Municipalities - Legislative Audit - Exemption [SB-962]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
Exempting a municipality with annual revenues below $100,000 from a certain audit requirement; clarifying that a certain audit exemption does not affect certain financial reporting requirements; and authorizing the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee to request or require certain municipalities to conduct a review or audit of their financial records if the financial report indicates a financial or accounting irregularity or concern.
Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Authority Task Force - Revisions [HB-1016]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Authority Task Force to identify certain funding sources and mechanisms, and to submit a report to the Governor, the Mayor of Baltimore City, and the General Assembly on its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2025; and extending the termination date for the Task Force from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
HB-1016: Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Authority Task Force - Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 214 on 04/22/2025
Municipal Appointees and Employees - Financial Oversight - Required Education and Experience [HB-990]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring that an individual appointed or employed by a municipality in a role with certain financial oversight responsibilities satisfy certain educational requirements and have a certain amount of experience; requiring a municipality to establish certain continuing education requirements for certain individuals appointed or employed by the municipality; and requiring the Legislative Auditor to include in a certain annual report information on municipal compliance with the Act.
HB-990: Municipal Appointees and Employees - Financial Oversight - Required Education and Experience
Sponsored by: Rep. Courtney Watson
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
Electric Companies, Gas Companies, Gas and Electric Companies, and Water Companies - Periodic Audits [SB-756]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring each electric company, gas company, gas and electric company, and water company in the State to submit an audit of utility operations, customer usage, and customer billing to the Public Service Commission every 3 years beginning December 31, 2026; and requiring the Commission to post the audit on its website.
SB-756: Electric Companies, Gas Companies, Gas and Electric Companies, and Water Companies - Periodic Audits
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
Department of Information Technology - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Oversight [SB-705]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Providing that a unit of State government may not purchase, lease, contract for, or rent an information technology service or product unless consistent with the master plan, as determined by the Secretary of Information Technology; providing that the Secretary is responsible for overseeing the implementation of major information technology development projects in the State; establishing the Maryland Office of Digital Experience in the Department to provide oversight, leadership, and strategic modernization for major technology projects; etc.
SB-705: Department of Information Technology - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Oversight
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 846 on 05/25/2025
Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Performing Arts Nonprofit Organization License - Record-Keeping Requirements [SB-745]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Repealing certain incorrect references to the Comptroller of Maryland in certain provisions of law requiring the holder of a performing arts nonprofit organization license in Harford County to comply with certain record-keeping and reporting requirements; repealing the authority of the Comptroller to suspend the license of a license holder without a hearing under certain circumstances; and authorizing, rather than requiring, the Board to summon a license holder for a hearing and impose a fine under certain circumstances.
SB-745: Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Performing Arts Nonprofit Organization License - Record-Keeping Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 789 on 05/20/2025
School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact [HB-959]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Entering into the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact for the purpose of authorizing licensed school psychologists who hold multistate licenses to provide school psychological services in member states; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; establishing the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission; providing for the withdrawal from the Compact; and providing the Act is contingent on the enactment of substantially similar legislation in seven other states.
HB-959: School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact
Sponsored by: Rep. Bernice Mireku-North
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment [HB-858]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2031, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2031, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator, subject to a certain exception; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2027; etc.
HB-858: Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 4/07 At 11:00 A.m. on 04/06/2025
Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Authority Task Force - Revisions [SB-672]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Authority Task Force to identify funding sources and mechanisms to renovate, revitalize, and develop projects relating to the Baltimore Convention site and to establish and sustain the operations of a Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Authority; and extending the termination date of the Task Force to June 30, 2026.
SB-672: Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Authority Task Force - Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/07/2025
Healthcare Ecosystem Stakeholder Cybersecurity Workgroup [SB-691]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing the Healthcare Ecosystem Stakeholder Cybersecurity Workgroup to develop strategies to prevent cybersecurity disruptions to the health care ecosystem, ensure the continuous delivery of essential healthcare ecosystem services, and enhance recovery efforts of the healthcare ecosystem following a cybersecurity incident; and requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report by January 1, 2026, and a final report of its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2026.
