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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicles - Right to Repair [HB-843]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a manufacturer of certain motor vehicles to provide certain information and tools related to the diagnosis, service, and repair of motor vehicles to certain owners and independent repair facilities under certain circumstances; requiring a manufacturer that sells motor vehicles with telematics systems to install an open data platform in certain motor vehicles; requiring the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General to develop a certain document relating to telematics systems and certain consumer rights; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Ghrist
First Reading Economic Matters on 01/29/2025
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Hunting - Nonlead Ammunition, Fox Chasing, and Deer Management [SB-634]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Sports ]
Altering the definition of "hunt" to no longer exclude the sport of fox chasing; establishing the Deer Management Assistance Program in the Department of Natural Resources; requiring the Department to require, through a certain phasing-out process, the use of nonlead ammunition on or before July 1, 2029; and establishing certain exemptions and requirements for any person who participates in the sport of fox chasing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland Medical Practice Act and Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions [HB-776]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing obsolete and redundant language in, clarifying language in, and making language consistent across certain provisions of law governing the State Board of Physicians and the regulation of physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; altering certain licensure requirements; altering the grounds for discipline for physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; authorizing the Board to impose a civil penalty for a certain report made in bad faith; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 676 on 05/20/2025
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Solar Energy - Distributed Generation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Ground-Mounted Solar, and Small Solar Siting Workgroup [HB-827]
[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: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing Canceled on 03/06/2025
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Health Occupations - Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training [HB-783]
[Healthcare ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Education ]
Requiring applicants for renewal of certain licenses and certain certificates issued by certain health occupation boards to attest that the applicant completed an implicit bias and structural racism training program, rather than an implicit bias training program, approved by the Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional Competency Program; authorizing certain health occupations boards to adopt regulations allowing applicants renewing licenses to receive continuing education credits for completing certain training; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 478 on 05/13/2025
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Business Regulation - Enforcement for Miscellaneous State Business Licenses - Study [SB-664]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Comptroller to consult with certain stakeholders to study and make recommendations on the enforcement process for miscellaneous State business licenses; and requiring the Comptroller to submit a report of the study's findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 632 on 05/20/2025
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Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Revisions [HB-838]
[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: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 645 on 05/20/2025
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Hunting - Nonlead Ammunition, Fox Chasing, and Deer Management [HB-741]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Sports ]
Altering the definition of "hunt" to no longer exclude the sport of fox chasing; establishing the Deer Management Assistance Program in the Department of Natural Resources; requiring the Department to require, through a certain phasing-out process, the use of nonlead ammunition on or before July 1, 2029; and establishing certain exemptions and requirements for any person who participates in the sport of fox chasing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2025
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Environment - On-Site Wastewater Systems - Requirements for Inspection and Pumping Services and Extension of Sunset and Implementation Dates [HB-747]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a landlord of property that is served by an on-site wastewater system to ensure, on or before July 1, 2028, and before each new tenant occupies the property thereafter, that the system has been inspected and pumped out in a certain manner; requiring a landlord or an owner of property to notify a certain delegated approval authority that an on-site sewage disposal system has failed and when the system is fixed, under certain circumstances; extending certain dates; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Favorable Adopted on 04/07/2025
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Natural Resources - State Boat Act - Alterations [HB-719]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Recreation ]
Repealing certain advertising and public hearing requirements for proposed regulations implementing the State Boat Act; increasing certain funding thresholds for certain projects financed by the Waterway Improvement Fund; and altering the fees for manufacturer and dealer licenses, certificates of number, Maryland use stickers, and the issuance of certificates of title, transfer of title, or duplicate or corrected certificates of title.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 433 on 05/13/2025
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Criminal Law - Exception to Armed Trespass Prohibition - Retired Law Enforcement Officials [SB-585]
[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: Sen. William C. Smith
Motion Special Order Until Next Session (delegate Clippinger) Adopted on 04/07/2025
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State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Behavior Analysts - Licensure Applications [HB-745]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists to issue a license to practice behavior analysis to qualified applicants within 30 days of receiving the completed application; requiring the State Board to issue a license within 50 days to an applicant who submitted an incomplete application but has presented additional information; and requiring the State Board to provide a certain e-mail notification regarding the status of an application for a license to practice behavior analysis.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 755 on 05/20/2025
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Health Occupations - Authorization to Practice for Former Federal Employees and Dental Applicants Licensed or Certified in Another State [HB-723]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State Board of Dental Examiners to issue a license or certification to certain applicants licensed or certified by another state within 15 business days after receiving the completed application; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a plan for a temporary or permanent authorization to practice a health occupation in the State for certain individuals who left employment with a federal agency after January 20, 2025; requiring the Department to submit the plan by October 1, 2025 to certain committees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 12 on 04/08/2025
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Office of Cemetery Oversight - Study of Deathcare and Funeral Practices [HB-711]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the Office of Cemetery Oversight, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health, the Maryland Department of Labor, and the Department of the Environment, to conduct a study of the environmental and public health impacts of deathcare and funeral practices in the State; and requiring the Office to submit an interim report by December 1, 2025, and a final report by July 2026, to the Governor and the General Assembly including any recommended policy changes for sustainable deathcare and funeral practices.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kym Taylor
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025
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Business Occupations and Professions - Professional Engineers - Examination [SB-529]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Science ]
Requiring an applicant for a license to practice engineering to pass an examination in the fundamentals of engineering given by the State Board for Professional Engineers before passing the required examination in the principles and practice of engineering.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 338 on 05/06/2025
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Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Disciplinary Actions [HB-664]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Clarifying that the State Board of Nursing may deny a license or grant a license, including a license subject to a reprimand, probation, or suspension, if an applicant for a license to practice direct-entry midwifery or a licensed direct-entry midwife violates a ground for discipline.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 392 on 05/06/2025
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Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact [SB-538]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Entering into the Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact; authorizing a dentist or dental hygienist to practice in a member state; establishing the Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Compact Licensure Commission to oversee the Compact and its powers and duties; and providing that the Act is contingent on enactment of substantially similar legislation in four other states.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
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Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Documents - Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment [HB-673]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting provisions of the governing documents of a condominium or homeowners association from unreasonably restricting the governing body from installing or authorizing the installation of electric vehicle recharging equipment; establishing that the installation or authorization of electric vehicle charging equipment by a governing body is subject to the ordinary budgeting process of the condominium or homeowners association; applying the Act retroactively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2025
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State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Veterans' and Fraternal Organizations [SB-541]
[Gaming ]
[Veterans ]
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: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2025
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Department of Information Technology - Maryland OneStop - Required State, County, and Municipal Information [SB-497]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
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: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025