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HB1064 - Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Death Benefits – Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters
Wayne A. Hartman, Christopher Troy Adams, Carl Anderton
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Allowing a subtraction under the Maryland income tax for the payment of a death benefit under a collective bargaining agreement to a spouse or beneficiary of a law enforcement officer or fire fighter whose death arises out of the course of employment; and applying the Act retroactively to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.
STATUS
Passed
HB1202 - Amendments Convention Called Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution - Delegation to the Convention
Mark N Fisher, Steven J. Arentz, Brian Alan Chisholm
Last updated 8 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the General Assembly to appoint a delegation to an amendments convention called under Article V of the U.S. Constitution and an advisory committee under certain circumstances and in accordance with certain requirements; providing for the membership of the delegation; providing for the qualifications, oath, compensation, and duties of a commissioner to the delegation; establishing the operations of the delegation and the advisory committee; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1221 - Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program and Fund
Jay A. Jacobs, Carl Anderton, Steven J. Arentz
Last updated 8 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to provide grants to the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute to train local fire departments on certain safety aspects associated with lithium-ion battery storage systems installed with solar arrays; requiring the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute to consult with certain entities in determining how to meet the purpose of the Program with the grants awarded under the Program; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1222 - Local Boards of Elections - Maintenance and Public Disclosure of Election Records
Christopher Troy Adams, Jason C. Buckel, Brian Alan Chisholm
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Requiring each local board of elections to maintain certain records, including all election data, absentee ballot requests, and voter registration lists, for at least 10 years and organized by election year; requiring an election director or a representative of a local board to make certain records available for public inspection immediately and to post certain records on the local board's website on request; and authorizing a person to enforce a certain request by filing a petition for a writ of mandamus.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1232 - Fisheries - Striped Bass or Rockfish - Juvenile Survey
Jay A. Jacobs, Steven J. Arentz, Jason C. Buckel
Last updated 8 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Expanding the scope of the annual young-of-the-year juvenile survey of striped bass or rockfish by requiring the Department of Natural Resources to conduct the survey at sampling sites in the central region of the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay in addition to sampling sites in the northern and southern regions of the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay; and establishing certain requirements for the central region sampling sites.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1200 - Primary and Secondary Education - Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Count - Alterations (Truancy Reduction Act of 2024)
April Rose, Steven J. Arentz, Christopher Eric Bouchat
Last updated 8 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Altering the definition of "full-time equivalent enrollment" in the calculation for State education aid to include the average number of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 on September 30, December 31, March 31, and the last day of the prior school year; and applying the Act to the calculation of education funding for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1240 - Fossil Fuel-Powered Appliances and Vehicles - Installation, Use, and Fees
April Rose, Steven J. Arentz, Christopher Eric Bouchat
Last updated 8 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting the Department of the Environment, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the governing body of a county or municipality from prohibiting the use or installation of natural gas- and propane-powered appliances in a home that is under construction or undergoing a 50% remodel or renovation; prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from charging or collecting fees and charges for a certificate of title or vehicle registration based on a vehicle's use of gasoline; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1280 - Sales and Use Tax – Electricity to Charge Electric Vehicles – Transportation Trust Fund
April Fleming Miller, Steven J. Arentz, Jason C. Buckel
Last updated 8 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Comptroller to distribute to the Transportation Trust Fund revenue from the sales and use tax that is attributable to the sale of electricity used to charge an electric vehicle at an electric vehicle charging station or used to charge an electric vehicle and is not sold under a residential or domestic rate schedule on file with the Public Service Commission; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1178 - Handgun Permit Holders - Authority to Carry Handguns in State Parks and Forests
Kevin Bailey Hornberger, Steven J. Arentz, Jason C. Buckel
Last updated 8 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
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.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1262 - Common Ownership Communities - Reserve Studies - Alterations
Wayne A. Hartman, Christopher Troy Adams, Regina T. Boyce
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Exempting the governing bodies of common ownership communities that are not established in Prince George's County or Montgomery County and have six or fewer units or lots from reserve study requirements; and extending the deadline, from 3 to 5 fiscal years, following an initial reserve study that the governing body common ownership community has to attain a certain recommended annual reserve funding level.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-038
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Charles James Otto is a Republican member of the Colorado State House, representing District 38. Otto was elected to the chamber in 2016. He works as a real estate broker. Otto served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. He earned his B.S. from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1988. Otto and his wife, Barbara, have two children.read less
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