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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Anesthesia - Prohibiting Time Limitations [HB-1086]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring, beginning January 1, 2026, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, managed care organizations, and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations, if providing coverage for the delivery of anesthesia for a procedure for which a licensed medical professional issues an order, to provide the coverage for the duration of the procedure; prohibiting the establishment, implementation, or enforcement of policies or practices that place time limitations on the delivery of anesthesia; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 683 on 05/20/2025
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Sports Wagering - Wagers on Historical Horse Races - Authorization [HB-1048]
[Gaming ]
[Sports ]
Altering the definition of "sporting event" for purposes of provisions of law governing sports wagering to include historic horse races; authorizing certain sports wagering facility licensees to accept wagers on historic horse races that are made by an individual physically present and subject to certain limitations; and authorizing sports wagering on historical horse races only in a designated area on the premises of a sports wagering facility licensee that is approved by the Commissioner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, relative to hunting with bait. [HB-938]
[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: Rep. Mary Littleton
Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 444 on 05/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Home Improvement Commission - Residential Solar Power System Installation - Contractor License Required [SB-794]
[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: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Fraud Prevention and Worker Protections - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement [SB-938]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
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 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act [SB-943]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[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: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environment - Wetlands - Landward Boundaries [SB-959]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Requiring certain land created under a tidal wetlands license to be described by metes and bounds; and requiring the Department of the Environment to update, to a certain standard, the landward boundaries of certain wetlands following the completion of improvements consisting of certain shoreline stabilization measures.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Solar Energy - Distributed Generation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Ground-Mounted Solar, and Small Solar Siting Workgroup [SB-983]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
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 Public Service Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; prohibiting a county from enacting certain zoning laws or adopting certain regulations regarding certain ground-mounted solar systems and facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Dorchester County - Well and On-Site Sewage Disposal Activities - Privatization Program [SB-964]
[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: Sen. Dorchester County Senators
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 424 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Morticians and Funeral Directors - Not-For-Profit Funeral Establishments [SB-957]
[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: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Community-Based Residential Facilities - Licensing Entities - Provision of Licensing Criteria and Single Point of Contact [SB-945]
[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: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Data Centers - Fast Track Pass for Co-Location and Sales and Use Tax [SB-903]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Economic Development ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing an expedited certificate of public convenience and necessity review process for certain co-located energy generation projects that have received a fast track pass; establishing a Data Center Fast Track Advisory Committee in the Public Service Commission to facilitate the application for and review and awarding of fast track passes; altering the requirements for qualified data center personal property to be eligible to be exempt from the sales and use tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Electronic Smoking Devices Manufacturers - Certifications [SB-918]
[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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn D. Gile
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements [SB-842]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Cannabis ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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; and establishing certain record-keeping requirements for electronic smoking devices wholesaler distributors and wholesaler importers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 305 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Revisions [SB-854]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the scope of practice of licensed direct-entry midwives; providing that the practice of direct-entry midwifery is independent and not does not require oversight by another health care practitioner; repealing the requirement that licensed direct-entry midwives report certain information to the Direct-Entry Midwifery Advisory Committee; altering the disciplinary actions that may be taken against a licensed direct-entry midwife or an applicant for a license; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 644 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Public Clam Fishery Area - Establishment [SB-841]
[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: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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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) [SB-937]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 625 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages – Premium Cigar Lounge License – Establishment (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2025) [SB-934]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
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: Sen. Ronald Lorenzo Watson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Lottery - Ticket Purchase and Delivery by Third-Party Entity - Authorization [SB-850]
[Gaming ]
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to allow licensed agents to enter into an agreement with third-party entities to allow those entities to purchase State lottery tickets on behalf of individuals in the State and deliver the tickets to the purchasers; and authorizing the third-party entities to charge a service fee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles [SB-949]
[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: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025