Relating To Vehicle Title Transfers. [SB-1522]
Clarifies that a transferor shall not be liable for any violation resulting from the operation of a transferred vehicle if the transferor complies with the portions of the statute requiring action on the transferor's part.
SB-1522: Relating To Vehicle Title Transfers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karl Rhoads
The Committee On Trn Recommend That The Measure Be Passed, With Amendments. The Votes Were As Follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes With Reservations: None; Noes: None; And 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick. on 03/13/2025
Relating To Harm Reduction. [HB-1114]
Repeals the one-to-one syringe limit for the needle exchange program. Authorizes the Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Program to provide needs-based distribution. Authorizes non-injection drug user participation in the Program. Modifies liability for exchange program participants, staff, and law enforcement officers.
HB-1114: Relating To Harm Reduction.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nadine Nakamura
Introduced And Pass First Reading. on 01/23/2025
Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act [SB-429]
Altering the definitions of target per pupil foundation amount, collaborative time per pupil amount, and special education per pupil amount for certain fiscal years; altering the source of funds for the Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund to include the interest earnings of the Academic Excellence Fund; freezing certain increases in the Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program for certain fiscal years; establishing the Collaborative Time Innovation Demonstration Grant and the Academic Excellence Program and Fund; etc.
SB-429: Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing Canceled (budget And Taxation) And Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/11/2025
Relating To Harm Reduction. [SB-1433]
Amends the distribution system of sterile needles and syringes under the Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Program from a one-to-one exchange system to a needs-based distribution system. Authorizes non-injection drug user participation in the Program. Modifies liability for Program participants, staff, and law enforcement officers. (SD2)
SB-1433: Relating To Harm Reduction.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi
The Committee On Hlt Recommend That The Measure Be Passed, With Amendments. The Votes Were As Follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Takenouchi; Ayes With Reservations: Representative(s) Olds; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; And 0 Excused: None. on 03/14/2025
Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act [HB-504]
Altering the source of funds for the Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund to include the interest earnings of the Academic Excellence Fund; authorizing the Department to establish a national teacher recruitment campaign; establishing the Academic Excellence Program in the Department to address critical academic needs in public schools; requiring the Department to consult with a certain entity to evaluate the Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program and establish requirements for community school implementation plans; etc.
HB-504: Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Referred Budget And Taxation Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/12/2025
Relating To The Residential Landlord-tenant Code. [SB-1293]
Provides the amount of recovery for tenants who prevail in civil suits for a landlord's violation of the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code concerning a dwelling unit within an area that was a federally declared disaster area as of 8/8/2023. Provides for reasonable attorneys' fees and recovery for the cost of the suit. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
SB-1293: Relating To The Residential Landlord-tenant Code.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Reported From Cpn (stand. Com. Rep. No. 441) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Jdc. on 02/13/2025
Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Limitations Periods [SB-413]
Establishing that any provision of a consumer contract that sets a shorter period of time to bring an action under or on the consumer contract than is required under the law of the State at the time the contract is issued or delivered is void as against public policy; excluding certain entities from the application of the Act; providing that a violation of the Act is a violation of the Consumer Protection Act; and applying the Act prospectively.
SB-413: Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Limitations Periods
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Referred Economic Matters on 02/21/2025
Civil Actions - Child Nonsexual Abuse and Neglect - Damages and Statute of Limitations [HB-456]
Establishing a certain statute of limitations in certain civil actions relating to child nonsexual abuse and neglect; establishing a limitation of $1,500,000 on noneconomic damages that may be awarded under the Act; providing that a certain party may appeal an interlocutory order under certain circumstances; applying the Act prospectively and retroactively to certain actions barred by a certain statute of limitations; etc.
HB-456: Civil Actions - Child Nonsexual Abuse and Neglect - Damages and Statute of Limitations
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
Relating To Vehicle Titles. [HB-532]
Clarifies that proof that a transferor has filed required notice forms serves as a complete defense to any action brought against the transferor for an act or omission, civil or criminal, arising out of the use, operation, or abandonment of the vehicle by another person. Requires, by July 1, 2026, the courts to create new forms permitting transferors to respond to actions arising out of the use, operation, or abandonment of transferred vehicles. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
HB-532: Relating To Vehicle Titles.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Todd
Reported From Trn (stand. Com. Rep. No. 164) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Jha. on 02/05/2025
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Powered Wheelchairs [SB-382]
Requiring, in order to make repairs to powered wheelchairs, that a certain manufacturer make available certain documentation, parts, embedded software, firmware, and tools to a certain independent repair provider or owner of a powered wheelchair; providing that a violation of the Act constitutes an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice subject to certain enforcement and penalty provisions; and applying the Act prospectively.
SB-382: Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Powered Wheelchairs
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/22/2025
You have voted HB-227: An Act Regarding Liability for Acts of Violence Occurring in the State House or Legislative Space in the Burton M. Cross Building.
Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program [SB-346]
Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a certain stewardship organization; etc.
SB-346: Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
Civil Actions - Consumer Contracts - Limitations Periods [HB-431]
Establishing that any provision of a consumer contract that sets a shorter period of time to bring an action under or on the consumer contract than is required under the law of the State at the time the contract is issued or delivered is void as against public policy; providing that a violation of the Act is a violation of the Consumer Protection Act and subject to certain enforcement and penalty provisions; and applying the Act prospectively.
HB-431: Civil Actions - Consumer Contracts - Limitations Periods
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Referred Finance on 03/07/2025
Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) [HB-398]
Requiring each electric company in the State to submit to the Public Service Commission by certain dates plans for the construction or procurement of distribution-connected energy storage devices and to construct or procure the devices in accordance with the plan; providing for the creation of zero-emission credits by beneficial nuclear facilities; requiring the Commission to pursue certain coordinated approaches to offshore wind energy transmission development; etc.
HB-398: Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
First Reading Economic Matters on 01/16/2025
Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 [SB-338]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to place and use not more than four speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 in Baltimore County subject to notice requirements; requiring that fines collected in Baltimore County as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 be used to assist in covering the cost of roadway and safety improvements on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 in Baltimore County; etc.
SB-338: Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83
Sponsored by: Sen.
Floor Amendment {713923/1 (senator Hayes) Adopted on 03/14/2025