Restrict Use of Vehicle Telematics [HB-81]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Restrict Use of Vehicle Telematics
HB-81: Restrict Use of Vehicle Telematics
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Belk
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, And Operations Of The House on 05/07/2025
Frederick County - County Employees and Volunteers - Criminal History Records Check [SB-995]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the Director of Human Resources of Frederick County to request from the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services a State and national criminal history records check for a prospective or current county employee or county volunteer; requiring the Central Repository to forward certain information to certain persons; requiring that the information remain confidential and that it be used only for personnel-related purposes; etc.
SB-995: Frederick County - County Employees and Volunteers - Criminal History Records Check
Sponsored by: Sen.
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/10/2025
End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) [HB-1328]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense medication for aid in dying only to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-1328: End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/03 At 2:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) And Hearing Canceled (judiciary) on 02/27/2025
Substitute Child Care Provider Pool Pilot Program - Established [HB-1325]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Substitute Child Care Provider Pool Pilot Program in the State Department of Education; providing that the purpose of the Program is to facilitate the continuous operation of child care facilities in the State by ensuring that qualified substitute child care providers are available to fill short-term staffing needs of child care facilities on a temporary basis; requiring the Department, for fiscal years 2027 through 2028, to award a grant of $50,000 to the nonprofit organization selected to administer the Program; etc
HB-1325: Substitute Child Care Provider Pool Pilot Program - Established
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Third Reading Passed (132-6) on 03/17/2025
Consumer Protection - Artificial Intelligence [HB-1331]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Data Privacy ]
Regulating the manner in which a developer or deployer of artificial intelligence must protect consumers from certain risks; requiring a developer that offers to sell a certain artificial intelligence system to provide certain information and make certain disclosures; requiring a deployer to implement a certain risk management policy and take certain precautions to protect consumers from certain risks; requiring a deployer to complete an impact assessment and make certain disclosures; etc.
Hospitals - Financial Assistance - Medical Bill Reimbursement [HB-1336]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Altering requirements related to the reimbursement of out-of-pocket costs paid by certain hospital patients who were eligible for free care; requiring certain hospitals to determine the eligibility of certain patients for refunds and provide a refund to each patient who meets certain requirements; modifying the process the Health Services Cost Review Commission is required to develop for identifying and reimbursing certain patients of hospitals; etc.
HB-1336: Hospitals - Financial Assistance - Medical Bill Reimbursement
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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 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
First Reading Environment And Transportation And Ways And Means on 02/07/2025
Business Regulation - Electronic Smoking Devices Manufacturers - Certifications [HB-1441]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission and the Attorney General to take certain action relating to the licensure of certain electronic smoking devices manufacturers, wholesalers, importers, and retailers and vape shop vendors in certain circumstances; requiring an electronic smoking devices manufacturer to execute and deliver a certain certification to the Attorney General each year; etc.
HB-1441: Business Regulation - Electronic Smoking Devices Manufacturers - Certifications
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Expedited Document Processing and Fees [HB-1416]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing expedited processing fees for certain documents filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; and requiring the Department to process documents filed at least 1 hour before the Department's close of business within 1 hour after the documents are received, and documents filed at least 30 minutes before the Department's close of business within 30 minutes after the documents are received.
HB-1416: State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Expedited Document Processing and Fees
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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.
HB-1271: Health - Abortion - Ultrasound and Wait Time
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Standardized Report Writing System (Maryland Statewide Law Enforcement Report Writing Standardization Act) [HB-1361]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to create a standardized report writing system for all law enforcement agencies in the State; requiring all law enforcement agencies in the State to implement the standardized report writing system within 18 months; and requiring the Commission to report annually, beginning October 15, 2026, on the progress and effectiveness of the standardized report writing system, including recommendations for system improvements and future resource needs.
HB-1361: Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Standardized Report Writing System (Maryland Statewide Law Enforcement Report Writing Standardization Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Harry Bhandari
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
You have voted HB-1361: Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Standardized Report Writing System (Maryland Statewide Law Enforcement Report Writing Standardization Act).
Prekindergarten Savings Account Program - Establishment [HB-1326]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Prekindergarten Savings Account Program in the State administered by the State Department of Education; providing that the State shall deposit into an account of an eligible student a certain percentage of the per pupil amount of State and local funds for each education program in the resident school district for which the eligible student would be included in the enrollment count; and allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for deposits into an education savings account.
HB-1326: Prekindergarten Savings Account Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. William Wivell
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
Public Health - Report on Establishing a Directory of Home Health Care Providers [HB-1478]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with certain stakeholders, to submit a report on the feasibility of establishing and maintaining an online directory of home health care providers to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
HB-1478: Public Health - Report on Establishing a Directory of Home Health Care Providers
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 748 on 05/20/2025
Vaccinations by Pharmacists and Health Insurance Coverage for Immunizations [HB-1315]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the vaccinations that a pharmacist may administer, subject to certain requirements, to an individual of at least a certain age; and altering the vaccinations included in the minimum package of child wellness services for which certain health insurers and nonprofit health service plans are required to provide coverage to include those recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of December 31, 2024.
HB-1315: Vaccinations by Pharmacists and Health Insurance Coverage for Immunizations
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 738 on 05/20/2025
Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements [HB-1241]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission to seize electronic smoking devices that are sold or offered for sale in violation of certain provisions of law without a warrant; establishing procedures for the return of certain property seized by the Executive Director; establishing certain record-keeping requirements; etc.
HB-1241: Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Favorable With Amendments {863729/1 on 04/07/2025
Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-1296]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from performing groundwater augmentation except under certain circumstances; establishing the Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program to regulate and evaluate the use of treated reclaimed water as a source for groundwater augmentation through managed aquifer recharge permits; requiring the demonstration facility to address a groundwater supply or quality problem that is anticipated to occur in the next 25 years; etc.
HB-1296: Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Lehman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 474 on 05/13/2025
Children - Parental Rights - Educational Rights [HB-1385]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Requiring each county board of education, in consultation with certain individuals, to develop and implement a certain policy to promote parental involvement in students' education; establishing a complaint and appeals process for violations of a certain policy; etc.
HB-1385: Children - Parental Rights - Educational Rights
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Hearing 3/03 At 11:00 A.m. on 02/10/2025