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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Religious Educational Institutions - Certificate of Approval [HB-1522]
[Education ]
[Religion ]
Exempting certain religious educational institutions accredited by certain accrediting bodies from the requirement to obtain a certificate of approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to operate in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tiffany Alston
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/20/2025
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Certificate of Need - Intermediate Health Care Facilities - Exemptions [HB-1515]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
Repealing the exemption from the certificate of need requirement for a change in bed capacity for certain facilities offering substance use disorder treatment services; altering the conditions for which a certificate of need is not required for a change in capacity at a certain facility offering substance use disorder treatment services if written notice is given 45 days before establishment and the Commission finds the facility is consistent with the State health plan and will result in more efficient delivery of services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Third Reading Passed (128-7) on 04/07/2025
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Security Guard Employers - Regulation and Certification - Exemption for Video Lottery Operator and Sports Wagering Facility Licensees [HB-1514]
[Gaming ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of "security guard employer" for purposes of provisions of law governing the regulation of security guards, security guard agencies, and security guard employers to exclude certain video lottery operators and sports wagering facility licensees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Rogers
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2025
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Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis [SB-1023]
[Cannabis ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting an employer from taking certain discriminatory employment actions against a fire and rescue public safety employee based on the employee's use of medical cannabis, subject to certain conditions; and requiring an employer to report an incident of a fire and rescue public safety employee reporting for work while impaired by cannabis to the State Emergency Medical Services Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Jackson
Third Reading Passed (36-8) on 03/17/2025
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Howard County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class MT (Movie Theater) License [SB-1019]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing a Class MT (movie theater) beer, wine, and liquor license in Howard County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Howard County to issue the license to the owner of a movie theater who holds a crowd control training certification; authorizing a license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor to certain patrons at retail for on-premises consumption; authorizing the Board to set certain limitations on and requirements for the license; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/04/2025
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Howard County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class MT (Movie Theater) License [HB-1494]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing a Class MT (movie theater) beer, wine, and liquor license in Howard County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Howard County to issue the license to the owner of a movie theater who holds a crowd control training certification; authorizing a license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor to certain patrons at retail for on-premises consumption; and authorizing the Board to set certain limitations on and requirements for the license.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 798 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Security Guard Employers - Regulation and Certification - Exemption for Video Lottery Operator and Sports Wagering Facility Licensees [SB-1002]
[Gaming ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of "security guard employer" for purposes of provisions of law governing the regulation of security guards, security guard agencies, and security guard employers to exclude certain video lottery operators and sports wagering facility licensees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/10/2025
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Substitute Child Care Provider Pool Pilot Program - Established [HB-1325]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Substitute Child Care Provider Pool Pilot Program in the State Department of Education; providing that the purpose of the Program is to facilitate the continuous operation of child care facilities in the State by ensuring that qualified substitute child care providers are available to fill short-term staffing needs of child care facilities on a temporary basis; requiring the Department, for fiscal years 2027 through 2028, to award a grant of $50,000 to the nonprofit organization selected to administer the Program; etc
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Third Reading Passed (132-6) on 03/17/2025
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Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment [SB-993]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Establishing the Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program; requiring individuals whose driver's licenses are subject to certain suspension or revocation to participate in the Program; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue to participants a restricted license requiring the use of an intelligent speed assistance system; and prohibiting a participant from operating a motor vehicle in violation of the requirements of the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/07/2025
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Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations [HB-1480]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that the standards established by the Maryland Statewide Organization for Child Advocacy Centers require an individual employed by or contracted with a Child Advocacy Center providing medical or mental health services to be licensed or certified, if applicable, and provide services within the scope of the license or certification; requiring, beginning in 2027, the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy to publish on its website a description of the standards for child advocacy centers and compliance information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis [HB-1408]
[Cannabis ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting an employer from taking certain discriminatory employment actions against a fire and rescue public safety employee based on the employee's use of medical cannabis, subject to certain conditions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Boafo
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Sale of Residential Property - Taxes and Offers to Purchase (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025) [HB-1428]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Property Tax ]
[Economic Development ]
Imposing an excise tax on the acquisition and excess ownership of certain single-family residences in the State by certain entities; authorizing a person who offers for sale to a third party improved single-family residential real property, for the first 30 days, to accept an offer to purchase the property made only by an individual, a community development organization, a nonprofit organization, or a real estate enterprise that owns an interest in less than 3% of all residential real property in the county; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
First Reading Environment And Transportation And Ways And Means on 02/07/2025
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State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Temporary Telehealth Licenses - Establishment [HB-1474]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing a temporary telehealth license to be issued by the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists authorizing the holder to provide clinical professional counseling services only to a student attending an institution of higher education in the State if the student and out-of-state licensed professional counselor have a previously established relationship that has existed for at least 6 months; limiting the term of the temporary license to 6 months; and prohibiting the renewal of a temporary licensed issued under the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 649 on 05/20/2025
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Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations [HB-1461]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring institutions of higher education to adopt and enforce policies regarding antihate and antidiscrimination and time, place, and manner requirements for expressive conduct; requiring institutions of higher education to conduct certain meetings with certain approved student organizations; establishing the Campus Community Grant Program; and establishing the Workgroup on Combating Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Other Forms of Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Violence, Harassment, and Intimidation.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Fleming Miller
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Health - Abortion - Ultrasound and Wait Time [HB-1271]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a qualified provider from performing or inducing an abortion on a pregnant woman within 24 hours after the woman receives certain ultrasound imaging; establishing certain requirements related to the performance of a certain transabdominal ultrasound; and providing that a woman is not required to accept anything offered during certain transabdominal ultrasound imaging.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Child Care Centers - Teacher Qualifications - Alterations [HB-1303]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the State Board of Education to provide a pathway for individuals who are qualified to be child care teachers, but lack proof of necessary educational attainment, to attest to qualifying educational credentials to be a child care teacher teaching in a child care center.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bernice Mireku-North
Hearing Canceled on 04/02/2025
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Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles [HB-1256]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing certain standards and requirements for the operation of fully autonomous vehicles on highways in the State; requiring, before operating a fully autonomous vehicle on a highway in the State, a person to submit a law enforcement interaction plan to the Motor Vehicle Administration; and establishing that a State agency or local political subdivision may not prohibit the operation of fully autonomous vehicles on highways under their jurisdiction.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/07/2025
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Vaccinations by Pharmacists and Health Insurance Coverage for Immunizations [HB-1315]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the vaccinations that a pharmacist may administer, subject to certain requirements, to an individual of at least a certain age; and altering the vaccinations included in the minimum package of child wellness services for which certain health insurers and nonprofit health service plans are required to provide coverage to include those recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of December 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 738 on 05/20/2025
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Security Guards and Security Guard Employers - Registration, Certification, and Regulation [HB-1347]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a cannabis agent who is employed to provide security services for a cannabis licensee or cannabis registrant as a security guard or by a security guard agency is not required to obtain a State or national criminal history records check if the cannabis agent is authorized to provide security guard services; altering the definition of "security guard employer" for purposes of certain provisions of law to exclude video lottery facilities, sports wagering facility licensees, and health care facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 702 on 05/20/2025
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Cybersecurity – Standards, Compliance, and Audits – Alterations [HB-1309]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Repealing the requirement that county boards of education prioritize the purchase of digital devices with certain funds; requiring each local school system to comply with, and certify compliance with, the State minimum cybersecurity standards and to conduct a cybersecurity maturity assessment every 2 years; requiring the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology to annually update the State minimum cybersecurity standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chao Wu
Hearing Canceled (health And Government Operations) on 03/08/2025