Maryland 2024 Regular Session All Bills (Page 163)

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB388

Introduced
1/17/24  
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop and publish online a policy for the issuance and use of a sound level meter for measuring the intensity of noise and other sounds by a law enforcement officer that addresses certain matters; requiring the Prince George's County Police Department to require the use of sound level meters, subject to a certain policy, by certain law enforcement officers on or before January 1, 2025; etc.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB345

Introduced
1/17/24  
Refer
1/17/24  
Report Pass
3/4/24  
Engrossed
3/7/24  
Refer
3/8/24  
Report Pass
4/5/24  
Enrolled
4/6/24  
Chaptered
5/9/24  
Requiring certain petitions to review the listing or unlisting of endangered or threatened species to contain certain information regarding the distribution, life needs, habitat requirements, and status of the species; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to review and, if warranted, update certain regulations listing endangered or threatened species on or before July 1, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter; and altering the definitions of "fish" and "wildlife" for certain purposes.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB337

Introduced
1/17/24  
Refer
1/17/24  
Report Pass
3/6/24  
Engrossed
3/12/24  
Refer
3/13/24  
Report Pass
3/27/24  
Enrolled
4/4/24  
Chaptered
5/9/24  
Prohibiting a person from committing a violation of a certain provision of law governing the right-of-way of a bicycle, a motor scooter, or an electronic personal assistive mobility device lawfully in a designated bike lane or shoulder that contributes to the serious physical injury or death of a person riding a bicycle, EPAMD, or motor scooter; and providing that a person convicted of a violation of the Act is subject to imprisonment of up to 2 months or a fine not to exceed $2,000 or both.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB431

Introduced
1/19/24  
Establishing that governmental essential workers are presumed to have an occupational disease that is compensable under workers' compensation law after being diagnosed with long COVID under certain circumstances; and applying the Act retroactively.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB455

Introduced
1/22/24  
Refer
1/22/24  
Report Pass
3/13/24  
Engrossed
3/15/24  
Refer
3/18/24  
Report Pass
3/29/24  
Enrolled
4/4/24  
Chaptered
5/16/24  
Requiring, for periods beginning after December 31, 2026, that returns for certain taxes and fees collected by the Comptroller be filed electronically, subject to certain exceptions; altering certain requirements for electronic filing of returns for certain taxes; prohibiting a certain tax return preparer or software company from charging a separate fee for the electronic filing of certain tax documents; and prohibiting a software company from selling different versions of the same tax software under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB593

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
3/16/24  
Engrossed
3/18/24  
Extending from 1 year to 3 years the statute of limitations for prosecutions relating to destroying funerary objects and other elements of a cemetery to begin at the time local authorities knew or reasonably should have known of the violation; and prohibiting a person from willfully destroying, damaging, defacing, or removing a funerary object or another structure in a cemetery or landscaping or part of the grounds of a cemetery.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB420

Introduced
1/18/24  
Refer
1/18/24  
Report Pass
3/4/24  
Engrossed
3/7/24  
Refer
3/8/24  
Report Pass
4/8/24  
Enrolled
4/8/24  
Chaptered
5/9/24  
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and local governing bodies to construct communication boards in certain newly constructed public play areas; defining "communication board" as a device that displays photos, symbols, or illustrations to enable individuals with limited language skills to communicate; establishing the Maryland Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program, subject to funding, to improve play area accessibility by covering the cost of purchasing and installing communication boards at State and local parks; etc.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB435

Introduced
1/22/24  
Refer
1/22/24  
Report Pass
3/12/24  
Engrossed
3/14/24  
Refer
3/14/24  
Report Pass
4/5/24  
Enrolled
4/6/24  
Chaptered
5/9/24  
Authorizing a court, if an obligor becomes incarcerated, to determine that a material change of circumstances warranting a modification of child support has occurred, provided that the party's ability to pay child support is sufficiently reduced due to the incarceration.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB365

Introduced
1/17/24  
Specifying certain qualifications and training necessary for an individual to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; and specifying that certain expert evidence is admissible in certain child custody and visitation proceedings under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB568

Introduced
1/25/24  
Altering the conditions under which a lawsuit is considered a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP suit); altering the conditions under which a defendant in a SLAPP suit is not civilly liable for certain communications; establishing certain standards and requirements relating to a motion to dismiss an alleged SLAPP suit; and applying the Act prospectively.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB450

Introduced
1/22/24  
Establishing the Soccer Opportunities Program in the State Department of Education to increase opportunities for minority students to participate in soccer in their communities; authorizing an agency or youth soccer nonprofit organization to apply for a grant from the Department in furtherance of the purpose of the Program; and requiring the Governor for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, to include an appropriation of at least $80,000 for the Program in the annual budget bill.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB397

Introduced
1/18/24  
Refer
1/18/24  
Report Pass
2/27/24  
Engrossed
3/1/24  
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to register certain military vehicles; requiring all vehicles meeting certain criteria to be registered as a Class MV-C (military vehicle-collectors) vehicle; establishing a one-time registration fee of $51; establishing certain standards and procedures for the registration of military vehicles; requiring an owner of a military vehicle to submit with the registration application a certain certification relating to the purposes for which the vehicle will be operated; etc.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB459

Introduced
1/22/24  
Refer
1/22/24  
Report Pass
4/6/24  
Engrossed
4/8/24  
Requiring the State Board of Elections to evaluate the performance of the State Administrator of Elections; requiring the State Administrator to provide a performance evaluation of the election director of each local board of elections to the local board; requiring each local board to confer with the State Administrator in appointing an election director, maintain a warehouse, and provide for early voting center expenses; requiring, rather than authorizing, election directors to take certain actions; etc.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB453

Introduced
1/22/24  
Refer
1/22/24  
Report Pass
2/19/24  
Engrossed
2/22/24  
Refer
2/23/24  
Report Pass
3/25/24  
Enrolled
3/28/24  
Chaptered
5/16/24  
Repealing certain obsolete provisions of law concerning the distribution of income tax revenue; and correcting a certain erroneous cross-reference.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB567

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
3/13/24  
Engrossed
3/16/24  
Refer
3/18/24  
Report Pass
4/4/24  
Enrolled
4/8/24  
Chaptered
5/9/24  
Establishing generally the manner in which a controller or a processor may process a consumer's personal data; authorizing a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; requiring a controller of personal data to establish a method for a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; etc.