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SENATE BILL 784
P5 EMERGENCY BILL 5lr1973
By: The President (By Request – Department of Legislative Services)
Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2025
Assigned to: Rules
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Annual Corrective Bill 2
FOR the purpose of correcting certain errors or omissions in certain articles of the 3
Annotated Code; clarifying language; correcting certain obsolete references; 4
reorganizing certain sections of the Annotated Code; providing that this Act is not 5
intended to affect any law other than to correct technical errors; and providing for 6
the correction of certain errors and obsolete provisions by the publishers of the 7
Annotated Code. 8
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 10
Section 4–109(a)(13), 22–1601(b), 32–902(b), and 33–1504(b) 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2024 Replacement Volume) 13
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
Article – Business Occupations and Professions 15
Section 13–304(b)(1) and 19–304(b)(1) 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 18
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 19
Article – Business Regulation 20
The subtitle designation “Subtitle 2. Electronic Smoking Devices Licenses” 21
immediately preceding Section 16.7–201 22
Annotated Code of Maryland 23
(2024 Replacement Volume) 24
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 25
Article – Business Regulation 26
Section 16.7–201 27 2 SENATE BILL 784
Annotated Code of Maryland 1
(2024 Replacement Volume) 2
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 3
Article – Commercial Law 4
Section 11–501(m)(1) and 16A–101(d)(2)(ii) 5
Annotated Code of Maryland 6
(2013 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 7
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
Article – Corporations and Associations 9
Section 5–6B–30(a) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2014 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
Article – Correctional Services 14
Section 5–201(b)(3) and (4) and 7–309(d)(2) 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2017 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 18
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 19
Section 3–1505(c)(1) 20
Annotated Code of Maryland 21
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 22
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 23
Article – Criminal Law 24
Section 4–111(a)(5) and 9–804(g)(2) 25
Annotated Code of Maryland 26
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 27
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 28
Article – Economic Development 29
Section 5–704(a)(1), 5–1303(b)(2) and (3), 5–1501, 5–2503(c)(1), 6–301(d)(1)(i), 30
10–1117(7), 12–609(b), and 13–620(6); and the subtitle designation “Subtitle 31
12. Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland” immediately 32
preceding Section 13–1201 33
Annotated Code of Maryland 34
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 35
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 36
Article – Economic Development 37
Section 13–1201 38
Annotated Code of Maryland 39
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 40 SENATE BILL 784 3
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 1
Article – Education 2
Section 3–1301(f)(1), 5–239(c)(2), 6–121(a)(2), 7–101.2(f)(1), 7–205.1(e)(3)(i), 3
7–303(a)(6)(iii)2., 7–1501(j), 9.9–104(b)(1)(iv), 10–203(c)(2)(i), 12–304(d)(2)(v) 4
and (3)(iv), 13–703(a), 18–601(f)(1) and (2), 18–3903(f)(2), and 18–4102(a) 5
Annotated Code of Maryland 6
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 7
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
Article – Education 9
Section 7–303(a)(6)(i) and (ii) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
Article – Election Law 14
Section 3–203(j)(1) and 16–1002 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 18
Article – Environment 19
Section 5–1104(b)(5) 20
Annotated Code of Maryland 21
(2013 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 22
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 23
Article – Environment 24
Section 9–353(f), 9–1605(d)(16), and 9–2501(f)(2)(vii) and (viii) 25
Annotated Code of Maryland 26
(2014 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 27
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 28
Article – Family Law 29
Section 4–516(b)(4) 30
Annotated Code of Maryland 31
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 32
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 33
Article – Health – General 34
Section 4–201(a) and 10–205(a) 35
Annotated Code of Maryland 36
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 37
BY repealing 38
Article – Health – General 39 4 SENATE BILL 784
Section 4–201(o) 1
Annotated Code of Maryland 2
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 3
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 4
Article – Health – General 5
Section 4–201(p) and 7.5–903(a)(7)(ii); the subtitle designation “Subtitle 2. Mental 6
Health Plans and Services” immediately preceding Section 10–205; and 7
13–5004(b)(1), 18–108(b)(3) and (4), 18–214(m), 19–108.4(c)(2)(ii), and 8
19–213(a), (d)(8), (f), and (h)(2) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
BY adding to 12
Article – Health – General 13
Section 4–201(p) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 17
Article – Health Occupations 18
Section 6–202(b)(2)(ii), 8–301(d)(4)(ii), and 8–6A–07(a) 19
Annotated Code of Maryland 20
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 21
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22
Article – Housing and Community Development 23
Section 12–104(c)(2)(i) and (ii) 24
Annotated Code of Maryland 25
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 26
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 27
Article – Insurance 28
Section 15–854(a)(2) 29
Annotated Code of Maryland 30
(2017 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 31
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 32
Article – Labor and Employment 33
Section 8.3–101(i)(9) 34
Annotated Code of Maryland 35
(2016 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 36
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 37
Article – Land Use 38
Section 10–103(b)(13) 39
Annotated Code of Maryland 40 SENATE BILL 784 5
(2012 Volume and 2024 Supplement) 1
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 2
Article – Local Government 3
Section 1–1320(c)(3) and (4) 4
Annotated Code of Maryland 5
(2013 Volume and 2024 Supplement) 6
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – Natural Resources 8
Section 8–2A–02(f)(3)(i)2., 8–1805(a), 8–1809(q)(4) and (r)(3)(iii) and (iv), and 9
10–502(b)(1) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 13
Article – Natural Resources 14
Section 10–301(g)(4)(x) and 10–502(a) 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 18
Article – Public Safety 19
Section 1–307(c), 3–209(b), 3–313(b)(1), 3–507(b), 4–1703(d), 13–901(b)(1), 20
13A–1108, 14–3A–05(b)(3)(i) and (ii), (c)(7), and (f)(1)(i), and 14–1102(d)(1)(ii) 21
Annotated Code of Maryland 22
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 23
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 24
Article – Public Utilities 25
Section 7–310(c)(1)(ii) and (g)(1), 7–510.3(j)(1)(iii) and (v)(8) and (11), 26
7–703(b)(21)(ii), (22)(ii), and (23)(ii), 7–705(a)(1)(iii), and 7–707(d)(1) 27
Annotated Code of Maryland 28
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 29
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 30
Article – Real Property 31
Section 2–121(a)(1), 8–211(n)(1)(v), 8A–801(b), and 11–103(d)(1)(ii) 32
Annotated Code of Maryland 33
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 34
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 35
Article – State Finance and Procurement 36
Section 2–209(c)(2)(vi) and (f)(2), 2–210(b)(1)(iii) and (vi), 3–609(b)(1), 37
3.5–2A–04(e)(1), 3.5–303(a)(4)(vi), 3.5–309(i)(3), 3.5–316(a), 3.5–317(d)(1), 38
5–408(k)(3), 6–226(a)(2)(i) and (ii), 13–108(b)(5), 13–112.1(e)(4), 14–106(g), 39
14–110(e), and 15–111(c) 40 6 SENATE BILL 784
Annotated Code of Maryland 1
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 2
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 3
Article – State Government 4
Section 20–601(b)(2)(ii) 5
Annotated Code of Maryland 6
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 7
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
Article – State Personnel and Pensions 9
Section 2–203.1(c)(3)(i), 2–502.2(c)(6), (g), and (h)(2), 2–516(b)(3), 6–302(a), 10
7–207(e)(2), 22–406(m)(1)(ii), 26–211(b), 27–101, 27–404(2), and 31–305(a) 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
Article – Tax – General 15
Section 9–305(b) and 10–709(d)(1) 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 18
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 19
Article – Transportation 20
Section 21–104.3(f)(2) 21
Annotated Code of Maryland 22
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 23
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 24
Chapter 761 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 25
Section 3 26
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 27
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 28
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 29
4–109. 30
(a) A license application shall state: 31
(13) that the applicant or a person on behalf of whom the application is filed 32
does not have a financial interest in any other place of business in the jurisdiction for which 33
an alcoholic [beverage] BEVERAGES license has been applied for or issued; 34
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 35
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Error: Incorrect word usage in § 4–109(a)(13) of the Alcoholic Beverages and 1
Cannabis Article. 2
Occurred: Ch. 41, § 2, Acts of 2016. 3
22–1601. 4
(b) If the number of licenses in a class exceeds the quota specified in subsection 5
(a) of this section, the Board may not issue a new license of that class unless the number of 6
licenses of that class [are] IS reduced by revocation or surrender, creating a vacancy under 7
the particular quota specified. 8
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 9
Error: Grammatical error in § 22–1601(b) of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 10
Article. 11
Occurred: Ch. 41, § 2, Acts of 2016. 12
32–902. 13
(b) (1) The Board may issue the license for use by: 14
[(1)] (I) a hotel that has: 15
[(i)] 1. at least 25 rooms; 16
[(ii)] 2. a lobby with registration, mail desk, and seating facilities; 17
and 18
[(iii)] 3. a dining room that serves full–course meals at least twice 19
daily; or 20
[(2) (i)] (II) a restaurant that: 21
1. has a proper and adequate dining room with facilities for 22
preparing and serving regular meals; 23
2. not counting seating at a bar or counter, has table seating 24
for at least 40 individuals; and 25
3. has average daily receipts from the sale of food, not 26
counting foodstuff contained in a mixed drink, that each month exceed the average daily 27
receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages. 28
[(ii)] (2) The seating requirement in [item (i)1 of this item] 29 8 SENATE BILL 784
PARAGRAPH (1)(II)2 OF THIS SUBSECTION does not apply to a Class B beer, wine, and 1
liquor license holder who held the license on July 1, 1978. 2
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 3
Error: Tabulation errors and erroneous internal reference in § 32–902(b) of the 4
Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article. 5
Occurred: Ch. 41, § 2, Acts of 2016. 6
33–1504. 7
(b) The Board may give final approval of the license application for which it had 8
given tentative approval on completion of the construction or the [remolding] 9
REMODELING or renovation of the building in accordance with the building plans 10
submitted by the applicant. 11
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 12
Error: Incorrect word usage in § 33–1504(b) of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 13
Article. 14
Occurred: Ch. 41, § 2, Acts of 2016. 15
Article – Business Occupations and Professions 16
13–304. 17
(b) (1) An applicant for a license shall pay to the Secretary an application fee 18
of: 19
(i) 1. $200, if the applicant is an individual; or 20
[(ii)] 2. $375, if the applicant is a firm; and 21
[(iii)] (II) the fees authorized under subsection (c)(2) of this section. 22
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 23
Error: Tabulation error in § 13–304(b)(1) of the Business Occupations and 24
Professions Article. 25
Occurred: Ch. 418, § 3, Acts of 2002. 26
19–304. 27
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(b) (1) An applicant for a license shall pay to the Secretary an application fee 1
