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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Labor - Licenses - Notation of Veteran Status and Eligibility for Benefits [SB-114]
Authorizing units in the Maryland Department of Labor to establish a certain process to include a notation of veteran status on an occupational license.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Returned Passed on 04/02/2025
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Short-Term Rentals and Home Amenity Rentals - Taxation, Regulation, and Crimes [SB-132]
Applying certain health and safety requirements to short-term rental units and home amenities; prohibiting certain activities at a home amenity or short-term rental; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to adopt certain rules or regulations relating to short-term rentals; including "short-term rental platform" and "short-term rental unit" in the definition of "hotel" for the purpose of the county and municipal corporation hotel rental tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 03/06/2025
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Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program [HB-232]
Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a certain stewardship organization; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Hearing 2/14 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/29/2025
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Public Health - Abortion (Heartbeat Bill) [HB-108]
Requiring that an abortion be performed by a physician, rather than a qualified provider; repealing certain provisions of law related to State interference with an abortion, regulations related to abortion, and liability or criminal punishment for qualified providers who perform an abortion; prohibiting a physician from knowingly performing, inducing, or attempting to perform or induce an abortion under certain circumstances and subject to certain exceptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Hearing Canceled on 02/26/2025
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Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation [HB-17]
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming operations in the State; requiring the Commission to regulate Internet gaming and the conduct of Internet gaming in the State; requiring an Internet gaming licensee to require individuals to provide proof of the registration in order to participate in Internet gaming; submitting the Act to a referendum; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 2/10 At 11:00 A.m. on 01/17/2025
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Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation [SB-250]
Altering the authorized uses of the Maryland Clean Air Fund to include certain activities relating to mitigating and reducing air pollution in the State; authorizing the Department of the Environment to charge a fee for processing and issuing on-site sewage disposal permits and individual well construction permits under certain circumstances; requiring a holder of a license to transfer oil into the State to pay a certain fee when oil owned by the licensee is first transferred into the State; establishing the Private Dam Repair Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Returned Passed on 04/07/2025
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State Board of Public Accountancy - Emeritus Status [SB-148]
Authorizing the State Board of Public Accountancy to place a licensee on emeritus status under certain circumstances; requiring the Board to review an application for emeritus status within 60 days of receipt of the application; and requiring the Board to reinstate the license of an individual who is on emeritus status under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Passed Enrolled on 04/07/2025
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State Department of Education - Driver Education and Career and Technical Education - Funding (Driver Education and Career Education Act of 2025) [SB-161]
Requiring, for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2032, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill certain appropriations to the State Department of Education for the Coalition for Public Safety Training in Schools, Inc., in Prince George's County for certain purposes related to driver education and career and technical education; and requiring the Department to hire an independent contractor to conduct an annual evaluation of the impact of the funding provided by the Act on increasing the number of career-ready students.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 1/22 At 10:30 A.m. on 01/14/2025
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Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification Program - Establishment [HB-93]
Establishing a homeless shelter certification program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to develop certain operational and building standards for homeless shelters and minimum standards for the protection of the rights of shelter residents; and requiring the operator of a homeless shelter to participate in a certain Homeless Management Information System.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2025
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Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification Program - Establishment [SB-234]
Establishing a homeless shelter certification program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to develop certain operational and building standards for homeless shelters and minimum standards for the protection of the rights of shelter residents; and requiring the operator of a homeless shelter to participate in a certain Homeless Management Information System.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing Canceled on 01/15/2025
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Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Alterations and Analysis [HB-49]
Altering the requirements for certain regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment relating to building energy performance standards to include certain exclusions, considerations, and a certain annual reporting fee to cover certain costs; requiring the Department to certify a certain building energy performance standards program adopted by a county under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to conduct an analysis of the potential costs and benefits of certain building energy performance standards policy options; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Passed Enrolled on 04/07/2025
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Short-Term Rentals and Home Amenity Rentals - Taxation, Regulation, and Crimes [HB-87]
Applying certain health and safety requirements to short-term rental units and home amenities; prohibiting certain activities at a home amenity or short-term rental; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to adopt certain rules or regulations relating to short-term rentals; including "short-term rental platform" and "short-term rental unit" in the definition of "hotel" for the purpose of the county and municipal corporation hotel rental tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
First Reading Ways And Means And Environment And Transportation on 01/08/2025
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Environment – Reservoir Augmentation Permit – Establishment [HB-25]
Establishing the Reservoir Augmentation Program in the Department of the Environment; defining "reservoir augmentation" as the planned placement of reclaimed water into a surface water reservoir used as a source for a drinking water treatment facility; requiring a person to obtain a permit from the Department to perform reservoir augmentation; establishing an Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program in the Department to make recommendations on whether the program should be extended or made permanent and any statutory or regulatory changes necessary;
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Sponsored by: Rep.
Third Reading Passed (109-30) on 04/02/2025
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Individuals Experiencing Homelessness - Address Requirements - Prohibition [HB-254]
Prohibiting a public library, a recipient of a certain award from the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department, a public housing agency, a county, or a municipality from requiring an individual experiencing homelessness to provide a current address in certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Addison
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Hunter Safety Education - Issuance of Identification Number [SB-128]
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: Sen. Jack Bailey
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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Labor and Employment - Parental School Engagement Leave Act [SB-58]
Requiring certain employers to provide certain employees with at least 12 hours of parental school engagement leave each school year to attend meetings and conferences relating to the schooling of the employee's child; and requiring the State Superintendent of Schools and the Commissioner of Labor to provide notice of certain provisions of the Act and develop and make available a document that may be used to validate an employee's use of parental school engagement leave.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/14/2025
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Economic Development - Income Tax Benefit Transfer Program - Establishment [HB-35]
Establishing the Income Tax Benefit Transfer Program within the Department of Commerce to allow eligible technology companies in the State with unused amounts of net operating loss subtraction modifications or income tax credits to transfer those tax benefits for use by other business taxpayers in the State to assist in funding expenses incurred by the eligible technology companies in connection with operations in the State; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Comptroller, to administer the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing Canceled on 02/05/2025
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Economic Development - Income Tax Benefit Transfer Program - Establishment [SB-91]
Establishing the Income Tax Benefit Transfer Program within the Department of Commerce to allow eligible technology companies in the State with unused amounts of net operating loss subtraction modifications or income tax credits to transfer those tax benefits for use by other business taxpayers in the State to assist in funding expenses incurred by the eligible technology companies in connection with operations in the State; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Comptroller, to administer the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/08/2025
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State Government - Forms - Reporting Requirement - Repeal [SB-260]
Repealing a requirement that certain departments or units of State government annually submit a report on the management of forms to the Department of General Services.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 78 on 04/08/2025
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Environment - Reservoir Augmentation Permit - Establishment [SB-265]
Establishing the Reservoir Augmentation Program in the Department of the Environment; defining "Reservoir Augmentation" as the planned placement of reclaimed water into a surface water reservoir used as a source for a drinking water treatment facility; requiring a person to obtain a permit from the Department to perform reservoir augmentation; establishing an Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program in the Department to make recommendations on whether the program should be extended or made permanent and any statutory or regulatory changes necessary;
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Sponsored by: Sen.
Third Reading Passed (104-36) on 04/07/2025