Maryland 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB717
Introduced
1/27/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
3/12/25
Engrossed
3/13/25
Refer
3/17/25
Report Pass
4/5/25
Enrolled
4/7/25
Chaptered
5/13/25
Passed
5/13/25
Altering provisions of law regarding the acquisition of real property by the Department of Natural Resources; establishing a Land and Property Management Program in the Department to process certain transactions; authorizing the Department and the Natural Resources Police to establish affiliated foundations; authorizing the Governor to transfer certain Program Open Space funds to the Department under certain circumstances; altering and repealing certain provisions of law regarding the use of Program Open Space local funding; etc.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB718
Introduced
1/27/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
3/10/25
Engrossed
3/11/25
Refer
3/12/25
Report Pass
4/3/25
Enrolled
4/5/25
Chaptered
5/20/25
Passed
5/20/25
Establishing the Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission to monitor and assess the impact of potential and actual federal changes to specified health care programs and to provide recommendations for State and local action to protect the access of residents of the State to affordable health coverage; and requiring the Commission to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any legislative proposals, to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31 each year.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB719
Introduced
1/27/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
3/10/25
Engrossed
3/12/25
Refer
3/12/25
Report Pass
4/2/25
Enrolled
4/4/25
Chaptered
5/13/25
Passed
5/13/25
Repealing certain advertising and public hearing requirements for proposed regulations implementing the State Boat Act; increasing certain funding thresholds for certain projects financed by the Waterway Improvement Fund; and altering the fees for manufacturer and dealer licenses, certificates of number, Maryland use stickers, and the issuance of certificates of title, transfer of title, or duplicate or corrected certificates of title.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB72
Introduced
1/8/24
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/25
Establishing the Maryland Civic Excellence Program as a voluntary program in which local school systems may participate to recognize students and public schools that promote the civic readiness and civic engagement of students in public schools in the State; establishing minimum criteria for the award of a Seal of Civic Excellence and designation as a Center of Civic Excellence; and requiring participating local school systems to submit an annual report to the Department of Education.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB720
Introduced
1/27/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
3/3/25
Engrossed
3/6/25
Refer
3/7/25
Report Pass
4/2/25
Enrolled
4/7/25
Chaptered
5/13/25
Passed
5/13/25
Repealing provisions of law relating to the Somers Cove Marina Commission, the Somers Cove Marina Improvement Fund, and the operation of Somers Cove Marina; requiring the Secretary to develop a master plan for the operation and improvement of services at Somers Cove Marina by October 1, 2027; requiring all revenue received by the Department from activities associated with Somers Cove Marina be deposited in the Natural Resources Property Maintenance Fund; establishing the Somers Cove Marina Advisory Commission; etc.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB721
Introduced
1/27/25
Refer
1/27/25
Altering the circumstances under which an equity court is authorized to grant visitation rights to a grandparent of a child to include that the petition for visitation rights was filed after an action for divorce, annulment, custody, or paternity was filed by a parent of the child; and requiring an equity court to grant certain visitation rights if the child resided with the grandparent for at least 12 months, or the child's parent, who is the child of the grandparent, is deceased, and the court finds it in the best interest of the child.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB722
Introduced
1/27/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/24/25
Engrossed
2/27/25
Refer
2/28/25
Report Pass
3/27/25
Enrolled
4/2/25
Chaptered
5/20/25
Passed
5/20/25
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to submit reports on or before December 1, 2025, and December 1, 2026, to the Senate Finance Committee, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the House Health and Government Operations Committee, and the House Appropriations Committee on the oversight of substance use disorder treatment programs and recovery residences.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB723
Introduced
1/27/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
3/10/25
Engrossed
3/11/25
Refer
3/12/25
Report Pass
3/24/25
Enrolled
4/1/25
Chaptered
4/8/25
Passed
4/8/25
Requiring the State Board of Dental Examiners to issue a license or certification to certain applicants licensed or certified by another state within 15 business days after receiving the completed application; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a plan for a temporary or permanent authorization to practice a health occupation in the State for certain individuals who left employment with a federal agency after January 20, 2025; requiring the Department to submit the plan by October 1, 2025 to certain committees; etc.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB724
Introduced
1/27/25
Refer
1/27/25
Establishing the Commission on Abandoned and Neglected Maryland Cemeteries within the Office of Cemetery Oversight to establish standard definitions for neglected and abandoned cemeteries, support the development of a statewide inventory of cemeteries and burial sites in the State, develop recommendations relating to historical cemeteries concentrating on abandoned African American cemeteries; and requiring the Commission to submit an annual report by December 1 with its recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB725
Introduced
1/27/25
Refer
1/27/25
Altering the definition of "dually enrolled student" to include a nonpublic secondary school student and a home school student to be eligible to apply for the Part-Time Grant Program and the Early College Access Grant.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB726
Introduced
1/27/25
Refer
1/27/25
Expanding eligibility for the homestead property tax credit to include additional residences.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB727
Introduced
1/27/25
Refer
1/27/25
Authorizing an applicant for a driver's license or a license holder to voluntarily disclose to the Motor Vehicle Administration certain information regarding certain medical diagnoses; requiring the Administration to include a description of the voluntary disclosure in the applicant's or license holder's driving record; and providing that the voluntary disclosure may be removed from an individual's driver's record on request.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB728
Introduced
1/27/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
3/13/25
Engrossed
3/14/25
Refer
3/17/25
Report Pass
3/31/25
Enrolled
4/3/25
Chaptered
5/20/25
Passed
5/20/25
Altering the allowable uses of the Opioid Restitution Fund to provide funds for the operating expenses and personnel costs for investigations, enforcement actions, and other activities conducted by the Opioids Enforcement Unit within the Office of the Attorney General that are related to the recovery of funds from opioid-related judgments or settlements; and requiring, beginning October 1, 2025, the Office of the Attorney General to report annually to the General Assembly on the status of activity of the Opioids Enforcement Unit.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB729
Introduced
1/27/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
3/3/25
Engrossed
3/6/25
Refer
3/10/25
Report Pass
3/27/25
Enrolled
4/2/25
Chaptered
5/20/25
Passed
5/20/25
Altering the training that the Maryland Department of Health is authorized to provide under the Overdose Response Program to include emphasis on the restoration of breathing, avoiding withdrawal, and compassionate postoverdose support and care; clarifying that the use of the Opioid Restitution Fund is subject to certain restrictions; and altering the authorized uses of the Opioid Restitution Fund so as to include the addressing of racial disparities in access to prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB73
Introduced
1/8/24
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/25
Report Pass
2/24/25
Engrossed
2/27/25
Refer
2/28/25
Report Pass
3/27/25
Enrolled
4/2/25
Chaptered
4/8/25
Passed
4/8/25
Increasing the noncompetitive threshold for State leases of real property from less than 2,500 square feet to up to 5,000 square feet; altering the time frame during which the State is required to advertise the need for rental of building space from at least 30 days to 20 days before proposals for lease are due; requiring the advertisement to be in certain newspapers providing notice to at least the people of the affected locality; and requiring the notice to be posted on the Department's website and eMaryland Marketplace.