Licenses
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments - Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical [HB-1210]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Authorizing a licensed certified social worker-clinical to provide evaluation services for workers' compensation claims related to permanent impairments involving a behavioral or mental disorder; and requiring a licensed certified social worker-clinical to comply with certain requirements to perform the evaluation services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 03/18/2025
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Physicians - Licensing - Internationally Trained Physicians [HB-1199]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Immigration ]
Authorizing the State Board of Physicians, beginning October 1, 2027, to issue a license to practice medicine to an internationally trained physician under certain circumstances; requiring the Board to adopt regulations establishing minimum qualifications and application fees and to provide a pathway to full licensure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Rereferred To Finance on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Home Improvement Commission - Residential Solar Power System Installation - Contractor License Required [HB-1170]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring a person to have a contractor license to install residential solar power system equipment.
Sponsored by: Rep. William J. Wivell
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, or Refrigeration Contractors - Equipment Sales [HB-1162]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly offering to sell or selling heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration equipment to an individual that does not hold a certain license issued by the Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, or Refrigeration Contractors except under certain circumstances; requiring certain persons to provide a certain notice to purchasers of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration equipment at the time of sale; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 386 on 05/06/2025
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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. [HB-1108]
[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: Rep. Karen D. Camper
Action Def. In S/c Business And Utilities Subcommittee To Second Calendar Of 2026 on 03/19/2025
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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. [SB-1007]
[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: Sen. Page Walley
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Judiciary Committee on 02/12/2025
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, relative to hunting with bait. [SB-869]
[Animals ]
As enacted, creates a bait privilege license to allow hunting or taking of whitetail deer using bait on privately owned or privately leased land. - Amends TCA Title 70.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Hensley
Pub. Ch. 444 on 05/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Morticians and Funeral Directors - Not-For-Profit Funeral Establishments [HB-1051]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the definition of "corporation" for the purpose of provisions relating to the provision of mortuary sciences and the operation of a funeral establishment to include a not-for-profit organization that is exempt from taxation under a certain provision of federal law; and authorizing the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to issue and renew a license to practice funeral direction to a certain not-for-profit organization.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing Canceled on 03/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Information Technology – Maryland OneStop – Required State, County, and Municipal Information [HB-1120]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Department of Information Technology by December 1, 2025, and periodically thereafter, to update certain information available on the Maryland OneStop portal, the internet-based statewide licensing portal managed by the Department; requiring, beginning on July 1, 2026, each county and municipal corporation, in coordination with the Department, to make certain information available on the portal; and requiring each county and municipal corporation to periodically update certain information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel
Hearing Canceled on 03/08/2025
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Mechanical Repair Contracts - Technical Service Bulletins [HB-1046]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Prohibiting a mechanical repair contract from containing a provision precluding coverage for service to a motor vehicle solely for issues identified in a technical services bulletin and prohibiting the denial of a service claim solely for such an issue by a guarantor or provider.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 207 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund - Establishment [HB-1040]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring regulated financial institutions to develop a community benefit plan in connection with applications to the Commissioner of Financial Regulation relating to financial services for purposes of providing safe and sound loans, and other financial products for low-and moderate-income individuals and communities and other distressed or underserved individuals and communities; requiring the Commissioner to exercise certain oversight authority relating to the adequacy of the community benefit plans and attainment of goals; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Community-Based Residential Facilities - Licensing Entities - Provision of Licensing Criteria and Single Point of Contact [HB-1136]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a licensing authority, on request, to provide to an interested party the criteria used by the licensing authority to determine whether to issue a license for or renew a license of a community facility; and requiring a licensing authority to designate a single point of contact to respond to complaints, concerns, or issues regarding a community facility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Gaming – Prohibition of Online Sweepstakes Games and Revenue From Illegal Markets [HB-1140]
[Gaming ]
Prohibiting a person from operating, conducting, or promoting online sweepstakes games or supporting the operation, conducting, or promotion of online sweepstakes games; requiring the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to deny certain license applications and revoke certain licenses under certain circumstances; prohibiting the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission from issuing a license to certain persons or allowing the person to commence or continue operations under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Dorchester County - Well and On-Site Sewage Disposal Activities - Privatization Program [HB-1124]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Authorizing the Department of the Environment, at the request of the Dorchester County government and the local health department or county agency in Dorchester County that has received a well or on-site sewage disposal system delegation of authority by the Department, to establish a privatization program for the performance of activities associated with the well or on-site sewage disposal system delegation of authority in Dorchester County.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 425 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Fraud Prevention and Worker Protections - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement [HB-1096]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly making or using, or causing to be made or used, a false record or statement resulting in underpayments of unemployment insurance contributions or payment of unemployment insurance benefits of more than a certain amount; altering the enforcement mechanisms of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law, the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, workplace fraud laws, living wage laws, and prevailing wage laws; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/10/2025
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Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) [HB-1036]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the factors the Public Service Commission must consider before taking final action on a certificate of public convenience and necessity; establishing a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity to authorize the construction and operation of a certain distributed solar energy generating system; requiring the Power Plant Research Program, by July 1, 2026, to develop and submit to the Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 624 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Electricity and Gas - Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act) [HB-1035]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Climate Change ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to issue loans, in addition to grants, for certain purposes relating to reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions from certain multifamily residential buildings; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration, in coordination with the Public Service Commission and the Department of Natural Resources, to pursue certain agreements with neighboring states and federal agencies related to the development of new nuclear energy generation stations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 626 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland Collaborative to Improve Children's Oral Health Through School-Based Programs - Establishment [HB-1143]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
Establishing the Maryland Collaborative to Improve Children's Oral Health Through School-Based Programs to study and make recommendations on ways to improve school-based dental programs; and requiring the Collaborative to submit an interim report by December 1, 2025, and a final report on its findings and recommendations by October 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 753 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Sports Wagering - Sports Wagering Facility Licensees - Provision of Services [HB-1134]
[Gaming ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Sports ]
Authorizing a sports wagering facility licensee that operates sports wagering on behalf of another sports wagering facility licensee to utilize certain branding and loyalty rewards programs; prohibiting the sports wagering facility licensee from allowing an individual to utilize a certain account wallet under certain circumstances; and authorizing a sports wagering facility licensee that receives sports wagering services to utilize and market certain branding and loyalty reward programs in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Fair
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
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Family Law - Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms [HB-1050]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering and establishing provisions relating to the surrender of firearms by a respondent under the domestic violence statutes; creating the Task Force to Study the Use of Firearms in Domestic Violence Situations; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report on its recommendations on or before November 15, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Sandra Bartlett
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025