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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Actions to Repossess for Failure to Pay Rent - Summons [HB-1531]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring the District Court for Anne Arundel County in an action to repossess for failure to pay rent to send a copy of the court's summons to the defendant by first-class mail and for the summons to be served on the tenant, assignee, or subtenant by a private process server retained by the landlord; and prohibiting the court from directing its summons to a constable or sheriff of the county.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Pruski
Rereferred To Judiciary on 03/06/2025
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Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Bail [HB-1356]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant on personal recognizance or unsecured bail under certain circumstances; and authorizing a judge to authorize the pretrial release of a certain defendant on secured bail bond and certain conditions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City and Takoma Park - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-1226]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
Authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in school zones in Baltimore City and the City of Takoma Park under the pilot program authorized for Prince George's County if authorized by local law; requiring a local jurisdiction that implements a stop sign monitoring system to prominently place signs on highways within the local jurisdiction providing notice that stop sign monitoring systems are in use; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County - School Bus Stops on Highways - Alterations MC 8-25 [HB-1227]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Applying certain provisions of law regarding school bus stops located on certain highways in Montgomery County to a school bus stop at a location for which at least 400 citations were issued in the preceding fiscal year to drivers traveling in the opposite direction of the bus stop; and prohibiting, beginning on December 31, 2028, locating a school bus stop on any highway with five or more undivided traffic lanes, except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 589 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Prohibited Ingredients in Food [HB-1208]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a person, beginning on October 1, 2028, from manufacturing, selling, delivering, holding, or offering for sale in the State food that contains brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, or Red Dye No. 3; and providing certain penalties for violations of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Fraud Prevention and Worker Protections - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement [HB-1096]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly making or using, or causing to be made or used, a false record or statement resulting in underpayments of unemployment insurance contributions or payment of unemployment insurance benefits of more than a certain amount; altering the enforcement mechanisms of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law, the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, workplace fraud laws, living wage laws, and prevailing wage laws; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Fraud Prevention and Worker Protections - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement [SB-938]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly making or using, or causing to be made or used, a false record or statement resulting in underpayments of unemployment insurance contributions or payment of unemployment insurance benefits of more than a certain amount; altering the enforcement mechanisms of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law, the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, workplace fraud laws, living wage laws, and prevailing wage laws; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Circuit Court Judges and District Court Judges – Selection and Tenure [SB-954]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution relating to the selection and tenure of circuit court and District Court judges; requiring Senate confirmation of individuals appointed by the Governor to the office of a judge of a circuit court; prohibiting a judge of a circuit court or of the District Court from performing the duties of office until confirmed by the Senate; authorizing the Governor to convene a session of the Senate during a recess of the General Assembly in order to confirm a judicial appointment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Howard County - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization [SB-967]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the use of noise abatement monitoring systems in Howard County to enforce certain motor vehicle noise requirements; and requiring that Howard County report by March 1, 2026, to the Governor and the General Assembly on the time period noise abatement monitoring systems were in use, the number of warnings and citations issued, the costs associated with implementation, the revenue collected, and the effectiveness of noise abatement monitoring systems in reducing the noise produced by motor vehicles in the county.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study Adoption of a Statute for Assault in the Third Degree [SB-873]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Adoption of a Statute for Assault in the Third Degree; requiring the Workgroup, if it recommends adoption of a third degree assault prohibition, to prepare draft legislation with the assistance of the Department of Legislative Services; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City and Montgomery County - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization MC 4-25 [HB-1032]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in school zones in Baltimore City and Montgomery County under the pilot program authorized for Prince George's County, if authorized by local law; and requiring the Montgomery County Department of Transportation and the Baltimore City Department of Transportation to individually report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1, 2027, the data on the program through October 1, 2027, in their individual jurisdictions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Young
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Time for Violent Crime Act (Geri's Law) [SB-735]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for murder in the first degree or murder in the second degree in a State or local correctional facility; prohibiting a deduction of diminution credits of more than 10% of an incarcerated individual's aggregate sentence for crimes of violence for an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a crime of violence; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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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
Montgomery County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Maryland Route 200 (Intercounty Connector) MC 10-25 [HB-988]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the placement and use by the Maryland Transportation Authority of speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 200 (Intercounty Connector) in Montgomery County; requiring the District Court to remit to the Authority any civil penalties collected by the District Court resulting from a citation issued using a speed monitoring system operated by the Authority; and requiring the State Highway Administration to provide the Authority with access to certain systems and contacts.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 587 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 [HB-978]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to place and use not more than four speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 and three systems on Interstate 83 in Baltimore County, subject to notice requirements; requiring that fines collected in Baltimore County as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 be used to recover costs and assist in covering the cost of roadway and safety improvements on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 in Baltimore County; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Third Reading Passed (102-30) on 03/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Installment Payment Plans - Automated Enforcement [SB-761]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing civil penalties issued under an automated traffic enforcement program to be included in an installment payment plan agreement with the clerk of the court.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Distracted Driving Monitoring System Pilot Program [HB-908]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing a pilot program to authorize the use of distracted driving monitoring systems in Montgomery County and Prince George's County to enforce certain prohibitions regarding the use of certain devices while operating a vehicle; and requiring that a county that authorizes a program of distracted driving monitoring systems under the Act to report on the effectiveness of the systems on or before December 1, 2027.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Courts - Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program - Establishment [SB-655]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[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 certain types of evidence before the courts; requiring the Office to develop a grant application for the Program and award grants to eligible higher education institutions; and authorizing the Governor for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 to include $250,000 in the annual budget bill for the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Mail and Package Theft [HB-805]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the prohibition against taking and breaking open a letter; providing that a person may not knowingly and intentionally open mail addressed to another without permission of the person or an authorized designee; providing certain penalties for violations of the Act; prohibiting the theft of mail under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from possessing an arrow key under certain circumstances; and providing for concurrent jurisdiction in the District Court and circuit court to try a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over [HB-767]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a landlord to provide certain notice to a tenant when a court has issued a warrant of restitution for a failure of a tenant to pay rent, a breach of lease, or a tenant holding over under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures and requirements for the execution of a warrant for repossession; establishing that the Act does not restrict the authority of the State or a local jurisdiction to enact or enforce certain legislation; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 563 on 05/13/2025