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  • Session Title: Legislative Session - April
  • Session Type: Legislative Session
  • Session Description: Legislative Session - April
  • Session Date: 04/07/2025 07:00 PM
  • Session Location: George Howard Building
  • Registration Start: 3/24/2025 12:00:00 AM
  • Registration End: 3/24/2025 12:00:00 AM
Legislation Number Legislation Title
CR12-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Ashley Easley, PH.D. to the Commission for Women.
CR27-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Yeimy Benitez to the La Alianza Latina Commission.
CR41-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Theresa Thomas to the Opioid Restitution Fund Commission.
CR49-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Lynda Lyons to the Howard County Animal Matters Hearing Board.
CR50-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Kyla Nichole Cools to the Cemetery Preservation Advisory Board.
CR51-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of William Benjamin McIntyre II to the Commission on Disabilities.
CR52-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Chippella Lewis to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission.
CR53-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Harry Burrell to the Historic Preservation Commission.
CR54-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Eric L. Clark, D.C.J., to the Police Accountability Board.
CR55-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Jennifer Broderick to the Board to Promote Self-Sufficiency.
CR56-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Theresa Forgét, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, to the Board to Promote Self-Sufficiency.
CR57-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Ihuoma G. Emenuga, MD, MPH, MBA, to the Commission for Transitioning Students with Disabilities.
CR58-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Alesia Richter to the Commission for Transitioning Students with Disabilities.
CR59-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Kellie Rowden-Racette to the Commission for Transitioning Students with Disabilities.
CR60-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Marian Vessels to the Recreation and Parks Board.
CR61-2025 A RESOLUTION approving a Financial Assurance Plan for Howard County’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System permit programs, in accordance with Section 4-202.1 of the Environment Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland; and requiring certain copies be sent to the Maryland Department of the Environment.
CR62-2025 A RESOLUTION appointing the members of the Inspector General Advisory Board; establishing the initial terms of service for the members; and generally relating to the Inspector General Advisory Board.
CR65-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Gabriel Moreno to the Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission
CR66-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Dr. Brittany Francine Burch to the Commission on Aging
CR67-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Valerie Etienne to the Commission on Aging
CR68-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Madison Borison, Esq. to the Advisory Board on Consumer Protection
CR69-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Matthew Enekwe to the Advisory Board on Consumer Protection
CR70-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Ashlyn M. Hood to the Advisory Board on Consumer Protection
CR71-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Dr. Dana E. Edwards, DOL, to the Commission for Women
CR72-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Xi Wang to the Howard County Design Advisory Panel
CR73-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the appointment of Bryan Lee Thompson to the Howard County Agricultural Preservation Board
CR74-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Barbara L. Allen to the Local Behavioral Health Advisory Board
CR75-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Ayesha Holmes to the Local Behavioral Health Advisory Board
CR76-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of David B. Vess to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission
CR77-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Chuck Chandler to the Human Trafficking Prevention Coordination Council
CR78-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Sara Cochran to the Human Trafficking Prevention Coordination Council
CR79-2025 A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Vinitha Nithianandam to the Human Trafficking Prevention Coordination Council
CR80-2025 A RESOLUTION endorsing and authorizing the Howard County Executive to file an application with the Maryland Transit Administration of the Maryland Department of Transportation for grants under the Federal Transit Act and certain State transportation grants; indicating certain endorsement by the County Executive; and requiring certain copies be sent to the Maryland Department of Transportation
CB12-2025 AN ACT pursuant to Section 612 of the Howard County Charter, approving a multi-year Agreement between Howard County, Maryland and ePlus Technology, Inc. for Cisco telephone and Webex services; authorizing the Executive to make changes to the Agreement, under certain conditions; authorizing the County Executive to execute the Agreement; and generally relating to the Agreement.
CB13-2025 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of up to $15,000,000 bonds, pursuant to a bond enabling law; providing that such bonds shall be general obligations of the County; authorizing the County Executive to specify, prescribe, determine, provide for or approve the final principal amounts, maturity schedules, interest rates and redemption provisions for such bonds, and other matters, details, forms, documents or procedures and to determine the method of sale of such bonds; provid
CB14-2025 AN ACT providing that certain federal employees and contractors who meet the minimum qualifications for a position in the classified service may be placed on an eligibility list; generally relating to filling positions in the classified service; providing for the application of this Act; and declaring that this Act is an Emergency Bill necessary to meet an emergency affecting the public health, safety, or welfare
CB15-2025 AN ACT amending the Howard County Police and Fire Employees’ Retirement Plan in order to authorize Police Officers with Maryland Police Corps service to purchase an additional 5 months of eligibility service and creditable service and adding provisions relating to the impact of such service on DROP II participation and generally relating to the Howard County Police and Fire Employees’ Retirement Plan.
