Transportation Network Companies - Itemized Receipts and Operator Data Reporting [SB-1018]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a transportation network company to provide an operator and a passenger an itemized digital receipt that contains certain information as soon as practicable after the operator provides transportation network services to the passenger; requiring a transportation network company to report, on or before February 1 each year, certain information to the Public Service Commission; and requiring the Commission, by March 1 each year, to submit the compiled information to certain committees of the General Assembly.
SB-1018: Transportation Network Companies - Itemized Receipts and Operator Data Reporting
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/14/2025
Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act of Maryland [HB-1389]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Gaming ]
[Investments ]
Establishing the Maryland Bitcoin Reserve Fund to serve as a reserve asset for the State through the investment of Bitcoin; and authorizing the State Treasurer to invest the funds obtained by the State through the enforcement of certain gambling violations in Bitcoin.
HB-1389: Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act of Maryland
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Young
Hearing Canceled (judiciary) on 02/27/2025
Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization [HB-1294]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Subjecting certain earned wage access products to the Maryland Consumer Loan Law and other provisions that regulate entities that provide consumer credit; restricting the acceptance of tips by certain lenders under certain circumstances; providing for the licensing or registration of certain entities offering earned wage access products with certain exemptions; regulating earned wage access service agreements; limiting the costs and fees associated with obtaining an earned wage access product; etc.
HB-1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 847 on 05/25/2025
Commercial Law - Uniform Commercial Code - Controllable Electronic Records [HB-1353]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Adding Article 12 of the Uniform Commercial Code to the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code to establish provisions governing the transfer of property rights in certain controllable electronic records, controllable accounts, and controllable payment intangibles.
HB-1353: Commercial Law - Uniform Commercial Code - Controllable Electronic Records
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Boafo
Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2025
Gaming – Prohibition of Online Sweepstakes Games and Revenue From Illegal Markets [HB-1140]
[Gaming ]
Prohibiting a person from operating, conducting, or promoting online sweepstakes games or supporting the operation, conducting, or promotion of online sweepstakes games; requiring the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to deny certain license applications and revoke certain licenses under certain circumstances; prohibiting the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission from issuing a license to certain persons or allowing the person to commence or continue operations under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-1140: Gaming – Prohibition of Online Sweepstakes Games and Revenue From Illegal Markets
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
Maryland Department of Health - AHEAD Model Implementation - Electronic Health Care Transactions and Population Health Improvement Fund [HB-1104]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Clarifying that electronic health care transactions information may be used to support the participation of the State in the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model and any successor models; establishing the Population Health Improvement Fund to support the statewide population health targets under the AHEAD Model and any successor models; authorizing the Health Services Cost Review Commission to assess a uniform, broad-based, and reasonable amount in hospital rates to be credited to the Fund; etc.
HB-1104: Maryland Department of Health - AHEAD Model Implementation - Electronic Health Care Transactions and Population Health Improvement Fund
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 615 on 05/20/2025
You have voted HB-1104: Maryland Department of Health - AHEAD Model Implementation - Electronic Health Care Transactions and Population Health Improvement Fund.
Maryland Self-Service Storage Act - Sale of Personal Property in Satisfaction of Lien - Notice Requirements [SB-844]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring an operator of a certain self-service storage facility to notify an occupant in default at least 10 days before conducting a sale of the occupant's property stored in the self-storage facility of the time, place, and terms of the sale by hand delivery, verified mail, or electronic mail at the occupant's last known address; and requiring the operator of a self-storage facility to send a second notice if no response has been received 5 days prior to the sale.
SB-844: Maryland Self-Service Storage Act - Sale of Personal Property in Satisfaction of Lien - Notice Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 211 on 04/22/2025
Electronic Payment Transactions - Interchange Fees - Calculation and Use of Data [SB-917]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring certain entities that process electronic payment transactions to exclude, under certain circumstances, the amount of tax and gratuity included in the electronic payment transaction from the amount on which an interchange fee is charged; requiring certain credit and debit card issuers to credit a merchant who provides certain documentation with the amount of the interchange fee charged on the amount of tax and gratuity included in an electronic payment transaction; etc.
