Hearings
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Opioid Restitution Fund - Interactive Dashboard [SB-589]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Data Privacy ]
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; requiring that the dashboard be funded by the Opioid Restitution Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 691 on 05/20/2025
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Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax - Assessments - Appeals and Corrections [SB-605]
[Taxes ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing a certain appeal process for persons who are subject to the digital advertising gross revenues tax and receive a notice of assessment from the Comptroller; authorizing the Comptroller or the Comptroller's designee to issue an order to correct an erroneous assessment of the digital advertising gross revenues tax, subject to certain conditions; and applying the Act to assessments of the digital advertising gross revenues tax made after December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 678 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Hearing Notice [HB-754]
[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: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 810 on 05/20/2025
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Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Performing Arts Nonprofit Organization License - Record-Keeping Requirements [HB-714]
[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: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 788 on 05/20/2025
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Criminal Procedure - Out of Court Statements - Vulnerable Adult Victims and Witnesses [HB-677]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Authorizing the court to admit into evidence in certain criminal proceedings certain out of court statements made by a vulnerable adult victim or witness under certain circumstances and subject to certain requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary A. Lehman
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Garrett County Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2025 [HB-685]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing certain deluxe complex restaurant and resort complex beer and wine and beer, wine, and liquor licenses in Garrett County; requiring the Board of License Commissioners for Garrett County to hold a hearing for the issuance of certain festival licenses and altering certain notice requirements for the hearing; requiring certain festival license applicants to apply to the Board in a certain manner; clarifying the entities to which the Board may issue certain multiple day and multiple event licenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Hinebaugh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 790 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Excess Ownership of Single-Family Residences Excise Tax (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025) [SB-510]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Finance ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Imposing an excise tax on the acquisition and excess ownership of certain single-family residences in the State by certain entities; providing for the calculation, collection, and distribution of the excise tax; establishing the Down Payment and Settlement Expense Loan Program Fund which may be used only to provide financing for down payment and settlement expenses to enable eligible homebuyers to purchase homes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause [SB-532]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at any time before a hearing is held by the hearing board for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Criminal or Delinquent Act of a Child - Liability of a Parent, Guardian, or Custodian [HB-683]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the parent, guardian, or custodian of a child from intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently acting or failing to act in a manner that results in the child committing a crime or delinquent act; requiring an individual convicted under the Act to participate in certain proceedings and programs and establishing the failure to do so as contempt of court; and requiring the court to order a parent, guardian, or custodian to pay certain court costs and restitution related to a child's crime or delinquent act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Common Ownership Communities - Local Commissions [HB-558]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing requirements for a local commission on common ownership communities established by the local government of a county.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To Communities. [HB-1329]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
Requires any state or county department pursuing any major plan or work effort that is likely to significantly affect members of any community to: (1) Conduct a public hearing on the issue, and post notices on the department's website; and (2) Send direct notices of the public hearing to state and county elected officials who have constituents in the community.
Sponsored by: Rep. Della au Belatti
Re-referred To Jha, Fin, Referral Sheet 8 on 01/30/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act [HB-506]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Food ]
Establishing the Maryland Leaders in Environmentally Engaged Farming (LEEF) Program; establishing the Maryland Leaders in Environmentally Engaged Farming (LEEF) Program Fund to support actions associated with the Program's purpose; altering the definition of "healthy soils" for purposes of the Maryland Healthy Soils Program; exempting certain holders of certain fishing licenses from the requirement to obtain a food establishment license from the Maryland Department of Health; establishing the Water Quality Monitoring Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 430 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause [HB-537]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at any time before a hearing is held by the hearing board for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheree Sample-Hughes
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax - Assessments - Appeals and Corrections [HB-546]
[Taxes ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing a certain appeal process for persons who are subject to the digital advertising gross revenues tax and receive a notice of assessment from the Comptroller; authorizing the Comptroller or the Comptroller's designee to issue an order to correct an erroneous assessment of the digital advertising gross revenues tax, subject to certain conditions; and applying the Act to assessments of the digital advertising gross revenues tax made after December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 677 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act [SB-428]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Food ]
Establishing the Maryland Leaders in Environmentally Engaged Farming (LEEF) Program; establishing the Maryland Leaders in Environmentally Engaged Farming (LEEF) Program Fund to support actions associated with fulfilling the Program's purpose; defining "fixed natural buffer" as a strip of maintained, native vegetation alongside a body of water; exempting certain holders of certain fishing licenses from the requirement to obtain a certain food establishment license; establishing the Water Quality Monitoring Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) [SB-432]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering certain provisions of law relating to waiting periods for the filing of certain petitions for expungement to authorize the filing of a petition a certain amount of time after the completion of the sentence; adding to the list of misdemeanor convictions that a person may expunge under certain circumstances; prohibiting the Maryland Judiciary Case Search from in any way referring to the existence of a charge of possession of cannabis if the conviction was later pardoned by the Governor; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 95 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Maryland Medical Practice Act and Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions [SB-423]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Mental Health ]
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: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 675 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Natural Resources - Wildland Areas - Overhead Transmission Lines [SB-399]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
Exempting certain areas in the Big Savage Mountain Wildland, Bear Pen Wildland, and Dan's Mountain Wildland from being designated as a wildland area, subject to a certificate of public convenience and necessity being obtained for a certain transmission line; and requiring the Public Service Commission to require an applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain overhead transmission line to provide wildland impact mitigation guarantees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 572 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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St. Mary’s County – County Plans – Public Sewerage Systems and Water Supply Systems [HB-480]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Housing ]
Applying certain provisions relating to the adoption of or revision or amendment to a county plan to county plans in St. Mary's County; and repealing certain provisions relating to public sewerage systems and water supply systems in St. Mary's County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Morgan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 598 on 05/13/2025
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Alaska 34th Legislature
Workplace Violence Protective Orders [SB-49]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
An Act relating to workplace violence protective orders; relating to the crime of violating a protective order; relating to the powers of district judges and magistrates; amending Rules 4 and 65, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 9, Alaska Rules of Administration; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Claman
Fin Referral Added on 05/09/2025