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MDHB239PassEstablishing the Accessory Dwelling Unit Policy Task Force to survey and document a representative sampling of the variety of ordinances, laws, codes, and policies regarding the development and operation of accessory dwelling units in areas zoned for...
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2023-05-28
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 798
MDSB382PassEstablishing the Accessory Dwelling Unit Policy Task Force to survey and document a representative sampling of State and local codes, ordinances, laws, and policies regarding the development and operation of accessory dwelling units in areas zoned fo...
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2023-05-28
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 799
MDHB215PassProhibiting a landlord from using a lease or form of lease that contains a provision that limits a tenant's ability to summon, or penalizes a tenant or another individual solely for summoning, the assistance of law enforcement or emergency services; ...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 769
MDSB450PassProhibiting a landlord from using a lease or form of lease that contains a provision that limits a tenant's ability to summon, or penalizes a tenant or another individual solely for summoning, the assistance of law enforcement or emergency services; ...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 768
MDHB1066PassEstablishing the Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention to develop strategies to prevent and respond to hate crime activity and evaluate State laws and policies relating to hate crimes; and requiring the Commission to report to the General ...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 773
MDSB1PassProhibiting a person from knowingly wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm in certain locations; prohibiting a person from wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm onto certain property unless the owner or owner's agent has given certain pe...
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2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 680
MDHB90PassAuthorizing the governing bodies of counties and municipalities to adopt ordinances to regulate invasive bamboo, including by prohibiting a person from selling, planting, and allowing invasive bamboo to grow on the property of the person without prop...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 517
MDHB404PassAuthorizing counties and municipal corporations to alter a certain limitation on the combined gross income of a homeowner for purposes of a local supplement to the homeowners' property tax credit; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning a...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 530
MDHB508PassRequiring a county or municipal corporation to define, by law, who is a law enforcement officer or rescue worker; altering eligibility for the tax credit to include certain disabled law enforcement officers or rescue workers who were domiciled in the...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 533
MDSB435PassRequiring a county or municipal corporation to define, by law, who is a law enforcement officer or rescue worker; and altering eligibility for the tax credit to include certain disabled law enforcement officers or rescue workers who were domiciled in...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 534
MDSB521PassAuthorizing the governing body of Charles County to grant, by law, a tax credit against the property tax imposed on the owner-occupied residence of certain emergency responders and their surviving spouses if the federal adjusted gross income of the ...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 600
MDHB1127PassAuthorizing the governing body of Harford County to enact a local law providing for the membership and terms of the Harford County Advisory Plumbing Board.
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 604
MDHB947PassAuthorizing the governing body of Charles County to grant, by law, a tax credit against the property tax imposed on the owner-occupied residence of certain emergency responders and their surviving spouses if the federal adjusted gross income of the ...
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2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 599
MDHB556PassRenaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission; establishing the Maryland Cannabis Administration as an independent unit of State government; establishing a regulatory and licensing system for adult-us...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 254
MDSB516PassRenaming the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to be the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission; establishing the Maryland Cannabis Administration as an independent unit of State government; establishing a regulatory and licensing system for adult-us...
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2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 255
MDHB150PassEstablishing that adaptive reuse, retrofitting, and repurposing of existing buildings to develop new affordable multifamily housing is an eligible use of certain financial assistance provided by the Department of Housing and Community Development; re...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 174
MDSB166PassEstablishing that adaptive reuse, retrofitting, and repurposing of existing buildings to develop new affordable multifamily housing is an eligible use of certain financial assistance provided by the Department of Housing and Community Development; an...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 175
MDSB313PassGranting the Town of Mount Airy in Carroll County and Frederick County the authority to exercise urban renewal powers within an urban renewal area under Article III, Section 61 of the Maryland Constitution; and authorizing the municipality to levy ce...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 125
MDHB561PassGranting the Town of Mount Airy in Carroll County and Frederick County the authority to exercise urban renewal powers within an urban renewal area under Article III, Section 61 of the Maryland Constitution; and authorizing the municipality to levy ce...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 124
MDSB506PassGranting the Town of Forest Heights in Prince George's County the authority to exercise urban renewal powers in areas zoned for commercial use for blight clearance and redevelopment under Article III, Section 61 of the Maryland Constitution; and auth...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 210
MDSB639PassAltering certain provisions of law governing the Historic St. Mary's City Commission, including laws relating to membership of the Commission, appointment of certain officers, Commission meeting times, and duties; and specifying the process for the C...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 129
MDHB825PassGranting the Town of Forest Heights in Prince George's County the authority to exercise urban renewal powers in areas zoned for commercial use for blight clearance and redevelopment under Article III, Section 61 of the Maryland Constitution; and auth...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 209
MDHB984PassConsolidating and altering certain laws governing collective bargaining for certain public employees, including laws related to the establishment of bargaining units, election and certification of exclusive representatives, employee and employer righ...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 114
MDHB151PassProhibiting a landlord from including a certain term in a lease pertaining to electronic delivery of the notice of a rent increase; requiring a landlord to notify a tenant in writing before increasing the tenant's rent through first-class mail or, if...
