Video & Transcript : 'Senate streaming session for Thursday, January 30, 2025' :
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- Thank you for that, Senator.
- </c><00:12:23.680><c> Senate</c> head-on and early in session. Senate head-on and early in session.
- Thank you for your time, Senator.
- From January to October of 2025, in the counties that had 287G agreements for all or part of the year
- I move the Senate of Maryland stand adjourned until Friday, January 30th, for a pro forma session at
Summary:
The Senate reconvened after a snow delay, heard an invocation from Reverend Scott Shelton, and conducted several floor introductions and recognitions, including birthday wishes for staff, a welcome for a temporary office staffer, recognition of the Center for Urban Families, and introduction of the week’s pages. The chamber then approved the prior journal and moved through bill and bond initiative readings, referring the listed measures to their standing committees or the capital budget subcommittee.
The first substantive action was adoption of a favorable committee report on Senate Bill 17, an emergency bill authorizing the Baltimore City Board of Licensed Commissioners to issue a related event promoters permit for the CIAA tournament. The floor leader said the bill had no amendments, no fiscal impact, and no opposition in committee. The Senate adopted the report without objection and ordered the bill printed for third reading.
The Senate then took up Senate Bill 1 from the Judicial Proceedings Committee, which would require the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to adopt a statewide policy on law enforcement face coverings, apply it to state, local, and federal officers in Maryland, and enforce violations through a civil citation and discipline. The committee report included two amendments: one technical and one making the policy statewide and preempting local policies. During extended debate, the bill’s sponsor argued that masks undermine transparency and trust and that the measure would create a uniform standard. A senator from Frederick County questioned whether the bill would effectively create a policy for federal agents without Maryland-specific training and raised concerns about enforcement, temporary detention, complaints, and possible conflicts with federal authority. The sponsor responded that officers would retain discretion, that the bill would be enforced through civil citations, and that similar civil enforcement mechanisms have been upheld in Maryland. No final vote on the amended report is shown in the transcript excerpt.
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- President. >> All right, Senator, today on this Thursday, January 22nd, we are pleased to have Reverend
- And uh welcome. their legislative priorities for this their legislative priorities for this session.<
- Thank you for being with us. Uh, yes, Senator from Charles County. into the Senate.
- I know they'll be back later in session for another week, but I wanted to thank them for being with us
- President, I move the Senate of Maryland stand adjourned until Friday, uh, January 22nd for an 11:00
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- President. >> All right, Senators, we are very pleased today on the second day of session, January 15th
- Uh, senator from Baltimore City. >> 2 p.m. for ethics. 2 p.m. for ethics.
- Please, for our organizational meeting, feel free to bring your staff. >> That was 9:30.
- Thank you for catching you, Senator. Thank you for catching that. that. that.
- Uh, Senator from Montgomery County. >> Is this a good time for an announcement?
Summary:
The Maryland Senate convened on January 15 with a prayer offered by Reverend Sheridan Almond of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Kensington, introduced as a guest of the senator from the 18th district. Her remarks were journalized without objection. The chamber also welcomed several guests, including Carter Pry, a recent Crofton High School graduate interested in cybersecurity and AI, interns Isabelle War and Daniel Mora, and the Catonsville Middle School Student Council and adviser Katie Tucci. Members also recognized the day’s pages and thanked them for their service.
The only bill read at the desk was Senate Bill 232, by Senator Salling, concerning state procurement preferences for historically underutilized business zone businesses; it was referred to the appropriate standing committee. Committee announcements followed, with Finance, Education, Energy, and the Environment, Judicial Proceedings, and Ethics all scheduling organizational meetings and related briefings later that day. Additional announcements noted Baltimore City and Baltimore County delegation meetings, a Fire EMS Coalition meeting, and Cecil Day events in Annapolis.
A senator from Montgomery County highlighted an art exhibit, Art in Full Spectrum, on the fourth floor of the House office building, featuring artists with disabilities from many districts and a future reception. The Senate then confirmed a quorum of 45 members and, on motion of the majority leader, adjourned pro forma until Friday, January 16 at 11:00 a.m.
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- January 22nd, 2026.
- The Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee will be meeting today at 2:30 in room 150 for a briefing
- meeting today at 2:30 in room 150<00:10:48.560><c> for</c><00:10:48.800><c> a</c><00:10:49.040><c> briefing
- We'd like to invite all of you to Harry Browne's from 11 to 1:30 for a free lunch.
- </c> January 23rd at 11:00 a.m. January 23rd at 11:00 a.m.
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The House met in session with 127 members initially present, opened with prayer and the journal reading, and then took up introductory business. House Bills 394 through 444 were read the first time and referred to the appropriate committees, and Introductory House Bond Initiatives Number Two was referred to Appropriations. The Speaker also announced and the House adopted appointments to the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics and the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee.
Most of the meeting consisted of committee and delegation announcements. Appropriations, Environment and Transportation, Health, Judiciary, and Ways and Means all announced briefings later that day, while several other committees said they would not meet. Delegations from Frederick, Anne Arundel, the Eastern Shore, Prince George’s, Montgomery, Charles, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Southern Maryland announced upcoming meetings, many by Zoom. A Montgomery County delegate also announced a Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee briefing on the Department of Social and Economic Mobility.
The floor included multiple guest and caucus recognitions. The Women’s Caucus promoted a service drive for hygiene, baby, and women’s products for the YMCA Druid Hill pantry, and the Legislative Black Caucus announced new leadership, with Chair N. Scott Phillips and Senate Vice Chair Shaneka Henson. The House welcomed visitors for Maryland Bankers Association Day, Transportation Association of Maryland advocacy day, the Maryland chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies, CPA Day, and sportsmen and sportswomen day, along with student visitors and a guest of a Prince George’s County delegate. No substantive debate or recorded votes occurred beyond the adoption of committee appointments, and the House adjourned until Friday, January 23 at 11:00 a.m.
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- With three of the critical members present for the pro forma session, Maryland is now back again in session
- </c><00:01:20.640><c> session</c> week only having one full Senate session week only having one full
- Clerk will read the bond initiatives. >> Number one, Senator King, Community Services for Adults and
- confirmation by the Maryland State Senate an appointment made during the 2025 recess of the General
- With three members present for the pro forma session, the Senate remains in session.
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