SB-917: Electronic Payment Transactions - Interchange Fees - Calculation and Use of Data
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
Gaming - Prohibition of Online Sweepstakes Games and Revenue From Illegal Markets [SB-860]
[Gaming ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from operating, conducting, or promoting online sweepstakes games or supporting the operation, conducting, or promotion of online sweepstakes games; requiring the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to deny certain license applications and revoke certain licenses under certain circumstances; prohibiting the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission from issuing a license to certain persons or allowing the person to commence or continue operations under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-860: Gaming - Prohibition of Online Sweepstakes Games and Revenue From Illegal Markets
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Corderman
Referred Ways And Means on 03/13/2025
Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators - Policy and Appeal Procedure [HB-1030]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the definitions of "transportation network company" and "transportation network operator" for purposes of provisions of law regarding transportation network companies; requiring a transportation network company to maintain a deactivation policy that provides the policies and procedures for the deactivation of operators; prohibiting a transportation network company from deactivating an operator unless the deactivation is consistent with the company's deactivation policy; etc.
HB-1030: Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators - Policy and Appeal Procedure
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Fennell
Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2025
Public Ethics - Conflicts of Interest and Blind Trust - Governor [SB-723]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the Governor to place certain interests into a certain certified blind trust or divest of certain interests within 6 months after taking the oath of office; requiring the Governor to enter into a nonparticipation agreement with the State Ethics Commission for any interests not included in a blind trust; requiring a certain business entity to report to the Ethics Commission any interest held in the business entity by the Governor or a restricted individual; etc.
SB-723: Public Ethics - Conflicts of Interest and Blind Trust - Governor
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
Maryland Self-Service Storage Act - Sale of Personal Property in Satisfaction of Lien - Notice Requirements [HB-979]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring a certain operator of a certain self-service storage facility to notify at least 10 days prior to conducting a sale of an occupant's personal property stored in certain leased space at the self-service storage facility of the time, place, and terms of the sale by hand delivery, verified mail, or electronic mail at the occupant's last known address.
HB-979: Maryland Self-Service Storage Act - Sale of Personal Property in Satisfaction of Lien - Notice Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 210 on 04/22/2025
Public Ethics - Conflicts of Interest and Blind Trust - Governor [HB-932]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the Governor to place certain interests into a certain certified blind trust or divest of certain interests within 6 months after taking the oath of office; requiring the Governor to enter into a nonparticipation agreement with the State Ethics Commission for any interests not included in a blind trust; authorizing the Ethics Commission to impose a fine of up to $5,000 for each violation of the Act; requiring the Commission to adopt regulations to carry out the Act including standards for types of interests that be exempted; etc.
HB-932: Public Ethics - Conflicts of Interest and Blind Trust - Governor
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 300 on 05/06/2025
Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators - Policy and Appeal Procedure [SB-747]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the definitions of "transportation network company" and "transportation network operator" for purposes of provisions of law regarding transportation network companies; requiring a transportation network company to maintain a deactivation policy that provides the policies and procedures for the deactivation of operators; prohibiting a transportation network company from deactivating an operator unless the deactivation is consistent with the company's deactivation policy; etc.
SB-747: Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators - Policy and Appeal Procedure
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
Transportation Network Companies - Weekly Fare and Earnings Summary and Operator Data Reporting [HB-861]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a transportation network company to provide each operator with a weekly fare and earnings summary; requiring a transportation network company to report, on or before February 1 each year, certain information to the Public Service Commission; and providing that the report submitted to the Commission may be made available to the General Assembly on request, provided that the report remain confidential and exempt from public disclosure.
HB-861: Transportation Network Companies - Weekly Fare and Earnings Summary and Operator Data Reporting
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 506 on 05/13/2025