2022 Bill Position Summary
Senate Bills
| Bill Number | Bill Title | Bill Position |
|---|---|---|
| SB 4 (HB 24) | Cybersecurity Scholarship Program – Alterations and Maryland Cybersecurity Loan Assistance Repayment Program – Establishment | |
| SB 10 | Workers' Compensation - COVID-19 Occupational Disease Presumption | Oppose |
| SB 14 (HB 100) | Sustainable Maryland Program Fund - Establishment | Support |
| SB 56 | Program Open Space - Local Plans and Programs - General Assembly Approval | Oppose |
| SB 66 | Labor and Employment - Hiring - Education Requirements (Give Me A Chance - Job Opportunities Act of 2022) | Oppose |
| SB 85 (HB 103) | Property Tax Credit for Disabled Veterans - Established | Support w/ Amendment |
| SB 96 | Community Parks and Playgrounds Program - Charles County - Basketball Courts | Oppose |
| SB 107 (HB 5) | State Government - State and Local Government Employees and Contractors - Cybersecurity Training | Support w/ Amendment |
| SB 148 (HB 224) | Property Tax Exemption - Disabled Veterans | Oppose |
| SB 221 (HB 402) | Department of the Environment – Enforcement Authority | Support w/ Amendment |
| SB 250 | State and Local Procurement – Payment Practices | Oppose |
| SB 259 | Procurement - Prevailing Wage - Applicability | Support w/ Amendment |
| SB 292 (HB 307) | Environment - Packaging Materials - Producer Responsibility | Support |
| SB 295 (HB 44) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Emergency Service Transporters - Reimbursement | Support |
| SB 320 (HB 361) | Mold Inspections and Remediation - Standards, Reporting, Penalties, and Tax Credit | Oppose |
| SB 348 | Conservation Finance Act | Support |
| SB 368 (HB 381) | Municipalities – Charter Amendments – Notice | Support |
| SB 376 | County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act | Support |
| SB 397 (HB 411) | Public Safety - Local Law Enforcement Coordination Council and Coordinator and State Aid for Police Protection Fund | Support |
| SB 400 (HB 410) | Transportation – Highway User Revenue – Distribution | Support w/ Amendment |
| SB 419 | Opioid Restitution Fund - Appropriation of Settlement Funds | Support |
| SB 433 (HB 501) | Labor and Employment - Workers' Compensation Claims - Fees for Legal Services | Oppose |
| SB 453 | Economic Development – Maryland Makerspace Initiative Program | Support |
| SB 491 | Property Tax - Taxation of Business Property - Tax Rates, Exemptions, and Credits | Oppose |
| SB 516 (HB 710) | Equitable and Inclusive Transit-Oriented Development Enhancement Act | Support |
| SB 522 (HB 788) | State and Local Parks – Child Safe Zone Program – Establishment (Equitable Access to Safe Parks Act) | Support |
| SB 528 | Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 | Support |
| SB 541 (HB 727) | Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) | Support w/ Amendment |
| SB 543 (HB 445) | Property Tax - Constant Yield Tax Rate - Notice Requirements | Support |
| SB 556 (HB 591) | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Body-Worn Cameras | Oppose |
| SB 630 (HB 706) | Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Resilience | Support |
| SB 726 (HB 1187) | Transportation – Highway User Revenues – Revenue and Distribution | Support |
| SB 754 (HB 1202) | Local Government Cybersecurity - Coordination and Operations (Local Cybersecurity Support Act of 2022) | Support |
| SB 777 | Public Information Act - Records Relating to Police Misconduct - Fees | LOI |
| SB 780 | Cybersecurity Governance Act of 2022 | Support |
| SB 783 (HB 596) | Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights | Oppose |
| SB 812 (HB 1346) | State Government – Cybersecurity – Coordination and Governance | Support |
| SB 860 (HB 1039) | Property Tax - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Agrivoltaics | Support w/ Amendment |
| SB 871 (HB 1259) | Accessory Dwelling Unit Authorization and Promotion Act | Oppose |
| SB 931 (HB 880) | Environment - Impact of Actions on Climate, Labor, and Environmental Justice | Oppose |
| SB 999 (HB 936) | Blue Ribbon Community Solar Land Use Commission | Support w/ Amendment |
| SB 651 | Natural Resources - Forest Mitigation Banks and the Forest Conservation Fund - Alterations | Support |
| SB 1003 | Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice – Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation – Online Newspapers | Support |
House Bills
| Bill Number | Bill Title | Bill Position |
|---|---|---|
| HB 5 (SB 107) | State Government - State and Local Government Employees and Contractors - Cybersecurity Training | Support w/ Amendment |
| HB 24 (SB 4) | Cybersecurity Scholarship Program – Alterations and Maryland Cybersecurity Loan Assistance Repayment Program – Establishment | Support |
| HB 44 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Emergency Service Transporters – Reimbursement | Support |
