Department of Agriculture - Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - Registration, Regulation, and Oversight [HB-1039]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the owner of public electric vehicle supply equipment to register with the Secretary of Agriculture on or before certain dates; applying certain provisions of law regarding weights and measures to public electric vehicle supply equipment; requiring the Secretary to establish a program to test the weight and measure of public electric vehicle supply equipment and ensure the equipment conforms to certain standards; etc.
HB-1039: Department of Agriculture - Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - Registration, Regulation, and Oversight
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/05/2025
Election Law - Enhanced Automatic Voter Registration System [HB-1113]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to implement an enhanced automatic voter registration system on or before July 1, 2026; establishing requirements regarding the transmission of enhanced automatic voter registration information by the Administration, the processing of the voter registration information by the State Board of Elections, and the sending of notices by the State Board; authorizing the State Board to implement certain enhanced automatic voter registration at certain agencies with their consent; etc.
HB-1113: Election Law - Enhanced Automatic Voter Registration System
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
Data Brokers - Registry and Gross Income Tax (Building Information Guardrails Data Act of 2025) [HB-1089]
[Data Privacy ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
Establishing the Privacy Protection and Enforcement Unit within the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General; establishing a data broker registry; requiring certain data brokers to register each year with the Comptroller; imposing a tax on the gross income of certain data brokers for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026; requiring the revenue from the data broker tax be used by Maryland Public Television to provide digital literacy support to students in kindergarten through 12th grade; etc.
HB-1089: Data Brokers - Registry and Gross Income Tax (Building Information Guardrails Data Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/06/2025
Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Voter Suppression and Vote Dilution [HB-1043]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Altering public notice requirements of the State Board of Elections, local boards of elections, and certain municipal corporations with respect to changes in administrative policy affecting voting rights; prohibiting local governments from taking any action related to the election process that results in a disparity between members of a protected class and other members of the electorate or that would deny or impair the right of a protected class member to vote; etc.
HB-1043: Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Voter Suppression and Vote Dilution
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
Artificial Intelligence - Health Software and Health Insurance Decision Making [SB-987]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to maintain a registry of artificial intelligence health software that may be distributed or operated in the State; prohibiting a person from distributing or operating artificial intelligence health software unless the software is registered with the Commission; and prohibiting a health insurance carrier from using artificial intelligence to decide or directly influence a health care decision or a decision directly related to health care; etc.
SB-987: Artificial Intelligence - Health Software and Health Insurance Decision Making
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms [SB-925]
[Cannabis ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a person who is at least 21 years of age to manufacture a personal use amount of cannabis products or concentrated cannabis for personal use or adult sharing at a private residence if the manufacturing process does not involve the use of a volatile solvent; specifying that manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing certain large quantities of certain controlled dangerous substances is a felony; altering the penalties for being a volume dealer and drug kingpin with regard to cannabis; etc.
SB-925: Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/28/2025
Howard County - Ambient Air Quality Control - Permit Applications, Permit Holders, and Property Tax Credit Ho. Co. 6-25 [SB-966]
[Air Quality ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to provide for an informational meeting on an application for an air quality control permit for activities located in Howard County; requiring Howard County to hold a public meeting before verifying that certain zoning and land use requirements are satisfied; requiring certain permit holders in Howard County to provide annual emission reports to certain community associations; authorizing the governing body of Howard County to grant a certain property tax credit; etc.
SB-966: Howard County - Ambient Air Quality Control - Permit Applications, Permit Holders, and Property Tax Credit Ho. Co. 6-25
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/19/2025
Environment - Packaging and Paper Products - Producer Responsibility Plans [SB-901]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Requiring certain producers of covered materials, individually or as part of a producer responsibility organization, to submit a certain covered materials producer responsibility plan to the Department of the Environment for review and approval on or before July 1, 2028, and every 5 years thereafter, in accordance with certain requirements, or to develop an alternative collection program; requiring a producer responsibility organization to pay certain costs to the Department; etc.
SB-901: Environment - Packaging and Paper Products - Producer Responsibility Plans
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 431 on 05/13/2025
Department of Agriculture - Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - Registration, Regulation, and Oversight [SB-913]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the owner of public electric vehicle supply equipment to register with the Secretary of Agriculture on or before certain dates; applying certain provisions of law regarding weights and measures to public electric vehicle supply equipment; requiring the Secretary to establish a program to test the weight and measure of public electric vehicle supply equipment and ensure the equipment conforms to certain standards; etc.
SB-913: Department of Agriculture - Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - Registration, Regulation, and Oversight
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
Data Brokers - Registry and Gross Income Tax (Building Information Guardrails Data Act of 2025) [SB-904]
[Data Privacy ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Establishing the Privacy Protection and Enforcement Unit within the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General; establishing a data broker registry; requiring certain data brokers to register each year with the Comptroller; and imposing a tax on the gross income of certain data brokers for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.
SB-904: Data Brokers - Registry and Gross Income Tax (Building Information Guardrails Data Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/05/2025
Business Regulation - Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law - Alterations (Franchise Reform Act) [HB-992]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the period of time within which the Securities Commissioner in the Office of the Attorney General may exercise a power under certain provisions of law governing the sale of franchises; altering the period of time within which an action for liability under a certain provision of law pertaining to franchise offers for sale must be brought; prohibiting a franchisor and certain others from inhibiting the right of franchisees to associate for certain purposes; etc.
HB-992: Business Regulation - Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law - Alterations (Franchise Reform Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2025
Commissioned Public Art - Artist Rights and Registration of Art [HB-961]
[Arts and Culture ]
Prohibiting an entity from including in a contract for certain State public art a provision requiring artists to waive copyright protections or certain rights; prohibiting enforcement of a certain waiver in an existing contract; and requiring an entity that commissions certain State public art to register the art with the Maryland State Arts Council.
HB-961: Commissioned Public Art - Artist Rights and Registration of Art
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025
Juvenile Sex Offender Registry - Qualifying Offenses and Access [HB-952]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a local superintendent or the superintendent's designee to access the Juvenile Sex Offender Registry; and adding certain offenses to the list of offenses for which a person adjudicated delinquent is required to be included in the juvenile sex offender registry.
HB-952: Juvenile Sex Offender Registry - Qualifying Offenses and Access
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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.
HB-931: Environment - Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program - Establishment (Electronics Recycling Health and Safety Modernization Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
You have voted HB-931: Environment - Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program - Establishment (Electronics Recycling Health and Safety Modernization Act).
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.
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.
HB-983: Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 278 on 05/06/2025
Baltimore City - Tax Sales - Heir-Occupied Property and Registry [SB-724]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the tax collector in Baltimore City to withhold from tax sale certain property occupied by an heir of a deceased owner of the property; requiring certain property occupied by an heir of a deceased owner of the property to be withheld from tax sale in Baltimore City; requiring Baltimore City to establish a registry for interested parties to designate property to be withheld from tax sale under certain provisions of law; etc.
SB-724: Baltimore City - Tax Sales - Heir-Occupied Property and Registry
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025