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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - State Elected Officials - Fundraising Activities During General Assembly Session [SB-1047]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Altering the entities with respect to which certain officials or persons acting on behalf of certain officials are prohibited from taking certain actions related to fundraising during a regular session of the General Assembly; and prohibiting certain officials or persons acting on behalf of certain officials from participating in certain fundraising events in a certain manner during a regular session of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jason Gallion
Motion Rules Suspend For Late Introduction (senator Gallion) Adopted on 04/02/2025
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Election Law - State Elected Officials - Fundraising Activities During General Assembly Session [HB-1558]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Altering the entities with respect to which certain officials or persons acting on behalf of certain officials are prohibited from taking certain actions related to fundraising during a regular session of the General Assembly; and prohibiting certain officials or persons acting on behalf of certain officials from participating in certain fundraising events in a certain manner during a regular session of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Motion Rules Suspend For Late Introduction (delegate Kipke) Adopted (127-7) on 04/02/2025
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Funeral Establishments, Crematories, and Reduction Facilities - Oversight (Ensuring Dignity and Accountability in Crematory and Funeral Home Operations Act) [HB-1555]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring the Office of Cemetery Oversight and the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to establish and maintain certain online databases and conduct certain inspections; establishing the authority of the Secretary of Health regarding staff for the Board; authorizing the Executive Director of the Board to direct an immediate investigation of certain complaints; establishing requirements for the review of complaints and investigations by the Board; providing a civil penalty of up to $25,000 for certain violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2025
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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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Criminal Procedure - Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits - Testing and Reporting [HB-1550]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a law enforcement agency to provide a certain victim of sexual assault certain notice pertaining to the submission of a sexual assault evidence collection kit to a forensic laboratory under certain circumstances; altering a certain provision of law to require a forensic laboratory to determine suitability and perform screening, testing, and analysis within 180 days of receipt of a sexual assault evidence collection kit, rather than in a timely manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2025
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Departments of Public Works - Water Main Breaks - Publication Requirement [HB-1549]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Public Works for each county in which a water main breaks or leaks to publish certain information on the department's website; and requiring each department to update any information published on its website related to a water main break or leak within 30 days after any action is taken in relation to the water main break or leak.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2025
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Commercial Law - Broadband Access - Low-Income Consumer Programs (Maryland Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act) [HB-1553]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
[Housing ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring each broadband provider in the State to establish a program to provide broadband services to eligible low-income consumers at certain prices depending on speed on or before December 1, 2025; authorizing the Office of Statewide Broadband in the Department of Housing and Community Development to exempt certain providers from the requirement to establish a program; and altering the duties of the Office.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Fair
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2025
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Barbers and Cosmetologists - License Qualifications - Domestic Violence Awareness Training [HB-1547]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
Requiring the State Board of Barbers and the State Board of Cosmetologists, beginning October 1, 2025, to require as a condition for licensure and initial renewal of a license an applicant or a licensee to complete certain training in domestic violence awareness; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to approve certain domestic violence awareness training that is offered in person and virtually, includes guidance on certain topics, and has a duration of at least 1 hour; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 286 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland Public Ethics Law - Regulated Lobbyists - Reporting Requirements [HB-1542]
[Ethics ]
Altering the dates by which a regulated lobbyist must file a certain report to the State Ethics Commission; and altering the contents of the report so as to include a list of each matter on which the regulated lobbyist performed lobbying activity, a description of the lobbyist's position on each matter, and each bill number or a description of each legislative action on which the lobbyist performed lobbying activity.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2025
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Condominiums - Mandatory Insurance Coverage [HB-1541]
[Insurance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
Requiring a certain condominium unit owner to obtain a condominium unit owner insurance policy or a substantially similar property insurance policy for the unit; requiring a certain insurance policy to include certain provisions; and authorizing a council of unit owners to acquire an insurance policy on behalf of a unit owner who does not maintain a certain required insurance policy and charge the insurance premium as an assessment to the unit owner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Department of Budget and Management - Expedited Hiring Program (FEDERAL Jobs Act of 2025) [SB-1040]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Expedited Hiring Program in the Department of Budget and Management for the purpose of hiring eligible applicants for vacant positions in the State Personnel Management System, subject to certain requirements; authorizing an appointing authority to recruit for certain vacant positions in State government under certain circumstances; and authorizing the Secretary of Budget and Management to contract with a certain entity to assist with the implementation of the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/07/2025
