Senate Agenda for Proceedings No. 47
Laid Over Calendar No. 15 Laid Over Calendar No. 16 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 18 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 24 Laid Over Calendar No. 25 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 26 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 22 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 23 Completed Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 24 Completed Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 25 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 35 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 36 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 37 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 38 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 39 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 38 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 39 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 40 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 41 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 42 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 43 (General Senate Bills) Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 44 (General Senate Bills)

March 14, 2025
66th Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 15
SB0449 Frederick and Washington Counties - Bow Hunting - Openly Carrying Handguns
Senator Folden Calendar Day 03/13/25 Reported Favorably with Amendment (1) by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (1) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 14, 2025
66th Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 16
SB0149 Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2025
Senator Hester Calendar Day 03/13/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment. Committee Amendments (2) and the Favorable Report Adopted. Amendments (2) offered from the Floor by Senator Hester and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS (2) OFFERED FROM THE FLOOR BY SENATOR HESTER.
March 14, 2025
66th Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 18
SB0848 Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment
Senator Guzzone Calendar Day 03/14/25 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 14, 2025
66th Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 24
SB0250 Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation
Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Calendar Day 03/14/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (3) by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (3) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 14, 2025
66th Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 25
SB0396 Public Safety Officer - Performance of Duties - Death and Disability Benefits
Senator McKay Calendar Day 03/14/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Budget and Taxation and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (2) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 14, 2025
66th Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 26
SB0608 Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions
Senator Augustine Calendar Day 03/14/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (3) by the Committee on Judicial Proceedings.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (3) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 22
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0093 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Kramer
Election Law - Absentee Ballot Application - Sending to Eligible Voters Before Primary Elections
SB0130 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Benson
County Boards of Education - Student Cellular Device Use Policy - Established
SB0148 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Ellis
State Board of Public Accountancy - Emeritus Status
SB0633 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Kagan
Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Disclosures on Solicitations (Stop Scam PACs Act)
SB0764 Favorable Senator Zucker
State Designations - State Mineral - Chromite (State Mineral Act)
SB0845 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Hettleman
Local Education Agencies - Educator Screening - NASDTEC Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act)
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 23
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0901 Favorable with Amendments(7) Senator Augustine
Environment - Packaging Materials - Producer Responsibility Plans
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 24
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0525 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Charles
Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Video Evidence and Reward Programs
SB0669 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Hettleman
Public Safety - Rape Kit Testing Grant Fund - Alterations
SB0820 Favorable Senator Watson
Municipalities - Enforcement of Ordinances and Resolutions
SB0873 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Smith
Criminal Law - Assault in the Third Degree
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 25
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Second Reading Date: March 14, 2025
FAVORABLE
SB0471 Favorable with Amendments(3) Senator Rosapepe
Vehicle Laws - Motor Vehicle Administration - 3-Hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program
SB0590 Favorable with Amendments(3) Senator King
Motor Vehicles - Reckless, Negligent, and Aggressive Driving
SB0710 Favorable with Amendments(3) Senator King
Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence
SB1030 Favorable Senator Attar
Baltimore County and Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Lighting on Privately Owned Vehicles
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ACTION
SB0025 Unfavorable Senator Carozza
(Referred to Interim Study)
Family Law – Child Custody Evaluators – Qualifications
March 14, 2025
66th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 35
Calendar Day 03/13/25 Report of the Committee on Executive Nominations. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/14/25.
QUESTION IS: “WILL THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE NOMINATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE?”
March 14, 2025
66th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 36
SB0063 Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, & Homeowners Assns - Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans
Senator Muse Calendar Day 03/13/25 On Third Reading Calendar No.37. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/14/25.
BILL IS ON THIRD READING FOR FINAL PASSAGE.
March 14, 2025
66th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 37
SB0648 Correctional Services - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment
Senator Muse Calendar Day 03/13/25 On Third Reading Calendar No.37. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/14/25.
