Floor Actions - Agenda

House Agenda for March 14, 2025

Floor Agenda (Session 1) Message from the Senate: Consent Calendar of Introductory Senate Bills No. 16 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 12 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 13 Completed Economic Matters Committee Report No. 9 Completed Economic Matters Committee Report No. 10 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 18 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 19 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 16 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 17 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 37 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 39 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 63 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 64 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 65 Completed Floor Agenda (Session 2) Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 14 Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 15 Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 16 Ways and Means Committee Report No. 12 Ways and Means Committee Report No. 13 Ways and Means Committee Report No. 14 Ways and Means Committee Report No. 15 Special Order Calendar No. 35 Special Order Calendar No. 36 Special Order Calendar No. 38

Floor Agenda (Session 1)

March 14, 2025
Message from the Senate: Consent Calendar of Introductory Senate Bills No. 16
Senate Bills Introduced In The House

SB0057	Senator Simonaire	Health and Government Operations
Funeral Establishments, Crematories, and Reduction Facilities - Disposition of Unclaimed Remains - Veterans

SB0114	Senator Simonaire	Economic Matters
Maryland Department of Labor - Licenses - Notation of Veteran Status and Eligibility for Benefits

SB0168	Senator Simonaire	Environment and Transportation
Confined Aquatic Disposal Cells - Construction - Moratorium

SB0227	Chair, Finance Committee	Economic Matters
Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions

SB0305	Senator Beidle	Economic Matters
Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Registration and Regulation

SB0306	Senator Beidle	Economic Matters
Workers' Compensation - Prescription Drug and Pharmaceutical Services - Reimbursements

SB0360	Senator Hester	Judiciary
Revenge Porn - Civil Action and Criminal Offense

SB0391	Senator Smith	Judiciary
Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Review of Report and Recommendations

SB0414	Senator Waldstreicher	Ways and Means
Income Tax Credit - Parent of Stillborn Child

SB0529	Senator Brooks	Rules and Executive Nominations
Business Occupations and Professions - Professional Engineers - Examination

SB0656	Senator Sydnor	Rules and Executive Nominations
Baltimore County Board of Education - Alterations of Elected Member Districts and Establishment of Redistricting Process

SB0666	Senator Guzzone	Appropriations
Maryland Community Action Agencies - Funding

SB0695	Senator Beidle	Economic Matters
Labor and Employment - Uninsured Employers' Fund Board - Membership and Reserves

SB0698	Senator Corderman	Ways and Means
Washington County - Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Target Redevelopment Area

SB0773	Senator Hershey	Health and Government Operations
Health Benefit Plans – Calculation of Cost Sharing Contribution – Requirements

SB0830	Senator Hayes	Economic Matters
Workers' Compensation - Claims Application Form - Authorization for Release of Information

SB0844	Senator Hershey	Economic Matters
Maryland Self-Service Storage Act - Sale of Personal Property in Satisfaction of Lien - Notice Requirements

SB0887	Senator King	Rules and Executive Nominations
County Boards of Education - Reappointment of Incumbent County Superintendent - Authorization

SB0956	Senator West	Health and Government Operations
Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Insurance Producer Commission

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

FAVORABLE
HB0450	Favorable	Delegate Guyton (Jointly Considered Appropriations/Environment and Transportation)
Maryland Transit Administration - Disability Reduced Fare Program - Renewal for Permanently Disabled Individuals


HB1028	Favorable	Delegate Forbes
Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System - Investment Division - Compensation and Staffing Committee


HB1029	Favorable	Delegate Forbes
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Clarifications


HB1033	Favorable	Delegate Forbes
State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment Earnings Limitations - Maximum Average Final Compensation


HB1034	Favorable	Delegate Forbes
State Retirement and Pension System – Alterations and Clarifications


HB1078	Favorable	Delegate Williams
Prince George's County - Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters - Mandated Appropriation

Appropriations Committee Report No. 13
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0084	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Edelson (Jointly Considered Appropriations/Environment and Transportation)
Transportation – Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025)


HB0584	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Forbes
State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup


HB0774	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Davis
Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations


HB0809	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Griffith
Out-of-Home Placement Providers - Maximum Number of Children - Exemption


HB0840	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate McCaskill
Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Student Support Act)


