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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Sexual Assault Exam and Treatment Reimbursement [HB-136]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy, rather than the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, is responsible for payment to a physician, qualified health care provider, and hospital for providing certain services to a victim of an alleged rape or sexual offense or a victim of alleged child sexual abuse.
Sponsored by: Rep. Judiciary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 89 on 04/08/2025
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Criminal Procedure - Sexual Assault Exam and Treatment Reimbursement [SB-199]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy, rather than the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, is responsible for payment to a physician, qualified health care provider, and hospital for providing certain services to a victim of an alleged rape or sexual offense or a victim of alleged child sexual abuse.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 90 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Program [HB-289]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and offer an apprenticeship program in skilled trades for incarcerated individuals; establishing the purpose of the program is to assist incarcerated individuals to develop marketable job skills and to earn money that can be used once the individual is released from incarceration; authorizing the Department to pay all or part of an incarcerated individual's wages to a spouse, child, or other dependent in need of financial support; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Service and Civic Innovation - Maryland Corps Program Service Year Option Pathways - Revisions [HB-33]
[Community Development ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the duties of the Department of Service and Civic Innovation; renaming the Governor's Volunteer Council to be the Governor's Commission on Service and Volunteerism; altering certain requirements relating to qualifications for applicants and compensation for participants in the Young Adult Service Year Option Pathway and the Maryland Service Year Option Pathway; altering certain reporting requirements; and repealing the Executive Fellows Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Health and Government Operations
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 93 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Compensation of Guardians of Property and Trustees [SB-19]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Clarifying the commissions that a guardian of the property may charge; authorizing a trustee of a trust to charge compensation that is reasonable under the circumstances; and authorizing trustees who are financial institutions or members of the Maryland Bar to charge compensation that is reasonable under the circumstances and calculated in accordance with a schedule of rates filed with an appropriate agency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 223 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Maryland Agricultural Commission and Young Farmers [HB-262]
[Agriculture ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
Altering the membership of the Maryland Agricultural Commission; establishing the Committee on Young Farmers for purposes of communicating to the Maryland Agricultural Commission on issues relating to young and beginning farmers in the State; repealing the provisions of law establishing and governing the Young Farmers Advisory Board; and requiring the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation to be governed and administered by a board of trustees composed in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 43 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Service and Civic Innovation - Maryland Corps Program Service Year Option Pathways - Revisions [SB-248]
[Community Development ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the duties of the Department of Service and Civic Innovation; renaming the Governor's Volunteer Council to be the Governor's Commission on Service and Volunteerism; altering certain requirements relating to qualifications for applicants and compensation for participants in the Young Adult Service Year Option Pathway and the Maryland Service Year Option Pathway; altering certain reporting requirements; and repealing the Executive Fellows Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 94 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Solid Waste Disposal Surcharge and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established [SB-134]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Grants ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement on-farm organics recycling and compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue; establishing a solid waste disposal surcharge on the final disposal of solid waste in the State; requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly yearly beginning December 31, 2027, on the grants awarded, and the impact on jobs creation, producers, and food waste reduction; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 01/23/2025
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Uninsured Employers' Fund - Assessments and Special Monitor [SB-219]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
Altering the circumstances under which the Uninsured Employers' Fund must collect or suspend a certain assessment; altering, from 1% to up to 1.5%, the additional percentage the Uninsured Employers' Fund Board may direct the Workers' Compensation Commission to assess on awards and settlements if the Board determines that the reserves of the Fund are inadequate to meet anticipated losses; and requiring the Workers' Compensation Commission to designate a certain special monitor for certain purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Veterans Benefits Matters - Claim Servicers - Prohibitions and Requirements [HB-267]
[Veterans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing prohibitions and requirements regarding compensation for certain services related to veterans benefits matters; prohibiting a person that is not V.A. accredited from making certain guarantees; providing for the enforcement of the Act under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; and repealing certain advertising and disclosure requirements for veterans benefits services and veterans benefits appeals services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Rogers
