General Provisions - Full-Year Daylight Saving Time [HB-1290]
[Telecommunications ]
Altering the standard time in the State to be Eastern Daylight Time year-round; making the Act contingent on a change to federal law; and requiring the Secretary of State to monitor action by the federal government.
HB-1290: General Provisions - Full-Year Daylight Saving Time
Sponsored by: Rep. Joshua Stonko
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
Children - Parental Rights - Educational Rights [HB-1385]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Requiring each county board of education, in consultation with certain individuals, to develop and implement a certain policy to promote parental involvement in students' education; establishing a complaint and appeals process for violations of a certain policy; etc.
HB-1385: Children - Parental Rights - Educational Rights
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Hearing 3/03 At 11:00 A.m. on 02/10/2025
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures [HB-1257]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring a landlord to provide certain information to prospective tenants about fees imposed on tenants and prohibiting a landlord from imposing a mandatory fee that was not disclosed; applying the Act to a lease signed or renewed on or after October 1, 2025, and a landlord that offers four or more dwelling units for rent; and authorizing a tenant to file a claim against a landlord for a violation of the Act on or after February 1, 2026, and during the tenancy or up to 2 years after the tenancy expired.
HB-1257: Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
Revenge Pornography and Intimate Visual Depictions - Prohibition and Removal [HB-1248]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring certain online platforms to establish a process for an individual or an individual's representative to provide certain notice of and request the disabling of access to or removal of certain visual depictions; requiring a certain online platform to comply with a request under the Act as soon as possible, but not later than 48 hours after receiving a request and to establish certain data logging requirements; and altering the prohibition against revenge pornography.
HB-1248: Revenge Pornography and Intimate Visual Depictions - Prohibition and Removal
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing Canceled on 02/27/2025
Commercial Law - Voice and Visual Likeness - Digital Replication Rights (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act - NO FAKES Act) [HB-1407]
[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.
HB-1407: Commercial Law - Voice and Visual Likeness - Digital Replication Rights (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act - NO FAKES Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
You have voted HB-1407: Commercial Law - Voice and Visual Likeness - Digital Replication Rights (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act - NO FAKES Act).
Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions [HB-1466]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the policy of the State to promote and encourage the creation of accessory dwelling units on land with a single-family detached dwelling unit as the primary dwelling unit in order to meet the housing needs of the citizens of the State; requiring, on or before October 1, 2026, the legislative body of certain counties or municipal corporations to adopt a local law authorizing the development of accessory dwelling units on land with certain single-family detached dwelling units subject to certain requirements; etc.
HB-1466: Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 197 on 04/22/2025
Charles County - Governing Bodies of Common Ownership Communities - Member Training [HB-1284]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring each member of a board of directors or officer of a council of unit owners of a condominium in Charles County and each member of a governing body of a homeowners association in Charles County to successfully complete a certain training curriculum on the responsibilities of a member of the governing body, subject to certain requirements.
HB-1284: Charles County - Governing Bodies of Common Ownership Communities - Member Training
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2025
Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Use of Algorithmic Systems [HB-1477]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Finance ]
Establishing requirements for consumer reporting agencies that use algorithmic systems to assemble or evaluate consumer credit information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third parties; and requiring the Commissioner of Financial Regulation of the Maryland Department of Labor to establish certain assessment thresholds for algorithms, mandate regular training for human reviewers, and implement a certain whistleblower protection program.
HB-1477: Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Use of Algorithmic Systems
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2025
Prince George's County - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Cutting or Clearing Trees MC/PG 113-25 [HB-1470]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that, in Prince George's County, to enforce a certain violation involving the clearing or cutting of trees in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, the Prince George's County Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement must record a lien on property that is the subject of the violation in a certain manner; establishing certain limits, prohibitions, requirements, and authorizations on actions certain local jurisdictions may take if a lien is not recorded as required by the Act; etc.
HB-1470: Prince George's County - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Cutting or Clearing Trees MC/PG 113-25
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 595 on 05/13/2025
You have voted HB-1470: Prince George's County - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Cutting or Clearing Trees MC/PG 113-25.
Task Force to Study Land Use Issues in Prince George's County - Establishment MC/PG 117-25 [HB-1266]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Land Use Issues In Prince George's County to review the role of the County Planning Board, evaluate the list of person that have standing to seek judicial review and appeal to the Appellate Court, the expiration processes, and the need for legislative remedies to address certain issues; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Prince George's County Executive, the County Council, and the Prince George's County Delegation to the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.
