For Bi-County Bills, the Prince George’s County and Montgomery County Delegations must concur before local legislation can be moved to a House Standing Committee. If there is no agreement then the bill fails. Below you will find a detailed summary of the selected bill, including a complete legislative history. For your convenience, please refer to…
FOR the purpose of providing that the requirement to obtain a certain entertainment permit does not apply to the holder of a certain license under certain circumstances; authorizing a certain license holder to offer entertainment when persons under the age of 21 years are on the licensed premises under certain circumstances; requiring a certain agreement and a certain lease to contain certain provisions; requiring the license holder to meet with certain persons at certain times for certain purposes; requiring the license holder to indemnify a certain entity for any recommendations the license holder makes to the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s County; and generally relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Prince George’s County.
FOR the purpose of altering the types of properties for which the tax collector in Prince George’s County shall conduct a certain limited auction prior to conducting a public auction for property subject to tax liens; providing that any payments received for a certain tax sale certificate that is void under certain circumstances shall be applied to any taxes on the property that are in arrears; and generally relating to tax sales of property in Prince George’s County.
FOR the purpose of altering a certain definition of “application” to exclude participation in adopting and approving a certain amendment to a countywide zoning map in Prince George’s County for a certain purpose; and generally relating to public ethics and Prince George’s County.
FOR the purpose of authorizing the placement and use of speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 382 (Croom Road) between Mount Calvert Road and Molly Berry Road in Prince George’s County, subject to certain placement and signage requirements; and generally relating to the placement and use of speed monitoring systems in Prince George’s County.
FOR the purpose of authorizing the governing body of Prince George’s County to enter into an agreement with an owner of real property who is engaged in constructing or operating housing structures or projects for the payment of a negotiated amount in lieu of county property taxes on the property; requiring property that is subject to a payment in lieu of taxes agreement to be used for a housing structure or project that is constructed or rehabilitated under certain programs or acquired under a certain county program; requiring the owner of real property subject to a payment in lieu of taxes agreement to agree to certain requirements for the use of the property for low–income housing; authorizing real property subject to a payment in lieu of taxes agreement to include certain service facilities; providing that real property subject to a payment in lieu of taxes agreement is exempt from county property tax when certain requirements are met; defining a certain term; and generally relating to payment in lieu of taxes agreements for low–income housing in Prince George’s County.
FOR the purpose of renaming the Public Safety and Behavioral Health Surcharge in Prince George’s County imposed for certain residential construction; providing for an exemption to the public safety and behavioral health surcharge; making conforming changes, and generally relating to the public safety surcharge in Prince George’s County.
FOR the purpose of authorizing the student member of the Prince George’s County Board of Education to vote on all matters before the county board, with the exception of one matter; repealing a prohibition on members of the county board from being candidates for a public office other than a position on the county board while serving on the county board; and generally relating to the Prince George’s County Board of Education.
FOR the purpose of authorizing the use of certain vehicle height monitoring systems in Prince George’s County to enforce certain state and local laws restricting the presence of certain vehicles during certain times; applying to Prince George’s County certain provisions of law relating to vehicle height monitoring systems; defining a certain term; making a stylistic and a technical change; making conforming changes; providing for the effective date of certain provisions of this Act; providing for the termination of certain provisions of this Act, and generally relating to imposing liability on owners of motor vehicles recorded while being operated in violation of a State or local law restricting the presence of vehicles during certain times.
FOR the purpose of repealing provisions of law that established the position of the Chief Executive Officer of the Prince George’s County public school system; repealing certain provisions of law that established the powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer; revising the membership of the Prince George’s County Board of Education to require all members to be elected; repealing provisions of law relating to the appointed members of the county board, including the appointment, terms, and compensation of the members; repealing provisions that specified certain staggered terms for certain elected members of the county board; repealing certain provisions that specified a certain method of filling certain vacancies on the county board; requiring a vacancy of an elected member of the county board to be filled at special election under certain circumstances; repealing a provision of law requiring the Prince George’s County Executive to appoint certain officers of the county board; requiring the county board to meet at a certain time each year to elect a chair and vice chair from among its members; altering the number of affirmative votes required for the county board to pass a motion; providing for the expiration of the terms of the appointed members of the county board; defining a certain term; repealing certain definitions; making stylistic and conforming changes; and generally relating to the membership of the Prince George’s County Board of Education and the Chief Executive Officer.