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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process [HB-482]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that "department" does not include the Maryland Department of Health or the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services for purposes of certain provisions prohibiting a department from refusing to issue an occupational license or certificate based on a certain conviction under certain circumstances; establishing a predetermination review process for occupational licenses and certificates in certain departments of State government; authorizing a department to charge a criminal history review fee of up to $100; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Fletcher Harrison
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established [HB-384]
[Animals ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Maryland Disability Service Animal Program in the Department of Disabilities to select one or more nonprofit training entities to participate in the Program and provide additional funding mechanisms to assist eligible individuals in the Program; requiring the Department to select at least one nonprofit training entity to develop and implement a training protocol and to select qualified participants; and establishing the Maryland Disability Service Animal Program Fund to pay a participating nonprofit training entity.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Restoration and Receipt of Benefits and Use at Automated Teller Machines [HB-175]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring, subject to a certain provision of law, the Department of Human Services to reimburse a beneficiary for any benefits lost due to the fraudulent use of the beneficiary's Electronic Benefits Transfer card and restore the benefits without further action from the household; requiring, on or before January 1, 2026, each operator of an automated teller machine to ensure that the machine has the functionality to process and dispense cash from an Electronic Benefits Transfer card; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Appropriations
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Family Law - Children in Need of Assistance - Unlicensed Settings [SB-191]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Prohibiting a child in need of assistance from being placed in an unlicensed setting except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Family Law – Child Support [HB-218]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Altering provisions relating to the commencement of a proceeding to hold a person in contempt of court for the person's default in payment of periodic child or spousal support under the terms of a court order and provisions relating to the commencement of a contempt proceeding for failure to make a payment of child or spousal support under a court order; authorizing the Child Support Administration to take action to secure an assignment to the State of any rights to support on behalf of a child receiving foster care maintenance payments; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Judiciary
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses [SB-106]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the Child Support Enforcement Administration to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual's child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual's driver's license or privilege to drive under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 1/22 At 10:00 A.m. on 01/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Restoration and Receipt of Benefits and Use at Automated Teller Machines [SB-232]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Poverty ]
Requiring, subject to a certain provision of law, the Department of Human Services to reimburse a beneficiary for any benefits lost due to the fraudulent use of the beneficiary's Electronic Benefits Transfer card and restore the benefits without further action from the household; requiring, on or before January 1, 2026, each operator of an automated teller machine to ensure that the machine has the functionality to process and dispense cash from an Electronic Benefits Transfer card; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Aging - Aging Services - Program Repeal and Consolidation [SB-212]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
Repealing provisions of law requiring the Secretary of Aging to develop certain congregate housing and assisted living programs for seniors; repealing the Interagency Committee on Aging Services and transferring certain responsibilities of the Committee to the Department of Aging; requiring the Department to engage with key stakeholders to conduct program transition planning, to co-design the new consolidated program required by the Act, and to provide certain services to certain older adults; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 34 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Aging – Aging Services – Program Repeal and Consolidation [HB-36]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
Repealing provisions of law requiring the Secretary of Aging to develop certain congregate housing and assisted living programs for seniors; repealing the Interagency Committee on Aging Services and transferring certain responsibilities of the Committee to the Department of Aging; requiring the Department, beginning in June 2025, in coordination with area stakeholders, to conduct program transition planning and to co-design the new, consolidated program required by the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Health and Government Operations
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 33 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses [HB-110]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the Child Support Enforcement Administration to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual's child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual's driver's license or privilege to drive under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Arikan
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established [SB-157]
[Animals ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Maryland Disability Service Animal Program in the Department of Disabilities to select one or more nonprofit training entities to participate in the Program and provide additional funding mechanisms to assist eligible individuals in the Program; requiring the Department to select at least one nonprofit training entity to develop and implement a training protocol and to select qualified participants; and establishing the Maryland Disability Service Animal Program Fund to pay a participating nonprofit training entity.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Human Services - Local Departments of Social Services - Audits [SB-230]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the frequency, from once every 3 years to an interval of once every 4 years, unless it is determined on a case-by-case basis that an audit occur at an interval of 3 years, with which the Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Human Services conducts or contracts for financial and compliance audits of local departments of social services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 418 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Human Services – Local Departments of Social Services – Audits [HB-251]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the frequency, from once every 3 years to an interval of once every 4 years unless it is determined on a case-by-case basis that an audit occur at an interval of 3 years, with which the Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Human Services conducts or contracts for financial and compliance audits of local departments of social services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Appropriations
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 417 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Kinship Care [HB-1499]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Altering the definition of "relative" to mean an individual who is a kinship caregiver for purposes of provisions of law relating to children in need of assistance; altering provisions of law relating to the kinship care program in the Department of Human Services and certain procedures for the placement of children in need of out-of-home placement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judiciary on 04/03/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health and Department of Aging - Earned Income Tax Credit - Distribution of Information and Training [HB-1304]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a process for providing information about the availability of the State's earned income tax credits to individuals enrolled or participating in certain programs or services, or potential enrollees in certain programs, administered by the Maryland Department of Health; and requiring the Department of Aging to provide training to the Maryland Access Point network to increase awareness of the availability of the State's earned income tax credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 376 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Courts - Immunity From Liability - Maryland Safe Haven Program [HB-1323]
[Children and Youth ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering, clarifying, and expanding certain provisions of law relating to the immunity from liability of a parent who leaves an unharmed newborn with a responsible adult within 60 days of the birth under certain circumstances; requiring the Secretary of Human Services to develop, implement, and maintain a public information program to inform the public about the Maryland Safe Haven Program; and requiring the Secretary of Human Services to submit a report to the General Assembly about the Maryland Safe Haven Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. William J. Wivell
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Human Services - Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Restoration of Benefits [HB-1434]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Poverty ]
Requiring, subject to a certain provision of law, the Department of Human Services to reimburse a beneficiary for any benefits lost due to the fraudulent use of the beneficiary's Electronic Benefits Transfer card and restore the benefits without further action from the household; and requiring the Department to establish a workgroup to study and make recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, on a dedicated funding stream for the restoration of stolen benefits from certain assistance programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Child Care Providers - Criminal History Records Checks and Abuse and Neglect Clearances - Requirements [HB-1254]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring certain individuals to submit to a criminal history records check before the individual is authorized to have a position involving direct contact with children in a licensed child care center, registered family child care home, or registered large family child care home, subject to the availability of existing resources; requiring the State Department of Education to establish a dedicated unit to process certain criminal history records checks, subject to the availability of existing resources; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Information Technology - Evaluation and Development of a 3-1-1 Portal Using Artificial Intelligence [HB-1141]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Information Technology evaluate the feasibility of creating a virtual 3-1-1 portal as a source for Maryland residents to obtain nonemergency government information and services utilizing artificial intelligence and that the Department prioritize the creation of the portal if feasible.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Rereferred To Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Human Services - Youth Services Bureaus - Funding (Youth Services Bureau Restoration Act) [HB-1136]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Repealing a requirement that a certain substance use disorder assessment and referral training be provided by a certain entity; repealing a requirement that youth services bureaus provide alternative leisure activities; repealing a requirement that the proposed budget of the Department of Human Services list eligible youth services bureaus and estimate the amount of State funds to allocate to each; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Hearing Canceled on 03/06/2024