Weights And Measures
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Sewage Sludge Utilization Permits - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Concentration Limits [SB-732]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring certain sewage sludge utilization permits issued or renewed by the Department of the Environment to limit the concentration of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to 1 microgram per kilogram, the level established in certain health-based standards, or the level established by the Department under the Act; establishing requirements for the demonstration of compliance with the limits established under the Act; and authorizing the Department to establish certain additional limits by regulation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Fees, Coordinating Committee, and Regulations [HB-902]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Mining ]
Providing that a certain base fee established by the Department of the Environment that is paid by a certain generator of coal combustion by-products is not less than $2.30 per ton; altering the factors that the Department is required to consider in establishing the fee; establishing the Statewide Coal Combustion By-Products Coordinating Committee to share information, monitoring results, and certain remedial actions with respect to certain coal combustion by-product sites; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Tasting Permits [SB-636]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Altering in Frederick County the beer and wine consumption permit to be the beer and wine tasting permit and the beer, wine, and liquor consumption permit to be the beer, wine, and liquor tasting permit; requiring the Frederick County Board of License Commissioners to regulate the quantity of beer and wine served to an individual and the number of bottles or other containers from which the quantity is served; and altering the amounts of certain alcoholic beverages an individual may taste under the permits.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 825 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Alterations [SB-662]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to provide a certain waiver from certain requirements for a restaurant within a certain bounded area in the 46th alcoholic beverages district; expanding the class of license to which a certain requirement for a memorandum of understanding applies to include any alcoholic beverages license in Baltimore City; authorizing the Board to issue a certain alcoholic beverages license for a certain location in the 40th alcoholic beverages district; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 814 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Agriculture - Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program - Expansion [SB-473]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Food ]
[Economic Development ]
Expanding the Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program by making certain qualified suppliers eligible for grant funding; establishing the Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Operating Fund; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Operating Fund beginning in fiscal year 2027.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Dorchester County - Alcoholic Beverages - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Tasting License [HB-569]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing certain Class A license holders in Dorchester County to conduct tastings of liquor under certain circumstances, in addition to tastings of beer and wine; and limiting the quantity of liquor allowed per individual for tastings to 0.5 ounces from each offering and 1.5 ounces from all offerings of liquor in 1 day.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 828 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Empowering New Energy Resources and Green Initiatives Toward a Zero-Emission (ENERGIZE) Maryland Act [SB-434]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
Renaming the "renewable energy portfolio standard" to be the "clean energy portfolio standard"; altering the minimum required percentage of energy that must be derived from clean energy sources in certain years under the clean energy portfolio standard; altering the contents of and approval criteria for an application for an offshore wind project; establishing a process for the Public Service Commission to review and approve an application for a proposed nuclear energy generation project; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Frederick County - Barbershop and Beauty Salon Beer and Wine License - Alterations [HB-512]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Increasing from 5 to 6.5 ounces of wine by the glass that a holder of a barbershop or beauty salon beer and wine license in Frederick County may provide to a certain customer for on-premises consumption.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 834 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renaming and Alterations [HB-505]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Renaming the "renewable energy portfolio standard" to be the "clean energy portfolio standard"; altering the minimum required percentage of energy that must be derived from clean energy sources in certain years under the clean energy portfolio standard; and applying the Act retroactively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Third Reading Passed (131-3) on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Fees, Coordinating Committee, and Regulations [SB-425]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the factors that the Department of the Environment is required to consider in establishing a certain fee; requiring the Department to use certain excess fees collected from certain generators of coal combustion by-products for certain purposes; establishing the Statewide Coal Combustion By-Products Coordinating Committee to share information, monitoring results, and certain remedial actions with respect to certain coal combustion by-product sites; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 529 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles - Human Safety Operators and Reporting Requirements [SB-405]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a human safety operator to be present in certain fully autonomous vehicles operating on highways in the State; requiring a manufacturer of a fully autonomous vehicle to submit to the Motor Vehicle Administration an incident report on any vehicle collision, certain citations for traffic violations, any disengagement event, or any assault or harassment of a passenger or human safety operator that occurs in the State and involves a fully autonomous vehicle under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Fully Autonomous Vehicles – Human Safety Operators and Reporting Requirements [HB-439]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requiring a human safety operator to be present in certain fully autonomous vehicles operating on highways in the State; requiring a manufacturer of a fully autonomous vehicle to submit to the Motor Vehicle Administration an incident report on any vehicle collision, certain citations for traffic violations, any disengagement event, or any assault or harassment of a passenger or human safety operator that occurs in the State and involves a fully autonomous vehicle under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environment - Municipal Recycling Plans - Requirement [HB-407]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Requiring the largest municipal corporation in each county, beginning on or before January 1, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter, to adopt or update certain recycling plans that provide for a reduction through recycling of a certain percentage of the municipal corporation's solid waste stream by weight under certain circumstances; and requiring the Department of Planning to identify certain municipal corporations as part of certain population projections.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Edelson
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program [SB-346]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a certain stewardship organization; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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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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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 Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms [HB-413]
[Cannabis ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a person who is at least 21 years of age to manufacture a personal use amount of cannabis products or concentrated cannabis for personal use or adult sharing at a private residence if the manufacturing process does not involve the use of a volatile solvent; specifying that manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing certain large quantities of certain controlled dangerous substances is a felony; altering the penalties for being a volume dealer and drug kingpin with regard to cannabis; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 136 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property – Recordation and Land Records – Requirements [HB-347]
[Real Estate ]
Altering certain provisions relating to the filing, maintenance, and transmittal of land records; and defining "land record" as any document recorded by a clerk of the circuit court relating to property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 65 on 04/08/2025
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Maine 132nd Legislature
An Act Regarding Penalties for Violating the Maine Weights and Measures Law [HB-88]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
An Act Regarding Penalties for Violating the Maine Weights and Measures Law
Sponsored by: Rep. William Pluecker
Passed To Be Enacted, In Concurrence. on 06/02/2025
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session
Increase weights and measures inspection fees charged by the Department of Public Safety. [HB-1013]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Increase weights and measures inspection fees charged by the Department of Public Safety.
Sponsored by: Rep.
House Of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Failed, Yeas 31, Nays 39. H.j. 394 on 02/25/2025