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.
HB-1555: Funeral Establishments, Crematories, and Reduction Facilities - Oversight (Ensuring Dignity and Accountability in Crematory and Funeral Home Operations Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2025
You have voted HB-1555: Funeral Establishments, Crematories, and Reduction Facilities - Oversight (Ensuring Dignity and Accountability in Crematory and Funeral Home Operations Act).
Barbers and Cosmetologists - License Qualifications - Domestic Violence Awareness Training [HB-1547]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
Requiring the State Board of Barbers and the State Board of Cosmetologists, beginning October 1, 2025, to require as a condition for licensure and initial renewal of a license an applicant or a licensee to complete certain training in domestic violence awareness; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to approve certain domestic violence awareness training that is offered in person and virtually, includes guidance on certain topics, and has a duration of at least 1 hour; etc.
HB-1547: Barbers and Cosmetologists - License Qualifications - Domestic Violence Awareness Training
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 286 on 05/06/2025
Gaming - Sports Wagering Facilities - Request for Relocation [HB-1543]
[Gaming ]
Authorizing certain sports wagering facility licensees to submit a written request to the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to relocate the sports wagering facility if the facility was originally issued a Class B sports wagering facility license on or before September 30, 2023, and the new location is in the same county, complies with certain location requirements, and is approved by the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission.
HB-1543: Gaming - Sports Wagering Facilities - Request for Relocation
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 333 on 05/06/2025
Business Occupations and Professions - Professional Engineers - Examination [HB-1526]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Science ]
Requiring an applicant for a license to practice engineering to pass an examination in the fundamentals of engineering given by the State Board for Professional Engineers before passing the required examination in the principles and practice of engineering.
HB-1526: Business Occupations and Professions - Professional Engineers - Examination
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Phillips
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/24/2025
Gaming - Online Sports Wagering - Repeal [SB-1033]
[Gaming ]
Repealing online sports wagering beginning January 1, 2026; and requiring the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission, notwithstanding a certain provision of law, to refund the application fee submitted by certain applicants for and holders of mobile sports wagering licenses under certain circumstances.
SB-1033: Gaming - Online Sports Wagering - Repeal
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/20/2025
State Board of Social Work Examiners - Membership and Examination Requirements [HB-1521]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
Repealing certain examination requirements for bachelor and master social worker licenses; requiring an applicant for licensure as a certified social worker or certified social worker-clinical to pass an examination prescribed by the State Board of Social Work pertinent to the license sought; and increasing from 2 to 4 the number of consumer members on the State Board of Social Work Examiners.
HB-1521: State Board of Social Work Examiners - Membership and Examination Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Tiffany Alston
Favorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/17/2025
Commercial Law - Voice and Visual Likeness - Digital Replication Rights (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act - NO FAKES Act) [SB-1025]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Establishing that each individual and a certain right holder have the right to authorize the use of the voice or visual likeness of the individual in a digital replica; providing that the right does not expire on the death of the individual and is transferable or licensable in a certain manner; providing that the right terminates after a certain period of time; requiring an online service to designate an agent for certain purposes; requiring the Secretary of State to maintain and make available certain information; etc.
SB-1025: Commercial Law - Voice and Visual Likeness - Digital Replication Rights (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act - NO FAKES Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2025
You have voted SB-1025: Commercial Law - Voice and Visual Likeness - Digital Replication Rights (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act - NO FAKES Act).
Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements (Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025) [SB-1026]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
Providing that certain provisions of law governing the licensing of providers of certain financial services in the State do not apply to a certain person that acquires or is assigned a certain mortgage, mortgage loan, or installment loan under certain circumstances or a certain trust that acquires or is assigned a certain mortgage loan under certain circumstances; establishing the Maryland Licensing Workgroup; and requiring the Workgroup to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
SB-1026: Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements (Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 118 on 04/22/2025
Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements (Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025) [HB-1516]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Economic Development ]
Providing that certain provisions of law governing the licensing of providers of certain financial services in the State do not apply to a certain trust that acquires or is assigned a certain mortgage loan under certain circumstances; establishing the Maryland Licensing Workgroup to study and make recommendations on licensing requirements for persons that provide financial services in the State; and requiring the Workgroup to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
HB-1516: Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements (Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 119 on 04/22/2025
You have voted HB-1514: Security Guard Employers - Regulation and Certification - Exemption for Video Lottery Operator and Sports Wagering Facility Licensees.
Gaming - Sports Wagering - Sports Wagering Facility Licensees [SB-1000]
[Gaming ]
Authorizing certain sports wagering facility licensees to submit a written request to the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to relocate the sports wagering facility if the facility was originally issued a Class B sports wagering facility license on or before September 30, 2023, and meets certain requirements; authorizing certain sports wagering facility licensees to utilize certain branding and loyalty rewards programs; prohibiting the sports wagering facility licensee from allowing certain account wallet utilization; etc.
You have voted SB-1002: Security Guard Employers - Regulation and Certification - Exemption for Video Lottery Operator and Sports Wagering Facility Licensees.
Health Occupations - Cross-Sex Hormone Therapy for Minors - Prohibition (Protect the Kids Act) [HB-1399]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Prohibiting a licensed health care practitioner from prescribing, dispensing, or administering a cross-sex hormone or otherwise providing cross-sex hormone therapy for the treatment of certain mental health diagnoses to an individual who is a minor.
HB-1399: Health Occupations - Cross-Sex Hormone Therapy for Minors - Prohibition (Protect the Kids Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing Canceled on 03/11/2025
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.
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.
HB-1480: Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Temporary Telehealth Licenses - Establishment [HB-1474]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing a temporary telehealth license to be issued by the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists authorizing the holder to provide clinical professional counseling services only to a student attending an institution of higher education in the State if the student and out-of-state licensed professional counselor have a previously established relationship that has existed for at least 6 months; limiting the term of the temporary license to 6 months; and prohibiting the renewal of a temporary licensed issued under the Act.
HB-1474: State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Temporary Telehealth Licenses - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 649 on 05/20/2025
Business Regulation - Electronic Smoking Devices Manufacturers - Certifications [HB-1441]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission and the Attorney General to take certain action relating to the licensure of certain electronic smoking devices manufacturers, wholesalers, importers, and retailers and vape shop vendors in certain circumstances; requiring an electronic smoking devices manufacturer to execute and deliver a certain certification to the Attorney General each year; etc.
HB-1441: Business Regulation - Electronic Smoking Devices Manufacturers - Certifications
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025