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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Commercial Financing - Small Business Truth in Lending Act [HB-693] [Finance ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Economic Development ]
Regulating commercial financing transactions, including by establishing requirements related to certain disclosures, calculations of annual percentage rates, terms of repayments, and other related items, and the extension of specific offers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo Favorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/17/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Baltimore City - Ordinance Enforcement - Amount of Fines and Penalties [SB-573] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Increasing the maximum amount that Baltimore City is authorized to establish for civil and criminal fines and penalties for violating certain ordinances, rules, or regulations from $1,000 to $10,000.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025

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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

Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Firearms and Ammunition [SB-577] [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: Sen. Clarence Lam Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Business Regulation - Enforcement for Miscellaneous State Business Licenses - Study [HB-577] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ] [Consumer Protection ]
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 report the findings and recommendations of the study to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Approved By The Governor - Chapter 633 on 05/20/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Artificial Intelligence - Causing Injury or Death - Civil and Criminal Liability [HB-589] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Establishing that a person who intentionally, knowingly, or negligently designs or creates artificial intelligence software able to cause physical injury or death is strictly liable for damages and subject to a civil penalty if the software is used to cause personal injury or death; and prohibiting a person from intentionally, knowingly, or negligently designing or creating artificial intelligence software able to cause injury or death.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Medical Practice Act and Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions [SB-423] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Mental Health ]
Repealing obsolete and redundant language in, clarifying language in, and making language consistent across certain provisions of law governing the State Board of Physicians and the regulation of physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; altering certain licensure requirements; altering the grounds for discipline for physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; authorizing the Board to impose a civil penalty for a certain report made in bad faith; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle Approved By The Governor - Chapter 675 on 05/20/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Limitation Periods [HB-431] [Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a consumer contract from setting a shorter time to bring an action under or on the consumer contract than required by the law of the State; excluding certain entities from the application of this Act; and applying the Act prospectively.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart Approved By The Governor - Chapter 194 on 04/22/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Registration and Regulation [SB-305] [Finance ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Cybersecurity ] [Law Enforcement ]
Establishing registration and operating requirements for a virtual currency kiosk operator to operate a virtual currency kiosk in the State; authorizing the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to investigate and enforce the Act in a certain manner; and authorizing the Commissioner to assess against a virtual currency kiosk operator a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each knowing and willful violation of the Act.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman Approved By The Governor - Chapter 117 on 04/22/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers [HB-303] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Community Development ]
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Public Safety - Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Prohibitions and Study [HB-222] [Public Safety ] [Construction ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Law Enforcement ] [Energy ] [Consumer Protection ] [Firearms/Gun Control ]
Prohibiting the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or distribution of non-arc-resistant jacketed corrugated stainless steel tubing; providing a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for a violation of the Act; and requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Office of the State Fire Marshal, by September 1, 2026, to submit a final report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly with recommendations related to preventing the fire hazards associated with commonly used fuel gas piping systems.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein Approved By The Governor - Chapter 385 on 05/06/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Stopping, Standing, or Parking in a Bike Lane or Bicycle Path - Prohibition [HB-178] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a bike lane or bicycle path unless the vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle, a transit vehicle, a vehicle picking up or discharging disabled individuals, a vehicle that has become unintentionally disabled, or one that is loading or unloading goods for pick-up or delivery; and providing a certain civil penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton Third Reading Passed (124-11) on 03/17/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Family Law – Child Support [HB-218] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
Altering provisions relating to the commencement of a proceeding to hold a person in contempt of court for the person's default in payment of periodic child or spousal support under the terms of a court order and provisions relating to the commencement of a contempt proceeding for failure to make a payment of child or spousal support under a court order; authorizing the Child Support Administration to take action to secure an assignment to the State of any rights to support on behalf of a child receiving foster care maintenance payments; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act [HB-176] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Health ]
Requiring the Correctional Training Commission to adopt regulations for the training, issuance, and use of body-worn cameras by January 1, 2026; establishing the Public Employees' Safety and Health Unit in the Division of Labor and Industry to administer and enforce certain duties regarding the oversight of workplace safety and health of employees of certain public bodies; establishing and applying certain civil and criminal penalties to public bodies and persons in government; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon Approved By The Governor - Chapter 609 on 05/20/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Electronic Payment Transactions - Interchange Fees - Calculation and Use of Data [HB-29] [Consumer Protection ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ]
Requiring certain entities that process electronic payment transactions to exclude, under certain circumstances, the amount of tax and gratuity included in the electronic payment transaction from the amount on which an interchange fee is charged; requiring certain credit and debit card issuers to credit a merchant who provides certain documentation with the amount of the interchange fee charged on the amount of tax and gratuity included in an electronic payment transaction; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby First Reading Economic Matters on 01/08/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Commercial Law - False Advertising - Penalties [HB-224] [Consumer Protection ] [Media and Advertising ] [Crime ]
Increasing, from $500 to $1,000, the maximum penalty for violating the prohibition against false advertising.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway First Reading Economic Matters on 01/08/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration [HB-219] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ]
Establishing a certain process for bringing vehicles owned by State residents that are improperly registered in another state into compliance with the Maryland Vehicle Law.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Public Safety - Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Prohibitions and Study [SB-175] [Public Safety ] [Construction ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Energy ] [Consumer Protection ] [Housing ] [Small Business ] [Law Enforcement ] [Firearms/Gun Control ]
Prohibiting the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or distribution of non-arc-resistant jacketed corrugated stainless steel tubing; establishing a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for a violation of the Act; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Office of the State Fire Marshal to conduct a study and make recommendations related to preventing the fire hazards associated with commonly used fuel gas piping systems including gas piping and corrugated stainless steel tubing, in residential and commercial buildings; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks Approved By The Governor - Chapter 384 on 05/06/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act [SB-26] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Health ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Crime ]
Requiring the Correctional Training Commission to adopt regulations for the training, issuance, and use of body-worn cameras by January 1, 2026; establishing the Public Employees' Safety and Health Unit in the Division of Labor and Industry to administer and enforce certain duties regarding the oversight of workplace safety and health of employees of certain public bodies; establishing and applying certain civil and criminal penalties to public bodies and persons in government; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer Approved By The Governor - Chapter 608 on 05/20/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Labor and Employment - Parental School Engagement Leave Act [SB-58] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ]
Requiring certain employers to provide certain employees with at least 12 hours of parental school engagement leave each school year to attend meetings and conferences relating to the schooling of the employee's child; and requiring the State Superintendent of Schools and the Commissioner of Labor to provide notice of certain provisions of the Act and develop and make available a document that may be used to validate an employee's use of parental school engagement leave.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/14/2025

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