HB0881	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Shetty
Family Investment Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits - Child Support


HB0886	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Forbes
State Retirement and Pension System – Deferred Vested Former Members – Return to Service


HB0971	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Pruski
Anne Arundel County Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park Advisory Committee


HB1072	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Forbes
State Retirement and Pension System - Administrative Fees - Repeal


HB1091	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Smith
Baltimore City Sheriff's Office - Collective Bargaining - Compensation


HB1138	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Fair
Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising

Economic Matters Committee Report No. 9
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0121	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Charkoudian
Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act)


HB1270	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Hinebaugh
Natural Resources - Wildland Areas - Overhead Transmission Lines


HB1294	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Wilson
Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization

Economic Matters Committee Report No. 10
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB1223	Favorable	Delegate Rose
State Board of Cosmetologists - Licensing - Eyelash Extensions


HB1363	Favorable	Delegate Bhandari
Places of Public Accommodation - Captioning for Motion Picture Houses - Alterations

Judiciary Committee Report No. 18
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0110	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Simpson
Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses


HB0674	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Kaufman
Criminal Law – Concealment of Death and Disturbing and Dismembering Human Remains


HB0796	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Long, J.
Real Property – Filing Fee for Residential Mortgage Foreclosure – Increase


HB0860	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Buckel (Jointly Considered Judiciary/Economic Matters)
Public Nuisance - Common Carriers - Damage to Public Infrastructure


HB1147	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Embry
Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Improvements in Transparency and Equity

Judiciary Committee Report No. 19
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0831	Favorable	Carroll County Delegation
Carroll County - Prospective Employees and Volunteers - Criminal History Records Check


HB1125	Favorable	Delegate Clippinger
Workgroup on Home Detention Monitoring - Report Alterations and Data Collection


HB1209	Favorable	Delegate McComas
Child Abuse and Neglect - Reports and Records - Disclosure


HB1350	Favorable	Delegate Arikan
Criminal Law - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Out-of-State Convictions

WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB1392	Unfavorable	Delegate Long, R.
Vehicle Laws - Cannabis Use in Motor Vehicle With Minor Occupant - Prohibition

Ways and Means Committee Report No. 16
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0587	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Patterson
Education - High School Diploma - Veterans of Armed Conflicts


HB0600	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Patterson (Jointly Considered Ways and Means/Appropriations)
Educational Equality for Service Members Act


HB0601	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Phillips
Economic Development - Small Business Guaranty Fund - Alterations


HB0618	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Patterson
State Lottery - Internet Sales of Subscription Plans - Authorization


HB0633	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Atterbeary
Gaming - Slot Machines - Skills-Based Amusement Devices


HB0782	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Atterbeary
Study on Detecting Deadly Weapons in Public Middle and High Schools


HB0986	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Ebersole
Primary and Secondary Education - New Teachers - Retention Program


HB1127	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Toles
Public Schools - Water Safety and Swimming - Instructional Content, Plan, and Reporting


HB1543	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Stein
Gaming - Sports Wagering Facilities - Request for Relocation

Ways and Means Committee Report No. 17
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0258 (Emergency Bill)	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Wells
Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations


HB0328	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Ebersole
State Lottery – Instant Ticket Lottery Machines – Veterans’ and Fraternal Organizations


HB0337	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Lehman
State Lottery Fund - Laurel Race Course - Local Impact Aid


HB0771	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Harrison
Student Health - Program for Student Dental Health - Established


HB0942	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Schindler
Economic Development - Tax Increment Financing - Noncontiguous Areas


HB0953	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Kaiser
Tax Sales - Homeowner Protection Program - Funding and Alterations


HB0969	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Johnson, A.
Property Tax – Valuation of Operating Property of Rural Broadband Service Providers


HB1121	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Shetty
Child Care Scholarship Program - Youth Transitioning From Foster Placement to Successful Adulthood Pilot Program - Establishment


HB1303	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Mireku-North
Child Care Centers - Teacher Qualifications - Alterations

March 14, 2025
Special Order Calendar No. 37

HB0049	Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee	STATUS: (Environment and Transportation)
Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Compliance and Reporting		Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED. Motion by Del. Korman to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Friday at the appropriate time. CARRIED. BILL ON 2ND READING.

