Licenses
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Prohibited Disclosures [SB-815]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering certain provisions of law regarding the prohibition on certain departments of State government denying an occupational license or certificate to an applicant solely on the basis of the criminal history of the applicant by prohibiting the State Board of Barbers and the State Board of Cosmetologists in the Maryland Department of Labor from requiring disclosure of certain actions on an application.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Gaming - Prohibition of Online Sweepstakes Games and Revenue From Illegal Markets [SB-860]
[Gaming ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
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: Sen. Paul Corderman
Referred Ways And Means on 03/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Collaborative to Improve Children's Oral Health Through School-Based Programs - Establishment [SB-988]
[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, to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Rereferred To Health And Government Operations on 04/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) [SB-931]
[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: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 623 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Insurance - Enforcement, Impaired Entities, Homeowner's Insurance Policies, and Unfair Claim Settlement Practices - Revisions [SB-893]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing and altering requirements governing the regulation of insurance in the State, including requirements related to reviews and examinations undertaken by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner, premium discounts, the temporary suspension of writing new homeowner's insurance policies, and claims handling; providing that certain insurers may be subject to additional market conduct examinations under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Adult hemp beverages; policies; procedures [SB-1556]
[Cannabis ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Adult hemp beverages; policies; procedures
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas R. Shope
House Com Committee Action: Withdrawn, Voting: (0-0-0-0-0-0) on 03/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Real Estate Appraisers - Licensure and Certification - Qualifications [HB-1021]
[Real Estate ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting the State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors from requiring an applicant to hold a bachelor's degree or higher to qualify for a certain certification or licensure as a real estate appraiser.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 341 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Cooperative Housing Corporations and Condominiums - Funding of Reserve Accounts and Timing of Reserve Studies [SB-787]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing that a reserve study conducted for a cooperative housing corporation or condominium must identify only certain components with a repair or replacement cost that exceeds $10,000; establishing an exception to the requirement to conduct a reserve study for certain cooperative housing corporations and condominiums; altering the timing for an updated reserve study from at least 5 to at least 10 years under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Opioid Overdose Reversal Drugs [SB-793]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Requiring a licensed health care provider, when issuing a standing order for an opioid overdose reversal drug, to allow an individual to choose any formulation of any opioid overdose reversal drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration; and prohibiting certain private and public entities that prescribe and dispense opioid overdose reversal drugs from being required to keep in stock and dispense all opioid overdose reversal drugs approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environment - Wetlands - Landward Boundaries [HB-1023]
[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, on a scale of 1 inch to 200 feet, the landward boundaries of certain wetlands following the completion of improvements consisting of certain shoreline stabilization measures.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Troy Adams
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Massage Therapy - Continuing Education Requirements [HB-1012]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners to establish certain continuing education requirements as a condition of the renewal of a license; and authorizing the Board to refuse to renew the license of a licensed massage therapist who fails to attend the required course or submit certification of attendance at the required courses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Business Regulation - Licensing - Definition of Storage Warehouse [SB-734]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering, with respect to business licensing requirements in the State, the definition of "storage warehouse" to exclude a self-service storage facility.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 358 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Human Remains, Pet Remains, and Cemeteries - Prohibitions [HB-1000]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Religion ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the definition of "permanent cemetery" to include a cemetery owned by a family or religious organization; prohibiting a person from tampering with human remains interred in a cemetery; altering certain penalties relating to prohibitions against removal of human remains from a burial site; prohibiting a person from damaging, desecrating, mutilating, storing, tampering with, trafficking, or transporting human remains; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Ghrist
Hearing Canceled (judiciary) on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content - Required [HB-922]
[Sports ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Gaming ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Requiring, rather than authorizing, certain sports wagering licensees and sports wagering operators that advertise in the State to contract with certain independent evaluators to evaluate and rate the sports wagering licensee's sports wagering content, sports wagering experts, sports wagering influencers, and content partners.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Health Occupations - Authorization to Practice for Former Federal Employees and Dental Applicants Licensed or Certified in Another State [SB-749]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State Board of Dental Examiners to issue a license or certification to applicants licensed or certified by another state within 15 business days after receiving the completed application; requiring that a dental radiation technologist certified in another state be issued a certification by the State Board under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a plan for certain authorization to practice a health occupation for persons who left federal employment after January 20, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 11 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education Requirements - Alterations [HB-972]
[Real Estate ]
[Education ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering certain requirements for continuing education required for the renewal of a license for real estate brokers, associate real estate brokers, and real estate salespersons, including the number of clock hours, course topics, course instructors, and course application fees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andre V. Johnson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 397 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
On-Farm Home Processing License - Revenue Limit - Prohibition [HB-989]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Health from limiting the amount of revenue the holder of an on-farm home processing license may derive from food processed under the license.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa E. Reilly
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content - Required [SB-708]
[Gaming ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Sports ]
Requiring, rather than authorizing, certain sports wagering licensees and sports wagering operators that advertise in the State to contract with certain independent evaluators to evaluate and rate the sports wagering licensee's sports wagering content, sports wagering experts, sports wagering influencers, and content partners; and providing that Section 1 of the Act is contingent on the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission issuing licenses pursuant to certain provisions of law to at least three independent evaluators.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
House Refuses Recede on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Business Regulation – Licensing – Definition of Storage Warehouse [HB-968]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering, with respect to business licensing requirements in the State, the definition of "storage warehouse" to exclude a self-service storage facility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andre V. Johnson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 359 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications [HB-924]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
Specifying certain qualifications necessary for an individual to be appointed by a court as a custody evaluator.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025