Hearings
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Harford County – Alcoholic Beverages – Hearing Notice [SB-744]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering certain notice requirements before the Board of License Commissioners for Harford County may hold public hearings on proposed regulatory changes or license applications; and providing that the Board may publish a decision on certain license applications either in certain newspapers or on its website.
Sponsored by: Sen. Harford County Senators
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 809 on 05/20/2025
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Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Institutional Debt - Report [HB-920]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
Requiring institutions of postsecondary education to submit a report on institutional debt to the Maryland Higher Education Commission by October 1 each year, beginning in 2026; authorizing the Commission to assess a civil penalty, up to $10,000 per violation, against an institution for failure to submit a report or knowingly including inaccurate information in a report; and establishing certain notice and hearing procedures that the Commission must follow before assessing a civil penalty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing Canceled on 04/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Charles County – Student Bus Transportation Providers – Provider Displacement [SB-727]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Charles County Board of Education to provide at least 10 years' notice and hold a certain public hearing at least 5 years before taking any action that results in a certain displacement of a person that has been providing student bus transportation services in Charles County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles County Senators
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Performing Arts Nonprofit Organization License - Record-Keeping Requirements [SB-745]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Repealing certain incorrect references to the Comptroller of Maryland in certain provisions of law requiring the holder of a performing arts nonprofit organization license in Harford County to comply with certain record-keeping and reporting requirements; repealing the authority of the Comptroller to suspend the license of a license holder without a hearing under certain circumstances; and authorizing, rather than requiring, the Board to summon a license holder for a hearing and impose a fine under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Harford County Senators
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 789 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Property Tax Credit - Urban Agricultural Property - Alterations [HB-907]
[Agriculture ]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
Altering eligibility for a tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on certain urban agricultural property; and requiring a county or municipal corporation that grants the tax credit to provide notice of the termination of the credit at least 1 year in advance and the opportunity to be heard to the public before the county or municipal corporation may exercise its authority to terminate the credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kent Roberson
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Postconviction Review - Procedure to Reduce Duration of Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) [HB-853]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a certain individual to file a motion to reduce the duration of a certain sentence if the individual was convicted between the ages of at least 18 and under 25, was not sentenced to life, is not a sex offender, has served at least 20 years of the term of confinement, and was not convicted of murder involving a victim who was a first responder who was killed in the line of duty; applying procedures for a proceeding under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 96 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Tidal Fish Licenses - Oyster Authorizations - Administrative Penalties [HB-893]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to suspend for up to 5 years for a first violation, rather than revoke, a person's oyster authorization for knowingly committing certain violations; providing for the reinstatement for certain persons of an oyster authorization and an entitlement to engage or work in the oyster fishery; altering a certain offense related to the use of prohibited gear; and repealing the 90-day time period within which a certain administrative hearing must be held.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 552 on 05/13/2025
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Arizona Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)
Abortion; waiting period; authorized providers [SB-1398]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Abortion; waiting period; authorized providers
Sponsored by: Sen. Lela Alston
Senate Read Second Time on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Maryland Uniform Disposition of Abandoned Property Act – Revisions [SB-665]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Making certain virtual currency subject to the abandoned property laws in the State; establishing certain provisions to determine certain information about certain apparent owners of abandoned property; altering and establishing certain provisions pertaining to the presumption of abandonment for certain types of property; establishing certain procedures to establish the death of a certain insured or certain annuitant; altering the dollar value at which the Comptroller is required to publish certain notice; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 635 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Opioid Restitution Fund - Interactive Dashboard [HB-798]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Office of Overdose Response, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health, to develop and maintain an interactive dashboard on Opioid Restitution Fund spending to share prescription opioid-related settlement information with the public; requiring the dashboard to include links to the State, county, or municipal websites that provide access to additional information on the use of opioid-related settlement funds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 690 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Maryland Medical Practice Act and Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions [HB-776]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing obsolete and redundant language in, clarifying language in, and making language consistent across certain provisions of law governing the State Board of Physicians and the regulation of physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; altering certain licensure requirements; altering the grounds for discipline for physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; authorizing the Board to impose a civil penalty for a certain report made in bad faith; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 676 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Solar Energy - Distributed Generation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Ground-Mounted Solar, and Small Solar Siting Workgroup [HB-827]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
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 Public Service Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; prohibiting a county from enacting certain zoning laws or adopting certain regulations regarding certain ground-mounted solar systems and facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing Canceled on 03/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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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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Arizona Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)
Ambulances; response times; rates [SB-1345]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Ambulances; response times; rates
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas R. Shope
House Ti Committee Action: Do Pass Amended/strike-everything, Voting: (4-2-0-1-0-0) on 03/26/2025
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Arizona Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)
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Evaluation agencies; hearings; witnesses [SB-1354]
[Consumer Protection ]
Evaluation agencies; hearings; witnesses
Sponsored by: Sen. David Gowan
Governor Signed on 03/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Maryland Uniform Disposition of Abandoned Property Act - Revisions [HB-761]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Making certain virtual currency subject to the abandoned property laws in the State; establishing certain provisions to determine certain information about certain apparent owners of abandoned property; altering and establishing certain provisions pertaining to the presumption of abandonment for certain types of property; establishing certain procedures to establish the death of a certain insured or certain annuitant; altering from $100 to $50 the value at which the Comptroller is required to publish a certain notice; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 636 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Sale of Residential Property - Taxes and Offers to Purchase (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025) [SB-582]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizing a person who offers for sale to a third party improved single-family residential real property, for the first 30 days, to accept an offer to purchase the property made only by an individual, a community development organization, a nonprofit organization, or a real estate enterprise that owns an interest in less than 3% of all residential real property in the county; and altering the rate of the State transfer tax payable for an instrument of writing for a sale of certain residential real property under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing Canceled (budget And Taxation) And Hearing Canceled (judicial Proceedings) on 02/17/2025
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Counties and Municipalities - Approval of Projects Denied by Maryland Historical Trust - Authorization [HB-760]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing the governing body of a county or municipality to approve a certain project that was previously denied by the Maryland Historical Trust under certain circumstances; and requiring a local planning commission to hold a certain public hearing within 60 days after the request by a project applicant and to make a recommendation to the governing body of the county or municipality on whether or not to approve the project.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Family Law - Grandparent Visitation [HB-721]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the circumstances under which an equity court is authorized to grant visitation rights to a grandparent of a child to include that the petition for visitation rights was filed after an action for divorce, annulment, custody, or paternity was filed by a parent of the child; and requiring an equity court to grant certain visitation rights if the child resided with the grandparent for at least 12 months, or the child's parent, who is the child of the grandparent, is deceased, and the court finds it in the best interest of the child.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Allen Young
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Natural Resources - State Boat Act - Alterations [HB-719]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Recreation ]
Repealing certain advertising and public hearing requirements for proposed regulations implementing the State Boat Act; increasing certain funding thresholds for certain projects financed by the Waterway Improvement Fund; and altering the fees for manufacturer and dealer licenses, certificates of number, Maryland use stickers, and the issuance of certificates of title, transfer of title, or duplicate or corrected certificates of title.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 433 on 05/13/2025