Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Eligible Prekindergarten Provider Data Dashboard [HB-1530]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
Requiring, beginning July 1, 2026, the State Department of Education to maintain on its website a data dashboard with certain information regarding certain eligible prekindergarten providers in the State; requiring the Department to partner with a nonprofit organization that has experience in maintaining a data dashboard for child care providers; and requiring the Department to establish a process that allows an eligible prekindergarten provider to opt out of being included in the data dashboard.
HB-1530: Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Eligible Prekindergarten Provider Data Dashboard
Sponsored by: Rep. Aletheia McCaskill
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/24/2025
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.
HB-1473: State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 434 on 05/13/2025
You have voted HB-1473: State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities.
Consumer Protection - Artificial Intelligence [HB-1331]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Data Privacy ]
Regulating the manner in which a developer or deployer of artificial intelligence must protect consumers from certain risks; requiring a developer that offers to sell a certain artificial intelligence system to provide certain information and make certain disclosures; requiring a deployer to implement a certain risk management policy and take certain precautions to protect consumers from certain risks; requiring a deployer to complete an impact assessment and make certain disclosures; etc.
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations [HB-1461]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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.
HB-1461: Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. April Fleming Miller
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
Maryland State Department of Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Analysis and Report (Mixed Delivery Model Viability Act) [HB-1475]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to convene a workgroup to conduct an analysis of the mixed delivery, publicly funded prekindergarten system established under the Blueprint for Maryland's Future; and requiring the workgroup to submit a final report, by December 31, 2027, to the Accountability and Implementation Board and the General Assembly on any changes made by the Department in response to the recommendations in its interim report, and any additional recommendations for changes to the prekindergarten system.
HB-1475: Maryland State Department of Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Analysis and Report (Mixed Delivery Model Viability Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 374 on 05/06/2025
You have voted HB-1475: Maryland State Department of Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Analysis and Report (Mixed Delivery Model Viability Act).
Public Health - Report on Establishing a Directory of Home Health Care Providers [HB-1478]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with certain stakeholders, to submit a report on the feasibility of establishing and maintaining an online directory of home health care providers to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
HB-1478: Public Health - Report on Establishing a Directory of Home Health Care Providers
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 748 on 05/20/2025
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Cooperation [HB-1307]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a certain law enforcement agency, law enforcement agent, and local detention facility, if requested by federal immigration authorities, to notify federal immigration authorities about certain matters and cooperate with federal immigration authorities for a certain purpose; 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.
HB-1307: Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Cooperation
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025
Primary and Secondary Education - Youth-Centric Technology and Social Media Resource Guide [HB-1316]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop and publish a youth-centric technology and social media resource guide by the 2027-2028 school year; requiring the guide to be distributed, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, to each public school and the parent teacher organization for each public school and posted on the websites of the Department and each county board; etc.
HB-1316: Primary and Secondary Education - Youth-Centric Technology and Social Media Resource Guide
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations [HB-1245]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing the Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students and the associated funding; requiring county boards of education to report on per-school funding for certain programs associated with the Blueprint for Maryland's Future in a certain manner; providing a waiver from the minimum funding per school requirement for schools with 350 or fewer total students; altering the definition of "Tier I child" for purposes of publicly funded prekindergarten to include certain children; etc.
HB-1245: Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Wims
Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 03/05/2025
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.
HB-1188: Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Cooperation
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
Public Health - Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group - Establishment [HB-1142]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group to ensure adequate access to applicable home- and community-based services in the State; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide certain support to the Advisory Group; and requiring by September 1 each year beginning in 2026, the Advisory Group to report its activities and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.
HB-1142: Public Health - Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 754 on 05/20/2025
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) [HB-1077]
[Housing ]
[Crime ]
[Real Estate ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a landlord from requiring or requesting from a prospective tenant certain information relating to criminal history and prohibiting a landlord from considering certain information when evaluating the prospective tenant; permitting a landlord to consider certain criminal history information prior to extending a conditional offer to a prospective tenant and requiring the landlord to consider certain information provided by a prospective tenant relating to a criminal history records check; etc.
HB-1077: Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/05/2025
You have voted HB-1077: Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act).
Department of Agriculture - Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - Registration, Regulation, and Oversight [HB-1039]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the owner of public electric vehicle supply equipment to register with the Secretary of Agriculture on or before certain dates; applying certain provisions of law regarding weights and measures to public electric vehicle supply equipment; requiring the Secretary to establish a program to test the weight and measure of public electric vehicle supply equipment and ensure the equipment conforms to certain standards; etc.
HB-1039: Department of Agriculture - Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - Registration, Regulation, and Oversight
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/05/2025
Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Voter Suppression and Vote Dilution [HB-1043]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Altering public notice requirements of the State Board of Elections, local boards of elections, and certain municipal corporations with respect to changes in administrative policy affecting voting rights; prohibiting local governments from taking any action related to the election process that results in a disparity between members of a protected class and other members of the electorate or that would deny or impair the right of a protected class member to vote; etc.
HB-1043: Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Voter Suppression and Vote Dilution
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
Department of Agriculture - Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - Registration, Regulation, and Oversight [SB-913]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the owner of public electric vehicle supply equipment to register with the Secretary of Agriculture on or before certain dates; applying certain provisions of law regarding weights and measures to public electric vehicle supply equipment; requiring the Secretary to establish a program to test the weight and measure of public electric vehicle supply equipment and ensure the equipment conforms to certain standards; etc.
SB-913: Department of Agriculture - Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - Registration, Regulation, and Oversight
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
Child Care - Prekindergarten Expansion Grant Modifications and Workgroup [SB-857]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Altering the use of Prekindergarten Expansion Grants to add slots for additional children and not supplant child care slots for infants and toddlers; requiring applications for the grant to use certain terminology and be accompanied by certain instructions; requiring the State Department of Education to establish a multiyear grant award process; requiring the Department to convene a workgroup to explore and make recommendations on opportunities to incentivize growth in certain child care providers with slots for infants and toddlers; etc.
SB-857: Child Care - Prekindergarten Expansion Grant Modifications and Workgroup
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
Primary and Secondary Education - Student Technology and Social Media Resource Guide [SB-897]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop and distribute a student technology and social media resource guide beginning in the 2027-2028 school year with additional information included in successive years; requiring the Governor to include an appropriation of $100,000 for fiscal year 2027 and $125,000 for fiscal years 2028 and 2029 in the annual budget bill; etc.
SB-897: Primary and Secondary Education - Student Technology and Social Media Resource Guide
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/07/2025
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations [SB-852]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing the Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students and the associated funding; requiring county boards of education to report on per-school funding for certain programs associated with the Blueprint for Maryland's Future in a certain manner; providing a waiver from the minimum funding per school requirement for schools with 350 or fewer total students; altering the definition of "Tier I child" for purposes of publicly funded prekindergarten to include certain children; etc.
SB-852: Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/05/2025
Consumer Protection - High-Risk Artificial Intelligence - Developer and Deployer Requirements [SB-936]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a certain developer of, and a certain deployer who uses, a certain high-risk artificial intelligence system to use reasonable care to protect consumers from known and reasonably foreseeable risks of certain algorithmic discrimination in a certain high-risk artificial intelligence system; regulating the use of high-risk artificial intelligence systems by establishing certain requirements for disclosures, impact assessments, and other consumer protection provisions; authorizing the Attorney General to enforce the Act; etc.