Revenue And Taxes
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation - Locally Operated Transit System Grant Program - Equitable Distribution of Funds [HB-965]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2027, the Department of Transportation to establish a method to determine funding under the Locally Operated Transit System Grant Program that will result in a fair and equitable distribution of Program funds for each county; requiring the Department to develop criteria for the distribution of Program funds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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Prekindergarten - 3-Year-Olds - Private Providers (Parental Choice for Prekindergarten Act) [SB-780]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the definition of "Tier I child" for purposes of publicly provided prekindergarten to not include 3-year-olds and only include certain 4-year-olds; authorizing an eligible private prekindergarten provider to elect to enroll 3-year-olds in publicly provided prekindergarten; requiring an eligible private provider that elects to enroll a Tier I 3-year-old to enter into a certain memorandum of understanding with the State Department of Education and the county board of education; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
General Assembly - Fiscal Notes - Impact of Reduction in Health and Community Support Services [HB-927]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring that the fiscal note for a bill that reduces health and community support services funded by the Maryland Department of Health include a certain estimate, assessment, and evaluation of the financial impact as a result of the reduction of services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie L Cullison
Hearing 3/03 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Municipal Appointees and Employees - Financial Oversight - Required Education and Experience [HB-990]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring that an individual appointed or employed by a municipality in a role with certain financial oversight responsibilities satisfy certain educational requirements and have a certain amount of experience; requiring a municipality to establish certain continuing education requirements for certain individuals appointed or employed by the municipality; and requiring the Legislative Auditor to include in a certain annual report information on municipal compliance with the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Courtney Watson
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Tax Credits, Exemptions, and Deductions - Alterations and Repeal [HB-919]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Energy ]
[Manufacturing ]
Altering the termination dates of the Job Creation Tax Credit, Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program, research and development tax credit, biotechnology investment incentive tax credit, security clearance administrative expense tax credit, and cybersecurity technology and service tax credit; providing for the termination of the One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit Program on a certain date; altering eligibility for a certain tax credit for certain qualified vehicles; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Task Force on the Establishment of a State Park Dedicated to Veterans' Care [SB-781]
[Veterans ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Task Force on the Establishment of a State Park Dedicated to Veterans' Care to study issues and estimate costs related to the establishment of a State park dedicated to providing recreational opportunities and therapeutic services to veterans; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations on or before December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Corderman
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
On-Farm Home Processing License - Revenue Limit - Prohibition [HB-989]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Health from limiting the amount of revenue the holder of an on-farm home processing license may derive from food processed under the license.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa E. Reilly
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - Tax Increment Financing - Noncontiguous Areas [HB-942]
[Economic Development ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the designation of certain noncontiguous areas as development districts; and requiring the governing body of a political subdivision to limit redevelopment of noncontiguous parcels within a development district for affordable housing that is deed restricted to households whose household income does not exceed 80% of area median income.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew J. Schindler
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition (Transportation Freedom Act of 2025) [HB-1008]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a vehicle-miles-traveled tax or certain other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from requiring the installation of a device in or on a privately owned vehicle to facilitate the reporting of vehicle miles traveled; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Garrett County - Hotel Rental Tax - Alterations [SB-763]
[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: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Recreation Oversight Board - Establishment [SB-711]
[Recreation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Establishing the Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Recreation Oversight Board to advise the Secretary of Natural Resources on the operation, acquisition, regulation, and general oversight of off-highway recreational vehicle trails and recreation in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Reassigned To Environment And Transportation on 03/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content - Required [SB-708]
[Gaming ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Sports ]
Requiring, rather than authorizing, certain sports wagering licensees and sports wagering operators that advertise in the State to contract with certain independent evaluators to evaluate and rate the sports wagering licensee's sports wagering content, sports wagering experts, sports wagering influencers, and content partners; and providing that Section 1 of the Act is contingent on the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission issuing licenses pursuant to certain provisions of law to at least three independent evaluators.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
House Refuses Recede on 04/07/2025
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Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment [HB-930]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Public Health Abortion Grant Program to provide grants to improve access to abortion care clinical services for individuals in the State; establishing the Public Health Abortion Grant Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide grants under the Program; and requiring that certain premium funds collected by health insurance carriers be used to provide certain coverage and to support improving access to abortion care clinical services under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 435 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Tax Sales - Homeowner Protection Program - Funding and Alterations [HB-953]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
Requiring each collector of taxes that maintains a website to include on the collector's website certain information and a certain link relating to the Homeowner Protection Program; altering the information the State Department of Assessments and Taxation is required to obtain and include in a certain annual report regarding tax sales; requiring the State Tax Sale Ombudsman to take certain actions to maximize enrollment in the Homeowner Protection Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 647 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Wildlife Damage Prevention and Reimbursement Fund - Establishment [SB-736]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Wildlife Damage Prevention and Reimbursement Fund 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 from the Fund for projects that seek to prevent damage caused by deer, geese, or other wildlife; and authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget an appropriation of at least $50,000 to the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/04/2025
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Department of Information Technology - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Oversight [SB-705]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Providing that a unit of State government may not purchase, lease, contract for, or rent an information technology service or product unless consistent with the master plan, as determined by the Secretary of Information Technology; providing that the Secretary is responsible for overseeing the implementation of major information technology development projects in the State; establishing the Maryland Office of Digital Experience in the Department to provide oversight, leadership, and strategic modernization for major technology projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 846 on 05/25/2025
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Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 [HB-978]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to place and use not more than four speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 and three systems on Interstate 83 in Baltimore County, subject to notice requirements; requiring that fines collected in Baltimore County as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 be used to recover costs and assist in covering the cost of roadway and safety improvements on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 in Baltimore County; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Third Reading Passed (102-30) on 03/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Calvert County - Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreements - Qualified Data Centers [HB-949]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizing the governing body of Calvert County to enter into a payment in lieu of county property taxes agreement with the owner of a qualified data center; and requiring the county supervisor of assessments to assess certain property of a qualified data center that is subject to a payment in lieu of taxes agreement on the request of the governing body of Calvert County.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Installment Payment Plans - Automated Enforcement [SB-761]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing civil penalties issued under an automated traffic enforcement program to be included in an installment payment plan agreement with the clerk of the court.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025