After three years of discussion in the General Assembly, legislation providing for the statewide regulation of scrap metal dealers passed on the last day of the session. As introduced, both…
Wednesday has been an increasingly busy day at the MACo Summer Conference in recent years, and this was evident from this year's program. Attendees yesterday found well-attended afternoon sessions discussing…
Maryland Association of Counties Associate Director Andrea Mansfield, joined Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith, and local law enforcement officials Jim Green (Baltimore City), and Jim Johnson (Baltimore County) to testify…
The Senate Finance Committee voted the scrap metal legislation favorable with amendments in committee this morning. The amendments respond to some of the issues raised in MACo's testimony and expand…
According to an opinion item running in today's Gazette, the scrap metal bill deserves close examination as it works its way through the General Assembly. This article provides an interesting…
The Baltimore Sun recently joined the growing fray of concerned parties watching SB 99, statewide legislation to regulate scrap metal dealers. MACo adopted this regulation as a legislative initiative for…
Delegate Brian McHale and several co-sponsors have introduced HB 1536, yet another bill to regulate and oversee scrap metal dealers across the state. The bill contains one essential provision from…
HB 1536, sponsored by Delegate Brian McHale and several others, provides local jurisdictions and law enforcement the essential elements to do their jobs effectively. Many scrap metal bills have been…
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