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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Funeral Establishments, Crematories, and Reduction Facilities - Oversight (Ensuring Dignity and Accountability in Crematory and Funeral Home Operations Act) [HB-1555]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring the Office of Cemetery Oversight and the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to establish and maintain certain online databases and conduct certain inspections; establishing the authority of the Secretary of Health regarding staff for the Board; authorizing the Executive Director of the Board to direct an immediate investigation of certain complaints; establishing requirements for the review of complaints and investigations by the Board; providing a civil penalty of up to $25,000 for certain violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2025
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Baltimore City and Takoma Park - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-1226]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
Authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in school zones in Baltimore City and the City of Takoma Park under the pilot program authorized for Prince George's County if authorized by local law; requiring a local jurisdiction that implements a stop sign monitoring system to prominently place signs on highways within the local jurisdiction providing notice that stop sign monitoring systems are in use; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County - School Bus Stops on Highways - Alterations MC 8-25 [HB-1227]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Applying certain provisions of law regarding school bus stops located on certain highways in Montgomery County to a school bus stop at a location for which at least 400 citations were issued in the preceding fiscal year to drivers traveling in the opposite direction of the bus stop; and prohibiting, beginning on December 31, 2028, locating a school bus stop on any highway with five or more undivided traffic lanes, except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 589 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Speed Monitoring Systems on Interstate 83 - Unpaid and Overdue Citations [HB-1130]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring Baltimore City to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration for certain purposes if an owner or a driver of a vehicle accumulates more than $250 in unpaid and overdue fines for violations recorded by speed monitoring systems on Interstate 83 in Baltimore City; authorizing Baltimore City to immobilize a vehicle owned or driven by a person that has accumulated more than $250 in unpaid and overdue fines for violations recorded by speed monitoring systems on Interstate 83 in Baltimore City; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Fraud Prevention and Worker Protections - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement [HB-1096]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly making or using, or causing to be made or used, a false record or statement resulting in underpayments of unemployment insurance contributions or payment of unemployment insurance benefits of more than a certain amount; altering the enforcement mechanisms of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law, the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, workplace fraud laws, living wage laws, and prevailing wage laws; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Fraud Prevention and Worker Protections - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement [SB-938]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly making or using, or causing to be made or used, a false record or statement resulting in underpayments of unemployment insurance contributions or payment of unemployment insurance benefits of more than a certain amount; altering the enforcement mechanisms of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law, the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, workplace fraud laws, living wage laws, and prevailing wage laws; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Howard County - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization [SB-967]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the use of noise abatement monitoring systems in Howard County to enforce certain motor vehicle noise requirements; and requiring that Howard County report by March 1, 2026, to the Governor and the General Assembly on the time period noise abatement monitoring systems were in use, the number of warnings and citations issued, the costs associated with implementation, the revenue collected, and the effectiveness of noise abatement monitoring systems in reducing the noise produced by motor vehicles in the county.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund - Establishment [SB-963]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Establishing the Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund to provide for the care, preservation, maintenance, and restoration of abandoned and neglected cemeteries in the State; authorizing the Governor to include in the budget bill an appropriation of $250,000 to the Fund; and requiring an annual report by September 30 to the General Assembly on the donations to the Fund, promotional efforts undertaken with money from the Fund, and a detailed accounting of the use of the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 409 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City and Montgomery County - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization MC 4-25 [HB-1032]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in school zones in Baltimore City and Montgomery County under the pilot program authorized for Prince George's County, if authorized by local law; and requiring the Montgomery County Department of Transportation and the Baltimore City Department of Transportation to individually report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1, 2027, the data on the program through October 1, 2027, in their individual jurisdictions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Young
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Out-of-State Drivers - Automated Enforcement (Out-of-State Driver Accountability Act) [HB-915]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each county and municipal automated traffic enforcement program to submit to the Vision Zero coordinator a quarterly report containing certain information regarding each citation issued under the program during the quarter to a motor vehicle registered in another state.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs - Insurance and Liability [SB-771]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Repealing certain provisions of law authorizing a peer-to-peer car sharing program's motor vehicle liability insurance policy on a replacement vehicle to be secondary coverage for a shared vehicle driver; altering certain motor vehicle liability insurance requirements applicable to peer-to-peer car sharing programs; providing that the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund is not required to provide coverage to a shared vehicle drive for the use of a shared vehicle that is not a replacement vehicle; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Maryland Route 200 (Intercounty Connector) MC 10-25 [HB-988]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the placement and use by the Maryland Transportation Authority of speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 200 (Intercounty Connector) in Montgomery County; requiring the District Court to remit to the Authority any civil penalties collected by the District Court resulting from a citation issued using a speed monitoring system operated by the Authority; and requiring the State Highway Administration to provide the Authority with access to certain systems and contacts.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 587 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 [HB-978]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to place and use not more than four speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 and three systems on Interstate 83 in Baltimore County, subject to notice requirements; requiring that fines collected in Baltimore County as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 be used to recover costs and assist in covering the cost of roadway and safety improvements on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 in Baltimore County; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Third Reading Passed (102-30) on 03/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Distracted Driving Monitoring System Pilot Program [HB-908]
[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: Rep. Linda Foley
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Effect [HB-777]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that a person who has been granted an expungement shall be determined for all purposes not to have been arrested for, cited for, charged with, or convicted of the underlying offense.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Enforcement for Miscellaneous State Business Licenses - Study [SB-664]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Comptroller to consult with certain stakeholders to study and make recommendations on the enforcement process for miscellaneous State business licenses; and requiring the Comptroller to submit a report of the study's findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 632 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City and Takoma Park - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization of Pilot Program [SB-600]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in certain school zones in Baltimore City and the City of Takoma Park under the pilot program authorized for Prince George's County, if authorized by local law; and requiring that a certain percentage of the fines collected under the Act be distributed to the local management board for Baltimore City and be used only to provide youth programming and services for youth living in or attending a school located in the 45th or 46th legislative districts.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 571 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Stolen Vehicles or Registration Plates [HB-758]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a local designee under a local automated speed enforcement program to void a citation issued under the program if the local designee determines that the motor vehicle subject to the citation or its registration plates were stolen at the time the alleged violation occurred; prohibiting a local automated speed enforcement program from issuing or mailing a citation until the program confirms that the motor vehicle involved in the alleged violation or its registration plates were not reported as stolen; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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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
Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Firearms and Ammunition [HB-713]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to prepare certain literature relating to firearms and ammunition and to distribute the literature to all county health departments in the State; requiring each county health department to distribute certain literature to all establishments that sell firearms or ammunition within the county; requiring establishments that sell firearms or ammunition in the State to make certain literature visible and available and to distribute the literature to purchasers of firearms and ammunition; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025