of: 2
(i) 1. $200, if the applicant is an individual; or 3
[(ii)] 2. $375, if the applicant is a firm; and 4
[(iii)] (II) the fees authorized under subsection (c) of this section. 5
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 6
Error: Tabulation error in § 19–304(b)(1) of the Business Occupations and 7
Professions Article. 8
Occurred: Ch. 418, § 3, Acts of 2002. 9
Article – Business Regulation 10
Subtitle 2. Electronic [Nicotine Delivery Systems] SMOKING DEVICES Licenses. 11
16.7–201. 12
(a) A person must hold an appropriate license before the person may act as: 13
(1) an electronic smoking devices manufacturer; 14
(2) an electronic smoking devices retailer; 15
(3) an electronic smoking devices wholesaler distributor; 16
(4) an electronic smoking devices wholesaler importer; or 17
(5) a vape shop vendor. 18
(b) A place of business in which a person acts as an electronic smoking devices 19
retailer or a vape shop vendor must hold an appropriate license. 20
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 21
Error: Obsolete terminology in the subtitle designation immediately preceding § 22
16.7–201 of the Business Regulation Article. 23
Occurred: As a result of Ch. 396, Acts of 2019, which redesignated Title 16.7 of the 24
Business Regulation Article as “Electronic Smoking Devices Licenses”. 25
Article – Commercial Law 26
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11–501. 1
(m) (1) “Wholesale sale of cigarettes” includes any sale whereby cigarettes are 2
sold for a valuable consideration, made in the ordinary course of trade or in the usual 3
conduct of the seller’s business to a retailer, other than to a vending machine operator or 4
to a sub–wholesaler described in subsection [(m)(2)] (N)(2) of this section, for the bona fide 5
purpose of resale. 6
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 7
Error: Erroneous internal reference in § 11–501(m)(1) of the Commercial Law 8
Article. 9
Occurred: As a result of Ch. 450, Acts of 2023, which renumbered § 11–501(g) 10
through (m) of the Commercial Law Article to be § 11–501(h) through (n), respectively. 11
16A–101. 12
(d) (2) If there is a genuine dispute as to the reasonableness or amount of the 13
fees assessed by an authorized tow company the authorized tow company shall release the 14
cargo immediately to the owner or the owner’s authorized agent in accordance with this 15
subsection on submission of: 16
(ii) If the cargo belongs to the transportation company: 17
1. A letter from the insurance company stating there is 18
coverage for the relevant claim or accident and including, at minimum, a claim number, 19
policy number, and policy limit; or 20
2. If an insurance policy required under item [2] 1 of this 21
item is not high enough to cover the cost of the cargo clean–up, a signed letter of guarantee 22
from the transportation company. 23
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 24
Error: Erroneous internal reference in § 16A–101(d)(2)(ii)2 of the Commercial Law 25
Article. 26
Occurred: Ch. 575, Acts of 2022; and as a result of Ch. 669, § 3, Acts of 2023, which 27
repealed § 16A–101(d)(2)(ii) of the Commercial Law Article and renumbered items (i)1 and 28
2 to be items (i) and (ii), respectively. 29
Article – Corporations and Associations 30
5–6B–30. 31
(a) The dispute settlement mechanism provided by this section applies to any 32 SENATE BILL 784 11
complaint or demand formally arising on or after October 1, [2023] 2024, unless the bylaws 1
of the cooperative housing corporation or the proprietary lease of the member who is a party 2
to the dispute state otherwise. 3
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 4
Error: Incorrect date in § 5–6B–30(a) of the Corporations and Associations Article. 5
Occurred: Chs. 255 and 256, Acts of 2024. Correction suggested by the Attorney 6
General in the Bill Review Letter for S.B. 15 (Ch. 255)/H.B. 309 (Ch. 256) of 2024 (footnote 7
1), dated April 16, 2024. 8
Article – Correctional Services 9
5–201. 10
(b) The Division consists of: 11
(3) the [Maryland] METROPOLITAN Transition Center; 12
(4) the Chesapeake Detention [Center] FACILITY; and 13
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 14
Error: Misnomers in § 5–201(b)(3) and (4) of the Correctional Services Article. 15
Occurred: Chs. 99 and 100, Acts of 2024. 16
7–309. 17
(d) Following review of the request, the Commission may: 18
(2) request that [department] DEPARTMENT or local correctional facility 19
personnel provide information for formal consideration of parole release. 20
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 21
Error: Capitalization error in § 7–309(d)(2) of the Correctional Services Article. 22
Occurred: Ch. 299, Acts of 2008. 23
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 24
3–1505. 25
(c) (1) If the respondent appears for the final peace order hearing, has been 26
served with an interim peace order or a temporary peace order, or the court otherwise has 27 12 SENATE BILL 784
personal jurisdiction over the respondent, the judge: 1
(i) May proceed with the final peace order hearing; and 2
(ii) If the judge finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the 3
respondent has committed, and is likely to commit in the future, an act specified in § 4
3–1503(a) of this subtitle against the petitioner or the petitioner’s employee, or if the 5
respondent consents to the entry of a peace order, [the court] may issue a final peace order 6
to protect the petitioner or the petitioner’s employee. 7
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 8
Error: Extraneous language in § 3–1505(c)(1) of the Courts Article. 9
Occurred: Ch. 235, Acts of 2002. 10
Article – Criminal Law 11
4–111. 12
(a) (5) “Law enforcement official” has the meaning stated in § 4–201 of this 13
[article] TITLE. 14
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 15
Error: Stylistic error in § 4–111(a)(5) of the Criminal Law Article. 16
Occurred: Ch. 680, Acts of 2023. 17
9–804. 18
(g) (2) Assets divested under this section and derived from the commission of, 19
attempted commission of, conspiracy to commit, or solicitation of a crime described in 20
paragraph (1) of this subsection, either in whole or in part: 21
(i) if the State investigated and prosecuted a violation described in 22
paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall be deposited in the Addiction Treatment Divestiture 23
Fund established under § 8–6D–01 of the Health – General Article; [or] 24
(ii) if a local jurisdiction investigated and prosecuted a violation 25
described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall be used by the local jurisdiction: 26
1. to support alternatives to incarceration, reentry programs, 27
and addiction treatment services for persons with substance–related disorders; 28
2. to combat criminal organizations through education, 29
training, and resources; or 30 SENATE BILL 784 13
3. to provide assistance to victims of criminal 1
organization–related crimes; [and] OR 2
(iii) if more than one jurisdiction participated in an investigation or 3
a prosecution of a violation described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall be divided 4
in the manner agreed on by the jurisdictions and used as provided in item (i) or (ii) of this 5
paragraph. 6
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 7
Error: Extraneous and incorrect conjunctions in § 9–804(g)(2) of the Criminal Law 8
Article. 9
Occurred: Ch. 422, Acts of 2020. 10
Article – Economic Development 11
5–704. 12
(a) (1) The Secretary may [only] designate an area as an enterprise zone 13
ONLY if the area: 14
(i) is in a priority funding area or in a qualified opportunity zone 15
under § 1400Z–1 of the Internal Revenue Code in Allegany County, Garrett County, 16
Somerset County, or Wicomico County or meets an exception under Title 5, Subtitle 7B of 17
the State Finance and Procurement Article; and 18
(ii) satisfies at least one of the requirements specified in paragraph 19
(2) of this subsection. 20
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 21
Error: Grammatical error in § 5–704(a)(1) of the Economic Development Article. 22
Occurred: Ch. 306, § 2, Acts of 2008. 23
5–1303. 24
(b) An area shall receive priority consideration for designation as a BRAC 25
Revitalization and Incentive Zone under this section if the area is within one–half mile of 26
a present or planned: 27
(2) Baltimore Metro [Subway] SUBWAYLINK station; 28
(3) Baltimore [MTA] Light [Rail] RAILLINK station; or 29
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DRAFTER’S NOTE: 1
Error: Misnomers in § 5–1303(b)(2) and (3) of the Economic Development Article. 2
Occurred: As a result of the renaming of the Baltimore Metro Subway and Baltimore 3
MTA Light Rail to be the Baltimore Metro SubwayLink and Baltimore Light RailLink, 4
respectively, following the enactment of Ch. 338, Acts of 2008. 5
5–1501. 6
(a) IN THIS SECTION, “ELIGIBLE FUND MANAGE R” MEANS: 7
(1) AN ENTITY THAT HAS S IGNIFICANT FINANCIAL OR INVESTMENT 8
EXPERIENCE, UNDER CRITERIA DEVEL OPED BY THE DEPARTMENT ; AND 9
(2) INCLUDES AN ENTITY T HAT THE DEPARTMENT DESIGNATES TO 10
MANAGE FUNDS RECEIVE D UNDER SUBSECTIO N (C)(1) OF THIS SECTION. 11
(B) There is a Small, Minority, and Women–Owned Businesses Account under the 12
authority of the Department. 13
[(b)] (C) (1) The Account shall receive money as required under § 9–1A–27 of 14
the State Government Article. 15
(2) Money in the Account shall be invested and reinvested by the Treasurer 16
and interest and earnings shall accrue to the Account. 17
(3) The Comptroller shall: 18
(i) account for the Account; and 19
(ii) on a properly approved transmittal prepared by the Department, 20
issue a warrant to pay out money from the Account in the manner provided under this 21
section. 22
(4) The Account is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 23
of the State Finance and Procurement Article. 24
(5) Expenditures from the Account shall only be made on a properly 25
approved transmittal prepared by the Department as provided under subsection [(c)] (D) 26
of this section. 27
[(c)] (D) (1) [In this subsection, “eligible fund manager”: 28
(i) means an entity that has significant financial or investment 29
experience, under criteria developed by the Department; and 30 SENATE BILL 784 15
(ii) includes an entity that the Department designates to manage 1
funds received under subsection (b)(1)(i) of this section. 2
(2)] (i) Subject to the provisions of paragraph [(3)] (2) of this subsection, 3
the Department shall make grants to eligible fund managers to provide investment capital 4
and financial assistance to small, minority, and women–owned businesses in the State. 5
(ii) 1. Financial assistance provided by eligible fund managers 6
shall be in the form of: 7
A. a loan; or 8
B. subject to subsubparagraph 2 of this subparagraph, a 9
grant. 10
2. Financial assistance in the form of a grant: 11
A. may not exceed $10,000 and shall be issued in conjunction 12
with a loan of any amount; or 13
B. shall be made pursuant to subsection [(h)] (I) of this 14
section. 15
[(3)] (2) Except for money received from the Strategic Energy Investment 16
Fund, the Department shall ensure that eligible fund managers allocate at least 50% of the 17
funds from this Account to small, minority, and women –owned businesses in the 18
jurisdictions and communities surrounding a video lottery facility. 19
[(d)] (E) (1) Any money received from the Strategic Energy Investment Fund 20
shall be used to benefit small, minority, women–owned, and veteran–owned businesses in 21
the clean energy industry in the State. 22
(2) The Department shall make grants to eligible fund managers to provide 23
investment capital, including direct equity investments and similar investments and 24
financial assistance to small, minority, women–owned, and veteran–owned businesses in 25
the clean energy industry in the State. 26
[(e)] (F) Fund managers receiving grants under this section shall: 27
(1) keep proper records of funds and accounts; 28
(2) provide an annual report to the Department on investment capital and 29
financial assistance made pursuant to subsection [(c)] (D) of this section; and 30
(3) be subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Audits of the Department 31 16 SENATE BILL 784
of Legislative Services. 1
[(f)] (G) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an eligible fund 2
manager may use money from grants received under this section to pay expenses for 3
administrative, actuarial, legal, and technical services. 4
(2) The Department shall set the maximum amount of grant money that 5
each eligible fund manager may use under paragraph (1) of this subsection. 6
[(g)] (H) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection, an 7
