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HB576 - Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs
Steven Craig Johnson, Nick Allen, Tiffany T. Alston
Last updated 5 months ago
70 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish the program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation in assisted outpatient treatment proceedings; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB216 - Condominiums - Common Elements - Clean Energy Equipment
Lorig Charkoudian
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizing the board of directors of a condominium to grant certain interests affecting the common elements of the condominium for the installation and use of leased clean energy equipment.
STATUS
Passed
HB44 - Renters' Property Tax Relief and Homeowners' Property Tax Credit Programs - Gross Income and Assessed Value Limitations - Alterations
Lorig Charkoudian
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Altering the definition of "gross income" to exclude public assistance received in a cash grant for purposes of the renters' property tax relief program and the homeowners' property tax credit program; increasing the combined gross income limit used to determine eligibility for the tax credits; and increasing, from $300,000 to $450,000, the maximum assessed value of a dwelling on which the homeowners' property tax credit is calculated.
STATUS
Introduced
HB66 - Property Tax Credits - Public School Employees, Health and Safety Improvements, and Property Used for Local Housing Programs
Lorig Charkoudian
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit for certain residential real property owned by a public school employee under certain circumstances; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit for certain buildings if the owner made certain health or safety improvements on or after July 1, 2024; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB166 - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2024)
Vaughn Stewart, Adrian Boafo, Lorig Charkoudian
Last updated 9 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Altering the definition of "Tier 1 renewable source" for purposes of excluding energy derived from waste and refuse from being eligible for inclusion in the renewable energy portfolio standard; and applying the Act to all renewable energy portfolio standard compliance years starting on or after January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB135 - Transportation - Maryland Transportation Authority - Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety and Accessibility
Lorig Charkoudian
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Repealing a prohibition on pedestrians using a highway of the Maryland Transportation Authority; altering a prohibition on bicycles using an Authority highway; requiring the Authority to construct separated or buffered bicycle ways and pedestrian walkways in certain locations under certain circumstances; providing for a waiver from requirements under the Act; requiring the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee to review waiver requests under the Act and provide recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB287 - Property Tax - Renters' Property Tax Relief Program - Assets Calculation
Lorig Charkoudian, Dalya Attar, Eric D. Ebersole
Last updated 5 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Excluding the cash value of any qualified retirement savings plans or individual retirement accounts from the definition of "assets" for purposes of certain property tax relief provided to certain renters; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB1 - Maryland Paint Stewardship
Regina T. Boyce, Lorig Charkoudian, Eric D. Ebersole
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Requiring producers of architectural paint or a representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Paint Stewardship Program to the Department of the Environment by July 1, 2025, and in accordance with certain requirements; requiring the Department to review and approve certain plans, including a certain assessment; prohibiting the sale of certain architectural paint beginning January 1, 2026 unless an approved Paint Stewardship Program has been implemented by certain producers; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB101 - State Highway Projects - Removal, Relocation, and Adjustment of Utility Facilities - Notification, Work Plans, and Compliance
Lorig Charkoudian
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring the State Highway Administration to provide certain notices to the owner or operator of a utility facility for the removal, relocation, or adjustment of the utility facility for a State highway project; requiring the owner or operator of the utility facility to provide certain information to the Administration; requiring the owner or operator of a utility facility to pay for certain costs and damages under certain circumstances; prohibiting a certain utility from recovering through rates certain costs; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB212 - Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Pilot Program
Julie Palakovich Carr, Mary A. Lehman, Lorig Charkoudian
Last updated 5 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Establishing a pilot program to authorize the use of noise abatement monitoring systems in Montgomery County and Prince George's County to enforce certain motor vehicle noise requirements; requiring a county, before activating a noise abatement monitoring system, to publish notice of the locations of the systems on its website; requiring a county that authorizes a noise abatement monitoring program to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, on the implementation and costs of the program and revenues collected; etc.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-020
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Lorig Charkoudian is a candidate for the Maryland State House of Delegates District 20. She has served as the Executive Director of Community Mediation Maryland since 2014, working to make mediation accessible across Maryland as an alternative to the judicial system. Charkoudian previously worked for the KIPP DC charter school network as Chief of Staff. She also worked at the Conflict Resolution Center in Baltimore. Charkoudian earned her Master’s degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University.read less
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Maryland House from Maryland
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