| HB 76 | Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Exemption From Energy and Property Taxes | Support w/ Amendment |
| HB 93 | Candidates for Offices of Municipalities and Common Ownership Communities - Reports of Donations and Disbursements | Support w/ Amendment |
| HB 100 (SB 14) | Sustainable Maryland Program Fund - Establishment | Support |
| HB 103 (SB 85) | Property Tax Credit for Disabled Veterans - Established | Support w/ Amendment |
| HB 151 | Traffic Control Device Monitoring Systems - Authorization | Support |
| HB 156 | Local Governments – Urban Agricultural Incentive Zones – Authorization | Support |
| HB 162 | Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Body-Worn Cameras | Support w/ Amendment |
| HB 224 (SB 148) | Property Tax Exemption – Disabled Veterans | Oppose |
| HB 235 | Open Meetings Act - Definition - Administrative Function | Oppose |
| HB 246 | Open Meetings Act – Notices, Closed Sessions, and Minutes – Retention Periods, Online Posting, and Public Inspection | Support w/ Amendment |
| HB 264 | Speed Monitoring Systems - School Zones - Nursery Schools | Support |
| HB 307 (SB 292) | Environment - Packaging Materials - Producer Responsibility | Support |
| HB 313 | Election Law - Recall Elections | Oppose |
| HB 361 (SB 320) | Mold Inspections and Remediation - Standards, Reporting, Penalties, and Tax Credit | Oppose |
| HB 381 (SB 368) | Municipalities – Charter Amendments – Notice | Support |
| HB 402 (SB 221) | Department of the Environment – Enforcement Authority | Support w/ Amendment |
| HB 404 | Vehicle Laws - Speed Limits - Establishment | Support |
| HB 410 (SB 400) | Transportation – Highway User Revenue – Distribution | Support w/ Amendment |
| HB 411 (SB 397) | Public Safety – Local Law Enforcement Coordination Council and Coordinator and State Aid for Police Protection Fund | Support |
| HB 429 | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Body-Worn Cameras | Oppose |
| HB 445 (SB 543) | Property Tax - Constant Yield Tax Rate - Notice Requirements | Support |
| HB 463 | Civil Rights - Violation of Rights - Governmental Liability | Oppose |
| HB 501 (SB 433) | Labor and Employment - Workers' Compensation Claims - Fees for Legal Services | Oppose |
| HB 508 | Property Tax - Constant Yield Tax Rate - Notification Requirement | Support |
| HB 591 (SB 556) | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Body-Worn Cameras | Oppose |
| HB 596 (SB 783) | Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights | Oppose |
| HB 706 (SB 630) | Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Resilience | Support |
| HB 708 | Comprehensive Climate Solutions | Support |
| HB 710 (SB 516) | Equitable and Inclusive Transit–Oriented Development Enhancement Act | Support |
| HB 727 | Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) | Support w/ Amendment |
| HB 788 (SB 522) | State and Local Parks - Child Safe Zone Program - Establishment (Equitable Access to Safe Parks Act) | Support |
| HB 794 | Public Health – Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council | Support w/ Amendment |
| HB 844 | Real Property Tax Rates - Notification to Real Property Taxpayers | Oppose |
| HB 876 | Maryland Forestry Education Fund – Establishment | Support |
| HB 894 | Transportation Electrification and Modernization (TEAM) Act | Support |
| HB 880 (SB 931) | Environment - Impact of Actions on Climate, Labor, and Environmental Justice | Oppose |
| HB 936 (SB 999) | Blue Ribbon Community Solar Land Use Commission | Support w/ Amendment |
| HB 939 | Elections – Absentee Ballots – Mailing of Unrequested Ballots | Oppose |
| HB 946 | Washington County – Police Administrative Charging Committee | Support w/ Amendment |
| HB 1039 (SB 860) | Property Tax - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Agrivoltaics | Support w/ Amendment |
| HB 1184 | Police Accountability Boards and Administrative Charging Committees - Municipal Corporation | Support |
| HB 1187 (SB 726) | Transportation – Highway User Revenues – Revenue and Distribution | Support |
| HB 1071 | Speed Monitoring Systems - Real-Time Posting of Vehicle Speed | Oppose |
| HB 1202 (SB 754) | Local Government Cybersecurity - Coordination and Operations (Local Cybersecurity Support Act of 2022) | Support |
| HB 1207 | Public Safety - Body-Worn Cameras - Costs and Expenses | Support |
| HB 1259 (SB 871) | Accessory Dwelling Unit Authorization and Promotion Act | Oppose |
| HB 1283 | Election Law - Municipal Corporations - Voter Qualifications | Oppose |
| HB 1346 (SB 812) | State Government – Cybersecurity – Coordination and Governance | Support |
| HB 979 | Tax Sales - Homeowner Protection Program - Automatic Enrollment and Funding | Support |
| HB1104 | Affordable Housing Land Trusts - Funding and Property Tax Exemption | Oppose |
| HB1282 | Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Improvements | Oppose |