Maryland 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB893
Introduced
1/30/25
Refer
1/30/25
Report Pass
3/10/25
Engrossed
3/12/25
Refer
3/12/25
Report Pass
3/27/25
Enrolled
4/2/25
Chaptered
5/13/25
Passed
5/13/25
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to suspend for up to 5 years for a first violation, rather than revoke, a person's oyster authorization for knowingly committing certain violations; providing for the reinstatement for certain persons of an oyster authorization and an entitlement to engage or work in the oyster fishery; altering a certain offense related to the use of prohibited gear; and repealing the 90-day time period within which a certain administrative hearing must be held.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB894
Introduced
1/30/25
Refer
1/30/25
Report Pass
3/3/25
Engrossed
3/6/25
Refer
3/7/25
Report Pass
3/31/25
Enrolled
4/4/25
Chaptered
5/13/25
Passed
5/13/25
Authorizing the Secretary of Natural Resources to issue an incidental taking permit for the Indiana bat, the northern long-eared bat, the tricolor bat, or the eastern small-footed bat if an applicant submits a certain conservation plan and the Secretary makes certain findings.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB895
Introduced
1/30/25
Refer
1/30/25
Report Pass
2/19/25
Engrossed
2/25/25
Refer
2/26/25
Report Pass
4/3/25
Enrolled
4/4/25
Chaptered
4/8/25
Passed
4/8/25
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; and altering the application of certain provisions of law governing the regulation of business, economic development, insurance, and labor and employment to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB896
Introduced
1/30/25
Refer
1/30/25
Providing that a certain landlord may not refuse to rent to a prospective tenant who pays rent with the assistance of an income-based housing subsidy under certain circumstances; providing that a certain landlord may collect financial information from a perspective tenant under certain circumstances; and providing that violation of the Act is a discriminatory housing practice and is subject to enforcement by the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB897
Introduced
1/30/25
Refer
1/30/25
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Maryland Energy Administration, to make certain estimations and determinations regarding electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging infrastructure; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Maryland Energy Administration, to develop plans and implement programs to increase the electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the State; etc.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB898
Introduced
1/30/25
Refer
1/30/25
Repealing an exemption for certain rental vehicles from the vehicle excise tax; and imposing a vehicle excise tax on 3.5% of the fair market value of a rental vehicle.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB899
Introduced
1/30/25
Refer
1/30/25
Report Pass
3/15/25
Engrossed
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim January as Muslim American Heritage Month and May as Jewish American Heritage Month; and requiring the proclamations to urge certain organizations to observe the months with certain programs and activities.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB9
Introduced
1/8/24
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Engrossed
2/13/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
4/2/25
Enrolled
4/3/25
Chaptered
5/13/25
Passed
5/13/25
Altering certain definitions related to the Food Resiliency Council; defining what constitutes "healthy food priority areas" as predominantly lower-income areas that have limited access to retail outlets that sell affordable, healthy foods; defining "wasted food" as food not used for its intended purpose; requiring the Council to make recommendations to increase the availability of local foods, create market opportunities for Maryland food businesses, and expand access to small scale food production infrastructure; etc.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB90
Introduced
1/8/24
Introduced
1/8/25
Refer
1/8/24
Refer
1/8/25
Establishing the Project Restore Program within the Department of Housing and Community Development; authorizing the Department to distribute Program funds to certain place-based community development organizations and units of local governments; requiring certain recipients of Program funds to distribute subgrants to certain qualified entities; and specifying the eligible uses of Program funds.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB900
Introduced
1/30/25
Refer
1/30/25
Requiring each electric company in the State to submit to the Public Service Commission for approval a specific rate schedule for certain data center customers with certain required provisions, including minimum durations, financial responsibilities, and fees.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB901
Introduced
1/30/25
Refer
1/30/25
Increasing from 9.5% to 12.2%, beginning in fiscal year 2028, the percentage used to calculate a capital grant based on highway user revenues that is required to be appropriated to Baltimore City.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB902
Introduced
1/30/25
Refer
1/30/25
Report Pass
4/7/25
Providing that a certain base fee established by the Department of the Environment that is paid by a certain generator of coal combustion by-products is not less than $2.30 per ton; altering the factors that the Department is required to consider in establishing the fee; establishing the Statewide Coal Combustion By-Products Coordinating Committee to share information, monitoring results, and certain remedial actions with respect to certain coal combustion by-product sites; etc.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB903
Introduced
1/30/25
Refer
1/30/25
Prohibiting the State or a local government, or an agency of the State or a local government, from filing an action for monetary damages or alleged economic damages against a business for the adverse effects of global warming or climate change in the State.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB904
Introduced
1/30/25
Refer
1/30/25
Requiring the Department of Planning, in consultation with the Maryland Energy Administration, to conduct a study to identify and evaluate land owned by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services for the siting of new solar energy projects; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations on or before October 1, 2027.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland House Bill HB905
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
1/31/25
Report Pass
3/12/25
Engrossed
3/13/25
Refer
3/17/25
Report Pass
4/4/25
Requiring certain hospitals licensed in the State to establish and maintain a clinical staffing committee and to implement a clinical staffing plan; requiring each clinical staffing committee to develop a clinical staffing plan; requiring by July 1 each year, each hospital's clinical staffing committee to conduct a review of the clinical staffing plan for certain purposes; and requiring by January 1, 2027, each hospital to implement a clinical staffing plan and assign personnel in accordance with the plan.