeping or reserving an applicant's user name, password, or other means of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-03
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| MD | SB87 | Engross
50% | Establishing the Correctional Ombudsman Unit in the Office of the Attorney General; requiring the Unit to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services or in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-30
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HB1280 | Engross
50% | Authorizing the Secretary of State Police to determine the manner and format for applications for certification as a private detective and security guard and for a license to provide security guard services; and requiring an applicant for a commissio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
To Senate Rules Committee |
| MD | SB229 | Engross
50% | Authorizing a local government in certain counties to use noise abatement monitoring systems, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded in violation of certain motor vehicle noise requirements is subje...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB631 | Engross
50% | Requiring a local director of a local department of social services or the Secretary of Human Services to disclose certain reports and records of child abuse and neglect within 30 days after receiving a request if certain conditions are met; requirin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | SB838 | Engross
50% | Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to refer to the Comptroller for an investigation by the Field Enforcement Bureau certain complaints that allege a violation of certain tax laws under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | SB753 | Intro
25% | Establishing that certain records of elected officials are not personnel records for the purposes of inspection under the Public Information Act; and establishing that certain records of the State Ethics Commission and Joint Committee on Legislative ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-07
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB1197 | Intro
25% | Altering the powers and duties of the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board; altering the powers and duties of the Baltimore City police accountability board; and repealing the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board on April 1, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-06
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB878 | Intro
25% | Prohibiting local governments from impairing or diminishing the right of a protected class member to vote or influence election outcomes; establishing requirements on local governments regarding proposals for shifting methods of election and district...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-01
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB419 | Intro
25% | Authorizing certain law enforcement agencies to access, under certain circumstances, social media accounts of applicants; and prohibiting certain law enforcement agencies from keeping or reserving an applicant's user name, password, or other means of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-28
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| MD | HB494 | Intro
25% | Prohibiting a private-sector employer from requiring, as a condition of employment or continued employment, an employee or a prospective employee, under certain circumstances, to join or remain a member of a labor organization, pay charges to a labor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-28
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| MD | HB1010 | Intro
25% | Establishing that certain records of elected officials are not personnel records for the purposes of inspection under the Public Information Act; and establishing that certain records of the State Ethics Commission and Joint Committee on Legislative ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-28
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | SB495 | Intro
25% | Requiring each research facility and 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 research fa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-26
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB359 | Intro
25% | Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly designated based on biological sex; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions aga...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-20
Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means |
| MD | SB60 | Intro
25% | Authorizing a person to apply for preliminary approval of a permit to wear, carry, or transport a handgun without completing a certified firearms training course; and requiring the Secretary of State Police to investigate an application for prelimina...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-14
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB658 | Intro
25% | Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate and initiate a civil action to remedy unlawful patterns or practices committed by certain government officials; providing that the Attorney General shall have subpoena power to support certain investiga...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-14
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | SB747 | Intro
25% | Providing that records relating to investigations of police officers for misconduct are personnel records under the Public Information Act, except for records relating to allegations of excessive force or racial bias.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-14
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | SB763 | Intro
25% | Repealing provisions of law establishing and providing for the responsibilities of the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board; requiring the Baltimore City Office of Equity and Civil Rights to review and investigate all complaints alleging police misco...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-14
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB900 | Intro
25% | Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Secretary of the Environment, the Secretary of Health, and the Director of the Maryland Energy Administration, to adopt a comprehensive indoor air quality standard for public ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1104 | Intro
25% | Prohibiting local governments from impairing or diminishing the right of a protected class member to vote or influence election outcomes; establishing requirements on local governments regarding proposals for shifting methods of election and district...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-13
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB1130 | Intro
25% | Authorizing a local government to use noise abatement monitoring systems, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded in violation of certain motor vehicle noise requirements is subject to a citation and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1117 | Intro
25% | Establishing that certain provisions of law requiring the issuance and service of a show-cause order on a prospective adoptee's parents do not apply if the prospective adoptee is an adult; prohibiting certain investigations from being performed befor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB1044 | Intro
25% | Establishing the Crime Solvers Reward Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide grants to law enforcement agencies and county reward programs to be used as rewards offered to the public...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB771 | Intro
25% | Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate and initiate a civil action to remedy unlawful patterns or practices committed by certain government officials; providing that the Attorney General shall have subpoena power to support certain investiga...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB857 | Intro
25% | Expanding the investigative jurisdiction of the Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General to include a police-involved incident resulting in injury to an individual that is not otherwise within the jurisdiction of the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB864 | Intro
25% | Repealing provisions of law establishing and providing for the responsibilities of the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board; requiring the Baltimore City Office of Equity and Civil Rights to review and investigate all complaints alleging police misco...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB854 | Intro
25% | Expanding the scope of certain expungement provisions to include an investigatory file and a certain record of the work product of a law enforcement unit; providing that a police record or a court record that has been expunged may not be used for any...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
