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 Special Order Calendar No. 40

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.
March 14, 2025
Special Order Calendar No. 40
HB0238 Delegate Cardin STATUS: (Judiciary)
Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges Motion by Del. Clippinger to make Bill a Special Order of Business for Friday at the appropriate time. CARRIED.
BILL ON 3RD READING.

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