Revenue And Taxes
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act of Maryland [HB-1389]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Gaming ]
[Investments ]
Establishing the Maryland Bitcoin Reserve Fund to serve as a reserve asset for the State through the investment of Bitcoin; and authorizing the State Treasurer to invest the funds obtained by the State through the enforcement of certain gambling violations in Bitcoin.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Allen Young
Hearing Canceled (judiciary) on 02/27/2025
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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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/07/2025
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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.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Environmental Impact Analysis and Existing Burden Report [HB-1406]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a person applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to include with the application a certain environmental impact analysis and, if applicable, a certain existing burden report; altering certain notice requirements; prohibiting the Public Service Commission from approving an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity unless the application includes a final environmental impact assessment and, if applicable, a final existing burden report; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana M. Fennell
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations [HB-1461]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring institutions of higher education to adopt and enforce policies regarding antihate and antidiscrimination and time, place, and manner requirements for expressive conduct; requiring institutions of higher education to conduct certain meetings with certain approved student organizations; establishing the Campus Community Grant Program; and establishing the Workgroup on Combating Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Other Forms of Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Violence, Harassment, and Intimidation.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Fleming Miller
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harry Bhandari
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Savage River Lodge - Hotel Rental Surcharge [HB-1277]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Tourism ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, beginning in fiscal year 2027, to assess and collect an 8% hotel rental surcharge on rental units at the Savage River Lodge and remit the proceeds to the Comptroller for distribution to Garrett County; and requiring Garrett County to designate 6% of the proceeds for the promotion of Garrett County and any amount over 6% is to be distributed to the general fund of the county.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Hinebaugh
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2025
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Local Finance - Special Taxing Districts - Anne Arundel County Erosion Prevention Projects and Erosion Control Projects [HB-1467]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring interest earnings on money deposited for a certain taxing and assessment district to be credited to that district; specifying that a certain provision of law governing the petition process for the construction of an erosion prevention project or erosion control project in a certain district in Anne Arundel County does not apply to certain planning, permitting, or cost estimate activities; authorizing certain entities to use tax funds for upkeep or reconstruction of an existing shore erosion control project; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth A. Howard
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 168 on 04/22/2025
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Public School Construction - Projections and Funding - Inflationary Adjustments [HB-1436]
[Construction ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Inflation ]
Requiring the Interagency Commission for School Construction to include an inflationary adjustment using a cost of construction inflation index in projections of school construction and capital improvement needs in its submission to the Capital Debt Affordability Committee and the Governor; and clarifying the intent of the General Assembly regarding funding for public school construction.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Fleming Miller
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Garrett County - Hotel Rental Tax - Alterations [HB-1278]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Tourism ]
[Property Tax ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definition of "hotel" for purposes of the hotel rental tax in Garrett County to include a transient vacation rental unit; requiring certain short-term rental platforms and managers to perform certain duties and be subject to certain penalties related to the collection and remittance of the hotel rental tax; altering the rate of interest on unpaid county hotel rental tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Hinebaugh
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland State Department of Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Analysis and Report (Mixed Delivery Model Viability Act) [HB-1475]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to convene a workgroup to conduct an analysis of the mixed delivery, publicly funded prekindergarten system established under the Blueprint for Maryland's Future; and requiring the workgroup to submit a final report, by December 31, 2027, to the Accountability and Implementation Board and the General Assembly on any changes made by the Department in response to the recommendations in its interim report, and any additional recommendations for changes to the prekindergarten system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 374 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. William J. Wivell
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Incentive Program - Alterations [HB-1450]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Repealing certain provisions of law specifying certain limitations on awards or investments provided to certain small businesses under the Maryland Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Incentive Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 200 on 04/22/2025
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Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants [HB-1327]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority to award grants and loans to certain entities for the management of certified heritage areas under certain circumstances; establishing the a maximum funding amount of $300,000 for certain grants, not to exceed 80% of the estimated project cost; Authority; decreasing the percentage from 10% to 7%, or $600,000, whichever amount is greater, of Program Open Space funds transferred to the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Financing Fund that may be used for certain operating expenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. William J. Wivell
Favorable With Amendments {973729/1 Adopted on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Disclosure of Employee's Immigration Status - Prohibition [HB-1476]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
Prohibiting an employer from disclosing or threatening to disclose an employee's immigration status to a public body for the purpose of concealing an employer's violation of certain labor, benefit, or tax laws; authorizing the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to investigate a violation of the Act on the Commissioner's own initiative or on receipt of a written complaint; and authorizing an alleged violator to request an administrative hearing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Cyber Maryland Program – Revisions [HB-1468]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Education ]
Transferring the Cyber Maryland Program from the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to the Maryland Department of Labor; altering the duties of the Program; requiring the Program to issue competitive grants and contracts to enhance cybersecurity workforce development, including cybersecurity for operational technology beginning in fiscal year 2026; requiring the Program in conjunction with other agencies to report on certain Program activities to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Rereferred To Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/07/2025
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Real Property - Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund - Establishment [HB-1411]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[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. Samuel I Rosenberg
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2025
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Business Regulation - Retail Stores - Carryout Bags [HB-1412]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Prohibiting a county or municipal corporation from requiring a retail establishment to impose a fee, tax, or charge for a carryout bag, except under certain circumstances; requiring that certain customers be exempted from any fee, tax, or charge for a carryout bag; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/07/2025
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Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment [HB-1254]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program in the State Department of Education to provide funding to eligible schools that participate in the federal community eligibility provision of the child nutrition programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Alternative Fuel, Fuel-Efficient, and Electric Vehicles - Highway Use Fees [HB-1457]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
Repealing the annual surcharge required to register a zero-emission vehicle or plug-in electric drive vehicle; requiring the owners of certain alternative fuel vehicles, fuel-efficient vehicles, and plug-in electric drive vehicles to pay an annual highway use fee for each vehicle registered; establishing a voluntary annual Mileage-Based User Fee Program within the Department of Transportation; allowing the owners of certain vehicles to participate in the Program in lieu of paying the annual highway use fee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 02/14/2025