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Senate

Budget and Taxation Committee

Created: 1/27/2025 3:35 PM

Budget and Taxation Committee - Voting Session

10:30 AM - West Miller Senate Building, Room 3, Annapolis, MD

Vote List

Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee

Created: 1/8/2025 11:20 AM

Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee - Briefing

1:00 PM - West Miller Senate Building, Room 2, Annapolis, MD

Fiscal Briefing by the Department of Legislative Services Agenda and Presentation

Created: 1/8/2025 11:20 AM

Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee - Briefing

1:30 PM - West Miller Senate Building, Room 2, Annapolis, MD

Briefing on Chesapeake Bay Restoration Agenda and Presentations

Created: 1/14/2025 11:18 AM

Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee - Bill Hearing

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 2:30 PM - West Miller Senate Building, Room 2, Annapolis, MD

2:30 PM - West Miller Senate Building, Room 2, Annapolis, MD

Sens Brooks and Kagan

Maryland Environmental Service - Membership of Board of Directors - Alterations

Chr Education, Energy, and the Environmen

Agriculture - Soil Conservation and Water Quality Plan - Uses of Information

Chr Education, Energy, and the Environmen

Department of Agriculture – Maryland Agricultural Commission and Young Farmers

Chr Education, Energy, and the Environmen

Pesticide and Pest Control - Revisions to Pesticide Applicator's Law and Repeal of Obsolete Provisions

Chr Education, Energy, and the Environmen

Plant Disease Control - Nurseries - Inspection, Certification, and Licensing Fees

Chr Education, Energy, and the Environmen

Environment - Reservoir Augmentation Permit - Establishment

Sen Hester

Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Septic System Upgrade Program

Sens Simonaire and Jackson

Department of the Environment - Notation of Veteran Status and Eligibility for Benefits

Sen Simonaire

Agriculture - Departmental Authority Over Identification, Inspection, and Sale of Cantaloupes - Repeal

Sen Simonaire

Environmental Justice in Confined Aquatic Disposal Act

Finance Committee

Created: 1/14/2025 9:41 AM

Finance Committee - Bill Hearing

1:00 PM - East Miller Senate Building, Room 3, Annapolis, MD

Chr FIN (Dept)

Health Occupations - Nursing - Loan Repayment, Education, and Sunset Extension (Building Opportunities for Nurses Act of 2025)

Sen Gile

State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Revisions

Sen Simonaire, et al

Health Equality for Service Members Act

(Jointly assigned to Finance\Education, Energy, and the Environment)

Sens Simonaire and Jackson

Health Occupations Boards - Notation of Veteran Status and Eligibility for Benefits

Sen Augustine

Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board and Community Forensic Aftercare Program - Established

(Jointly assigned to Finance\Judicial Proceedings)

Sen Augustine

Health Occupations - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Revisions

Sen Augustine

Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Calcium Score Testing

Sen Ellis

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring

Sen Lam

Health Occupations Boards - English Proficiency Requirements and Licensure by Endorsement for Nursing

Sen Benson

Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact

Sen Gile

Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact

(Removed - 1/20/2025 7:36 PM)

Judicial Proceedings Committee Live!

Created: 1/9/2025 4:45 PM

Judicial Proceedings Committee - Bill Hearing

1:00 PM - East Miller Senate Building, Room 2, Annapolis, MD

Sen Corderman

Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Study on Location of Individuals Prior to and Following Incarceration

SB 84 is a prior introduction. The committee will hear from 2 proponents and 2 opponents.

Sen Benson

Juvenile Law - Probation and Treatment Services - Required Disposition (Parental Accountability Act)

Sen Hettleman

Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole

SB 181 is a prior introduction. The committee will hear from 2 proponents and 2 opponents.

Sen Salling

Juvenile Child Sex Offenders - Juvenile Sex Offender Registry and Prohibition on In-Person School Attendance

(Jointly assigned to Judicial Proceedings\Education, Energy, and the Environment)

Sen Kagan

Vehicle Laws - Obscured or Modified Registration Plates

SB 322 is a prior introduction. The Committee will hear from 2 proponents and 2 opponents.

(Added - 1/20/2025 1:47 PM)

Sen Simonaire, et al

Transportation Equality for Service Members Act

(Jointly assigned to Judicial Proceedings\Education, Energy, and the Environment)

(Added - 1/16/2025 5:00 PM)

Sen Carozza, et al

Family Law – Child Custody Evaluators – Qualifications

Sen Love

Adult Protective Services - Investigations and Disclosure of Information

(Added - 1/20/2025 1:47 PM)

Sen Sydnor

Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence

Witnesses will have one-minute to testify on SB 292 given the large number of witnesses signed up to provide oral testimony.

