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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) [SB-66]
[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 accommodate and 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 collect feedback on the process from elderly voters and voters with disabilities and make immediate adjustments to the process; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing Canceled on 02/03/2025
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County Boards of Education - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study - Discrepancies [HB-161]
[Education ]
Requiring each county board of education to adopt curriculum guides and courses of study aligned with content standards established by the State Department of Education; establishing a process for correcting discrepancies identified by the State Superintendent of Schools in a county board's curriculum guides and courses of study, including the imposition of certain penalties; requiring the Department, in consultation with certain teachers, to develop content and curriculum standards and resources for each subject at each grade level; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 245 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety Officer - Performance of Duties - Death Benefits [HB-76]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Veterans ]
Altering circumstances under which certain individuals are presumed to have died as a direct and proximate result of an injury sustained in the performance of duties for purposes of eligibility for death benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Favorable With Amendments Report By Appropriations on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemption - Unemployable Disabled Veterans [HB-248]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
Establishing that not more than one vehicle owned by, or leased to, an unemployable disabled veteran is exempt from vehicle registration fees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Griffith
Hearing Canceled on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses [SB-106]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the Child Support Enforcement Administration to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual's child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual's driver's license or privilege to drive under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 1/22 At 10:00 A.m. on 01/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Public Ethics Law - State Officials of and Candidates to be State Officials of the Judicial Branch - Conflicts of Interest and Financial Disclosure Statements [SB-185]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the Commission on Judicial Disabilities, the Judicial Ethics Committee, or another body designated by the Supreme Court of Maryland to administer and implement certain provisions of law relating to conflicts of interest and financial disclosure statements for candidates to be State officials of the Judicial Branch and maintain and make available for public inspection the records and financial disclosure statements of State officials of and candidates to be State officials of the Judicial Branch; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Human Services - Maryland Assistive Technology Program - Establishment [SB-208]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Assistive Technology Program in the Department of Disabilities; providing the purpose of the Program is to increase access to assistive technology services and devices for individuals with disabilities, support the State's efforts to improve the provision of assistive technology to individuals with disabilities of all ages, including underrepresented populations, and ensure statewide access to assistive technology lending libraries; establishing the Assistive Technology Services Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 419 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension [HB-217]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishing that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal demonstrate disablement for purposes of workers' compensation and are deemed to have hypertension for purposes of an occupational disease presumption for hypertension if certain requirements are met.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Rogers
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Aging - Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program [SB-223]
[Telecommunications ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Renaming the Senior Call-Check Service and Notification Program to be the Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program; providing that the purpose of the Program is to provide regular, direct communication from the Department of Aging or the Department's designee to an eligible participant to promote wellness and purposeful social engagement; authorizing the integration of services between the Program and Telecommunications Access of Maryland to promote awareness of the availability of accessible telecommunications equipment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 36 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension [SB-173]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishing that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal demonstrate disablement for purposes of workers' compensation and are deemed to have hypertension for purposes of an occupational disease presumption for hypertension if certain requirements are met.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole [SB-181]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of incarcerated individuals when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole; repealing the authorization for the Governor to disapprove a decision to grant medical parole; requiring the Commission, within 60 days of receiving a name for parole consideration, to conduct a risk assessment for an individual serving sentences for crimes of violence with an aggregate term of confinement of 40 years or more; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 102 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety - Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program - Establishment [HB-180]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing the Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program within the Victim Services Unit of the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy to provide certain victims of gun violence certain services and assistance related to relocating for the safety of the victim or the victim's family; establishing the Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program Fund; requiring the Victim Services Unit to establish a certain oversight commission; requiring the Unit to submit a yearly status report on the Program by December 1, beginning in 2027; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Addison
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Public Ethics Law - State Officials of and Candidates to be State Officials of the Judicial Branch - Conflicts of Interest and Financial Disclosure Statements [HB-166]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the Commission on Judicial Disabilities, the Judicial Ethics Committee, or another body designated by the Supreme Court of Maryland to administer and implement certain provisions of law relating to conflicts of interest and financial disclosure statements for candidates to be State officials of the Judicial Branch and maintain and make available for public inspection the records and financial disclosure statements of State officials of and candidates to be State officials of the Judicial Branch; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 02/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Aging - Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program [HB-158]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Renaming the Senior Call-Check Service and Notification Program to be the Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program; providing that the purpose of the program is to provide regular, direct communication from the Department of Aging or the Department's designee to an eligible participant to promote wellness and purposeful social engagement; authorizing the integration of services between the Program and Telecommunications Access of Maryland to promote awareness of the availability of accessible telecommunications equipment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 35 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses [HB-110]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the Child Support Enforcement Administration to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual's child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual's driver's license or privilege to drive under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Arikan
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification Program - Establishment [HB-93]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing a homeless shelter certification program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to develop certain operational and building standards for homeless shelters and minimum standards for the protection of the rights of shelter residents; and requiring the operator of a homeless shelter to participate in a certain Homeless Management Information System.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification Program - Establishment [SB-234]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing a homeless shelter certification program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to develop certain operational and building standards for homeless shelters and minimum standards for the protection of the rights of shelter residents; and requiring the operator of a homeless shelter to participate in a certain Homeless Management Information System.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing Canceled on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established [SB-157]
[Animals ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Maryland Disability Service Animal Program in the Department of Disabilities to select one or more nonprofit training entities to participate in the Program and provide additional funding mechanisms to assist eligible individuals in the Program; requiring the Department to select at least one nonprofit training entity to develop and implement a training protocol and to select qualified participants; and establishing the Maryland Disability Service Animal Program Fund to pay a participating nonprofit training entity.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility [HB-10]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing a postsecondary institution to contact, on request of an applicant for the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program, the Department of Veterans and Military Families to verify the disability status of the veteran.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Human Services - Maryland Assistive Technology Program - Establishment [HB-214]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Maryland Assistive Technology Program in the Department of Disabilities; providing the purpose of the Program is to increase access to assistive technology services and devices for individuals with disabilities, support the State's efforts to provide assistive technology services and devices to persons with disabilities of all ages, including underrepresented populations, and ensure statewide access to assistive technology lending libraries; establishing the Assistive Technology Services Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 420 on 05/06/2025