Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration [HB-322]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to enter into memoranda of understanding with municipal corporations that allow the State Administrator to work collaboratively with a municipal corporation to support the administration of the municipal corporation's elections; authorizing the State Administrator to lease a voting system or other equipment used to administer an election for use in a municipal election; repealing the authority of a local board to lease a voting system to certain entities within the county; etc.
HB-322: Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Wims
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 124 on 04/22/2025
Security Guards and Security Guard Employers - Registration, Certification, and Regulation [SB-299]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a cannabis agent who is employed to provide security services for a cannabis licensee or cannabis registrant as a security guard or by a security guard agency is not required to obtain a State or national criminal history records check if the cannabis agent is authorized to provide security guard services; altering the definition of "security guard employer" for purposes of certain provisions of law to exclude video lottery facilities, sports wagering facility licenses, and health care facilities; etc.
SB-299: Security Guards and Security Guard Employers - Registration, Certification, and Regulation
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 703 on 05/20/2025
Domestic Partnership and Marriage - Required Information [HB-323]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
Clarifying required information for registering a domestic partnership or obtaining a marriage license; and requiring a declaration of domestic partnership filed with the register of wills to include the Social Security number of each domestic partner who has a Social Security number.
HB-323: Domestic Partnership and Marriage - Required Information
Sponsored by: Rep. Catherine Forbes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 226 on 04/22/2025
Domestic Partnership and Marriage - Required Information [SB-286]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
Clarifying required information for registering a domestic partnership or obtaining a marriage license; and requiring a declaration of domestic partnership filed with the register of wills to include the Social Security number of each domestic partner who has a Social Security number.
SB-286: Domestic Partnership and Marriage - Required Information
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 227 on 04/22/2025
Relating To Voter Registration. [SB-39]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
Makes an application for voter registration part of the enrollment applications or course registration process for Department of Education high schools. Requires eligible student applicants to be given the choice to be registered to vote. Requires updating of names and addresses of eligible student applicants who are already registered to vote unless the applicant declines. Requires the sharing of certain information among the counties, Department of Education, election personnel, and online voter registration system.
SB-39: Relating To Voter Registration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang
Referred To Edu, Jdc/wam. on 01/16/2025
Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers [HB-303]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-303: Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
Election Law - Voter Registration List - Absentee Voters (Absentee Ballot Transparency Act of 2025) [HB-285]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections or a local board of elections, on request of a candidate, to provide the candidate with a list of registered voters who have requested an absentee ballot for an upcoming election; and requiring that the list of absentee voters provided include the e-mail address and telephone number of each voter on the list, if the information is available.
HB-285: Election Law - Voter Registration List - Absentee Voters (Absentee Ballot Transparency Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
Charitable Organizations - Late Fees and Registration - Suspension and Cancellation Requirements [SB-184]
[Nonprofit ]
Authorizing the Secretary of State to suspend payment of certain late fees assessed to certain charitable organizations under certain circumstances; and authorizing the Secretary of State to cancel a charitable organization's registration or reinstate a charitable organization's canceled registration under certain circumstances.
SB-184: Charitable Organizations - Late Fees and Registration - Suspension and Cancellation Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 80 on 04/08/2025
Charitable Organizations - Late Fees and Registration - Suspension and Cancellation Requirements [HB-239]
[Nonprofit ]
Authorizing the Secretary of State to suspend payment of certain late fees assessed to certain charitable organizations that fail to file an annual report under certain circumstances; and authorizing the Secretary of State to cancel a charitable organization's registration or reinstate a charitable organization's canceled registration under certain circumstances.
HB-239: Charitable Organizations - Late Fees and Registration - Suspension and Cancellation Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 79 on 04/08/2025
Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors [HB-153]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering, from 16 years old to 15 years and 9 months old, the age at which an individual may register to vote; requiring that a voter notification card sent to an individual under the age of 18 years include information regarding when the individual will be eligible to vote; and requiring the election director in the county where a registered voter under the age of 18 years becomes eligible to vote under a certain provision of law to send a certain notice to the voter.
