Emergency Bills
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Special Elections [SB-262]
[Elections ]
Altering requirements for scheduling special elections to fill vacancies in a county council or in the office of chief executive officer or county executive; requiring the State Administrator to conduct a special election in accordance with State law and regulations if the State Administrator determines a conflict exists between State law and regulations and a county charter or other county law relating to the conduct of a special election; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 125 on 04/22/2025
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Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program [SB-186]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program in the Department of Natural Resources to curb the spread of the invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries; requiring the Department to expand the use of practices determined to be effective under the Program; and requiring the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, on its findings and recommendations based on the Pilot Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 171 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration [SB-88]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to enter into memoranda of understanding with municipalities that allow the State Administrator to work collaboratively with a municipality to support the administration of the municipality's elections; and altering the deadline for municipalities to request that the State Board of Elections include on a ballot offices and questions to be voted on in a municipal election and the certification that must be included in the request.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing 3/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law – Special Elections [HB-75]
[Elections ]
Altering requirements for scheduling special elections to fill vacancies in a county council or in the office of chief executive officer or county executive; requiring the State Administrator to conduct a special election in accordance with State law and regulations if the State Administrator determines a conflict exists between State law and regulations and a county charter or other county law relating to the conduct of a special election; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ways and Means
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 126 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations [SB-4]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the administration and membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; specifying the powers and duties of the Authority; requiring the Authority to take certain actions regarding the finances of the Authority; exempting the Authority from certain taxation or assessments under certain circumstances; establishing the West North Avenue Development Authority Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; and altering the termination date of the Authority from September 30, 2026 to September 30, 2029.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 216 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval - Revisions [SB-9]
[Education ]
Requiring certain nonpublic institutions of higher education to submit a certain letter of intent regarding intended new graduate level programs to the Maryland Higher Education Commission in a certain manner and every 6 months; repealing a provision of law that required the Commission to circulate certain letters of intent; repealing a certain provision of law that limited which institutions of higher education could propose or implement certain academic programs for certain graduate level programs under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 143 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations [HB-258]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
Altering the administration and membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; specifying the powers and duties of the Authority, subject to certain limitations; requiring the Authority to take certain actions regarding the finances of the Authority; exempting the Authority from certain taxation or assessments under certain circumstances; establishing the West North Avenue Development Authority Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; altering the termination date of the Authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 215 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Protecting Opportunities and Regional Trade (PORT) Act [HB-1526]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
[Unemployment ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Establishing the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Program and the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Fund; authorizing the Secretary of Labor to exempt an individual from the requirement to be actively seeking work for unemployment insurance benefits eligibility; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce to establish certain temporary relief programs to provide assistance to individuals and certain entities impacted by a certain closure of the Port of Baltimore; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Long
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 2 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Protecting Opportunities and Regional Trade (PORT) Act [SB-1188]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Unemployment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Program and the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Fund to provide tuition assistance to a student who was a dependent or is the surviving spouse of a fallen transportation worker; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce to establish programs to assist individuals and certain entities impacted by the reduced operations of the Port of Baltimore; authorizing the Secretary of Labor to alter certain unemployment eligibility requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 3 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State of Emergency – Restoration, Repair, or Replacement of Critical Infrastructure – Suspension of State or Local Law [SB-1187]
[Infrastructure ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Authorizing the Governor to suspend State or local law if necessary for the restoration, repair, or replacement of critical infrastructure related to a declared state of emergency for not more than 1 year after the state of emergency is declared; authorizing the Governor, notwithstanding the termination of the state of emergency, to extend the suspension of State or local law under the Act until the restoration, repair, or replacement of the critical infrastructure is completed; applying the Act retroactively to March 26, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling
Motion Rules Suspend For Late Introduction (senator Simonaire) Adopted on 03/28/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Children's Health Program - Eligibility and Administration [HB-1521]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the eligibility requirements for the Maryland Children's Health Program; and repealing the requirement that the Program be administered, based on the family income of eligible individuals, through the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and managed care organizations or the MCHP premium plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Health and Government Operations
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 47 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Apprenticeships in Licensed Occupations Act of 2024 [SB-1185]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring professional and occupational regulatory boards to issue licenses, certifications, and registrations to individuals who complete an apprenticeship program that is established under certain provisions of the Act, pass a certain examination, and pay a certain fee; authorizing the Maryland Department of Labor to develop a standard apprenticeship program for a licensed occupation or profession; and establishing a workgroup to establish group-sponsored apprenticeships in certain professions.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Real Property Assessments - Notice of Change in Value or Classification - Time Period [HB-1516]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Increasing, for taxable year 2024, the time period after which a failure to send a notice of change in value or classification creates an irrebuttable presumption that the prior value or classification of certain real property has not changed.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ways and Means
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 384 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Service Terminal Date [SB-1178]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Student Loans ]
Repealing the service terminal date required to be eligible for the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 176 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Property Tax - Appeals - Definition of "Taxpayer" [HB-1488]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
Defining "taxpayer" for purposes of certain provisions of law concerning property tax appeals to mean a person with a legal interest in a property that is subject to an appeal; and applying the Act retroactively to affect any petition for review of an assessment of property filed after December 1, 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing Canceled on 03/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Calvert County - Ethics - Conflict of Interest and Commissioner Expulsion [SB-1124]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Elections ]
Requiring the conflict of interest provisions enacted by Calvert County to include certain provisions relating to judicial relief for certain violations of the county's conflict of interest provisions; requiring the ethics provisions enacted by Calvert County to include a provision requiring the Calvert County Ethics Commission to make public any recommendation it makes to expel a Commissioner; and requiring Calvert County to enact a law or regulation that authorizes removal of a county elected official under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Crematory - Setback Requirements and Permits [HB-1374]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from locating a new crematory within 1,000 feet of an assisted living or nursing facility, a property that primarily serves children, or a residential property that is designed primarily for human habitation; and prohibiting the Department of the Environment from issuing a certain permit to a crematory under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina T. Boyce
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Calvert County - County Treasurer - Removal From Office [HB-1384]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Calvert County to remove the County Treasurer from office under certain circumstances; and providing that actions taken or not taken by the County Treasurer within 1 year before the effective date of the Act may provide a basis for the County Commissioners to remove the County Treasurer from office after the effective date of the Act.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Telephone Solicitation - Exemptions and Remedies [HB-1228]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Telecommunications ]
Establishing that certain provisions of law that prohibit a person from making or causing to make a certain telephone solicitation that involves using a certain automated system or playing a recorded message do not apply to a noncommercial telephone solicitation for public opinion research; authorizing a certain called party who is aggrieved by a person who violates certain provisions of law to bring an action to enjoin further violations and to recover certain damages; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 214 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Fisheries - Striped Bass - Closed Season [HB-1238]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Prohibiting a person from catching or attempting to catch striped bass or striped bass hybrids in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries from March 1 through May 15, inclusive, in any year for which the Department does not establish a spring trophy season for striped bass; and establishing an exception for the closed striped bass season to the authority of the Department of Natural Resources to manage the striped bass fishery under a fisheries management plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay A. Jacobs
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024