Senate Agenda for April 1, 2025
Floor Agenda (Session 1) Laid Over Calendar No. 38 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 42 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 43 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 42 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 21 (General House Bills) Completed Floor Agenda (Session 2) Message from the House: Yeas and Nays No. 2 Completed Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 29 Completed Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 30 Completed Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 31 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 36 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 37 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 39 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 40 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 30 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 43 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 46 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 47 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 49 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 55 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 56 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 57 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 58 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 22 (General House Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 23 (General House Bills) Completed

Floor Agenda (Session 1)
March 31, 2025
83rd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 38
SB0428 Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act
President Calendar Day 03/28/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (4) by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (4) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 31, 2025
83rd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 42
SB0931 Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act)
Senator Feldman Calendar Day 03/31/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (4) by the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (4) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 31, 2025
83rd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 43
SB0937 Public Utilities - Electricity Generation Planning - Procurement, Permitting, and Co-Location (Next Generation Energy Act)
President Calendar Day 03/31/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (5) by the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (5) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
Finance Committee Report No. 42
Distribution Date: March 31, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 31, 2025
FAVORABLE
HB0099 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Rogers
Anne Arundel County - Class A (Off-Sale) and Class D (Off-Sale) Licenses - Population Ratio Quota
HB0107 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Pruski
Consumer Protection - Automatic Renewals
HB0258
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Delegate Wells
Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations
HB0333 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Kerr
(Jointly Considered Finance/Education, Energy, and the Environment)
Healthcare Ecosystem Stakeholder Cybersecurity Workgroup
HB0512 Favorable Frederick County Delegation
Frederick County - Barbershop and Beauty Salon Beer and Wine License - Alterations
HB0761 Favorable Speaker
Maryland Uniform Disposition of Abandoned Property Act - Revisions
HB1141
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Baltimore County Delegation
Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Change of Location
Distribution Date: April 1, 2025
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 21 (General House Bills)
HB0350
(Amended) 		Speaker Budget and Taxation
Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2026)
HB0352
(Amended) 		Speaker Budget and Taxation
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025
Floor Agenda (Session 2)
April 1, 2025
84th Day of Session
Message from the House: Yeas and Nays No. 2
SB0005 Senator Lam
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – State–Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program – Sunset Repeal
SB0009
(Emergency Bill) 		Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval - Revisions
SB0043 Senator Augustine
Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board - Established
SB0047 Senator Gile
State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Revisions
SB0072 Senator Lam
Health Occupations Boards - English Proficiency Requirements and Licensure by Endorsement for Nursing
SB0085 Senator Simonaire
Braille Flag Memorial Act of 2025
SB0103 Senator Simonaire
Boating Accidents - Reporting Requirement - Property Damage
SB0142 Senator Sydnor
Marriage - Confidential Communication
SB0162 Senator Simonaire
Agriculture - Departmental Authority Over Identification, Inspection, and Sale of Cantaloupes - Repeal
SB0174 Senator Benson
Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact
SB0238 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Department of Housing and Community Development - Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program - Local Rehabilitation Program Administration
SB0273 Senator Jackson, M.
Peace Orders and Protective Orders - Military Protection Orders
SB0274 Senator Love
Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases
SB0347 Senator Love
Adult Protective Services - Investigations and Disclosure of Information
SB0436 Senator Waldstreicher
Maryland Department of Labor - Study on Building Code Requirements for Single-Staircase Buildings
SB0548 Senator James
Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations
SB0590 Senator King
Motor Vehicles - Reckless, Negligent, and Aggressive Driving (Sergeant Patrick Kepp Act)
SB0606 Senator West
Residential Real Property - Tenants' Right of First Refusal
SB0618 Senator Smith
Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Notation of Nonapparent Disability (Eric's ID Law)
SB0641 Senator Gallion
Health Insurance - Required Coverage - Hearing Aids
SB0669 Senator Hettleman
Public Safety - Rape Kit Testing - Tracking Program and Grant Fund
SB0674 Senator Hettleman
Maryland Commission for Women - Maryland Collaborative to Advance Implementation of Coverage of Over-the-Counter Birth Control
SB0707 Senator Zucker
Vehicle Laws - Medical Exemption for Enhanced Tinted Windows - Time Limitation
SB0722 Senator Henson
Department of the Environment - Definition of Ecological Restoration
SB0790 Senator Augustine
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
SB0795 Senator Mautz
State Procurement Preferences - Blind Industries and Services of Maryland - Packaging and Repackaging
April 1, 2025
84th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 29
HB0384 Delegate Lehman Rules
Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established
HB0757 Delegate Kaiser Rules
Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding
HB0793 Chair, Appropriations Committee Rules
University System of Maryland - Academic Facilities Bonding Authority
HB1126 Delegate Ruff Rules
Unemployment Insurance - Child Support Arrearage to Work Pilot Program - Established
HB1470 Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation Rules
Prince George's County - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Cutting or Clearing Trees MC/PG 113-25
April 1, 2025
84th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 30
HB0351 Speaker Budget and Taxation
Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2025, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024
April 1, 2025
84th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 31
HB0503 Speaker Rules
Housing Development Act
HB0911 Delegate Guyton Rules
Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Family Child Care Homes
HB0962 Delegate Pena-Melnyk Rules
Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients and Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Overstays
HB1348 Delegate Amprey Rules
Home Improvement Contractors - Disaster Mitigating Services - Regulation and Prohibition
March 31, 2025
83rd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 36
SB0979 Local Government - Accommodations Intermediaries - Hotel Rental Tax Collection by Comptroller
Senator Guzzone Calendar Day 03/28/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (3) by the Committee on Budget and Taxation and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (3) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 31, 2025
83rd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 37
SB0096 Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement
Senator Brooks Calendar Day 03/28/25 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.
