Monday, January 30th, 2023
No final floor votes taken.
Tuesday, January 31st, 2023
No final floor votes taken.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2023
No final floor votes taken.
Thursday, February 2nd, 2023
SB0080 – Natural Resources – Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License – Establishment
Establishing a licensing and regulatory scheme to allow the commercial fishing of blue and flathead catfish in
the tidal waters of the State using a finfish trotline.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea.
SB0127 Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center – Student FAFSA Data – Reporting Requirement
Altering a reporting requirement to require the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center to report certain
student Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data to certain committees of the General
Assembly on or before December 15 each year, beginning in 2023 and ending in 2028; and requiring the
Maryland Higher Education Commission to provide the Center with access to student FAFSA data.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea
Friday, February 3rd, 2023
No final floor votes taken.
Monday, February 6th, 2023
SB0032 – Property Tax – Exemption for Dwellings of Disabled Veterans – Application
Altering the application requirements for a certain property tax exemption for a dwelling house owned by a
disabled veteran or surviving spouse of a disabled veteran by adding a rating decision of the disabled veteran’s
disability from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to the type of supporting documents that may be
included with application.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea.
SB0055 – Maryland Estate Tax – Portability – Time Period for Election
Altering the period of time within which a person is required to file a Maryland estate tax return for the
purpose of allowing a surviving spouse to take into account the deceased spousal unused exclusion amount to
be consistent with the time for making a federal election.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea.
SB0061 – Property Tax Credit – Public Safety Officer
Repealing the definition of “public safety officer” for purposes of a certain credit against the county or
municipal corporation property tax imposed on a dwelling owned by a public safety officer; repealing a
certain limitation on the amount of the credit; requiring the governing body of a county or municipal
corporation that authorizes the credit to establish, by law, the definition of “public safety officer” for
purposes of eligibility for the credit; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2023.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea
SB0070 – Income Tax – Subtraction Modification – State Law Enforcement Officers
Altering a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for the first $5,000 of income earned by
certain law enforcement officers to include State law enforcement officers who reside in a political
subdivision in which the crime rate exceeds the State’s crime rate; and applying the Act to taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2022.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea.
SB0152 – Bond Sales – Notification of the Public
Authorizing the Board of Public Works and the State Treasurer to provide public notice of a public sale of
State bonds by The Municipal Market Monitor (TM3) or a similar service or such other method deemed
appropriate by the State Treasurer.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea.
SB0175 – Maryland School for the Blind – Public School Construction Program – Eligibility
Repealing the termination date on the eligibility of the Maryland School for the Blind for funding under the
Public School Construction Program.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea.
SB0205 – Education – Libraries – Funding
Providing certain funding for each county public library system for fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year
thereafter
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea.
Tuesday, February 7th, 2023
No final floor votes taken.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
No final floor votes taken.
Thursday, February 9th, 2023
SB0010 – Department of Natural Resources – Documents – Digital or Electronic Issuance
Expanding the requirement that the Department of Natural Resources make available and issue certain
licenses and stamps in a digital or electronic format; and providing that, if the Department cannot issue
certain licenses, stamps, permits, registrations, or certificates in a digital or electronic format because of
federal restrictions, it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department issue certain licenses, stamps,
permits, registrations, or certificates in a digital or electronic format whenever the federal restrictions are
eliminated.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea.
SB0014 – Health Occupations – Clinical and Graduate Alcohol and Drug Counselors – Licensure
Altering the educational requirements that individuals must meet to be licensed as clinical or graduate alcohol
and drug counselors.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea.
SB0034 – Department of Agriculture – State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture
Establishing the State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture as a position in the Department of Agriculture
to serve as the primary point of contact for individuals engaging in, or interested in engaging in, value-added
agriculture in the State, etc.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea.
SB0102 – Natural Resources – Recreational Crabbing Gear – Individuals Under the Age of 16 Years
Authorizing an individual under the age of 16 years to use a certain collapsible trap or net ring when catching
or attempting to catch crabs in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries without a
recreational crabbing license.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea.
SB0121 – More Opportunities for Career–Focused Students Act of 2023
Requiring certain county boards of education to consider the pursuit of certain certificates, certifications, or
apprenticeships as the equivalent of pursuing postsecondary education and provide a method for certain
individuals to authorize the release of certain student information to certain apprenticeship sponsors and
employers; requiring each public high school to inform students of certain employment and skills training
opportunities in a certain manner; etc.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea.
SB0141 – Income Tax – Subtraction Modification for Adoption Expenses – Alterations
Altering eligibility for and the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for a
taxpayer who adopts a child during the taxable year.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea.
SB0174 – Sales and Use Tax Exemption – Redevelopment Areas in Baltimore County – Sunset Extension
Extending, until June 30, 2036, the termination date applicable to an exemption from the sales and use tax for
certain construction material or warehousing equipment purchased for use in a certain target redevelopment
area in Baltimore County.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea.
Friday, February 10th, 2023
No final floor votes taken.