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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group - Establishment [SB-920]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[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; 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; and requiring the Department to post the report to the Department's website within 30 days after the report has been finalized.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/04/2025
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Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators - Policy and Appeal Procedure [HB-1030]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the definitions of "transportation network company" and "transportation network operator" for purposes of provisions of law regarding transportation network companies; requiring a transportation network company to maintain a deactivation policy that provides the policies and procedures for the deactivation of operators; prohibiting a transportation network company from deactivating an operator unless the deactivation is consistent with the company's deactivation policy; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Fennell
Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2025
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State Department of Education and Department of Information Technology - Evaluation on Artificial Intelligence in Public Schools [HB-981]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to conduct an evaluation on the use and potential use of artificial intelligence in public schools; requiring that the evaluation consist of a survey of local school systems and a review of available systems that use artificial intelligence to assist with student learning; requiring the Department of Information Technology to assist the State Department of Education in performing its review; and requiring the Department to issue a final report on the results of the evaluation by December 15, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
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Environment - Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program - Establishment (Electronics Recycling Health and Safety Modernization Act) [HB-931]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program in the Department of the Environment; altering the contents and use of the State Recycling Trust Fund; establishing a separate covered electronic device recycling account and a separate covered electronic device manufacturer registration fee account within the Fund; altering certain provisions of law relating to registration fees for certain manufacturers of covered electronic devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Public Schools - Discipline-Related Data - Collection and Publication [SB-714]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to disaggregate certain discipline-related data in an electronic spreadsheet format for the Department's website, make the data available to the public, and report certain discipline-related information each year; and requiring the Department to maintain a certain risk ratio and State comparison threshold used to identify a school's disproportional disciplinary practices and report disproportionality data for high-suspending schools.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing Canceled on 02/19/2025
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Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program [HB-983]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Establishing the Language Assistance Program; requiring a local board of elections to participate in the Program if the State Board determines that there is a significant need for language assistance to voters in the county in a language other than English; requiring the State Board to designate, not later than February 1 of the year of the election, certain languages other than English in which a local board that is required to participate in the Program must provide assistance to voters; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 278 on 05/06/2025
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Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators - Policy and Appeal Procedure [SB-747]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the definitions of "transportation network company" and "transportation network operator" for purposes of provisions of law regarding transportation network companies; requiring a transportation network company to maintain a deactivation policy that provides the policies and procedures for the deactivation of operators; prohibiting a transportation network company from deactivating an operator unless the deactivation is consistent with the company's deactivation policy; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Constitutional Officers – Gender–Neutral Language [SB-733]
[Human Rights ]
Altering terminology in the Maryland Constitution that refers to constitutional officers to be gender-neutral.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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State Department of Education and Department of Information Technology - Evaluation on Artificial Intelligence in Public Schools [SB-704]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to conduct an evaluation on the use and potential use of artificial intelligence in public schools; requiring that the evaluation consist of a survey of local school systems and a review of available systems that use artificial intelligence to assist with student learning; requiring the Department of Information Technology to assist the State Department of Education in performing its review; and requiring the Department to issue a final report on the results of the evaluation by December 15, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing Canceled on 02/19/2025
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Department of Information Technology - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Oversight [SB-705]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Providing that a unit of State government may not purchase, lease, contract for, or rent an information technology service or product unless consistent with the master plan, as determined by the Secretary of Information Technology; providing that the Secretary is responsible for overseeing the implementation of major information technology development projects in the State; establishing the Maryland Office of Digital Experience in the Department to provide oversight, leadership, and strategic modernization for major technology projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 846 on 05/25/2025
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Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment [HB-858]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2031, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2031, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator, subject to a certain exception; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2027; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 4/07 At 11:00 A.m. on 04/06/2025
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Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program [SB-685]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Language Assistance Program; requiring a local board of elections to participate in the Program if the State Board determines that there is a significant need for language assistance to voters in the county in a language other than English; requiring the State Board to designate, no later than February 1 of the year of the election, certain languages other than English in which a local board that is required to participate in the Program must provide assistance to voters; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 277 on 05/06/2025
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Health Insurance - Adverse Decisions - Notices, Reporting, and Examinations [HB-848]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring that certain adverse decision and grievance decision notices include certain information in a certain manner; requiring that the information regarding criteria and standards for utilization review that a private review agent is required to post on its website or the carrier's website be posted on the member's and provider's pages of the websites; requiring that certain information submitted to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner be aggregated by zip code; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 669 on 05/20/2025
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Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures [HB-816]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Altering the information that is required to be included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and with a question on the ballot; requiring that a certain summary included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and a certain statement about a question on the ballot be written in plain language; altering the deadline by which ballot questions must be prepared and certified; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures [SB-615]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Altering the information that is required to be included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and with a question on the ballot; requiring that a certain summary included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and a certain statement about a question on the ballot be written in plain language; requiring certain boards of elections to post the text of ballot measures for at least 90 days before the general election; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
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Declaration of Rights - Religious Freedom, Religious Tests, and Oaths and Affirmations [HB-822]
[Religion ]
[Human Rights ]
Altering and removing references requiring a belief in God from certain provisions relating to religious freedom, religious tests, and oaths and affirmations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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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 Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 676 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-801]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
Establishing the Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program within the Office of the Comptroller to establish a statewide network of financial empowerment centers in different regions of the State; requiring each Center to provide one-on-one financial counseling and coaching services free of charge; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 an appropriation to the Comptroller sufficient to cover the costs of the Pilot Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025
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Environment - Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program - Establishment (Electronics Recycling Health and Safety Modernization Act) [SB-591]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program in the Department of the Environment; altering the contents and use of the State Recycling Trust Fund; establishing a separate covered electronic device recycling account and a separate covered electronic device manufacturer registration fee account within the Fund; altering certain provisions of law relating to registration fees for certain manufacturers of covered electronic devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions [SB-608]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the requirements for certification of a U Nonimmigrant Status Petition; altering the individuals eligible to request a certain official to certify victim helpfulness relating to certification of a U Nonimmigrant Status Petition; altering the time periods within which a certain certifying entity shall certify or decline a certain form under certain circumstances; and requiring a certifying entity to develop protocols to assist certain petitioners to take certain actions.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 114 on 04/22/2025