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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act) [SB-872]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing counties and municipalities to grant a preference in the hiring and promotion to eligible veterans, spouses of an eligible service member, spouses of certain eligible veterans and eligible service members, and surviving spouses of deceased eligible veterans; authorizing counties and municipalities to adopt a local law that allows for the application of a certain credit on a selection test for eligible spouses, eligible veterans, and certain spouses and surviving spouses; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 272 on 05/06/2025
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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
Corporations and Associations - Cooperative Limited Equity Housing Corporations - Establishment [SB-927]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing a Maryland nonstock corporation to convert to a cooperative limited equity housing corporation subject to certain requirements; requiring a cooperative limited equity housing corporation for certain households to receive notice to vacate a portion of a certain residential rental facility; requiring a cooperative limited equity housing corporation to reimburse certain households for moving expenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System and State Police Retirement System - Line-of-Duty Catastrophic Injury Disability [SB-812]
[Pensions ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Retirement ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Requiring a certain line-of-duty disability allowance to be paid to a member of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System or the State Police Retirement System who is found to be disabled and unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing 2/27 At 9:00 A.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Disability and Life Insurance - Medical Information (Genetic Testing Protection Act) [HB-1007]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
Prohibiting insurance carriers that offer life insurance or disability insurance policies or contracts from unfairly discriminating against an individual by taking certain actions relating to coverage based on medical information; prohibiting certain carriers from accessing sensitive medical information without first obtaining written consent or mandating certain genetic testing or full genome sequencing as a prerequisite for life insurance or disability insurance eligibility or coverage; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 394 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Department of Education and Department of Information Technology - Evaluation on Artificial Intelligence in Public Schools [HB-981]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to conduct an evaluation on the use and potential use of artificial intelligence in public schools; requiring that the evaluation consist of a survey of local school systems and a review of available systems that use artificial intelligence to assist with student learning; requiring the Department of Information Technology to assist the State Department of Education in performing its review; and requiring the Department to issue a final report on the results of the evaluation by December 15, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
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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
Institutions of Higher Education - Instructor Training - Accommodations for Students With Disabilities [HB-912]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring, beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year, certain institutions of higher education to provide instructors with certain training on institutional obligations toward students with disabilities under certain federal laws; and requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to develop a certain model training program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Schools - Discipline-Related Data - Collection and Publication [SB-714]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to disaggregate certain discipline-related data in an electronic spreadsheet format for the Department's website, make the data available to the public, and report certain discipline-related information each year; and requiring the Department to maintain a certain risk ratio and State comparison threshold used to identify a school's disproportional disciplinary practices and report disproportionality data for high-suspending schools.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing Canceled on 02/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Guidelines and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) [HB-1006]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Attorney General to develop guidelines relating to immigration enforcement at sensitive locations; and requiring State agencies that operate at sensitive locations to adopt certain policies or provide notice of a decision not to adopt certain policies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility [HB-980]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Expanding the eligibility for the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program to an applicant who is or was eligible for the Chapter 35 Survivors' Dependents Educational Assistance benefit as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; and authorizing certain methods for verifying eligibility of these individuals for the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Department of Education and Department of Information Technology - Evaluation on Artificial Intelligence in Public Schools [SB-704]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to conduct an evaluation on the use and potential use of artificial intelligence in public schools; requiring that the evaluation consist of a survey of local school systems and a review of available systems that use artificial intelligence to assist with student learning; requiring the Department of Information Technology to assist the State Department of Education in performing its review; and requiring the Department to issue a final report on the results of the evaluation by December 15, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing Canceled on 02/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Tax Sales - Heir-Occupied Property and Registry [SB-724]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the tax collector in Baltimore City to withhold from tax sale certain property occupied by an heir of a deceased owner of the property; requiring certain property occupied by an heir of a deceased owner of the property to be withheld from tax sale in Baltimore City; requiring Baltimore City to establish a registry for interested parties to designate property to be withheld from tax sale under certain provisions of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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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
Elementary and Secondary Education - Curriculum - Importance of Diversity [SJR-5]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Acknowledging the importance of teaching a culturally diverse curriculum in elementary and secondary schools in the State; providing that curricula taught in elementary and secondary schools should include the history of communities that have experienced discrimination; and affirming the State of Maryland's commitment to a complete education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility [SB-772]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Expanding the eligibility for the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program to include a son, daughter, or stepchild or surviving spouse of a member of the armed forces who is or was eligible for the Chapter 35 Dependent Education Assistance benefit; and authorizing certain methods for verifying eligibility of these individuals for the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Utah 2025 General Session
Guardianship Amendments [SB-199]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
Guardianship Amendments
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Eliason
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/27/2025
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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
Elementary and Secondary Education - Curriculum - Importance of Diversity [HJR-5]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Acknowledging the importance of teaching a culturally diverse curriculum in elementary and secondary schools in the State; providing that curricula taught in elementary and secondary schools should include the history of communities that have experienced discrimination; and affirming the State of Maryland's commitment to a complete education.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Hearing 3/03 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing [SB-702]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering a certain definition of restrictive housing; limiting the amount of time that an individual may be placed in restrictive housing from approximately 22 hours to 17 hours in a 24-hour period; requiring all restrictive housing units to create the least restrictive environment necessary for certain purposes; prohibiting the placement of a certain member of a vulnerable population in restrictive housing for any period of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025