Notices
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Program to Protect Individuals Unemployed or Furloughed Due to Federal Actions - Establishment [HB-1557]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Unemployment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Program to Protect Individuals Unemployed or Furloughed Due to Federal Actions; requiring a credit reporting agency to place an adverse information freeze on a qualified individual's record; establishing requirements and prohibitions for certain financial institutions; prohibiting a public service company from terminating electric or gas service to a qualified individual; requiring a court to stay a foreclosure of a certain residential property; requiring the Department to administer the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Motion Rules Suspend For Late Introduction (delegate Feldmark) Adopted (101-34) on 03/26/2025
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Correctional Officers - Body-Worn Digital Recording Devices [SB-1046]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing the interception of certain oral communications by a correctional officer with a body-worn digital recording device under certain circumstances and subject to certain requirements; and requiring the Maryland Correctional Training Commission to develop and publish online by January 1, 2026, a certain policy relating to the use of body-worn digital recording devices by a correctional officer.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/01/2025
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Funeral Establishments, Crematories, and Reduction Facilities - Oversight (Ensuring Dignity and Accountability in Crematory and Funeral Home Operations Act) [HB-1555]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring the Office of Cemetery Oversight and the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to establish and maintain certain online databases and conduct certain inspections; establishing the authority of the Secretary of Health regarding staff for the Board; authorizing the Executive Director of the Board to direct an immediate investigation of certain complaints; establishing requirements for the review of complaints and investigations by the Board; providing a civil penalty of up to $25,000 for certain violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2025
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Criminal Procedure - Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits - Testing and Reporting [HB-1550]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency to provide a certain victim of sexual assault certain notice pertaining to the submission of a sexual assault evidence collection kit to a forensic laboratory under certain circumstances; altering a certain provision of law to require a forensic laboratory to determine suitability and perform screening, testing, and analysis within 180 days of receipt of a sexual assault evidence collection kit, rather than in a timely manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Broadband Access - Low-Income Consumer Programs (Maryland Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act) [HB-1553]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
[Housing ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring each broadband provider in the State to establish a program to provide broadband services to eligible low-income consumers at certain prices depending on speed on or before December 1, 2025; authorizing the Office of Statewide Broadband in the Department of Housing and Community Development to exempt certain providers from the requirement to establish a program; and altering the duties of the Office.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Fair
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2025
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Employment - Harassment and Intimidation - Reporting [HB-1548]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Rights ]
Establishing requirements related to the reporting of incidents of employee harassment and intimidation, including provisions regarding the reporting of incidents by employers to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, the creation of a reporting form, and the establishment of an electronic tip program; establishing that certain information shared in the reporting of incidents of employee harassment or intimidation is confidential; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Sales Tax - Authorization [SB-1037]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to impose, by law, a tax on retail sales in the City of Baltimore, subject to certain limitations.
Sponsored by: Sen.
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/24/2025
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Electric and Gas Service - Termination - Third-Party Notification [SB-1035]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a public service company to notify a certain municipality and certain members of the General Assembly and local elected officials before terminating for nonpayment electric or gas service to a multifamily dwelling unit for which the account is held by a property owner or manager.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/20/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the protection of veterans' benefits. [HB-736]
[Veterans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Military ]
[Public Safety ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to limit the compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits; prohibit persons seeking compensation for advising, assisting, or consulting on a veterans' benefits matter from utilizing international call or data centers, directly or aggressively soliciting business, gaining access to personal medical, financial, or benefits log-in or password information, charging late fees, and utilizing a doctor with whom they have an employment or business relationship; limit the fee for representation; provide
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Koch
Taken From Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (h) on 03/05/2025
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AN ACT relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances. [HB-710]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Amend KRS 311.586 to insert gender-neutral language.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Smith
3rd Reading, Passed 77-18 With Committee Substitute (1) And Committee Amendment (1-title) on 03/06/2025
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AN ACT relating to the protection of veterans' benefits. [SB-198]
[Veterans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to impose restrictions on persons seeking to receive compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits claims; provide that attorneys and law firms seeking to receive compensation shall be governed by 38 C.F.R. sec.14.636.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Yates
2nd Reading, To Rules on 02/28/2025
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AN ACT relating to eminent domain. [HB-630]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Environmental ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Create a new section of KRS 262.900 to 262.920 to prohibit the taking of property subject to an agricultural conservation easement by eminent domain; allow public hearing on a proposed taking of property subject to an agricultural conservation easement before the local soil and water conservation district board of supervisors; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to allow an owner of property adjoining a property condemned by eminent domain to bring a civil action against the condemnor for damages to property; create a new section of KRS Chapter
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Hale
To Judiciary (h) on 02/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Voice and Visual Likeness - Digital Replication Rights (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act - NO FAKES Act) [SB-1025]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Establishing that each individual and a certain right holder have the right to authorize the use of the voice or visual likeness of the individual in a digital replica; providing that the right does not expire on the death of the individual and is transferable or licensable in a certain manner; providing that the right terminates after a certain period of time; requiring an online service to designate an agent for certain purposes; requiring the Secretary of State to maintain and make available certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2025
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Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council - Establishment [SB-1027]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Establishing the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council to advise and provide recommendations to the Developmental Disabilities Administration on system design, service delivery, and quality enhancement strategies for the Medicaid waiver programs operated by the Administration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Favorable With Amendments Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/07/2025
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Medical Records - Notice of Destruction - Method [HB-1510]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring that notice of the destruction of medical records be provided by first-class mail or by e-mail, rather than by both methods; and providing that if notice is provided by e-mail and no response or delivery receipt is obtained from the e-mail address to which notice was provided, the health care provider shall provide notice via first-class mail at least 10 days before the date on which the record is to be destroyed.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 695 on 05/20/2025
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Certificate of Need - Intermediate Health Care Facilities - Exemptions [HB-1515]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
Repealing the exemption from the certificate of need requirement for a change in bed capacity for certain facilities offering substance use disorder treatment services; altering the conditions for which a certificate of need is not required for a change in capacity at a certain facility offering substance use disorder treatment services if written notice is given 45 days before establishment and the Commission finds the facility is consistent with the State health plan and will result in more efficient delivery of services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Third Reading Passed (128-7) on 04/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the posting of veterans' benefits and services. [HB-551]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs to create and distribute a veterans' benefits and services document to employers and require employers to keep copies of a veterans' benefits and services document in a conspicuous and accessible place.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rachel Roarx
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (h) on 02/25/2025
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AN ACT relating to eminent domain. [SB-171]
[Agriculture ]
[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
[Property Tax ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Create a new section of KRS 262.900 to 262.920 to prohibit the taking of property subject to an agricultural conservation easement by eminent domain; allow public hearing on a proposed taking of property subject to an agricultural conservation easement before the local soil and water conservation district board of supervisors; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to allow an owner of property adjoining a property condemned by eminent domain to bring a civil action against the condemnor for damages to property; create a new section of KRS Chapter
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Sponsored by: Sen. Steve West
Taken From Agriculture (s) on 02/28/2025
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Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government Acquisition [SB-1021]
Prohibiting certain owners of a cemetery from selling or transferring the cemetery without the approval of the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight; exempting certain religious organizations from the requirement to obtain an approval from the Director; authorizing a governmental unit to acquire an abandoned cemetery under certain circumstances; and establishing requirements for the sale, transfer, or government acquisition of a cemetery.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 03/17/2025
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Baltimore City - Sales Tax - Authorization [HB-1508]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to impose, by law, a tax on retail sales of tangible personal property and taxable services in the City of Baltimore, subject to certain limitations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2025