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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Automatic Renewals [HB-107]
Requiring a person who makes an automatic renewal offer to consumers to allow a consumer to cancel the automatic renewal in a certain manner; requiring automatic renewal offers to be displayed in a certain manner and contain certain information; establishing that compliance with certain regulations or a certain license shall be considered to be compliance with the Act; establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Pruski
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 03/31/2025
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Residential Property - Assignment of Contracts of Sale - Disclosure Requirements and Rescission [HB-124]
Authorizing a seller or assignee of certain residential property to rescind a contract of sale without penalty at any time before closing if a certain seller does not provide a certain notice; establishing that an assignee is entitled to a refund of any deposit paid in connection with the assignment of a contract of sale of the residential property under certain circumstances; requiring that a contract of sale comply with the requirements of the Act; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Favorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Residential Leases - Late Payment Penalties - Calculation [HB-273]
Altering a prohibition concerning the maximum penalty for the late payment of rent that a landlord may charge in a residential lease to prohibit a penalty in excess of 5% of the amount of the unpaid rent rather than of the amount due.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Hearing 3/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission - Enforcement Activities - Memorandum of Understanding [SB-220]
Repealing a requirement that the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission and the Comptroller of Maryland enter into a memorandum of understanding for cooperative activities in inspections and other enforcement activities.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/16 At 3:00 P.m. on 01/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation [HB-17]
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming operations in the State; requiring the Commission to regulate Internet gaming and the conduct of Internet gaming in the State; requiring an Internet gaming licensee to require individuals to provide proof of the registration in order to participate in Internet gaming; submitting the Act to a referendum; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 2/10 At 11:00 A.m. on 01/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Residential Contracts of Sale - Buyer Privacy Rights [HB-13]
Prohibiting a contract of sale for single-family residential real property from containing the name of an individual buyer prior to acceptance of the contract of sale by the seller; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Malcolm Ruff
Hearing 1/28 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact [SB-21]
Entering into the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; authorizing a dentist or dental hygienist to practice in a participating state under certain scope of practice rules; establishing a Commission to oversee the Compact and its duties and powers; providing the Act is contingent on the enactment of substantially similar legislation in seven other states; and requiring the Department of Health to notify the Department of Legislative Services within 10 days of enactment of similar legislation in seven other states.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2025 [HB-159]
Altering the collective bargaining process for certain State employees, including by requiring the selection of a neutral arbitrator to oversee all aspects of collective bargaining, establishing a process of arbitration in the event of impasse, and providing that certain decisions of a neutral arbitrator are advisory; requiring that each budget bill contain the appropriations necessary to implement all terms and conditions of employment in certain memoranda of understanding for the next ensuing fiscal year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 03/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration [SB-88]
Authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to enter into memoranda of understanding with municipalities that allow the State Administrator to work collaboratively with a municipality to support the administration of the municipality's elections; and altering the deadline for municipalities to request that the State Board of Elections include on a ballot offices and questions to be voted on in a municipal election and the certification that must be included in the request.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Procurement - Public Work Contracts - Data Dashboard (Maryland Public Works and Apprenticeship Transparency Act) [SB-3]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop and maintain a data dashboard that includes certain information relating to contractors, subcontractors, employees, and apprentices working under public work contracts; requiring each contractor who is contracted under a public work contract to provide certain information to the Commissioner; requiring the Commissioner to update the data dashboard at least once a month and post the data dashboard on the Maryland Department of Labor website; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 03/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Automatic Renewals [SB-49]
Requiring a person who makes an automatic renewal offer to consumers to allow a consumer to cancel the automatic renewal in a certain manner; requiring automatic renewal offers to be displayed in a certain manner and contain certain information; establishing that compliance with certain regulations or a certain license shall be considered to be compliance with the Act; establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Referred Economic Matters on 03/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission – Enforcement Activities – Memorandum of Understanding [HB-112]
Repealing a requirement that the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission and the Comptroller of Maryland enter into a memorandum of understanding for cooperative activities in inspections and other enforcement activities.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Collection of Debts - Policies [HB-268]
Altering provisions of law related to a hospital's financial assistance and collection of debts policies; specifying the percentage by which a hospital is required to reduce a patient's out-of-pocket expenses under certain circumstances; adding to the notice requirements relating to a hospital's financial assistance policy; prohibiting a hospital from filing a civil action to collect a debt against a patient whose outstanding debt is at or below $500; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed on 03/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact [SB-174]
Entering into the Social Work Licensure Compact for the purpose of authorizing regulated social workers who hold multistate licenses to practice social work in member states; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; establishing the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission; providing for withdrawal from the Compact; and providing the Act is contingent on the enactment of substantially similar legislation in six other states.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Favorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Procurement - Scrutinized Entities - Prohibition [HB-188]
Prohibiting an entity owned, operated, or controlled by the government of certain countries subject to an embargo under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations from participating in any procurement with the State, a local government in the State, a public instrumentality in the State, or any governmental unit in the State; requiring the Board of Public Works to make certain determinations and maintain and publish a certain list of scrutinized entities; preempting any local ordinance, rule, or regulation that conflicts with the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Powered Wheelchairs [HB-31]
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: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Favorable Adopted on 03/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations – Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans [SB-63]
Requiring that certain funds for certain reserve accounts be deposited on or before the last day of each fiscal year; requiring that certain updated reserve studies be prepared by a certain person; requiring the governing body of a cooperative housing corporation, a residential condominium, or a homeowners association to prepare a certain funding plan subject to certain requirements; authorizing a reasonable deviation from certain reserve funding requirements following a certain financial hardship determination; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations [SB-4]
Altering the administration and membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; specifying the powers and duties of the Authority, subject to certain limitations; exempting the Authority from certain provisions of law; requiring the Authority to take certain actions regarding the finances of the Authority; exempting the Authority from certain taxation or assessments under certain circumstances; establishing the West North Avenue Development Authority Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection – False Advertising – Digital Goods [HB-208]
Prohibiting a person from advertising or offering for sale a digital good using certain terminology unless a certain affirmative acknowledgment is received from the purchaser or a certain clear and conspicuous statement is provided by the seller; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Pruski
Favorable With Amendments {213725/1 Adopted on 03/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Residential Property - Assignment of Contracts of Sale - Disclosure Requirements and Rescission [SB-160]
Authorizing a seller, buyer, or assignee of certain residential property to rescind a contract of sale without penalty at any time before closing if a certain seller does not provide a certain notice; establishing that an assignee is entitled to a refund of any deposit paid for the purchase of residential real property under certain circumstances; requiring that a contract of sale comply with the requirements of the Act; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025