eligible fund manager may use money from a grant received under subsection [(d)(1)] 8
(E)(1) of this section to pay ordinary and reasonable expenses for administrative, actuarial, 9
legal, marketing, and technical services and management fees. 10
(2) The Department shall: 11
(i) maintain all money received from the Strategic Energy 12
Investment Fund in a single account; and 13
(ii) make grant allocations to an eligible fund manager as the 14
manager advises the Department that the manager has approved and prepared to fund an 15
investment or provide financial assistance. 16
(3) Any allocation that the Department makes to an eligible fund manager 17
from the Strategic Energy Investment Fund shall include: 18
(i) the amount of the investment or financial assistance; and 19
(ii) up to an additional 3% of the total investment or financial 20
assistance commitment amount as a management fee for the benefit and compensation of 21
the eligible fund manager. 22
(4) An eligible fund manager that receives an allocation from the Strategic 23
Energy Investment Fund shall retain for the manager’s benefit: 24
(i) all management fees paid by the Department; and 25
(ii) all interest earned from a loan made by the eligible fund manager 26
under this subsection. 27
[(h)] (I) (1) Notwithstanding any provisions in this section to the contrary, 28
this subsection applies to businesses in areas of the State that are: 29
(i) declared to be federal disaster areas; 30
(ii) subject to a federal declaration of emergency; or 31
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(iii) subject to an official declaration of emergency by the Governor. 1
(2) In an area of the State described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, an 2
eligible fund manager may: 3
(i) provide financial assistance under this section to a small, 4
minority, or women–owned business in the form of a grant; or 5
(ii) convert to a grant part or all of a loan that was provided to a 6
small, minority, or women–owned business before the area was declared a federal disaster 7
area or became subject to a declaration of emergency. 8
(3) (i) The amount of any grant or loan converted to a grant under this 9
subsection may not exceed $50,000 for a single business. 10
(ii) The aggregate total of financial assistance provided in the form 11
of grants and loans converted to grants under this subsection may not exceed $10,000,000 12
in a fiscal year. 13
[(i)] (J) The Legislative Auditor shall audit the utilization of the funds that are 14
allocated to small, minority, and women–owned businesses by eligible fund managers 15
under subsection [(c)(3)] (D)(2) of this section during an audit of the applicable State unit 16
as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article. 17
[(j)] (K) In accordance with § 2.5–109 of this article, the Department shall 18
submit a report on amounts received by and expended by the Strategic Energy Investment 19
Fund. 20
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 21
Error: Stylistic error in § 5–1501 of the Economic Development Article. Obsolete 22
cross–reference in § 5–1501(c)(1)(ii) of the Economic Development Article. 23
Occurred: Ch. 4, Acts of the Special Session of 2007, which defined the term “eligible 24
fund manager” only with respect to § 5–1501(c) of the Economic Development Article while 25
that term is utilized in other subsections of that section. Obsolete cross–reference in § 26
5–1501(c)(1)(ii) occurred as a result of Ch. 474, § 2, Acts of 2024, which repealed 27
subparagraph (ii) of § 5–1501(b)(1). 28
5–2503. 29
(c) A member of the [Board] COMMISSION: 30
(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the [Board] 31
COMMISSION; but 32
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DRAFTER’S NOTE: 1
Error: Misnomer in § 5–2503(c) of the Economic Development Article. 2
Occurred: Ch. 409, Acts of 2024. 3
6–301. 4
(d) (1) “Qualified position” means: 5
(i) if the position [if] IS filled before October 1, 2021, a position that: 6
1. is full–time and of indefinite duration; 7
2. pays at least 120% of the State minimum wage; 8
3. is located in the State; 9
4. is newly created as a result of the establishment or 10
expansion of a business facility in a single location in the State; and 11
5. is filled; and 12
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 13
Error: Incorrect word usage in § 6–301(d)(1)(i) of the Economic Development Article. 14
Occurred: Ch. 22, Acts of the Special Session of 2021. 15
10–1117. 16
The Board shall: 17
(7) conduct an annual performance review of the Chief [Operating] 18
EXECUTIVE Officer. 19
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 20
Error: Misnomer in § 10–1117(7) of the Economic Development Article. 21
Occurred: Ch. 123, Acts of 2024. 22
12–609. 23
(b) The owners of nonexempt property who seek to establish a district shall send 24
notice of the public hearing and a summary of the application to each owner [and] AND, to 25
the extent reasonably ascertainable, each commercial tenant of nonexempt property within 26 SENATE BILL 784 19
the proposed district at least 90 days before the public hearing or when owners of at least 1
20% of the total number of parcels of nonexempt property express the intent to establish a 2
district, whichever is earlier. 3
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 4
Error: Omitted comma in § 12–609(b) of the Economic Development Article. 5
Occurred: Ch. 283, Acts of 2022. 6
13–620. 7
The plan shall include: 8
(6) recommendations for meeting THE housing needs of existing and 9
prospective immigrant [population] POPULATIONS of the region; 10
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 11
Error: Grammatical errors in § 13–620(6) of the Economic Development Article. 12
Occurred: Ch. 306, § 2, Acts of 2008. 13
Subtitle 12. Regional [Additive] ADVANCED Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland. 14
13–1201. 15
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 16
(b) “Board” means the Executive Board of the Partnership. 17
(c) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Partnership. 18
(d) “Fund” means the Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnership of 19
Maryland Fund, also known as the RAMP MD Fund. 20
(e) “Partnership” means the Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnership of 21
Maryland, also known as RAMP MD. 22
(f) “Region” means Cecil and Harford counties. 23
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 24
Error: Obsolete terminology in the subtitle designation immediately preceding § 25
13–1201 of the Economic Development Article. 26
Occurred: As a result of Ch. 470, Acts of 2024, which renamed the Regional Additive 27 20 SENATE BILL 784
Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland to be the Regional Advanced Manufacturing 1
Partnership of Maryland, but failed to amend the subtitle designation to reflect the 2
renaming. 3
Article – Education 4
3–1301. 5
(f) (1) In this [section] SUBSECTION , “Washington County Delegation” 6
means the Senators and Delegates in the General Assembly of Maryland who are elected 7
to represent Washington County or any portion of Washington County. 8
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 9
Error: Stylistic error in § 3–1301(f)(1) of the Education Article. 10
Occurred: Ch. 512, Acts of 2008. 11
5–239. 12
(c) (2) For Baltimore City, the local share of major education aid may be 13
reduced only by the amount by which the State funds provided under § 5–214 of this subtitle 14
[exceed] EXCEEDS $10,000,000. 15
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 16
Error: Grammatical error in § 5–239(c)(2) of the Education Article. 17
Occurred: Ch. 36, Acts of 2021. 18
6–121. 19
(a) A teacher preparation program shall: 20
(2) Require program participants to demonstrate competency in each of the 21
components required under [paragraph] ITEM (1) of this subsection; and 22
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 23
Error: Incorrect word usage in § 6–121(a)(2) of the Education Article. 24
Occurred: Ch. 36, Acts of 2021. 25
7–101.2. 26
(f) The Department shall: 27
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(1) Leverage Child Care [Subsidy] SCHOLARSHIP Program funds when 1
making grant awards to private providers that participate in the Child Care [Subsidy] 2
SCHOLARSHIP Program; 3
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 4
Error: Misnomer in § 7–101.2(f)(1) of the Education Article. 5
Occurred: Ch. 2, Acts of 2014. 6
7–205.1. 7
(e) (3) (i) The implementation of the courses required under this 8
subsection: 9
1. Shall include an assessment or reassessment of the 10
student after completion of the course; 11
2. May not preclude or replace enrollment in a course 12
otherwise required for graduation from high school; and 13
3. Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, beginning 14
with the 2022–2023 school year, may not preclude enrollment in the initial stages of one or 15
more post–CCR pathways established under subsection [(i)] (G) of this section, including 16
the opportunity to make progress towards a CTE credential. 17
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 18
Error: Erroneous cross–reference in § 7–205.1(e)(3)(i) of the Education Article. 19
Occurred: Ch. 36, Acts of 2021. 20
7–303. 21
(a) (6) “Reportable offense” means an offense that: 22
(i) Occurred off school premises; 23
(ii) Did not occur at an event sponsored by the school; and 24
(iii) Involved any of the following: 25
2. Any of the offenses enumerated in [§ 3–8A–03(e)(4)] § 26
3–8A–03(D)(4) of the Courts Article; 27
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 28 22 SENATE BILL 784
Error: Erroneous cross–reference in § 7–303(a)(6)(iii)2 of the Education Article. 1
Occurred: Ch. 41, Acts of 2022. 2
7–1501. 3
(j) “School resource officer” means: 4
(1) A law enforcement officer as defined under [§ 3–101(e)] § 1–101(C) of 5
the Public Safety Article who has been assigned to a school in accordance with a 6
memorandum of understanding between the chief of a law enforcement agency as defined 7
under [§ 3–101(b)] § 3–201(D) of the Public Safety Article and the local education agency; 8
or 9
(2) A Baltimore City school police officer, as defined in § 4–318 of this 10
article. 11
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 12
Error: Erroneous cross–references in § 7–1501(j) of the Education Article. 13
Occurred: Ch. 30, Acts of 2018 and as a result of Ch. 5, Acts of 2003, which defined 14
“law enforcement agency” in § 3–201(d) as part of the newly established Public Safety 15
Article, and Ch. 59, Acts of 2021, which instructed the publishers of the Annotated Code of 16
Maryland that cross–references to the term “law enforcement officer” shall be redesignated 17
as stated under § 1–101(c) of the Public Safety Article. 18
9.9–104. 19
(b) (1) A community school coordinator shall be responsible for: 20
(iv) Coordinating support programs that address out–of–school 21
learning barriers for students and families, including: 22
1. Wraparound services; and 23
2. As appropriate: 24
A. Tutoring; 25
B. English language learner courses; 26
C. Early childhood development and parenting classes; 27
D. College and career advising; 28
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E. Employment opportunities; 1
F. Citizenship education; 2
G. Food pantries; 3
H. Rental assistance, in accordance with § 9.9–104.1 of this 4
[subtitle] TITLE; and 5
I. School–based behavioral and physical health services. 6
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 7
Error: Stylistic error in § 9.9–104(b)(1)(iv) of the Education Article. 8
Occurred: Ch. 210, Acts of 2024. 9
10–203. 10
(c) Funding proposals for public senior higher education institutions shall 11
include: 12
(2) Special initiative funding: 13
(i) For academic programs at historically [African American] 14
BLACK colleges and universities; and 15
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 16
Error: Misnomer in § 10–203(c)(2)(i) of the Education Article. 17
Occurred: Ch. 290, Acts of 1992. 18
12–304. 19
(d) (2) The Governor shall include in the annual State budget for the 20
University of Maryland Baltimore County, to further its mission as a research university 21
and to complement the economic development and research activities of the MPowering 22
Joint Steering Council, a General Fund appropriation in the following amounts: 23
(v) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 and each FISCAL year thereafter. 24
(3) The Governor shall include in the annual State budget for the Council 25
to use exclusively on the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing a General 26
Fund appropriation in the following amounts: 27
(iv) $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2029 and each FISCAL year thereafter. 28 24 SENATE BILL 784
