Senate Agenda for March 31, 2025
Floor Agenda (Session 1) Message from the House: Yeas and Nays No. 1 Completed Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 28 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 32 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 33 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 35 Completed Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 37 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 41 Completed Floor Agenda (Session 2) Laid Over Calendar No. 34 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 35 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 41 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 34 Completed Rules Committee Report No. 3 Completed Rules Committee Report No. 4 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 54 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 1 (General House Bills) Consent No. 3 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 2 (General House Bills) Consent No. 4 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 3 (General House Bills) Consent No. 5 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 4 (General House Bills) Consent No. 6 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 6 (General House Bills) Consent No. 7 Completed

Floor Agenda (Session 1)
March 31, 2025
83rd Day of Session
Message from the House: Yeas and Nays No. 1
SB0023 Senator Bailey
Natural Resources - State Boat Act - Auctioneers
SB0048 Senator Simonaire
Department of General Services - Identification Cards - Veteran Status Notation
SB0050 Senator Simonaire
Local Government - Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau Designation
SB0057 Senator Simonaire
Funeral Establishments, Crematories, and Reduction Facilities - Disposition of Unclaimed Remains - Veterans
SB0060 Senator Augustine
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Calcium Score Testing
SB0067 Senator Simonaire
Health Occupations Boards - Notation of Veteran Status and Eligibility for Benefits
SB0094 Senator Ellis
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Health Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring
SB0109 Senator Feldman
Maryland Public Ethics Law - School Boards - Compliance Certification
SB0121 Senator Washington, A.
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems Pilot Program - Inspection and Extension
SB0163 Senator Washington, M.
Health – General Article – References to Mental Health
SB0172 Senator Simonaire
Maryland Veterans Trust - Board of Trustees - Membership
SB0182 Senator Simonaire
Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program - Eligibility - Family Members of Veterans
SB0186
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Bailey
Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program
SB0194 Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
State Finance and Procurement - State Leasing of Real Property
SB0196 Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
Procurement - Electronic Transactions - Clarification of Fees Due
SB0203 Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee
Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products
SB0210 Chair, Finance Committee
Maryland Transportation Authority - Tolls, Fees, and Other Charges - Temporary Adjustments
SB0212 Chair, Finance Committee
Department of Aging - Aging Services - Program Repeal and Consolidation
SB0213 Chair, Finance Committee
Health - Maternal and Child Health Population Health Improvement Fund - Use
SB0217 Chair, Finance Committee
Health Occupations Boards - Membership Alteration and Sunset Extensions
SB0222 Chair, Finance Committee
Public Health – Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council – Membership
SB0223 Chair, Finance Committee
Department of Aging - Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program
SB0224 Chair, Finance Committee
Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Programs - Appeals and Membership of Standing Advisory Committee
SB0229 Chair, Finance Committee
Health Services Cost Review Commission - User Fee Assessment - Repeal of Sunset
SB0239 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Finance and Procurement - Local Cybersecurity Preparedness and Response Plan and Assessment - Repeal
SB0240 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Department of Agriculture – Maryland Agricultural Commission and Young Farmers
SB0244 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Government - Information Technology - Cybersecurity Revisions
SB0245 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Municipalities - Annexation Resolutions - Submission to Department of Planning
SB0249 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Pesticide and Pest Control - Revisions to Pesticide Applicator's Law and Repeal of Obsolete Provisions
SB0251 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Maryland Public Ethics Law - Training and Financial Disclosure Requirements - Revisions
SB0255 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Military Department – Chief of Staff and Aides – Appointment Authority
SB0258 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Natural Resources - Fishing Licenses and Stamps - Alterations
SB0260 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Government - Forms - Reporting Requirement - Repeal
SB0275 Senator Simonaire
Modernization of Military Laws Act
SB0277 Senator Simonaire
Health Equality for Service Members Act
SB0296 Senator Augustine
Public Information Act – Public Access Ombudsman – Delegation of Powers
