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Seth Howard R

Delegate
Maryland House of Delegates District 30B
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026
1 Total

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On Record (13)

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Robert (Bobby) Chance Howard  St. George News
Apr 08, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Primary and Secondary EducationHolidays and Special DatesPublic SchoolsStudentsVeterans
Requiring public schools to excuse any student's absence from school for observance of Veterans' Day.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral HEARINGSInterestPetitionsEnvironmentLocal Government - GenerallyAnne Arundel CountyRevenue and TaxesEmergency BillsEnvironmental MattersNatural Resources - GenerallySpecial Tax DistrictsShore Erosion
Requiring interest earnings on money deposited for a certain taxing and assessment district to be credited to that district; specifying that a certain provision of law governing the petition process for the construction of an erosion prevention project or erosion control project in a certain district in Anne Arundel County does not apply to certain planning, permitting, or cost estimate …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral FeesRules and RegulationsAdministrative AgenciesState Government - Regulations and ProceduresRevenue and TaxesState Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Prohibiting a unit of State government that is required by law to adopt regulations to implement a program that is authorized or required under State law from collecting any fee or other payment under that program until the unit finalizes adoption of the regulations that implement the program.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral PERMITSPublic SchoolsPrivate SchoolsAnne Arundel CountyAlcoholic Beverages - Local BillsAlcoholic Beverages LicensesAlcoholic Beverages - By SubdivisionLicense Commissioners, Boards ofShopping CentersAlcoholic Beverages Distribution
Authorizing the Board of Liquor Commissioners for Anne Arundel County to issue a certain dancing permit to the holder of a Class H beer and wine or beer, wine, and liquor license for a licensed premises located within 1,000 feet of a school located at the Annapolis Mall, rather than prohibiting the Board from doing so; and authorizing the Board …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral HealthAppropriationsGRANTSGOVERNORVeteransPublic HealthEmergency Medical ServicesRules and RegulationsApplicants and ApplicationsLanguageMedical Equipment and DevicesCivic OrganizationsHealth, Department of
Establishing the American Legion Automated External Defibrillator Grant Program; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to award grants to eligible American Legion posts to procure and make available automated external defibrillators on the premises of American Legion posts.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral HealthHOUSINGDRUGSPublic HealthGroup HomesRehabilitationPublic BenefitsSubstance AbuseReportsSocial ServicesStandards and Best PracticesRules and RegulationsCommunity Facilities and ServicesMental and Behavioral HealthSubstance Abuse TreatmentAlcoholic Beverages - By SubdivisionHealth, Department ofControlled Dangerous SubstancesIndigent PersonsTermination of Services
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish by regulation standards relating to the discharge of patients from drug and alcohol treatment programs and certain referral services offered to patients by certain drug and alcohol treatment programs; and requiring the Department to submit a report on the status of the adoption and revision of regulations to implement the requirements of …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral FeesRules and RegulationsAdministrative AgenciesState Government - Regulations and ProceduresState Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Prohibiting a unit of State government that is required by law to adopt regulations to implement a program that is authorized or required under State law from collecting any fee or other payment under that program until the unit finalizes adoption of the regulations that implement the program.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral EducationSpecial educationCONTRACTSPUBLIC EMPLOYEESCOMMUNICATIONSATTORNEYSPublic SchoolsSalaries and CompensationWork, Labor, and EmploymentAwareness and OutreachAnne Arundel CountyEducation, Boards ofRecruitment and HiringLocal Government MandatesEducation - Local Bills
Requiring the Anne Arundel County Board of Education to hire a constituent services liaison before the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year; requiring the president of the county board, in consultation with counsel for the county board, to negotiate the terms of the employment agreement for the constituent services liaison; providing that the constituent services liaison is subject to removal …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral FeesIncome taxINSURANCEAgeTax CreditsLong-term CareTaxes - Income
Altering a limitation on claiming the income tax credit for eligible long-term care insurance premiums for more than 1 year with respect to the same insured individual; altering the amount of the credit from a one-time $500 credit to a maximum of $250 for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2026; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Air PollutionFuelStandards and Best PracticesMotor Vehicle EquipmentChemical TestsVehicle Laws - Equipment and InspectionsMotor Vehicle Inspection
Clarifying that a motor vehicle may be determined to have failed to pass an emissions equipment and misfueling inspection if the emissions equipment is not present or the vehicle has been misfueled; and providing that a vehicle may be determined to have failed to pass an exhaust emissions test only if the vehicle is not in compliance with an applicable …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral HealthNONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONSHealth InsuranceInsectsHealth Maintenance OrganizationsMedical ConditionsMedical TreatmentsHealth - InsuranceMedical Testing and Diagnosis
Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage for the full length of long-term antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses under certain circumstances; and prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from placing a quantitative limit on or denying coverage for benefits required under the Act.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TRANSPORTATIONGRANTSCountiesProcurementEnvironmentAir PollutionFuelSchool BusesEducation, Boards ofEducation, State Department ofRevenue and TaxesTransportation - GenerallyEnvironmental MattersTransportation, Department ofElectric Motor Vehicles
