Authorizes the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a special disabled veteran registration plate to an individual who is between 50% and 99%, inclusive, service-connected disabled, as designated or classified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Establishes that the board of directors of a condominium, by a majority vote and only after providing 30 days’ notice to all unit owners, may grant a lease or other similar interest in excess of one year for the installation and use of specified leased clean energy equipment in common elements of the condominium. This act makes it easier for condominiums to utilize clean energy by lowering the threshold vote required and easing notice requirements for granting these leases.
On February 18th, 2023, a fire at the Arrive Apartment in Downtown Silver Spring injured 17 people and, tragically, took the life of Melanie Diaz, a 25-year-old activist in our community. In the aftermath of the fire, Melanie’s family has been fighting to improve fire safety standards in apartments across Maryland. This legislation mandates the installation of advanced smoke detection and fire safety equipment and requires signage at all main building entrances when the building is not equipped with a sprinkler system. Additionally, the bill establishes a workgroup to develop best practices for the installation of fire alarms and automatic fire sprinkler systems in high-rise buildings built prior to 1974.
Establishes a Workgroup on Home Detention Monitoring to study and make recommendations regarding the costs and availability of both publicly and privately provided pretrial home detention monitoring systems.
Prior to 2024, there was already a prohibition on diminution credits for anyone convicted of the rape of a victim under 16 years old. This bill expanded that prohibition to include any individual serving a sentence for first-degree rape, regardless of the age of the victim, that occurred on or after October 1, 2024.
According to the Maryland Department of Health, 2,800 Marylanders died due to an overdose in 2021, nearly eight people lost every day. These were lives that could have been saved by the life-saving medication, naloxone. This legislation requires Naloxone to be co-located with every AED device that is placed in every public building throughout our state.
Alters the definition of an “eligible institution” for the Maryland Police Officers and Probation Agents Scholarship Program to include a community college in the State and provides tuition assistance to students attending an eligible institution and enrolled in an eligible degree program.