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HB320 - Criminal Procedure - Stops and Searches - Cannabis Odor and Admission of Evidence (Drug-Free Roadways Act of 2024)
Jesse Tyler Pippy, Christopher Troy Adams, Steven J. Arentz
Last updated 9 months ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Repealing a certain prohibition against a law enforcement officer initiating a stop or a search of a motor vehicle based solely on the odor of burnt or unburnt cannabis; and repealing a certain provision of law rendering inadmissible certain evidence discovered or obtained in violation of a certain provision of law.
STATUS
Introduced
HB487 - Corporations and Associations - Electric Cooperatives - Nonescheat Capital Credits
Christopher Troy Adams, Carl Anderton, Steven J. Arentz
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Providing that certain unclaimed money held by an electric cooperative and due to a past member is not considered abandoned property; and authorizing an electric cooperative to use this money only to assist members of the cooperative or donate to nonprofit, charitable organizations.
STATUS
Introduced
HB557 - Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Aircraft Parts and Equipment - Repeal of Reporting Requirement and Extension of Sunset
Christopher Troy Adams, Carl Anderton, Steven J. Arentz
Last updated 5 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Repealing a certain reporting requirement relating to an exemption from the sales and use tax for certain materials, parts, and equipment used to repair, maintain, or upgrade aircraft or certain aircraft systems; and extending the termination date of the exemption to June 30, 2030.
STATUS
Passed
HB1027 - Education - Primary and Secondary Schools - Alternative School Options (Right to Learn Act)
Mark N Fisher, Christopher Troy Adams, Steven J. Arentz
Last updated 8 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Requiring, on or before January 1 each year, each county board of education to provide certain information to the parents or legal guardians of students who attend a failing school; requiring a failing school to retain the failing school designation until the school receives a certain rating; requiring students who are attending a failing school to be provided the opportunity to attend an alternative school; establishing the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Program; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1011 - Vessel Transfers - Excise Tax and Title Fee Exemption and Transfer-on-Death Beneficiary Designation
Steven J. Arentz, Jeff Ghrist, Jay A. Jacobs
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting the imposition of an excise tax or certificate of title fee for the transfer of certain vessels to a trust or from a trust to certain beneficiaries under certain circumstances; requiring that an application for a certificate of title for a vessel contain certain information; authorizing an individual who is the sole owner of a certain vessel to apply to the Department of Natural Resources to designate a beneficiary to take ownership of the vessel on the death of the owner; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1025 - Transportation - Motor Fuel Tax Rates, Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax, and Farebox Recovery Requirement (Transportation Equity, Fairness, and Privacy Act of 2024)
Matt Morgan, Nino Mangione, Christopher Troy Adams
Last updated 8 months ago
32 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; prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a vehicle-miles-traveled tax or certain other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; requiring that the Maryland Transit Administration achieve a certain farebox recovery requirement for certain transit services; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
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
HB1196 - Real Property - Contracts of Sale - Title Report Requirement
April Rose, Jay A. Jacobs, Steven J. Arentz
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
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
HB1237 - State Department of Education - Task Force to Study the Maryland Online Special Education System
April Fleming Miller, Steven J. Arentz, Jason C. Buckel
Last updated 6 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Maryland Online Special Education System; requiring the Task Force to consider the effectiveness, functionality and usability of the Maryland Online Individualized Education Program and the Maryland Online Individualized Family Service Plan and make recommendations to maintain and upgrade the system or to replace it with another platform; and requiring the Task Force to report its recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 1, 2025.
STATUS
Engrossed
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
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-036
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Steven J. Arentz is a Republican member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 149. He assumed office in 2015. Arentz's professional experience includes working as a legislative aide for former New York State Senator George Maziarz. Arentz earned his BA in biology from the State University of New York at Oswego. He lives with his wife, Lydia, in Akron, New York. They have three children.read less
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