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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Charles County - Governing Bodies of Common Ownership Communities - Member Training [HB-1284]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring each member of a board of directors or officer of a council of unit owners of a condominium in Charles County and each member of a governing body of a homeowners association in Charles County to successfully complete a certain training curriculum on the responsibilities of a member of the governing body, subject to certain requirements.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2025
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Public Schools - Mathematics Credit - College Preparatory Computer Science or Computer Programming Course [HB-1264]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
Authorizing a student who is enrolled at a public high school to satisfy part of a graduation requirement to earn mathematics credits by completing a credit in a certain college preparatory computer science or computer programming course if enrolled in the course concurrently with or after completing Algebra II; and requiring a county board of education to certify to the State Department of Education that a certain college preparatory course may count toward the mathematics graduation requirement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) [HB-1368]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Rights ]
Altering the circumstances under which the Secretary of Health is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; establishing requirements and a prohibition related to the making of new certificates of birth; and altering the options for indicating an individual's sex designation on a license, identification card, or moped operator's permit issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/21 At 2:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations [HB-1245]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing the Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students and the associated funding; requiring county boards of education to report on per-school funding for certain programs associated with the Blueprint for Maryland's Future in a certain manner; providing a waiver from the minimum funding per school requirement for schools with 350 or fewer total students; altering the definition of "Tier I child" for purposes of publicly funded prekindergarten to include certain children; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Wims
Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Procurement - Prohibited Certifications - Boycotts of Foreign Countries [HB-1460]
[Trade ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a procurement officer from requiring a certain certification from a bidder or offeror or including a certain clause in a State procurement contract or contract renewal relating to boycotts of foreign countries.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing Canceled on 03/11/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Teachers - Career Ladder Compensation and National Board Certification Study (Maryland Educator Stipend Reform Act) [HB-1430]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering certain salary increases for teachers on the career ladder to be annual stipends paid only in certain years; authorizing county boards of education to award a certain stipend to certain teachers on the career ladder based on a certain certification of the county board related to implementing the Blueprint for Maryland's Future; and requiring the State Department of Education to conduct a certain study regarding the efficacy of National Board Certification of teachers and submit its report by September 1, 2030.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) [HB-1198]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the required location and timeline for a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Commissioner of the Division of Correction to make certain services available to certain female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to implement certain comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease services by July 1, 2026; requiring the Department to report certain information to certain entities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Referred Judicial Proceedings Budget And Taxation on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - Community Water and Sewerage Systems - Cybersecurity Planning and Assessments [HB-1062]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to coordinate, in coordination with the Department of Information Technology and the Maryland Department of Emergency Management, cybersecurity efforts within community water systems and community sewerage systems; establishing the roles and responsibilities of various State agencies with respect to regulating, assessing, and promoting cybersecurity efforts within the water and wastewater sector; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Harrison
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Information Technology – Maryland OneStop – Required State, County, and Municipal Information [HB-1120]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Department of Information Technology by December 1, 2025, and periodically thereafter, to update certain information available on the Maryland OneStop portal, the internet-based statewide licensing portal managed by the Department; requiring, beginning on July 1, 2026, each county and municipal corporation, in coordination with the Department, to make certain information available on the portal; and requiring each county and municipal corporation to periodically update certain information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel
Hearing Canceled on 03/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Administrative Fees - Repeal [HB-1072]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to certify certain employer contribution rates each fiscal year; requiring the employer contribution rates to include recognition of certain administrative and operational expenses; repealing a requirement that certain administrative and operational expenses of the State Retirement and Pension System and the State Retirement Agency be funded by charging each participating employer an administrative fee for each system participant; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Catherine Forbes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 764 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising [HB-1138]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing the Secretary of Higher Education to allow certain private career schools to advertise certain information and collect contact information from potential new students before receiving a certificate of approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to operate a private career school in the State under certain circumstances; requiring an approved private career school to advertise only information relating to the opening of the private career school and include a certain disclosure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Fair
Hearing Canceled on 04/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-1139]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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: Rep. Nick Allen
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Substitute Child Care Provider Pool Pilot Program - Established [SB-868]
[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 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 2030, to award a grant of $350,000 to the nonprofit organization selected to administer the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Cybersecurity - Standards, Compliance, and Audits - Alterations [SB-907]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
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: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Extension and Reports [SB-829]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the termination date for certain provisions of law governing the Minority Business Enterprise Program and its application to public-private partnerships, offshore wind projects, video lottery terminals, and sports wagering licenses; and altering the date by which certain reports, studies, and guidelines must be submitted.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 621 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles [SB-949]
[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: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations [SB-852]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing the Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students and the associated funding; requiring county boards of education to report on per-school funding for certain programs associated with the Blueprint for Maryland's Future in a certain manner; providing a waiver from the minimum funding per school requirement for schools with 350 or fewer total students; altering the definition of "Tier I child" for purposes of publicly funded prekindergarten to include certain children; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Prohibited Disclosures [SB-815]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering certain provisions of law regarding the prohibition on certain departments of State government denying an occupational license or certificate to an applicant solely on the basis of the criminal history of the applicant by prohibiting the State Board of Barbers and the State Board of Cosmetologists in the Maryland Department of Labor from requiring disclosure of certain actions on an application.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - Community Water and Sewerage Systems - Cybersecurity Planning and Assessments [SB-871]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to coordinate, in coordination with the Department of Information Technology and the Maryland Department of Emergency Management, cybersecurity efforts within community water systems and community sewerage systems; establishing the roles and responsibilities of various State agencies with respect to regulating, assessing, and promoting cybersecurity efforts within the water and wastewater sector; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 495 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Estate Appraisers - Licensure and Certification - Qualifications [HB-1021]
[Real Estate ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting the State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors from requiring an applicant to hold a bachelor's degree or higher to qualify for a certain certification or licensure as a real estate appraiser.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 341 on 05/06/2025