BILL IS ON THIRD READING FOR FINAL PASSAGE.
March 14, 2025
66th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 38
SB0175 Public Safety - Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing for Fuel Gas Piping Systems - Requirements and Prohibitions
Senator Lewis Young Calendar Day 03/14/25 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment. Made a Special Order for the Evening Session.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (2) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 14, 2025
66th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 39
SB1023 Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis
Senator Jackson, C. Calendar Day 03/14/25 Reported Favorably with Amendment (1) by the Committee on Finance and Laid Over under the Rule. Calendar Day 03/14/25 Second Session Committee Amendment (1) and Favorable Report Adopted. Made a Special Order for the Evening Session.
BILL IS ON SECOND READING AND OPEN TO AMENDMENT.
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 14, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 38 (General Senate Bills)
SB0105 Senator Kagan Budget and Taxation
Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund
SB0116 Senator Lewis Young Education, Energy, and the Environment
Data Center Impact Analysis and Report
SB0186
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Bailey Education, Energy, and the Environment
Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program
SB0207 Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee Judicial Proceedings
Drunk and Drug-Impaired Driving and Failure to Remain at the Scene - Revocation of Driver's License
SB0219 Chair, Finance Committee Finance
Uninsured Employers' Fund - Assessments and Special Monitor
SB0278 Senator Simonaire Budget and Taxation
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Tax Relief and State Personnel Equality for Service Members Act
SB0313 Senator Washington, M. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits
SB0335 Senator Bailey Education, Energy, and the Environment
Natural Resources - Canada Geese - Bag Limits
SB0363 Senator Bailey Education, Energy, and the Environment
Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation - Oyster Shucking House Loan Program
SB0375 Senator Kramer Education, Energy, and the Environment
Crimes Relating to Animals - Restrictions on Keeping Roosters
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 14, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 39 (General Senate Bills)
SB0400 Senator Gile Finance
Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025)
SB0432 President Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025)
SB0439 Senator Lam Finance
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Higher Education - High Impact Economic Development Activities - Alterations
SB0447 Senator Lam Finance
Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures
SB0544 Senator Bailey Finance
Food Establishments - Portable Chemical Toilets
SB0574 Howard County Senators Education, Energy, and the Environment
Howard County Board of Education - Board Member Terms and Compensation Commission Ho. Co. 2-25
SB0600 Senator McCray Judicial Proceedings
Baltimore City - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization of Pilot Program
SB0605 Senator Zucker Budget and Taxation
Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax - Assessments - Appeals and Corrections
SB0689 Senator Gile Finance
Financial Institutions - Conventional Home Mortgage Loans - Assumption and Required Disclosures
SB0707 Senator Zucker Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Medical Exemption for Enhanced Tinted Windows - Time Limitation
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 14, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 40 (General Senate Bills)
SB0711 Senator McKay Judicial Proceedings
Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Recreation Oversight Board - Establishment
SB0718 Senator Carozza Education, Energy, and the Environment
Somerset County Code of Public Local Laws - 2025 Edition - Legalization
SB0721 Senator Henson Judicial Proceedings
Family Law - Permanent Protective Orders - Consent
SB0748 Senator Kramer Finance
Public Health - Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias - Information on Prevalence and Treatment
SB0765 Senator Zucker Judicial Proceedings
Out-of-Home Placement Providers - Individuals Enrolled in Higher Education and Vocational Training Programs
SB0771 Senator Gile Finance
Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs - Insurance and Liability
SB0789 Senator Washington, M. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations
SB0790 Senator Augustine Finance
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
SB0792 Senator Mautz Finance
State Board of Dental Examiners - Expanded Function Dental Assistants - Education and Reinstatement
SB0813 Howard County Senators Education, Energy, and the Environment
