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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commercial Financing - Small Business Truth in Lending Act [SB-754]
[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: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Referred Economic Matters on 03/07/2025
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Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prekindergarten - 3-Year-Olds - Private Providers (Parental Choice for Prekindergarten Act) [SB-780]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the definition of "Tier I child" for purposes of publicly provided prekindergarten to not include 3-year-olds and only include certain 4-year-olds; authorizing an eligible private prekindergarten provider to elect to enroll 3-year-olds in publicly provided prekindergarten; requiring an eligible private provider that elects to enroll a Tier I 3-year-old to enter into a certain memorandum of understanding with the State Department of Education and the county board of education; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Courts - Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-966]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing an Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program within the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide expertise in artificial intelligence to the circuit courts and the District Court in the form of expert testimony on the authenticity of electronic evidence that a court determines may have been created or altered using artificial intelligence; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop a grant application for the Program and award grants to eligible institutions of higher education; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Third Reading Passed (129-9) on 04/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Information Technology - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Oversight [SB-705]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Providing that a unit of State government may not purchase, lease, contract for, or rent an information technology service or product unless consistent with the master plan, as determined by the Secretary of Information Technology; providing that the Secretary is responsible for overseeing the implementation of major information technology development projects in the State; establishing the Maryland Office of Digital Experience in the Department to provide oversight, leadership, and strategic modernization for major technology projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 846 on 05/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Howard County - Common Ownership Communities - Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans Ho. Co. 4-25 [SB-777]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring that the annual budget of a cooperative housing corporation, a residential condominium, or a homeowners association in Howard County include certain funds; requiring that certain funds for the reserve account of a cooperative housing corporation, a residential condominium, or a homeowners association in Howard County be deposited by a certain day each fiscal year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Property Tax - Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreements - Broadband Service Providers [SB-774]
[Property Tax ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Real Estate ]
Authorizing the governing body of a county to enter into a payment in lieu of taxes agreement with a provider of broadband service located in the county for property located in the county and owned by the provider; requiring that an agreement for a negotiated payment in lieu of taxes specify the amount to be paid each year and exempt all or part of the providers real and personal property in the county from county property tax; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 208 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact [HB-959]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Entering into the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact for the purpose of authorizing licensed school psychologists who hold multistate licenses to provide school psychological services in member states; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; establishing the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission; providing for the withdrawal from the Compact; and providing the Act is contingent on the enactment of substantially similar legislation in seven other states.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bernice Mireku-North
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
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Montana 2025 Regular Session
Provide for Montana First Procurement laws and establish reporting requirements [SB-246]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Small Business ]
Provide for Montana First Procurement laws and establish reporting requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Cora Neumann
Chapter Number Assigned on 05/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment [HB-858]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2031, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2031, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator, subject to a certain exception; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2027; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 4/07 At 11:00 A.m. on 04/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Residential Real Property - Tenants' Right of First Refusal [HB-872]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Clarifying the circumstances under which liability for the failure to comply with certain requirements relating to a tenant's right of first refusal to purchase residential property is restricted to the owner of the property and does not attach to the property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 524 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) [SB-688]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
Altering certain apprenticeship requirements relating to public works contracts to require certain contractors and subcontractors to employ a certain number of qualified apprentices or journeyworkers necessary to meet a certain applicable percentage for the project; altering which projects are subject to certain apprenticeship requirements; repealing certain provisions of law that authorized contractors and subcontractors to make certain payments to a certain apprenticeship program in lieu of employing certain apprentices; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Electricity - Data Centers - Rate Schedule and Requirements [HB-900]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring each electric company in the State to submit to the Public Service Commission for approval a specific rate schedule for certain data center customers with certain required provisions, including minimum durations, financial responsibilities, and fees.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Workgroup on the Creation of a Data Dashboard for Public Work Contracts and Apprentices - Establishment [HB-850]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Workgroup on the Creation of a Data Dashboard for Public Work Contracts and Apprentices to study the most efficient and cost-effective method to create a publicly available data dashboard that disaggregates information regarding public work contracts with the State and apprentices working under the public work contracts; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 7, 2027.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 717 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Conventional Home Mortgage Loans - Assumption and Required Disclosures [SB-689]
[Finance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring banking institutions, credit unions, mortgage lenders, mortgage lending businesses, and mortgage loan originators to include a certain provision in certain conventional home mortgage loans authorizing a certain borrower to purchase the property interest of a certain borrower in connection with a decree of absolute divorce if the lending entity determines that the assuming borrower qualifies for the loan; and applying certain provisions of the Act retroactively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 203 on 04/22/2025
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Arizona Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)
Pharmacy board; duties; regulation [SB-1396]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Pharmacy board; duties; regulation
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Shope
Senate Read Second Time on 02/04/2025
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Montana 2025 Regular Session
Revise state procurement laws related to entitles that are exempt from the RFP process. [SB-232]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Revise state procurement laws related to entitles that are exempt from the RFP process.
Sponsored by: Sen. Matt Regier
Chapter Number Assigned on 06/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Farm Equipment [HB-842]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring a farm equipment manufacturer to make available certain documentation, updates, or information to an independent repair provider or owner of farm equipment to allow for the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of the farm equipment; prohibiting a farm equipment manufacturer from knowingly misrepresenting or withholding farm equipment part numbers from a customer for a certain purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Ghrist
First Reading Economic Matters on 01/29/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Garrett County - Bids and Contracts - Advertisement Exceptions [SB-639]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Providing that, in Garrett County, a certain requirement to advertise for bids does not apply to a certain contract for goods or services procured on an as-needed basis over time or for certain vehicles.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 778 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) [SB-632]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the required specifications for a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Department of General Services to direct the procurement processes for the construction of a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Commissioner of the Division of Correction to make certain services available to certain female incarcerated individuals; requiring the implementation of comprehensive prerelease services for certain individuals by September 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Rereferred To Judiciary on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Insurance Administration and Maryland Department of Health - Workgroup to Study Pharmacy Benefits Managers [HB-813]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration and the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with the Prescription Drug Affordability Board, to convene a workgroup to study and review reimbursement for pharmacists; and requiring the workgroup to submit an interim report by December 31, 2025, and a final report on their findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 730 on 05/20/2025