SB 265

Consumer protection: solicitations; citations to the motor vehicle sales finance act in 1971 PA 227; revise

Financial institutions: payday lending; citations to the motor vehicle sales finance act in the deferred presentment service transactions act; revise

Use tax: exemptions; offset of the trade in value of personal electronics; provide for

Transportation: funds; population threshold for certain grants; increase

Agriculture: other; farm produce insurance fund; increase allocation for administrative expenses

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for money transmission violations; revise

Public utilities: electric utilities; approval of sale, assignment, transfer, or encumbrance of utility assets; modify factors

Public utilities: rates; separate rate class for large-load customers; require

Public utilities: electric utilities; project labor agreements and prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates; require for certain data center contracts

Land use: zoning and growth management; accessory dwelling units; allow to connect to the sewer connection servicing the primary dwelling unit

Public utilities: electric utilities; engineering audits; require

Public utilities: public service commission; filing of rate cases for recovery of certain costs; prohibit

Professions and Businesses; repeal Chapter 14, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors and enact a new Chapter 14

Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies

Task Force to Study Restructuring Maryland's Electric Utility Industry

Department of Information Technology – Information Technology Investment Fund – Uses

Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act)

Commercial Law - Broadband Access - Low-Income Consumer Programs (Maryland Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act)