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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Electricity and Gas - Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act) [SB-937] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Housing ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Health ] [Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to issue loans, in addition to grants, for certain purposes relating to reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions from certain multifamily residential buildings; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration, in coordination with the Public Service Commission and the Department of Natural Resources, to pursue certain agreements with neighboring states and federal agencies related to the development of new nuclear energy generation stations; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman Approved By The Governor - Chapter 625 on 05/20/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to newborn screening tests for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. [SB-1044] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to newborn screening tests for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Giovanni Capriglione Effective On 9/1/25 on 05/19/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Commission for Women - Maryland Collaborative to Advance Implementation of Coverage of Over-the-Counter Birth Control [HB-939] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Commission for Women to establish the Maryland Collaborative to Advance Implementation of Coverage of Over-the-Counter Birth Control to study access to over-the-counter birth control; and requiring the Collaborative to submit an interim report by January 1, 2026, and a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1, 2027.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Approved By The Governor - Chapter 294 on 05/06/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Public Utilities - Nuclear Energy - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Procurement (Decarbonization Infrastructure Solutions Act of 2025) [SB-716] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Climate Change ]
Altering the renewable energy portfolio standard; including nuclear energy generated by certain nuclear energy reactors as a Tier 1 renewable source; establishing a certified nuclear renewable energy credit for use in meeting certain renewable energy portfolio standard requirements; establishing a procurement process for the Public Service Commission to evaluate and approve an application for nuclear energy generation projects; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

State Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Extension and Reports [HB-991] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Altering the termination date for certain provisions of law governing the Minority Business Enterprise Program and its application to public-private partnerships, offshore wind projects, video lottery terminals, and sports wagering licenses; and altering the date by which certain reports, studies, and guidelines must be submitted.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Approved By The Governor - Chapter 620 on 05/20/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to newborn screening tests for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. [HB-2295] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to newborn screening tests for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Giovanni Capriglione Laid On The Table Subject To Call on 05/05/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a webpage and mobile application for the provision of pregnancy-related resources and information. [HB-2263] [Healthcare ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to a webpage and mobile application for the provision of pregnancy-related resources and information.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cook Read First Time on 03/14/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion. [HB-2251] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Healthcare ]
Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vikki Goodwin Read First Time on 03/14/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment [HB-858] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ] [Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2031, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2031, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator, subject to a certain exception; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2027; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill Hearing 4/07 At 11:00 A.m. on 04/06/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Commission for Women - Maryland Collaborative to Advance Implementation of Coverage of Over-the-Counter Birth Control [SB-674] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Commission for Women to establish the Maryland Collaborative to Advance Implementation of Coverage of Over-the-Counter Birth Control to study access to over-the-counter birth control; and requiring the Collaborative to submit an interim report by January 1, 2026, and a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1, 2027.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman Approved By The Governor - Chapter 293 on 05/06/2025

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State (Maryland)
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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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs - Repeal of Interdepartmental Advisory Committee and Establishment of the Governor's Subcabinet on Socioeconomic Procurement Participation [HB-826] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ] [Budget and Spending ]
Repealing the Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs within the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs; establishing the Governor's Subcabinet on Socioeconomic Procurement Participation to study and make recommendations on socioeconomic procurement in the State; and requiring the Subcabinet to conduct certain meetings and report annually to the Governor on the Subcabinet's activities, progress, and recommendations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Approved By The Governor - Chapter 619 on 05/20/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) [SB-632] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Construction ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ]
Altering the required specifications for a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Department of General Services to direct the procurement processes for the construction of a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Commissioner of the Division of Correction to make certain services available to certain female incarcerated individuals; requiring the implementation of comprehensive prerelease services for certain individuals by September 1, 2025; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington Rereferred To Judiciary on 04/07/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to an exception to certain laws prohibiting abortion. [HB-2158] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Healthcare ]
Relating to an exception to certain laws prohibiting abortion.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gina Hinojosa Read First Time on 03/14/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee. [HB-2140] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to the composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Toni Rose Placed On General State Calendar on 05/15/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to preauthorization of certain benefits by certain health benefit plan issuers. [HB-2119] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ]
Relating to preauthorization of certain benefits by certain health benefit plan issuers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cassandra Garcia Hernandez Read First Time on 03/14/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee. [HB-2117] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Armando Walle Scheduled For Public Hearing In S/c On . . . on 04/03/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty. [HB-2062] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janis Holt Read First Time on 03/14/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Alcoholic Beverages Industry - Study [SB-542] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to contract with a third party to conduct a study of the structure and composition of the distribution and retail sector of the alcoholic beverages industry in the State and to make recommendations on identifying and eliminating barriers to minority participation in that industry; and requiring the Office to submit its report and recommendations on or before December 1, 2026.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Veterans' and Fraternal Organizations [SB-541] [Gaming ] [Veterans ]
Authorizing the Director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to issue certain fraternal organizations a license for not more than three instant ticket lottery machines; altering the distribution of proceeds from instant ticket lottery machine sales by veterans' organizations; providing for the distribution of proceeds from instant ticket lottery machine sales by fraternal organizations; altering certain requirements concerning the conduct of gaming through instant ticket lottery machines; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2025

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