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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Uniform Disposition of Abandoned Property Act – Revisions [SB-665]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Making certain virtual currency subject to the abandoned property laws in the State; establishing certain provisions to determine certain information about certain apparent owners of abandoned property; altering and establishing certain provisions pertaining to the presumption of abandonment for certain types of property; establishing certain procedures to establish the death of a certain insured or certain annuitant; altering the dollar value at which the Comptroller is required to publish certain notice; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 635 on 05/20/2025
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Consumer Protection - Electronic Funds Transfers - Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2025) [SB-659]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to adopt consumer protection regulations for domestic electronic funds transfers that apply to financial institutions in the State and are consistent with the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Uniform Disposition of Abandoned Property Act - Revisions [HB-761]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Making certain virtual currency subject to the abandoned property laws in the State; establishing certain provisions to determine certain information about certain apparent owners of abandoned property; altering and establishing certain provisions pertaining to the presumption of abandonment for certain types of property; establishing certain procedures to establish the death of a certain insured or certain annuitant; altering from $100 to $50 the value at which the Comptroller is required to publish a certain notice; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 636 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax - Assessments - Appeals and Corrections [SB-605]
[Taxes ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing a certain appeal process for persons who are subject to the digital advertising gross revenues tax and receive a notice of assessment from the Comptroller; authorizing the Comptroller or the Comptroller's designee to issue an order to correct an erroneous assessment of the digital advertising gross revenues tax, subject to certain conditions; and applying the Act to assessments of the digital advertising gross revenues tax made after December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 678 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Lottery - Internet Sales of Subscription Plans - Authorization [HB-618]
[Gaming ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to allow the establishment of a system or program that allows an individual to purchase a State lottery subscription plan through an electronic device that connects to the Internet, such as a personal computer or mobile device; and requiring the Agency to report by December 1, 2026, to certain committees of the General Assembly on State lottery subscription sales.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 340 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax - Assessments - Appeals and Corrections [HB-546]
[Taxes ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing a certain appeal process for persons who are subject to the digital advertising gross revenues tax and receive a notice of assessment from the Comptroller; authorizing the Comptroller or the Comptroller's designee to issue an order to correct an erroneous assessment of the digital advertising gross revenues tax, subject to certain conditions; and applying the Act to assessments of the digital advertising gross revenues tax made after December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 677 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Procurement Reform Act of 2025 [HB-500]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Infrastructure ]
Authorizing the Secretary of General Services to delegate certain powers and duties to the Chief Procurement Officer; altering the authority of the Department of General Services to engage in or control procurement of certain equipment and services; requiring the Department of Information Technology to establish a technical procurement team; altering the authority of the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority to engage in procurement for certain supplies and services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 601 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Procurement Reform Act of 2025 [SB-426]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing the Secretary of General Services to delegate certain powers and duties to the Chief Procurement Officer; altering the authority of the Department of General Services to engage in or control procurement of certain equipment and services; altering the authority of the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority to engage in procurement for certain supplies and services for transportation related activities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 01/30/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With a Professional Major League Baseball Team [SB-341]
[Gaming ]
[Sports ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing organizations that are affiliated with a professional major league baseball team that plays its home games in Baltimore City to conduct certain raffles; requiring the organization to obtain a permit to conduct raffles; providing that raffle tickets may only be sold using age-verification measures to ensure the buyer is at least 18 years old; providing that, subject to certain limitations, an organization conducting a raffle is not subject to a certain provision of law prohibiting the acceptance of credit as payment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 372 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Distribution of Obscene Material to Minors and Age Verification Information [HB-394]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Crime ]
Establishing that a commercial entity that distributes obscene material to minors on the Internet from certain websites is liable for certain damages; and prohibiting a commercial entity or third party that performs a certain age verification of an individual from retaining any identifying information of an individual under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing Canceled on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With a Professional Major League Baseball Team [HB-399]
[Gaming ]
[Sports ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing certain organizations that are affiliated with a professional major league baseball team that plays its home games in Baltimore City to conduct certain raffles; requiring the organization to obtain a permit to conduct raffles from an agency designated by the Baltimore City government; requiring that raffle tickets are sold using age-verification measure to ensure the buyer is at least 18 years old; providing that a permit to hold certain raffles expires at the end of the calendar year in which the permit was issued; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Edelson
Favorable With Amendments Report By Budget And Taxation on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [HB-352]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; increasing the cap on the percentage that may be deducted from all open purses and paid to a certain organization; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 604 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [SB-321]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Automatic Tip Prompt Screen - Requirements [HB-385]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring, beginning July 1, 2026, each business that uses a point-of-sale system that automatically prompts a customer to leave a tip to disclose that the tip is for employees and display a tip amount that is set at zero or a "no-tip" option, subject to certain conditions; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General to make information about the requirements of the Act available on the agencies' public websites; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 3/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Registration and Regulation [SB-305]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing registration and operating requirements for a virtual currency kiosk operator to operate a virtual currency kiosk in the State; authorizing the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to investigate and enforce the Act in a certain manner; and authorizing the Commissioner to assess against a virtual currency kiosk operator a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each knowing and willful violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 117 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection – Electronic Funds Transfers – Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2025) [HB-332]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Providing that consumer wire transfers involving electronic fund transfers made ancillary to bank-to-bank transfers via a wire service are subject to certain provisions of the federal Electronic Funds Transfer Act of 1978.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Third Reading Passed (112-26) on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Prices Listed on Dealer Websites [SB-28]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not prohibit a dealer from listing on the dealer's website a vehicle for sale or lease at the purchase price, coerce or require a dealer to list a price different from the purchase price on the dealer's website, or take an adverse action against a dealer for listing a vehicle at a particular price on the dealer's website.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Automatic Renewals [HB-107]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a person who makes an automatic renewal offer to consumers to allow a consumer to cancel the automatic renewal in a cost-effective, timely, and easy-to-use manner; requiring automatic renewal offers to be displayed in a certain manner and contain certain information; establishing that compliance with certain regulations or a certain license shall be considered to be compliance with the Act; establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Pruski
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 205 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Short-Term Rentals and Home Amenity Rentals - Taxation, Regulation, and Crimes [SB-132]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Tourism ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Applying certain health and safety requirements to short-term rental units and home amenities; prohibiting certain activities at a home amenity or short-term rental; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to adopt certain rules or regulations relating to short-term rentals; including "short-term rental platform" and "short-term rental unit" in the definition of "hotel" for the purpose of the county and municipal corporation hotel rental tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 03/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation [HB-17]
[Gaming ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming operations in the State; requiring the Commission to regulate Internet gaming and the conduct of Internet gaming in the State; requiring an Internet gaming licensee to require individuals to provide proof of the registration in order to participate in Internet gaming; submitting the Act to a referendum; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 2/10 At 11:00 A.m. on 01/17/2025