March 14, 2025
Special Order Calendar No. 39

HB0182	Delegate Stewart	STATUS: (Environment and Transportation)
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Penalties		Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED. Motion by Del. Arikan to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Friday at the appropriate time. CARRIED. BILL ON 2ND READING.

March 4, 2025
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 63

HB0205	Delegate Solomon	Appropriations
Employment Standards – Firefighters – Payment of Wages and Payroll Information

HB0246	Chair, Judiciary Committee	Judiciary
Human Services - Adult Protective Services

HB0871	Delegate Bagnall	Health and Government Operations
Health Services Cost Review Commission - Community Benefits - Community Health Worker Workforce Program

HB1142	Delegate Bagnall	Health and Government Operations
Public Health - Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group - Establishment

HB1143	Delegate Bagnall	Health and Government Operations
Maryland Collaborative to Improve Children's Oral Health Through School-Based Programs - Establishment

HB1146	Delegate White Holland	Health and Government Operations
Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System – Integration of 9–8–8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Network and Outcome Evaluations

March 4, 2025
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 64

HB0074	Delegate Foley	Judiciary
Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice - Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation - Digital Newspapers

HB0293	Delegate Pippy	Judiciary
Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases

HB0304	Delegate Kerr	Health and Government Operations
State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures

HB0386	Delegate Ruth	Health and Government Operations
Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions

HB1027	Delegate Kerr	Health and Government Operations
Workgroup to Study Implementation of an Expanded 3-1-1 Nonemergency System

HB1053	Delegate Buckel	Health and Government Operations
Developmental Disabilities Administration - Self-Directed Services

HB1244	Delegate Guyton	Health and Government Operations
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council - Establishment

March 4, 2025
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 65

HB0005	Delegate Wilson	Judiciary
Criminal Law - Child Sexual Abuse Material - Artificial Intelligence Software

HB0728	Delegate Rosenberg	Health and Government Operations
Opioid Restitution Fund - Authorized Uses

HB0819	Delegate Guzzone	Health and Government Operations
Procurement - Employee Stock Ownership Plan Preference - Pilot

HB1066	Delegate Ruth	Health and Government Operations
Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Workgroups

HB1083	Delegate Woods	Health and Government Operations
Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Plan to Implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Requirements

HB1123	Delegate Bartlett	Judiciary
Correctional Services - Medical and Elder Parole

HB1314	Delegate Miller	Health and Government Operations
Health Care - Prior Authorizations - Prohibiting Fees

Floor Agenda (Session 2)

Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 14
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0018	Favorable	Delegate Palakovich Carr
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems Pilot Program - Inspection and Extension


HB1239	Favorable	Delegate Taveras
Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations, Intent, and Discriminatory Effect


HB1371	Favorable	Delegate Terrasa
Vehicle Laws - Driver's Licenses - Electronic Credentials (Maryland Mobile ID Enhancement Act)


HB1464	Favorable	Delegate Stewart
Motor Vehicles – Rental Fleet Vehicles – Registration

WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB1234	Unfavorable	Montgomery County Delegation
Montgomery County - Prohibited Restrictions on Use - Accessory Dwelling Units MC 2-25

Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 15
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0452	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Guyton
Outdoor Lighting - Guidance and Use of State Funds


HB0716	Favorable with Amendments	Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Housing and Community Development - Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program Eligibility - Alterations


HB0747	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Guyton
Environment - On-Site Wastewater Systems - Requirements for Inspection and Pumping Services


HB0767	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Terrasa
Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over (Tenant Possessions Recovery Act)


HB1076	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Terrasa
Residential Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Landlord Entry


HB1152	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Stein
Real Property - Residential Rental Property - Pet Policy Disclosure (Pet Policy Transparency Act)


HB1167	Favorable with Amendments	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Montgomery County - Municipal Authority to Regulate Structures - Alterations MC/PG 116-25


HB1195	Favorable with Amendments	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Membership, Transparency, Billing, and Planning (WSSC Transparency and Reform Act of 2025) MC/PG 105-25


HB1443	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Griffith
Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act)

Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 16
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0178	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Guyton
Vehicle Laws - Stopping, Standing, or Parking in a Bike Lane or Bicycle Path - Prohibition


