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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Prescription Drug Repository Program - Revisions [HB-1310]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the Prescription Drug Repository Program, including by allowing certain entities located in another state to participate in the Program as drop-off sites and repositories, including over-the-counter drugs under the Program, and altering the individuals who are eligible to receive drugs or medical supplies under the Program; and altering the persons for whom and the activities with respect to which certain immunity is provided under the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harry Bhandari
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 705 on 05/20/2025
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Alcoholic Beverages - Premium Cigar Lounge License - Establishment (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2025) [HB-1318]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing a Class C-PCL (premium cigar lounge) alcoholic beverages license for use in conjunction with a certain tobacco products retailer license; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the license; exempting a holder of the license from the Clean Indoor Air Act; and altering a certain period of time during which a local alcoholic beverages license may not be issued to a certain tobacconist.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andre V. Johnson
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles [HB-1256]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing certain standards and requirements for the operation of fully autonomous vehicles on highways in the State; requiring, before operating a fully autonomous vehicle on a highway in the State, a person to submit a law enforcement interaction plan to the Motor Vehicle Administration; and establishing that a State agency or local political subdivision may not prohibit the operation of fully autonomous vehicles on highways under their jurisdiction.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bailey Hornberger
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2025
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Natural Resources - Public Clam Fishery Area - Establishment [HB-1263]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Agriculture ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission, to identify by regulation the public clam fishery area in the Chesapeake Bay based on commercial harvesting activity during the 3 years preceding June 1, 2025, any surveys conducted by the Department, and other quantitative data known or made available to the Department; and prohibiting the lease of the public clam fishery area for shellfish aquaculture.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay A. Jacobs
Hearing Canceled on 03/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - Public Comment Period - Requirement [HB-1237]
[Environmental ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, whenever required by certain statutes to publish notice for a permit, license, or other authorization in a newspaper of general circulation, to accept public comments on the application for the time period specified in statute or regulation or, if no time period is specified, at least 14 days after the date of publication.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Health Insurance - Required Coverage - Hearing Aids [HB-1355]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Altering the circumstances under which certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations are required to provide coverage for medically appropriate and necessary hearing aids for adults to require coverage if the hearing aid is ordered, fitted, and dispensed by a licensed hearing aid dispenser.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa E. Reilly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 742 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Security Guards and Security Guard Employers - Registration, Certification, and Regulation [HB-1347]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[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 licensees, and health care facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Troy Adams
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 702 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Home Improvement Contractors - Disaster Mitigating Services - Regulation and Prohibition [HB-1348]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Real Estate ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definition of "home improvement" to include the provision of certain disaster mitigating services for purposes of licensing and regulations of home improvement contractors; authorizing a certain owner to rescind a home improvement contract for disaster mitigating services under certain circumstances; and authorizing the governing body of a county to impose certain limitations on in-person solicitation of a victim of a disaster by a contractor offering disaster mitigation services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Hearing 4/07 At 11:00 A.m. on 04/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements [HB-1241]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission to seize electronic smoking devices that are sold or offered for sale in violation of certain provisions of law without a warrant; establishing procedures for the return of certain property seized by the Executive Director; establishing certain record-keeping requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Favorable With Amendments {863729/1 Adopted on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization [HB-1294]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Subjecting certain earned wage access products to the Maryland Consumer Loan Law and other provisions that regulate entities that provide consumer credit; restricting the acceptance of tips by certain lenders under certain circumstances; providing for the licensing or registration of certain entities offering earned wage access products with certain exemptions; regulating earned wage access service agreements; limiting the costs and fees associated with obtaining an earned wage access product; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 847 on 05/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products - Public Notice of Application for County License [HB-1300]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, before issuing a license, to publish notice of an application to sell cigarettes or other tobacco products at retail two times for 2 successive weeks in two newspapers of general circulation and in a conspicuous place at the location of the business in the application for at least 10 days.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2025
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Commercial Law - Voice and Visual Likeness - Digital Replication Rights (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act - NO FAKES Act) [HB-1407]
[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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2025
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Health Care Facilities - Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - Perinatal Care Standards [HB-1380]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in coordination with the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, to adopt regulations establishing minimum perinatal care standards for hospitals that meet or exceed the Maryland Perinatal System Standards for each hospital that provides obstetrical services; and requiring each hospital that provides obstetrical services and freestanding birthing centers, as a condition of licensure, to comply with certain minimum perinatal care standards.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 709 on 05/20/2025
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Licensed Funeral Establishments - Provision of Fact Sheet on Real Property Ownership [HB-1445]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop and publish a fact sheet about the legal issues and resources related to the ownership of residential real property following the death of a homeowner; and requiring a licensed funeral establishment to provide a printed copy of the fact sheet to certain individuals during the course of providing funeral services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Rehabilitation Practitioners - Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical [HB-1404]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
Authorizing a licensed certified social worker-clinical and a licensed clinical professional counselor to register as a rehabilitation practitioner; and providing that a licensed certified social worker-clinical or a licensed clinical professional counselor is not subject to certain supervision requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan K McComas
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2025
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Maryland Department of Aging - Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Continuing Care At-Home Providers Licensing and Regulation - Study [HB-1454]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
Requiring the Department of Aging to contract with an independent consultant to complete a study on the licensing and regulation of continuing care retirement communities and continuing care at-home providers; and requiring the Department to submit the results of the study on or before December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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State Board of Cosmetologists - Licensing - Eyelash Extensions [HB-1223]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Authorizing the State Board of Cosmetology to issue a limited license to provide eyelash extension services; altering the definition of "provide esthetic services" to include providing eyelash extension services; and requiring an applicant for a limited license to provide eyelash extension services to be at least 17 years old, have successfully completed a 9th grade education or equivalent, received certain training, and passed a practical and written examination.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 355 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Queen Anne's County - Licensed Cannabis Dispensary and Processor Locations - Distance Requirements [HB-1235]
[Cannabis ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting the governing body of Queen Anne's County from allowing licensed cannabis processors to locate within 1,000 feet of child care facilities and certain pre-existing public places in the county; and altering certain distance requirements applicable to licensed cannabis dispensaries in Queen Anne's County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 1-3-113; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15; Title 43, Chapter 27; Section 53-11-451 and Title 67, relative to hemp. [HB-1243]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Agriculture ]
As introduced, extends to smoking hemp the existing licensure and certain other requirements for hemp-derived cannabinoid products; imposes a tax on the privilege of engaging in the business of selling smoking hemp and products containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid in this state. - Amends TCA Section 1-3-113; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15; Title 43, Chapter 27; Section 53-11-451 and Title 67.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Hurt
Assigned To S/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee on 02/18/2025
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67, relative to the Ola Mae Ransom Reintegration Act. [SB-1152]
[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
As introduced, enacts the "Ola Mae Ransom Reintegration Act," which exempts veterans of the United States military, including the national guard and reserves, from payment of the $15 fee for a business license. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rusty Crowe
Action Deferred In Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee To 1st Calendar Of 2026 on 04/14/2025