Nursing Homes - Cost Reports (Nursing Home Care Crisis Transparency Act) [SB-679]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to review the cost reports and other data submitted by each nursing home that participates in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; and requiring the Department to report the findings resulting from the review conducted under the Act to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by October 1, 2025, and each October 1 thereafter through 2029.
SB-679: Nursing Homes - Cost Reports (Nursing Home Care Crisis Transparency Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2025
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Raw Water Pipeline Project - Audit [SB-654]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to retain and consult with an independent third-party auditor to conduct an audit of a certain raw water pipeline project; and requiring the auditor to consult with the Office of Legislative Audits in conducting the audit.
SB-654: Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Raw Water Pipeline Project - Audit
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
Study on Detecting Deadly Weapons in Public Middle and High Schools [HB-782]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to study how best to detect deadly weapons in public middle and high schools and how best to rapidly report the detection of weapons to a law enforcement agency; requiring the Center to request any available assessment technologies evaluated under the Act; and requiring the Center to issue an interim report by December 1, 2025, and a final report on the findings of the study, in a manner that does not jeopardize school safety, by December 1, 2026.
HB-782: Study on Detecting Deadly Weapons in Public Middle and High Schools
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 244 on 05/06/2025
Natural Resources - Public Lands - Acquisition, Staffing, Operations, and Funding [HB-717]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Water ]
Altering provisions of law regarding the acquisition of real property by the Department of Natural Resources; establishing a Land and Property Management Program in the Department to process certain transactions; authorizing the Department and the Natural Resources Police to establish affiliated foundations; authorizing the Governor to transfer certain Program Open Space funds to the Department under certain circumstances; altering and repealing certain provisions of law regarding the use of Program Open Space local funding; etc.
HB-717: Natural Resources - Public Lands - Acquisition, Staffing, Operations, and Funding
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 443 on 05/13/2025
Municipalities and Special Taxing Districts - Annual Audit Waiver - Threshold Increase [SB-593]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Property Tax ]
Increasing from $250,000 to $700,000 the annual revenue threshold at which the Legislative Auditor may alter the frequency that certain municipalities or special taxing districts are required to have audits of their financial records performed.
SB-593: Municipalities and Special Taxing Districts - Annual Audit Waiver - Threshold Increase
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Performing Arts Nonprofit Organization License - Record-Keeping Requirements [HB-714]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Repealing certain incorrect references to the Comptroller of Maryland in certain provisions of law requiring the holder of a performing arts nonprofit organization license in Harford County to comply with certain record-keeping and reporting requirements; repealing the authority of the Comptroller to suspend the license of a license holder without a hearing under certain circumstances; and authorizing, rather than requiring, the Board to summon a license holder for a hearing and impose a fine under certain circumstances.
HB-714: Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Performing Arts Nonprofit Organization License - Record-Keeping Requirements
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 788 on 05/20/2025
Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act [HB-498]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Requiring the Department of Commerce to evaluate the potential employment and economic growth of the State's industry sectors and establish a certain list of industry sectors and activities to be considered for additional support; repealing the Maryland Economic Development Commission and Commerce Subcabinet; altering the designation, administration, and purposes of and eligibility for certain economic development programs; altering eligibility for and the calculation of certain economic development incentives; etc.
HB-498: Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 02/07/2025
Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act [SB-427]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Film Production ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the designation, administration, and purposes of and eligibility for certain economic development programs; redesignating the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority to be the Maryland Economic Competitiveness Fund; repealing the Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority and certain related Funds; making the film production activity tax credit transferable; authorizing a qualified film production entity to amend its application for the tax credit under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-427: Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Rereferred To Ways And Means And Appropriations on 04/07/2025
Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections [HB-516]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a custodian of recorded images produced by certain automated enforcement systems to deny inspection of the images, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting certain State and local agencies from using a recorded image or associated data from an automated enforcement system subject to certain exceptions; and establishing certain requirements and authorizations for the removal and destruction of recorded images and associated data produced by an automated enforcement system.
HB-516: Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 464 on 05/13/2025