On Thursday, Governor Wes Moore of Maryland signed into law 286 measures that had been established by the General Assembly earlier this year. These bills were authorized by the General Assembly.
Moore signed a number of measures, including many that address the issue of housing affordability, as well as one that would force organizations like schools and daycares to develop strategies to protect children who suffer from food allergies.
Moore stated, “The process of constructing a more robust housing market cannot wait.” Regarding the fact that there is a scarcity of at least 96,000 units in our state of Maryland at the present time, we are speaking about this. This cannot be put off. Simply because of the high expense of housing, thirty percent of younger people in Maryland are contemplating leaving the state. This is a statistic that literally keeps me up at night from sleeping.
Moore will be signing two additional bills before the month of May comes to a close. The Juvenile Justice Reform Act is one of the bills that is currently being considered. Advocates have encouraged Moore to veto that bill because it would make it possible for defendants as young as ten years old who have been accused with sexual assault or firearms to be charged in the juvenile justice system.
