2021 Bill Position Summary
Senate Bills
| Bill Number | Bill Title | Bill Position |
|---|---|---|
| SB 66 (HB 97) | Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Digital Inclusion - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021) | Support |
| SB 69 | Maryland Emergency Management Agency - Cybersecurity Coordination and Operations Office - Establishment | Support |
| SB 70 (HB 129) | Environment - Mold Inspections - Standards, Reporting, and Penalties | Support with Amendment |
| SB 89 | Municipalities - Vacancies in Elected Offices | Support with Amendment |
| SB 90 (HB 103) | Electric Facilities - Study and Procedures | Oppose |
| SB 93 (HB 294) | Business Occupations and Professions - Architects - Scope of Licensure | Support |
| SB 121 (HB 51) | Zoning - Environmental Justice Considerations | Support w Amendment |
| SB 135 (HB 261) | Business Regulation – Battery–Charged Fence Security Systems – Regulation | Oppose |
| SB 151 (HB 82) | Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights | Oppose |
| SB 153 (HB 376) | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Municipal Electric Utilities | Support |
| SB 174 | Property Tax Assessments – 5–Year Assessment Cycle | Oppose |
| SB 210 (HB 508) | COVID-19 Claim - Civil Immunity | Oppose |
| SB 227 (HB 295) | Water Pollution - Stormwater Management Regulations and Watershed Implementation Plans - Review and Update | Support With Amendment |
| SB 237 | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Reform | Info |
| SB 305 (HB 79) | Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice – Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation – Online Newspapers | Support |
| SB 306 | Enterprise Zones - Reimbursements to Local Governments - Request Deadline and Recovery of Overpayment | Oppose |
| SB 314 (HB 113) | Board of Revenue Estimates and Bureau of Revenue Estimates - Organization and Operations | Support |
| SB 334 (HB 76) | Water Pollution Control – Intervention in Civil Actions – Rights and Authority | Oppose |
| SB 336 | State and Local Procurement - Payment Practices | Oppose |
| SB 362 (HB 649) | Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Revenue and Distribution | MML Priority - Support |
| SB 367 | Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Revitalization Programs - Application Requirements | Oppose |
| SB 387 | Intersection of State and Local Highways – Crosswalks and Curb Ramps | Support |
| SB 414 (HB 583) | Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021 | Support |
| SB 449 (HB 183) | Public Information Act – Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act) | Info |
| SB 486 (HB 581) | Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) | Oppose |
| SB 602 (HB 721) | Tort Claims Acts - Limits on Liability | Oppose |
| SB 674 (HB 1207) | Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform | Support |
| SB 690 | Public Information Act - Inspection of Records From Body-Worn Digital Recording Devices | Support |
| SB 711 (HB 944) | Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program – Established | Support |
| SB 725 (HB 1247) | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - COVID-19 | Oppose |
| SB 756 | Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – COVID–19 | Oppose |
| SB 764 (HB 877) | Workgroup on Adaptive Reuse of Vacant Commercial Spaces | Support |
| SB 790 | Unemployment Insurance – Reimbursing Employers – Deferral of Payment During a State of Emergency for COVID–19 | Support |
| SB 812 | Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – COVID–19 | Oppose |
| SB 813 (HB 1199) | Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – COVID–19 | Oppose |
| SB 824 (HB 1328) | Economic Development - Broadband Providers - Joint Trenching and Fee (Building Out Broadband Act of 2021) | Support |
| SB 841 (HB 954) | Property Tax – Solar Energy Systems | Oppose |
| SB 873 (HB 1129) | Department of Information Technology - State and Local Government Employees and Contractors - Cybersecurity Training | Oppose |
| SB 887 (HB 1137) | Property Tax Credit – Business Entities – State of Emergency | Support |
House Bills
| Bill Number | Bill Title | Bill Position |
|---|---|---|
| HB 36 | Environment – Packaging, Containers, and Paper Products – Producer Responsibility | Info |
| HB 43 | Department of Information Technology - Office of Broadband and Joint Committee on Broadband | Support |
| HB 51 (SB 121) | Zoning - Environmental Justice Considerations | Support w Amendment |
| HB 73 | State and Local Government and Private Employers – Teleworking | Oppose |
