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Prohibiting a person from performing groundwater augmentation except under certain circumstances; establishing the Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program to regulate and evaluate the use of treated reclaimed water as a source for groundwater augmentation through managed aquifer recharge permits; requiring the demonstration facility to address a groundwater supply or quality problem that is anticipated to occur in the next 25 …

Requiring banking institutions, credit unions, mortgage lenders, mortgage lending businesses, and mortgage loan originators to include a certain provision in certain conventional home mortgage loans authorizing a certain borrower to purchase the property interest of a certain borrower in connection with a decree of absolute divorce if the lending entity determines that the assuming borrower qualifies for the loan; applying …

Altering the collective bargaining process between the State and uniformed fire employees of the BWI Airport Fire and Rescue Department by requiring the parties to reach a collective bargaining agreement on or before September 30 of the year in which the collective bargaining agreement will expire; and establishing a process of binding arbitration in the event of an impasse.

Requiring counties that offer self-insured employee health benefit plans to provide to firefighters employed by the county coverage for preventive cancer screenings in accordance with certain guidelines; authorizing a county to satisfy the requirement by providing a no-cost annual examination or applying for a grant to pay for certain cancer screening technologies; prohibiting counties from imposing a copayment, coinsurance, or …

Prohibiting a person that is a seller from advertising or offering for sale a digital good using certain terminology unless, before executing the sale, a certain affirmative acknowledgment is received from the purchaser or a certain clear and conspicuous statement is provided by the seller; and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade …

Requiring a person who makes an automatic renewal offer to consumers to allow a consumer to cancel the automatic renewal in a cost-effective, timely, and easy-to-use manner; requiring automatic renewal offers to be displayed in a certain manner and contain certain information; establishing that compliance with certain regulations or a certain license shall be considered to be compliance with the …

Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources, to conduct a study of technologies installed or used on vessels to capture or remove microplastic particles in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

Clarifying that a teacher who holds a certain National Board Certification awarded on or before December 31, 2021, that has an expiration date between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2031, inclusive, that has a 10-year award period, and that is subject to a renewal process is eligible for certain salary increases associated with the career ladder; and applying the …

Authorizing the holder of a Class 3 winery license to acquire bulk wine from the holder of a Class 4 limited winery license; and authorizing the holder of a Class 4 limited winery license to sell and deliver bulk wine to the holder of a Class 3 winery license.

Requiring certain junk dealers, scrap metal processors, and antique dealers to register and provide a description including certain information of purchased telecommunications equipment with a certain law enforcement official; prohibiting certain junk dealers, scrap metal processors, and antique dealers from purchasing telecommunications equipment other than by check mailed to the seller's address; etc.

Applying certain provisions of law establishing that certain noncompete and conflict of interest provisions in certain employment contracts are null and void as being against the public policy of the State to employees of certain employers that relocate, reorganize, or otherwise cease to have the majority of its employees or principal place of business located in the State.

Establishing in Anne Arundel County a Class C (golf course) license that authorizes the holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption at a golf course with at least 9 holes; and establishing in Anne Arundel County sports activity venue licenses that authorize the holder to sell beer and wine or beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption …

Prohibiting a political subdivision from issuing a use and occupancy permit to the nongovernment holder of a permit to complete certain improvements on State roads that carry 25,000 vehicles per day until the improvement is completed to the satisfaction of the State Highway Administration and the political subdivision; etc.

Altering a certain subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax to include certain retirement income attributable to a resident's employment with the District of Columbia as a member of a fire, rescue, or emergency services organization; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

Altering the titles of certain entertainment permits for certain alcoholic beverages license holders in Anne Arundel County; altering the authorized forms of entertainment that certain entertainment permit holders in the county may provide; and adding a 100-foot zoning distance requirement from any residential property applicable to certain entertainment permit holders in the county.

Increasing the annual salaries and providing for cost-of-living salary increases for the chair, certain part-time inspectors, and other members of the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County.

Prohibiting the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act from being construed to prohibit a child of a covered employee who is determined not to be a dependent of the covered employee from filing an action for damages related to the wrongful death of the covered employee.

Establishing that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal suffering from hypertension are presumed to have an occupational disease that is compensable under workers' compensation law and are presumed to be disabled if certain requirements are met.

Requiring an employer or its insurer to retroactively pay retroactive compensation to a covered employee as if the covered employee was temporarily totally disabled if the covered employee did not receive compensation during the period between the date maximum medical improvement was attained and the date vocational rehabilitation services began.