State Board of Pharmacy - Renewal Notices - Electronic Means [SB-371]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State Board of Pharmacy to send renewal notices to licensees, permit holders, and registrants by electronic means, rather than by first-class mail, unless the licensee, permit holder, or registrant requests to receive the renewal notice by first-class mail.
SB-371: State Board of Pharmacy - Renewal Notices - Electronic Means
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 306 on 05/06/2025
Relating To Motor Vehicles. [SB-616]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the immediate towing of any parked motor vehicle that is not properly registered, does not display a valid safety inspection sticker, or is parked in violation of any state traffic law.
SB-616: Relating To Motor Vehicles.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kurt Fevella
Referred To Tca, Jdc. on 01/23/2025
Prince George's County - Community Associations - Registration Fees for Administrative Hearing Process PG 408-25 [HB-360]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Altering the registration fee requirement for the Community Association Registry; permitting the County Executive to establish the registration fee; prohibiting a person or entity who fails to register from filing a dispute; and requiring the Prince George's County Office of Community Relations to provide revenue from annual community association registration fees to fund the administrative hearing process for disputes between community associations and owners in Prince George's County.
HB-360: Prince George's County - Community Associations - Registration Fees for Administrative Hearing Process PG 408-25
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 597 on 05/13/2025
Health Occupations Boards - English Proficiency Requirements and Licensure by Endorsement for Nursing [HB-367]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a health occupations board from requiring additional evidence of English proficiency as a condition for licensure, certification, or registration if an applicant holds a valid, unrestricted license, certification, or registration from another state that requires evidence of English proficiency; requiring each health occupations board that requires evidence of English proficiency to post a statement on their website that an applicant may not be required to provide additional evidence of proficiency; etc.
HB-367: Health Occupations Boards - English Proficiency Requirements and Licensure by Endorsement for Nursing
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 731 on 05/20/2025
Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions [SB-345]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Requiring, by January 1, 2026, the Department of Agriculture to develop and maintain a list of certain registered pesticides that list PFAS chemicals as an active ingredient on the labeling accompanying the pesticide; prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2026, a person from using, for certain purposes, PFAS pesticides listed by the Department; prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2028, a person from using PFAS pesticides in the State; etc.
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [HB-352]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; increasing the cap on the percentage that may be deducted from all open purses and paid to a certain organization; etc.
HB-352: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 604 on 05/20/2025
Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions [HB-386]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, by January 1, 2032, the Department of Agriculture to develop, maintain, post on its website, and distribute to all certified applicators a list of certain registered pesticides that list PFAS chemicals as an active ingredient on the labeling accompanying the pesticide; prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2032, a person from using, for certain purposes, PFAS pesticides listed by the Department; prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2032, a person from using PFAS pesticides in the State; etc.
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [SB-321]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc.
SB-321: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2025
Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms [HB-413]
[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.
HB-413: Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 136 on 04/22/2025
Relating To Consumer Protection. [SB-463]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Beginning 1/1/2026, requires kratom products to be registered with the Department of Health and imposes labeling requirements.
SB-463: Relating To Consumer Protection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald D. Kouchi
The Committee On Cpn Deferred The Measure. on 02/12/2025
Election Law - Statewide Voter Registration Application - Prepaid Postage [SB-323]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring that a statewide voter registration application include a return envelope or envelope template with prepaid postage that an applicant may use to return the application to the State Board of Elections; requiring a statewide voter registration application to be accompanied by certain instructions for postage; and requiring the return envelopes or envelope templates to be preprinted with the address of the State Board for purposes of the returning the statewide voter registration application.
Relating To Electric Bicycles. [SB-392]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Amends the definition of electric bicycles subject to various state laws and classifies electric bicycles by top assisted speed. Establishes additional regulations for the registration and use of electric bicycles. Increases the minimum age to operate an electric bicycle.
SB-392: Relating To Electric Bicycles.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang
Referred To Tca/cpn, Jdc. on 01/21/2025
Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Registration and Regulation [SB-305]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing registration and operating requirements for a virtual currency kiosk operator to operate a virtual currency kiosk in the State; authorizing the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to investigate and enforce the Act in a certain manner; and authorizing the Commissioner to assess against a virtual currency kiosk operator a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each knowing and willful violation of the Act.
SB-305: Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Registration and Regulation
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 117 on 04/22/2025
Department of Veterans and Military Families - Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program - Alterations [SB-309]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program in the Department of Veterans and Military Families to expand certain services to include service members and their families; and requiring the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families to submit an annual report by December 1 each year to the Governor and the General Assembly that includes a general assessment of communication methods utilized in support of the Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program.
SB-309: Department of Veterans and Military Families - Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 269 on 05/06/2025
Relating To Travel Insurance. [HB-97]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishes a new regulatory framework for the sale of travel insurance in the State, including licensing and registration requirements for limited lines travel insurance producers and travel retailers, respectively. (CD1)
HB-97: Relating To Travel Insurance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Quinlan
Act 256, On 07/01/2025 (gov. Msg. No. 1359). on 07/01/2025
Relating To Pharmacy. [HB-72]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Beginning 1/1/2026, requires pharmacy technicians to be registered with and obtain a certificate of registration issued by the Board of Pharmacy. Imposes a duty on pharmacists-in-charge to report violations by registered pharmacy technicians to the Board of Pharmacy. Specifies that supervising registered pharmacists are responsible for the actions of registered pharmacy technicians and pharmacy interns. (CD1)
HB-72: Relating To Pharmacy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi
Act 093, On 05/27/2025 (gov. Msg. No. 1193). on 05/27/2025