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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Election Plan Requirements [HB-274]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring a local board of elections to submit an election plan to the State Board of Elections for approval at least 7 months before each statewide primary election; establishing requirements related to an election plan; and altering the requirements related to polling place plans, ballot drop box plans, and early voting center plans.
Sponsored by: Rep.
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/08/2025
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Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Study on Location of Individuals Prior to and Following Incarceration [HB-22]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to conduct an annual study examining and comparing certain data regarding an individual's residence prior to incarceration and on release from a State correctional facility; and requiring the Department by October 1, 2026, and each October 1 thereafter, to report the results of the study to certain committees of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Valentine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 128 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2025) [SB-198]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the required elements of the Consolidated Transportation Program and Maryland Transportation Plan; requiring a certain advisory committee to advise the Department of Transportation on the Maryland Transportation Plan; requiring the Department to develop a certain project-based scoring system and solicit requests from certain entities for major surface transportation projects; requiring the Department to evaluate and score certain major surface transportation projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/29 At 10:30 A.m. on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation – Consolidated Transportation Program – Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2025) [HB-20]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the required elements of the Consolidated Transportation Program and Maryland Transportation Plan; requiring a certain advisory committee to advise the Department of Transportation on the Maryland Transportation Plan; requiring the Department to develop a certain project-based scoring system and solicit requests from certain entities for major surface transportation projects; requiring the Department to evaluate and score certain major surface transportation projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 01/31/2025
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Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Alterations and Analysis [HB-49]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Air Quality ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the requirements for certain regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment relating to building energy performance standards to include certain exclusions and considerations and a certain annual reporting fee to cover certain costs; requiring the Department to certify a certain building energy performance standards program adopted by a county under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to conduct an analysis of the potential costs and benefits of certain building energy performance standards policy options; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 844 on 05/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Controlled Hazardous Substance Facility Permit - Research Facilities - Chemical Warfare Material Requirements [SB-253]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Science ]
[Public Safety ]
[Defense ]
Providing that certain provisions of law regarding chemical warfare material requirements under a controlled hazardous substance facility permit do not apply to the incineration of chemical warfare materials at a certain research facility if the incineration is done for research, development, or demonstration purposes; and establishing additional requirements applicable to research, development, and demonstration permits issued for the incineration of chemical warfare materials at a research facility.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 445 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Task Force on Loneliness and Isolation [HB-141]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishing the State Task Force on Loneliness and Isolation to evaluate the causes of and other factors contributing to the sense of loneliness and isolation experienced by individuals in the State; requiring to the Task Force to make recommendations regarding the creation of municipal-based social connection committees to address the isolation experienced by certain individuals and to report the findings to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by June 30, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environment – Reservoir Augmentation Permit – Establishment [HB-25]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Reservoir Augmentation Program in the Department of the Environment; defining "reservoir augmentation" as the planned placement of reclaimed water into a surface water reservoir used as a source for a drinking water treatment facility; requiring a person to obtain a permit from the Department to perform reservoir augmentation; establishing an Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program in the Department to make recommendations on whether the program should be extended or made permanent and any statutory or regulatory changes necessary;
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Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 441 on 05/13/2025
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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 Hester
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 01/23/2025
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State Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals - Costs of Telephone Communications [SB-56]
[Telecommunications ]
[Crime ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a State correctional facility and a telephone service provider from charging an incarcerated individual or a third party, for an incarcerated individual's use of telephone equipment or telephone services while in the facility; requiring a State correctional facility to pay any costs charged by a telephone service provider; and establishing the Costs of Telephone Communications Advisory Committee to review prison and jail phone call programs and report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/08/2025
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Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations – Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans [SB-63]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring that certain funds for certain reserve accounts be deposited on or before the last day of each fiscal year; requiring that certain updated reserve studies be prepared by a certain person; requiring the governing body of a cooperative housing corporation, a residential condominium, or a homeowners association to prepare a certain funding plan subject to certain requirements; authorizing a reasonable deviation from certain reserve funding requirements following a certain financial hardship determination; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 518 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Penalties [SB-118]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the penalties for a civil citation issued as a result of a recorded image produced by a speed monitoring system; requiring the State Highway Administration to convene a workgroup to study best practices regarding speed monitoring systems in school zones; and requiring the Administration to submit the findings and any recommendations of the study to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Third Reading Passed (37-10) on 04/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Office of the Comptroller and Department of Legislative Services - Maryland Business Taxes - Study [SB-33]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Office of the Comptroller and the Department of Legislative Services to study and make recommendations regarding the State's business tax structure and the imposition of combined reporting; and requiring the Office of the Comptroller and the Department of Legislative Services to report their findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 15, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Election Plan Requirements [SB-259]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring a local board of elections to submit an election plan to the State Board of Elections for approval at least 7 months before each statewide primary election; establishing requirements related to an election plan; and altering the requirements related to polling place plans, ballot drop box plans, and early voting center plans.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 281 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Government - Research Duties and Advisory Committee on Black Males - Repeal [HB-119]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
Repealing a requirement that the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs conduct research, make recommendations, and submit a certain report on certain areas relating to black males; and repealing the authorization that the Special Secretary of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs create an Advisory Committee on Black Males.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2025
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Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Penalties [HB-182]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
Altering the penalties for a civil citation issued as a result of a recorded image produced by a speed monitoring system; requiring the State Highway Administration to convene a workgroup to study best practices regarding speed monitoring systems in school zones; and requiring the workgroup to submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 505 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation – Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025) [HB-84]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation, as part of the planning and implementation of certain major highway expansion projects, to perform an impact assessment of the project and develop and implement a corresponding multimodal transportation program; requiring the Department, beginning with a certain Consolidated Transportation Program, to evaluate certain major capital projects for their impact on greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Edelson
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025
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Data Center Impact Analysis and Report [SB-116]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Environmental ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, the Maryland Energy Administration, and the University of Maryland School of Business, in coordination with the Department of Legislative Services, to conduct an analysis of the likely environmental, energy, and economic impacts of data center development in the State; and requiring the Department of Legislative Services to coordinate preparation of the final report to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly by September 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Environment - Reservoir Augmentation Permit - Establishment [SB-265]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Reservoir Augmentation Program in the Department of the Environment; defining "Reservoir Augmentation" as the planned placement of reclaimed water into a surface water reservoir used as a source for a drinking water treatment facility; requiring a person to obtain a permit from the Department to perform reservoir augmentation; establishing an Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program in the Department to make recommendations on whether the program should be extended or made permanent and any statutory or regulatory changes necessary;
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Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 442 on 05/13/2025
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Workgroup on Newborn Home Visiting Services - Establishment [SB-156]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Workgroup on Universal Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services; requiring the Workgroup to compile updated patient data and expenditure per patient from programs currently operating in the State, identify certain service gaps and potential funding sources to close the gaps, and identify workforce needs and make recommendations to address the needs; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 720 on 05/20/2025