SB0354 Senator Salling
Maryland Inventory of Cemeteries and Burial Sites Workgroup - Establishment
SB0363 Senator Bailey
Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation - Oyster Shucking House Loan Program
SB0371 Senator Beidle
State Board of Pharmacy - Renewal Notices - Electronic Means
SB0374 Senator Beidle
Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James "Jimmy" Malone Act)
SB0375 Senator Kramer
Crimes Relating to Animals - Restrictions on Keeping Roosters
SB0390 Senator Smith
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Statements and Certificates of Violations
SB0453 Senator King
State Contracts - Prohibited Provisions
SB0471 Senator Rosapepe
Vehicle Laws - Motor Vehicle Administration - 3-Hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program - Requirements
SB0495 Senator Ellis
Opioid Restitution Fund - Authorized Uses
SB0589 Senator Augustine
Opioid Restitution Fund - Interactive Dashboard
SB0717 Senator Carozza
Somerset County - Salaries of Local Officials - Increase
SB0748 Senator Kramer
Public Health - Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias - Information on Prevalence and Treatment
SB0848 Senator Guzzone
Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment
SB0872 Senator Jennings
Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act)
SB0900 Senator Augustine
Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System - Integration of 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Network and Outcome Evaluations
SB0902 Senator Augustine
Health Insurance - Access to Nonparticipating Providers - Referrals, Additional Assistance, and Coverage
SB0946 Senator Carozza
Endangered and Threatened Species - Incidental Taking - Bats
SB0962 Senator Mautz
Municipalities - Legislative Audit - Exemption
SB0964 Dorchester County Senators
Dorchester County - Well and On-Site Sewage Disposal Activities - Privatization Program
SB0981 Senator Hershey
Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Collection of Debts - Policies
March 31, 2025
83rd Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 28
HB0102 Chair, Economic Matters Committee Rules
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Revisions
HB0422 Delegate Palakovich Carr Rules
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles - Crosswalks
HB0858 Delegate Hill Rules
Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment
HB0978 Baltimore County Delegation Rules
Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83
HB1255 Delegate McComas Rules
Land Use - Historic Preservation Commission - Right of Appeal
HB1527 Delegate Roberts Rules
Prince George's County - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Video Evidence and Reward Programs
March 31, 2025
83rd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 32
HB0350 Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2026)
Speaker Calendar Day 03/28/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (70) by the Committee on Budget and Taxation and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (70) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 31, 2025
83rd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 33
HB0352 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025
Speaker Calendar Day 03/28/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (31) by the Committee on Budget and Taxation and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (31) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 35
Distribution Date: March 31, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 31, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0909 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Hester
Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act
SB0931 Favorable with Amendments(4) Senator Feldman
Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act)
SB0937 Favorable with Amendments(5) President
Public Utilities - Electricity Generation Planning - Procurement, Permitting, and Co-Location (Next Generation Energy Act)
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 37
Distribution Date: March 31, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 31, 2025
FAVORABLE
HB0015 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Qi
Corporations and Associations - Limited Worker Cooperative Associations - Authorization (Maryland Limited Worker Cooperative Association Act)
HB0388 Favorable Delegate Roberson
Vehicle Laws - Drunk and Drugged Driving - Points Assessments
HB0475 Favorable Delegate Allen
(Jointly Considered Judicial Proceedings/Education, Energy, and the Environment)
Transportation Equality for Service Members Act
HB0604 Favorable with Amendments(2) Speaker
(Jointly Considered Judicial Proceedings/Education, Energy, and the Environment)
Criminal Law - Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable and Senior Adults
HB0853 Favorable Delegate Pasteur
Postconviction Review - Procedure to Reduce Duration of Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)
HB0913 Favorable Delegate Wells
Baltimore City - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 83
UNFAVORABLE
HB0007 Unfavorable Delegate Boyce
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles - Operation at Intersections
Finance Committee Report No. 41
Distribution Date: March 31, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 31, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0003 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Ellis
Procurement - Public Work Contracts - Data Dashboard (Maryland Public Works and Apprenticeship Transparency Act)
