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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Income Tax - Credits for Nursing Program Preceptors in Areas With Health Care Workforce Shortages - Alterations [HB-496]
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[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
Reducing from 100 to 90 the number of training hours that certain health care practitioners are required to perform in a nursing program preceptor rotation in order to qualify for certain credits against the State income tax for certain health care practitioners serving as preceptors in areas with health care workforce shortages; and requiring the Department of Health by January 31 each year, to report to the Comptroller on the tax credit certificates issued and to the General Assembly on the utilization of the credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 01/21/2025
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Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure - Extension and Duties [SB-379]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
Extending the termination date for the Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure to June 30, 2027; altering the duties of the Workgroup to include an examination of alterations made to the examination developed by the Association of Social Work Boards and implemented beginning in 2026; and requiring the Workgroup to submit a report on whether to continue to use examinations developed by the Association of Social Work Boards as a requirement for licensure on or before December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Motion Recommit To Committee (senator Beidle) Adopted on 03/12/2025
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Public Libraries - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Raymono A. Russell Act) [SB-369]
[Public Health ]
[Libraries ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring certain libraries, beginning January 1, 2026, to place an automated external defibrillator in a certain area and maintain the functionality of the automated external defibrillator and comply with the Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program; granting certain immunities to libraries and individuals for certain acts or omissions under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to submit a certain report by December 1, 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 613 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Supportive Housing and Health Services [SB-367]
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[Housing ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, beginning July 1, 2026, to provide supportive housing and health services to certain Program recipients; establishing requirements for professionals seeking certification as a certified supportive housing and health services professional and entities that employ or contract with supportive housing and health services professionals; requiring, by January 1, 2026, the Department to approve at least one accredited training and certification program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/22/2025
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Maryland Department of Health and Office of Health Care Quality - Nursing Home Inspections - Reporting [SB-376]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, beginning July 1, 2025, to report quarterly to certain committees of the General Assembly on disaggregated data regarding nursing home inspections in each county; and requiring the Office of Health Care Quality, beginning July 1, 2025, to report to the local area agency on aging for each county the name of each nursing home in the county that was surveyed in the immediately preceding 6 months and the date each survey was conducted.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 680 on 05/20/2025
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Public Health - Commission on Universal Health Care [HB-417]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Commission on Universal Health Care to determine the feasibility of establishing a State universal health care program to provide health benefits to all residents of the State through a single-payer system; and requiring the Commission to submit an interim report on June 1, 2027, and a final report with its analysis and recommendations to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by October 1, 2028.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2025
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Employed Individuals With Disabilities Program - Upper Age Limit - Prohibition [HB-430]
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[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Health from establishing an upper age limit for eligibility to receive Employed Individuals with Disabilities Program services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/03/2025
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Prince George's County - Assisted Living Programs - Inspections PG 405-25 [HB-378]
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[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to conduct an inspection of each assisted living program located in Prince George's County at least once every 60 days; and requiring the Department to publish a report of the inspection on the Department's website within 30 days after completing the inspection and provide the report to the Prince George's County Council.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/26/2025
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Prince George's County - Substance Abuse Early Intervention and Detoxification Services Fund - Establishment PG 407-25 [HB-396]
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[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
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[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Substance Abuse Early Intervention and Detoxification Services Fund to provide treatment and rehabilitation to students expelled from school in Prince George's County and cover expenses incurred by uninsured or underinsured minors in Prince George's County for treatment services related to the misuse of alcohol and drugs; requiring the Prince George's County Health Department to administer the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [HB-352]
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[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; increasing the cap on the percentage that may be deducted from all open purses and paid to a certain organization; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 604 on 05/20/2025
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Health Facilities - Augmentation of Survey Staff - Nursing Homes [HB-429]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Secretary of Health, on request of a county, to delegate to the county the authority to augment State nursing home survey staff using county funds under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to initiate a certain memorandum of understanding and develop a certain plan with a requesting county within 45 days after a county's request; requiring the Department, beginning July 1, 2025, to report to each area agency on aging the names and dates of each nursing home surveyed in the preceding 6 months; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Referred Rules on 04/04/2025
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Health - Abortion Data - Submission to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [HB-373]
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[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to submit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention any data regarding abortion requested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, unless submitting the data would violate federal or State law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing Canceled on 02/26/2025
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Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions [HB-386]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, by January 1, 2032, the Department of Agriculture to develop, maintain, post on its website, and distribute to all certified applicators a list of certain registered pesticides that list PFAS chemicals as an active ingredient on the labeling accompanying the pesticide; prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2032, a person from using, for certain purposes, PFAS pesticides listed by the Department; prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2032, a person from using PFAS pesticides in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/17/2025
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Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [SB-321]
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[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2025
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Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) [SB-314]
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[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Rights ]
Altering the circumstances under which the Secretary of Health is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; establishing requirements and a prohibition related to the making of new certificates of birth; and altering the options for indicating an individual's sex designation on a license, identification card, or moped operator's permit issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 2/05 At 2:00 P.m. (finance) on 01/20/2025
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Workgroup on Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services - Establishment [HB-334]
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[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Workgroup on Universal Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services; requiring the Workgroup to compile updated participant data and expenditure per participant from the home visiting programs currently operating in the State, compare the data for home visiting programs to the data for evidence-based models, identify service gaps, and identify workforce needs; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 719 on 05/20/2025
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Health Equality for Service Members Act [SB-277]
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[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Housing ]
[Military ]
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; and altering the application of certain provisions of law governing public health, the regulation of health occupations, and housing vouchers and assistance to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 260 on 05/06/2025
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Health Occupations - Nursing - Loan Repayment, Education, and Sunset Extension (Building Opportunities for Nurses Act of 2025) [HB-19]
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[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Expanding the purpose of the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Nurses and Nursing Support Staff; requiring the Department to prioritize funding for nurses or nursing support staff who practice in an area with a shortage of nurses or nursing support staff or who practice in a specialty where a shortage has been identified; altering certain education requirements for licensure; repealing a certain requirement that the State Board of Nursing approve certain nursing assistant training program sites within a certain time period; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 416 on 05/06/2025
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Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program [SB-83]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Authorizing a community-based organization, with the approval of the Maryland Department of Health, to establish an Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program to provide a location for the consumption of preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, administer first aid, and provide certain other services; authorizing a Program to bill the insurance carrier of an individual who uses the services; authorizing the Department to approve not more than six programs, preferably two in urban, two in rural, and two in suburban areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/22/2025
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County Boards of Education - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study - Discrepancies [HB-161]
[Education ]
Requiring each county board of education to adopt curriculum guides and courses of study aligned with content standards established by the State Department of Education; establishing a process for correcting discrepancies identified by the State Superintendent of Schools in a county board's curriculum guides and courses of study, including the imposition of certain penalties; requiring the Department, in consultation with certain teachers, to develop content and curriculum standards and resources for each subject at each grade level; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 245 on 05/06/2025