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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds [SB-409]
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
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Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Limitations Periods [SB-413]
Establishing that any provision of a consumer contract that sets a shorter period of time to bring an action under or on the consumer contract than is required under the law of the State at the time the contract is issued or delivered is void as against public policy; excluding certain entities from the application of the Act; providing that a violation of the Act is a violation of the Consumer Protection Act; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Referred Economic Matters on 02/21/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation - Maryland Area Rail Commuter Rail Authority - Establishment (MARC Rail Authority Act of 2025) [SB-401]
Establishing the Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) Rail Authority and the powers and duties of the MARC Rail Authority, acting on behalf of the Department of Transportation, with respect to the supervision, construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of MARC railroad facilities projects; authorizing the MARC Rail Authority to issue certain revenue bonds to finance the cost of MARC railroad facilities; establishing the MARC Rail Authority Fund; and requiring certain funds and revenues to be deposited in the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing Canceled (budget And Taxation) on 01/30/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - 45th Alcoholic Beverages District - Licenses [HB-472]
Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to issue a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license in a certain area of the 45th alcoholic beverages district in Baltimore City under certain circumstances; and altering a geographic boundary in the 45th district within which the holder of a Class A or Class B-D-7 beer, wine, and liquor license must operate in accordance with specified hours.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Addison
Referred Finance on 03/18/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
St. Mary's County - Competitive Bidding - Threshold [HB-490]
Increasing the minimum contract value to $50,000 to require a competitive bidding process in St. Mary's County for contracts for services or supplies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Morgan
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2025
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To Mandatory Prior Written Notice And Consent In Contracts To Provide Cremation Services. [HB-565]
For contracts entered into on or after 10/1/2025, requires mortuaries and pre-need funeral authorities that contract to provide cremation services to provide written notice if precious metals are recovered after cremation and a disclosure that the person has thirty days to claim the precious metals after receipt of the notice. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Sponsored by: Rep. Garner Shimizu
Reported From Cpc (stand. Com. Rep. No. 417) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Jha. on 02/11/2025
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To Transportation. [SB-927]
Establishes the Air Noise and Safety Task Force. Establishes the Airports Advisory Council. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to adopt administrative rules to designate an airport security area within an airport property. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Sponsored by: Sen. Dru Kanuha
Reported From Tca (stand. Com. Rep. No. 637) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 2) And Referral To Wam. on 02/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Powered Wheelchairs [SB-382]
Requiring, in order to make repairs to powered wheelchairs, that a certain manufacturer make available certain documentation, parts, embedded software, firmware, and tools to a certain independent repair provider or owner of a powered wheelchair; providing that a violation of the Act constitutes an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice subject to certain enforcement and penalty provisions; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - Business Resource Initiative for Developmental Growth and Empowerment (BRIDGE) Program - Establishment [SB-377]
Establishing the Business Resource Initiative for Developmental Growth and Empowerment (BRIDGE) Program and Fund in the Department of Commerce to provide grants to certain business entities to establish certain business incubators.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Facilities - Delegation of Inspection Authority - Nursing Homes [SB-376]
Requiring the Secretary of Health, on request of a county, to delegate to the county the authority to conduct surveys and complaint investigations of nursing homes; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to execute a certain memorandum of understanding with a requesting county within 90 days; and requiring that the Maryland Department of Health and counties equally share the costs of conducting surveys delegated by the Secretary of Health.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2025
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Montana 2025 Regular Session
Generally revise civil liability laws relating to statutes of limitations for certain actions [SB-143]
Generally revise civil liability laws relating to statutes of limitations for certain actions
Sponsored by: Sen. Greg Hertz
(h) Committee Report--bill Concurred (h) Judiciary on 03/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Medical Debt - Complaints for Money Judgment and Real Property Liens [SB-349]
Establishing certain requirements for a complaint for a money judgment for medical debt; defining "medical debt" as a debt owed by a consumer to a person, the person's agent or assignee for the provision of medical services, products, or devices; providing that medical debt does not include debt charged to a credit card except under certain circumstances; prohibiting the creation of a lien on owner-occupied residential property for the payment of medical debt; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Hearing Canceled on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Consumer Contracts - Limitations Periods [HB-431]
Establishing that any provision of a consumer contract that sets a shorter period of time to bring an action under or on the consumer contract than is required under the law of the State at the time the contract is issued or delivered is void as against public policy; providing that a violation of the Act is a violation of the Consumer Protection Act and subject to certain enforcement and penalty provisions; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Procurement - Purchase of Opioid Overdose Reversal Drugs From Opioid Settlement Parties - Prohibition [HB-395]
Prohibiting, beginning July 1, 2025, the use of State funds to purchase opioid overdose reversal drugs from a person that was party to a settlement with any state due to its role in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of prescription opioids; making certain exceptions; and prohibiting certain State contracts from being renewed on or after July 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team PG 301-25 [HB-408]
Establishing the Prince George's County Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team to examine and prevent violence against youth through intensive case management; requiring that the review team be provided with access to certain information and records; establishing certain closed meeting, confidentiality, and disclosure requirements; authorizing a certain police record to be divulged to the team; and requiring the review and response team to report annually on the program to the General Assembly beginning on January 1, 2027.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Stinnett
Hearing Canceled on 03/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Condominiums - Property Insurance Deductibles - Unit Owner Responsibility [HB-449]
Increasing, from $10,000 to $25,000, the maximum amount of the council of unit owners' property insurance deductible for which a unit owner is responsible if the cause of damage to or destruction of any portion of the condominium originates from the unit owner's unit; and providing that a contract for the resale of a condominium unit by a unit owner other than the developer is not enforceable unless it contains a written notice of the unit owner's responsibility for the amount of the deductible where damage or originates from the unit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 02/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) [HB-398]
Requiring each electric company in the State to submit to the Public Service Commission by certain dates plans for the construction or procurement of distribution-connected energy storage devices and to construct or procure the devices in accordance with the plan; providing for the creation of zero-emission credits by beneficial nuclear facilities; requiring the Commission to pursue certain coordinated approaches to offshore wind energy transmission development; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
First Reading Economic Matters on 01/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Medical Debt - Complaints for Money Judgment and Real Property Liens [HB-428]
Establishing certain requirements for a complaint for a money judgment; defining "medical debt" as a debt owed by a consumer to a provider of medical services, products, or devices, but does not include debt charged to a credit card except under certain circumstances; prohibiting the creation of a lien on owner-occupied residential property by contract or as a result of a breach of contract for the payment of medical debt; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 02/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State and Private Construction Contracts - Prompt Payment Requirements [HB-451]
Requiring a private construction contract to include a provision requiring the owner to pay the contractor within a certain period of time or, if the owner withholds all or part of an amount invoiced, to send a certain notification to the contractor; requiring a contract between a contractor and a subcontractor on a private or State construction contract to include a provision requiring the contractor to pay the subcontractor within a certain period of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama
First Reading Economic Matters And Health And Government Operations on 01/16/2025
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To Qualified Community Rehabilitation Programs. [SB-425]
Clarifies that the civil service exemption for personal service contracts for building, custodial, and grounds maintenance services with qualified community rehabilitation programs shall not cost more than $850,000 in the aggregate per private person or entity, regardless of the number of contracts or qualified community rehabilitation programs utilized for the personal service. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Aquino
Reported From Lbt (stand. Com. Rep. No. 354) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Wam. on 02/12/2025