2024 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB581: State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024)
Legislative Summary
Requiring each principal department and independent unit to create a catalog of information relating to permits, licenses, and certificates issued by the department or independent unit and to submit the catalog to the Governor on or before October 1, 2024; requiring each department and independent unit to post certain completed information relating to permits, licenses, and certificates on the website of each department or independent unit by October 1, 2025; and establishing the Government Efficiency Commission.
Bill History
1/24/2024
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/26/2024
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/4/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/5/2024
Favorable with Amendments {183629/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/5/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/3/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/3/2024
Favorable with Amendments {793429/1 Adopted
Senate
4/3/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/3/2024
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Senate
4/5/2024
House Concurs Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/5/2024
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
House of Delegates
4/5/2024
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates
5/9/2024
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 412
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 793429/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 793429/1 Adopted
4/3/2024Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 183629/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 183629/1 Adopted
3/5/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/5/2024
132
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/3/2024
46
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/7/2024
140
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/9/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 60
Republican: 9
Primary Sponsor
Nick Allen
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (68)
Marlon Amprey
Democrat
Carl Anderton
Republican
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Democrat
Adrian Boafo
Democrat
Christopher Bouchat
Republican
Regina Boyce
Democrat
Jason Buckel
Republican
Frank Conaway
Democrat
Charlotte Crutchfield
Democrat
Debra Davis
Democrat
Eric Ebersole
Democrat
Mark Edelson
Democrat
Diana Fennell
Democrat
Linda Foley
Democrat
Catherine Forbes
Democrat
David Fraser-hidalgo
Democrat
Brooke Grossman
Democrat
Michele Guyton
Democrat
Pam Guzzone
Democrat
Kevin Harris
Democrat
Andrea Harrison
Democrat
Shaneka Henson
Democrat
Terri Hill
Democrat
Kevin Hornberger
Republican
Carl Jackson
Democrat
Andre Johnson
Democrat
Steve Johnson
Democrat
Anne Kaiser
Democrat
Aaron Kaufman
Democrat
Jeffrie Long
Democrat
Lesley Lopez
Democrat
Sara Love
Democrat
Rachel Munoz
Republican
Cheryl Pasteur
Democrat
Edith Patterson
Democrat
Scott Phillips
Democrat
Andrew Pruski
Democrat
Lily Qi
Democrat
Kent Roberson
Democrat
Denise Roberts
Democrat
April Rose
Republican
Malcolm Ruff
Democrat
Sheila Ruth
Democrat
Gary Simmons
Democrat
Karen Simpson
Democrat
Jared Solomon
Democrat
Ryan Spiegel
Democrat
Vaughn Stewart
Democrat
Deni Taveras
Democrat
Kym Taylor
Democrat
Karen Toles
Democrat
Chris Tomlinson
Republican
Veronica Turner
Democrat
Courtney Watson
Democrat
Nicole Williams
Democrat
Natalie Ziegler
Democrat
Tiffany Alston
Democrat
Brian Chisholm
Republican
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Nicholaus Kipke
Republican
Robbyn Lewis
Democrat
Ashanti Martinez
Democrat
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Samuel Rosenberg
Democrat
Jennifer White Holland
Democrat
Jamila Woods
Democrat