(Added - 1/16/2025 5:00 PM)

Sen West, et al

Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83

SB 338 is a prior introduction. The Committee will hear from the sponsor only.

(Added - 1/20/2025 1:47 PM)

House

Appropriations Committee

Created: 1/24/2025 3:22 PM

Appropriations Committee - Briefing

1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 120, Annapolis, MD

Agenda

Meeting Materials

Created: 1/17/2025 1:51 PM

Appropriations Committee - Bill Hearing

1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 120, Annapolis, MD

1:30 PM - House Office Building, Room 120, Annapolis, MD

Del Wu

Education - School Building Energy Usage - Monthly Report

Del Edelson

Department of Transportation - Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle Bonds - Light Rail Replacement Vehicles

Del J. Lewis

Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program - Acquisition of Land

Del Solomon

Employment Standards – Firefighters – Payment of Wages and Payroll Information

Del Charkoudian

Public School Construction and Renovation - Solar Canopies for School Parking Lots - Underground Infrastructure

Del Griffith

Education - Safe Schools Fund - Grant Allocations

Del Fair, et al

Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth

Del Vogel

Declaration of Rights - Right to Organize

Economic Matters Committee

Created: 1/16/2025 5:03 PM

Economic Matters Committee - Bill Hearing

1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 230, Annapolis, MD

Dels Stewart and Griffith

Consumer Protection – Electronic Funds Transfers – Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2025)

(Added - 1/16/2025 5:04 PM)

Del Lehman, et al

Consumer Protection - Automatic Tip Prompt Screen - Requirements

(Added - 1/16/2025 5:04 PM)

Del Queen

Commercial Law - Attachment of Wages - Exemptions (Exempt Income Protection Act)

(Added - 1/16/2025 5:04 PM)

Del Stewart

Civil Actions - Consumer Contracts - Limitations Periods

Dels Boafo and Vogel

Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force - Establishment

Environment and Transportation Committee

Created: 1/13/2025 2:41 PM

Environment and Transportation Committee - Briefing

1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 250, Annapolis, MD

State of Agriculture Agenda

Created: 1/8/2025 3:56 PM

Environment and Transportation Committee - Bill Hearing

1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 250, Annapolis, MD

2:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 250, Annapolis, MD

Chr ENT (Dept)

Maryland Department of Planning – Modernization

Chr ENT (Dept)

Department of Housing and Community Development - Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program - Local Rehabilitation Program Administration

Chr ENT (Dept)

Housing and Community Development – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions – Issuance of Loans and Achievement of Targets

Chr ENT (Dept)

Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program and Fund - Alterations

Del Bagnall

Insurance Pooling - Public Entity - Definition

Del Rosenberg

Residential Property - Assignment of Contracts of Sale - Disclosure Requirements and Rescission

Del Stein

Public Safety - Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing for Fuel Gas Piping Systems - Requirements and Prohibitions

Del Ruff

Real Property - Residential Contracts of Sale - Buyer Privacy Rights

(Added - 1/15/2025 11:31 AM)

Del Bouchat

Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule

(Added - 1/15/2025 11:31 AM)

Del Allen

Residential Leases - Late Payment Penalties - Calculation

(Added - 1/15/2025 11:31 AM)

Del Addison

Discrimination in Housing - Consumer Credit History

(Removed - 1/15/2025 2:04 PM)

Del Addison

Individuals Experiencing Homelessness - Address Requirements - Prohibition

(Removed - 1/15/2025 2:04 PM)

Del Smith

Restrictions on Use - Solar Collector Systems - Alteration

(Removed - 1/20/2025 10:55 PM)

Health and Government Operations Committee

Canceled

Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill Hearing

1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 240, Annapolis, MD

Chr HGO (Dept)

Health Insurance – Federal Conformity – Definitions of Health Benefit Plan

Created: 1/10/2025 12:57 PM

Health and Government Operations Committee - Briefing

1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 240, Annapolis, MD

Agenda
MIA Presentation
MHBE Presentation

MIA and MHBE on the Impact of the ACA in Maryland

Created: 1/8/2025 3:03 PM

Health and Government Operations Committee - Bill Hearing

2:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 240, Annapolis, MD

Bill agenda has been updated for bill hearing.