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 1
Error: Omitted word in § 12–304(d)(2)(v) and (3)(iv) of the Education Article. 2
Occurred: Ch. 765, Acts of 2019 and Ch. 181, Acts of 2024. 3
13–703. 4
(a) (1) In this [section: 5
(1) “Recyclable] SECTION, “RECYCLABLE materials” means materials 6
that: 7
(i) If not recycled, would become solid waste for disposal in a refuse 8
disposal system; and 9
(ii) May be collected, separated, or processed and returned to the 10
marketplace in the form of raw materials or products[; and]. 11
(2) “Recyclable materials” includes paper, glass, metals, plastics, and 12
cardboard. 13
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 14
Error: Stylistic error in § 13–703(a) of the Education Article. 15
Occurred: Ch. 49, Acts of 2023. 16
18–601. 17
(f) (1) Each postsecondary institution shall determine the eligibility of 18
persons who apply to the institution for the Edward T. AND MARY A. Conroy Memorial 19
Scholarship Program and the Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Program. 20
(2) Funds for the Edward T. AND MARY A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship 21
Program and the Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Program shall be allocated by the 22
Commission to each postsecondary institution based on the number of eligible recipients 23
attending each institution. 24
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 25
Error: Omitted word in § 18–601(f)(1) and (2) of the Education Article. 26
Occurred: As a result of Ch. 215, Acts of 2015, which changed the name of the Edward 27
T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program to be the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy 28
Memorial Scholarship Program. 29 SENATE BILL 784 25
18–3903. 1
(f) (2) The amount of the Scholarship shall be reduced if the total amount of 2
scholarship funds and additional resources [exceed] EXCEEDS tuition and mandatory fees. 3
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 4
Error: Grammatical error in § 18–3903(f)(2) of the Education Article. 5
Occurred: Ch. 426, Acts of 2024. 6
18–4102. 7
(a) In Anne Arundel County, the governing [board] BODY of the county may 8
establish a student loan assistance repayment program for educators employed by the Anne 9
Arundel County Public School System. 10
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 11
Error: Incorrect word usage in § 18–4102(a) of the Education Article. 12
Occurred: Chs. 364 and 365, Acts of 2024. Correction suggested by the Attorney 13
General in the Bill Review Letter for H.B. 541 (Ch. 364)/S.B. 657 (Ch. 365) of 2024 (footnote 14
3), dated April 23, 2024. 15
Article – Election Law 16
3–203. 17
(j) (1) Each automatic voter registration agency shall: 18
(i) on or before July 1, 2019, submit a report, in accordance with § 19
2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the Senate [Education, Health, and 20
Environmental Affairs] Committee ON EDUCATION, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT 21
and the House Committee on Ways and Means that describes: 22
1. the efforts of the automatic voter registration agency to 23
register voters in the preceding calendar year; and 24
2. the implementation of an automatic voter registration 25
system; and 26
(ii) on or before January 1, 2020, and January 1 each subsequent 27
year, submit a report, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the 28
Senate [Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs] Committee ON EDUCATION, 29 26 SENATE BILL 784
ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT and the House Committee on Ways and Means that 1
describes: 2
1. the number of individuals who completed an applicable 3
transaction in the preceding calendar year at the automatic voter registration agency and 4
the number of those individuals who registered to vote or updated a voter registration 5
record; and 6
2. any efforts the automatic voter registration agency plans 7
to make to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the voter registration process at the 8
agency. 9
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 10
Error: Obsolete terminology in § 3–203(j)(1) of the Election Law Article. 11
Occurred: As a result of the renaming of the Senate Education, Health, and 12
Environmental Affairs Committee to be the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and 13
the Environment in December 2022. 14
16–1002. 15
A person who violates [§ 16–201(a)(6) or (7)] § 16–201(B)(6) OR (7) or § 16–903 of 16
this title without knowing that the act is illegal shall pay a civil penalty and have the 17
matter adjudicated in accordance with § 13–604 of this article. 18
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 19
Error: Obsolete cross–reference in § 16–1002 of the Election Law Article. 20
Occurred: As a result of Ch. 126, Acts of 2024, which redesignated § 16–201(a) of the 21
Election Law Article as § 16–201(b) of the Election Law Article. 22
Article – Environment 23
5–1104. 24
(b) The Oversight Committee shall be composed of the following members: 25
(5) 1 individual from the Baltimore County [Waterman’s] WATERMEN’S 26
Association; 27
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 28
Error: Misspelling in § 5–1104(b)(5) of the Environment Article. 29
Occurred: Ch. 587, Acts of 1981. 30 SENATE BILL 784 27
9–353. 1
(f) “Waters of the State” [include] INCLUDES: 2
(1) Both surface and underground waters within the boundaries of the 3
State subject to its jurisdiction; 4
(2) That portion of the Atlantic Ocean within the boundaries of the State; 5
(3) The Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries; 6
(4) All ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, public ditches, tax ditches, and public 7
drainage systems within the State, other than those designed and used to collect, convey, 8
or dispose of sanitary sewage; and 9
(5) The floodplain of free–flowing waters determined by the Department on 10
the basis of the 100–year flood frequency. 11
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 12
Error: Grammatical error in § 9–353(f) of the Environment Article. 13
Occurred: Chs. 556 and 557, Acts of 2024. 14
9–1605. 15
(d) Amounts in the Water Quality Fund may be used only: 16
(16) To serve as guarantee for long –term [Pay for Success] 17
PAY–FOR–SUCCESS contracts, green bonds, or environmental impact bonds by any public, 18
private, or nonprofit entity for the purchase of outcomes that provide a water quality 19
benefit. 20
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 21
Error: Obsolete terminology in § 9–1605(d)(16) of the Environment Article. 22
Occurred: As a result of Chs. 237 and 238, Acts of 2022, which established a 23
framework for pay–for–success contracting in the State. 24
9–2501. 25
(f) (2) “Producer” does not include: 26
(vii) An entity that owns or operates a single retail sales 27
establishment that: 28 28 SENATE BILL 784
1. Has no online sales; and 1
2. Is not supplied or operated as part of a franchise or a 2
chain; [or] 3
(viii) [1.] An entity that [is]: 4
1. IS licensed under Title 2 of the Alcoholic Beverages and 5
Cannabis Article; and 6
2. Generated less than $10,000,000 in gross revenue during 7
the immediately preceding calendar year; or 8
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 9
Error: Extraneous conjunction in § 9–2501(f)(2)(vii) of the Environment Article and 10
tabulation error in § 9–2501(f)(2)(viii) of the Environment Article. 11
Occurred: Ch. 465, Acts of 2023. 12
Article – Family Law 13
4–516. 14
(b) (4) The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention[, Youth, and Victim 15
Services] AND POLICY shall: 16
(i) administer the Fund; and 17
(ii) establish procedures to award grants from the Fund. 18
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 19
Error: Misnomer in § 4–516(b)(4) of the Family Law Article. 20
Occurred: As a result of Ch. 1, Acts of 2024, which renamed the Governor’s Office of 21
Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to be the Governor’s Office of Crime 22
Prevention and Policy. 23
Article – Health – General 24
4–201. 25
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 26
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[(o) “Mother” has the meaning stated in § 5–1001 of the Family Law Article.] 1
[(p)] (O) “Mortician” means a funeral director, mortician, or other person who is 2
authorized to make final disposition of a body. 3
(P) “MOTHER” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 5–1001 OF THE FAMILY LAW 4
ARTICLE. 5
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 6
Error: Stylistic error (failure to codify definitions in alphabetical order) in § 4–201(o) 7
and (p) of the Health – General Article. 8
Occurred: Chs. 437 and 438, Acts of 2019. 9
7.5–903. 10
(a) The Council consists of the following members: 11
(7) Three individuals appointed by the Governor: 12
(ii) One of whom represents a community –based substance use 13
disorder and mental health treatment [programs] PROGRAM ; and 14
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 15
Error: Grammatical error in § 7.5–903(a)(7)(ii) of the Health – General Article. 16
Occurred: Ch. 270, Acts of 2022. 17
Subtitle 2. [Mental Hygiene Administration] MENTAL HEALTH PLANS AND SERVICES. 18
10–205. 19
(a) The Administration may administer a program of nonresidential services for 20
individuals who have mental disorders or have conditions that may lead to mental 21
disorders: 22
(1) To develop, extend, and improve services for finding these individuals; 23
and 24
(2) To provide facilities for diagnosis and treatment of nonresidential cases. 25
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 26
Error: Erroneous subtitle designation immediately preceding § 10–205 of the Health 27 30 SENATE BILL 784
– General Article. 1
Occurred: As a result of Ch. 460, Acts of 2014, which repealed the laws establishing 2
and governing the Mental Hygiene Administration due to the establishment of the 3
Behavioral Health Administration. 4
13–5004. 5
(b) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall: 6
(1) Describe the activities of the Council under [§ 13–4803(a)] § 7
13–5003(A) of this subtitle; 8
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 9
Error: Erroneous cross–reference in § 13–5004(b)(1) of the Health – General Article. 10
Occurred: As a result of Chs. 360 and 361, Acts of 2023, Ch. 369, Acts of 2023, and 11
Ch. 385, Acts of 2023, all of which added Title 13, Subtitle 48 of the Health – General 12
Article, and Chs. 290 and 291, Acts of 2023, which added Title 13, Subtitles 48 and 49 of 13
the Health – General Article. 14
18–108. 15
(b) (3) (I) [Upon] ON presentation by the participant of a written request, 16
including justification, a local agency may mail or otherwise deliver food instruments to an 17
individual on the basis of the difficulty of the participant and the participant’s proxies in 18
obtaining the food instruments. 19
(II) The justification may include: 20
[(i)] 1. Illness; 21
[(ii)] 2. Imminent childbirth; 22
[(iii)] 3. Difficulty of access to the local agency; or 23
[(iv)] 4. Handicapping condition. 24
(4) (I) The Secretary shall institute at least one pilot program in a local 25
subdivision or part of a subdivision utilizing a credit card system along with or in place of 26
a food instrument system. 27
(II) Implementation must take place within a reasonable period of 28
time from the date of enactment of this section, unless such a pilot program is found to be 29
inconsistent with subsection (d) of this section and a waiver is not granted. 30 SENATE BILL 784 31
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 1
Error: Tabulation and stylistic errors in § 18–108(b)(3) and (4) of the Health – 2
General Article. 3
Occurred: Ch. 784, Acts of 1986. 4
18–214. 5
(m) On or before December 15 of each year, the Commission shall submit a report 6
on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of 7
the State Government Article, to the Senate [Education, Health, and Environmental 8
Affairs] FINANCE Committee and the House Health and Government Operations 9
Committee. 10
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 11
Error: Erroneous committee reference in § 18–214(m) of the Health – General 12
Article. 13
Occurred: As a result of a change in jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on 14
Education, Energy, and the Environment (formerly the Senate Education, Health, and 15
Environmental Affairs Committee) and the Senate Finance Committee in 2023, which 16
resulted in all health matters being handled by the Senate Finance Committee. 17
19–108.4. 18
(c) (2) The workgroup required under this subsection shall include 19
representatives of: 20
(ii) The Health Services COST Review Commission; 21
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 22
