SB1082 - Solar Energy and Energy Storage - Development and State Procurement
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Katie Fry Hester
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
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 solar energy development and land conservation and preservation; requiring the owner or operator of a certain solar energy generating station to plant and maintain a certain cover crop on certain land and submit a certain vegetation management plan to a certain entity; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1022 - Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval and Institutional Mission Statements - Requirements
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Nancy King, Ronald Lorenzo Watson
Last updated 9 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
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 work collaboratively across certain agencies in a certain manner; altering certain requirements for the State Plan of Higher Education; requiring the Commission to establish a Program Review Process Advisory Council; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1015 - Condominiums – Mandatory Insurance Coverage – Detached Units
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Nick Charles
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Altering the types of elements and units for which a council of unit owners is required to maintain certain property insurance; requiring the council of unit owners to notify owners of detached units within a condominium of certain property insurance coverage obligations; limiting instances when an owner of a detached unit within a condominium is required to carry homeowners insurance on the entirety of the unit; and authorizing a council of unit owners to carry homeowners insurance on the entirety of units with a condominium.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1050 - Common Ownership Communities – Reserve Studies – Exemptions
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Johnny Mautz
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Exempting cooperative housing corporations, condominiums, and homeowners associations from conducting reserve studies on the vote of at least two-thirds of the members or owners.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1078 - Task Force on Washington County Regional Water and Wastewater Governance
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Washington County Senators
Last updated 10 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Task Force on Washington County Regional Water and Wastewater Governance to study the water supply, wastewater treatment, and approaches to water and wastewater governance in Washington County; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2026 an appropriation of $750,000 for the completion of a certain report; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to certain entities on or before July 1, 2026.
STATUS
Introduced
SB985 - Economic Development - County or Municipality Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Karen Lewis Young
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Expanding the acceptable names authorized for an economic development authority established by a county or municipal corporation; expanding the powers of an authority, subject to limitations in the articles of incorporation of the authority; authorizing an authority to issue certain bonds in accordance with certain requirements; and expanding the authorized uses of tax increment proceeds.
STATUS
Introduced
SB453 - Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Pamela G Beidle, Karen Lewis Young, Benjamin T. Brooks
Last updated 7 months ago15 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program; requiring the Maryland Department of Health, on or before July 1, 2026, to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish a program; and requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation in assisted outpatient treatment proceedings.
STATUS
Passed
SB1027 - Property Tax - Appeals - Definition of "Taxpayer"
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Guy J Guzzone
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Defining "taxpayer" for purposes of certain provisions of law concerning property tax appeals to mean a person with an ownership interest or a leasehold interest in a property that is subject to an appeal; and applying the Act retroactively to affect any petition for review of an assessment of property filed after December 1, 2022.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB982 - Information Technology - Modernization of Information Technology Projects
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Katie Fry Hester, Mary Washington, Malcolm L. Augustine
Last updated 7 months ago7 Co-Sponsors
Altering the duties of the Secretary of Information Technology related to modernization of information technology systems; renaming the Major Information Technology Development Fund; requiring 20% of the amount appropriated to the Fund to be set aside for expedited projects each fiscal year; requiring the Board of Public Works to expedite the placement on an agenda and approval of certain contracts; altering the name, duties, and membership of the Modernize Maryland Oversight Commission; and providing for the terms of certain Commission members.
STATUS
Passed
SB994 - Maryland Predictable Scheduling Act
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Joanne C. Benson
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Establishing certain requirements on food service establishments, hospitality establishments, and retail establishments regarding work schedules for employees, including requirements related to the provision of work schedules to employees, notifications regarding changes to the schedules, and payment of wages to employees whose work schedules are changed by the employer; authorizing certain employees to request an adjustment in a work schedule before beginning a shift; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB990 - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription Drugs to Treat Serious Mental Illness
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Clarence K. Lam
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Prohibiting the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and managed care organizations from applying a prior authorization requirement, step therapy protocol, or fail-first protocol for drugs to treat certain mental illnesses or a medication-induced movement disorder associated with the treatment of a serious mental illness.
STATUS
Introduced
SB901 - Ground Leases – Application for Redemption – Procedures
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Chris West
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Altering the notice requirement for a leasehold tenant to apply to redeem a ground lease to require that a tenant must provide notice only to ground lease holders who have registered a ground lease in accordance with certain law.
STATUS
Introduced
SB912 - Courts - Immunity From Liability - Maryland Safe Haven Program
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mike McKay
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Altering, clarifying, and expanding certain provisions of law relating to the immunity from liability of a parent who leaves an unharmed newborn with a responsible adult under certain circumstances; requiring the Secretary of Human Services to develop, implement, and maintain a public information program to inform the public about the Maryland Safe Haven Program; and requiring the Secretary of Human Services to annually submit a report to the General Assembly about the Maryland Safe Haven Program beginning December 31, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SB962 - Real Property – Contracts of Sale – Title Report Requirement
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Justin D Ready
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring the seller of any real property to provide a title report to the buyer prior to closing; permitting a buyer to rescind a contract of sale for real property under certain circumstances; and providing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1105 - Income Tax - Individual Income Tax Credit Eligibility Awareness Campaign
Maryland - 2024 Regular Session
Last updated 7 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Comptroller to implement and administer a certain individual income tax credit eligibility awareness campaign to identify and encourage individuals to apply for certain individual income tax credits; authorizing the Comptroller to enter into a certain data sharing agreement with other State agencies to carry out the awareness campaign; and requiring, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $300,000 for the awareness campaign.
STATUS
Passed
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