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Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Eligible Prekindergarten Provider Data Dashboard [HB-1530]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
Requiring, beginning July 1, 2026, the State Department of Education to maintain on its website a data dashboard with certain information regarding certain eligible prekindergarten providers in the State; requiring the Department to partner with a nonprofit organization that has experience in maintaining a data dashboard for child care providers; and requiring the Department to establish a process that allows an eligible prekindergarten provider to opt out of being included in the data dashboard.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aletheia McCaskill
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/24/2025
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Higher Education - Religious Educational Institutions - Certificate of Approval [HB-1522]
[Education ]
[Religion ]
Exempting certain religious educational institutions accredited by certain accrediting bodies from the requirement to obtain a certificate of approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to operate in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tiffany Alston
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/20/2025
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Estates and Trusts - Interpretation of Wills - Extrinsic Evidence of Intent (Granny's Law) [SB-1029]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing, under certain circumstances, a personal representative to petition the Orphans' Court to interpret a decedent's will in accordance with the decedent's intent as demonstrated by certain extrinsic evidence; establishing a certain rebuttable presumption as to a decedent's intent; authorizing the personal representative to require a certain legatee to demonstrate the use of a legacy under the decedent's will; authorizing the personal representative to petition the court to issue a certain order or judgment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2025
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Commercial Law - Voice and Visual Likeness - Digital Replication Rights (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act - NO FAKES Act) [SB-1025]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Establishing that each individual and a certain right holder have the right to authorize the use of the voice or visual likeness of the individual in a digital replica; providing that the right does not expire on the death of the individual and is transferable or licensable in a certain manner; providing that the right terminates after a certain period of time; requiring an online service to designate an agent for certain purposes; requiring the Secretary of State to maintain and make available certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2025
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County Boards of Education - Reappointment of Incumbent County Superintendent - Authorization [HB-1512]
[Education ]
Authorizing a county board of education to reappoint an incumbent county superintendent in a certain manner; and authorizing a county board, at any point during the incumbent superintendent's term, to take action at a public meeting not later than March 1 of the year in which the contract is being renewed to reappoint the incumbent superintendent to serve a new term of 4 years beginning the immediately following July 1.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Rereferred To Ways And Means on 04/02/2025
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Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government Acquisition [SB-1021]
Prohibiting certain owners of a cemetery from selling or transferring the cemetery without the approval of the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight; exempting certain religious organizations from the requirement to obtain an approval from the Director; authorizing a governmental unit to acquire an abandoned cemetery under certain circumstances; and establishing requirements for the sale, transfer, or government acquisition of a cemetery.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 03/17/2025
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State Personnel - Paid Family and Medical Leave [HB-1503]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management and the governing body of a public institution of higher education to adopt regulations governing paid family and medical leave benefits for Executive Branch employees; establishing certain parameters for the paid family and medical leave; authorizing, beginning July 1, 2026, Executive Branch employees to submit a request for paid family and medical leave in accordance with established procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 606 on 05/20/2025
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Environment - Advanced Clean Cars II Program - Application and Enforcement [SB-1020]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from adopting the California Advanced Clean Cars II regulations to be effective before motor vehicle model year 2031; and prohibiting the Department from applying certain provisions of law governing enforcement and penalties under the California Advanced Clean Cars II Program to a motor vehicle manufacturer for failing to meet the minimum electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle delivery requirements for an applicable motor vehicle model year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/14/2025
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Health Occupations - Prescriptions for Children Subject to Shared Custody or Visitation Schedules [HB-1493]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Requiring health care providers who are authorized to prescribe to issue two prescriptions of each drug prescribed for a child if a parent of the child presents the prescriber with a court-ordered or court-approved shared custody or visitation schedule; and requiring a health care provider authorized to dispense prescription drugs to fill the prescription under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aaron Kaufman
Hearing Canceled on 03/13/2025