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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vaccinations by Pharmacists and Health Insurance Coverage for Immunizations [HB-1315]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the vaccinations that a pharmacist may administer, subject to certain requirements, to an individual of at least a certain age; and altering the vaccinations included in the minimum package of child wellness services for which certain health insurers and nonprofit health service plans are required to provide coverage to include those recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of December 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 738 on 05/20/2025
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Security Guards and Security Guard Employers - Registration, Certification, and Regulation [HB-1347]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[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 licensees, and health care facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 702 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Charles County - Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles - Regulation and Enforcement [HB-1283]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing Charles County to regulate the operation of off-highway recreational vehicles in the county and to impound an off-highway recreational vehicle that is the subject of certain alleged motor vehicle violations.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 583 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Class A License - Retail Establishments (Alcoholic Beverages Modernization Act of 2025) [HB-1379]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a certain establishment that operates as a food retailer, pharmacy, or retail service station that sells gasoline and diesel fuel or has on-site electric charging capabilities for a minimum of six motor vehicles simultaneously to offer to purchase a Class A license from a Class A license holder under certain circumstances; and authorizing the retail establishments to apply to a local licensing board for a Class A license under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Electric Distribution System Plans - Establishment (Affordable Grid Act) [HB-1225]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations or issue orders on or before December 31, 2025, that require electric companies to, every 3 years, develop an electric system distribution plan to be approved by the Commission and provide the Commission with annual progress reports; requiring the Commission to adopt regulations or issue orders adopting certain metrics to monitor and assess electric distribution system plans; requiring an electric company to provide certain public comment opportunities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council - Revisions [HB-1427]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the membership of the Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council to include the Secretary of State Police or the Secretary's designee; requiring the Council to study and make recommendations on safety design elements and the reliability of charging stations and submit a final report of its work to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30, 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Carroll County - Board of Health and Health Department [HB-1426]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Carroll County Board of Commissioners as the Carroll County Board of Health; requiring the board of health to take certain actions related to operating procedures for the Carroll County Health Department, records of the Department, and evaluations of the health officer, deputy health officers, and other employees of the health department; authorizing the board of health to remove the health officer or a deputy health officer under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose
Hearing Canceled on 02/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Youth Sports Programs - Registrations, Personnel, and Policy [HB-1393]
[Sports ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring youth sports programs to maintain and update a registry of youth sports program personnel who participate in the youth sports program; requiring a parent or guardian of a youth registered with a youth sports program to sign and submit to the youth sports program an acknowledgment of the receipt of certain information; and requiring a youth sports program to post its removal and return-to-play policy on its website, if available.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/03 At 11:00 A.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions [HB-1466]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the policy of the State to promote and encourage the creation of accessory dwelling units on land with a single-family detached dwelling unit as the primary dwelling unit in order to meet the housing needs of the citizens of the State; requiring, on or before October 1, 2026, the legislative body of certain counties or municipal corporations to adopt a local law authorizing the development of accessory dwelling units on land with certain single-family detached dwelling units subject to certain requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 197 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Facilities - Assisted Living Programs - Family Councils [HB-1291]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Health ]
Providing for the composition of a family council for certain assisted living programs; authorizing a family council to be created and, under certain circumstances, led by the owner, operator, or staff of an assisted living program; requiring certain assisted living programs to give new and prospective residents information about the family council; requiring certain assisted living programs to respond in writing to certain communications from the family council within 14 calendar days; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Wims
Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City and Takoma Park - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-1226]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
Authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in school zones in Baltimore City and the City of Takoma Park under the pilot program authorized for Prince George's County if authorized by local law; requiring a local jurisdiction that implements a stop sign monitoring system to prominently place signs on highways within the local jurisdiction providing notice that stop sign monitoring systems are in use; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Youth Sports Safety Advisory Commission [HB-1272]
[Sports ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishing the Youth Sports Safety Advisory Commission to study and make recommendations to minimize risk and maximize safety for youth athletes; and requiring the Commission to submit a report of its findings and recommendations on or before December 31, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Climate Solutions Affordability Act of 2025 [HB-1451]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Specifying that certain requirements under the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 are to be carried out to the extent economically practicable, including requirements concerning achieving certain direct greenhouse gas emissions reductions from certain buildings, measuring and reporting direct emissions data to the Department of the Environment, achieving certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, and achieving zero-emission vehicle goals relating to the State vehicle fleet and local school buses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 03/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health - Medical Care Facilities - Electronic Monitoring Devices [HB-1409]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Providing for an exception to the prohibition against willfully intercepting wire or electronic communication for a resident in a medical care facility under certain circumstances; requiring a medical care facility to allow electronic monitoring of a resident if requested by the resident or the resident's legal representative; and providing for the admissibility of a recording made through electronic monitoring in a civil or criminal court of the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Hearing Canceled (health And Government Operations) on 03/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Employer Communications During Nonworking Hours - Right to Disconnect [HB-1413]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring employers to establish a policy that provides employees a certain right to ignore communications from the employer during nonworking hours and establishes nonworking hours by written agreement; and prohibiting, except under certain circumstances, an employer from requiring that an employee communicate with the employer during nonworking hours.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing Canceled on 02/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Howard County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Authorization Ho. Co. 9-25 [HB-1311]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
Expanding the authorization to place and use speed monitoring systems on highways in Howard County to authorize their use in residential districts, on certain high-risk highways, and on U.S. Route 1; and requiring the fines collected by Howard County as a result of violations enforced by certain speed monitoring systems to be used for public safety purposes, including pedestrian or highway safety programs, or to fund deferred maintenance work at Howard County public schools.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Youth-Centric Technology and Social Media Resource Guide [HB-1316]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop and publish a youth-centric technology and social media resource guide by the 2027-2028 school year; requiring the guide to be distributed, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, to each public school and the parent teacher organization for each public school and posted on the websites of the Department and each county board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act) [HB-1462]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
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. Anne Kaiser
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Building Energy Performance Standards - Public Safety, Emergency, and Public Utility Buildings - Exclusion (Safe Solutions Now Act of 2025) [HB-1414]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
Altering the definition of "covered building" for purposes of certain building energy performance standards to exclude certain public safety, emergency, and public utility buildings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Equipment - Portable Variable Messaging Signs - Authorization [HB-1375]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a tow truck to display a portable variable messaging sign mounted on the tow truck while at the scene of a crash or a disabled vehicle; and requiring the portable variable messaging sign to conform to the standards established in the manual on uniform traffic control devices adopted by the State Highway Administration and display only messages approved by the Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 459 on 05/13/2025