Error: Omitted word in § 19–108.4(c)(2)(ii) of the Health – General Article. 23
Occurred: Ch. 667, Acts of 2022. 24
19–213. 25
(a) [(1)] In this section [the following words have the meanings indicated. 26
(2) “Facilities”], “FACILITIES” means hospitals and related institutions 27
whose rates have been approved by the Commission. 28
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(d) (8) (I) The Fund shall be used only to provide funding for the 1
Commission and for the purposes authorized under this subtitle. 2
(II) The costs of the Commission include the administrative costs 3
incurred by the Department on behalf of the Commission. 4
(f) (I) On or before September 1 of each year, each facility assessed under this 5
section shall make payment to the Commission. 6
(II) The Commission shall make provision for partial payments. 7
(h) (2) (I) If notice of intent to terminate is made by the federal government 8
to this State [prior to] BEFORE the first day of an intervening session of the Maryland 9
General Assembly, this section shall expire June 30 of the following calendar year. 10
[However, under] 11
(II) UNDER no circumstances shall less than [seven] 7 calendar 12
months occur between notice of termination and expiration of this section. 13
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 14
Error: Tabulation and stylistic errors in § 19–213(a), (d)(8), (f), and (h)(2) of the 15
Health – General Article. 16
Occurred: Ch. 132, Acts of 1983, Ch. 136, Acts of 1993, and Ch. 430, Acts of 2004. 17
Article – Health Occupations 18
6–202. 19
(b) (2) (ii) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1) of this 20
subsection, each licensed massage [therapy] THERAPIST member of the Board shall be in 21
good standing with the Board. 22
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 23
Error: Incorrect terminology in § 6–202(b)(2)(ii) of the Health Occupations Article. 24
Occurred: Ch. 739, Acts of 2016. 25
8–301. 26
(d) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section do not apply to: 27
(4) An individual permitted to practice registered nursing or licensed 28
practical nursing under rules and regulations adopted by the Board, if the individual: 29 SENATE BILL 784 33
(ii) 1. Has an application for a license pending before the 1
Board[:]; AND 2
[1.] 2. A. [But has] HAS not taken the examination required 3
under this title; 4
[2.] B. Has taken an examination under this title, but the 5
results of the examination are not yet known; 6
[3.] C. Has taken and passed an examination under this 7
title, but is waiting for the completion of the criminal history records check; or 8
[4.] D. Has taken and failed an examination required 9
under this title but has not failed the examination more than one time within the 120–day 10
period immediately following the submission of the application to the Board; 11
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 12
Error: Tabulation error in § 8–301(d)(4)(ii) of the Health Occupations Article. 13
Occurred: Ch. 8, Acts of 1981. 14
8–6A–07. 15
(a) Subject to subsection [(f)] (G) of this section, the Board shall certify any 16
applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle. 17
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 18
Error: Erroneous internal reference in § 8–6A–07(a) of the Health Occupations 19
Article. 20
Occurred: As a result of Ch. 681, Acts of 2022, which renumbered § 8–6A–07(f) of the 21
Health Occupations Article to be § 8–6A–07(g). 22
Article – Housing and Community Development 23
12–104. 24
(c) (2) Property is used for essential public and governmental purposes and is 25
exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the State or a political subdivision if the 26
property: 27
(i) belongs to an authority or a nonprofit housing corporation; [or] 28
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(ii) is used as housing for persons of eligible income and is owned in 1
whole or in part, directly or indirectly, through one or more wholly or partially owned 2
subsidiary entities of a Baltimore Housing Authority entity; [or] 3
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 4
Error: Extraneous conjunctions in § 12–104(c)(2)(i) and (ii) of the Housing and 5
Community Development Article. 6
Occurred: Ch. 126, Acts of 2018 and Ch. 151, Acts of 2019. 7
Article – Insurance 8
15–854. 9
(a) (2) An insurer, a nonprofit health service plan, or a health maintenance 10
organization that provides coverage for prescription drugs through a pharmacy benefits 11
manager or that contracts with a private review agent under Subtitle 10B of this [article] 12
TITLE is subject to the requirements of this section. 13
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 14
Error: Stylistic error in § 15–854(a)(2) of the Insurance Article. 15
Occurred: Ch. 549, Acts of 2019. 16
Article – Labor and Employment 17
8.3–101. 18
(i) “Family member” means: 19
(9) a biological grandparent, an [adopted] ADOPTIVE grandparent, a 20
foster grandparent, or a stepgrandparent of the covered individual; 21
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 22
Error: Incorrect word usage in § 8.3–101(i)(9) of the Labor and Employment Article. 23
Occurred: Ch. 48, Acts of 2022. 24
Article – Land Use 25
10–103. 26
(b) The following provisions of this division apply to Baltimore City: 27
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(13) [§ 4–207] § 4–208 (Exceptions – Maryland Accessibility Code); 1
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 2
Error: Erroneous cross–reference in § 10–103(b)(13) of the Land Use Article. 3
Occurred: As a result of Ch. 426, Acts of 2012, which transferred and revised Article 4
66B to be Division I of the Land Use Article. 5
Article – Local Government 6
1–1320. 7
(c) Subject to subsection (d) of this section and except as provided in subsection 8
(e) of this section, on or before August 1, 2025, each county and municipality shall 9
implement solar permitting software for features supporting the tracking and approval of 10
residential building permits for: 11
(3) main [electric] ELECTRICAL panel upgrades; and 12
(4) main [electric] ELECTRICAL panel derates. 13
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 14
Error: Incorrect word usage in § 1–1320 of the Local Government Article. 15
Occurred: Ch. 595, Acts of 2024. 16
Article – Natural Resources 17
8–2A–02. 18
(f) (3) (i) In each fiscal year from 2023 through 2031, inclusive, $1,250,000 19
from the Trust Fund shall be used to fund: 20
2. Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, 13 21
contractor positions in the Forest Service of the Department to provide technical assistance, 22
planning, and coordination related to tree plantings, tree buffer management, and forest 23
management, including invasive vine removal, on public, private, and agricultural lands 24
and in “underserved areas” as defined in § 8–1911 of this [article] TITLE. 25
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 26
Error: Stylistic error in § 8–2A–02(f)(3)(i)2 of the Natural Resources Article. 27
Occurred: Ch. 645, § 3, Acts of 2021. 28
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8–1805. 1
(a) (1) The Commission shall have the staff provided for in the State budget. 2
[(1)] (2) The staff assigned to the Coastal Zone Management Program in 3
the Department shall assist the Commission in the development of regulations and the 4
review of programs. 5
[(2)] (3) The State departments represented on the Commission may lend 6
staff or other assistance to the Commission. 7
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 8
Error: Tabulation error in § 8–1805(a) of the Natural Resources Article. 9
Occurred: Ch. 794, Acts of 1984. 10
8–1809. 11
(q) (4) If the Commission approves a proposed program amendment subject to 12
one or more conditions under [item] PARAGRAPH (3)(iii) of this subsection, the local 13
jurisdiction shall notify the Commission within 60 days of its intent to adopt the conditions. 14
(r) (3) (iii) If the chair’s determination is not overridden, within 10 working 15
days after the opportunity to override the chair’s decision under [item] SUBPARAGRAPH 16
(i) of this paragraph, the chair shall: 17
1. Determine if the program refinement is consistent with 18
the purposes, policies, goals, and provisions of this subtitle, and all criteria of the 19
Commission; and 20
2. A. Approve the proposed program refinement and 21
notify the local jurisdiction; 22
B. Deny the program refinement; 23
C. Approve the proposed program refinement subject to one 24
or more conditions; or 25
D. Return the proposed program refinement back to the local 26
jurisdiction with a list of the changes to be made. 27
(iv) If the chair approves a proposed program refinement subject to 28
one or more conditions under [item (iii)3] SUBPARAGRAPH (III)2C of this paragraph, the 29
local jurisdiction shall notify the Commission within 60 days of its intent to adopt the 30
conditions. 31 SENATE BILL 784 37
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 1
Error: Stylistic errors in § 8–1809(q)(4) and (r)(3)(iii) and (iv) of the Natural 2
Resources Article and erroneous internal reference in § 8–1809(r)(3)(iv) of the Natural 3
Resources Article. 4
Occurred: Ch. 55, Acts of 2006. 5
10–301. 6
(g) (4) Subject to paragraph (7) of this subsection, the fees for hunting and 7
trapping licenses are according to the following schedule: 8
(x) Nonresident trapping license .....................................$50.00 9
10–502. 10
(a) Any nonresident of the State who desires to trap furbearers, except otter or 11
beaver, first shall procure a nonresident trapper’s license in addition to any other license 12
required. The license shall be issued only to residents of other states which grant the same 13
trapping privileges to Maryland residents. 14
(b) The license shall be: 15
(1) Issued for a [$25.50] $50 fee or a fee equal to that charged by the 16
nonresident’s home state for a similar license, whichever is greater; 17
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 18
Error: Misnomer in § 10–502(b)(1) of the Natural Resources Article. 19
Occurred: As a result of Chs. 543 and 544, Acts of 2023, which established an 20
increased annual fee for the nonresident trapper’s license under § 10–301(g)(4)(x) of the 21
Natural Resources Article, but did not make the necessary corresponding change to the 22
license fee under § 10–502(b)(1) of the Natural Resources Article. 23
Article – Public Safety 24
1–307. 25
(c) The MARYLAND Department OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT shall 26
summarize and analyze the information provided under subsection (b)(3) of this section 27
and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, submit to the Senate [Education, 28
Health, and Environmental Affairs] FINANCE Committee and the House Health and 29
Government Operations Committee: 30
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(1) the summary and analysis; 1
(2) any associated recommendations to address issues raised by the 2
analysis; and 3
(3) a description of any measures implemented by the Department to 4
address issues raised by the analysis. 5
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 6
Error: Incorrect word usage and erroneous committee reference in § 1–307(c) of the 7
Public Safety Article. 8
Occurred: Ch. 349, Acts of 2022 and as a result of a change in jurisdiction of the 9
Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment (formerly the Senate 10
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee) and the Senate Finance 11
Committee in 2023, which resulted in all health matters being handled by the Senate 12
Finance Committee. 13
3–209. 14
(b) The certification of a police officer who fails to obtain United States citizenship 15
as required by subsection [(a)(4)(ii)] (A)(5)(II) of this section shall be terminated by the 16
Commission. 17
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 18
Error: Erroneous internal reference in § 3–209(b) of the Public Safety Article. 19
Occurred: As a result of Ch. 59, Acts of 2021, which renumbered § 3–209(a)(4) of the 20
Public Safety Article to be § 3–209(a)(5). 21
3–313. 22
(b) (1) (I) The Governor may delegate the power to suspend a commission 23
to the Secretary. 24
[(i)] (II) The Secretary may suspend a commission if it appears 25
that the action is in the best interest of the public. 26
[(ii)] (III) A suspension issued by the Secretary shall be reviewed by 27
the Governor within 30 days to determine if the suspension should continue or if the 28
commission should be terminated. 29
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 30
Error: Tabulation error in § 3–313(b)(1) of the Public Safety Article. 31 SENATE BILL 784 39
Occurred: Ch. 298, Acts of 2015. 1
3–507. 2
