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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - Registration, Regulation, and Oversight [SB-913]
Requiring the owner of public electric vehicle supply equipment to register with the Secretary of Agriculture on or before certain dates; applying certain provisions of law regarding weights and measures to public electric vehicle supply equipment; requiring the Secretary to establish a program to test the weight and measure of public electric vehicle supply equipment and ensure the equipment conforms to certain standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) [SB-926]
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense medication for aid in dying only to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing Canceled on 03/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Student Immunization - Temporary Admission Period [SB-821]
Requiring each county board of education to grant certain students temporary admission to schools for a specified time frame if the parent or guardian of a student is unable to provide proof of immunization under certain circumstances; and requiring the parent or guardian of a student granted temporary admission to present evidence of the student's appointment within 60 calendar days of the admission with a health professional or local health department for purposes of receiving the required immunizations or reconstructing a lost record.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing Canceled on 02/19/2025
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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) [SB-937]
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: Sen. Brian Feldman
Passed Enrolled on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages – Premium Cigar Lounge License – Establishment (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2025) [SB-934]
Establishing a Class C-PCL (premium cigar lounge) alcoholic beverages license for use in conjunction with a certain tobacco products retailer license; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the license; exempting a holder of the license from the Clean Indoor Air Act; and altering a certain period of time during which a local alcoholic beverages license may not be issued to a certain tobacconist.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Watson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Residential Rental Property - Pet Policy Disclosure (Pet Policy Transparency Act) [SB-896]
Requiring the landlord of a residential rental property to provide the property's pet policy on the property's website, and as part of an application form for a rental unit on the property.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Passed Enrolled on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Prohibited Disclosures [SB-815]
Altering certain provisions of law regarding the prohibition on certain departments of State government denying an occupational license or certificate to an applicant solely on the basis of the criminal history of the applicant by prohibiting the State Board of Barbers and the State Board of Cosmetologists in the Maryland Department of Labor from requiring disclosure of certain actions on an application.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) [SB-931]
Altering the factors the Public Service Commission must consider before taking final action on a certificate of public convenience and necessity; establishing a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity to authorize the construction and operation of a certain distributed solar energy generating system; requiring the Power Plant Research Program, by July 1, 2026, to develop and submit to the Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Passed Enrolled on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Insurance - Enforcement, Impaired Entities, Homeowner's Insurance Policies, and Unfair Claim Settlement Practices - Revisions [SB-893]
Establishing and altering requirements governing the regulation of insurance in the State, including requirements related to reviews and examinations undertaken by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner, premium discounts, the temporary suspension of writing new homeowner's insurance policies, and claims handling; providing that certain insurers may be subject to additional market conduct examinations under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Claims Application Form - Authorization for Release of Information [SB-830]
Altering the entities to which a claimant is required to authorize the release in a claim application filed with the Workers' Compensation Commission to include the Uninsured Employers' Fund and the Subsequent Injury Fund; altering the information which a claimant is required to authorize the release in a claim application to include additional claims filed by the claimant and information in the custody of the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Returned Passed on 04/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators - Policy and Appeal Procedure [HB-1030]
Altering the definitions of "transportation network company" and "transportation network operator" for purposes of provisions of law regarding transportation network companies; requiring a transportation network company to maintain a deactivation policy that provides the policies and procedures for the deactivation of operators; prohibiting a transportation network company from deactivating an operator unless the deactivation is consistent with the company's deactivation policy; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Fennell
Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2025
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Financial Institutions - Conventional Home Mortgage Loans - Assumption and Required Disclosures [HB-1018]
Requiring banking institutions, credit unions, mortgage lenders, mortgage lending businesses, and mortgage loan originators to include a certain provision in certain conventional home mortgage loans authorizing a certain borrower to purchase the property interest of a certain borrower in connection with a decree of absolute divorce if the lending entity determines that the assuming borrower qualifies for the loan; applying certain provisions of the Act retroactively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Pruski
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 202 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Forensic Mental Health Treatment [SB-741]
Altering the circumstances under which a certificate of need for changing bed capacity in a health care facility is required; establishing the Workgroup on Forensic Mental Health Treatment; requiring the Workgroup to develop a certain form to be used by judges in a proceeding related to incompetency to stand trial; establishing the Forensic Mental Health Treatment Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring courts to remit certain fines and monetary penalties into the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program [HB-983]
Establishing the Language Assistance Program; requiring a local board of elections to participate in the Program if the State Board determines that there is a significant need for language assistance to voters in the county in a language other than English; requiring the State Board to designate, not later than February 1 of the year of the election, certain languages other than English in which a local board that is required to participate in the Program must provide assistance to voters; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
House Concurs Senate Amendments on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators - Policy and Appeal Procedure [SB-747]
Altering the definitions of "transportation network company" and "transportation network operator" for purposes of provisions of law regarding transportation network companies; requiring a transportation network company to maintain a deactivation policy that provides the policies and procedures for the deactivation of operators; prohibiting a transportation network company from deactivating an operator unless the deactivation is consistent with the company's deactivation policy; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment [HB-930]
Establishing the Public Health Abortion Grant Program to provide grants to improve access to abortion care clinical services for individuals in the State; establishing the Public Health Abortion Grant Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide grants under the Program; and requiring that certain premium funds collected by health insurance carriers be used to provide certain coverage and to support improving access to abortion care clinical services under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Returned Passed on 04/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Nuclear Energy - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Procurement (Decarbonization Infrastructure Solutions Act of 2025) [SB-716]
Altering the renewable energy portfolio standard; including nuclear energy generated by certain nuclear energy reactors as a Tier 1 renewable source; establishing a certified nuclear renewable energy credit for use in meeting certain renewable energy portfolio standard requirements; establishing a procurement process for the Public Service Commission to evaluate and approve an application for nuclear energy generation projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Public Schools and Youth Services - Crisis Support and Assistance and Workgroup Study [SB-770]
Requiring each local school system to provide crisis support to a public school when a teacher or other school employee with direct contact with minors is removed from the school due to alleged criminal activity or for student safety; requiring each county board of education to establish a crisis response team; requiring the State Department of Education to establish a workgroup to examine the impact of requiring applicants for certain positions to include information regarding the applicant's history of boundary-violating behavior; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Hunter Safety Education - Issuance of Identification Number [HB-854]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to print an assigned permanent identification number in a certain manner for a person who completes the course of instruction in conservation and in competency and safety in the handling of firearms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Educational Institutions - Opioid Overdose-Reversing Medications - Policy Requirements (Protecting Our Kids From Overdoses Act) [HB-852]
Requiring the State Board of Education, county boards of education, and institutions of higher education in the State to update certain drug addiction and prevention education programs to include information on the mitigating effects of naloxone or other opioid overdose-reversing medication, authorized possession for a student, a member of the school's staff, or any lawfully present individual at the school or a school-sponsored event or activity, and immunity from liability.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley Lopez
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 02/12/2025