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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environment - Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program - Establishment (Electronics Recycling Health and Safety Modernization Act) [HB-931]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program in the Department of the Environment; altering the contents and use of the State Recycling Trust Fund; establishing a separate covered electronic device recycling account and a separate covered electronic device manufacturer registration fee account within the Fund; altering certain provisions of law relating to registration fees for certain manufacturers of covered electronic devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Distracted Driving Monitoring System Pilot Program [HB-908]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing a pilot program to authorize the use of distracted driving monitoring systems in Montgomery County and Prince George's County to enforce certain prohibitions regarding the use of certain devices while operating a vehicle; and requiring that a county that authorizes a program of distracted driving monitoring systems under the Act to report on the effectiveness of the systems on or before December 1, 2027.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact [HB-959]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Entering into the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact for the purpose of authorizing licensed school psychologists who hold multistate licenses to provide school psychological services in member states; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; establishing the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission; providing for the withdrawal from the Compact; and providing the Act is contingent on the enactment of substantially similar legislation in seven other states.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bernice Mireku-North
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Postconviction Review - Procedure to Reduce Duration of Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) [HB-853]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a certain individual to file a motion to reduce the duration of a certain sentence if the individual was convicted between the ages of at least 18 and under 25, was not sentenced to life, is not a sex offender, has served at least 20 years of the term of confinement, and was not convicted of murder involving a victim who was a first responder who was killed in the line of duty; applying procedures for a proceeding under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 96 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education [HB-875]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Education ]
Establishing the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education to make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to further the discovery, interpretation, and learning of the history, culture, and civics of the United States and Maryland and provide equitable learning outcomes consistent with certain provisions of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Study on Detecting Deadly Weapons in Public Middle and High Schools [HB-782]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to study how best to detect deadly weapons in public middle and high schools and how best to rapidly report the detection of weapons to a law enforcement agency; requiring the Center to request any available assessment technologies evaluated under the Act; and requiring the Center to issue an interim report by December 1, 2025, and a final report on the findings of the study, in a manner that does not jeopardize school safety, by December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 244 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City and Takoma Park - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization of Pilot Program [SB-600]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in certain school zones in Baltimore City and the City of Takoma Park under the pilot program authorized for Prince George's County, if authorized by local law; and requiring that a certain percentage of the fines collected under the Act be distributed to the local management board for Baltimore City and be used only to provide youth programming and services for youth living in or attending a school located in the 45th or 46th legislative districts.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 571 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environment - Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program - Establishment (Electronics Recycling Health and Safety Modernization Act) [SB-591]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program in the Department of the Environment; altering the contents and use of the State Recycling Trust Fund; establishing a separate covered electronic device recycling account and a separate covered electronic device manufacturer registration fee account within the Fund; altering certain provisions of law relating to registration fees for certain manufacturers of covered electronic devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Materials - Disclosure of Use of Synthetic Media [HB-740]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring that candidates, campaign finance entities, and specified other persons, or agents of candidates, campaign finance entities, or specified other persons, that publish, distribute, or disseminate, or cause to be published, distributed, or disseminated, to another person in the State campaign materials that use or contain synthetic media include a specified disclosure in a specified manner; and defining "synthetic media" as an image, an audio recording, or a video recording that has been intentionally manipulated in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Distracted Driving Monitoring System Pilot Program [SB-613]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishing a pilot program to authorize the use of distracted driving monitoring systems in Montgomery County and Prince George's County to enforce certain prohibitions regarding the use of certain devices while operating a vehicle; and requiring that a county that authorizes a program of distracted driving monitoring systems under the Act to report on the effectiveness of the systems on or before December 1, 2027.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Municipalities - Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras [HB-748]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Including a certain municipal enforcement officer in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for purposes of a certain exception to prohibitions against wiretapping and electronic surveillance relating to the use of body-worn cameras; authorizing a municipality to adopt an ordinance or a resolution authorizing an official who is authorized to act as an enforcement officer to utilize a body-worn camera; and requiring that a certain municipality publish its policy for the issuance and use of body-worn cameras by enforcement officers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing Canceled on 03/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Toll Facilities - Study on Image Capture of License Plates [HB-692]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to conduct a study on the feasibility of capturing the image of only the rear license plate of a vehicle at video toll facilities in the State; and requiring the Authority to report its findings and recommendation to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Lehman
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Video Evidence and Reward Programs [SB-525]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing Prince George's County to establish a pilot program allowing a member of the public to submit video evidence of an alleged violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law to a certain enforcement unit; requiring the program to allow a member of the public to receive a portion of fines collected in relation to the violation; and authorizing the governing body of Prince George's County to refer unpaid fines to the Central Collection Unit of the Department of Budget and Management for collection.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 181 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras - Requirements [HB-669]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing a recording of a body-worn camera worn by a law enforcement officer to be used as evidence in certain proceedings; requiring a custodian to deny inspection of a recording made with the use of a body-worn camera used by a law enforcement officer, subject to certain exceptions; establishing minimum requirements for a body-worn camera policy for a law enforcement agency and the model policy created by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Unsolicited Obscene Material [HB-670]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly sending by electronic means to another person an image or video depicting obscene material that the sender knows or reasonably should know is unsolicited; authorizing a person to bring an action against a person who violates the Act; and exempting certain entities and individuals from the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley Lopez
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties [SB-545]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from possessing more than 100 images of certain child pornography or possessing or viewing images of certain child pornography depicting a minor or an individual indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child under the age of 13 years; providing that a violation of the Act is a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years; and providing that a sentence under the Act may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence imposed for certain other crimes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Referred Judiciary on 02/21/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Programs - Video Recordings [HB-576]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring nursing homes and assisted living programs to install, operate, and maintain video surveillance equipment in the common areas of the facilities to detect the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of residents; and requiring nursing homes and assisted living programs to make available, on request, certain recorded video data to law enforcement and State personnel that is necessary in the course of performing their official duties.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Green Schools - Website, Outreach, and Designations (Green Schools Stewardship Act) [HB-540]
[Environmental ]
[Education ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education to update, by March 1, 2027, and maintain a certain website; requiring the Association to conduct certain outreach efforts with a certain frequency; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Department of Education and in consultation with other relevant parties, to establish criteria for designating green schools in the State as green schools mentor schools; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sarah Wolek
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Programs - Video Recordings [SB-465]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring nursing homes and assisted living programs to install, operate, and maintain video surveillance equipment in the common areas of the facilities to detect the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of residents; and requiring nursing homes and assisted living programs to make available, on request, certain recorded video data to law enforcement and State personnel that is necessary in the course of performing their official duties.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Influencing a Voter By Dissemination of a Deepfake - Prohibition [HB-525]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person from, with fraudulent intent, influencing or attempting to influence a voter's decision whether or not to cast a vote or how to vote on a candidate or ballot issue by disseminating a deepfake; and defining "deepfake" as an image, an audio recording, or a video recording that has been intentionally created or manipulated with the use of generative artificial intelligence or other digital technology to create a realistic but false depiction of a person that an ordinary person would conclude is an actual representation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Referred Rules on 04/04/2025