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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Forest Conservation Act - Linear Projects - Alteration [HB-1224]
Altering the definition of "linear project" under the Forest Conservation Act to exclude a project for a new transmission line or new distribution line constructed on or after October 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
First Reading Economic Matters And Environment And Transportation on 02/07/2025
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Prince George's County - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Cutting or Clearing Trees MC/PG 113-25 [HB-1470]
Providing that, in Prince George's County, to enforce a certain violation involving the clearing or cutting of trees in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, the Prince George's County Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement must record a lien on property that is the subject of the violation in a certain manner; establishing certain limits, prohibitions, requirements, and authorizations on actions certain local jurisdictions may take if a lien is not recorded as required by the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
House Concurs Senate Amendments on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Nonprofit Organizations - Unauthorized Support of Israeli Settlement Activity (Not On Our Dime Act) [HB-1394]
Prohibiting certain nonprofit organizations from aiding or abetting certain activity by the government of Israel or a citizen of Israel; authorizing the Attorney General or a certain person to bring a certain action against a nonprofit organization that violates the Act; and requiring the Secretary of State to remove a nonprofit organization from the Registry of Charitable Solicitation after receiving notice from the Attorney General or a prevailing plaintiff of a decision entered against a nonprofit organization.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Fennell
Hearing 3/05 At 3:00 P.m. on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Nutrient Management - Tidal Buffer - Vegetative Buffers and Restriction on Fertilizer Application [HB-1175]
Authorizing, in accordance with technical specifications adopted by the Department of Agriculture, that State cost-share funding be made available for installing various vegetative buffer practices on land within the 100-foot tidal buffer on an agricultural operation; prohibiting a nutrient management plan renewed after July 1, 2025, from allowing a person to apply certain fertilizer to land within the 100-foot tidal buffer; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environment - Maryland Clean Water Fund - Authorized Uses [HB-1135]
Altering the uses of the Maryland Clean Water Fund to include activities that are related to urban forest management.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) [HB-1036]
Altering the factors the Public Service Commission must consider before taking final action on a certificate of public convenience and necessity; establishing a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity to authorize the construction and operation of a certain distributed solar energy generating system; requiring the Power Plant Research Program, by July 1, 2026, to develop and submit to the Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Returned Passed on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) [SB-931]
Altering the factors the Public Service Commission must consider before taking final action on a certificate of public convenience and necessity; establishing certain requirements for the construction of a certain solar energy generating station or front-of-the-meter energy storage device; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to update a certain tool and analyze State-owned land suitable for solar energy development; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to develop a special solar contractor license; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Passed Enrolled on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Nutrient Management – Tidal Buffer – Vegetative Buffers and Restriction on Fertilizer Application [SB-898]
Authorizing, in accordance with technical specifications adopted by the Department of Agriculture, that State cost-share funding be made available for installing various vegetative buffer practices on land within the 100-foot tidal buffer on an agricultural operation; prohibiting a nutrient management plan renewed after July 1, 2025, from allowing a person to apply certain fertilizer to land within the 100-foot tidal buffer; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Forest Conservation Act - Linear Projects - Alteration [SB-699]
Altering the definition of "linear project" under the Forest Conservation Act to exclude a project for a new transmission line or new distribution line constructed on or after October 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Arizona Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)
Appropriation; schools; trees [SB-1386]
Appropriation; schools; trees
Sponsored by: Sen. Lela Alston
Senate Read Second Time on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act [HB-506]
Establishing the Maryland Leaders in Environmentally Engaged Farming (LEEF) Program; establishing the Maryland Leaders in Environmentally Engaged Farming (LEEF) Program Fund to support actions associated with the Program's purpose; altering the definition of "healthy soils" for purposes of the Maryland Healthy Soils Program; exempting certain holders of certain fishing licenses from the requirement to obtain a food establishment license from the Maryland Department of Health; establishing the Water Quality Monitoring Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Passed Enrolled on 04/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act [SB-428]
Establishing the Maryland Leaders in Environmentally Engaged Farming (LEEF) Program; establishing the Maryland Leaders in Environmentally Engaged Farming (LEEF) Program Fund to support actions associated with fulfilling the Program's purpose; defining "fixed natural buffer" as a strip of maintained, native vegetation alongside a body of water; exempting certain holders of certain fishing licenses from the requirement to obtain a certain food establishment license; establishing the Water Quality Monitoring Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Roadside Tree Removal Permit Notification Act [HB-362]
Requiring an applicant for a roadside tree removal permit to provide notice of the application to all owners of property abutting and adjacent to the property subject to the application and the governing body of any common ownership community that has control over the land on which the tree subject to the application is located by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [HB-352]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Passed Enrolled on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [SB-321]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Roadside Tree Removal Permit Notification Act [SB-290]
Requiring an applicant for a roadside tree removal permit to provide a certain notice in a certain manner to all owners of property abutting and adjacent to the property subject to the tree removal and to the governing body of any common ownership community that has control over the land on which the tree to be removed is located.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Forest Conservation Act – Modifications [HB-1511]
Altering the definition of "qualified conservation" for purposes of provisions of law related to forest mitigation banks; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to update a certain model local government ordinance by July 1, 2025, and adopt certain regulations relating to forest conservation on or before July 1, 2026; providing that a solar voltaic facilities granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity before July 1, 2023, may not be subject to certain afforestation requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 457 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Wetlands and Waterways Program - Stream Restoration Projects [HB-1284]
Repealing an exemption for stream restoration projects from certain application fees for certain projects that impact a wetland or waterway; requiring a person applying for a wetlands and waterways authorization for a stream restoration project associated with achieving restoration goals to include in the authorization application certain objectives, standards, and plans; requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain community engagement process before issuing a certain authorization; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act) [HB-1165]
Requiring, in each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030, up to $100,000 from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be used to fund certain operations grants at a rate of $20,000 per project sponsor each fiscal year; authorizing the use of the Waterway Improvement Fund for projects that involve the beneficial use of dredged material and for certain water quality monitoring; prohibiting the Department of the Environment from reducing certain monitoring requirements for certain projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 558 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Nonprofit Organizations - Unauthorized Support of Israeli Settlement Activity (Not on Our Dime Act) [HB-1124]
Prohibiting certain nonprofit organizations from aiding or abetting certain activity by the government of Israel or a citizen of Israel; authorizing the Attorney General or a certain person to bring a certain action against a nonprofit organization that violates the Act; and requiring the Secretary of State to remove a nonprofit organization from the Registry of Charitable Solicitation after receiving notice from the Attorney General or a prevailing plaintiff of a decision entered against a nonprofit organization.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024