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Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program [HB-232]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
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.
HB-232: Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Hearing 2/14 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/29/2025
Public Health - Abortion (Heartbeat Bill) [HB-108]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring that an abortion be performed by a physician, rather than a qualified provider; repealing certain provisions of law related to State interference with an abortion, regulations related to abortion, and liability or criminal punishment for qualified providers who perform an abortion; prohibiting a physician from knowingly performing, inducing, or attempting to perform or induce an abortion under certain circumstances and subject to certain exceptions; etc.
HB-108: Public Health - Abortion (Heartbeat Bill)
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Hearing Canceled on 02/26/2025
Department of Aging - Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program [SB-223]
[Telecommunications ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Renaming the Senior Call-Check Service and Notification Program to be the Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program; providing that the purpose of the Program is to provide regular, direct communication from the Department of Aging or the Department's designee to an eligible participant to promote wellness and purposeful social engagement; authorizing the integration of services between the Program and Telecommunications Access of Maryland to promote awareness of the availability of accessible telecommunications equipment; etc.
SB-223: Department of Aging - Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 36 on 04/08/2025
Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact [HB-118]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Repealing certain provisions of law relating to the Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel; providing that certain provisions of law regarding the issuance of an initial teaching certificate do not apply to certain teachers; entering into the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact for the purpose of authorizing regulated teachers who hold multistate licenses to teach in each member state; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; providing a certain contingency requirement; etc.
HB-118: Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Fair
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2025
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports [SB-149]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Comptroller, in coordination with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Commerce, to conduct a study to assess the total cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State and report certain findings to certain committees on or before December 1, 2026, on the total assessed cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State based on the findings of a certain study; authorizing the Comptroller to hire a consultant to conduct the study; and requiring the report to include certain information and calculations.
SB-149: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports [HB-128]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Comptroller, in coordination with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Commerce, to conduct a study to assess the total cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State and report certain findings to certain committees by December 1, 2026, on the total assessed cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State based on the findings of the study; authorizing the Comptroller to hire a consultant to conduct the study; and requiring the report to include certain information and calculations.
HB-128: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
Pesticide and Pest Control - Revisions to Pesticide Applicator's Law and Repeal of Obsolete Provisions [SB-249]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing requirements for the commercial application of general use pesticides, the commercial application of restricted use pesticides, and the private application of restricted use pesticides; requiring a certified private applicator to ensure that certain individuals working under the certified applicator's supervision meet certain requirements; specifying the responsibility and liability of certified applicators for the application of certain pesticides; etc.
SB-249: Pesticide and Pest Control - Revisions to Pesticide Applicator's Law and Repeal of Obsolete Provisions
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 42 on 04/08/2025
Motor Home and Recreational Vehicle Shows in Worcester County - Permit for Out-of-State Dealers [HB-163]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing the reciprocal out-of-state motor home and recreational trailer vehicle show permit, to be issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration, authorizing the holder to display motor homes and recreational vehicles at vehicle shows in Worcester County; and requiring a permit holder, after the permit is approved, to file a bond with the Administration.
HB-163: Motor Home and Recreational Vehicle Shows in Worcester County - Permit for Out-of-State Dealers
Sponsored by: Rep. Wayne Hartman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 488 on 05/13/2025
Department of Aging - Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program [HB-158]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Renaming the Senior Call-Check Service and Notification Program to be the Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program; providing that the purpose of the program is to provide regular, direct communication from the Department of Aging or the Department's designee to an eligible participant to promote wellness and purposeful social engagement; authorizing the integration of services between the Program and Telecommunications Access of Maryland to promote awareness of the availability of accessible telecommunications equipment; etc.
HB-158: Department of Aging - Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 35 on 04/08/2025
Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification Program - Establishment [HB-93]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing a homeless shelter certification program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to develop certain operational and building standards for homeless shelters and minimum standards for the protection of the rights of shelter residents; and requiring the operator of a homeless shelter to participate in a certain Homeless Management Information System.
HB-93: Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2025
Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification Program - Establishment [SB-234]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing a homeless shelter certification program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to develop certain operational and building standards for homeless shelters and minimum standards for the protection of the rights of shelter residents; and requiring the operator of a homeless shelter to participate in a certain Homeless Management Information System.
SB-234: Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification Program - Establishment
Health Care Providers - Assisted Reproductive Treatment - Informed Consent and Fraud [HB-95]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a health care provider from using the health care provider's reproductive material when providing assistive reproductive treatment without the consent of the recipient of the treatment; prohibiting a health care provider from using a donor's reproductive material to provide assisted reproductive treatment without the donor's informed consent or in a manner that is inconsistent with the donor's consent; etc.
HB-95: Health Care Providers - Assisted Reproductive Treatment - Informed Consent and Fraud
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Powered Wheelchairs [HB-31]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Disabilities ]
[Healthcare ]
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.
HB-31: Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Powered Wheelchairs
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 546 on 05/13/2025