(b) [Every year, on] ON or before March 1, 2016, and March 1 of each subsequent 3
year, each local law enforcement agency shall provide the Governor’s Office of Crime 4
Prevention and Policy with information, for the previous calendar year, about each 5
officer–involved death and death in the line of duty that involved a law enforcement officer 6
employed by the agency, to include at a minimum: 7
(1) the age, gender, ethnicity, and race of a deceased individual; 8
(2) the age, gender, ethnicity, and race of the officer involved; 9
(3) a brief description of the circumstances surrounding the death; 10
(4) the date, time, and location of the death; and 11
(5) the law enforcement agency of the officer who: 12
(i) died, if the incident involved an officer who died in the line of 13
duty; or 14
(ii) detained, arrested, or was in the process of arresting the 15
deceased, if the incident involved an officer–involved death. 16
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 17
Error: Extraneous language in § 3–507(b) of the Public Safety Article. 18
Occurred: Ch. 134, Acts of 2015. 19
4–1703. 20
(d) The Governor’s Office of Crime [Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services] 21
PREVENTION AND POLICY shall administer the Fund. 22
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 23
Error: Obsolete terminology in § 4–1703(d) of the Public Safety Article. 24
Occurred: As a result of Executive Order 01.01.2024.05, which separated the 25
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services into the Governor’s 26
Office for Children and the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy. 27
13–901. 28 40 SENATE BILL 784
(b) Without authority under the laws of the United States or this State, a person 1
may not wear a uniform or distinctive part of a uniform or an item similar to a uniform or 2
a distinctive part of a uniform of: 3
(1) the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, 4
or Coast Guard; [or] 5
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 6
Error: Extraneous conjunction in § 13–901(b)(1) of the Public Safety Article. 7
Occurred: Ch. 5, § 2, Acts of 2003. 8
13A–1108. 9
This title shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make it 10
uniform, so far as [practical] PRACTICABLE , with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 11
10 U.S.C. 47. 12
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 13
Error: Incorrect word usage in § 13A–1108 of the Public Safety Article. 14
Occurred: Ch. 592, § 2, Acts of 2020. 15
14–3A–05. 16
(b) (3) (i) If the Secretary or other designated official determines that the 17
notice required in paragraph (2) of this subsection is [impractical] IMPRACTICABLE 18
because of the number of individuals or geographical areas affected, the Secretary or other 19
designated official shall ensure that the affected individuals are fully informed of the 20
directive using the best possible means available. 21
(ii) If the directive applies to a group of individuals and it is 22
[impractical] IMPRACTICABLE to provide individual written copies under paragraph (2) of 23
this subsection, the written directive may be posted in a conspicuous place in the isolation 24
or quarantine premises. 25
(c) (7) If the court determines that the delivery required by paragraph (6)(iii) 26
of this subsection is [impractical] IMPRACTICABLE because of the number of individuals 27
or geographical area affected, the court shall ensure that the affected individuals are fully 28
informed of the order using the best possible means available. 29
(f) (1) Subject to any emergency rules that the Supreme Court of Maryland 30
adopts under paragraph (3) of this subsection, the court may order the consolidation of 31
individual claims into group claims in proceedings brought under this section if: 32 SENATE BILL 784 41
(i) the large number of individuals involved or affected makes 1
individual participation [impractical] IMPRACTICABLE ; 2
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 3
Error: Incorrect word usage in § 14–3A–05(b)(3)(i) and (ii), (c)(7), and (f)(1)(i) of the 4
Public Safety Article. 5
Occurred: Ch. 26, Acts of 2004. 6
14–1102. 7
(d) (1) (ii) An appointed member may not serve for more than [2] TWO 8
consecutive [three year] 3–YEAR terms. 9
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 10
Error: Stylistic errors in § 14–1102(d)(1)(ii) of the Public Safety Article. 11
Occurred: Chs. 724 and 725, Acts of 2021. 12
Article – Public Utilities 13
7–310. 14
(c) The purpose of the Fund is to provide resources to improve the Commission’s 15
ability to: 16
(1) educate customers on: 17
(ii) energy choices that help meet the State’s climate commitments 18
under [§§ 7–211 and] § 7–319 of this subtitle and [§§ 2–1204.1 and] § 2–1204.2 of the 19
Environment Article; 20
(g) The Fund may be used only to: 21
(1) educate retail electric or gas customers on retail choice and energy 22
choices that help to meet the State’s climate commitments under [§§ 7–211 and] § 7–319 23
of this subtitle and [§§ 2–1204.1 and] § 2–1204.2 of the Environment Article; 24
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 25
Error: Obsolete cross–references in § 7–310(c)(1)(ii) and (g)(1) of the Public Utilities 26
Article. 27
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Occurred: As a result of Ch. 539, Acts of 2024, which repealed § 7–211 of the Public 1
Utilities Article, and Ch. 537, Acts of 2024, which included a cross–reference to § 12–1204.1 2
of the Environment Article that abrogated on December 31, 2023, as a result of Ch. 11, § 6, 3
Acts of 2016. 4
7–510.3. 5
(j) (1) A community choice aggregator may not assess any new fee, tax, or 6
other charge in the aggregation charges or rates that is not related to the cost of: 7
(iii) providing and promoting energy efficiency programs promoted 8
under [paragraphs] PARAGRAPH (2) or (3) of this subsection. 9
(v) On or before December 31, 2023, the Commission shall adopt regulations to 10
implement this section, including regulations for: 11
(8) procedures to protect A customer’s privacy and confidential data 12
collected or held by a community choice aggregator; 13
(11) the approval of a tariff structure for community choice aggregator 14
interactions with electric companies, including: 15
(i) billing and payment collection; 16
(ii) dispute resolution; 17
(iii) financial settlement; 18
(iv) losses; 19
(v) metering services; 20
(vi) PJM Interconnection requirements; 21
(vii) scheduling; and 22
(viii) utility charges; AND 23
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 24
Error: Grammatical error in § 7–510.3(j)(1)(iii) of the Public Utilities Article; omitted 25
word in § 7–510.3(v)(8) of the Public Utilities Article; and omitted conjunction in § 26
7–510.3(v)(11) of the Public Utilities Article. 27
Occurred: Ch. 449, § 2, Acts of 2021. 28
7–703. 29 SENATE BILL 784 43
(b) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f) of this section, the renewable 1
energy portfolio standard shall be as follows: 2
(21) in 2026: 3
(ii) 2.5% from Tier 2 renewable sources; [and] 4
(22) in 2027: 5
(ii) 2.5% from Tier 2 renewable sources; [and] 6
(23) in 2028: 7
(ii) 2.5% from Tier 2 renewable sources; [and] 8
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 9
Error: Extraneous conjunctions in § 7–703(b)(21)(ii), (22)(ii), and (23)(ii) of the Public 10
Utilities Article. 11
Occurred: As a result of Chs. 164 and 673, Acts of 2021. 12
7–705. 13
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each electricity 14
supplier shall submit a report to the Commission each year in a form and by a date specified 15
by the Commission that: 16
(iii) documents the amounts and types of generation associated with 17
renewable energy credits purchased in compliance with [§ 7–707(b)] § 7–707(C) of this 18
subtitle during the reporting period; and 19
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 20
Error: Erroneous cross–reference in § 7–705(a)(1)(iii) of the Public Utilities Article. 21
Occurred: Ch. 537, Acts of 2024. 22
7–707. 23
(d) (1) The price approved by the Commission under subsection [(b)(2)] (C)(2) 24
of this section shall be determined through: 25
(i) a proceeding held in accordance with paragraph (2) of this 26
subsection; or 27
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(ii) a proceeding held in accordance with paragraph (3) of this 1
subsection. 2
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 3
Error: Erroneous internal reference in § 7–707(d)(1) of the Public Utilities Article. 4
Occurred: Ch. 537, Acts of 2024. 5
Article – Real Property 6
2–121. 7
(a) In this section, “family child care home” means a unit: 8
(1) Registered under [Title 5, Subtitle 5 of the Family Law Article] TITLE 9
9.5, SUBTITLE 3 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE; and 10
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 11
Error: Obsolete cross–reference in § 2–121(a)(1) of the Real Property Article. 12
Occurred: As a result of Ch. 185, § 2, Acts of 2016, which transferred provisions 13
relating to the registration of family child care providers from the Family Law Article to 14
the Education Article. 15
8–211. 16
(n) (1) After rent escrow has been established, the court: 17
(v) May, after a hearing, if one is requested by the tenant, order, if 18
no repairs are made or if no good faith effort to repair is made within 6 months of the initial 19
decision to place money in the escrow account, that the money in the escrow account be 20
disbursed to the tenant that [have] HAS paid into escrow; or 21
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 22
Error: Grammatical error in § 8–211(n)(1)(v) of the Real Property Article. 23
Occurred: Ch. 125, Acts of 2024. 24
8A–801. 25
(b) A park owner or AN operator of a mobile home park, or [his] THE agent or 26
employee OF A PARK OWNER OR A N OPERATOR OF A MOBI LE HOME PARK , may not 27
refuse, withhold from, or deny to any person any of the accommodations, advantages, 28 SENATE BILL 784 45
facilities, or privileges of the mobile home park or leases to the premises because of THE 1
race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin of that person. 2
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 3
Error: Omitted articles and stylistic errors in § 8A–801(b) of the Real Property 4
Article. 5
Occurred: Ch. 843, Acts of 1980. 6
11–103. 7
(d) (1) (ii) If a declaration contains a suspension provision authorized 8
under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the declaration shall state that a suspension of 9
the use of common elements may not be implemented until the council of unit owners: 10
1. Mails to the unit owner a demand letter specifying a time 11
period of at least 10 days within which the unit owner may pay the delinquent assessment 12
or request a hearing to contest the suspension; and 13
2. If a unit owner requests a hearing to contest a suspension, 14
provides notice and holds a hearing in accordance with [§ 11–113(b)(2) and (3)] § 15
11–113(B) of this [subtitle] TITLE. 16
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 17
Error: Erroneous cross–reference and stylistic error in § 11–103(d)(1)(ii) of the Real 18
Property Article. 19
Occurred: As a result of Ch. 282, Acts of 2022 and Ch. 345, Acts of 2018. 20
Article – State Finance and Procurement 21
2–209. 22
(c) (2) (vi) The Governor may remove a member for neglect of duty, 23
[incompetence] INCOMPETENCE , or misconduct. 24
(f) A member of the Council: 25
(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 26
Travel Regulations, as provided in the State [Budget] BUDGET. 27
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 28
Error: Omitted comma in § 2–209(c)(2)(vi) and capitalization error in § 2–209(f)(2) of 29
the State Finance and Procurement Article. 30 46 SENATE BILL 784
Occurred: Ch. 485, Acts of 2020. 1
2–210. 2
(b) (1) In order to improve efficiency, streamline and reduce redundant 3
processes, reduce paperwork and administrative burdens on both granting agencies and 4
grant recipients, and facilitate development and implementation of a statewide centralized 5
grants management and accountability system, the Council shall study and make 6
recommendations to the Department regarding the entire grants life cycle, including: 7
(iii) regulations adopting each part of the [uniform guidance] 8
UNIFORM GUIDANCE, with appropriate modifications for its application to grant–making 9
entities in the State, including modifications or variances based on the scope or size of 10
particular grant programs, grant–making entities, or grantees; 11
(vi) recommended deadlines for grant–making entities to administer 12
State and federal grants in accordance with the provisions of parts of [uniform guidance] 13
UNIFORM GUIDANCE as adopted by the Department by regulation. 14
DRAFTER’S NOTE : 15
