Telecommunications And Information Technology
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Officers - Body-Worn Digital Recording Devices [SB-1046]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing the interception of certain oral communications by a correctional officer with a body-worn digital recording device under certain circumstances and subject to certain requirements; and requiring the Maryland Correctional Training Commission to develop and publish online by January 1, 2026, a certain policy relating to the use of body-worn digital recording devices by a correctional officer.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/01/2025
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Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations [HB-1554]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definitions of "taxable price" and "taxable service" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the sales and use tax to impose the tax on certain labors and services if both the provider of the service and the buyer are business entities; and specifying the rate of the sales and use tax for certain labor and services.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Rereferred To Ways And Means on 03/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations [SB-1045]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definitions of "taxable price" and "taxable service" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the sales and use tax to impose the tax on certain labors and services if both the provider of the service and the buyer are business entities; and specifying the rate of the sales and use tax for certain labor and services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Rereferred To Budget And Taxation on 03/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program [HB-1538]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Health to support pregnant and postpartum Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients who have higher risks of pregnancy complications because of maternal hypertension or maternal diabetes; requiring the Department to choose a managed care organization to administer the Program; requiring the managed care organization to contract with a technology vendor to offer remote patient monitoring services to participants in the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jamila Woods
Hearing Canceled on 03/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Substitute Child Care Provider Pool Pilot Program - Established [HB-1325]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Substitute Child Care Provider Pool Pilot Program in the State Department of Education; providing that the purpose of the Program is to facilitate the continuous operation of child care facilities in the State by ensuring that qualified substitute child care providers are available to fill short-term staffing needs of child care facilities on a temporary basis; requiring the Department, for fiscal years 2027 through 2028, to award a grant of $50,000 to the nonprofit organization selected to administer the Program; etc
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Third Reading Passed (132-6) on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities [HB-1473]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and the Department of Disabilities to convene the Maryland Language Advisory Group, by January 1, 2026, to make findings and recommendations on oversight, monitoring, investigation, and enforcement of certain provisions of law relating to equal access to public services for certain individuals; altering provisions of law relating to equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency to include individuals with disabilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 434 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Temporary Telehealth Licenses - Establishment [HB-1474]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing a temporary telehealth license to be issued by the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists authorizing the holder to provide clinical professional counseling services only to a student attending an institution of higher education in the State if the student and out-of-state licensed professional counselor have a previously established relationship that has existed for at least 6 months; limiting the term of the temporary license to 6 months; and prohibiting the renewal of a temporary licensed issued under the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 649 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Standardized Report Writing System (Maryland Statewide Law Enforcement Report Writing Standardization Act) [HB-1361]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to create a standardized report writing system for all law enforcement agencies in the State; requiring all law enforcement agencies in the State to implement the standardized report writing system within 18 months; and requiring the Commission to report annually, beginning October 15, 2026, on the progress and effectiveness of the standardized report writing system, including recommendations for system improvements and future resource needs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harry Bhandari
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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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
Garrett County - Hotel Rental Tax - Alterations [HB-1278]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Tourism ]
[Property Tax ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definition of "hotel" for purposes of the hotel rental tax in Garrett County to include a transient vacation rental unit; requiring certain short-term rental platforms and managers to perform certain duties and be subject to certain penalties related to the collection and remittance of the hotel rental tax; altering the rate of interest on unpaid county hotel rental tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Hinebaugh
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Cyber Maryland Program – Revisions [HB-1468]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Education ]
Transferring the Cyber Maryland Program from the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to the Maryland Department of Labor; altering the duties of the Program; requiring the Program to issue competitive grants and contracts to enhance cybersecurity workforce development, including cybersecurity for operational technology beginning in fiscal year 2026; requiring the Program in conjunction with other agencies to report on certain Program activities to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Rereferred To Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Cybersecurity – Standards, Compliance, and Audits – Alterations [HB-1309]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Repealing the requirement that county boards of education prioritize the purchase of digital devices with certain funds; requiring each local school system to comply with, and certify compliance with, the State minimum cybersecurity standards and to conduct a cybersecurity maturity assessment every 2 years; requiring the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology to annually update the State minimum cybersecurity standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chao Wu
Hearing Canceled (health And Government Operations) on 03/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines and Professional Development [HB-1391]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, to develop and periodically update certain guidance on artificial intelligence; requiring the Department to promote training and workforce development in artificial intelligence; requiring the Career and Technical Education Committee and the CTE Skills Standards Advisory Committee to use the Department's guidance and, if necessary, consult with the Department before incorporating the use of artificial intelligence into certain CTE actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Favorable With Amendments Report By Ways And Means on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Health - Sickle Cell Disease - Specialized Clinics and Scholarship Program for Medical Residents [HB-1306]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish certain specialized clinics for the management and treatment of sickle cell disease and establish a scholarship program for medical residents who specialize in benign or classical hematology with a focus on sickle cell disease; and requiring the Governor for fiscal year 2027 to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $6,000,000 to support clinic operations, staffing, training, and social support services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing Canceled on 03/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Schools - Mathematics Credit - College Preparatory Computer Science or Computer Programming Course [HB-1264]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
Authorizing a student who is enrolled at a public high school to satisfy part of a graduation requirement to earn mathematics credits by completing a credit in a certain college preparatory computer science or computer programming course if enrolled in the course concurrently with or after completing Algebra II; and requiring a county board of education to certify to the State Department of Education that a certain college preparatory course may count toward the mathematics graduation requirement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Maryland STEM Program - Established [HB-1447]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing the Maryland STEM Program in the State Department of Education to provide additional compensation to educators who teach STEM classes at nonpublic schools; authorizing nonpublic schools to apply for the Program; requiring local school systems to inform current teachers about the Program and share a teacher interest survey; requiring participating nonpublic schools to report certain information to the Department each year; requiring the Governor to include a $250,000 appropriation in the annual budget bill; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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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
Calvert County - Personal Property Tax - Exemption [HB-1160]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Exempting certain personal property from the Calvert County property tax; providing that operating personal property of a railroad or public utility and certain property used to provide cable television, data, or telecommunications services remains subject to the Calvert County personal property tax; providing that certain personal property subject to a payment in lieu of taxes agreement is subject to the Calvert County property tax on the termination of the agreement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Fisher
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Assessment of State Correctional System [HB-1157]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Office of the Correctional Ombudsman to engage an independent consultant to perform a comprehensive assessment of the State's correctional system beginning on or before October 1, 2026; altering the items required to be included in a certain annual report of the Office; and requiring the consultant to complete the assessment and provide the Office with a written report of its findings and recommendations by October 1, 2028.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Phillips
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Tenant Repair and Maintenance Complaint Hotline - Establishment [HB-1177]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Attorney General to establish a certain toll-free hotline for certain tenant complaints concerning repair and maintenance; authorizing the Office of the Attorney General to take certain actions under certain circumstances; and requiring, on or before February 1, 2026, through 2030, the Office to report on the hotline established under the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2025