Certifications
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commission on Abandoned and Neglected Maryland Cemeteries - Establishment [SB-631]
[Community Development ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Establishing the Commission on Abandoned and Neglected Maryland Cemeteries within the Office of Cemetery Oversight to establish standard definitions for neglected and abandoned cemeteries, support the development of a statewide inventory of cemeteries and burial sites in the State, and develop recommendations relating to historical cemeteries concentrating on abandoned African American cemeteries; and requiring the Commission to submit an annual report by December 1 with its recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2025
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Health Occupations - Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training [HB-783]
[Healthcare ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Education ]
Requiring applicants for renewal of certain licenses and certain certificates issued by certain health occupation boards to attest that the applicant completed an implicit bias and structural racism training program, rather than an implicit bias training program, approved by the Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional Competency Program; authorizing certain health occupations boards to adopt regulations allowing applicants renewing licenses to receive continuing education credits for completing certain training; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 478 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Sale of Residential Property - Taxes and Offers to Purchase (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025) [SB-582]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Property Tax ]
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; and altering the rate of the State transfer tax payable for an instrument of writing for a sale of certain residential real property under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing Canceled (budget And Taxation) And Hearing Canceled (judicial Proceedings) on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Distracted Driving Monitoring System Pilot Program [SB-613]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing a pilot program to authorize the use of distracted driving monitoring systems in Montgomery County and Prince George's County to enforce certain prohibitions regarding the use of certain devices while operating a vehicle; and requiring that a county that authorizes a program of distracted driving monitoring systems under the Act to report on the effectiveness of the systems on or before December 1, 2027.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption [HB-735]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the definition of "medical service" for the purpose of providing an exemption to the certificate of need requirement by removing psychiatry and any subcategory of psychiatry; and providing that a certificate of need is not required to establish or operate a psychiatric health care facility or to offer psychiatric or other mental health services at a health care facility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commission on Abandoned and Neglected Maryland Cemeteries - Establishment [HB-724]
[Community Development ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Establishing the Commission on Abandoned and Neglected Maryland Cemeteries within the Office of Cemetery Oversight to establish standard definitions for neglected and abandoned cemeteries, support the development of a statewide inventory of cemeteries and burial sites in the State, develop recommendations relating to historical cemeteries concentrating on abandoned African American cemeteries; and requiring the Commission to submit an annual report by December 1 with its recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Elections for County Boards of Education - Party Designation or Affiliation - Certificates of Candidacy and Ballots [HB-733]
[Elections ]
[Education ]
Authorizing a candidate for election to a county board of education to disclose the candidate's party designation or party affiliation on the candidate's certificate of candidacy; prohibiting a local board of elections from disqualifying a candidate for election to a county board for disclosing the candidate's party designation or party affiliation; and requiring each local board to include certain information on a ballot under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions [SB-608]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the requirements for certification of a U Nonimmigrant Status Petition; altering the individuals eligible to request a certain official to certify victim helpfulness relating to certification of a U Nonimmigrant Status Petition; altering the time periods within which a certain certifying entity shall certify or decline a certain form under certain circumstances; and requiring a certifying entity to develop protocols to assist certain petitioners to take certain actions.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 114 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Authorization to Practice for Former Federal Employees and Dental Applicants Licensed or Certified in Another State [HB-723]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State Board of Dental Examiners to issue a license or certification to certain applicants licensed or certified by another state within 15 business days after receiving the completed application; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a plan for a temporary or permanent authorization to practice a health occupation in the State for certain individuals who left employment with a federal agency after January 20, 2025; requiring the Department to submit the plan by October 1, 2025 to certain committees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 12 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Religious Educational Institutions - Certificate of Approval [SB-524]
[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: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - High School Graduation Requirements - Financial Aid Application [SB-552]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requiring each public high school student, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to the U.S. Department of Education or the Maryland State Financial Aid Application (MSFAA) to the Maryland Higher Education Commission, or a certain financial information form to a county board of education as a requirement for graduation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Hearing Canceled on 02/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
City of Salisbury - Fire and Explosive Investigator - Authority [SB-527]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
Providing that a City of Salisbury fire and explosive investigator has the same authority as the State Fire Marshal under certain circumstances; authorizing the City of Salisbury Fire Chief to limit the authority of a fire and explosive investigator under the Act; and requiring the City of Salisbury Fire Chief to express the limitation in a written policy.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Public School Employees - Salaries [SB-517]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering, beginning July 1, 2026, the minimum salary for certain public school employees to be $60,000; and establishing, subject to certain conditions, certain salary increases for certain public school employees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors [SB-520]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to use speed monitoring systems in areas determined to be of high risk to vulnerable road users and priority corridors in the Administration's Pedestrian Safety Action Plan; and defining "vulnerable road users" as individuals not traveling in a motor vehicle, including pedestrians, bicyclists, other cyclists, persons using personal conveyance or a mobility device such as a wheelchair, and persons on foot in a highway work zone.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Procurement Contracts and Public-Private Partnerships - Project Labor Agreements, Community Benefit Agreements, and Use of Registered Apprentices [SB-494]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing requirements related to project labor agreements, community benefit agreements, and the use of registered apprentices under procurement contracts and public-private partnerships.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - High School Graduation Requirements - Financial Aid Application [HB-688]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
Requiring each public high school student, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to the U.S. Department of Education, the Maryland State Financial Aid Application (MSFAA) to the Maryland Higher Education Commission, or a certain financial information form to a county board of education as a requirement for graduation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Hearing Canceled on 02/12/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Information Technology - Maryland OneStop - Required State, County, and Municipal Information [SB-497]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
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: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - High School Diploma - Veterans of Armed Conflicts [HB-587]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Authorizing certain individuals honorably discharged from military service to obtain a high school diploma if the individuals withdrew from a full-time public or private high school to enlist in the armed forces of the United States during certain wars or conflicts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Estate Administration - Publication of Notice [HB-623]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the registers of wills for each county and Baltimore City to, in coordination, establish a centralized website for use by all registers to publish certain notice; altering certain requirements for publication of notice relating to the appointment of a personal representative, a request for judicial probate, and estates administered by a foreign personal representative; and requiring each county and Baltimore City to report annually certain information to the Maryland Register of Wills Association beginning December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions and Immigration Enforcement at Sensitive Locations [HB-579]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring federal law enforcement officers to notify certain individuals of federal immigration action at certain sensitive locations; altering the requirements for certification of a U Nonimmigrant Status Petition; altering the individuals eligible to request a certain official to certify victim helpfulness relating to certification of a U Nonimmigrant Status Petition; authorizing the disclosure of certain information under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Third Reading Passed (124-14) on 04/07/2025