Error: Capitalization error in § 2–210(b)(1)(iii) and (vi) of the State Finance and 16
Procurement Article. 17
Occurred: Chs. 484 and 485, Acts of 2020. 18
3–609. 19
(b) The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing, revolving fund that consists of: 20
(1) money appropriated to the Fund: 21
(i) in the annual budget; or 22
(ii) in an annual General Construction Loan Act or in a Maryland 23
Consolidated Capital Bond Loan Act; [or] 24
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 25
Error: Extraneous conjunction in § 3–609(b)(1)(ii) of the State Finance and 26
Procurement Article. 27
Occurred: As a result of Ch. 463, Acts of 1995. 28
3.5–2A–04. 29
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(e) (1) On or before December 31 each year, the Office shall report to the 1
Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the Senate 2
Budget and Taxation Committee, the Senate [Education, Health, and Environmental 3
Affairs] Committee ON EDUCATION, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT , the House 4
Appropriations Committee, the House Health and Government Operations Committee, and 5
the Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology on the 6
activities of the Office and the state of cybersecurity preparedness in Maryland, including: 7
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 8
Error: Obsolete language in § 3.5–2A–04(e)(1) of the State Finance and Procurement 9
Article. 10
Occurred: As a result of the renaming of the Senate Education, Health, and 11
Environmental Affairs Committee to be the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and 12
the Environment in December 2022. 13
3.5–303. 14
(a) The Secretary is responsible for carrying out the following duties: 15
(4) developing and maintaining a statewide information technology master 16
plan that will: 17
(vi) [allows] ALLOW a State agency to maintain the agency’s own 18
information technology unit that provides for information technology services to support 19
the mission of the agency; 20
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 21
Error: Grammatical error in § 3.5–303(a)(4)(vi) of the State Finance and 22
Procurement Article. 23
Occurred: Ch. 242, § 2, Acts of 2022. 24
3.5–309. 25
(i) The Fund may be used: 26
(3) notwithstanding [§ 3.5–301(b)(2)] § 3.5–301(E)(2) of this subtitle, for 27
the costs of the first 12 months of operation and maintenance of a major information 28
technology development project; 29
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 30
Error: Erroneous cross–reference in § 3.5–309(i)(3) of the State Finance and 31
Procurement Article. 32 48 SENATE BILL 784
Occurred: As a result of Ch. 318, Acts of 2021 and Ch. 496, Acts of 2024. 1
3.5–316. 2
(a) [(1)] In this section, [the following words have the meanings 3
indicated. 4
(2)] “Commission” means the Modernize Maryland Commission. 5
[(3) “Critical system” means an information technology or cybersecurity 6
system that is severely outdated, as determined by the Department.] 7
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 8
Error: Extraneous language in § 3.5–316(a)(3) of the State Finance and Procurement 9
Article. 10
Occurred: Ch. 243, Acts of 2022. 11
3.5–317. 12
(d) (1) Every 2 years, a contractor shall provide the results of the assessments 13
to: 14
(i) the Modernize Maryland Commission established under § 15
3.5–316 of this subtitle; and 16
(ii) in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the 17
Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the Senate [Education, Health, and 18
Environmental Affairs] Committee ON EDUCATION, ENERGY, AND THE 19
ENVIRONMENT , and the House Health and Government Operations Committee. 20
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 21
Error: Obsolete language in § 3.5–317(d)(1) of the State Finance and Procurement 22
Article. 23
Occurred: As a result of the renaming of the Senate Education, Health, and 24
Environmental Affairs Committee to be the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and 25
the Environment in December 2022. 26
5–408. 27
(k) In accordance with the requirements of § 2–1257 of the State Government 28
Article, the Department and the Foundation shall report on the certification program on or 29 SENATE BILL 784 49
before January 15 of each year to: 1
(3) the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the Senate 2
[Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs] Committee ON EDUCATION, ENERGY, 3
AND THE ENVIRONMENT ; and 4
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 5
Error: Obsolete language in § 5–408(k)(3) of the State Finance and Procurement 6
Article. 7
Occurred: As a result of the renaming of the Senate Education, Health, and 8
Environmental Affairs Committee to be the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and 9
the Environment in December 2022. 10
6–226. 11
(a) (2) (i) [1.] This [subparagraph] PARAGRAPH does not apply in fiscal 12
years 2024 through 2028. 13
[2.] (II) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 14
unless inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other federal requirement or 15
with the terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net interest on all State money allocated 16
by the State Treasurer under this section to special funds or accounts, and otherwise 17
entitled to receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall accrue to 18
the General Fund of the State. 19
[(ii)] (III) The provisions of subparagraph [(i)] (II) of this paragraph 20
do not apply to the following funds: 21
1. Maryland Housing Loan Funds of 1976, 1978, 1979, and 22
1984; 23
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 24
Error: Erroneous internal reference and tabulation error in § 6–226(a)(2) of the State 25
Finance and Procurement Article. 26
Occurred: Ch. 717, Acts of 2024. 27
13–108. 28
(b) (5) If supplies or commodities procured under an emergency procurement 29
contract are not delivered and used within 1 month after the date the contract is awarded, 30
the unit shall: 31
(i) prepare a report describing the delivery and use status of 32 50 SENATE BILL 784
supplies and commodities procured under the contract at least once per month until all 1
supplies and commodities have been delivered and used; and 2
(ii) submit the reports prepared under this paragraph to the Board, 3
the appropriate control agency, and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 4
Article, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the Senate [Education, Health, and 5
Environmental Affairs] Committee ON EDUCATION, ENERGY, AND THE 6
ENVIRONMENT , the House Appropriations Committee, the House Health and Government 7
Operations Committee, and the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee. 8
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 9
Error: Obsolete language in § 13–108(b)(5) of the State Finance and Procurement 10
Article. 11
Occurred: As a result of the renaming of the Senate Education, Health, and 12
Environmental Affairs Committee to be the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and 13
the Environment in December 2022. 14
13–112.1. 15
(e) (4) The Maryland Environmental Service shall provide copies of each 16
review conducted under this subsection to: 17
(i) each unit for which the Service reviewed and evaluated a 18
contract; and 19
(ii) in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the 20
Senate [Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs] Committee ON EDUCATION, 21
ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT , the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the 22
House Environment and Transportation Committee, and the House Appropriations 23
Committee. 24
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 25
Error: Obsolete language in § 13–112.1(e)(4) of the State Finance and Procurement 26
Article. 27
Occurred: Chs. 237 and 238, Acts of 2022, as a result of the renaming of the Senate 28
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee to be the Senate Committee on 29
Education, Energy, and the Environment in December 2022. 30
14–106. 31
(g) In addition to the duties specified under subsection (f) of this section, the 32
[committee] COMMITTEE shall: 33 SENATE BILL 784 51
(1) establish and periodically review eligibility policies or guidelines for 1
participating community service providers and individual with disability owned 2
businesses; 3
(2) maintain a current list of community service providers and individual 4
with disability owned businesses; 5
(3) periodically review and revise its list of community service providers 6
and individual with disability owned businesses; and 7
(4) send any revised list to the Chief Procurement Officer who shall make 8
the list available to each person responsible for buying supplies or services for the State or 9
a State aided or controlled entity. 10
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 11
Error: Capitalization error in § 14–106(g) of the State Finance and Procurement 12
Article. 13
Occurred: Chs. 527 and 528, Acts of 2022. 14
14–110. 15
(e) Within 60 days after receipt of all of the reports required under subsections 16
(c) and (d) of this section, the Department of General Services shall submit a summary of 17
the information to: 18
(1) the Board of Public Works; and 19
(2) in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the 20
Senate [Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs] Committee ON EDUCATION, 21
ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT, the House Health and Government Operations 22
Committee, and the Legislative Policy Committee. 23
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 24
Error: Obsolete language in § 14–110(e)(2) of the State Finance and Procurement 25
Article. 26
Occurred: As a result of the renaming of the Senate Education, Health, and 27
Environmental Affairs Committee to be the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and 28
the Environment in December 2022. 29
15–111. 30
(c) Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Chief Procurement Officer 31 52 SENATE BILL 784
shall submit to the Governor, the Legislative Policy Committee, the Senate Budget and 1
Taxation Committee, the Senate [Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs] 2
Committee ON EDUCATION, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT , the House 3
Appropriations Committee, the House Health and Government Operations Committee, and 4
the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee a consolidated report that includes each report 5
required under subsection (a) of this section. 6
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 7
Error: Obsolete language in § 15–111(c) of the State Finance and Procurement 8
Article. 9
Occurred: As a result of the renaming of the Senate Education, Health, and 10
Environmental Affairs Committee to be the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and 11
the Environment in December 2022. 12
Article – State Government 13
20–601. 14
(b) (2) “Disability” includes: 15
(ii) [retardation] INTELLECTUAL and any other mental impairment 16
or deficiency that may have necessitated remedial or special education and related services. 17
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 18
Error: Obsolete terminology in § 20–601(b)(2)(ii) of the State Government Article. 19
Occurred: Ch. 120, Acts of 2009. 20
Article – State Personnel and Pensions 21
2–203.1. 22
(c) (3) (i) This paragraph applies only to: 23
1. a unit of the University System of Maryland; 24
2. Morgan State University; [or] AND 25
3. St. Mary’s College of Maryland. 26
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 27
Error: Erroneous conjunction in § 2–203.1(c)(3)(i) of the State Personnel and 28
Pensions Article. 29 SENATE BILL 784 53
Occurred: Ch. 278, Acts of 2024. Correction suggested by the Attorney General in the 1
Bill Review Letter for H.B. 506 (Ch. 278) of 2024 (footnote 3), dated April 22, 2024. 2
2–502.2. 3
(c) (6) The Department may structure a contract awarded under this 4
subsection to require the pharmacy benefits manager selected under [subsection (e) of this 5
section] § 2–502.1(G) OF THIS SUBTITLE to pay the cost of the technology platform and 6
associated professional services contracted under this subsection by assessing a 7
per–prescription fee paid by the pharmacy benefits manager directly to the technology 8
platform vendor. 9
(g) A pharmacy benefits manager that submits a bid under [subsection (e) of] A 10
REVERSE AU CTION PROCESS UNDER this section or enters into a contract with the 11
Department or a health plan described under subsection [(g)(1)] (F)(1) of this section shall 12
provide the Department and health plan access to complete pharmacy claims data 13
necessary for the Department and health plan to: 14
