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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2025) [SB-720]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring certain hospitals licensed in the State to establish and maintain a clinical staffing committee for developing a clinical staffing plan for the hospital that establishes the appropriate number of clinicians needed to administer quality health care by setting and to implement a clinical staffing plan; requiring each clinical staffing committee to implement a clinical staffing plan beginning January 1, 2026; and requiring the clinical staffing plan be posted on the hospital's website.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/04/2025
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Maryland Self-Service Storage Act - Sale of Personal Property in Satisfaction of Lien - Notice Requirements [HB-979]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring a certain operator of a certain self-service storage facility to notify at least 10 days prior to conducting a sale of an occupant's personal property stored in certain leased space at the self-service storage facility of the time, place, and terms of the sale by hand delivery, verified mail, or electronic mail at the occupant's last known address.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 210 on 04/22/2025
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Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost-Sharing Contribution - Requirements [SB-773]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to include certain discounts, financial assistance payments, product vouchers, and other out-of-pocket expenses made by or on behalf of an insured or enrollee when calculating certain cost-sharing contributions for certain prescription drugs; providing that a violation of the Act is considered a violation of the Consumer Protection Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 692 on 05/20/2025
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Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Deprivation of Rights, Privileges, and Immunities [SB-786]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person from depriving an individual in a private detention facility of any right, privilege, or immunity secured or protected by the United States Constitution, the Maryland Constitution, the Maryland Declaration of Rights, or any state or federal law; authorizing the Office of the Attorney General to investigate a violation of the Act; authorizing the Office of the Attorney General to file a civil action against a person for a violation of the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Health Insurance - Cancellation and Nonrenewal of Coverage - Required Notice [HB-936]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring that a carrier provide notice by certain electronic means, in addition to written notice, of cancellation or nonrenewal of a small group market health benefit plan and include information regarding additional health benefit coverage options in the notice; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 744 on 05/20/2025
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Amendments Convention Called Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution - Delegation to the Convention [HB-925]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the General Assembly to appoint a delegation to an amendments convention called under Article V of the U.S. Constitution and an advisory committee under certain circumstances and in accordance with certain requirements; providing for the membership of the delegation; providing for the qualifications, oath, compensation, and duties of a commissioner to the delegation; establishing the operations of the delegation and the advisory committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark N Fisher
Hearing 3/03 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/26/2025
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State Board of Education - Membership - Educational Support and Administrator Members [HB-923]
[Education ]
Altering the membership of the State Board of Education to include an educational support member who is actively working in a public school as a noncertificated, nonsupervisory public school employee and an administrator member that may be a principal, an assistant principal, or any other administrative level professional who is actively working in a public school; and providing for the qualifications, terms, powers, and elections of the new members.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Hearing Canceled on 02/12/2025
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Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Disclosures on Solicitations (Stop Scam PACs Act) [HB-906]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring certain political organizations to include certain disclaimers and disclosures on certain solicitations; authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to investigate a potential violation of the Act; and authorizing the State Board after the issuance of a public report of its findings to prohibit a person who violated the Act from making further solicitations for a certain period or impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Floor Amendment {633121/1 (senator Ready) on 04/07/2025
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Prekindergarten - 3-Year-Olds - Private Providers (Parental Choice for Prekindergarten Act) [SB-780]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the definition of "Tier I child" for purposes of publicly provided prekindergarten to not include 3-year-olds and only include certain 4-year-olds; authorizing an eligible private prekindergarten provider to elect to enroll 3-year-olds in publicly provided prekindergarten; requiring an eligible private provider that elects to enroll a Tier I 3-year-old to enter into a certain memorandum of understanding with the State Department of Education and the county board of education; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Somerset County - Property Tax - Emergency Services Tax [SB-719]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Somerset County to impose an emergency services tax on all property subject to the county property tax to pay costs of emergency services; prohibiting the county commissioners from initially imposing or subsequently increasing an emergency services tax until after a public hearing is held; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 70 on 04/08/2025
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Environment - Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program - Establishment (Electronics Recycling Health and Safety Modernization Act) [HB-931]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program in the Department of the Environment; altering the contents and use of the State Recycling Trust Fund; establishing a separate covered electronic device recycling account and a separate covered electronic device manufacturer registration fee account within the Fund; altering certain provisions of law relating to registration fees for certain manufacturers of covered electronic devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Guidelines and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) [HB-1006]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Attorney General to develop guidelines relating to immigration enforcement at sensitive locations; and requiring State agencies that operate at sensitive locations to adopt certain policies or provide notice of a decision not to adopt certain policies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Forged Digital Likenesses - Distribution - Prohibition [HB-955]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that the distribution of a certain forged digital likeness to another constitutes a statement or communication for the purpose of an action for defamation; prohibiting a person from knowingly distributing a certain forged digital likeness under certain circumstances; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a term of imprisonment of up to 3 years or a fine of up to $1,000 or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025
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Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2025) [HB-905]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring certain hospitals licensed in the State to establish and maintain a clinical staffing committee and to implement a clinical staffing plan; requiring each clinical staffing committee to develop a clinical staffing plan; requiring by July 1 each year, each hospital's clinical staffing committee to conduct a review of the clinical staffing plan for certain purposes; and requiring by January 1, 2027, each hospital to implement a clinical staffing plan and assign personnel in accordance with the plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Favorable With Amendments {743923/1 on 04/04/2025
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Corporations and Associations - Maryland Securities Act - Filing Fees [HB-917]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Increasing, from $100 to $250, the fee that a person required to submit a filing in accordance with a certain exemption is required to pay; and increasing, from $100 to $250, the fee that a person required to submit a notice of offer or sale of certain federal covered securities is required to pay.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Harford County – Alcoholic Beverages – Hearing Notice [SB-744]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering certain notice requirements before the Board of License Commissioners for Harford County may hold public hearings on proposed regulatory changes or license applications; and providing that the Board may publish a decision on certain license applications either in certain newspapers or on its website.
Sponsored by: Sen. Harford County Senators
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 809 on 05/20/2025
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Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program [HB-983]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Establishing the Language Assistance Program; requiring a local board of elections to participate in the Program if the State Board determines that there is a significant need for language assistance to voters in the county in a language other than English; requiring the State Board to designate, not later than February 1 of the year of the election, certain languages other than English in which a local board that is required to participate in the Program must provide assistance to voters; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 278 on 05/06/2025
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School Systems - Reportable Offenses - Alterations [HB-951]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Including institutions and programs of higher education in which a student is enrolled as part of a dual enrollment program in the definition of "school system"; adding certain offenses to the list of offenses a law enforcement agency must report to certain school personnel under certain circumstances; requiring law enforcement agencies to notify the State's Attorney if a student is a suspect in an investigation of certain offenses and if the student no longer is a suspect; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 02/12/2025
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Department of General Services - Maryland Capitol Police - Jurisdiction [SB-766]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators - Policy and Appeal Procedure [SB-747]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the definitions of "transportation network company" and "transportation network operator" for purposes of provisions of law regarding transportation network companies; requiring a transportation network company to maintain a deactivation policy that provides the policies and procedures for the deactivation of operators; prohibiting a transportation network company from deactivating an operator unless the deactivation is consistent with the company's deactivation policy; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025