Maryland 2024 Regular Session All Bills
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB302
Introduced
1/10/24
Refer
1/10/24
Report Pass
1/29/24
Engrossed
2/6/24
Refer
2/7/24
Report Pass
3/27/24
Enrolled
4/1/24
Chaptered
4/9/24
Passed
4/9/24
Repealing certain buffer zones within which a commercial northern snakehead licensee may not fish using bowfishing gear; and requiring a licensee who fishes for northern snakehead to comply with Department of Natural Resources regulations governing the use of gear.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB303
Introduced
1/10/24
Refer
1/10/24
Report Pass
2/5/24
Engrossed
2/9/24
Refer
2/12/24
Report Pass
4/3/24
Enrolled
4/4/24
Chaptered
4/9/24
Passed
4/9/24
Altering the definition of "shellfish" as it relates to certain provisions of law governing aquaculture to include live bivalves and bivalve shells.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB304
Introduced
1/10/24
Refer
1/10/24
Altering and repealing certain definitions for purposes of the State Boat Act; repealing certain advertising and public hearing requirements for proposed regulations implementing provisions of the State Boat Act; altering the fees for manufacturer and dealer licenses, certificates of number, Maryland use stickers, and the issuance of certificates of title, transfers of title, or duplicate or corrected certificates of title; requiring that certain vessels equipped with a sail be numbered for identification; etc.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB305
Introduced
1/10/24
Refer
1/10/24
Report Pass
2/26/24
Engrossed
2/29/24
Refer
3/1/24
Report Pass
3/25/24
Enrolled
3/28/24
Chaptered
4/9/24
Passed
4/9/24
Establishing the Maryland Geological Survey Fund to finance certain direct and indirect costs, including long-term budgeting and planning for survey projects, procurements, and equipment purchases; establishing the Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Department of Natural Resources; and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB306
Introduced
1/10/24
Refer
1/10/24
Authorizing the Critical Area Commission to adopt regulations governing the transfer of development rights, fee in lieu payments, the assessment of and adaption to climate change relevant to the critical area, enhancing resilience in the critical area, and environmental justice and equity initiatives; establishing certain considerations of climate change, resiliency, and equity as general principles and minimum elements of local programs; etc.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB307
Introduced
1/10/24
Refer
1/10/24
Report Pass
3/13/24
Engrossed
3/14/24
Refer
3/19/24
Report Pass
4/1/24
Enrolled
4/8/24
Chaptered
4/25/24
Passed
4/25/24
Altering the membership of the Board of Boiler Rules to include a representative with at least 10 years of experience in constructing, installing, and repairing boilers and pressure vessels; extending the termination date for the Board to July 1, 2029; and requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to submit a certain report to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee on or before July 1, 2025.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB308
Introduced
1/10/24
Refer
1/10/24
Report Pass
3/5/24
Engrossed
3/8/24
Refer
3/11/24
Report Pass
4/1/24
Enrolled
4/3/24
Chaptered
4/25/24
Passed
4/25/24
Authorizing the Governor, on the recommendation of the Secretary of Housing and Community Development, to designate certain areas as Just Communities based on certain criteria; and providing for the prioritization of State funding for Just Communities to increase racial, economic, and health equity in the State.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB309
Introduced
1/10/24
Refer
1/10/24
Report Pass
2/12/24
Engrossed
2/15/24
Refer
2/16/24
Report Pass
4/3/24
Enrolled
4/4/24
Chaptered
4/9/24
Passed
4/9/24
Repealing the Office of Smart Growth; repealing the position of Special Secretary of Smart Growth; renaming the Smart Growth Subcabinet to be the Sustainable Growth Subcabinet; and altering the membership and duties of the Subcabinet.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB31
Introduced
1/10/24
Refer
1/10/24
Prohibiting a provision in a contract or agreement relating to architectural, engineering, inspecting, or surveying services that requires the promisor to defend a promisee against claims brought by a third party.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB310
Introduced
1/10/24
Refer
1/10/24
Report Pass
2/5/24
Engrossed
2/8/24
Refer
2/12/24
Report Pass
4/1/24
Enrolled
4/3/24
Chaptered
4/9/24
Passed
4/9/24
Repealing a requirement that the Department of Planning serve as a repository and clearinghouse for information concerning federal and State grants, loans, and other financial and technical assistance; repealing a requirement that the Department adopt certain regulations and publish certain information in the Maryland Register; and altering a requirement that the Department publish certain information concerning State financial and technical assistance offered through State assistance programs.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB311
Introduced
1/11/24
Refer
1/11/24
Expanding the Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program by making qualified nonprofit organizations that operate a farm or community garden that is on at least 250 acres, grows between 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 pounds of produce annually, supplies agricultural food products to the State's food banks and emergency food providers at no cost, and is conserved in a land conservation program eligible for grant funding; and establishing the Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Operating Fund.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB312
Introduced
1/11/24
Refer
1/11/24
Establishing that certain records of elected officials are not personnel records for the purposes of inspection under the Public Information Act; and establishing that certain records of the State Ethics Commission and Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics are available for public inspection under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB313
Introduced
1/11/24
Refer
1/11/24
Establishing the Maryland Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance Reform Workgroup to study the effectiveness of Maryland's wiretapping and electronic surveillance laws, examine current technologies, and examine ways to make certain audio and visual recordings more available; and requiring the Workgroup to report its final findings and recommendations regarding revisions to Maryland's wiretapping and electronic surveillance laws to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2025.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB314
Introduced
1/11/24
Refer
1/11/24
Establishing the joint and several civil liability of a parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor who commits an act of willful misconduct that results in the death or injury of an individual or damage to property, subject to a certain exception; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to periodically adjust and publish certain maximum liability amounts; and limiting the liability of an insurance provider under the Act.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB315
Introduced
1/11/24
Refer
1/11/24
Report Pass
3/11/24
Engrossed
3/14/24
Refer
3/15/24
Report Pass
3/27/24
Enrolled
4/1/24
Chaptered
5/9/24
Passed
5/9/24
Prohibiting a person from committing a violation of a certain provision of law governing the right-of-way of a bicycle, a motor scooter, or an electronic personal assistive mobility device lawfully in a designated bike lane or shoulder that contributes to the serious physical injury or death of a person riding a bicycle, EPAMD, or motor scooter; and providing that a person convicted of a violation of the Act is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $2,000 or both.