HB0234	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Stein
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties


HB0470	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Ziegler
Vehicle Laws - Obscured or Modified Registration Plates


HB0475	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Allen
Transportation Equality for Service Members Act


HB0628	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Healey
Highways - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Construction and Reconstruction


HB0644	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Guyton
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts


HB0915	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Foley
Motor Vehicles - Out-of-State Drivers - Enforcement (Out-of-State Driver Accountability Act)


HB1032	Favorable with Amendments	Montgomery County Delegation
Montgomery County - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization MC 4-25


HB1085	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Fair (Jointly Considered Environment and Transportation/Ways and Means)
Housing Authorities - Tax-Exempt Status - Modifications


HB1193	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Wolek
Housing Development Permits - Local Reporting Requirements (Maryland Housing Data Transparency Act)

Ways and Means Committee Report No. 12
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0402	Favorable	Delegate Pruski
Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Student Member Scholarship - Increase


HB0841	Favorable	Charles County Delegation
Gaming - Charles County Gaming Permit Review Board - Repeal


HB1343	Favorable	Delegate Jones, D.
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax - Day Care Centers and Child Care Centers


HB1372	Favorable	Washington County Delegation
Washington County - Notice of Tax Sale - Alterations


HB1523	Favorable	Howard County Delegation
Howard County - Room Rental Tax - Maximum Rate and Distribution Ho. Co. 18-25

Ways and Means Committee Report No. 13
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0447	Favorable	Delegate Chisholm
Anne Arundel County – Property Tax Credit – Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake, Incorporated


HB0570	Favorable	Talbot County Delegation
Talbot County - Hotel Rental Tax - Time of Penalty for Nonpayment


HB0598	Favorable	Delegate Jones, D.
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Supermarkets


HB0750	Favorable	Washington County Delegation
Washington County - Property Tax Credit - Economic Development Projects


HB0791	Favorable	Delegate Otto
Somerset County - Property Tax - Emergency Services Tax


HB1333	Favorable	Washington County Delegation
Washington County - Property Tax Credit for Disabled Veterans - Eligibility

Ways and Means Committee Report No. 14
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0702	Favorable	Delegate Kaufman
County Boards of Education - Special Education Service Delivery Models - Publication Requirement


HB0888	Favorable	Delegate Fair
Education - Initial Teacher Certification - Qualifications


HB0910	Favorable	Delegate Wolek
Property Tax - Exemption for Blind Individuals - Alteration


HB1267	Favorable	Delegate Howard
Public Schools - Veterans' Day - Authorized Public School Holiday

Ways and Means Committee Report No. 15
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025

FAVORABLE
HB0399	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Edelson
Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With a Professional Major League Baseball Team


HB0562	Favorable with Amendments	Delegate Long, R.
Baltimore County - Republican Party Central Committee - Elections


HB1169	Favorable with Amendments	Montgomery County Delegation
Montgomery County - Board of Education - Mandatory School Holidays MC 6-25


HB1207	Favorable with Amendments	Montgomery County Delegation
Montgomery County - Board of Education - Compensation MC 7-25


HB1524	Favorable with Amendments	Wicomico County Delegation
Wicomico County Board of Education - Election of Members, Student Member, and Compensation

March 13, 2025
Special Order Calendar No. 35

HB0582	Delegate Vogel	STATUS: (Economic Matters)
Labor and Employment - Exemptions From Overtime Pay - Administrative, Executive, or Professional Capacity		Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED. Floor Amendment by Del. Beauchamp ADOPTED. Motion by Del. Crosby to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Thursday at the appropriate time. CARRIED. BILL ON 2ND READING.

March 13, 2025
Special Order Calendar No. 36

HB1155	Delegate Stein	STATUS: (Environment and Transportation)
Department of the Environment - Ecological Restoration		Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED. Motion by Del. Fisher to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Thursday at the appropriate time. CARRIED. BILL ON 2ND READING.

March 14, 2025
Special Order Calendar No. 38

HB0080	Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee	STATUS: (Environment and Transportation)
Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations		Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED. Motion by Del. Szeliga to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Friday at the appropriate time. CARRIED. BILL ON 2ND READING.