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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Funeral Establishments, Crematories, and Reduction Facilities - Oversight (Ensuring Dignity and Accountability in Crematory and Funeral Home Operations Act) [HB-1555] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ]
Requiring the Office of Cemetery Oversight and the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to establish and maintain certain online databases and conduct certain inspections; establishing the authority of the Secretary of Health regarding staff for the Board; authorizing the Executive Director of the Board to direct an immediate investigation of certain complaints; establishing requirements for the review of complaints and investigations by the Board; providing a civil penalty of up to $25,000 for certain violations; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Motor Vehicle Administration Records - Access to Digital Photographic Images and Signatures - Baltimore City [HB-1533] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ] [Data Privacy ] [Housing ] [Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to make a digital photographic image or signature of an individual, or the actual stored data of the image or signature, recorded by the Administration available to the Special Investigations Unit of the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development or its successor.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Public Schools - School Security Personnel - Prohibition of Immigration Investigation and Enforcement Functions [HB-1513] [Immigration ] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting an individual assigned to be a school resource officer or a school security employee from being used for purposes of or otherwise engaging in certain federal immigration investigation and enforcement functions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence [SB-1007] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Providing that the contents of a certain intercepted communication and evidence derived from the communication may be received in evidence in a certain criminal proceeding under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities [HB-1473] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ] [Immigration ] [Public Health ] [Human Rights ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and the Department of Disabilities to convene the Maryland Language Advisory Group, by January 1, 2026, to make findings and recommendations on oversight, monitoring, investigation, and enforcement of certain provisions of law relating to equal access to public services for certain individuals; altering provisions of law relating to equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency to include individuals with disabilities; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Approved By The Governor - Chapter 434 on 05/13/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations [HB-1480] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Human Services ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring that the standards established by the Maryland Statewide Organization for Child Advocacy Centers require an individual employed by or contracted with a Child Advocacy Center providing medical or mental health services to be licensed or certified, if applicable, and provide services within the scope of the license or certification; requiring, beginning in 2027, the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy to publish on its website a description of the standards for child advocacy centers and compliance information; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Support and Protections for Individuals Affected by Federal Actions (Protect Our Federal Workers Act) [HB-1424] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Economic Development ]
Renaming the Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund to be the Federal Government Employee Assistance Loan Fund; authorizing funds appropriated to the Catastrophic Event Account to be expended to assist in funding costs connected to a relocation, closure, or mass layoff of a unit of the federal government; establishing the Expedited Hiring Program in the Department of Budget and Management; authorizing an appointing authority to recruit for certain vacant positions in State government; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein Approved By The Governor - Chapter 97 on 04/22/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Credentialing for Behavioral Health Care Professionals [HB-1351] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ]
Altering the providers of certain community-based health services that a carrier is prohibited from rejecting for participation on the carrier's provider panel; and altering the period of time in which certain carriers are required to accept or deny certain social workers, counselors, and psychology associates for participation on the carrier's provider panel to within 60 days after the date a carrier receives a completed application.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Approved By The Governor - Chapter 746 on 05/20/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations, Intent, and Discriminatory Effect [HB-1239] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Community Development ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ]
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt certain regulations related to affirmatively furthering fair housing; providing that certain discriminatory housing practices may be committed without intent; prohibiting a person from acting in a certain manner that has a discriminatory effect against a person related to the sale or rental of a dwelling; and providing that certain conduct does not constitute a certain violation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Prekindergarten Savings Account Program - Establishment [HB-1326] [Education ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Prekindergarten Savings Account Program in the State administered by the State Department of Education; providing that the State shall deposit into an account of an eligible student a certain percentage of the per pupil amount of State and local funds for each education program in the resident school district for which the eligible student would be included in the enrollment count; and allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for deposits into an education savings account.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Wivell Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Public Health - Milk Products - Direct-to-Consumer Sale of Raw Milk for Human Consumption [HB-1449] [Public Health ] [Food ] [Consumer Protection ] [Agriculture ]
