Floor Actions - Agenda

House Agenda for March 12, 2025

Appropriations Committee Report No. 10 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 11 Completed Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 11 Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 12 Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 13 Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 15 Completed Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 16 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 11 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 12 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 13 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 14 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 10 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 11 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 27 Special Order Calendar No. 28 Special Order Calendar No. 29 Special Order Calendar No. 30 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 31 Special Order Calendar No. 32 Special Order Calendar No. 33 Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 47 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 49 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 50 Completed

Appropriations Committee Report No. 10
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0502	Favorable	Speaker
Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established


HB1429	Favorable	Delegate Holmes
Youth Services Bureaus - Criminal History Records Checks - Employees, Volunteers, and Interns

WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB1388	Unfavorable	Delegate Barnes
Employees' Pension System and Teachers' Pension System - Deferred Retirement Option Program - Establishment

Appropriations Committee Report No. 11
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0176	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Solomon
Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Revisions (Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act)


HB0599	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Pruski
State Personnel - BWI Airport Fire and Rescue Department - Collective Bargaining and Arbitration Processes


HB0980	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Crosby
Higher Education - Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility


HB1061	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Moon
State-Owned Property - Inventory and Disposition - Housing and Solar Energy Production


HB1090	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Solomon
Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility


HB1352	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Patterson
Sickle Cell Disease - Institutions of Higher Education - Policies, Procedures, and Educational Campaigns

Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 11
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0225	Favorable	Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products


HB0288	Favorable	Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Maryland Transportation Authority – Tolls, Fees, and Other Charges – Temporary Adjustments


HB0313	Favorable	Delegate Korman
Motor Vehicles - Specially Designed Vintage Reproduction Registration Plates


HB0348	Favorable	Delegate Stewart
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors


HB0844	Favorable	Delegate Otto
Somerset County - Salaries of Local Officials - Increase


HB0967	Favorable	Delegate Otto
Somerset County Code of Public Local Laws - 2025 Edition - Legalization

Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 12
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0049	Favorable with Amendments	Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Compliance and Reporting


HB0080	Favorable with Amendments	Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations


HB0453	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Pruski
Anne Arundel County - Development Impact Fees


HB0480	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Morgan, T.
St. Mary’s County – County Plans – Public Sewerage Systems and Water Supply Systems


HB0494	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Allen
Recreational Equality for Service Members Act


HB0717	Favorable with Amendments	Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Natural Resources - Public Lands - Acquisition, Staffing, Operations, and Funding


HB1155	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Stein
Department of the Environment - Ecological Restoration


HB1322	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Natural Resources - Vessels - Carbon Monoxide Warning Labels

Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 13
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0182	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Stewart
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Penalties


HB0343	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Stewart
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Statements and Certificates of Violations


HB0349	Favorable with Amendments	Prince George's County Delegation
Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Maryland Route 210 PG 306-25


HB0516	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Korman
Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections


HB1064	Favorable with Amendments	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Montgomery County Planning Board and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Open Meetings - Live Streaming Requirement MC/PG 101-25


HB1168	Favorable with Amendments	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission – Service Charges MC/PG 112–25


HB1228	Favorable with Amendments	Montgomery County Delegation
Department of Commerce - Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve Study MC 15-25

Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 15
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0855	Favorable	Delegate Hill
Workgroup on Establishing a Science and Technology Best Practices and Innovation Network - Alterations


HB1131	Favorable	Delegate Vogel
Public Health - Buprenorphine - Training Grant Program and Workgroup

WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0743	Unfavorable	Delegate Bagnall
Public Health - Health Care Quality Fund for Community-Based Behavioral Health Programs - Establishment


HB1366	Unfavorable	Delegate Ruff
Health Insurance - Testing for Ovarian and Cervical Cancers - Required Coverage and Prohibited Cost Sharing


HB1437	Unfavorable	Delegate Arentz
Catastrophic Health Emergency - Immunity for Health Care Providers - Repeal

Health and Government Operations Committee Report No. 16
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0032	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Charkoudian
Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board and Community Forensic Aftercare Program - Established


HB0459	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Pruski
Health Insurance - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James "Jimmy" Malone Act)


HB0761	Favorable with Amendments	Speaker
Maryland Uniform Disposition of Abandoned Property Act - Revisions