SB0486 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Lam
School Health and Wellness Personnel Assessment and Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers
SB0646 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Muse
Health Insurance - Insulin - Prohibition on Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols
SB0676 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Gile
Health Care Facilities - Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - Perinatal Care Standards
SB0691 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Hester
(Jointly Considered Finance/Education, Energy, and the Environment)
Cybersecurity - Healthcare Ecosystem
SB0988 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Lam
Dental Services - Dental Hygienists in Schools and School-Based Health Centers and the Maryland Collaborative to Improve Children's Oral Health Through School-Based Programs
Floor Agenda (Session 2)
March 31, 2025
83rd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 34
HB0504 Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act
Speaker Calendar Day 03/28/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (9) by the Committee on Budget and Taxation and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (9) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 31, 2025
83rd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 35
SB0429 Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act
President Calendar Day 03/28/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (14) by the Committee on Budget and Taxation and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (14) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 31, 2025
83rd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 41
SB0909 Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act
Senator Hester Calendar Day 03/31/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (2) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 34
Distribution Date: March 31, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 31, 2025
REREFERRED
HB0061 To Budget and Taxation Committee Delegate Charkoudian
School Buildings - Solar Technologies - Parking Lot Solar Canopies
Rules Committee Report No. 3
Distribution Date: March 31, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 31, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0784
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable President
Annual Corrective Bill
Rules Committee Report No. 4
Distribution Date: March 31, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 31, 2025
REREFERRED
SB1007 To Judicial Proceedings Committee Senator Smith
Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence
SB1019 To Finance Committee Howard County Senators
Howard County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class MT (Movie Theater) License
SB1027 To Finance Committee Senator Lewis Young
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council - Establishment
SB1040
(Emergency Bill) 		To Budget and Taxation Committee Senator Hester
Department of Budget and Management - Expedited Hiring Program (FEDERAL Jobs Act of 2025)
SB1042 To Budget and Taxation Committee Senator Benson
Prince George's County - Property Tax Credit for Grocery Stores - Alterations
SB1046
(Emergency Bill) 		To Judicial Proceedings Committee Senator McKay
Correctional Officers - Body-Worn Digital Recording Devices
Distribution Date: March 31, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 31, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 54 (General Senate Bills)
SB0382 Senator Kagan Finance
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Powered Wheelchairs
SB0407 Senator Beidle Finance
State Board of Nursing - Advanced Practice Nursing Licensure and Specialty Certification - Reciprocity Discussions (Maryland Border States Advanced Practice Nursing Act)
SB0632
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Washington, M. Judicial Proceedings
Budget and Taxation
Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act)
SB0635 Senator Lewis Young Education, Energy, and the Environment
Wildlife - Protections and Highway Crossings
SB0653 Senator McCray Budget and Taxation
Procurement - Employee Stock Ownership Plan Preference - Pilot
SB0758 Senator Kagan Judicial Proceedings
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Elections, Financial Statements, and Enforcement
SB0808 Senator Augustine Judicial Proceedings
Prince George's County - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - School Bus Stops
SB0921 Senator Gile Finance
Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols - Drugs to Treat Associated Conditions of Advanced Metastatic Cancer
SB0975 Senator Lam Finance
Health Insurance - Coverage for Specialty Drugs
Distribution Date: March 26, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 26, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 1 (General House Bills) Consent No. 3
HB0011 Delegate Sample-Hughes
Health Insurance - Access to Nonparticipating Providers - Referrals, Additional Assistance, and Coverage
HB0012 Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses
HB0100 Delegate Bagnall
Insurance Pooling - Public Entity - Definition
HB0158 Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
Department of Aging - Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program
HB0577 Speaker
Business Regulation - Enforcement for Miscellaneous State Business Licenses - Study
HB0968 Delegate Johnson, A.
