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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education [HB-875]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Education ]
Establishing the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education to make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to further the discovery, interpretation, and learning of the history, culture, and civics of the United States and Maryland and provide equitable learning outcomes consistent with certain provisions of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
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Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs - Repeal of Interdepartmental Advisory Committee and Establishment of the Governor's Subcabinet on Socioeconomic Procurement Participation [HB-826]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Repealing the Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs within the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs; establishing the Governor's Subcabinet on Socioeconomic Procurement Participation to study and make recommendations on socioeconomic procurement in the State; and requiring the Subcabinet to conduct certain meetings and report annually to the Governor on the Subcabinet's activities, progress, and recommendations.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 619 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland) [HB-781]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to establish guidelines for the local boards of election to implement a process to expedite voting for elderly voters and voters with disabilities at each early voting center and polling place; requiring the local boards to implement the guidelines; and requiring the training program for election judges to include instruction on the guidelines for expediting voting for elderly voters and voters with disabilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Fennell
Third Reading Passed (137-1) on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment [SB-648]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing provisions relating to gubernatorial approval of a decision of the Maryland Parole Commission to grant medical parole to an incarcerated individual serving a sentence of life imprisonment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Referred Judiciary on 03/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Notation of Nonapparent Disability (Eric's ID Law) [SB-618]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring that an original and renewal application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit allow an applicant to choose to indicate on the document the applicant's nonapparent disability; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to delete a certain record about an applicant's nonapparent disability notation under certain circumstances; requiring the Administration to establish public outreach efforts to educate the general public on the availability of the nonapparent disability notation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 448 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Dependent Children of Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures [SB-601]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Military ]
Requiring a county superintendent of schools to allow a certain dependent child of a service member to advance enroll in a school in the county in a certain manner; requiring a local school system to coordinate with the parents or guardians of a certain child with a disability and the school district in a certain sending state to prevent a delay in transferring the child; requiring the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families to publish information on the advance enrollment procedures established by the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Third Reading Passed (135-0) on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Special Education Service Delivery Models - Publication Requirement [SB-602]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring each county board of education to publish on its website a certain list of special education service delivery models provided for parentally-placed private school students; and defining "parentally-placed private school student" as a child with a disability enrolled by the parent or guardian of the child in a private elementary or secondary school or facility, including a religious school or facility.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 543 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Petition for Guardianship of the Property of Alleged Disabled Person - Stay of Civil Actions and Proceedings [HB-756]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a party to the guardianship of the property of an alleged disabled person to request a stay of certain civil actions or proceedings on the filing of a petition for guardianship of the property of an alleged disabled person; requiring a certain party to the guardianship of the property of an alleged disabled person to provide certain notice to a court granting a stay and to parties to a civil action or proceeding; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Utah 2025 General Session
State Park Accessibility Amendments [HB-336]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
State Park Accessibility Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael McKell
House/ Filed In House File For Bills Not Passed on 03/07/2025
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Approp: Mental Health Budget [SB-58]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements [HB-696]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Eliminating citizenship requirements for boards and commissions; and requiring that members of boards, committees, commissions, task forces, and workgroups reflect the full diversity of the State to the extent practicable.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Notation of Nonapparent Disability (Eric's ID Law) [HB-707]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that an original and renewal application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit allow an applicant to choose to indicate on the document the applicant's nonapparent disability; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to ensure that a certain license, identification card, or moped operator's permit include a notation of a nonapparent disability; requiring the immediate implementation of training for law enforcement concerning interactions with persons with nonapparent disabilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 440 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Boating Accidents - Duty to Stop at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties [HB-676]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty to stop the vessel as close as possible to the scene until the operator has rendered certain assistance and provided certain information; establishing certain criminal penalties for the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty who does not take certain actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Favorable With Amendments {883125/1 Adopted on 04/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning [HB-694]
[Disabilities ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring each local school system to identify in its regular safety evaluation issues of accessibility for individuals with disabilities; and requiring local school systems to include in a certain annual report instances in which a public school facility became inaccessible for a student with a disability in a manner that could impede evacuations or emergency response.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/12/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Special Education Service Delivery Models - Publication Requirement [HB-702]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring each county board of education to publish on its website a certain list of special education service delivery models provided for parentally-placed private school students; and defining "parentally-placed private school student" as a child with a disability enrolled by the parent or guardian of the child in a private elementary or secondary school or facility, including a religious school or facility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 544 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer [SB-502]
[Property Tax ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to provide a certain property tax credit to certain judicial officers, surviving spouses, or cohabitants; requiring the county or municipal corporation to define, by law, who is a correctional officer and judicial officer; and applying the Act retroactively to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2022.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 130 on 04/22/2025
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Utah 2025 General Session
Disability Coverage Amendments [HB-310]
[Disabilities ]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
Disability Coverage Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Luz Escamilla
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing [HB-647]
[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: Rep. Edith Patterson
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements [SB-490]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Eliminating citizenship requirements for boards and commissions; and requiring that members of boards, committees, commissions, task forces, and workgroups reflect the full diversity of the State to the extent practicable.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Dependent Children of Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures [HB-596]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Military ]
Requiring a county superintendent of schools to allow a certain dependent child of a service member to advance enroll in a school in the county in a certain manner; requiring the remote registration process to provide an opportunity for the service member or other parent or guardian of a dependent child with a disability to note whether the child has an individualized education program or a 504 plan in the sending state; and requiring the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families to publish information on advance enrollment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/12/2025