HB0765 (Emergency Bill)	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Ivey
Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt


HB0807	Favorable with Amendments	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
Information Technology - Modernizing Data Governance - Office of Enterprise Data and Council for Open Data Advancement


HB0813 (Emergency Bill)	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Johnson, S.
Pharmacy Benefits Administration - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Pharmacy Benefits Managers


HB0826	Favorable with Amendments	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
State Government - Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs - Repeal


HB0905	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate White Holland
Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2025)


HB0991	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Harris
State Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Extension and Reports


HB1086	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Martinez
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Anesthesia - Prohibiting Time Limitations


HB1104	Favorable with Amendments	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (Jointly Considered Health and Government Operations/Appropriations)
Maryland Department of Health - AHEAD Model Implementation - Electronic Health Care Transactions and Population Health Improvement Fund


HB1243	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Johnson, S.
Health Insurance - Coverage for Specialty Drugs


HB1246	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Johnson, S.
Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost Sharing Contribution - Requirements

Judiciary Committee Report No. 11
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0301	Favorable	Delegate Moon
Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis and Search - Affidavit for Judicial Authorization


HB0478	Favorable	Washington County Delegation
Hagerstown Community College Police Force - Jurisdiction


HB1191	Favorable	Delegate McComas
Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations


HB1293	Favorable	Delegate Smith
Baltimore City - Office of the Sheriff - Neighborhood Services Unit

UNFAVORABLE
HB0649	Unfavorable	Delegate Szeliga
Family Law - Children in Foster Care - Background Information

Judiciary Committee Report No. 12
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0485	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Morgan, T.
St. Mary's County - Corrections


HB0623	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Embry
Estates and Trusts - Estate Administration - Publication of Notice


HB0788	Favorable with Amendments	Chair, Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Department - Commission on Judicial Disabilities - Temporary Appointment

Judiciary Committee Report No. 13
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0261	Favorable	Delegate Forbes
Estates and Trusts - Priority of Claims on an Estate - Unpaid Child Support


HB0309	Favorable	Delegate Cardin
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Peer Support Programs


HB0413	Favorable	Delegate Moon
Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms


HB0658	Favorable	Delegate Ebersole (Jointly Considered Judiciary/Ways and Means)
Juvenile Services Education Board - Alterations


HB0681	Favorable	Delegate Toles
Child Support - Driver's License Suspension for Arrearages and Court Orders


HB0877	Favorable	Delegate Amprey
Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension

Judiciary Committee Report No. 14
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0408	Favorable with Amendments	Prince George's County Delegation
Prince George's County - Coordinated Youth Violence Review and Response Team PG 301-25


HB0748	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Schindler
Municipalities - Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras

REREFERRED
HB1197	To Environment and Transportation Committee	Frederick County Delegation
Frederick County - Sheriff - Salary

WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0198	Unfavorable	Delegate Young (Jointly Considered Judiciary/Appropriations)
Criminal Procedure - Crime Solvers Reward Fund - Establishment

Ways and Means Committee Report No. 10
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0546	Favorable	Delegate Feldmark
Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax - Assessments - Appeals and Corrections


HB0801	Favorable	Delegate Spiegel
Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment


HB1200	Favorable	Delegate Valentine
Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer


HB1450	Favorable	Delegate Qi
Maryland Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Incentive Program - Alterations

Ways and Means Committee Report No. 11
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0147	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Wu
County Boards of Education - Elementary and Middle Schools - Student Technology Use Policy


HB0317	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Williams
Election Law - Curbside Voting - Pilot Program


HB0879	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Smith
Task Force to Improve Attendance and Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Schools


HB0935	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Roberts
Public Schools - Venue-Specific Emergency Action Plans - High School Football Games

WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0149	Unfavorable	Delegate Young
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Child Support Payments


HB0937	Unfavorable	Delegate Young
Sales and Use Tax - Firearms, Firearm Accessories, and Ammunition - Rate Alteration

March 11, 2025
Special Order Calendar No. 27

HB0205	Delegate Solomon	STATUS: (Appropriations)
Employment Standards – Firefighters – Payment of Wages and Payroll Information		Favorable Report ADOPTED. Motion by Del. Grammer to make Bill a Special Order of Business for Tuesday at the appropriate time. CARRIED. BILL ON 2ND READING.