Altering certain provisions of law relating to funding and grants to transition to zero-emission vehicle school buses to include propane-powered school buses; and authorizing a county board of education, beginning in fiscal year 2030, to enter into a new contract for the purchase of school buses that are propane-powered.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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Authorizing a holder of a barbershop and beauty salon license in Anne Arundel County to provide to a customer during any one visit not more than 1.7 ounces of liquor for on-premises consumption in addition to beer and wine.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Establishing that not more than one vehicle owned by, or leased to, an unemployable disabled veteran is exempt from vehicle registration fees.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibiting, for a taxable year beginning after June 30, 2026, but before July 1, 2029, an increase of the assessed value of residential real property in the State except under certain circumstances.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibiting the Department of Juvenile Services from hiring or retaining an individual convicted of certain crimes.
Mar 31, 2026 · details / share
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Providing that a State's Attorney may not enter into a certain plea agreement in a prosecution for certain human trafficking offenses if the victim is a minor; and prohibiting a person convicted of a certain offense against a minor from …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizing the suspension or revocation of a shellfish aquaculture harvester permit or shellfish aquaculture harvester registration card for certain violations; and prohibiting a person whose registration or permit card has been suspended or revoked in accordance with the Act from …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Requiring, to make a claim under a warranty for certain agricultural equipment, a consumer to provide written notice to certain parties to report a nonconformity, defect, or condition occurring in certain agricultural equipment; requiring certain parties to correct the nonconformity, …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Establishing the rotational harvest pilot program for oysters to be implemented by the Department of Natural Resources; requiring the Department to open certain areas of the Chesapeake Bay to the rotational harvest of oysters in certain manners; requiring the Department, …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Requiring each county board of education to develop a parent and family engagement policy on or before the start of the 2027-2028 school year; requiring each public school in the State to develop a Parent-School Compact beginning in the 2028-2029 …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizing members of the Foreign Service and spouses of members of the Foreign Service, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another jurisdiction.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Altering the definition of "full-time equivalent enrollment" in the calculation for State education aid to include the average number of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 on September 30 and May 31 of the prior school year; requiring the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Renaming the "renewable energy portfolio standard" to be the "clean energy portfolio standard"; renaming "renewable energy credits" to be "clean energy credits"; adding energy generated from certain nuclear energy generating stations as a Tier 2 renewable source eligible for inclusion …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Requiring certain operators of companion chatbots to establish, maintain, and publish certain protocols and provide certain information to users of the companion chatbot; requiring operators to establish enhanced measures for minor users of companion chatbots; requiring the Office of Suicide …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Classifying the theft of a firearm as a felony; establishing a penalty for a first conviction for theft of a firearm of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and establishing a penalty for …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Altering membership criteria for a Class C (veterans' organization) alcoholic beverages license in Anne Arundel County by including certain members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service, and repealing a requirement that members of the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Applying certain provisions of law regarding priority registration at public institutions of higher education, resources and support at community colleges, senatorial and Delegate scholarships, and preferences in hiring by the Public Service Commission to the spouses of active service members …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Repealing the prohibition on awarding the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship after June 30, 2030; and repealing the limitation on renewing the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or of a municipal corporation in Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on certain dwellings that are owned …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Altering the definition of "military-connected student" under the Purple Star Schools Program to conform with certain terms defined under State law; and establishing the Purple Star Colleges Program to recognize certain colleges that provide strong services and support for military-connected …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Reducing from 5% to 2% the amount of priority preservation area acreage that may be used for the construction of certain solar energy generating stations; and requiring the Maryland Department of the Environment to study the environmental impact of the …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Establishing the standard of review that the State Board of Education must use when considering an appeal of certain actions taken by a county board of education; and establishing a limit of 90 days on the duration of a stay …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Altering a certain provision of law authorizing a law enforcement officer to conduct an otherwise lawful custodial interrogation of a child if the child's parent, guardian, or custodian consents to the custodial interrogation of the child without the child's consultation …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on real property that is located in a Rural Legacy Area, subject to certain land preservation programs, and …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share