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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government Acquisition [HB-1354]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting certain owners of a cemetery from selling or transferring the cemetery without the approval of the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight; authorizing a governmental unit to acquire an abandoned cemetery under certain circumstances; and establishing requirements for the sale, transfer, or government acquisition of a cemetery.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gary Simmons
First Reading Economic Matters And Health And Government Operations on 02/07/2025
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Health - Medical Care Facilities - Electronic Monitoring Devices [HB-1409]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Providing for an exception to the prohibition against willfully intercepting wire or electronic communication for a resident in a medical care facility under certain circumstances; requiring a medical care facility to allow electronic monitoring of a resident if requested by the resident or the resident's legal representative; and providing for the admissibility of a recording made through electronic monitoring in a civil or criminal court of the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan K McComas
Hearing Canceled (health And Government Operations) on 03/08/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to confirming the provision of certain notices before the full adversary hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services. [SB-1141]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Relating to confirming the provision of certain notices before the full adversary hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Borris L. Miles
Effective On 9/1/25 on 06/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Physicians - Licensing - Internationally Trained Physicians [HB-1199]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Immigration ]
Authorizing the State Board of Physicians, beginning October 1, 2027, to issue a license to practice medicine to an internationally trained physician under certain circumstances; requiring the Board to adopt regulations establishing minimum qualifications and application fees and to provide a pathway to full licensure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing 4/07 At 11:30 A.m. on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Youth Accountability and Safety Act [HB-1190]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a person who was a child at the time of the offense may not be found to have committed felony murder in the first degree under certain provisions of law unless the person was a principal in the first degree; and providing for a motion for review of a certain conviction under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to rights of a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim in certain criminal cases involving family violence, sexual or assaultive offenses, stalking, or a violation of a protective order or condition of bond and to the duration of certain protective orders. [SB-1120]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to rights of a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim in certain criminal cases involving family violence, sexual or assaultive offenses, stalking, or a violation of a protective order or condition of bond and to the duration of certain protective orders.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Huffman
Effective On 9/1/25 on 06/20/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to discovery requirements for pro se defendants in a criminal case. [HB-2449]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to discovery requirements for pro se defendants in a criminal case.
Sponsored by: Rep. Hillary Hickland
Read First Time on 03/17/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to affidavits concerning cost and necessity of services in civil actions. [HB-2446]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to affidavits concerning cost and necessity of services in civil actions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harold V. Dutton
Statement(s) Of Vote Recorded In Journal on 05/12/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Travel Services - Special Fund, Fees, and Surety Requirement (Don't You Worry (Wurie) Act) [HB-1106]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Tourism ]
Establishing the Sellers of Travel Registration Fund in the Department of Labor to be used to cover the actual documented direct and indirect costs of fulfilling certain statutory and regulatory duties of the Department; authorizing the Department to set by regulation certain fees based on certain calculations; prohibiting certain fees from increasing annually by more than 12.5% of the existing and corresponding fees of the Department; requiring certain providers of travel services to file certain information with the Department; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Boafo
Third Reading Passed (113-24) on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Punitive Damage Awards - Surcharge [HB-1099]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that punitive damages may be awarded in a civil action only if the plaintiff proves by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant acted with gross negligence; requiring the State Court Administrator to assess a certain surcharge on a defendant against whom a judgement for punitive damages is entered; requiring the Administrator to deposit money collected from the surcharge into the Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) [HB-1077]
[Housing ]
[Crime ]
[Real Estate ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a landlord from requiring or requesting from a prospective tenant certain information relating to criminal history and prohibiting a landlord from considering certain information when evaluating the prospective tenant; permitting a landlord to consider certain criminal history information prior to extending a conditional offer to a prospective tenant and requiring the landlord to consider certain information provided by a prospective tenant relating to a criminal history records check; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/05/2025
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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
Electricity and Gas - Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act) [HB-1035]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Climate Change ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to issue loans, in addition to grants, for certain purposes relating to reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions from certain multifamily residential buildings; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration, in coordination with the Public Service Commission and the Department of Natural Resources, to pursue certain agreements with neighboring states and federal agencies related to the development of new nuclear energy generation stations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 626 on 05/20/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the requirements for certain court orders in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services. [HB-2399]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Relating to the requirements for certain court orders in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Leo-Wilson
Placed On Intent Calendar on 05/28/2025
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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
Data Centers - Fast Track Pass for Co-Location and Sales and Use Tax [SB-903]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Economic Development ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing an expedited certificate of public convenience and necessity review process for certain co-located energy generation projects that have received a fast track pass; establishing a Data Center Fast Track Advisory Committee in the Public Service Commission to facilitate the application for and review and awarding of fast track passes; altering the requirements for qualified data center personal property to be eligible to be exempt from the sales and use tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Electronic Smoking Devices Manufacturers - Certifications [SB-918]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission and the Attorney General to take certain action relating to the licensure of certain electronic smoking devices manufacturers, wholesalers, importers, and retailers and vape shop vendors in certain circumstances; requiring an electronic smoking devices manufacturer to execute and deliver a certain certification to the Attorney General each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn D. Gile
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements [SB-842]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Cannabis ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission to seize electronic smoking devices that are sold or offered for sale in violation of certain provisions of law without a warrant; establishing procedures for the return of certain property seized by the Executive Director; and establishing certain record-keeping requirements for electronic smoking devices wholesaler distributors and wholesaler importers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 305 on 05/06/2025
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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. Howard County Senators
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions [SB-866]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing the Common Ownership Community Ombudsman Unit in the Office of the Attorney General to monitor relevant changes in federal and State laws, make certain information publicly available, assist members in understanding certain rights and processes, and provide information on alternative dispute resolution services; requiring common ownership communities to file certain documents; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish a data base of governing documents; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025