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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement (Ratepayer Protection Act) [SB-998]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Altering the required contents of a certain plan that a gas company may file with the Public Service Commission for proposed eligible infrastructure replacement projects to include certain descriptions, demonstrations, analyses, and notifications; and altering the required findings of the Commission in considering whether to approve a certain infrastructure replacement plan.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2025
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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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Consumer Protection - Third-Party Litigation Financing [HB-1274]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting certain litigation financiers from engaging in certain conduct with respect to litigation financing transactions and certain litigation financing contracts; requiring that the litigation financing contracts contain certain disclosures and be executed in a certain manner; requiring a certain disclosure of a litigation financing contract in certain civil actions; and imposing a fiduciary duty on litigation financiers in certain class actions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andre Johnson
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Credentialing for Behavioral Health Care Professionals [HB-1351]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the providers of certain community-based health services that a carrier is prohibited from rejecting for participation on the carrier's provider panel; and altering the period of time in which certain carriers are required to accept or deny certain social workers, counselors, and psychology associates for participation on the carrier's provider panel to within 60 days after the date a carrier receives a completed application.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 746 on 05/20/2025
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Business Regulation - Electronic Smoking Devices Manufacturers - Certifications [HB-1441]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission and the Attorney General to take certain action relating to the licensure of certain electronic smoking devices manufacturers, wholesalers, importers, and retailers and vape shop vendors in certain circumstances; requiring an electronic smoking devices manufacturer to execute and deliver a certain certification to the Attorney General each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Expedited Document Processing and Fees [HB-1416]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing expedited processing fees for certain documents filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; and requiring the Department to process documents filed at least 1 hour before the Department's close of business within 1 hour after the documents are received, and documents filed at least 30 minutes before the Department's close of business within 30 minutes after the documents are received.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties [HB-1345]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, to make a claim under a warranty for certain agricultural equipment, a consumer to provide written notice to certain parties to report a nonconformity, defect, or condition occurring in certain agricultural equipment; requiring certain parties to correct the nonconformity, defect, or condition in a certain manner; requiring certain parties to provide a consumer with the opportunity to replace agricultural equipment or receive a refund under certain circumstances; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Health - Abortion - Ultrasound and Wait Time [HB-1271]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a qualified provider from performing or inducing an abortion on a pregnant woman within 24 hours after the woman receives certain ultrasound imaging; establishing certain requirements related to the performance of a certain transabdominal ultrasound; and providing that a woman is not required to accept anything offered during certain transabdominal ultrasound imaging.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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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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Income Tax - Credit for Businesses Relocating From Another State (Come to Maryland Act) [HB-1446]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Allowing, for certain taxable years, a credit against the State income tax for a certain qualified business entity that relocates its headquarters and base of operations from another state to Maryland under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Commerce to administer the tax credit; allowing a qualified business entity to carry over any excess credit to the next taxable year; and establishing the Business Relocation Council to advertise the tax credit allowed under the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Labor and Employment - Disclosure of Employee's Immigration Status - Prohibition [HB-1476]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
Prohibiting an employer from disclosing or threatening to disclose an employee's immigration status to a public body for the purpose of concealing an employer's violation of certain labor, benefit, or tax laws; authorizing the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to investigate a violation of the Act on the Commissioner's own initiative or on receipt of a written complaint; and authorizing an alleged violator to request an administrative hearing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Alcoholic Beverages - Premium Cigar Lounge License - Establishment (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2025) [HB-1318]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing a Class C-PCL (premium cigar lounge) alcoholic beverages license for use in conjunction with a certain tobacco products retailer license; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the license; exempting a holder of the license from the Clean Indoor Air Act; and altering a certain period of time during which a local alcoholic beverages license may not be issued to a certain tobacconist.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andre Johnson
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Criminal Procedure - Home Detention - Time Served Credits [HB-1358]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the Division of Correction from applying credit for any portion of the time served in a certain home detention program toward any sentence of a certain incarcerated individual; requiring that a court consider pending cases of a defendant in determining appropriate conditions of pretrial release; and providing that certain provisions relating to the application of credit toward a certain sentence do not apply to a certain defendant.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Department of the Environment - Public Comment Period - Requirement [HB-1237]
[Environmental ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, whenever required by certain statutes to publish notice for a permit, license, or other authorization in a newspaper of general circulation, to accept public comments on the application for the time period specified in statute or regulation or, if no time period is specified, at least 14 days after the date of publication.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Home Improvement Contractors - Disaster Mitigating Services - Regulation and Prohibition [HB-1348]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Real Estate ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definition of "home improvement" to include the provision of certain disaster mitigating services for purposes of licensing and regulations of home improvement contractors; authorizing a certain owner to rescind a home improvement contract for disaster mitigating services under certain circumstances; and authorizing the governing body of a county to impose certain limitations on in-person solicitation of a victim of a disaster by a contractor offering disaster mitigation services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Hearing 4/07 At 11:00 A.m. on 04/06/2025
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Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements [HB-1241]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission to seize electronic smoking devices that are sold or offered for sale in violation of certain provisions of law without a warrant; establishing procedures for the return of certain property seized by the Executive Director; establishing certain record-keeping requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Favorable With Amendments {863729/1 on 04/07/2025
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Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization [HB-1294]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Subjecting certain earned wage access products to the Maryland Consumer Loan Law and other provisions that regulate entities that provide consumer credit; restricting the acceptance of tips by certain lenders under certain circumstances; providing for the licensing or registration of certain entities offering earned wage access products with certain exemptions; regulating earned wage access service agreements; limiting the costs and fees associated with obtaining an earned wage access product; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 847 on 05/25/2025
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Primary and Secondary Education - Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Count - Alterations (Truancy Reduction Act of 2025) [HB-1403]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the definition of "full-time equivalent enrollment" in the calculation for State education aid to include the average number of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 on September 30, December 31, March 31, and the last day of the prior school year; and applying the Act to the calculation of education funding for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-1296]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a person from performing groundwater augmentation except under certain circumstances; establishing the Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program to regulate and evaluate the use of treated reclaimed water as a source for groundwater augmentation through managed aquifer recharge permits; requiring the demonstration facility to address a groundwater supply or quality problem that is anticipated to occur in the next 25 years; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Lehman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 474 on 05/13/2025
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Public Utilities - Electric Distribution System Plans - Establishment (Affordable Grid Act) [HB-1225]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations or issue orders on or before December 31, 2025, that require electric companies to, every 3 years, develop an electric system distribution plan to be approved by the Commission and provide the Commission with annual progress reports; requiring the Commission to adopt regulations or issue orders adopting certain metrics to monitor and assess electric distribution system plans; requiring an electric company to provide certain public comment opportunities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025