Revenue And Taxes
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Funeral Establishments, Crematories, and Reduction Facilities - Oversight (Ensuring Dignity and Accountability in Crematory and Funeral Home Operations Act) [HB-1555]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring the Office of Cemetery Oversight and the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to establish and maintain certain online databases and conduct certain inspections; establishing the authority of the Secretary of Health regarding staff for the Board; authorizing the Executive Director of the Board to direct an immediate investigation of certain complaints; establishing requirements for the review of complaints and investigations by the Board; providing a civil penalty of up to $25,000 for certain violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2025
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Board of Public Works - Central Collection Unit - Delinquent Federal Funds [HB-1546]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Taxes ]
Reserving jurisdiction with respect to certain federal land in the State under certain conditions; requiring the Central Collection Unit to be responsible for the collection of certain delinquent federal funds; authorizing the Central Collection Unit to place liens on certain federal property in the State under certain circumstances; and authorizing the Board of Public Works to determine the federal government to be delinquent in federal funds owed to the State under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Rereferred To Appropriations on 03/10/2025
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Transportation Trust Fund - Revenue and Distribution (Maryland Mobility Act of 2025) [SB-1043]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Imposing a 1% transportation trust fund surcharge on certain sales or uses in the State; providing that a certain annual budget request for certain modal units may not exceed a certain amount; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill certain appropriations for certain modal units of the Department of Transportation and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; altering the definition of "transportation facilities project" to include projects included in the Consolidated Transportation Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Commission for Men's Health - Reestablishment [HB-1552]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Reestablishing the Maryland Commission for Men's Health in the Maryland Department of Health to develop strategies and programs, including community outreach and public-private partnerships, to raise awareness of men's health issues, encourage the participation of men in healthy behaviors such as regular checkups, and reduce disparities in morbidity rates in certain populations; and requiring the Commission to report annually by September 30 to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Wims
Hearing Canceled on 03/13/2025
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Board of Public Works - Comptroller - Delinquent Federal Funds [HB-1545]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Taxes ]
Authorizing the Comptroller, in consultation with the Board of Public Works, to withhold up to a certain amount of State payments to the federal government under certain conditions; and authorizing the Board of Public Works to determine the federal government to be delinquent in federal funds owed to the State in the event of federal noncompliance with court decisions upholding congressionally approved spending.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Rereferred To Appropriations on 03/10/2025
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program [HB-1538]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Health to support pregnant and postpartum Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients who have higher risks of pregnancy complications because of maternal hypertension or maternal diabetes; requiring the Department to choose a managed care organization to administer the Program; requiring the managed care organization to contract with a technology vendor to offer remote patient monitoring services to participants in the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jamila Woods
Hearing Canceled on 03/13/2025
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Department of Budget and Management - Expedited Hiring Program (FEDERAL Jobs Act of 2025) [SB-1040]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Expedited Hiring Program in the Department of Budget and Management for the purpose of hiring eligible applicants for vacant positions in the State Personnel Management System, subject to certain requirements; authorizing an appointing authority to recruit for certain vacant positions in State government under certain circumstances; and authorizing the Secretary of Budget and Management to contract with a certain entity to assist with the implementation of the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Programs in Maryland - Establishment [HB-1528]
[Education ]
[Sports ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Programs in Maryland; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations on how the House v. NCAA case settlement may affect certain revenue sharing programs at universities in the State and the future use of name, image, and likeness programs for student athletes in the State; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Denise Roberts
Rereferred To Appropriations on 03/10/2025
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State Budget - Budget Bill - Executive and Legislative Powers [SB-1034]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Elections ]
[Taxes ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution altering certain executive and legislative powers concerning the Budget Bill; repealing certain provisions authorizing the Governor to approve, disapprove, or veto items in the Budget Bill; repealing provisions authorizing the General Assembly to amend certain items in enacting a balanced Budget Bill; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/20/2025
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Commercial Law - Voice and Visual Likeness - Digital Replication Rights (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act - NO FAKES Act) [SB-1025]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Establishing that each individual and a certain right holder have the right to authorize the use of the voice or visual likeness of the individual in a digital replica; providing that the right does not expire on the death of the individual and is transferable or licensable in a certain manner; providing that the right terminates after a certain period of time; requiring an online service to designate an agent for certain purposes; requiring the Secretary of State to maintain and make available certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2025
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Natural Resources - Wildlife Damage Prevention and Reimbursement Fund - Establishment [HB-1511]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Establishing the Wildlife Damage Prevention and Reimbursement Fund, consisting of the proceeds from the sale of conservation deer stamps, grants and contributions directed to the Fund, and money in the State budget, to reimburse a person for damage caused by deer, geese, and other wildlife to crops and other agricultural products; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to accept requests for grants for certain projects; and authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget an appropriation of at least $50,000 for the Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Otto
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2025
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act) [SB-1016]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring, to address a certain funding disparity, that the Governor include at least $5,000,000 to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the annual budget bill each fiscal year until a total amount of $321,181,312 is appropriated; and authorizing the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to use funds made available by the Act for development of infrastructure and academic programs, investment in faculty, scholarships, and certain other institutional needs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/14/2025
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Real Property - Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund - Establishment [SB-1011]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Property Tax ]
Establishing the Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund to provide grants to low-income condominium owners who live in condominiums with insufficient reserve accounts to enable a low-income unit owner to pay increased assessments necessary for a condominium association to meet reserve account funding requirements; requiring that the Fund prioritize low-income adults aged 65 years or older; and requiring low-income unit owners who received grants to make a certain report regarding the reserve account balance by December 31 annually.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 02/25/2025
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General Assembly - Fiscal Notes - Family Impact Statement [HB-1487]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the fiscal note for proposed legislation prepared by the Department of Legislative Services to include a family impact statement; and prohibiting a committee from voting on a bill unless a family impact statement is attached to or included in the fiscal note.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nino Mangione
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/12/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Program - Funding [HB-1492]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Increasing the appropriation that the Governor is required to make in the annual budget bill to $900,000 for the Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Program for fiscal years 2027 and 2028.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/12/2025
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Economic Development - Small Business Guaranty Fund - Alterations [SB-1008]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing the Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority to authorize the provision of a guaranty under the Small Business Guaranty Fund in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit, an official treasurer's check, funds on deposit in an escrow or other depository account, or any other legal instrument promising a financial institution restitution or reimbursement for its loan losses, within the limits of the guaranty.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 4 on 04/08/2025
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Commissioned Public Art - Artist Rights [SB-1006]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Prohibiting an entity from including in a contract for State public art a provision requiring artists to waive copyright protections or certain rights; defining "State public art" as public art commissioned for a project that receives State funding, regardless of whether the State funding directly paid for the public art; and prohibiting enforcement of a certain waiver in an existing contract.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/12 At 3:00 P.m. on 03/10/2025
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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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 97 on 04/22/2025
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State Agencies – Adoption of Regulations – Required [HB-1279]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a unit of State government that is required by law to adopt regulations to implement a program that is authorized or required under State law from collecting any fee or other payment under that program until the unit finalizes adoption of the regulations that implement the program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025