Senate Agenda for Proceedings No. 42
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 13 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 5 Completed 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 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 25 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 26 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 27 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 28 Completed

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.
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.
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