CB16-2025 AN ACT amending the Howard County Code to establish a centralized webpage for all annual reports, studies, publications, or other documents required to be submitted to the County Council and generally related to reports to the County Council.
CB17-2025 AN ACT reestablishing a tax credit exclusively for geothermal energy devices; allowing the credit to be granted only for applications related to geothermal devices filed on or before a certain date; and generally relating to the tax credit exclusively for geothermal energy devices.
CB18-2025 AN ACT Amending the definition of “Moderate income housing units”, establishing and retaining the School Surcharge rate at time of submittal of sketch plan; providing for a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) for Disability Income Housing Units within a Transit Oriented Development (TOD); and exempting Transit Oriented Development (TOD) residential units from the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance School Capacity Test and generally relating to Transit Oriented Developments.
CB19-2025 AN ACT amending the Howard County Code to prohibit an innkeeper or employee of a lodging establishment in Howard County from providing or offering to provide certain rooms in a lodging establishment for less than a certain period of time; and generally related to lodging establishments.
CB20-2025 AN ACT To modify the restriction on the use of excess surplus revenue pursuant to Section 615B of the Howard County Charter in order to use excess surplus revenue from prior years to fund deferred school capital projects in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget; and generally relating to excess surplus revenue.
CB21-2025 AN ACT approving and providing for a multi-year Installment Purchase Agreement by Howard County, Maryland to acquire development rights in approximately 66.7 acres of agricultural land located on the west side of Long Corner Road, Woodbine, Howard County, Maryland, from Jeffrey and Sue Harrison, or any other owner thereof for a maximum purchase price of $2,307,900 or, if less in acreage, not more than $34,600 per acre or portion thereof, rounded to the next highest $100, plus interest on the def
CB22-2025 AN ACT adopting a new flag description for Howard County, Maryland; setting out the design of the flag and the colors displayed therein
CB23-2025 AN ACT adopting the National Fire Protection Association 1, Fire Code, 2024 Edition as the Howard County Fire Prevention Code, which sets certain fire safety requirements for structures in order to protect life and property; making certain local amendments to the Fire Code which shall include, among other things, inspection authority, charging areas for certain devices in multifamily dwellings, dryer duct materials, sprinkler systems in new day care facilities, stairwell access and lighting, fir
CB24-2025 AN ACT adopting the International Building Code, 2024, the International Residential Code, 2024, the International Mechanical Code, 2024, the International Energy Conservation Code, 2024, and the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2024 Edition; providing that such codes collectively comprise the Howard County Building Code; regulating the design, construction, alteration, improvement, or modification of a building, structure, or other related equipment; adopting certain local amendments
CB25-2025 AN ACT adopting certain national codes as the Howard County Property Maintenance Code for Rental Housing; adopting local amendments; making certain technical corrections; and generally relating to the Howard County Property Maintenance Code for Rental Housing
CB26-2025 AN ACT adopting the 2024 International Plumbing Code and the National Fuel Gas Code (NFPA 54-2024), as the Plumbing and Gasfitting Code for Howard County in order to protect the public health and safety by setting forth criteria for the design and installation of plumbing and gasfitting systems; adopting local amendments to the Plumbing and Gasfitting code; making certain technical corrections; and generally relating to the Plumbing and Gasfitting Code for Howard County
CB27-2025 AN ACT amending the Howard County Code to require that the evaluation of Protection of Wetlands, Streams, & Steep Slopes waivers and Forest Conservation variances be subject to the provisions of the Maryland Open Meetings Act; and generally relating to waivers and variances
CB28-2025 AN ACT amending the Howard County Code to require that the Code required fiscal analysis for each piece of legislation is now submitted and processed by the County Council Administrator; and generally relating to legislative fiscal analyses
CB29-2025 AN ACT repealing a certain waiver exception granted by the Department of Public Works for development proposals in the Tiber Branch Watershed; and generally relating to subdivision and land development regulations waivers
CB30-2025 AN ACT amending the Howard County Code to add certain requirements to the membership qualifications for the Howard County Human Rights Commission; and generally related to membership
CB31-2025 AN ACT amending the membership qualifications for the Inspector General Advisory Board to correct a technical error; and generally related to qualifications

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