Fire Protection
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding [SB-849]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
Altering the amount the Governor is authorized to include in the annual budget for the Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program from $500,000 to $1,000,000; and authorizing the Secretary of Health to use up to 20% of Program funds to support research centers in the collection, analysis, and processing of Program outcome data for the purposes of assessing, maximizing, and improving the effectiveness and clinical utility of the cancer screening funded by the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 640 on 05/20/2025
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Howard County - Department of Fire and Rescue Services - Current and Prospective Employee Medical Cannabis Use [SB-969]
[Cannabis ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services from taking certain adverse employment actions against an employee or prospective employee solely because of the employee's or prospective employee's authorized use of medical cannabis; and authorizing the Department to prohibit an employee from working while impaired by cannabis or using cannabis within the 12 hours immediately precedeing the employee's shift.
Sponsored by: Sen. Howard County Senators
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2025) [SB-804]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Housing ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, by October 1, 2025, and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, energy conservation requirements, an electric- and solar-ready standard for certain buildings, and a requirement that new buildings and significant improvements meet all laundry, water, and space heating demands of the building without the use of fossil fuels.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Somerset County - Property Tax - Emergency Services Tax [SB-719]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Somerset County to impose an emergency services tax on all property subject to the county property tax to pay costs of emergency services; prohibiting the county commissioners from initially imposing or subsequently increasing an emergency services tax until after a public hearing is held; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 70 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2025) [HB-973]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, by October 1, 2025, and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, energy conservation requirements, an electric- and solar-ready standard for certain buildings, and a requirement that new buildings and significant improvements meet all laundry, water, and space heating demands of the building without the use of fossil fuels.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Crimes of Malicious or Fraudulent Burning - Prohibitions and Penalties [HB-943]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from committing a certain crime of malicious or fraudulent burning that causes the death of or serious physical injury to a firefighter; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not to exceed 10 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen R. Toles
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 189 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer and Display Fireworks - Regulation and Tax [HB-1002]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Authorizing the sale and possession of certain consumer fireworks, subject to certain requirements and restrictions; altering certain provisions to establish that certain provisions authorizing the State Fire Marshal to issue a certain permit relating to fireworks apply only to certain display fireworks; authorizing a county to opt out of certain provisions regulating the sale and possession of consumer fireworks; establishing a certain sales and use tax for certain fireworks; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bailey Hornberger
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Employee Retirement Income [HB-792]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Increasing, from $15,000 to $20,000, the amount allowed as a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for retirement income attributable to an individual's employment as a public safety employee; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/29/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Carroll County - Public Facilities Bond [HB-833]
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[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County to borrow not more than $36,900,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain public facilities in Carroll County and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 423 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Volunteers [HB-815]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increasing, from $7,000 to $10,000, the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for an individual who is a qualifying public safety volunteer for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/29/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Local Government – Local Personnel – Leave With Pay [SB-652]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[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.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Somerset County - Property Tax - Emergency Services Tax [HB-791]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Somerset County to impose an emergency services tax on all property subject to the county property tax to pay costs of emergency services; and prohibiting the county commissioners from initially imposing or subsequently increasing an emergency services tax until after a public hearing is held.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles James Otto
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 69 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Washington County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism [HB-749]
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[Public Safety ]
[Tourism ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Adding Washington County to the list of counties that exempt agricultural buildings used for agritourism from certain building performance standards and where an existing agricultural building used for agritourism is not considered a change of occupancy that requires a building permit under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 600 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding [HB-757]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the amount the Governor is authorized to include in the annual budget for the Program from $500,000 to at least $1,000,000; and authorizing the Secretary to use up to 20% of Program funds to support research centers, including the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing, in the collection, analysis, and processing of Program outcome data for the purposes of assessing, maximizing, and improving the effectiveness and clinical utility of the cancer screening funded by the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 639 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Washington County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism [SB-580]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Safety ]
[Tourism ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Adding Washington County to the list of counties that exempt agricultural buildings used for agritourism from certain building performance standards and where an existing agricultural building used for agritourism is not considered a change of occupancy that requires a building permit under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Washington County Senators
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Alaska 34th Legislature
Approp: Operating Budget; Cap; Supp [SB-56]
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[Funding ]
An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making supplemental appropriations; making reappropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/24/2025
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Alaska 34th Legislature
Approp: Capital/funds/supp/amend/reapprop [SB-57]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and other appropriations; amending appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; and repealing appropriations.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Effective Date(s) Of Law See Chapter on 06/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
City of Salisbury - Fire and Explosive Investigator - Authority [SB-527]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
Providing that a City of Salisbury fire and explosive investigator has the same authority as the State Fire Marshal under certain circumstances; authorizing the City of Salisbury Fire Chief to limit the authority of a fire and explosive investigator under the Act; and requiring the City of Salisbury Fire Chief to express the limitation in a written policy.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer [SB-502]
[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.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 130 on 04/22/2025
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To Fire Protection. [HB-1419]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Climate Change ]
Defines stages of wildfire suppression efforts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Cheape Matsumoto
Referred To Pbs, Jha, Referral Sheet 4 on 01/27/2025