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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Local Government - Accommodations Intermediaries - Hotel Rental Tax - Collection by Comptroller and Alterations [SB-979]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
Requiring certain accommodations intermediaries to collect and remit the hotel rental tax to the Comptroller rather than to each county; providing for the administration of the hotel rental tax by the Comptroller; providing that certain provisions of State law prevail over certain local laws or agreements related to the hotel rental tax; repealing the authority of certain counties to provide for certain exemptions from the hotel rental tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 638 on 05/20/2025
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Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements [SB-842]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Cannabis ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission to seize electronic smoking devices that are sold or offered for sale in violation of certain provisions of law without a warrant; establishing procedures for the return of certain property seized by the Executive Director; and establishing certain record-keeping requirements for electronic smoking devices wholesaler distributors and wholesaler importers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 305 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Veterans Benefits Matters – Claim Servicers – Prohibitions and Requirements [SB-928]
[Veterans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing prohibitions and requirements regarding compensation for certain services related to veterans benefits matters; prohibiting a person that is not V.A. accredited from making certain guarantees; providing for the enforcement of the Act under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; and repealing certain advertising and disclosure requirements for veterans benefits services and veterans benefits appeals services.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Insurance - Enforcement, Impaired Entities, Homeowner's Insurance Policies, and Unfair Claim Settlement Practices - Revisions [SB-893]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing and altering requirements governing the regulation of insurance in the State, including requirements related to reviews and examinations undertaken by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner, premium discounts, the temporary suspension of writing new homeowner's insurance policies, and claims handling; providing that certain insurers may be subject to additional market conduct examinations under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Claims Application Form - Authorization for Release of Information [SB-830]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the entities to which a claimant is required to authorize the release in a claim application filed with the Workers' Compensation Commission to include the Uninsured Employers' Fund and the Subsequent Injury Fund; altering the information which a claimant is required to authorize the release in a claim application to include additional claims filed by the claimant and information in the custody of the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 308 on 05/06/2025
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Arizona Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)
Veterans' benefits; claims; prohibition. [SB-1703]
[Veterans ]
Veterans' benefits; claims; prohibition.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Gowan
House Fmae Committee Action: Failed To Pass, Voting: (3-4-0-0-0-0) on 03/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2025 [SB-752]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
Repealing and establishing the methodology used to calculate the weekly benefit amount; altering the taxable wage base used to determine employer contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, the dependent allowance, and the amount of earned wages subtracted from a weekly benefit amount; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to determine and make available online the State annual average wage applicable to the rate of contribution; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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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
Health Care Malpractice Claims - Health Care Provider - Definition [HB-926]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the definition of "health care provider" to include employees, agents, or contractors of a hospital who are licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized to render health care services in Maryland in provisions relating to health care malpractice claims.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Care Malpractice Claims - Health Care Provider - Definition [SB-681]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the definition of "health care provider" to include an employee, agent, or contractor of a hospital who is licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized to render health care services in Maryland in provisions relating to health care malpractice claims.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Catastrophic Event Account and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund, Protection of Federal Benefits, and Powers of the Attorney General - Alterations (Protect Our Federal Workers Act) [SB-683]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Renaming the Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund to be the Federal Government Employee Assistance Loan Fund; authorizing funds appropriated to the Catastrophic Event Account to be expended to assist in funding costs in connection with a closure, relocation, or mass layoff of a unit of the federal government, or other similar circumstances; and altering the purpose of the Fund and the eligibility criteria to receive loans from the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Favorable With Amendments Report By Budget And Taxation on 04/07/2025
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Alaska 34th Legislature
Disclosure Of Wage Information [SB-78]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
An Act relating to disclosure of information regarding employee compensation by employers, employees, and applicants for employment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Forrest Dunbar
Jud Rpt Recd Await Transmittal Nxt on 05/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Covered Individuals - Alternatively Qualified Individuals [HB-824]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program to provide benefits, beginning July 1, 2027, to alternatively qualified individuals who care for or bond with a child under certain circumstances; altering the date that the Secretary of Labor is required to begin conducting certain cost analyses of the Program; and requiring that an employer allow an alternatively qualified individual who is receiving benefits under the Program to take certain unpaid leave from employment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Uniform Disposition of Abandoned Property Act – Revisions [SB-665]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Making certain virtual currency subject to the abandoned property laws in the State; establishing certain provisions to determine certain information about certain apparent owners of abandoned property; altering and establishing certain provisions pertaining to the presumption of abandonment for certain types of property; establishing certain procedures to establish the death of a certain insured or certain annuitant; altering the dollar value at which the Comptroller is required to publish certain notice; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 635 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Information Act - Frivolous, Vexatious, or Abusive Requests - Remedies [HB-806]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing the custodian of a record to file a certain complaint relating to a Public Information Act request or pattern of requests with the Public Information Act Compliance Board or circuit court; authorizing the Compliance Board to issue a certain order or dismiss a complaint under certain circumstances; authorizing a complainant to appeal a certain decision of the Compliance Board; and authorizing the circuit court to issue a certain order under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep.
First Reading Health And Government Operations on 01/29/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Uniform Disposition of Abandoned Property Act - Revisions [HB-761]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Making certain virtual currency subject to the abandoned property laws in the State; establishing certain provisions to determine certain information about certain apparent owners of abandoned property; altering and establishing certain provisions pertaining to the presumption of abandonment for certain types of property; establishing certain procedures to establish the death of a certain insured or certain annuitant; altering from $100 to $50 the value at which the Comptroller is required to publish a certain notice; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 636 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Use of Opioid Restitution Fund and Training Under the Overdose Response Program [SB-594]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Funding ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
Altering the training that the Maryland Department of Health is authorized to provide under the Overdose Response Program to include emphasis on the restoration of breathing, avoiding withdrawal, and compassionate postoverdose support and care; clarifying that the use of the Opioid Restitution Fund is subject to certain restrictions; and altering the authorized uses of the Opioid Restitution Fund to include addressing racial and socioeconomic disparities in access to prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 699 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Use of Opioid Restitution Fund and Training Under the Overdose Response Program [HB-729]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
Altering the training that the Maryland Department of Health is authorized to provide under the Overdose Response Program to include emphasis on the restoration of breathing, avoiding withdrawal, and compassionate postoverdose support and care; clarifying that the use of the Opioid Restitution Fund is subject to certain restrictions; and altering the authorized uses of the Opioid Restitution Fund so as to include the addressing of racial disparities in access to prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 698 on 05/20/2025
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Arizona Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)
Unemployment benefits; requirements; disqualifications; determinations [SB-1296]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
Unemployment benefits; requirements; disqualifications; determinations
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Finchem
Governor Vetoed on 05/02/2025
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Arizona Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)
Health insurers; provider credentialing; claims [SB-1291]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
Health insurers; provider credentialing; claims
Sponsored by: Sen. Hildy Angius
Chapter 97 on 05/02/2025