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HB293 - State Boat Act - Abandoned or Sunken Recreational Vessels - Identification and Removal
Steven J. Arentz, Jeff Ghrist, Jay A. Jacobs
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to remove abandoned or sunken recreational vessels secured to certain apparatuses or left anchored and unattended for more than 60 days under certain circumstances; and requiring the Department to consider and document certain factors when determining whether a recreational vessel is abandoned or sunken under certain provisions of law.
STATUS
Introduced
HB310 - Safe Communities Act of 2024
Jason C. Buckel, Christopher Troy Adams, Carl Anderton
Last updated 9 months ago
37 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for murder in the first degree or murder in the second degree in a State or local correctional facility; prohibiting a deduction of diminution credits of more than 10% of an incarcerated individual's aggregate sentence for crimes of violence for an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a crime of violence; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB294 - Estates and Trusts - Vessel Transfers - Excise Tax and Title Fee Exemption
Steven J. Arentz, Jeff Ghrist, Jay A. Jacobs
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting the imposition of an excise tax or title fee for the transfer of certain vessels to a trust or from a trust to certain beneficiaries under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
HB316 - Crimes and Corrections - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024)
William Valentine, Christopher Troy Adams, Carl Anderton
Last updated 9 months ago
38 Co-Sponsors
Establishing that a violation of a condition of probation, parole, or mandatory supervision that involves the use or possession of a firearm is not a technical violation for certain purposes; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a certain inmate with a certain reentry kit and assistance in obtaining Medicaid benefits under certain circumstances; altering the elements of certain prohibitions against using a certain firearm in the commission of a certain crime; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB362 - Caroline County - Alcoholic Beverages - Barbershop and Beauty Salon License
Jeff Ghrist, Steven J. Arentz, Jay A. Jacobs
Last updated 5 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Establishing a barbershop and beauty salon beer and wine license in Caroline County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Caroline County to issue the license to a holder of a certain barbershop or beauty salon permit; establishing a licensing fee of $100; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB365 - School Construction - Local Cost-Share - Alterations
Jeff Ghrist, Steven J. Arentz, Jay A. Jacobs
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Adding an adjustment for the local cost-share for school construction projections for certain counties under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
HB725 - Oysters, Striped Bass, and Crabs - Commercial Authorizations - Suspensions and Revocations
Jay A. Jacobs, Christopher Troy Adams, Steven J. Arentz
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from revoking a person's authorization to catch oysters, striped bass, or crabs unless the person has been convicted of or entered an accepted plea of nolo contendere to a certain crime; altering and establishing certain procedures for the suspension or revocation of an authorization to catch oysters, striped bass, or crabs; and authorizing the Department to reinstate a certain authorization under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
HB902 - Prekindergarten - Ulysses Currie Head Start Program - Eligibility for State Funds
Jeff Ghrist, Mark Edelson, Kevin M. Harris
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing a provider in the Ulysses Currie Head Start Program to receive certain State funds under certain circumstances; and exempting providers in the Program from certain State requirements for eligible prekindergarten providers.
STATUS
Passed
HB940 - Local Government - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees
Steven J. Arentz, Jeff Ghrist, Jay A. Jacobs
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing the use of revenue from development impact fees to finance the capital costs for replacement, maintenance, or expansion of public works, improvements, or public facilities.
STATUS
Introduced
HB955 - Motor Fuel Tax Rates - Consumer Price Index Adjustment - Repeal
Matt Morgan, Nino Mangione, Christopher Troy Adams
Last updated 8 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Repealing a requirement that certain motor fuel tax rates be adjusted in future years based on growth in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-036
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Maryland House
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