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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Revenge Pornography and Intimate Visual Depictions - Prohibition and Removal [HB-1248] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring certain online platforms to establish a process for an individual or an individual's representative to provide certain notice of and request the disabling of access to or removal of certain visual depictions; requiring a certain online platform to comply with a request under the Act as soon as possible, but not later than 48 hours after receiving a request and to establish certain data logging requirements; and altering the prohibition against revenge pornography.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer Hearing Canceled on 02/27/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Commercial Law - Voice and Visual Likeness - Digital Replication Rights (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act - NO FAKES Act) [HB-1407] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Arts and Culture ]
Establishing that each individual and a certain right holder have the right to authorize the use of the voice or visual likeness of the individual in a digital replica; providing that the right does not expire on the death of the individual and is transferable or licensable in a certain manner; providing that the right terminates after a certain period of time; requiring an online service to designate an agent for certain purposes; requiring the Secretary of State to maintain and make available certain information; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Co-Location Energy Innovation and Reliability Act [HB-1219] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations related to the construction of a generating station that is co-located with a data center but is not interconnected with the electric transmission system or electric distribution system.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Department of Legislative Services - Data Collection - Violent Crimes [HB-1304] [Crime ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the Department of State Police to submit certain information collected through the Uniform Crime Reporting Program to the Department of Legislative Services on or before November 30 each year and create a certain work plan; and requiring the Department of Legislative Services to submit reports to the Governor and General Assembly on the information required to be collected and the work plan by June 30, 2026.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Use of Algorithmic Systems [HB-1477] [Consumer Protection ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Finance ]
Establishing requirements for consumer reporting agencies that use algorithmic systems to assemble or evaluate consumer credit information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third parties; and requiring the Commissioner of Financial Regulation of the Maryland Department of Labor to establish certain assessment thresholds for algorithms, mandate regular training for human reviewers, and implement a certain whistleblower protection program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council - Establishment [HB-1244] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Disabilities ]
Establishing the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council to advise and provide recommendations to the Developmental Disabilities Administration on system design, service delivery, and quality enhancement strategies for the Medicaid waiver programs operated by the Administration.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Approved By The Governor - Chapter 756 on 05/20/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment [HB-1423] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System to study and make recommendations on certain matters involving the disparate treatment of African Americans, Hispanics, and other non-White individuals in the State's criminal justice system and other criminal justice issues in the State; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations on or before September 1, 2026.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Public Health - Sickle Cell Disease - Specialized Clinics and Scholarship Program for Medical Residents [HB-1306] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Science ] [Education ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish certain specialized clinics for the management and treatment of sickle cell disease and establish a scholarship program for medical residents who specialize in benign or classical hematology with a focus on sickle cell disease; and requiring the Governor for fiscal year 2027 to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $6,000,000 to support clinic operations, staffing, training, and social support services.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Hearing Canceled on 03/08/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Climate Solutions Affordability Act of 2025 [HB-1451] [Climate Change ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ]
Specifying that certain requirements under the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 are to be carried out to the extent economically practicable, including requirements concerning achieving certain direct greenhouse gas emissions reductions from certain buildings, measuring and reporting direct emissions data to the Department of the Environment, achieving certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, and achieving zero-emission vehicle goals relating to the State vehicle fleet and local school buses; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 03/02/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Electric Distribution System Support Services - Energy Storage and Data Use [HB-1419] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ] [Consumer Protection ]
Providing that a certain person or company may not be considered an electric company or electricity supplier solely because of the person's or company's participation as an aggregator of distributed energy resources in a certain pilot program; requiring the Commission, on the request of an electric company, to authorize the electric company to use usage data and production data collected from customer-owned distributed energy resources for the Administration of a pilot program or temporary tariff; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Primary and Secondary Education - Youth-Centric Technology and Social Media Resource Guide [HB-1316] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ]
Requiring the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop and publish a youth-centric technology and social media resource guide by the 2027-2028 school year; requiring the guide to be distributed, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, to each public school and the parent teacher organization for each public school and posted on the websites of the Department and each county board; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Social Media Platforms - Vloggers and Video Content Featuring Minors (Child Influencers Protection Act) [HB-1453] [Technology and Innovation ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Children and Youth ] [Data Privacy ] [Consumer Protection ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Education ]
Requiring a vlogger who creates video content that is posted on a social media platform and features a certain minor child to compensate the child under certain circumstances; establishing requirements on social media platforms relating to deleting video content featuring minor children; applying certain requirements related to the labor of minors to children compensated by vloggers; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

State and Local Agencies - Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law - Restrictions on Access to Information (Maryland Data Privacy Act) [HB-1431] [Immigration ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ]
Altering certain provisions of law to require a law enforcement agency or a unit of State or local government to deny access to certain databases by certain individuals seeking access for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration law, under certain circumstances; requiring the Attorney General to enforce certain provisions of the Act; and providing that a State employee who violates certain provisions of the Act is subject to certain discipline.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Commercial Law - Online Data Privacy - Limits on Data Collection [HB-1365] [Data Privacy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ]
Altering requirements for a controller to limit the collection of personal data to what is adequate, relevant, and reasonably necessary in relation to the purposes for which the data is processed.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Harrison First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Department of Health and Department of Human Services – Public Benefits – Prevention of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse [HB-1402] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health and the Department of Human Services to enter into certain data-sharing agreements with certain agencies to conduct certain reviews related to eligibility for and use of certain public benefits; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to seek approval for a certain waiver to impose a certain lockout period on certain individuals who fail to report a change in eligibility for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 02/21/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act) [HB-1462] [Education ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring institutions of higher education to adopt and enforce policies regarding antihate and antidiscrimination and time, place, and manner requirements for expressive conduct; requiring institutions of higher education to conduct certain meetings with certain approved student organizations; establishing the Campus Community Grant Program; and establishing the Workgroup on Combating Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Other Forms of Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Violence, Harassment, and Intimidation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Public Health - Reproductive Health Care Data - Report [HB-1357] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Public Health ] [Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to collect and compile annual data on the costs of birth, postpartum care, pregnancy care, and abortion; requiring the Department to post on its website and submit to the General Assembly a reproductive health care data report each December 1, beginning in 2025; and requiring the report to include the aggregated cost data for certain categories of care, comparative data by region within the State, analysis of trends in the cost of care, and recommendations for improving cost efficiency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly Hearing Canceled on 02/26/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Housing Development Permits - Local Reporting Requirements (Maryland Housing Data Transparency Act) [HB-1193] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Data Privacy ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring certain counties to report information quarterly about certain housing development permits to the Department of Planning, beginning January 1, 2027; authorizing municipalities to make certain quarterly reports to the Department regarding housing development permits issued by the municipality, beginning January 1, 2027; and requiring the Department of Planning to make certain permit information available on a public, interactive, and searchable website.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes Approved By The Governor - Chapter 349 on 05/06/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student Elopement - Notice and Reporting Requirements (Ace's Law) [HB-1204] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring certain public and nonpublic schools to notify a parent or guardian if a student attempts or accomplishes an elopement, the act of leaving the school campus without permission; requiring certain schools and individualized education program teams to review and address with relevant stakeholders certain behavior in updating a student's individualized education program or behavior intervention plan; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill Approved By The Governor - Chapter 339 on 05/06/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Personal Identifying Information and Images of Individuals - Dissemination [HB-1150] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from intentionally disseminating the personal identifying information or image of an individual under the age of 25 years without express permission and with the intent to intimidate or harm the individual; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Fennell Hearing Canceled on 02/27/2025

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