March 31, 2025
83rd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 39
SB0118 Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Penalties
Senator Waldstreicher Calendar Day 03/28/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (4) by the Committee on Judicial Proceedings and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (4) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 31, 2025
83rd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 40
HB0182 Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Penalties
Delegate Stewart Calendar Day 03/28/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (3) by the Committee on Judicial Proceedings and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (3) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 30
Distribution Date: March 31, 2025
Second Reading Date: April 1, 2025
FAVORABLE
HB0025 Favorable with Amendments(1) Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Environment – Reservoir Augmentation Permit – Establishment
HB0040 Favorable Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Natural Resources - Fishing Licenses and Stamps - Alterations
HB0272 Favorable Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Maryland Department of Planning – Modernization
HB0286 Favorable Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Local Comprehensive Planning and State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy - Planning Principles
HB0325 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Wims
Adult Education - High School Diploma by Examination - Requirements and Study
HB0932 Favorable Delegate Korman
Public Ethics - Conflicts of Interest and Blind Trust - Governor
HB1122 Favorable Delegate Feldmark
Office of Child Care Advisory Council - Membership - Alterations
Finance Committee Report No. 43
Distribution Date: March 31, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 31, 2025
FAVORABLE
HB0848 Favorable with Amendments(2) Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Health Insurance - Adverse Decisions - Notices, Reporting, and Examinations
HB0850 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Williams
Workgroup on the Creation of a Data Dashboard for Public Work Contracts and Apprentices - Establishment
HB0869 Favorable with Amendments(2) Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025
HB0970 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Woods
Health Insurance - Insulin - Prohibition on Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols
HB1045 Favorable Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Health Insurance, Family Planning Services, and Confidentiality of Medical Records - Consumer Protections - Updates
HB1095 Favorable Montgomery County Delegation
Montgomery County - Alcoholic Beverages - Beauty Salon and Barbershop License MC 3-25
March 31, 2025
83rd Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 46
HB0506 Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act
Speaker Calendar Day 03/28/25 Reported Favorably by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/31/25.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 31, 2025
83rd Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 47
SB0930 Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment
Senator Gile Calendar Day 03/28/25 On Third Reading Calendar No. 53. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/31/25.
BILL IS ON THIRD READING FOR FINAL PASSAGE.
April 1, 2025
84th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 49
SB0428 Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act
President Calendar Day 03/28/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (4) by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment and Laid Over under the Rule. Calendar Day 04/01/25 Made a Special Order for later today.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (4) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
Distribution Date: March 31, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 31, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 55 (General Senate Bills)
SB0003 Senator Ellis Finance
Workgroup on the Creation of a Data Dashboard for Public Work Contracts and Apprentices - Establishment
SB0486 Senator Lam Finance
School Health and Wellness Personnel Assessment and Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers
SB0646 Senator Muse Finance
Health Insurance - Insulin - Prohibition on Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols
SB0676 Senator Gile Finance
Health Care Facilities - Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - Perinatal Care Standards
SB0691 Senator Hester Finance
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Healthcare Ecosystem Stakeholder Cybersecurity Workgroup
SB0988 Senator Lam Finance
Maryland Collaborative to Improve Children's Oral Health Through School-Based Programs - Establishment
Distribution Date: April 1, 2025
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 56 (General Senate Bills)
SB0429 President Budget and Taxation
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act
SB0758 Senator Kagan Judicial Proceedings
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Elections, Financial Statements, and Enforcement
SB0784
(Emergency Bill) 		President Rules
Annual Corrective Bill
SB0909 Senator Hester Education, Energy, and the Environment
Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act
Distribution Date: April 1, 2025
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 57 (General Senate Bills)
SB0931 Senator Feldman Education, Energy, and the Environment
Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act)
Distribution Date: April 1, 2025
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 58 (General Senate Bills)
SB0937 President Education, Energy, and the Environment
Electricity and Gas - Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act)
Distribution Date: April 1, 2025
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 22 (General House Bills)
HB0504
(Amended) 		Speaker Budget and Taxation
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act
Distribution Date: April 1, 2025
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 23 (General House Bills)
HB0099
(Amended) 		Delegate Rogers Finance
Anne Arundel County - Class A (Off-Sale) and Class D (Off-Sale) Licenses - Population Ratio Quota
HB0107
(Amended) 		Delegate Pruski Finance
Consumer Protection - Automatic Renewals
HB0333
(Amended) 		Delegate Kerr Finance
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Healthcare Ecosystem Stakeholder Cybersecurity Workgroup
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