Senate Agenda for March 12, 2025
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 13 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 5 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 6 Laid Over Calendar No. 7 Laid Over Calendar No. 8 Laid Over Calendar No. 9 Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 13 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 14 Completed Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 18 Completed Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 7 Special Order Calendar No. 25 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 26 Special Order Calendar No. 27 Special Order Calendar No. 28 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 29 (General Senate Bills) Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 30 (General Senate Bills) Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 31 (General Senate Bills) Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 32 (General Senate Bills) Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 33 (General Senate Bills)

March 12, 2025
64th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 13
HB0075
(Emergency Bill) 		Chair, Ways and Means Committee Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law – Special Elections
HB0286 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Education, Energy, and the Environment
Local Comprehensive Planning and State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy - Planning Principles
HB0296 Delegate Charkoudian Budget and Taxation
Personal Property Tax - Exemptions for Low Assessments - Alteration
HB0339 Delegate Lehman Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirements
HB0389 Delegate Palakovich Carr Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Day Care Centers, Child Care Homes, and Child Care Centers
HB0415 Delegate Palakovich Carr Education, Energy, and the Environment
State Library Agency - Family Literacy Pilot Program - Establishment
HB0504 Speaker Budget and Taxation
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act
HB0585 Delegate Palakovich Carr Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Low-Income Housing Tax Credit - Valuation of Property
HB0591 Delegate Embry Judicial Proceedings
Statute of Limitations - Prosecution or Enforcement of Local Consumer Protection Codes
HB0593 Delegate Boafo Education, Energy, and the Environment
Public Libraries - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Raymono A. Russell Act)
HB0763 Delegate Johnson, S. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Human and Sex Trafficking
HB0839 Delegate Roberson Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law - Provisional Ballots - Nonpartisan Board of Education Contests
HB1018 Delegate Pruski Finance
Financial Institutions - Conventional Home Mortgage Loans - Assumption and Required Disclosures
HB1100 Delegate White Holland Finance
Public Health - Health Equity Dashboard
HB1380 Delegate Pena-Melnyk Finance
Health Care Facilities - Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - Perinatal Care Standards
HB1424
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Lewis, J. Budget and Taxation
Catastrophic Event Account, Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund, and Powers of the Attorney General - Alterations (Protect Our Federal Workers Act)
March 12, 2025
64th Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 5
SB0357 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act)
Senator Gile Calendar Day 03/11/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Finance and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (2) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 12, 2025
64th Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 6
SB0844 Maryland Self-Service Storage Act - Sale of Personal Property in Satisfaction of Lien - Notice Requirements
Senator Hershey Calendar Day 03/11/25 Reported Favorably with Amendment (1) by the Committee on Finance and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (1) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 12, 2025
64th Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 7
SB0956 Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Broker Commission
Senator West Calendar Day 03/11/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Finance and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (2) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 12, 2025
64th Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 8
SB0181 Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole
Senator Hettleman Calendar Day 03/11/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (9) by the Committee on Judicial Proceedings. Committee Amendments (9) and Favorable Report Adopted. Amendment (1) offered from the Floor by Senator Smith and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT (1) OFFERED FROM THE FLOOR BY SENATOR SMITH.
March 12, 2025
64th Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 9
SB0648 Correctional Services - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment
Senator Muse Calendar Day 03/11/25 Reported Favorably with Amendment (1) by the Committee on Judicial Proceedings and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (1) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 13
Distribution Date: March 11, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0168 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Simonaire
Environmental Justice in Confined Aquatic Disposal Act
SB0249 Favorable Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Pesticide and Pest Control - Revisions to Pesticide Applicator's Law and Repeal of Obsolete Provisions
SB0253 Favorable with Amendments(2) Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Controlled Hazardous Substance Facility Permit - Research Facilities - Chemical Warfare Material Requirements
SB0282 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Simonaire
Recreational Equality for Service Members Act
SB0399 Favorable with Amendments(3) Senator McKay
Natural Resources - Wildland Areas - Overhead Transmission Lines
SB0580 Favorable with Amendments(2) Washington County Senators
Washington County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism
SB0775 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Kagan
Workgroup to Study Implementation of a Statewide 3-1-1 Nonemergency Telephone System
SB0964 Favorable with Amendments(1) Dorchester County Senators
Dorchester County - Well and On-Site Sewage Disposal Activities - Privatization Program
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0505
(Emergency Bill) 		Unfavorable Senator Zucker
Local Government - Municipal Annexation - Petition and Referendum