HB-1266: Task Force to Study Land Use Issues in Prince George's County - Establishment MC/PG 117-25
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 04/01/2025
No Tax on Tips Act [HB-1400]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
Establishing consumer protections related to service fees charged by food service facilities; specifying the State minimum wage rate; prohibiting, beginning July 1, 2028, employers of tipped employees from including a tip credit amount as part of the employees' wages; allowing a subtraction under the State income tax for certain qualified tips received by certain individuals; and allowing a person a credit against the State income tax for certain amounts paid to an employee based on the payment of certain wages and tips.
HB-1400: No Tax on Tips Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
First Reading Economic Matters And Ways And Means on 02/07/2025
Commercial Law - Vehicles Towed or Removed From Parking Lots - Statutory Liens and Administrative Hearings [HB-1405]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a certain person has a lien on a motor vehicle towed or removed from a privately owned parking lot for certain charges under certain circumstances; establishing the circumstances in which the lien is extinguished or suspended; establishing that an authorized tow company has a lien or security interest in a vehicle when the authorized tow company incurs certain charges related to a certain police-initiated towing; etc.
HB-1405: Commercial Law - Vehicles Towed or Removed From Parking Lots - Statutory Liens and Administrative Hearings
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government Acquisition [HB-1354]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting certain owners of a cemetery from selling or transferring the cemetery without the approval of the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight; 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.
HB-1354: Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government Acquisition
Sponsored by: Rep. Gary Simmons
First Reading Economic Matters And Health And Government Operations on 02/07/2025
Public Schools - High School Sports Officials - Payment and Fees [HB-1483]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Sports ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association to develop by September 1, 2025, and periodically update, a list of similar high school sports that are categorized together; requiring a county board of education to ensure that certain high school sports officials for certain high school sports are provided equal pay; requiring a county board to conduct invitations for bids for high school sports officiating services in a certain manner; etc.
HB-1483: Public Schools - High School Sports Officials - Payment and Fees
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Favorable With Amendments {763726/1 Adopted on 04/05/2025
Labor and Employment - Employer Communications During Nonworking Hours - Right to Disconnect [HB-1413]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring employers to establish a policy that provides employees a certain right to ignore communications from the employer during nonworking hours and establishes nonworking hours by written agreement; and prohibiting, except under certain circumstances, an employer from requiring that an employee communicate with the employer during nonworking hours.
HB-1413: Labor and Employment - Employer Communications During Nonworking Hours - Right to Disconnect
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing Canceled on 02/25/2025
Washington County - Notice of Tax Sale - Alterations [HB-1372]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
Altering the requirements for providing notice of the tax sale of property in Washington County; and increasing from one to two the number of notices required to be sent to the owner of property after the property is sold at a tax sale in Washington County.
HB-1372: Washington County - Notice of Tax Sale - Alterations
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025
Social Media Platforms - Vloggers and Video Content Featuring Minors (Child Influencers Protection Act) [HB-1453]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
Requiring a vlogger who creates video content that is posted on a social media platform and features a certain minor child to compensate the child under certain circumstances; establishing requirements on social media platforms relating to deleting video content featuring minor children; applying certain requirements related to the labor of minors to children compensated by vloggers; etc.
HB-1453: Social Media Platforms - Vloggers and Video Content Featuring Minors (Child Influencers Protection Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2025
State Board of Cosmetologists - Licensing - Eyelash Extensions [HB-1223]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Authorizing the State Board of Cosmetology to issue a limited license to provide eyelash extension services; altering the definition of "provide esthetic services" to include providing eyelash extension services; and requiring an applicant for a limited license to provide eyelash extension services to be at least 17 years old, have successfully completed a 9th grade education or equivalent, received certain training, and passed a practical and written examination.
HB-1223: State Board of Cosmetologists - Licensing - Eyelash Extensions
Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 355 on 05/06/2025
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act) [HB-1222]
[Immigration ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Requiring federal law enforcement officers to notify certain individuals of federal immigration action at certain sensitive locations; prohibiting certain schools, libraries, and units of State or local government that operate at certain sensitive locations from allowing certain federal personnel access to areas not accessible to the general public, subject to certain exceptions; requiring the Attorney General to develop and publish certain guidance regarding immigration enforcement actions at certain sensitive locations; etc.
HB-1222: Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 718 on 05/20/2025