Excluding certain sales of raw milk for human consumption from certain State regulation of milk products; requiring a person to obtain a permit from the Secretary of Health before the person may sell raw milk direct to the consumer for human consumption; and establishing certain requirements for raw milk produced and sold direct to the consumer for human consumption in the State.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke Hearing Canceled on 03/08/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Labor and Employment - Disclosure of Employee's Immigration Status - Prohibition [HB-1476] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Rights ]
Prohibiting an employer from disclosing or threatening to disclose an employee's immigration status to a public body for the purpose of concealing an employer's violation of certain labor, benefit, or tax laws; authorizing the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to investigate a violation of the Act on the Commissioner's own initiative or on receipt of a written complaint; and authorizing an alleged violator to request an administrative hearing.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-1296] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Science ] [Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from performing groundwater augmentation except under certain circumstances; establishing the Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program to regulate and evaluate the use of treated reclaimed water as a source for groundwater augmentation through managed aquifer recharge permits; requiring the demonstration facility to address a groundwater supply or quality problem that is anticipated to occur in the next 25 years; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Lehman Approved By The Governor - Chapter 474 on 05/13/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Cybersecurity – Standards, Compliance, and Audits – Alterations [HB-1309] [Cybersecurity ] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ]
Repealing the requirement that county boards of education prioritize the purchase of digital devices with certain funds; requiring each local school system to comply with, and certify compliance with, the State minimum cybersecurity standards and to conduct a cybersecurity maturity assessment every 2 years; requiring the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology to annually update the State minimum cybersecurity standards; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Chao Wu Hearing Canceled (health And Government Operations) on 03/08/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Health Insurance - Appeals and Adverse Decisions - Call Centers, Notification Requirements, and Required Survey [HB-1341] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
Requiring health insurance carriers to operate a 24-hour call center for appeals and adverse decisions, include certain information in a certain manner in the written notice of adverse decisions required to be sent to members, and conduct an annual survey on member experiences with the internal grievance process and submit the results of the survey to the Insurance Commissioner.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/15/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Education - Maryland STEM Program - Established [HB-1447] [Education ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing the Maryland STEM Program in the State Department of Education to provide additional compensation to educators who teach STEM classes at nonpublic schools; authorizing nonpublic schools to apply for the Program; requiring local school systems to inform current teachers about the Program and share a teacher interest survey; requiring participating nonpublic schools to report certain information to the Department each year; requiring the Governor to include a $250,000 appropriation in the annual budget bill; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Department of Health and Department of Human Services – Public Benefits – Prevention of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse [HB-1402] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health and the Department of Human Services to enter into certain data-sharing agreements with certain agencies to conduct certain reviews related to eligibility for and use of certain public benefits; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to seek approval for a certain waiver to impose a certain lockout period on certain individuals who fail to report a change in eligibility for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 02/21/2025

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act) [HB-1462] [Education ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring institutions of higher education to adopt and enforce policies regarding antihate and antidiscrimination and time, place, and manner requirements for expressive conduct; requiring institutions of higher education to conduct certain meetings with certain approved student organizations; establishing the Campus Community Grant Program; and establishing the Workgroup on Combating Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Other Forms of Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Violence, Harassment, and Intimidation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Obscene Material - Device Filters [HB-1212] [Crime ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ]
Requiring each device, tablet, or smart phone manufactured on or after January 1, 2026, activated in the State to enable a certain filter to prevent minors from accessing obscene material; prohibiting a certain person from deactivating the filter; providing that a manufacturer of a device and certain persons are subject to civil and criminal liability for certain conduct related to device filters; authorizing the Attorney General to take certain actions against persons who violate the Act; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas First Reading Economic Matters on 02/06/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Cooperation [HB-1188] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [National Security ]
Requiring law enforcement agencies, law enforcement agents, and local detention facilities who take custody of an individual to run a search of the individual in the National Crime Information Center, make a certain notice to federal immigration authorities, and cooperate with federal immigration authorities in regards to certain individuals; and prohibiting the State, a unit of local government, a county sheriff, or an agency of the State or a unit of local government from adopting, implementing, or enforcing certain policies.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025

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