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2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 146
MDSB367Engross
50%
Consolidating and altering certain laws governing collective bargaining for certain public employees, including laws related to the establishment of bargaining units, elections and certification of exclusive representatives, employee and employer rig...
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2023-04-10
To House Appropriations Committee
MDHB1078Engross
50%
Authorizing the governing body of Prince George's County or the governing body of a municipal corporation in Prince George's County to grant a property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on a dwelling that is ...
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2023-03-23
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
MDSB947Engross
50%
Authorizing the governing body of Harford County to enact a local law providing for the membership and terms of the Harford County Advisory Plumbing Board.
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2023-03-23
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB819Engross
50%
Prohibiting the Montgomery County district council from adopting or enforcing a local law that requires the creation of new off-street parking for a residential development that is located within a 0.25-mile radius of a present or planned Metro or Pu...
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2023-03-22
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB951Engross
50%
Altering the terms of the members of the Howard County Board of Education.
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2023-03-21
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB853Engross
50%
Repealing a prohibition on certain Baltimore City ordinances or acts of certain municipal officials from conflicting, impeding, obstructing, hindering, or interfering with the powers of the Baltimore City Police Commissioner.
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2023-03-20
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB975Intro
25%
Altering the reporting requirements of the Advisory Board on the Transfer of Control of the Police Department of Baltimore City by requiring the Board to submit a final report on or before December 1, 2023; and repealing a prohibition on certain Balt...
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2023-03-09
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB353Intro
25%
Authorizing the use of traffic control device monitoring systems, devices designed to capture a recorded image of a violation, by State and local agencies, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded fai...
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2023-03-06
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
MDSB878Intro
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...
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2023-03-01
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB1294Intro
25%
Requiring the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation to grant, by law, a certain tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on a dwelling that is the p...
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2023-02-28
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB889Intro
25%
Requiring, for the approval of a new retail service station on or after October 1, 2023, the person constructing the station to install at the station a certain number of electric charging stations; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore...
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2023-02-22
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDHB1177Intro
25%
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Calvert County to enact an ordinance that establishes a local percentage preference for certain procurement contracts.
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2023-02-17
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB1258Intro
25%
Requiring the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation to grant a tax credit against the property tax imposed on the dwelling house of certain disabled veterans; establishing a property tax credit in an amount equal to the service-con...
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2023-02-16
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDSB903Intro
25%
Requiring, on or after July 1, 2024, a county that uses an expedited development review process for proposed affordable housing developments to consider certain applications from bona fide religious organizations under the expedited development revie...
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2023-02-15
To Senate Rules Committee
MDSB566Intro
25%
Establishing that a parent has the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent's child; and prohibiting the State or a political subdivision from infringing on a parent's fundamental right to direct the upbr...
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2023-02-14
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB758Intro
25%
Repealing a prohibition on certain Baltimore City ordinances or acts of certain municipal officials from conflicting, impeding, obstructing, hindering, or interfering with the powers of the Baltimore City Police Commissioner.
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2023-02-14
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDHB1093Intro
25%
Altering the terms of the members of the Howard County Board of Education; and authorizing the governing body of Howard County to establish a system of public campaign financing for members of the county board of education.
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2023-02-13
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB928Intro
25%
Authorizing a municipal corporation to regulate the operation of and register off-the-road motorcycles; and authorizing a county or municipal corporation to enforce the Maryland Vehicle Law for violations involving off-the-road motorcycles and to ena...
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2023-02-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB1104Intro
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...
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2023-02-13
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB852Intro
25%
Requiring, on or after July 1, 2024, a county that uses an expedited development review process for proposed affordable housing developments to consider certain applications from bona fide religious organizations under the expedited development revie...
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2023-02-10
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB1171Intro
25%
Establishing that certain provisions of law authorizing the use of speed monitoring systems in certain residential districts apply in Baltimore County; and requiring all speed limit signs within certain segments of certain highways in Baltimore Count...
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2023-02-10
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB1042Intro
25%
Altering certain provisions of law governing the Historic St. Mary's City Commission, including laws relating to membership of the Commission, appointment of certain officers, Commission meeting times, and duties; and specifying the process for the C...
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2023-02-10
To House Appropriations Committee
MDHB666Intro
25%
Establishing that a parent has the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent's child; and prohibiting the State or a political subdivision from infringing on a parent's fundamental right to direct the upbr...
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2023-02-08
To House Judiciary Committee
MDHB765Intro
25%
Requiring the governing body of certain counties and municipal corporations located in Western Maryland to grant a property tax credit on certain newly constructed dwellings; allowing certain persons who construct more than 10 middle-income homes in ...
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2023-02-08
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB640Intro
25%
Repealing a provision of law requring a District Court judge to assign, if practicable, an offender to work the public roads of Frederick County or the City of Frederick as a penalty for a violation of a municipal law or ordinance of the City of Fred...
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2023-02-06
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB285Intro
25%
Authorizing the local governing body of a county, including Baltimore City, to authorize its police accountability board to exercise investigatory and subpoena powers; and authorizing a police accountability board to conduct an investigation of polic...
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2023-01-30
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
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