Chr HGO (Dept)

Health Insurance – Federal Conformity – Definitions of Health Benefit Plan

(Added - 1/10/2025 11:10 AM)

Chr HGO (Dept)

Department of Service and Civic Innovation - Maryland Corps Program Service Year Option Pathways - Revisions

(Jointly assigned to Health and Government Operations\Appropriations)

Chr HGO (Dept)

Health Occupations - Nursing - Loan Repayment, Education, and Sunset Extension (Building Opportunities for Nurses Act of 2025)

Del Bagnall

State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Revisions

Del Bagnall

Dental Services - Qualification for Maryland Dent-Care Program and Study on Use of Dental Online Credentialing

(Jointly assigned to Health and Government Operations\Appropriations)

Dels Bagnall and Stein

Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact

(Removed - 1/21/2025 3:49 PM)

Public Health and Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee - (Health and Government Operations Committee)

Created: 1/17/2025 2:06 PM

Public Health and Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee - Briefing

11:00 AM - Zoom / YouTube

Briefing on PFAS

Created: 1/23/2025 3:19 PM

Public Health and Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee - Work Session

11:30 AM - Zoom / YouTube

Or immediately after briefing

HB46 and HB94

Judiciary Committee

Created: 1/10/2025 10:29 AM

Judiciary Committee - Briefing

11:00 AM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD

Fiscal Briefing

Created: 1/10/2025 2:22 PM

Judiciary Committee - Bill Hearing

1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD

** Bill Sponsor testimony limited to 3 minutes. All others limited to 2 minutes **

Del Kaufman, et al

Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation

Del Addison

Criminal Procedure – District Court Commissioners and False Statements

Del Fair, et al

Public Health - Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Repeal

Del Metzgar

Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Program

Del Young

Public Safety - Safe Neighborhoods - Pilot Program

Del Young

Criminal Procedure - Crime Solvers Reward Fund - Establishment

(Jointly assigned to Judiciary\Appropriations)

Chr JUD (Dept)

Public Safety - Statewide DNA Database System, DNA Collection, and Penalties - Alterations

Chr JUD (Dept)

Maryland Correctional Training Commission – Membership

Chr JUD (Dept)

Criminal Procedure - Sexual Assault Exam and Treatment Reimbursement

Del Valentine

Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Study on Location of Individuals Prior to and Following Incarceration

Del Embry

Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree

Del Simpson

Intercepted Communications - Penalty

Del Cardin

Criminal Procedure - Incompetency to Stand Trial Dismissal

Del Cardin

Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia - Prohibitions and Penalties

Del Healey

Public Safety - Missing Person Reports - Collection and Publication

(Removed - 1/15/2025 11:15 AM)

Chr JUD (Dept)

Public Safety - Rape Kit Collection, Testing, and Tracking Grant Fund - Alterations

(Removed - 1/21/2025 12:37 PM)

Ways and Means Committee

Created: 1/8/2025 2:51 PM

Ways and Means Committee - Bill Hearing

1:00 PM - House Office Building, Room 130, Annapolis, MD

Chr W&M (Dept)

Property Tax – Tax Sales – Revisions

Chr W&M (Dept)

Election Law – Special Elections

Del Foley

General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office

This bill is sponsor only, oral testimony.

Del Foley

Short-Term Rentals and Home Amenity Rentals - Taxation, Regulation, and Crimes

(Jointly assigned to Ways and Means\Environment and Transportation)

Del Wilkins

Election Law - Absentee Ballot Application - Sending to Eligible Voters Before Primary Elections

This bill is sponsor only, oral testimony.

Del Harris

Election Law - Pretrial Detainees - Absentee Ballots

Del Fair, et al

Elections - Ranked-Choice Voting in Contests for Presidential Nomination and Certification of Election-Supporting Technology

Del Fair, et al

Vehicle Excise Tax - Rate Increase

Del Fair, et al

Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property

Del Qi

Manufacturing Business Personal Property Tax - Exemption

(Removed - 1/17/2025 1:13 PM)

Del R. Long, et al

Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification

(Removed - 1/28/2025 11:38 AM)

Del R. Long, et al

Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity

(Removed - 1/28/2025 11:38 AM)

Del R. Long

Election Law - Polling Places - Establishing Voter Identity (Voter Privacy Act of 2025)

(Removed - 1/28/2025 11:38 AM)

Del R. Long

Election Law - Voter Registration List - Absentee Voters (Absentee Ballot Transparency Act of 2025)

(Removed - 1/28/2025 11:38 AM)

Other

Blueprint for Maryland's Future Accountability and Implementation Board

Created: 1/14/2025 8:57 AM

9:00 AM - Virtual/In Person Meeting

Joint Board Meeting with the Maryland State Board of Education
In-person location: MSDE, 200 West Baltimore St., Baltimore
To view the video link, agenda, and meeting materials to be posted prior to the meeting click here