Third Reading Passed (123-15) on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Government - Veterans and Military Families Ombudsman - Establishment [HB-142]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Veterans and Military Families Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans and Military Families; establishing the purpose of the Ombudsman is to serve as a resource to provide information and support to veterans and military families regarding their rights and access to services; requiring the Ombudsman to be a veteran; requiring the Ombudsman to arrange for a toll-free telephone number to assist any individual seeking information or advice about available services; and requiring the Ombudsman to submit an annual report.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Fleming Miller
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations [SB-4]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the administration and membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; specifying the powers and duties of the Authority; requiring the Authority to take certain actions regarding the finances of the Authority; exempting the Authority from certain taxation or assessments under certain circumstances; establishing the West North Avenue Development Authority Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; and altering the termination date of the Authority from September 30, 2026 to September 30, 2029.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 216 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Revisions [HB-102]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Defining "anchor date" to establish certain reference points for the calculation of a certain covered employee's average weekly wage and eligibility for increases in weekly benefits under the Family Medical Leave and Insurance Program; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt regulations establishing an optional self-employed enrollment program governing the participation of self-employed individuals in the Program; repealing certain requirements related to contributions made by certain participating individuals; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Economic Matters
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 363 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Alterations [SB-45]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Altering various provisions governing the compensation that vehicle manufacturers must pay to vehicle dealers in relation to service obligations of the dealers; prohibiting manufacturers from selling vehicle parts directly to retail customers; prohibiting manufacturers from requiring or coercing dealers to engage with third-party manufacturers in the course of the dealers' service obligations; and authorizing a dealer for which the franchise has ceased to exist to begin and complete certain warranty and recall repairs.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Access to Counsel in Evictions - Task Force and Special Fund [SB-154]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
Extending through fiscal year 2028 distributions by the Comptroller from funds gained from abandoned property in the State to the Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund; altering the staff and duties of the Access to Counsel in Evictions Task Force; and extending through fiscal year 2028 an annual $14,000,000 appropriation by the Governor from the Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 457 on 05/13/2025
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Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations [HB-258]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
Altering the administration and membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; specifying the powers and duties of the Authority, subject to certain limitations; requiring the Authority to take certain actions regarding the finances of the Authority; exempting the Authority from certain taxation or assessments under certain circumstances; establishing the West North Avenue Development Authority Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; altering the termination date of the Authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 215 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture – Maryland Agricultural Commission and Young Farmers [SB-240]
[Agriculture ]
Altering the membership of the Maryland Agricultural Commission; establishing the Committee on Young Farmers for purposes of communicating to the general public, State government, and the Maryland Agricultural Commission issues relating to young and beginning farmers in the State; establishing the membership of the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Board of Trustees; and repealing the provisions of law establishing and governing the Young Farmers Advisory Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 44 on 04/08/2025
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United States of America - National Infrastructure Bank [HJR-1]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
Urging the U.S. Congress to pass H.R. 4052 to establish a national infrastructure bank to finance urgently needed infrastructure projects.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Hearing 3/03 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/26/2025
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Commercial Law - Attachment of Wages - Exemptions (Exempt Income Protection Act) [SB-31]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Poverty ]
Altering the amount of wages of a judgment debtor that are exempt from attachment to 150% of the federal poverty level; and requiring an employer served with an attachment to notify the judgment debtor in writing of the amount of wages exempt from attachment, the method used to calculate the amount of attachable wages, and the procedure by which the judgment debtor may contest the attachment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/14/2025
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Estates and Trusts - Compensation of Guardians of Property and Trustees [HB-27]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Clarifying the commissions that a guardian of the property may charge; authorizing a trustee of a trust to charge compensation that is reasonable under the circumstances; and authorizing trustees who are financial institutions or members of the Maryland Bar to charge compensation that is reasonable under the circumstances and calculated in accordance with a schedule of rates filed with an appropriate agency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon S Cardin
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 224 on 04/22/2025