Studies
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Office of Cemetery Oversight - Study of Deathcare and Funeral Practices [HB-711]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the Office of Cemetery Oversight, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health, the Maryland Department of Labor, and the Department of the Environment, to conduct a study of the environmental and public health impacts of deathcare and funeral practices in the State; and requiring the Office to submit an interim report by December 1, 2025, and a final report by July 2026, to the Governor and the General Assembly including any recommended policy changes for sustainable deathcare and funeral practices.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kym Taylor
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025
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Transportation - Study on Speed Limits - Interstate 495 and Connected Highways [SB-559]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the implications of requiring the speed limit to deviate by only 5 miles per hour at locations where a highway in the State connects to Interstate 495; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Study Health Insurance Pooling - Establishment [SB-547]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Commission to Study Health Insurance Pooling to study the pooling of public employee health insurance purchasing between the State, counties, municipal corporations, and county boards of education in the State to maximize value and efficiency while maintaining a broad package of benefits and reasonable premiums for public employees; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 741 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Student Support Act) [SB-511]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring certain public senior higher education institutions to adopt a plan regarding pregnant and parenting students to include referral to on-campus or off-campus services to assist regarding the availability of or eligibility for certain government assistance programs and any other programs, scholarships, or subsidies that may be available for pregnant and parenting students; and requiring each public senior higher education institution to post the plan on the institution's website on or before August 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 335 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Howard County Board of Education - Board Member Terms and Compensation Commission Ho. Co. 2-25 [SB-574]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
Altering the terms of the members of the Howard County Board of Education; establishing the Howard County Board of Education Compensation Commission; and requiring the Commission to study the salaries of the Members of the Howard County Board of Education and issue a report to the Howard County Council by September 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Motion Recommit To Committee (senator Lam) Adopted on 03/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Toll Facilities - Study on Image Capture of License Plates [HB-692]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to conduct a study on the feasibility of capturing the image of only the rear license plate of a vehicle at video toll facilities in the State; and requiring the Authority to report its findings and recommendation to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Lehman
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
School Health and Wellness Personnel Assessment and Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers [HB-672]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education and the Maryland Department of Health jointly to conduct an assessment of school health and wellness personnel each year; altering the membership of the Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers; and requiring the Department and the State Department of Education to annually report to the General Assembly on the findings of the assessment beginning December 1, 2027, and publish the report on the website of each agency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 345 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning [HB-694]
[Disabilities ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring each local school system to identify in its regular safety evaluation issues of accessibility for individuals with disabilities; and requiring local school systems to include in a certain annual report instances in which a public school facility became inaccessible for a student with a disability in a manner that could impede evacuations or emergency response.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/12/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages Industry - Study [SB-542]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to contract with a third party to conduct a study of the structure and composition of the distribution and retail sector of the alcoholic beverages industry in the State and to make recommendations on identifying and eliminating barriers to minority participation in that industry; and requiring the Office to submit its report and recommendations on or before December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Gaming - Problem Gambling - Prevalence Study and Fund Revenue [HB-700]
[Gaming ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to conduct certain prevalence studies concerning problem and pathological mobile gambling, with an initial study to be completed on or before July 1, 2030; requiring the Secretary of Health, on or before November 1 each year, beginning in 2026, to submit a report to the General Assembly on how the funds in the Problem Gambling Fund have been expended on treatment and prevention programs; and altering the distribution of certain fantasy competition and sports wagering proceeds.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
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Business Regulation - Enforcement for Miscellaneous State Business Licenses - Study [HB-577]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Comptroller to consult with certain stakeholders to study and make recommendations on the enforcement process for miscellaneous State business licenses; and requiring the Comptroller to report the findings and recommendations of the study to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 633 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Commission to Study the Dental Hygienist Shortage - Establishment [SB-492]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
Establishing the Maryland Commission to Study the Dental Hygienist Shortage; providing that the purpose of the Commission is to support the State's efforts to improve the oral health of Marylanders by ensuring the stability and sustainability of the State's dental hygiene workforce; and requiring the Commission to submit an interim report by December 1, 2025, and a final report of its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2026, to the General Assembly, the Maryland Department of Health, and the Higher Education Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
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State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup [HB-584]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the State Retirement and Pension System to convene a workgroup to study transfers of member service between State and local retirement and pension systems; and requiring the Agency to submit a report of the Workgroup's findings and recommendations, including the need for any legislative initiatives, to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Catherine Forbes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 769 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Procurement - Major Information Technology Development Projects [SB-487]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Secretary of Information Technology to conduct a certain risk assessment of certain major information technology development projects under certain circumstances; authorizing the Secretary to recommend an increase in a certain limitation of liability amount under certain circumstances; requiring the Chief Procurement Officer to review a certain recommendation; authorizing the Chief Procurement Officer to approve a certain change to a certain limitation of liability; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing Canceled on 01/30/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - High Impact Economic Development Activities - Alterations [SB-439]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the definition of "high impact economic development activity" to exclude cost savings related to the reduction in the number of University System of Maryland or Morgan State University employees; requiring the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland and the Board of Regents of Morgan State University to report certain information relating to high impact economic development activities; making a high impact economic development activity subject to State procurement law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
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Maryland Department of Labor - Study on Building Code Requirements for Single-Staircase Buildings [SB-436]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to study building code requirements for single-staircase buildings in the State and other states and analyze best practices when drafting building code requirements; requiring the Department to make legislative and regulatory recommendations for the purpose of increasing the affordable housing supply by reducing barriers to multifamily housing development; and requiring the Department to report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 503 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Workgroup on the Reorganization of the Maryland Transit Administration [HB-517]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Workgroup on the Reorganization of the Maryland Transit Administration to study reorganizing the Maryland Transit Administration; requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2025; and requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of Legislative Services, to submit to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House draft legislation to effectuate the recommendations of the Workgroup.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Korman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 462 on 05/13/2025
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State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup [SB-457]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the State Retirement and Pension System to convene a workgroup to study transfers of member service between State and local retirement and pension systems; and requiring the Agency to submit a report of the workgroup's findings and recommendations, including any need for legislative initiatives, to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 768 on 05/20/2025
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Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act [SB-429]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the definitions of "target per pupil foundation amount", "collaborative time per pupil amount", "compensatory education per pupil amount", "English learner per pupil amount", "special education per pupil amount", "growth in the target per pupil foundation amount", and "change in the per pupil amount"; directing county boards of education to provide certain funding to local workforce development boards to support the Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Housing Development Act [HB-503]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to periodically establish housing production targets for the State and certain local jurisdictions; requiring the Department to publish housing production targets on its website and notify certain local jurisdictions; requiring the Department to publish an annual report assessing the progress of the State and certain local jurisdictions with meeting specified housing targets; establishing the Housing Opportunities Made Equitable Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Rereferred To Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/03/2025