SB0638 Unfavorable Senator McKay
Department of Natural Resources – Savage River Lodge – Hotel Rental Surcharge
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 14
Distribution Date: March 11, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0057 Favorable Senator Simonaire
(Jointly Considered Education, Energy, and the Environment/Finance)
Funeral Establishments, Crematories, and Reduction Facilities - Disposition of Unclaimed Remains - Veterans
SB0114 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Simonaire
(Jointly Considered Education, Energy, and the Environment/Finance)
Maryland Department of Labor - Licenses - Notation of Veteran Status and Eligibility for Benefits
SB0263 Favorable Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors - License Restoration
SB0294 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Feldman
Maryland Cybersecurity Council - Membership - Alterations
SB0354 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Salling
Maryland Inventory of Cemeteries and Burial Sites Workgroup - Establishment
SB0436 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Waldstreicher
Maryland Department of Labor - Study on Building Code Requirements for Single-Staircase Buildings
SB0529 Favorable Senator Brooks
Business Occupations and Professions - Professional Engineers - Examination
SB0617 Favorable Senator Gile
State Board of Cosmetologists - Licensing - Eyelash Extensions
SB0680 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Carozza
Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education Requirements - Alterations
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0878 Unfavorable Senator Hershey
Oil and Natural Gas - Hydraulic Fracturing - Authorization
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 18
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0046 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Watson
Criminal Law - Fraud - Possession of Residential Real Property
SB0063 Favorable with Amendments(9) Senator Muse
Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations – Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans
SB0107 Favorable Senator Sydnor
Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing Testing
SB0120 Favorable Senator Muse
Restrictions on Use - Solar Collector Systems - Alteration
SB0150 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Watson
Real Property - Recordation and Land Records - Requirements
SB0349 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Love
Medical Debt - Complaints for Money Judgment and Real Property Liens
SB0566 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Sydnor
Real Property - Filing Fee for Residential Mortgage Foreclosure - Increase
SB0606 Favorable Senator West
Residential Real Property - Tenants' Right of First Refusal
SB0896 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Love
Real Property - Residential Rental Property - Pet Policy Disclosure (Pet Policy Transparency Act)
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 7
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0136 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Folden
Education - Safe Schools Fund - Grant Allocations
SB0409 Favorable with Amendments(4) Senator King
Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds
SB0596 Favorable with Amendments(2) Washington County Senators
Washington County - Property Tax Credit - Economic Development Projects
SB0666 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Guzzone
Maryland Community Action Agencies - Funding
SB0829 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Hayes
State Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Extension and Reports
March 12, 2025
64th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 25
SB0306 Workers' Compensation - Prescription Drug and Pharmaceutical Services - Reimbursements
Senator Beidle Calendar Day 03/11/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Finance. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/12/25.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (2) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 12, 2025
64th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 26
SB0544 Food Establishments - Portable Chemical Toilets
Senator Bailey Calendar Day 03/11/25 Reported Favorably by the Committee on Finance. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/12/25.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 12, 2025
64th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 27
SB0361 Election Law - Influence on a Voter's Voting Decision By Use of Fraud - Prohibition
Senator Hester Calendar Day 03/11/25 Reported Favorably by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/12/25.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 12, 2025
64th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 28
SB0929 Workgroup on Mail-In Ballot Accessibility
Senator Brooks Calendar Day 03/11/25 Reported Favorably with Amendment (1) by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/12/25.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (1) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 13, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 29 (General Senate Bills)
SB0049 Senator Gile Finance
Consumer Protection - Automatic Renewals
SB0060 Senator Augustine Finance
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Calcium Score Testing
SB0158 Senator West Judicial Proceedings
Estates and Trusts - Maryland Trust Decanting Act - Notification and Document Transmittal
SB0200 Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee Budget and Taxation
Board of Trustees of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans - Renaming
SB0227 Chair, Finance Committee Finance
Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions
SB0229 Chair, Finance Committee Finance
Health Services Cost Review Commission - User Fee Assessment - Repeal of Sunset
SB0279 Senator Simonaire Finance
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Employment and Insurance Equality for Service Members Act
SB0327 Senator Hettleman Budget and Taxation
Affordable Housing Payment In Lieu of Taxes Expansion Act
SB0337 Senator Kagan Education, Energy, and the Environment
Elections - Local Boards of Elections - Open Meeting Requirements (Local Boards of Elections Transparency Act)
SB0341 Senator McCray Budget and Taxation
Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With a Professional Major League Baseball Team
SB0352 Senator Salling Education, Energy, and the Environment
Baltimore County - Republican Party Central Committee - Elections
SB0360 Senator Hester Judicial Proceedings
Revenge Porn - Civil Action and Criminal Offense