| HB 79 (SB 305) | Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice – Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation – Online Newspapers | Support |
| HB 82 (SB 151) | Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights | Oppose |
| HB 90 | State and Local Housing Programs – Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing | Support With Amendment |
| HB 92 | Procurement - Invasive and Nonnative Plant Species - Prohibition on Use of State Funds | Support With Amendment |
| HB 94 | Environment - Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund - Use of Fund | Support With Amendment |
| HB 97 (SB 66) | Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Digital Inclusion - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021) | Support |
| HB 103 (SB 90) | Electric Facilities - Study and Procedures | Oppose |
| HB 113 (SB 314) | Board of Revenue Estimates and Bureau of Revenue Estimates - Organization and Operations | Support |
| HB 129 (SB 70) | Environment - Mold Inspections - Standards, Reporting, and Penalties | Support With Amendment |
| HB 183 (SB 449) | Public Information Act – Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act) | Info |
| HB 187 | Public Safety – Law Enforcement – Body–Worn Cameras | Oppose |
| HB 252 | Tax Sales – Owner–Occupied Residential Property | Support |
| HB 261 (SB 135) | Business Regulation – Battery–Charged Fence Security Systems – Regulation | Oppose |
| HB 294 (SB 93) | Business Occupations and Professions - Architects - Scope of Licensure | Support |
| HB 295 (SB 227) | Water Pollution - Stormwater Management Regulations and Watershed Implementation Plans - Review and Update | Support With Amendment |
| HB 353 | Civil Actions - Violation of Rights - Governmental Liability | Oppose |
| HB 376 (SB 153) | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Municipal Electric Utilities | Support |
| HB 443 | Economic Development - Makerspace Initiative Pilot Program | Support |
| HB 451 | Real Property - Residential Rental Property Inspection - Remote Video Inspection | Oppose |
| HB 458 | Program Open Space - Local Projects - Visitor Behavior Policies | Oppose |
| HB 475 | Speed Monitoring Systems in School Zones – Operation Times – Limitation | Oppose |
| HB 508 (SB 210) | COVID-19 Claim - Civil Immunity | Oppose |
| HB 538 (SB 414) | Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021 | Support |
| HB 581 (SB 486) | Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) | Oppose |
| HB 649 (SB 362) | Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Revenue and Distribution | MML Priority - Support |
| HB 670 | Police Reform and Accountability Act of 2021 | Info |
| HB 721 (SB 602) | Tort Claims Acts - Limits on Liability | Oppose |
| HB 805 | Economic Development - Enterprise Zone Program - Alterations | Oppose |
| HB 852 | Property Tax - Tax Sales - Homeowner Protection Program | Support with Amendment |
| HB 877 (SB 764) | Workgroup on Adaptive Reuse of Vacant Commercial Spaces | Support |
| HB 944 (SB 711) | Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program – Established | Support |
| HB 954 (SB 841) | Property Tax – Solar Energy Systems | Oppose |
| HB 991 | Natural Resources – Forest Mitigation Banks – Qualified Preservation | Support |
| HB 1049 | Police Qualified Immunity and Accountability Act | Oppose |
| HB 1057 | Sales and Use Tax – Rate Reduction | Oppose |
| HB 1079 | Admissions and Amusement Tax - Exemption - Activities That Promote Health and Physical Well-Being | Oppose |
| HB 1114 | Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law – Yard Waste – Disposal on Highways | Support |
| HB 1129 (SB 873) | Department of Information Technology - State and Local Government Employees and Contractors - Cybersecurity Training | Oppose |
| HB 1133 | Tree Planting – Urban Trees Program and Commission for the Innovation and Advancement of Carbon Markets and Sustainable Tree Plantings | Support |
| HB 1137 (SB 887) | Property Tax Credit – Business Entities – State of Emergency | Support |
| HB 1175 | Property Tax Credit for Disabled Veterans - Established | Oppose |
| HB 1199 (SB 813) | Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – COVID–19 | Oppose |
| HB 1207 (SB 674) | Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform | Support |
| HB 1226 | Municipal Incorporation - County Commissioners or County Council - Required Approval of Referendum Request | Support |
| HB 1247 (SB 725) | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - COVID-19 | Oppose |
| HB 1328 (SB 824) | Economic Development – Broadband Providers – Joint Trenching and Fee (Building Out Broadband Act of 2021) | Support |