Maryland 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 136)

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB420

Introduced
1/21/25  
Altering the purpose and authorized uses of the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund by specifying that it may be used only for the protection and restoration of Deep Creek Lake; and extending the termination date applicable to certain provisions relating to the purpose, use, and funding of the Fund to June 30, 2027.
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Maryland Senate Bill SB398

Introduced
1/20/25  
Repealing a certain provision of law requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to expunge certain cases involving charges of possession of cannabis on or before a certain date; and establishing procedures for the automated expungement of certain cases by the Department and the Judiciary.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB376

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
2/24/25  
Engrossed
2/27/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Report Pass
4/5/25  
Enrolled
4/7/25  
Chaptered
5/20/25  
Altering the selection of the membership and chair of the Maryland Cybersecurity Council; requiring beginning on October 1, 2025, and every 2 years thereafter, the Council to elect a chair and vice chair from among the members of the Council; requiring the Council, working with certain entities, to assess and address cybersecurity threats and associated risks from artificial intelligence and quantum computing; etc.
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Maryland Senate Bill SB368

Introduced
1/17/25  
Requiring each county board of education to develop and implement, not later than the 2026-2027 school year, a policy limiting the use of a cellular phone by a student during the school day; and prohibiting the policy from restricting a student's use of a cellular phone for any purpose documented in the student's individualized education program to monitor or address a student's documented health issue during an emergency event or when directed by an educator or administrator for educational purposes.
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Maryland House Bill HB368

Introduced
1/16/25  
Requiring the Governor to annually proclaim May as Maryland Native Plant Month in recognition of the benefits that native plants have on Maryland's natural environment; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and environmental organizations and businesses to observe Maryland Native Plant Month properly.
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Maryland House Bill HB383

Introduced
1/16/25  
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage related to orthoses beginning January 1, 2026; defining "orthoses" as a certain custom device to treat a neuromuscular or musculoskeletal disorder or acquired condition; and establishing that certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations must comply with certain provider network requirements.
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Maryland House Bill HB440

Introduced
1/16/25  
Requiring the State Highway Administration to erect a memorial sign on a certain portion of Maryland Route 210 in Prince George's County remembering individuals who have died in motor vehicle accidents on Maryland Route 210.
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Maryland House Bill HB392

Introduced
1/16/25  
Providing that it is lawful for a person to intercept an oral communication if the person is working as a fair housing tester for a fair housing testing program operated by the federal government, the State, a local government, or a nonprofit civil rights organization under certain circumstances; and providing that the contents of an intercepted oral communication may be used only for the purpose of enforcing federal, State, or local fair housing laws.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB385

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
2/19/25  
Engrossed
2/25/25  
Requiring, beginning July 1, 2026, each business that uses a point-of-sale system that automatically prompts a customer to leave a tip to disclose that the tip is for employees and display a tip amount that is set at zero or a "no-tip" option, subject to certain conditions; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General to make information about the requirements of the Act available on the agencies' public websites; etc.
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Maryland House Bill HB414

Introduced
1/16/25  
Establishing the Mental Health Care Fund for Children and Youth to support improved access to mental health care services to children and youth in the State; imposing a tax on certain annual revenues derived from certain digital social media services in the State; providing for the calculation and collection of the tax; requiring the Comptroller to distribute revenue from the tax in a certain manner; etc.
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Maryland Senate Bill SB358

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
2/17/25  
Engrossed
2/20/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Report Pass
4/5/25  
Enrolled
4/7/25  
Chaptered
5/6/25  
Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $450,000 to the Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library; and requiring the Deaf Culture Digital Library to submit its annual operating budget to the State Library Agency on or before June 1 each year.
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Maryland Senate Bill SB362

Introduced
1/17/25  
Providing that the distribution of a certain forged digital likeness to another constitutes a statement or communication for the purpose of an action for defamation; prohibiting a person from knowingly distributing a certain forged digital likeness under certain circumstances; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a term of imprisonment of up to 3 years or a fine of up to $1,000 or both.
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Maryland Senate Bill SB361

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
3/10/25  
Engrossed
3/12/25  
Refer
3/13/25  
Prohibiting a person from using fraud to influence or attempt to influence a voter's voting decision; and providing that fraud includes the use of synthetic media.
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Maryland Senate Bill SB366

Introduced
1/17/25  
Requiring the State Board of Elections to issue a certain notice to persons the State Board believes are committing or have committed certain campaign finance violations; requiring the State Board to adopt comprehensive regulations establishing an appeal process for persons issued the notice; altering the circumstances under which the State Board is authorized to issue a citation to persons the State Board believes are committing or have committed certain campaign finance violations; etc.
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Maryland House Bill HB366

Introduced
1/16/25  
Authorizing the public disclosure by the Office of the Attorney General of the name and age of a child injured or killed in a police-involved incident resulting in the death or injury of a child, subject to the express consent of the child's parent or guardian.