Business Regulation – Licensing – Definition of Storage Warehouse
HB1450 Delegate Qi
Maryland Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Incentive Program - Alterations
Distribution Date: March 26, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 26, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 2 (General House Bills) Consent No. 4
HB0214 Chair, Appropriations Committee
Human Services - Maryland Assistive Technology Program - Establishment
HB0251 Chair, Appropriations Committee
Human Services – Local Departments of Social Services – Audits
HB0288 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Maryland Transportation Authority – Tolls, Fees, and Other Charges – Temporary Adjustments
HB0459 Delegate Pruski
Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James "Jimmy" Malone Act)
HB0538 Delegate Shetty
Department of Human Services - Federal Commodity Supplemental Food Program - Administration
HB1355 Delegate Reilly
Health Insurance - Required Coverage - Hearing Aids
HB1443 Delegate Griffith
Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act)
Distribution Date: March 26, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 26, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 3 (General House Bills) Consent No. 5
HB0003 Delegate Bagnall
State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Revisions
HB0043 Delegate Lewis, J.
Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program - Acquisition of Land
HB0054 Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
Health Services Cost Review Commission – User Fee Assessment – Repeal of Sunset
HB0094 Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Programs - Appeals and Membership of Standing Advisory Committee
HB0170 Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
Health - Maternal and Child Health Population Health Improvement Fund - Use
HB0256 Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
Health Occupations Boards - Membership Alteration and Sunset Extensions
HB0268 Delegate Charkoudian
Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Collection of Debts - Policies
HB0345 Delegate Kerr
Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact
Distribution Date: March 26, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 26, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 4 (General House Bills) Consent No. 6
HB0514 Delegate Hill
Health Occupations - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Revisions
HB0553 Delegate Taveras
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Health Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring
HB0565 Delegate Hutchinson
State Board of Pharmacy - Renewal Notices - Electronic Means
HB0573 Delegate Kipke
State Board of Dental Examiners - Expanded Function Dental Assistants - Education and Reinstatement
HB0666 Delegate Woods
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Calcium Score Testing
HB0723 Delegate Kerr
State Board of Dental Examiners - Applicants Licensed or Certified in Another State
HB0838 Delegate Cullison
Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Revisions
Distribution Date: March 26, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 26, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 6 (General House Bills) Consent No. 7
HB0033 Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
Department of Service and Civic Innovation - Maryland Corps Program Service Year Option Pathways - Revisions
HB0063 Chair, Economic Matters Committee
State Board of Public Accountancy - Sunset Extension and Report
HB0092 Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Heating, Ventilation, Air–Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors – License Restoration
HB0114 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Pesticide and Pest Control - Revisions to Pesticide Applicator's Law and Repeal of Obsolete Provisions
HB0127 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Department of Housing and Community Development - Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program - Local Rehabilitation Program Administration
HB0181 Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
Military Department – Chief of Staff and Aides – Appointment Authority
HB0230 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Maryland Public Ethics Law - Training and Financial Disclosure Requirements - Revisions
HB0262 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Department of Agriculture - Maryland Agricultural Commission and Young Farmers
HB0276 Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
State Government - Forms - Reporting Requirement - Repeal
HB0279 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Municipalities - Annexation Resolutions - Submission to Department of Planning
HB0331 Delegate White Holland
Public Information Act - Public Access Ombudsman - Delegation of Powers
HB0411 Delegate Korman
State Designations – State Mineral – Chromite (State Mineral Act)
HB0455 Delegate Kaiser
Braille Flag Memorial Act of 2025
HB0469 Delegate Nkongolo
Local Government - Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau Designation
HB0749 Washington County Delegation
Washington County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism
HB0967 Delegate Otto
Somerset County Code of Public Local Laws - 2025 Edition - Legalization
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