Senate Agenda for March 13, 2025
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 15 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 16 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 17 Completed Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 19 Completed Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 20 Completed Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 8 Completed Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 9 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 20 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 21 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 22 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 23 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 32 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 33 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 37 (General Senate Bills) Completed

Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 15
Distribution Date: March 13, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0186 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Bailey
Commercial Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License - Prohibited Regulations
SB0335 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Bailey
Natural Resources - Canada Geese - Bag Limits
SB0363 Favorable Senator Bailey
Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation - Oyster Shucking House Loan Program
SB0375 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Kramer
Agriculture - Roosters - Restrictions
SB0449 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Folden
Frederick and Washington Counties - Bow Hunting - Openly Carrying Handguns
SB0718 Favorable Senator Carozza
Somerset County Code of Public Local Laws - 2025 Edition - Legalization
SB0946 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Carozza
Endangered and Threatened Species - Incidental Taking - Bats
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 16
Distribution Date: March 13, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0313 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Washington, M.
Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits
SB0574 Favorable Howard County Senators
Howard County Board of Education - Board Member Terms and Compensation Commission Ho. Co. 2-25
SB0789 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Washington, M.
Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations
SB0813 Favorable with Amendments(2) Howard County Senators
Howard Community College - Board of Trustees, Meetings, and Contracts - Alterations Ho. Co. 1-25
SB0885 Favorable Carroll County Senators
Carroll County Board of Education - Vacancy Procedures - Alterations
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 17
Distribution Date: March 13, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0116 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Lewis Young
Data Center Impact Analysis and Report
SB0149 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Hester
(Jointly Considered Education, Energy, and the Environment/Finance)
Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2025
SB0867 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Hester
Cyber Maryland Program - Revisions
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 19
Distribution Date: March 13, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0207 Favorable with Amendments(4) Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee
Drunk and Drug-Impaired Driving and Failure to Remain at the Scene - Revocation of Driver's License
SB0600 Favorable with Amendments(3) Senator McCray
Baltimore City - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization
SB0707 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Zucker
Vehicle Laws - Medical Exemption for Enhanced Tinted Windows - Repeal of Time Limitation
SB0711 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator McKay
Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Recreation Oversight Board - Establishment
SB0721 Favorable Senator Henson
Family Law - Permanent Protective Orders - Consent
SB0765 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Zucker
Out-of-Home Placement Providers - Maximum Number of Children - Exemption
SB0828
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments(3) Senator Smith
Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Guidelines and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act)
SB0834 Favorable Senator Waldstreicher
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Prices Listed on Dealer Websites
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 20
Distribution Date: March 13, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0432 Favorable with Amendments(4) President
Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025)
SB0586 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Muse
Corporations and Associations - Methodist Church Trust Requirement - Repeal
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 8
Distribution Date: March 13, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0105 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Kagan
Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund
SB0278 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Simonaire
(Jointly Considered Budget and Taxation/Education, Energy, and the Environment)
Tax Relief and Pensions Equality for Service Members Act
SB0605 Favorable Senator Zucker
Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax - Assessments - Appeals and Corrections
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 9
Distribution Date: March 13, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0849 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Guzzone
(Jointly Considered Budget and Taxation/Finance)
Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding
SB0861 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Corderman
(Jointly Considered Budget and Taxation/Finance)
Economic Development - Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board and Senator George C. Edwards Fund - Alterations
Finance Committee Report No. 20
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0215 Favorable with Amendments(2) Chair, Finance Committee
Cannabis - On-Site Consumption Establishments and Cannabis Events
SB0689 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Gile
Financial Institutions - Conventional Home Mortgage Loans - Assumption and Required Disclosures
SB0771 Favorable Senator Gile
Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs - Insurance and Liability
SB0842 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Beidle
Other Tobacco Products and Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Licensure Requirements
SB0872 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Jennings
Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act)
Finance Committee Report No. 21
Distribution Date: March 12, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0219 Favorable with Amendments(2) Chair, Finance Committee
Uninsured Employers' Fund - Additional Assessment on Awards and Settlements - Amount
SB0447 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Lam
Hospitals - Emergency Medical Conditions - Procedures
SB0748 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Kramer
Public Health - Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias - Information on Prevalence and Treatment
SB0792 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Mautz
State Board of Dental Examiners - Expanded Function Dental Assistants - Education and Reinstatement
Finance Committee Report No. 22
Distribution Date: March 13, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0439 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Lam
(Jointly Considered Finance/Education, Energy, and the Environment)
Higher Education - High Impact Economic Development Activities - Alterations
SB0790 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Augustine
Maryland Department of Health - Workgroup to Implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Requirements
SB0846 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Hettleman
Business Regulation - Cellular Phone Carriers - Service Contract Requirement
SB0900 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Augustine
Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System - Integration of 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Network and Outcome Evaluations
Finance Committee Report No. 23
Distribution Date: March 13, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0400 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Gile
Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025)
SB1013 Favorable Senator Attar
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - License Extension
SB1039 Favorable Senator Sydnor
Alcoholic Beverages - Class 5 Breweries - On-Premises Consumption
March 13, 2025
65th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 32
SB0338 Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83
Senator West Calendar Day 03/11/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (3) by the Committee on Judicial Proceedings. Committee Amendments (3) and the Favorable Report Adopted. Amendment (1) offered from the Floor by the Chair of Judicial Proceedings Adopted. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/13/25.
BILL IS ON SECOND READING AND OPEN TO AMENDMENT.
March 13, 2025
65th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 33
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. Calendar Day 03/12/25 Favorable Report Adopted. Amendment (1) Offered from the Floor by Senator Ellis and Laid Over under the Rule. Calendar Day 03/12/25 Second Session Amendment (1) offered from the Floor by Senator Ellis withdrawn. Amendments (2) offered from the Floor by Senator Ellis. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/13/25.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS (2) OFFERED FROM THE FLOOR BY SENATOR ELLIS.
Distribution Date: March 13, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 13, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 37 (General Senate Bills)
SB0046 Senator Watson Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Wrongful Detainer Actions
SB0063 Senator Muse Judicial Proceedings
Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations – Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans
SB0107 Senator Sydnor Judicial Proceedings
Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing Testing
SB0181 Senator Hettleman Judicial Proceedings
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole
SB0648 Senator Muse Judicial Proceedings
Correctional Services - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment
SB0844 Senator Hershey Finance
Maryland Self-Service Storage Act - Sale of Personal Property in Satisfaction of Lien - Notice Requirements
SB0929 Senator Brooks Education, Energy, and the Environment
Workgroup on Mail-In Ballot Accessibility
SB0956 Senator West Finance
Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Insurance Producer Commission
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