Licenses
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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State Board of Public Accountancy - Emeritus Status [HB-427]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Authorizing the State Board of Public Accountancy to place a licensee on emeritus status under certain circumstances; and requiring the Board to reinstate the license of an individual who is on emeritus status under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 404 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program [SB-346]
[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.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [HB-352]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; increasing the cap on the percentage that may be deducted from all open purses and paid to a certain organization; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 604 on 05/20/2025
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Prince George's County - Early Childhood Education Program, High School Child Care Centers, and Fee in Child Support Cases - Established PG 502-25 [HB-359]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Prince George's County Board of Education to require certain public high schools in the county to offer a certain CTE program in early childhood education; requiring the county board of education to establish child care centers in certain public high schools in the county; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 to carry out the Act; requiring the Circuit Court for Prince George's County to collect a certain fee in certain child support cases; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2025
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Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) [HB-398]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [SB-321]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2025
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Arizona Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)
Barbering and cosmetology; licensure [SB-1118]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Barbering and cosmetology; licensure
Sponsored by: Sen. Timothy M. Dunn
Senate Read Second Time on 03/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) [SB-316]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
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Maine 132nd Legislature
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An Act to Create a Limited Retail Seafood Harvester Certificate [SB-144]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
An Act to Create a Limited Retail Seafood Harvester Certificate
Sponsored by: Sen. Cameron D. Reny
Passed To Be Enacted - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, In Concurrence. on 05/21/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact [HB-345]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Entering into the Social Work Licensure Compact for the purpose of authorizing regulated social workers who hold multistate licenses to practice social work in member states in order to improve public access to competent social work services; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; establishing the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission; providing for withdrawal from the Compact; and providing that the Act is contingent on the enactment of substantially similar legislation in six other states.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 9 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Sign Language Interpreters – Licensing Requirement [HB-329]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disabilities ]
Altering from January 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, the date by which an individual must be licensed by the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters before providing certain sign language interpretation services or making certain representations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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State Lottery – Instant Ticket Lottery Machines – Veterans’ and Fraternal Organizations [HB-328]
[Gaming ]
[Veterans ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to issue certain fraternal organizations a license for not more than three instant ticket lottery machines; altering the distribution of proceeds from instant ticket lottery machine sales by veterans' organizations; providing for the distribution of proceeds from instant ticket lottery machine sales by fraternal organizations; altering certain requirements concerning the conduct of gaming through instant ticket lottery machines; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Security Guards and Security Guard Employers - Registration, Certification, and Regulation [SB-299]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a cannabis agent who is employed to provide security services for a cannabis licensee or cannabis registrant as a security guard or by a security guard agency is not required to obtain a State or national criminal history records check if the cannabis agent is authorized to provide security guard services; altering the definition of "security guard employer" for purposes of certain provisions of law to exclude video lottery facilities, sports wagering facility licenses, and health care facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 703 on 05/20/2025
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Criminal Law - Exception to Armed Trespass Prohibition - Retired Law Enforcement Officials [HB-308]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing an exception to the prohibition against entering or trespassing on real property while wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm for a retired law enforcement official who has retired in good standing from a law enforcement agency of the United States, the State or another state, or a local unit in the State or another state under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Craig Johnson
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Domestic Partnership and Marriage - Required Information [HB-323]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
Clarifying required information for registering a domestic partnership or obtaining a marriage license; and requiring a declaration of domestic partnership filed with the register of wills to include the Social Security number of each domestic partner who has a Social Security number.
Sponsored by: Rep. Catherine M. Forbes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 226 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Domestic Partnership and Marriage - Required Information [SB-286]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
Clarifying required information for registering a domestic partnership or obtaining a marriage license; and requiring a declaration of domestic partnership filed with the register of wills to include the Social Security number of each domestic partner who has a Social Security number.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 227 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Sign Language Interpreters - Licensing Requirement [SB-297]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disabilities ]
Altering from January 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, the date by which an individual must be licensed by the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters before providing certain sign language interpretation services or making certain representations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Employment and Insurance Equality for Service Members Act [SB-279]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Veterans ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; and altering the application of certain provisions of law governing the regulation of business, economic development, insurance, and labor and employment to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 5 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Recreational Equality for Service Members Act [SB-282]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Recreation ]
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; altering the application of certain provisions of law governing public health and the regulation of health occupations to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces; altering the circumstances under which licenses for fishing in tidal waters do not lapse; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 265 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Educational Equality for Service Members Act [SB-276]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; and altering the application of certain provisions of law governing education to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 255 on 05/06/2025