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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Environmental Impact Analysis and Existing Burden Report [HB-1406]
Requiring a person applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to include with the application a certain environmental impact analysis and, if applicable, a certain existing burden report; altering certain notice requirements; prohibiting the Public Service Commission from approving an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity unless the application includes a final environmental impact assessment and, if applicable, a final existing burden report; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Fennell
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Calvert County Commissioners - Prohibited Gatherings and Events [HB-1401]
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Calvert County to enact a local law that authorizes the County Attorney or the State's Attorney for Calvert County to prohibit future events or gatherings that have a substantial likelihood of creating a nuisance or disturbance of the peace.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environmental Permits - Requirements for Public Participation and Impact and Burden Analyses (Cumulative Harms to Environmental Restoration For Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) [HB-1484]
Applying certain public participation requirements to permits for projects that have been identified by the Department of the Environment as having an increased potential for adverse community environmental and public health impacts; requiring a person applying for certain environmental permits for certain projects with an increased potential to cause adverse community environmental and public health impacts to include in the permit application an environmental impact analysis; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 03/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environmental Permits - Requirements for Public Participation and Impact and Burden Analyses (Cumulative Harms to Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) [SB-978]
Applying certain public participation requirements to permits for projects that have been identified by the Department of the Environment as having an increased potential for adverse community environmental and public health impacts; requiring a person applying for certain environmental permits for certain projects with an increased potential to cause adverse community environmental and public health impacts to include in the permit application an environmental impact analysis; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Aviation Oversight - BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Master Plan [SB-973]
Requiring the Maryland Aviation Commission to adopt, rather than approve for adoption by the Executive Director of the Maryland Aviation Administration, regulations for the operation of the State-owned airports; altering requirements for meetings and a quorum of the Commission; altering certain powers and duties of the Administration and the Commission; requiring certain contracts to be approved by the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Howard County - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization [SB-967]
Authorizing the use of noise abatement monitoring systems in Howard County to enforce certain motor vehicle noise requirements; and requiring that Howard County report by March 1, 2026, to the Governor and the General Assembly on the time period noise abatement monitoring systems were in use, the number of warnings and citations issued, the costs associated with implementation, the revenue collected, and the effectiveness of noise abatement monitoring systems in reducing the noise produced by motor vehicles in the county.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Out-of-State Drivers - Automated Enforcement (Out-of-State Driver Accountability Act) [HB-915]
Requiring each county and municipal automated traffic enforcement program to submit to the Vision Zero coordinator a quarterly report containing certain information regarding each citation issued under the program during the quarter to a motor vehicle registered in another state.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
City of Frederick, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization and Extension [HB-948]
Authorizing the use of noise abatement monitoring systems in the City of Frederick to enforce certain motor vehicle noise requirements; and extending the termination date to June 30, 2027, for the use of noise abatement monitoring systems in Montgomery County and Prince George's County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Maryland Route 200 (Intercounty Connector) MC 10-25 [HB-988]
Authorizing the placement and use by the Maryland Transportation Authority of speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 200 (Intercounty Connector) in Montgomery County; requiring the District Court to remit to the Authority any civil penalties collected by the District Court resulting from a citation issued using a speed monitoring system operated by the Authority; and requiring the State Highway Administration to provide the Authority with access to certain systems and contacts.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers - Purchase, Use, and Sale - Prohibitions (Clean Air Quiet Communities Act) [HB-701]
Prohibiting the State from purchasing gasoline-powered leaf blowers beginning July 1, 2025; establishing a certain process to phase out on or before a certain date the use by the State of gasoline-powered leaf blowers; requiring a person that sells or offers for sale a gasoline-powered leaf blower in the State to provide certain notice to the purchaser or potential purchaser; prohibiting the sale of gasoline-powered leaf blowers beginning on January 1, 2027; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 01/29/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence [HB-635]
Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained during a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions may be or is inadmissible in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act) [HB-503]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Planning to calculate certain regional housing infrastructure gaps; providing for the apportionment of regional housing infrastructure gaps to counties and incorporated municipalities; authorizing local jurisdictions to reduce local housing infrastructure gaps in a certain manner; establishing that certain local jurisdictions have an affirmative obligation to expeditiously approve housing development project applications; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act) [SB-430]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Planning to calculate certain regional housing infrastructure gaps; providing for the apportionment of regional housing infrastructure gaps to counties and incorporated municipalities; authorizing local jurisdictions to reduce local housing infrastructure gaps in a certain manner; establishing that certain local jurisdictions have an affirmative obligation to expeditiously approve housing development project applications; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections [HB-516]
Requiring a custodian of recorded images produced by certain automated enforcement systems to deny inspection of the images, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting certain State and local agencies from using a recorded image or associated data from an automated enforcement system subject to certain exceptions; and establishing certain requirements and authorizations for the removal and destruction of recorded images and associated data produced by an automated enforcement system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2025
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To Noise. [HB-470]
Beginning 7/1/2028, prohibits the sale of any leaf blower, string trimmer, or weed whacker that does not meet the ANSI B-175.2 class 1 rating. Increases fines for violations of leaf blower, string trimmer, and weed whacker restrictions. Beginning 7/1/2028, prohibits government entities from purchasing leaf blowers, string trimmers, or weed whackers that do not meet the ANSI B-175.2 class 1 rating. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Lee
The Committee(s) On Jha Recommend(s) That The Measure Be Deferred. on 02/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections [SB-381]
Requiring a custodian of recorded images produced by certain automated enforcement systems to deny inspection of the images, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting certain State and local agencies from using a recorded image or associated data from an automated enforcement system, subject to certain exceptions; establishing certain requirements and authorizations for the destruction of recorded images; and establishing certain requirements for privacy protection under automated enforcement programs.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence [SB-292]
Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained during a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions may be or is inadmissible in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems Pilot Program - Inspection and Extension [HB-18]
Establishing that certain provisions of law relating to the inspection of recorded images apply to recorded images produced by a noise abatement monitoring system; and extending by 2 years the reporting and termination dates of the noise abatement monitoring systems pilot programs in Montgomery County and Prince George's County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Third Reading Passed (102-35) on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems Pilot Program - Inspection and Extension [SB-121]
Establishing that certain provisions of law relating to the inspection of recorded images apply to recorded images produced by a noise abatement monitoring system; and extending by 2 years the reporting and termination dates of the noise abatement monitoring systems pilot programs in Montgomery County and Prince George's County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - License Extensions [SB-1079]
Extending until July 1, 2025, the expiration dates of certain alcoholic beverages licenses in Baltimore City that are issued for certain areas for certain transfer and renewal purposes under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 1036 on 05/16/2024