SB1188 - Maryland Protecting Opportunities and Regional Trade (PORT) Act
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
William C. Ferguson, Johnny Ray Salling
Last updated 6 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
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; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce to establish programs to assist individuals and certain entities impacted by the reduced operations of the Port of Baltimore; authorizing the Secretary of Labor to alter certain unemployment eligibility requirements; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB707 - Armed Forces – Support of Military Families and Addition of Space Force
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Michael A. Jackson, Malcolm L. Augustine, Benjamin T. Brooks
Last updated 6 months ago10 Co-Sponsors
Adding the Space Force to certain provisions of law related to the armed forces; authorizing military spouses and residents of the State who are members of the National Guard of another state or a reserve component of the armed forces to terminate certain contracts at any time after the date the service member receives certain military orders to relocate; adding the Space Force and members of the National Guard of any other state to the definition of a "military-connected student" for purposes of the Purple Stars Schools Program; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB507 - Special Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Sport Fishing License - Nonresidents - License Fee
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jack Bailey, Katie Fry Hester
Last updated 5 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Increasing the license fee for a special Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license for nonresident license applicants from $50 to $100.
STATUS
Passed
SB590 - Human Relations - Discrimination - Protected Characteristics
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Clarence K. Lam, Ariana M. Kelly
Last updated 8 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Altering certain provisions of law prohibiting discrimination based on certain protected characteristics to include prohibitions on discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, marital status, and disability.
STATUS
Introduced
SB679 - Disclosure of Tax Information - Tax Compliance Activity and Binding Data Use Agreements
Maryland - 2024 Regular Session
Last updated 6 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
Altering the definition of "tax information" for purposes of provisions of law governing the confidentiality and disclosure of tax information; authorizing, subject to certain limitations, the disclosure of tax information to certain tax compliance organizations and governmental entities to assist the Comptroller in certain tax compliance activity; requiring the Comptroller, when disclosing tax information, to require the person or entity to whom the information is to be disclosed to enter into a certain agreement; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB136 - Family Law - Marriage Ceremony - Designation of Deputy Clerk
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Michael A. Jackson, Charles Anthony Muse
Last updated 4 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Transferring, from the county administrative judge of the circuit court for the county to the clerk of the circuit court for the county, the authority to designate a deputy clerk to perform a marriage ceremony.
STATUS
Passed
SB1153 - Boundary of the Frederick Soil Conservation District - Alteration
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Frederick County Senators
Last updated 7 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
Altering the boundary of the Frederick Soil Conservation District to include the Catoctin Soil Conservation District.
STATUS
Introduced
SB522 - Charter Counties - Enforcement of Local Laws
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Malcolm L. Augustine
Last updated 4 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Increasing from $1,000 to $5,000 the maximum amount of a civil or criminal fine that may be imposed by a charter county to enforce certain local laws enacted by the county.
STATUS
Passed
SB354 - Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Rent Court Workforce Solutions Pilot Program
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jeff D. Waldstreicher, Michael A. Jackson
Last updated 5 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Rent Court Workforce Solutions Pilot Program in Montgomery County and Prince George's County to provide defendant tenants in failure to pay rent cases with workforce resources and information on workforce development, registered apprenticeships, and other employment opportunities; and requiring, by January 1, 2026, and each January 1 thereafter, a designated organization to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the number of individuals that were connected to certain opportunities through the Program.
STATUS
Passed
SB70 - Transportation - Major Change in Bus Service - Publication on Website
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Cory V. McCray
Last updated 5 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Altering the information that the Maryland Transit Administration is required to publish on its website before holding a public hearing on a major service change; requiring the information to be posted on the Administration's website with a visible link identifying the proposed service change on the primary page for the routes, lines, or any corresponding paratransit service area; and requiring the Administration to distribute a certain report on proposed major service changes to certain officials.
STATUS
Passed
SB222 - State Board of Environmental Health Specialists – Quorum, Examination, and Apprenticeships
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Finance
Last updated 6 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
Clarifying that a quorum of the State Board of Environmental Health Specialists consists of a majority of appointed members; altering the circumstances under which an applicant for licensure is qualified to take the examination by adding completion of an apprenticeship approved by the Board as an alternative to obtaining experience in an environmental health specialist-in-training program; and authorizing the Board to approve an examination provider to administer the examination.
STATUS
Passed
SB672 - Vehicle Laws - Automated Enforcement Citations and Notices - Mailing Addresses
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Nick Charles
Last updated 5 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring that citations and notices issued as a result of automated enforcement under the Maryland Vehicle Law be sent to the current mailing address on file with the Administration or if a mailing address is not available, the current residential address on file with the Administration.
STATUS
Passed
SB415 - Frederick County - Local Gaming and Authorization for Electronic Tip Jar Dispensers
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Karen Lewis Young
Last updated 5 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizing, subject to certain provisions of law, a person that operates a tip jar in Frederick County to operate an electronic tip jar dispenser that does not connect to the Internet or to a server; altering certain obsolete language in provisions of law governing gaming in Frederick County; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB295 - Department of Planning - Inventory Responsibilities
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Last updated 6 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
Repealing a requirement that the Department of Planning prepare and periodically revise inventory lists of the natural resources of the State and certain public works and facilities.
STATUS
Passed
SB930 - Commercial Law – Consumer Wire Transfers – Liability (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2024)
Maryland - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
James C. Rosapepe
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Exempting consumer wire transaction from certain provisions of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code; limiting liability for damages resulting from consumer wire transfers; defining sufficient notice; requiring investigations; requiring decisions and materials be provided to a consumer; subjecting financial institutions to treble damages; subjecting financial institutions to liability for violation of the Act; prohibiting waiver of consumer rights under the Act; etc.
STATUS
Introduced