March 11, 2025
Special Order Calendar No. 28

HB0634	Delegate Wims	STATUS: (Ways and Means)
Income Tax - Income Tax Reconciliation Program - Established (Maryland Fair Taxation for Justice-Involved Individuals Act)		Favorable Report ADOPTED. Motion by Del. Pippy to make Bill a Special Order of Business for Tuesday at the appropriate time. CARRIED BILL ON 2ND READING.

March 11, 2025
Special Order Calendar No. 29

HB1440	Delegate Lewis, R.	STATUS: (Judiciary)
Courts - Parental Accommodations		Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED. Motion by Del. Clippinger to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Tuesday at the appropriate time. CARRIED. BILL ON 2ND READING.

March 12, 2025
Special Order Calendar No. 30

HB0023	Delegate Fair	STATUS: (Ways and Means)
Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property		Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED. Motion by Del. Adams to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Wednesday at the appropriate time. CARRIED. BILL ON 2ND READING.

March 12, 2025
Special Order Calendar No. 31

HB0155	Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee	STATUS: (Environment and Transportation)
Housing and Community Development – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions – Issuance of Loans and Achievement of Targets		Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED. Motion by Del. Korman to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Wednesday at the appropriate time. CARRIED. BILL ON 2ND READING.

March 12, 2025
Special Order Calendar No. 32

HB0798	Delegate Lehman	STATUS: (Health and Government Operations)
Opioid Restitution Fund - Interactive Dashboard		Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED. Motion by Del. Nkongolo to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Wednesday at the appropriate time. CARRIED. BILL ON 2ND READING.

March 12, 2025
Special Order Calendar No. 33

HB0930	Delegate Lopez	STATUS: (Health and Government Operations)
Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment		Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED. Motion by Del. Wivell to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Wednesday at the appropriate time. CARRIED. BILL ON 2ND READING.

February 28, 2025
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 47

HB0672	Delegate Cullison	Health and Government Operations Ways and Means
School Health and Wellness Personnel Assessment and Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers

HB0699	Delegate Allen	Health and Government Operations
General Provisions - Veterans Benefits - Honorable Discharge

HB0893	Delegate Jacobs	Environment and Transportation
Tidal Fish Licenses - Oyster Authorizations - Administrative Penalties

HB1069	Delegate Woorman	Health and Government Operations
Life and Health Insurance Policies and Annuity and Health Maintenance Organization Contracts - Discretionary Clauses - Prohibition

HB1082	Delegate Pena-Melnyk	Health and Government Operations
Health Insurance - Individual Market Stabilization - Establishment of the State-Based Health Insurance Subsidies Program

HB1181	Delegate Baker	Environment and Transportation
Task Force on the Establishment of a State Park Dedicated to Veterans' Care

HB1210	Delegate McComas	Economic Matters
Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments - Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical

February 28, 2025
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 49

HB0150	Chair, Ways and Means Committee	Ways and Means
Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - Alteration

HB0448	Delegate Kipke	Health and Government Operations
Modernization of Military Laws Act

HB0719	Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee	Environment and Transportation
Natural Resources - State Boat Act - Alterations

HB0783	Delegate Pena-Melnyk	Health and Government Operations
Health Occupations - Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training

HB0932	Delegate Korman	Environment and Transportation
Public Ethics - Conflicts of Interest and Blind Trust - Governor

HB1347	Delegate Adams	Economic Matters
Cannabis Agents - Registration - Security Guards

HB1442	Delegate Edelson	Judiciary
Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs - Report

February 28, 2025
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 50

HB0513	Delegate Allen	Environment and Transportation
Crimes Relating to Animals - Restrictions on Keeping Roosters

HB0573	Delegate Kipke	Health and Government Operations
State Board of Dental Examiners - Expanded Function Dental Assistants - Education and Reinstatement

HB0662	Delegate Tomlinson	Health and Government Operations
Procurement - Indefinite Quantity Contracts - Authorization

HB0666	Delegate Woods	Health and Government Operations
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Calcium Score Testing

HB1045	Delegate Pena-Melnyk	Health and Government Operations
Health Insurance, Family Planning Services, and Confidentiality of Medical Records - Consumer Protections - Updates

HB1060	Delegate Crutchfield	Judiciary
Judicial and Public Safety for Service Members Act