HB-153: Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing Canceled on 04/02/2025
Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation [HB-17]
[Gaming ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming operations in the State; requiring the Commission to regulate Internet gaming and the conduct of Internet gaming in the State; requiring an Internet gaming licensee to require individuals to provide proof of the registration in order to participate in Internet gaming; submitting the Act to a referendum; etc.
HB-17: Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 2/10 At 11:00 A.m. on 01/17/2025
Public Safety - Statewide DNA Database System, DNA Collection, and Penalties - Alterations [HB-259]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a certain DNA sample to be collected in a certain manner from an individual who is required to register as a sex offender; requiring a DNA sample to be collected by a certain individual or at a certain location under certain circumstances; requiring a custodial agency or correctional facility to ensure a DNA sample is collected in a certain manner; prohibiting a DNA sample from being tested and placed in a certain statewide DNA database system until certain conditions are met; etc.
HB-259: Public Safety - Statewide DNA Database System, DNA Collection, and Penalties - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 91 on 04/08/2025
Juvenile Child Sex Offenders - Juvenile Sex Offender Registry and Prohibition on In-Person School Attendance [SB-78]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
Expanding the acts for which a child adjudicated delinquent is required to register with the juvenile sex offender registry and supervising authority; requiring law enforcement agencies and State's Attorneys to notify schools of certain information when a child is arrested for a certain offense; prohibiting a child from in-person attendance at a public school or a nonpublic school that receives State funds if the child has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of certain offenses; etc.
SB-78: Juvenile Child Sex Offenders - Juvenile Sex Offender Registry and Prohibition on In-Person School Attendance
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 01/09/2025
Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation [SB-250]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Funding ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the authorized uses of the Maryland Clean Air Fund to include certain activities relating to mitigating and reducing air pollution in the State; authorizing the Department of the Environment to charge a fee for processing and issuing on-site sewage disposal permits and individual well construction permits under certain circumstances; requiring a holder of a license to transfer oil into the State to pay a certain fee when oil owned by the licensee is first transferred into the State; establishing the Private Dam Repair Fund; etc.
SB-250: Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 432 on 05/13/2025
Vehicle Laws - Towed, Removed, or Abandoned Vehicles - Electronic Notice to Owner [HB-191]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a person who tows or removes a vehicle from a parking lot to provide electronic notice of the tow or removal to the vehicle owner through the Motor Vehicle Administration under certain circumstances; and authorizing a police department that takes an abandoned vehicle into custody to send an electronic notice to the last known registered owner of the vehicle through the Administration under certain circumstances.
HB-191: Vehicle Laws - Towed, Removed, or Abandoned Vehicles - Electronic Notice to Owner
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 520 on 05/13/2025
Public Safety - Statewide DNA Database System, DNA Collection, and Penalties - Alterations [SB-202]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a certain DNA sample to be collected in a certain manner from an individual who is required to register as a sex offender; requiring a DNA sample to be collected by a certain individual or at a certain location under certain circumstances; requiring a custodial agency or correctional facility to ensure a DNA sample is collected in a certain manner; prohibiting a DNA sample from being tested and placed in a certain statewide DNA database system until certain conditions are met; etc.
SB-202: Public Safety - Statewide DNA Database System, DNA Collection, and Penalties - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 92 on 04/08/2025
Business Occupational and Professional Licenses - Suspension and Revocation for Workplace Fraud [HB-264]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring, under certain circumstances, the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to notify a licensing authority when a licensee is found in violation of certain workplace fraud provisions; requiring licensing authorities to suspend or revoke the licenses of licensees who are reported by the Commissioner; and establishing certain appeal and license reinstatement procedures.
HB-264: Business Occupational and Professional Licenses - Suspension and Revocation for Workplace Fraud
Sponsored by: Rep.
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration [SB-88]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to enter into memoranda of understanding with municipalities that allow the State Administrator to work collaboratively with a municipality to support the administration of the municipality's elections; and altering the deadline for municipalities to request that the State Board of Elections include on a ballot offices and questions to be voted on in a municipal election and the certification that must be included in the request.
SB-88: Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2025