Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB579 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 579
8	8	D3 5lr1946
9	9	SB 849/24 – JPR
10	10	By: Senator Corderman
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Local Government Tort Claims Act – Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and Events 2
19	19	Facility, Inc. 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of altering the definition of “local government” under the Local 4
22	22	Government Tort Claims Act to include the Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and 5
23	23	Events Facility, Inc., in Washington County; and generally relating to the Local 6
24	24	Government Tort Claims Act. 7
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26	26	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
27	27	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 9
28	28	Section 5–301(a) 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
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32	32	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
33	33	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 14
34	34	Section 5–301(d) 15
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
36	36	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
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38	38	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
39	39	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
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41	41	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 20
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43	43	5–301. 21
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45	45	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 22
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47	47	(d) “Local government” means: 23
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51	51	(1) A charter county as defined in § 1–101 of the Local Government Article; 1
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53	53	(2) A code county as defined in § 1–101 of the Local Government Article; 2
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55	55	(3) A board of county commissioners; 3
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57	57	(4) Baltimore City; 4
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59	59	(5) A municipality as defined in § 1–101 of the Local Government Article; 5
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61	61	(6) The Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission; 6
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63	63	(7) The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission; 7
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65	65	(8) The Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority; 8
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67	67	(9) A community college or board of trustees for a community college 9
68	68	established or operating under Title 16 of the Education Article, not including Baltimore 10
69	69	City Community College; 11
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71	71	(10) A county public library or board of trustees of a county public library 12
72	72	established or operating under Title 23, Subtitle 4 of the Education Article; 13
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74	74	(11) The Enoch Pratt Free Library or Board of Trustees of the Enoch Pratt 14
75	75	Free Library; 15
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77	77	(12) The Washington County Free Library or the Board of Trustees of the 16
78	78	Washington County Free Library; 17
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80	80	(13) A special taxing district; 18
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82	82	(14) A nonprofit community service corporation incorporated under State 19
83	83	law that is authorized to collect charges or assessments; 20
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85	85	(15) Housing authorities created under Division II of the Housing and 21
86	86	Community Development Article; 22
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88	88	(16) A sanitary district, sanitary commission, metropolitan commission, or 23
89	89	other sewer or water authority established or operating under public local law or public 24
90	90	general law; 25
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92	92	(17) A regional development council; 26
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94	94	(18) The Howard County Economic Development Authority; 27
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96	96	(19) The Howard County Mental Health Authority; 28
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100	100	(20) A commercial district management authority established by a county 1
101	101	or municipal corporation if provided under local law; 2
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103	103	(21) The Baltimore City Police Department; 3
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105	105	(22) A regional library resource center or a cooperative library corporation 4
106	106	established under Title 23, Subtitle 2 of the Education Article; 5
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108	108	(23) Lexington Market, Inc., in Baltimore City; 6
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110	110	(24) The Baltimore Public Markets Corporation, in Baltimore City; 7
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112	112	(25) A nonprofit corporation serving as the local public transportation 8
113	113	authority for Carroll County pursuant to a contract or memorandum of understanding with 9
114	114	Carroll County; 10
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116	116	(26) The nonprofit corporation serving as the animal control and licensing 11
117	117	authority for Carroll County pursuant to a contract or memorandum of understanding with 12
118	118	Carroll County (the Humane Society of Carroll County, Inc.); 13
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120	120	(27) Garrett County Municipalities, Inc., in Garrett County; 14
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122	122	(28) The nonprofit corporation serving as the local public transportation 15
123	123	authority for Garrett County pursuant to a contract or memorandum of understanding with 16
124	124	Garrett County (Garrett County Community Action Committee, Inc.); [and] 17
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126	126	(29) The nonprofit corporation serving as the industrial development 18
127	127	authority of Carroll County established under Title 12, Subtitle 1 of the Economic 19
128	128	Development Article; AND 20
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130	130	(30) THE HAGERSTOWN MULTI–USE SPORTS AND EVENTS FACILITY, 21
131	131	INC., IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. 22
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133	133	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 23
134	134	October 1, 2025. 24