Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1487 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1487
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1487
8	8	P5 5lr3560
9	9	CF SB 558
10	10	By: Delegate Mangione
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 12, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	General Assembly – Fiscal Notes – Family Impact Statement 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring the fiscal note for proposed legislation prepared by the 3
21	21	Department of Legislative Services to include a family impact statement; prohibiting 4
22	22	a committee from voting on a bill unless a family impact statement is attached to or 5
23	23	included in the fiscal note; and generally relating to the family impact of proposed 6
24	24	legislation. 7
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26	26	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
27	27	Article – State Government 9
28	28	Section 2–1501 and 2–1505(a) and (e) 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
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32	32	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 13
33	33	Article – State Government 14
34	34	Section 2–1505(c)(1) and (4) 15
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
36	36	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
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38	38	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
39	39	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
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41	41	Article – State Government 20
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43	43	2–1501. 21
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45	45	(a) In this Part I of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 22
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47	47	(b) “Bill” includes a joint resolution. 23
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51	51	(C) “FAMILY” MEANS A GROUP OF FAM ILY MEMBERS UNITED B Y 1
52	52	BIOLOGICAL OR LEGAL BONDS INCLUDING : 2
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54	54	(1) SPOUSES; 3
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56	56	(2) BIOLOGICAL, ADOPTED, FOSTER, OR STEPCHILDREN ; 4
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58	58	(3) BIOLOGICAL, ADOPTED, FOSTER, OR STEPPARENTS ; 5
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60	60	(4) BIOLOGICAL, ADOPTED, FOSTER, OR STEPSIBLINGS ; 6
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62	62	(5) LEGAL GUARDIANS ; AND 7
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64	64	(6) LEGAL WARDS . 8
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66	66	(D) “FAMILY FORMATION ” MEANS THE CREATION O F FAMILIAL RELATIONS 9
67	67	BY BIRTH, MARRIAGE, ADOPTION, OR LEGAL GUARD IANSHIP. 10
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69	69	(E) “FAMILY WELFARE ” MEANS THE WELFARE OF THE FAMILY AND ITS 11
70	70	MEMBERS. 12
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72	72	[(c)] (F) “Mandate” means a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit 13
73	73	to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local 14
74	74	government unit. 15
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76	76	[(d)] (G) “Mandated appropriation” means a requirement in a bill that the 16
77	77	Governor provide a certain level of funding in the annual budget bill for a specific program 17
78	78	in the State. 18
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80	80	(H) “MARRIAGE AND FAMILY S TABILITY” MEANS THE FU NCTIONING OF THE 19
81	81	MARITAL OR FAMILY RE LATIONSHIP UNINTERRU PTED BY ABANDONMENT , ABUSE, 20
82	82	MARITAL SEPARATION , ANNULMENT , OR DIVORCE. 21
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84	84	2–1505. 22
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86	86	(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a committee may not vote on a 23
87	87	bill unless: 24
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89	89	(1) a fiscal note accompanies the bill; [and] 25
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91	91	(2) if the bill affects the funding of a State pension system, an actuarial 26
92	92	analysis of the bill is attached to or summarized in the note or the analysis is waived; AND 27
93	93	HOUSE BILL 1487 3
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96	96	(3) THE FAMILY IMPACT ST ATEMENT REQUIRED UND ER SUBSECTION 1
97	97	(E)(4) OF THIS SECTION IS A TTACHED TO OR INCLUD ED IN THE NOTE. 2
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99	99	(c) (1) The Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services shall 3
100	100	have that Department prepare a fiscal note for each bill. 4
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102	102	(4) The Department of Legislative Services shall send a copy of a fiscal note 5
103	103	for a bill to the committee to which the bill is referred and to the primary sponsor of the 6
104	104	bill. 7
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106	106	(e) (1) A fiscal note for a bill shall contain an estimate of the fiscal impact of 8
107	107	the bill on the revenues and expenditures of the State government and of local 9
108	108	governments: 10
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110	110	(i) during the year in which the bill is to become effective and the 11
111	111	next 4 years after that year; and 12
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113	113	(ii) if the full fiscal impact of a bill is not expected to occur during 13
114	114	those years, during each year until and the first year during which that impact is expected 14
115	115	to occur. 15
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117	117	(2) If a bill, as introduced or amended, imposes a mandate on a local 16
118	118	government unit, the fiscal note for the bill shall contain: 17
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120	120	(i) a statement that clearly identifies the imposition of the mandate; 18
121	121	and 19
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123	123	(ii) an estimate of the fiscal impact of the mandate and, if applicable 20
124	124	and if data is available, the effect on local property tax rates. 21
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126	126	(3) If a bill, as introduced or amended, requires a mandated appropriation, 22
127	127	the fiscal note for the bill shall contain: 23
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129	129	(i) a statement that clearly identifies the imposition of the 24
130	130	mandated appropriation; and 25
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132	132	(ii) an estimate of the fiscal impact of the mandated appropriation. 26
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134	134	(4) A FISCAL NOTE FOR A BI LL SHALL INCLUDE A FAMILY I MPACT 27
135	135	STATEMENT: 28
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137	137	(I) INDICATING WHETHER T HE BILL MAY OR WILL HAVE AN 29
138	138	IMPACT ON FAMILIES I N THE STATE; 30
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140	140	(II) IF THE BILL MAY OR W ILL HAVE AN IMPACT O N FAMILIES IN 31
141	141	THE STATE, SPECIFYING THE BASIS FOR THE ASSESSMENT , AND THE TYPE AND 32 4 HOUSE BILL 1487
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144	144	CATEGORY OF IMPACT , INCLUDING INFLUENCE ON MARRIAGE AND FAMI LY 1
145	145	STABILITY, MARRIAGE PROMOTION , FAMILY FORMATION , AND FAMILY WELFARE ; 2
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148	148	(III) SPECIFYING THE BASIS AND METHODOLOGY USED IN THE 4
149	149	ANALYSIS REQUIRED UN DER ITEMS (I) AND (II) OF THIS PARAGR APH. 5
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151	151	[(4)] (5) A fiscal note shall identify the sources of the information that the 6
152	152	Department used in preparing the estimates of fiscal impact. 7
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154	154	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 8
155	155	October 1, 2025. 9
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