Howard Community College - Board of Trustees, Meetings, and Contracts - Alterations Ho. Co. 1-25
SB0834 Senator Waldstreicher Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Prices Listed on Dealer Websites
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 14, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 41 (General Senate Bills)
SB0842 Senator Beidle Finance
Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements
SB0846 Senator Hettleman Finance
Business Regulation - Cellular Phone Carriers - Authorized Users
SB0849 Senator Guzzone Budget and Taxation
Finance
Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding
SB0861 Senator Corderman Budget and Taxation
Finance
Economic Development - Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board and Senator George C. Edwards Fund - Alterations
SB0867 Senator Hester Education, Energy, and the Environment
Cyber Maryland Program - Revisions
SB0872 Senator Jennings Finance
Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act)
SB0885 Carroll County Senators Education, Energy, and the Environment
Carroll County Board of Education - Vacancy Procedures - Alterations
SB0900 Senator Augustine Finance
Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System - Integration of 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Network and Outcome Evaluations
SB0946 Senator Carozza Education, Energy, and the Environment
Endangered and Threatened Species - Incidental Taking - Bats
SB1013 Senator Attar Finance
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - License Extension
SB1039 Senator Sydnor Finance
Alcoholic Beverages - Class 5 Breweries - On-Premises Consumption
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 17, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 42 (General Senate Bills)
SB0342 Senator Sydnor Education, Energy, and the Environment
Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations
SB0587 Senator Muse Education, Energy, and the Environment
State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 14, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 43 (General Senate Bills)
SB0308 Senator Simonaire Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law – Chief Election Judges – Party Affiliation
SB0309 Senator Simonaire Education, Energy, and the Environment
Department of Veterans and Military Families - Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program - Alterations
SB0310 Senator Simonaire Education, Energy, and the Environment
Education - Youth Suicide Prevention School Program - Revisions
SB0318 Senator Lewis Young Education, Energy, and the Environment
Higher Education - Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Eligibility
SB0365
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Kagan Finance
Department of Commerce – Nonprofit Organizations Navigator – Established
SB0431 President Finance
Registered Apprenticeship Investments for a Stronger Economy (RAISE) Act
SB0488 Senator Jennings Budget and Taxation
Manufacturing Business Personal Property Tax - Optional Exemption
SB0491 Senator Gile Education, Energy, and the Environment
General Provisions - Veterans Benefits - Honorable Discharge
SB0495 Senator Ellis Finance
Opioid Restitution Fund - Authorized Uses
SB0534 Senator Kagan Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law - Election Judges - Compensation
SB0612 Senator Jackson, M. Budget and Taxation
State Retirement and Pension System - Deferred Vested Former Members - Return to Service
Distribution Date: March 14, 2025
Third Reading Date: March 14, 2025
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 44 (General Senate Bills)
SB0645 Senator Kagan Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law - Gubernatorial Primary Election - Date
SB0664 President Finance
Business Regulation - Enforcement for Miscellaneous State Business Licenses - Study
SB0749 Senator Kramer Finance
State Board of Dental Examiners - Applicants Licensed or Certified in Another State
SB0750 Senator Kramer Finance
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Part-Time Faculty
SB0767 Senator Jackson, M. Finance
Calvert County Sheriff - Deputy Sheriffs and Correctional Deputies - Collective Bargaining
SB0810 Senator Jackson, M. Budget and Taxation
Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System - Investment Division - Compensation and Staffing
SB0815 Senator Watson Finance
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Prohibited Disclosures
SB0871 Senator Hester Education, Energy, and the Environment
Department of the Environment - Community Water and Sewerage Systems - Cybersecurity Planning and Assessments
SB0968 Howard County Senators Education, Energy, and the Environment
Howard County - Patuxent River Wildland - Use of Mechanical or Motorized Equipment Ho. Co. 5-25
SB0972 Senator Lam Finance
Anne Arundel County - Board of License Commissioners - Alterations
SB1000 Senator Hettleman Budget and Taxation
Gaming - Sports Wagering Facilities - Request for Relocation
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