HB-874: An Act to Provide Relief to Federal or State Employees Affected by a Federal Government or State Government Shutdown
Sponsored by: Sen. Matthea Elisabeth Larsen Daughtry
On Motion By Senator Rotundo Of Androscoggin Taken From The Special Appropriations Table on 06/25/2025
You have voted HB-3322: Relating to the procedure for amending or revoking certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to certain water utilities..
You have voted SB-1413: Relating to the procedure for amending or revoking certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to certain water utilities..
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Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements (Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025) [SB-1026]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
Providing that certain provisions of law governing the licensing of providers of certain financial services in the State do not apply to a certain person that acquires or is assigned a certain mortgage, mortgage loan, or installment loan under certain circumstances or a certain trust that acquires or is assigned a certain mortgage loan under certain circumstances; establishing the Maryland Licensing Workgroup; and requiring the Workgroup to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
SB-1026: Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements (Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 118 on 04/22/2025
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Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements (Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025) [HB-1516]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Economic Development ]
Providing that certain provisions of law governing the licensing of providers of certain financial services in the State do not apply to a certain trust that acquires or is assigned a certain mortgage loan under certain circumstances; establishing the Maryland Licensing Workgroup to study and make recommendations on licensing requirements for persons that provide financial services in the State; and requiring the Workgroup to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
HB-1516: Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements (Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 119 on 04/22/2025
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Economic Development - Small Business Guaranty Fund - Alterations [SB-1008]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing the Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority to authorize the provision of a guaranty under the Small Business Guaranty Fund in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit, an official treasurer's check, funds on deposit in an escrow or other depository account, or any other legal instrument promising a financial institution restitution or reimbursement for its loan losses, within the limits of the guaranty.
SB-1008: Economic Development - Small Business Guaranty Fund - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 4 on 04/08/2025
Consumer Protection - Third-Party Litigation Financing [HB-1274]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting certain litigation financiers from engaging in certain conduct with respect to litigation financing transactions and certain litigation financing contracts; requiring that the litigation financing contracts contain certain disclosures and be executed in a certain manner; requiring a certain disclosure of a litigation financing contract in certain civil actions; and imposing a fiduciary duty on litigation financiers in certain class actions.
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Support and Protections for Individuals Affected by Federal Actions (Protect Our Federal Workers Act) [HB-1424]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
Renaming the Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund to be the Federal Government Employee Assistance Loan Fund; authorizing funds appropriated to the Catastrophic Event Account to be expended to assist in funding costs connected to a relocation, closure, or mass layoff of a unit of the federal government; establishing the Expedited Hiring Program in the Department of Budget and Management; authorizing an appointing authority to recruit for certain vacant positions in State government; etc.
HB-1424: Support and Protections for Individuals Affected by Federal Actions (Protect Our Federal Workers Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 97 on 04/22/2025
Sale of Residential Property - Taxes and Offers to Purchase (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025) [HB-1428]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Property Tax ]
[Economic Development ]
Imposing an excise tax on the acquisition and excess ownership of certain single-family residences in the State by certain entities; authorizing a person who offers for sale to a third party improved single-family residential real property, for the first 30 days, to accept an offer to purchase the property made only by an individual, a community development organization, a nonprofit organization, or a real estate enterprise that owns an interest in less than 3% of all residential real property in the county; etc.
HB-1428: Sale of Residential Property - Taxes and Offers to Purchase (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/07/2025
Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants [HB-1327]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority to award grants and loans to certain entities for the management of certified heritage areas under certain circumstances; establishing the a maximum funding amount of $300,000 for certain grants, not to exceed 80% of the estimated project cost; Authority; decreasing the percentage from 10% to 7%, or $600,000, whichever amount is greater, of Program Open Space funds transferred to the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Financing Fund that may be used for certain operating expenses; etc.
HB-1327: Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants
Sponsored by: Rep. William J. Wivell
Favorable With Amendments {973729/1 Adopted on 04/07/2025