Civil Actions
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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Civil Actions - Unsolicited Obscene Material [HB-670]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly sending by electronic means to another person an image or video depicting obscene material that the sender knows or reasonably should know is unsolicited; authorizing a person to bring an action against a person who violates the Act; and exempting certain entities and individuals from the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley J. Lopez
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Fraudulent Possession and Unauthorized Lease or Listing - Prohibition and Removal [SB-556]
[Real Estate ]
[Crime ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Property Tax ]
Prohibiting the knowing and willful presentation of certain false documents in order to possess real property; prohibiting a person from leasing to another real property the person does not own or is not authorized to lease and from listing or advertising for sale real property if the person knows the purported seller is not the owner of the property; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin D Ready
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable and Senior Adults [HB-604]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person who is a caregiver to or a family member or household member of an individual from knowingly and willfully obtaining the property of the individual with the intent to deprive the individual of the individual's property if the individual is a vulnerable adult or an individual of at least 68 years of age and the person knows or reasonably should know the individual is a vulnerable adult of at least 68 years of age; and providing certain penalties for a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Third Reading Passed (45-0) on 04/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act) [HB-629]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing an immunity from liability for a person who discloses information about allegations of sexually assaultive behavior if the person acts in good faith; establishing a presumption of good faith unless it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that the person acted with actual malice or intentionally or recklessly disclosed false information; providing for the award of attorney's fees and costs in certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Common Ownership Communities - Local Commissions [HB-558]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing requirements for a local commission on common ownership communities established by the local government of a county.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Vulnerable Individuals - Comparative Negligence [HB-594]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting recovery by a certain plaintiff from being barred in a certain civil action due to the plaintiff's negligence, except under certain circumstances; requiring any damages awarded under the Act to be diminished in proportion to the amount of negligence attributed to the plaintiff; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Unhoused Individuals - Rights, Civil Action, and Affirmative Defense [SB-484]
[Housing ]
[Human Rights ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that all unhoused individuals have certain rights; authorizing the Attorney General or an individual harmed by a violation of the Act to bring a certain civil action against a political subdivision, a unit of State or local government, or a government official; establishing an affirmative defense of necessity to certain criminal charges relating to trespass or disturbing the peace; and repealing the authority of a municipality to prohibit vagrancy.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Maryland Route 210 [SB-485]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Increasing civil penalties for violations recorded by speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 210 (Piscataway Highway) in Prince George's County that involve exceeding the maximum speed limit by certain amounts.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Statute of Limitations - Prosecution or Enforcement of Local Consumer Protection Codes [HB-591]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increasing from 1 year to 3 years the statute of limitations for the prosecution or suit for enforcement of local consumer protection codes for which equitable relief, a fine, or a penalty is provided.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures [SB-447]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a hospital to conduct screening on a patient presenting at an emergency department of the hospital to determine whether the patient has an emergency pregnancy-related medical condition; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the treatment and transfer of a patient who has an emergency pregnancy-related medical condition; requiring a hospital to allow the termination of a pregnancy in certain circumstances; prohibiting a hospital from taking adverse action against a provider under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act [SB-429]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the definitions of "target per pupil foundation amount", "collaborative time per pupil amount", "compensatory education per pupil amount", "English learner per pupil amount", "special education per pupil amount", "growth in the target per pupil foundation amount", and "change in the per pupil amount"; directing county boards of education to provide certain funding to local workforce development boards to support the Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Housing Development Act [HB-503]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to periodically establish housing production targets for the State and certain local jurisdictions; requiring the Department to publish housing production targets on its website and notify certain local jurisdictions; requiring the Department to publish an annual report assessing the progress of the State and certain local jurisdictions with meeting specified housing targets; establishing the Housing Opportunities Made Equitable Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bailey Hornberger
Rereferred To Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable and Senior Adults [SB-466]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Prohibiting a person who is a caregiver to or a family member or household member of an individual from knowingly and willfully exerting unauthorized control over and obtaining the property of the individual with intent to deprive the individual of the individual's property under certain circumstances; providing penalties for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act) [SB-430]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Planning to calculate certain regional housing infrastructure gaps; providing for the apportionment of regional housing infrastructure gaps to counties and incorporated municipalities; authorizing local jurisdictions to reduce local housing infrastructure gaps in a certain manner; establishing that certain local jurisdictions have an affirmative obligation to expeditiously approve housing development project applications; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Nuisance and Breach of Lease Actions - Rodent Harborage [HB-549]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Animals ]
Authorizing an individual to bring a nuisance action for damages caused by rodent harborage on certain real property against certain individuals; authorizing a landlord to bring a breach of lease action against a tenant for behavior that causes or contributes to rodent harborage; and providing that a nuisance action may not be brought under the Act if the rodent harborage occurs on property that is zoned for agricultural use and is actually and primarily used as agricultural property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act [HB-504]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing local governing bodies to exceed certain tax and revenue limitations for a certain purpose; altering the source of funds for the Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund to include the interest earnings of the Academic Excellence Fund; authorizing the Department to establish a national teacher recruitment campaign; establishing the Academic Excellence Program in the Department to address critical academic needs in public schools; requiring local school systems to develop certain countywide community school implementation plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bailey Hornberger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 237 on 05/06/2025
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To Attorneys' Fees. [HB-981]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Limits the accrued attorneys' fees and costs in matters relating to, or actions brought as a result of, construction defects to twenty-five per cent of the recovery amount. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Sponsored by: Rep. David Tarnas
The Committee(s) On Jha Recommend(s) That The Measure Be Deferred. on 02/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025) [SB-400]
[Children and Youth ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Prohibiting transportation companies that transport children to residential child care programs from using certain restraints unless there is a substantial likelihood of imminent serious physical harm to a child or others; prohibiting transportation companies that transport children to residential child care programs from picking up children between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.; authorizing an individual and the Attorney General to bring a certain civil action against certain transportation companies; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn D. Gile
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 344 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds [SB-409]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Small Business ]
Expanding the acceptable names authorized for an economic development authority established by a county or municipal corporation; expanding the powers of an authority, subject to limitations in the articles of incorporation of the authority and resolutions of the legislative body of a county or municipal corporation; providing that certain actions require prior approval of the legislative body of a county or municipal corporation under certain circumstances; expanding the authorized uses of tax increment proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Referred Ways And Means Environment And Transportation on 03/13/2025