Penalties And Sentences
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health - Abortion - Ultrasound and Wait Time [HB-1271]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a qualified provider from performing or inducing an abortion on a pregnant woman within 24 hours after the woman receives certain ultrasound imaging; establishing certain requirements related to the performance of a certain transabdominal ultrasound; and providing that a woman is not required to accept anything offered during certain transabdominal ultrasound imaging.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Criminal Law - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Out-of-State Convictions [HB-1350]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a specified conviction from another state or a federal, military, or Native American tribal court may serve as a predicate crime for a specified enhanced penalty for certain repeat sex offenders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing Canceled on 03/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Local Government - Fees, Receipts, and Penalties for Plastic and Paper Carryout Bags [HB-1232]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring certain retailers that charge a fee for providing a plastic or paper carryout bag to a customer under a local law to provide a receipt to a customer that includes the fee amount charged and the number of bags issued to the customer; and providing a system of penalties for first, second, and third and subsequent offenses with a maximum civil penalty of up to $1,000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) [HB-1398]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting an individual from distributing heroin or fentanyl or chemical analogues of heroin or fentanyl, the use of which results in the death or serious bodily injury of another; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and, in addition to any other penalty imposed for a certain violation, on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Parole, Commutation of Sentence, Pardon, and Remission of Sentence - Notification [HB-1247]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to notify a victim or victim's representative by certified mail that a parole release hearing has been scheduled or that an incarcerated individual is being considered for a commutation of sentence, pardon, or remission of sentence; and requiring the Department to make at least two attempts in writing by certified mail to notify a victim or victim's representative of certain decisions of the Parole Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Otto
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Care Providers and Health Insurance Carriers - Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care Decision Making [HB-1240]
[Healthcare ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Insurance ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting health care providers and carriers from using artificial intelligence if the artificial intelligence has been designed only to reduce costs for a health care provider or carrier at the expense of reducing the quality of patient care, delaying care, or denying coverage for patient care; requiring health care providers and carriers that use artificial intelligence for health care decisions annually to post certain key data about the decisions on the health care provider's or carrier's website; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Disclosure of Employee's Immigration Status - Prohibition [HB-1476]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
Prohibiting an employer from disclosing or threatening to disclose an employee's immigration status to a public body for the purpose of concealing an employer's violation of certain labor, benefit, or tax laws; authorizing the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to investigate a violation of the Act on the Commissioner's own initiative or on receipt of a written complaint; and authorizing an alleged violator to request an administrative hearing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Home Detention - Time Served Credits [HB-1358]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the Division of Correction from applying credit for any portion of the time served in a certain home detention program toward any sentence of a certain incarcerated individual; requiring that a court consider pending cases of a defendant in determining appropriate conditions of pretrial release; and providing that certain provisions relating to the application of credit toward a certain sentence do not apply to a certain defendant.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Sickle Cell Disease - Institutions of Higher Education - Policies, Procedures, and Educational Campaigns [HB-1352]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Prohibiting an institution of higher education from denying access or services to a student based on the student's diagnosis of sickle cell disease; requiring an institution of higher education to provide reasonable accommodations for students with sickle cell disease; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop an education and awareness campaign for institutions of higher education in the State regarding students with sickle cell disease; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 03/18/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Charles County - Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles - Regulation and Enforcement [HB-1283]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing Charles County to regulate the operation of off-highway recreational vehicles in the county and to impound an off-highway recreational vehicle that is the subject of certain alleged motor vehicle violations.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 583 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Calvert County Commissioners - Prohibited Gatherings and Events [HB-1401]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Calvert County to enact a local law that authorizes the County Attorney or the State's Attorney for Calvert County to prohibit future events or gatherings that have a substantial likelihood of creating a nuisance or disturbance of the peace.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures [HB-1257]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring a landlord to provide certain information to prospective tenants about fees imposed on tenants and prohibiting a landlord from imposing a mandatory fee that was not disclosed; applying the Act to a lease signed or renewed on or after October 1, 2025, and a landlord that offers four or more dwelling units for rent; and authorizing a tenant to file a claim against a landlord for a violation of the Act on or after February 1, 2026, and during the tenancy or up to 2 years after the tenancy expired.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Appointed Members in Leadership Positions - Prohibition [HB-1252]
[Education ]
Prohibiting appointed members of a county board of education from serving in certain leadership positions on the county board; requiring the State Department of Education to send a certain notice to a county board if the county board allows an appointed member to serve in a certain leadership position; and specifying certain penalties that may be imposed on a county board and an appointed member if the member continues to serve in a leadership position after receiving notice.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Johnson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation-Related Tolls - Installment Payment Plans [HB-1465]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to establish programs to offer installment payment plans for the payment of certain tolls, in excess of $300.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 527 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Lead Testing and Inspections - Falsifying Information - Penalty [HB-1367]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing a civil penalty not exceeding $50,000 for a person who falsifies information that is submitted in a report of the results of lead-contaminated dust testing or visual inspection of an affected property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 507 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations [HB-1425]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person from utilizing certain personal identifying information or engaging in certain conduct in order to cause certain harm; prohibiting a person from using certain artificial intelligence or certain deepfake representations for certain purposes; and providing that a person who is the victim of certain conduct may bring a civil action against a certain person.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing Canceled on 02/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction [HB-1433]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed certain acts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Cutting or Clearing Trees MC/PG 113-25 [HB-1470]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that, in Prince George's County, to enforce a certain violation involving the clearing or cutting of trees in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, the Prince George's County Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement must record a lien on property that is the subject of the violation in a certain manner; establishing certain limits, prohibitions, requirements, and authorizations on actions certain local jurisdictions may take if a lien is not recorded as required by the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 595 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City and Takoma Park - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-1226]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
Authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in school zones in Baltimore City and the City of Takoma Park under the pilot program authorized for Prince George's County if authorized by local law; requiring a local jurisdiction that implements a stop sign monitoring system to prominently place signs on highways within the local jurisdiction providing notice that stop sign monitoring systems are in use; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Trespass and Surveillance [HB-1349]
[Crime ]
[Drones ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from using an unmanned aircraft system to enter another person's property under certain circumstances; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025