Studies
North Carolina 2025-2026 Session
OSFM to Study Future of Rural Firefighting [HB-355]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
OSFM to Study Future of Rural Firefighting
Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Riddell
Regular Message Received From House on 04/03/2025
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2025 Appropriations Act [SB-257]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
2025 Appropriations Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Lee
Conf Com Appointed on 06/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environment - Advanced Clean Cars II Program and Advanced Clean Trucks Program - Implementation, Application, and Enforcement [HB-1556]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from implementing the Advanced Clean Trucks Program until a certain needs assessment and deployment plan is published, subject to certain conditions; authorizing the Department to apply certain enforcement or penalty provisions to a motor vehicle manufacturer for failing to meet any requirements under the Advanced Clean Cars II Program for model years 2027 and 2028 only under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Second Reading Passed With Amendments on 04/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation Trust Fund - Revenue and Distribution (Maryland Mobility Act of 2025) [SB-1043]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Imposing a 1% transportation trust fund surcharge on certain sales or uses in the State; providing that a certain annual budget request for certain modal units may not exceed a certain amount; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill certain appropriations for certain modal units of the Department of Transportation and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; altering the definition of "transportation facilities project" to include projects included in the Consolidated Transportation Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Commission for Men's Health - Reestablishment [HB-1552]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Reestablishing the Maryland Commission for Men's Health in the Maryland Department of Health to develop strategies and programs, including community outreach and public-private partnerships, to raise awareness of men's health issues, encourage the participation of men in healthy behaviors such as regular checkups, and reduce disparities in morbidity rates in certain populations; and requiring the Commission to report annually by September 30 to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Wims
Hearing Canceled on 03/13/2025
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North Carolina 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina Border Protection Act [SB-153]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
North Carolina Border Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Lee
Placed On Cal For 06/10/2025 on 06/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council - Establishment [SB-1027]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Establishing the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council to advise and provide recommendations to the Developmental Disabilities Administration on system design, service delivery, and quality enhancement strategies for the Medicaid waiver programs operated by the Administration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Favorable With Amendments Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements (Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025) [SB-1026]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
Providing that certain provisions of law governing the licensing of providers of certain financial services in the State do not apply to a certain person that acquires or is assigned a certain mortgage, mortgage loan, or installment loan under certain circumstances or a certain trust that acquires or is assigned a certain mortgage loan under certain circumstances; establishing the Maryland Licensing Workgroup; and requiring the Workgroup to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 118 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements (Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025) [HB-1516]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Economic Development ]
Providing that certain provisions of law governing the licensing of providers of certain financial services in the State do not apply to a certain trust that acquires or is assigned a certain mortgage loan under certain circumstances; establishing the Maryland Licensing Workgroup to study and make recommendations on licensing requirements for persons that provide financial services in the State; and requiring the Workgroup to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 119 on 04/22/2025
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North Carolina 2025-2026 Session
Create Committee on Medicaid Sustainability [HB-113]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Create Committee on Medicaid Sustainability
Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Riddell
Reptd Fav on 04/15/2025
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North Carolina 2025-2026 Session
NC Digital Assets Investments Act [HB-92]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Finance ]
[Investments ]
NC Digital Assets Investments Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Riddell
Ref To Com On Rules And Operations Of The Senate on 05/01/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Artificial Intelligence [HB-1331]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Data Privacy ]
Regulating the manner in which a developer or deployer of artificial intelligence must protect consumers from certain risks; requiring a developer that offers to sell a certain artificial intelligence system to provide certain information and make certain disclosures; requiring a deployer to implement a certain risk management policy and take certain precautions to protect consumers from certain risks; requiring a deployer to complete an impact assessment and make certain disclosures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Support and Protections for Individuals Affected by Federal Actions (Protect Our Federal Workers Act) [HB-1424]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
Renaming the Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund to be the Federal Government Employee Assistance Loan Fund; authorizing funds appropriated to the Catastrophic Event Account to be expended to assist in funding costs connected to a relocation, closure, or mass layoff of a unit of the federal government; establishing the Expedited Hiring Program in the Department of Budget and Management; authorizing an appointing authority to recruit for certain vacant positions in State government; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 97 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports - Workgroup and Study [HB-1305]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports to convene a workgroup to study the effectiveness of the framework for community supports partnerships in meeting the needs of local school systems and equitable distribution of grant funding across the State; requiring the workgroup to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025; and prohibiting the Consortium from awarding grants in fiscal year 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Environmental Impact Analysis and Existing Burden Report [HB-1406]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a person applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to include with the application a certain environmental impact analysis and, if applicable, a certain existing burden report; altering certain notice requirements; prohibiting the Public Service Commission from approving an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity unless the application includes a final environmental impact assessment and, if applicable, a final existing burden report; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Fennell
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations [HB-1461]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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. April Fleming Miller
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Health and Safety MC 21-25 [HB-1229]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Board of License Commissioners for Montgomery County to consider, before deciding whether to approve an application and issue a new license permitting the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption, the impact of the density of existing retail establishments licensed in the county to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption on the public health and safety of the community.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Referred Finance on 03/18/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Board of Education - Online Special Education System - Technical Requirements [HB-1383]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt regulations concerning minimum functional and technical requirements to ensure optimal performance of the State's online special education system, including the Maryland Online Individualized Education Program and the Maryland Online Individualized Family Service Plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 04/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland State Department of Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Analysis and Report (Mixed Delivery Model Viability Act) [HB-1475]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to convene a workgroup to conduct an analysis of the mixed delivery, publicly funded prekindergarten system established under the Blueprint for Maryland's Future; and requiring the workgroup to submit a final report, by December 31, 2027, to the Accountability and Implementation Board and the General Assembly on any changes made by the Department in response to the recommendations in its interim report, and any additional recommendations for changes to the prekindergarten system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 374 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Commerce - Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve Study MC 15-25 [HB-1228]
[Agriculture ]
[Economic Development ]
[Tourism ]
Requiring the Department of Commerce, in coordination with certain county agencies and organizations, to study economic development in and the tourist and visitor economy of the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve and, on or before June 30, 2026, report its findings to the members of the Montgomery County Delegation to the General Assembly; and requiring the Department to make recommendations regarding policies and programs that can help promote and preserve the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 235 on 04/22/2025