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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [HB-352]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; increasing the cap on the percentage that may be deducted from all open purses and paid to a certain organization; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 604 on 05/20/2025
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Prince George's County - Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team PG 301-25 [HB-408]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Prince George's County Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team to examine and prevent violence against youth through intensive case management; requiring that the review team be provided with access to certain information and records; establishing certain closed meeting, confidentiality, and disclosure requirements; authorizing a certain police record to be divulged to the team; and requiring the review and response team to report annually on the program to the General Assembly beginning on January 1, 2027.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Stinnett
Hearing Canceled on 03/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [SB-321]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer [SB-333]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Expanding the evidentiary rule on the admissibility of out of court statements made by child victims or witnesses to make admissible an out of court statement made by a child to a forensic interviewer.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 148 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Youth Suicide Prevention School Program - Revisions [SB-310]
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[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Healthcare ]
Altering the requirements of the Youth Suicide Prevention School Program to increase pupil awareness of the relationship between gambling and youth suicide.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 246 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Incompetency to Stand Trial [HB-312]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the time period after which a court is required to dismiss a certain charge against a defendant found incompetent to stand trial to the lesser of 10 years or the maximum sentence for the most serious offense charged under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon S Cardin
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Out of Court Statements - Vulnerable Adult Victims and Witnesses [SB-298]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing the court to admit into evidence in certain criminal proceedings certain out of court statements made by a vulnerable adult victim or witness under certain circumstances and subject to certain requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State and Local Government - Sanctuary Policies and Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law (Rachel Morin Act) [HB-85]
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[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing provisions of law prohibiting law enforcement agents from taking certain actions related to an individual's citizenship or immigration status; prohibiting a county or municipality from adopting, enacting, or enforcing a sanctuary policy; requiring a county or municipality to fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities regarding certain individuals unlawfully present in the United States; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nino Mangione
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study - Discrepancies [HB-161]
[Education ]
Requiring each county board of education to adopt curriculum guides and courses of study aligned with content standards established by the State Department of Education; establishing a process for correcting discrepancies identified by the State Superintendent of Schools in a county board's curriculum guides and courses of study, including the imposition of certain penalties; requiring the Department, in consultation with certain teachers, to develop content and curriculum standards and resources for each subject at each grade level; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 245 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act [HB-176]
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[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Correctional Training Commission to adopt regulations for the training, issuance, and use of body-worn cameras by January 1, 2026; establishing the Public Employees' Safety and Health Unit in the Division of Labor and Industry to administer and enforce certain duties regarding the oversight of workplace safety and health of employees of certain public bodies; establishing and applying certain civil and criminal penalties to public bodies and persons in government; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Scott Solomon
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 609 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program and Fund - Alterations [SB-188]
[Community Development ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the projects eligible for funding under the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program; altering the applicants eligible to apply for funding for certain projects under the Program; altering requirements for projects to purchase or install license readers; repealing certain requirements for projects to purchase or install camera networks; repealing minimum and maximum grant amounts under the Program; and expanding the authorized uses of the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Budget and Taxation
Hearing 1/29 At 10:30 A.m. on 01/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole [SB-181]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of incarcerated individuals when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole; repealing the authorization for the Governor to disapprove a decision to grant medical parole; requiring the Commission, within 60 days of receiving a name for parole consideration, to conduct a risk assessment for an individual serving sentences for crimes of violence with an aggregate term of confinement of 40 years or more; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 102 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety - Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program - Establishment [HB-180]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing the Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program within the Victim Services Unit of the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy to provide certain victims of gun violence certain services and assistance related to relocating for the safety of the victim or the victim's family; establishing the Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program Fund; requiring the Victim Services Unit to establish a certain oversight commission; requiring the Unit to submit a yearly status report on the Program by December 1, beginning in 2027; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Addison
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Schools - Children Charged With a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (School Safety Act of 2025) [HB-137]
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[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a child from in-person attendance at a public school if the child has been charged with a crime of violence, until the child is found not delinquent or the charge is dismissed; and requiring each local school system to provide alternative educational options for children prohibited from in-person attendance in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Hearing 1/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program and Fund - Alterations [HB-172]
[Community Development ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the projects eligible for funding under the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program; altering the applicants eligible to apply for funding for certain projects under the Program; altering requirements for projects to purchase or install license readers; repealing certain requirements for projects to purchase or install camera networks; repealing minimum and maximum grant amounts under the Program; and expanding the authorized uses of the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025 [HB-179]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that multiple thefts committed by the same person in multiple counties under one scheme or continuing course of conduct may be joined and prosecuted in any county in which any one of the thefts occurred; prohibiting one or more persons from committing a series of thefts from retail merchants over a 90-day period with an aggregate value exceeding $1,500; requiring a court to make a finding as to whether a certain crime is organized retail theft under certain circumstances for a certain purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 192 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act [SB-26]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the Correctional Training Commission to adopt regulations for the training, issuance, and use of body-worn cameras by January 1, 2026; establishing the Public Employees' Safety and Health Unit in the Division of Labor and Industry to administer and enforce certain duties regarding the oversight of workplace safety and health of employees of certain public bodies; establishing and applying certain civil and criminal penalties to public bodies and persons in government; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 608 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Probation and Treatment Services - Required Disposition (Parental Accountability Act) [SB-75]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the juvenile court to order certain probation for a child found to have committed certain delinquent acts or adjudicated to be a child in need of supervision because of habitual truancy; requiring probation of a child adjudged delinquent for certain acts or a child in need of supervision to include the adoption of a treatment service plan and providing the child and the child's family with certain services; and requiring the juvenile court to order a parent, guardian, or custodian to participate in a treatment service plan.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025 [SB-11]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that multiple thefts committed by the same person in multiple counties under one scheme or continuing course of conduct may be joined and prosecuted in any county in which any one of the thefts occurred; prohibiting one or more persons from committing a series of thefts from retail merchants over a 90-day period with an aggregate value exceeding $1,500; requiring a court to make a finding as to whether a certain crime is organized retail theft under certain circumstances for a certain purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Lorenzo Watson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 191 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Incompetency to Stand Trial Dismissal [SB-90]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
Altering the time period after which a court is required to dismiss a certain charge against a defendant found incompetent to stand trial under certain circumstances; and requiring a court to provide a certain notice and provide an opportunity to be heard to the State's Attorney and a certain victim or victim's representative before dismissing a certain charge against a defendant found incompetent to stand trial.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 1/21 At 2:30 P.m. on 01/09/2025