SB0374 Senator Beidle Finance
Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James "Jimmy" Malone Act)
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 13, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 30 (General Senate Bills)
SB0379 Senator Washington, M. Finance
Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure - Extension and Duties
SB0391 Senator Smith Judicial Proceedings
Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Review of Report and Recommendations
SB0414 Senator Waldstreicher Budget and Taxation
Income Tax Credit - Parent of Stillborn Child
SB0418 Carroll County Senators Judicial Proceedings
Carroll County - Prospective Employees and Volunteers - Criminal History Records Check
SB0453 Senator King Budget and Taxation
State Contracts - Prohibited Provisions
SB0619 Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee Judicial Proceedings
Judiciary Department - Commission on Judicial Disabilities - Temporary Appointment
SB0623 Senator Bailey Budget and Taxation
St. Mary's County - Public Facilities Bond
SB0639 Senator McKay Budget and Taxation
Garrett County - Bids and Contracts - Advertisement Exceptions
SB0641 Senator Gallion Finance
Health Insurance - Required Coverage - Hearing Aids
SB0656 Senator Sydnor Education, Energy, and the Environment
Baltimore County Board of Education - Alterations of Elected Member Districts and Establishment of Redistricting Process
SB0663 President Budget and Taxation
Earned Income Tax Credit - Notice of Eligibility - Alteration
SB0773 Senator Hershey Finance
Health Benefit Plans – Calculation of Cost Sharing Contribution – Requirements
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 13, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 31 (General Senate Bills)
SB0277 Senator Simonaire Finance
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Health Equality for Service Members Act
SB0305 Senator Beidle Finance
Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Registration and Regulation
SB0472 Senator Rosapepe Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Property Adjacent to Rail Stations - Subclasses and Special Rates
SB0516 Senator King Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Day Care Centers, Child Care Homes, and Child Care Centers
SB0550 Senator McCray Budget and Taxation
Baltimore City - Property Tax - Authority to Establish a Subclass and Special Rate for Vacant Property Owned by Nonprofit Organizations
SB0571 Anne Arundel County Senators Finance
Anne Arundel County - Class A (Off-Sale) and Class D (Off-Sale) Licenses - Population Ratio Quota
SB0795 Senator Mautz Budget and Taxation
State Procurement Preferences - Blind Industries and Services of Maryland - Packaging and Repackaging
SB0797 Senator Mautz Judicial Proceedings
Dorchester County - County Property Leases - Notice Exemptions
SB0833 Senator Charles Judicial Proceedings
Department of Human Services - Study on Private Treatment Foster Care Homes
SB0860 Senator Corderman Budget and Taxation
Gaming - Prohibition of Online Sweepstakes Games and Revenue From Illegal Markets
SB0902 Senator Augustine Finance
Health Insurance - Access to Nonparticipating Providers - Referrals, Additional Assistance, and Coverage
SB0981 Senator Hershey Finance
Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Collection of Debts - Policies
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 13, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 32 (General Senate Bills)
SB0572 Anne Arundel County Senators Budget and Taxation
Anne Arundel County - Development Impact Fees
SB0581 Senator Henson Judicial Proceedings
Civil Actions - Tortious Injury to or Death of Pet - Compensatory Damages (Buddy's Law)
SB0585 Senator Waldstreicher Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Exception to Armed Trespass Prohibition - Retired Law Enforcement Officials
SB0589 Senator Augustine Finance
Opioid Restitution Fund - Interactive Dashboard
SB0598 Senator Hettleman Budget and Taxation
Property Tax – Low–Income Housing Tax Credit – Valuation of Property
SB0601 Senator Brooks Education, Energy, and the Environment
Education - Dependent Children of Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures
SB0615 Senator Kagan Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures
SB0622 Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee Judicial Proceedings
Courts - State Reporter - Publication of Cases
SB0629 Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee Judicial Proceedings
Appellate Court of Maryland - Sessions at Educational Institutions
SB0652 Senator Jennings Finance
Local Government – Local Personnel – Leave With Pay
SB0655 Senator Hester Judicial Proceedings
Courts - Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program - Establishment
SB0667 Senator Guzzone Budget and Taxation
Gaming - Slot Machines - Skills-Based Amusement Devices
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 13, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 33 (General Senate Bills)
SB0693 Senator Jackson, M. Budget and Taxation
State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment Earnings Limitations - Maximum Average Final Compensation
SB0695 Senator Beidle Finance
Labor and Employment - Uninsured Employers' Fund Board - Membership and Reserves
SB0698 Senator Corderman Budget and Taxation
Washington County - Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Target Redevelopment Area
SB0706 Senator Zucker Budget and Taxation
Gaming - Problem Gambling - Prevalence Study and Fund Revenue
SB0708 Senator Zucker Budget and Taxation
Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content - Required
SB0730 Charles County Senators Budget and Taxation
Gaming - Charles County Gaming Permit Review Board - Repeal
SB0774 Senator Hershey Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreements - Broadband Service Providers
SB0776 Senator Beidle Finance
Workgroup to Study the Rise in Adverse Decisions in the State Health Care System - Establishment
SB0830 Senator Hayes Finance
Workers' Compensation - Claims Application Form - Authorization for Release of Information
SB0862 Senator Jackson, M. Budget and Taxation
State Retirement and Pension System - Administrative Fees - Repeal
SB0887 Senator King Education, Energy, and the Environment
County Boards of Education - Reappointment of Incumbent County Superintendent - Authorization
SB0911 Senator Attar Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Exemption for Blind Individuals - Alteration
SB0963 Senator Mautz Budget and Taxation
Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund - Establishment
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