Evacuation Designation Levels [SB-192]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
An Act relating to evacuation designation levels; and relating to the Alaska Disaster Act.
SB-192: Evacuation Designation Levels
Sponsored by: Sen. Jesse Bjorkman
Read The First Time - Referrals on 05/12/2025
Fire Station Grant Program [HB-207]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
An Act relating to a matching grant program for fire station construction and renovation; and providing for an effective date.
Fire Station Grant Program [SB-140]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
An Act relating to a matching grant program for fire station construction and renovation; and providing for an effective date.
SB-140: Fire Station Grant Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Bert Stedman
Cra Rpt Recd Await Transmittal Nxt on 05/14/2025
Property Tax - Charter Counties - Application of County Tax Limitation on Public Safety Budget [SB-1041]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a county council of a charter county, notwithstanding certain provisions of law, to set by simple majority vote a property tax rate that is higher than the property tax rate authorized under a county's charter or collect more property tax revenues than the revenues authorized under the county's charter for the purpose of funding the approved public safety budget of the county; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025.
SB-1041: Property Tax - Charter Counties - Application of County Tax Limitation on Public Safety Budget
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/03/2025
Baltimore County and Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Lighting on Privately Owned Vehicles [HB-1520]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing, under the commercial ambulance service license held by Hatzalah of Baltimore, no more than five of the highest ranking officers may have their privately owned vehicles equipped with red or red and white lights or signal devices which may be displayed only while on route to or at the scene of an emergency.
HB-1520: Baltimore County and Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Lighting on Privately Owned Vehicles
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/04/2025
Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations [HB-1519]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Amending certain prior authorizations of State Debt to change the names of certain grantees, alter the authorized uses of certain grants, and extend the termination date of certain grants.
HB-1519: Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 643 on 05/20/2025
Baltimore County and Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Lighting on Privately Owned Vehicles [SB-1030]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing not more than five of the highest ranking officers under the commercial ambulance service license held by Hatzalah of Baltimore to have their privately owned vehicles equipped with red or red and white lights or signal devices which may be displayed only while on route to or at the scene of an emergency.
SB-1030: Baltimore County and Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Lighting on Privately Owned Vehicles
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 562 on 05/13/2025
Firefighter Workers Comp Requirements [HB-103]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
An Act relating to coverage for disability from diseases for certain firefighters; and providing for an effective date.
HB-103: Firefighter Workers Comp Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Saddler
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/14/2025
Employee Retirement Benefits/sbs [HB-107]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Law Enforcement ]
An Act relating to supplemental employee benefits; relating to retirement benefits of peace officers and firefighters hired after June 30, 2006; and providing for an effective date.
HB-107: Employee Retirement Benefits/sbs
Sponsored by: Rep. Mia Costello
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/14/2025
Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis [SB-1023]
[Cannabis ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting an employer from taking certain discriminatory employment actions against a fire and rescue public safety employee based on the employee's use of medical cannabis, subject to certain conditions; and requiring an employer to report an incident of a fire and rescue public safety employee reporting for work while impaired by cannabis to the State Emergency Medical Services Board.
SB-1023: Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis
Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Jackson
Third Reading Passed (36-8) on 03/17/2025
Tuition Waivers For Family Of Armed Svs [HB-88]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
An Act relating to tuition waivers for spouses and dependents of certain peace officers, firefighters, and members of the armed services; and providing for an effective date.
HB-88: Tuition Waivers For Family Of Armed Svs
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Eischeid
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/10/2025
Home Improvement Contractors - Disaster Mitigating Services - Regulation and Prohibition [HB-1348]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Real Estate ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definition of "home improvement" to include the provision of certain disaster mitigating services for purposes of licensing and regulations of home improvement contractors; authorizing a certain owner to rescind a home improvement contract for disaster mitigating services under certain circumstances; and authorizing the governing body of a county to impose certain limitations on in-person solicitation of a victim of a disaster by a contractor offering disaster mitigation services.
HB-1348: Home Improvement Contractors - Disaster Mitigating Services - Regulation and Prohibition
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Hearing 4/07 At 11:00 A.m. on 04/06/2025
Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer [HB-1200]
[Property Tax ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to provide a certain property tax credit to certain judicial officers, surviving spouses, or cohabitants; requiring the county or municipal corporation to define, by law, who is a correctional officer and judicial officer; and applying the Act retroactively to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2022.
HB-1200: Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 129 on 04/22/2025
Local Government - Local Personnel - Leave With Pay [HB-1080]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing that governmental units may provide disaster service leave with pay to certain employees; establishing that an employee of a governmental unit of a county or a municipality in the State may be entitled to disaster service leave with pay under certain circumstances; authorizing certain governmental units to waive certain requirements for disaster service leave; and authorizing a governmental unit of a county or a municipality to provide leave with pay under certain circumstances.
HB-1080: Local Government - Local Personnel - Leave With Pay
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Griffith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 274 on 05/06/2025