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MDSB966PassAmending certain prior authorizations of State Debt to change the names of certain grantees, alter the authorized uses of certain grants, and extend the termination date of certain grants.
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 722
MDSB1099PassRequiring the State Emergency Medical Services Board, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health, to develop and implement an initiative under the Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program to require that naloxone be co-loca...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 764
MDHB1358PassRequiring the Department of Natural Resources and Baltimore City to convene focus group meetings on the establishment of the Gwynns Falls State Park with community members and stakeholders that reside or operate in the vicinity of the proposed State ...
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 965
MDSB895PassAltering certain licensing fees for alcoholic beverages in Baltimore City.
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2024-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1016
MDHB420PassRequiring the Department of Natural Resources and local governing bodies to construct communication boards in certain newly constructed public play areas; defining "communication board" as a device that displays photos, symbols, or illustrations to e...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 568
MDHB741PassRequiring the Maryland Stadium Authority to conduct a certain feasibility study for developing, establishing, and operating a sports tourism facility at Reisterstown Regional Park in northwest Baltimore County; requiring the Authority to consult wit...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 616
MDSB804PassRequiring the Maryland Stadium Authority to conduct a certain feasibility study for developing, establishing, and operating a sports tourism facility at Reisterstown Regional Park in northwest Baltimore County; requiring the Authority to consult with...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 615
MDSB1028PassEstablishing a regulatory system for reduction operators and reduction facilities; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the performance of alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction and the disposition of hydrolyzed or soil re...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 599
MDHB1168PassEstablishing a regulatory system for reduction operators and reduction facilities; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the performance of alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction and the disposition of hydrolyzed or soil re...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 600
MDHB1511PassAltering the definition of "qualified conservation" for purposes of provisions of law related to forest mitigation banks; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to update a certain model local government ordinance by July 1, 2025, and adopt ce...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 457
MDHB1165PassRequiring, in each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030, up to $100,000 from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be used to fund certain operations grants at a rate of $20,000 per project sponsor each fiscal year; authorizing th...
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2024-05-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 558
MDHB228PassExtending the date by which the Park System Critical Maintenance Fund must be expended to before July 1, 2029; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to expend up to $400,000 from the Park System Critical Maintenance Fund under certain circu...
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2024-04-25
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 402
MDSB300PassAuthorizing the Department of Natural Resources, with prior approval of the Maryland Historical Trust and after an internal departmental review, to authorize within the Belt Woods Wildland archeological inventories, studies, and research that involve...
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2024-04-09
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 112
MDSB1183Engross

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Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and Baltimore City to convene focus group meetings on the establishment of the Gwynns Falls State Park with community members and stakeholders that reside or operate in the vicinity of the proposed State ...
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2024-04-08
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDSB259Engross

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Extending the date by which the Park System Critical Maintenance Fund must be expended to July 1, 2029; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to expend up to $400,000 from the Park System Critical Maintenance Fund for a project that address...
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2024-04-05
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
MDHB173Engross

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Prohibiting a person from disposing of yard waste collected on the grounds of a State building or a State highway in a single-use plastic container; requiring a person to collect yard waste on the grounds of a State building or a State highway in a c...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB798Intro

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Establishing the Stream Restoration Contractors Licensing Board; requiring a person to be licensed as a stream restoration contractor or be employed by an individual or entity that is licensed as a stream restoration contractor before the person perf...
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2024-03-13
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDSB1070Intro

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Altering the Canal Place Preservation and Development Authority to be the Passages of the Western Potomac Heritage Area Authority; altering and repealing certain duties and powers of the Authority; establishing the Canal Place Preservation and Develo...
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2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB305Intro

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Requiring the Department of the Environment, on or before October 1, 2025, to develop outdoor lighting standards that consider energy consumption, the environment, and public health and safety; requiring the Department to consult with the Maryland De...
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2024-02-14
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB1284Intro

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Repealing an exemption for stream restoration projects from certain application fees for certain projects that impact a wetland or waterway; requiring a person applying for a wetlands and waterways authorization for a stream restoration project assoc...
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2024-02-12
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB1178Intro

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Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from prohibiting an individual to whom a handgun permit has been issued from wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun in a State park or forest.
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2024-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB1082Intro

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Authorizing a county to enact a local law creating a conservation and restoration fund for a certain purpose; establishing the Utility-Scale Solar Design and Siting Commission in the Power Plant Research Program to provide recommendations related to ...
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2024-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB1328Intro

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Authorizing a county to enact a local law creating a conservation and restoration fund for a certain purpose; establishing the Utility-Scale Solar Design and Siting Commission in the Power Plant Research Program to provide recommendations related to ...
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2024-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDSB405Intro

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Requiring the Department of the Environment, on or before October 1, 2025, to develop outdoor lighting standards that consider the impact of outdoor lighting on energy consumption, the environment, and public health and safety; requiring the Departme...
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2024-02-07
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB886Intro

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Requiring each unit of State or local government responsible for the construction and maintenance of a playground to ensure that the playground is constructed and maintained in accordance with certain safety standards; and requiring a unit of State o...
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2024-02-07
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB963Intro

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Prohibiting a person from committing sexual solicitation of a minor or human trafficking within 5 miles of certain locations; and increasing the distance surrounding certain school property within which a person is prohibited from committing a certai...
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2024-02-06
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB719Intro

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Prohibiting a person from committing a felony against a victim who is a minor within 5 miles of certain locations; and establishing that a violation of the Act is a felony and punishable with imprisonment up to 15 years.
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2024-02-01
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
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