(1) conduct the reverse auction; and 15
(2) carry out administrative and management duties. 16
(h) (2) If the [prescription] PHARMACY benefits manager selected under 17
[subsection (e) of this section] § 2–502.1(G) OF THIS SUBTITLE asserts that the 18
Department has underpaid on a claim, the [prescription] PHARMACY benefits manager 19
may submit a contract claim as provided under Title 15, Subtitle 2 of the State Finance and 20
Procurement Article. 21
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 22
Error: Erroneous internal references in § 2–502.2(c)(6), (g), and (h)(2) of the State 23
Personnel and Pensions Article; and incorrect terminology in § 2–502.2(h)(2) of the State 24
Personnel and Pensions Article. 25
Occurred: Ch. 434, Acts of 2020. 26
2–516. 27
(b) (3) The STATE Treasurer shall separately hold and the Comptroller shall 28
account for the Fund. 29
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 30
Error: Stylistic error in § 2–516(b)(3) of the State Personnel and Pensions Article. 31
54 SENATE BILL 784
Occurred: Ch. 444, Acts of 2005. 1
6–302. 2
(a) Except as provided in this [subsection] SECTION or otherwise by law, all 3
positions in the Executive Branch of State government are in the State Personnel 4
Management System. 5
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 6
Error: Stylistic error in § 6–302(a) of the State Personnel and Pensions Article. 7
Occurred: Ch. 347, Acts of 1996. 8
7–207. 9
(e) (2) In the selection process for an initial appointment to any position at the 10
Baltimore CITY Juvenile Justice Center, an appointing authority shall allow five points to 11
each resident of the host district or an adjacent district if, in the most recent 12–month 12
period for which data is available as reported by the Maryland Department of Labor, 13
Baltimore City had an average unemployment rate that is more than 1.5 times the State 14
unemployment rate as a whole. 15
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 16
Error: Misnomer in § 7–207(e)(2) of the State Personnel and Pensions Article. 17
Occurred: Ch. 347, Acts of 1996. 18
22–406. 19
(m) On or before October 1 of each year, the State Superintendent of Schools shall 20
submit a report for the previous school year, to the Joint Committee on Pensions, in 21
accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, that provides: 22
(1) (ii) 1. the school and school system where each retiree was 23
rehired; and 24
2. whether the school: 25
A. was not making adequate yearly progress or was a school 26
in need of improvement as defined under the federal [No Child Left Behind Act of 2001] 27
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT and as implemented by the State 28
Department of Education; 29
B. was receiving funds under Title 1 of the federal [No Child 30 SENATE BILL 784 55
Left Behind Act of 2001] ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT; 1
C. has more than 50% of the students attending that school 2
who are eligible for free and reduced–price meals established by the United States 3
Department of Agriculture; or 4
D. provided an alternative education program for adjudicated 5
youths or students who have been expelled, suspended, or identified for suspension or 6
expulsion from a public school; 7
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 8
Error: Obsolete references in § 22–406(m)(1)(ii) of the State Personnel and Pensions 9
Article. 10
Occurred: As a result of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, which 11
superseded the No Child Left Behind Act and Elementary and Secondary Education Act. 12
26–211. 13
(b) On or before December 31, 2000, a member may elect to participate in the Law 14
Enforcement Officers’ Modified Pension Benefit under [Part II of this subtitle] THIS PART 15
by submitting an election on a form provided by the State Retirement Agency. 16
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 17
Error: Stylistic error in § 26–211(b) of the State Personnel and Pensions Article. 18
Occurred: Ch. 395, § 2, Acts of 2000. 19
27–101. 20
[(a)] In this [subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 21
(b) “Termination of service”] TITLE, “TERMINATION OF SERVI CE” includes: 22
(1) retirement at the age required by Article IV, § 3 of the Maryland 23
Constitution; 24
(2) voluntary retirement; 25
(3) resignation because of disability; 26
(4) retirement by order of the Supreme Court of Maryland; 27
(5) resignation; 28
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(6) nonelection or nonconfirmation when election or confirmation is 1
required; 2
(7) expiration of term without reappointment; or 3
(8) abolition of the member’s office. 4
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 5
Error: Erroneous reference and stylistic error in § 27–101 of the State Personnel and 6
Pensions Article. 7
Occurred: Ch. 6, § 2, Acts of 1994. 8
27–404. 9
Except for a retiree who elects an optional form of an allowance under §§ 21–401 and 10
21–402 of this article, payment of an allowance ends and further rights may not arise from 11
service as a member if: 12
(2) (i) the member, former member, or retiree leaves no surviving 13
spouse or children who are under the age of 26 years or are disabled; 14
(ii) the surviving spouse dies and there are no children of the 15
member, former member, or retiree, who are under the age of 26 years or are disabled; or 16
(iii) the last of any children WHO ARE under the age of 26 years and 17
are not disabled becomes 26 years old or dies before becoming 26 years old. 18
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 19
Error: Grammatical error in § 27–404(2) of the State Personnel and Pensions Article. 20
Occurred: Ch. 556, Acts of 2020. 21
31–305. 22
(a) As of the effective date of withdrawal of a participating governmental unit, 23
the Board of Trustees shall transfer to the administrative board of the local pension system 24
or new State system the portion of the assets that are allocable to the withdrawn employees 25
as determined under § 21–305.5, § 21–305.6, § 21–306, § 21–306.1, or [§ 26–306.2] § 26
21–306.2 of this article. 27
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 28
Error: Erroneous cross–reference in § 31–305(a) of the State Personnel and Pensions 29
Article. 30 SENATE BILL 784 57
Occurred: Ch. 258, Acts of 2006. 1
Article – Tax – General 2
9–305. 3
(b) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION , “CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN 4
CONSUMERS” MEANS THE INDEX PUBL ISHED MONTHLY BY THE BUREAU OF LABOR 5
STATISTICS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR THAT IS THE U.S. CITY AVERAGE 6
OF ALL ITEMS IN A BA SKET OF CONSUMER GOO DS AND SERVICES . 7
(2) The motor fuel tax rates specified in subsection (a)(2), (3), and (5) of this 8
section shall be increased on July 1, 2013, and July 1 of each subsequent year in accordance 9
with this subsection. 10
[(2)] (3) On or before June 1 of each year, the Comptroller shall determine 11
and announce: 12
(i) the growth in the Consumer Price Index for [all urban 13
consumers] ALL URBAN CONSUMERS as determined by the Comptroller under paragraph 14
[(3)] (4) of this subsection; and 15
(ii) the motor fuel tax rates effective for the fiscal year beginning on 16
the following July 1 as determined by the Comptroller under paragraph [(4)] (5) of this 17
subsection. 18
[(3)] (4) [(i) In this paragraph, “Consumer Price Index for all urban 19
consumers” means the index published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 20
U.S. Department of Labor that is the U.S. city average of all items in a basket of consumer 21
goods and services. 22
(ii)] The percentage growth in the Consumer Price Index for [all 23
urban consumers] ALL URBAN CONSUMERS shall be determined by comparing the 24
average of the index for the 12 months ending on the preceding April 30 to the average of 25
the index for the prior 12 months. 26
[(4)] (5) Subject to paragraph [(5)] (6) of this subsection, on July 1 of each 27
year, each motor fuel tax rate specified in subsection (a)(2), (3), and (5) of this section shall 28
be increased by the amount, rounded to the nearest one–tenth of a cent, that equals the 29
product of multiplying: 30
(i) the motor fuel tax rate in effect on the date of the Comptroller’s 31
announcement under paragraph [(2)] (3) of this subsection; and 32
(ii) the percentage growth in the Consumer Price Index for [all 33 58 SENATE BILL 784
urban consumers] ALL URBAN CONSUMERS . 1
[(5)] (6) (i) If there is a decline or no growth in the Consumer Price 2
Index for [all urban consumers] ALL URBAN CONSUMERS , the motor fuel tax rates shall 3
remain unchanged. 4
(ii) Any increase in the motor fuel tax rates under paragraph [(4)] 5
(5) of this subsection may not be greater than 8% of the motor fuel tax rate effective in the 6
previous year. 7
[(6)] (7) The Comptroller shall require any person possessing tax–paid 8
motor fuel for sale at the start of business on the date of an increase in the motor fuel tax 9
under this subsection to compile and file an inventory of the motor fuel held at the close of 10
business on the immediately preceding date and remit within 30 days any additional motor 11
fuel tax that is due on the motor fuel. 12
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 13
Error: Stylistic error and capitalization error in § 9–305(b) of the Tax – General 14
Article. 15
Occurred: Ch. 429, Acts of 2013. 16
10–709. 17
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the credit allowed against 18
the county income tax under subsection (b)(2) of this section equals the lesser of: 19
(1) the county income tax determined after subtracting the credit allowed 20
under [§ 10–704(c)] § 10–704(D) of this subtitle; or 21
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 22
Error: Erroneous cross–reference in § 10–709(d)(1) of the Tax – General Article. 23
Occurred: As a result of Ch. 40, Acts of 2021, which added a new subsection (a) to § 24
10–704 of the Tax – General Article and redesignated the following subsections. 25
Article – Transportation 26
21–104.3. 27
(f) (2) The Administrator, after consultation with industry stakeholders, may 28
adopt [polices] POLICIES outlining what must be included in an emergency response plan. 29
DRAFTER’S NOTE: 30 SENATE BILL 784 59
Error: Misnomer in § 21–104.3(f)(2) of the Transportation Article. 1
Occurred: Ch. 351, Acts of 2021. 2
Chapter 761 of the Acts of 2024 3
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTE D, That this Act shall take effect 4
October 1, 2024. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and 7 5
months and, at the end of April 30, [2029] 2030, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action 6
required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 7
Error: Incorrect calculation of year in Section 3 of Ch. 761, Acts of 2024. 8
Occurred: Ch. 761, Acts of 2024. 9
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Drafter’s Notes contained 10
in this Act are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as part of this Act. 11
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the provisions of this Act are 12
intended solely to correct technical errors in the law and there is no intent to revive or 13
otherwise affect law that is the subject of other acts, whether those acts were signed by the 14
Governor prior to or after the signing of this Act. 15
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the publishers of the 16
Annotated Code of Maryland, subject to the approval of the Department of Legislative 17
Services, shall make any changes in the text of the Annotated Code necessary to effectuate 18
any termination provision that was enacted by the General Assembly and has taken effect 19
or will take effect prior to October 1, 2025. Any enactment of the 2025 Session of the General 20
Assembly that negates or extends the effect of a previously enacted termination provision 21
shall prevail over the provisions of this section. 22
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the publishers of the 23
Annotated Code of Maryland, in consultation with and subject to the approval of the 24
Department of Legislative Services, shall make nonsubstantive corrections to codification, 25
style, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, spelling, and any reference rendered incorrect 26
or obsolete by an Act of the General Assembly, with no further action required by the 27
General Assembly. The publishers shall adequately describe any such correction in an 28
editor’s note following the section affected. 29
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 30
measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 31
been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 32
each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 33
enacted. 34