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2025 Session of the General Assembly

Hearing Date Bill Name Committee Position
01/15/25 SB 70 - County Income Tax - Rate and Income Brackets - Alterations Budget and Taxation Support

 

01/21/25

 

 HB 111 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees Ways and Means  Support

01/21/25

 HB 237 General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures Ways and Means Support
1/21/25 HB 237 General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures Ways and Means

Support with Amendments

 
1/21/25 HB 274 Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Election Plan Requirements Ways and Means

Support with Amendments
01/23/25 HB 153 Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors Ways and Means Support
01/23/25 HB 108 Public Health-Abortion (Heartbeat Bill) Health and Government Operations Oppose
1/28/25

HB 0091 Election Law - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity

 Ways and Means  Oppose
1/28/25

HB 215 Elections – Ranked-Choice Voting – Contests for Presidential Nomination

 Ways and Means Support
1/28/25

HB 115 Election Law - Polling Places - Establishing Voter Identity (Voter Privacy Act of 2025)

 Ways and Means Oppose
1/28/25

HB 253 Election Law – Pretrial Detainees – Absentee Ballots

 Ways and Means Information Only
1/28/25

SB 292 Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence

 Judicial Proceedings Support
1/28/25

HB 174 General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office

 Ways and Means Support
1/29/25

SB 8 Education – Maryland Civic Excellence Program – Established

 Education, Energy, and the Environment Support
1/29/25

HB 72 Education – Maryland Civic Excellence Program – Established

 Ways and Means Support
1/29/25

HB 334: Universal Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services- Program Establishment and Insurance Coverage

 Health and Government Operations Support
1/29/25 SB 311 Government Officials’ Family Protection Act of 2025 Judicial Proceedings  Support
1/30/25

SB 291 Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)

 Judicial Proceedings Support
1/30/25

HB 151 - County Income Tax - Rate and Income Brackets - Alterations

 Ways and Means Support
1/30/25

HB 297 - Maryland Health Benefit Exchange- State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program- Sunset Repeal

 Health and Government Operations Support
2/4/25

HB 317 Election Law – Curbside Voting - Pilot Program

 Ways and Means Information Only
2/4/25 SB 376 - Health Facilities - Delegation of Inspection Authority - Nursing Homes Finance Support
2/4/25

HB 426 - Election Law - Post Election Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits

 Ways and Means Support
2/4/25 HB 412 Elections - Local Boards of Elections and Boards of Canvassers - Open Meeting Requirements (Local Boards of Elections Transparency Act) Ways and Means Support
2/4/25

HB 550 Local Public Campaign Financing – Expansion to Additional Offices

 Ways and Means  support
2/5/25 SB 27 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees Education, Energy, and the Environment Support
2/5/25 SB 93 - Election Law - Absentee Ballot Application - Sending to Eligible Voters Before Primary Elections Education, Energy, and the Environment Support with Amendment
2/5/25 SB 171 General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures Education, Energy, and the Environment Support with Amendment
2/5/25

SB 259 Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Election Plan Requirements

 Education, Energy, and the Environment Support with Amendment
2/6/25 HB 666 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance- Required Coverage for Calcium Score Testing Health and Government Operatins Support
2/6/25 HB 424: Prescription Drug Affordability Board- Authority for Upper Payment Limits (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) Health and Government Operations Support
2/7/25

SB 532 – Police Discipline – Order to Show Cause

 Judicial Proceedings  Oppose
2/11/25 HB 84 - Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025) Appropriations Support
2/11/25  HB 733 Election Law – Elections for County Boards of Education – Party Designation or Affiliation –Certificates of Candidacy and Ballots Ways and Means Support
2/12/25 HB 523 County Boards of Education – Root Causes of Chronic Absenteeism and Expulsion – Investigation and Reporting Ways and Means Support with Amendments
2/12/25 HB 488 Public Schools - Discipline-Related Data - Collection & Publication  Ways and Means Spport
2/13/25 SB 632 – Correctional Services – Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services – Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) Judicial Proceedings Support
2/13/25

SB 37 - Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act)

 Education, Energy, and the Environment Support
2/13/25 HB 628 Highways - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Construction and Reconstruction Environment and Transportation  Support
2/13/25 HB 869 - Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 Health and Government Operations Support
2/14/25 HB 232 - Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program Education, Energy, and the Environment Support
2/14/25 HB 69 - Environment - Plastic Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program Education, Energy, and the Environment Support
2/18/25 HB 874 Property Tax - Special Use Assessment of Country Clubs and Golf
Courses - Repeal 		Ways and Means Support
2/18/25 HB 906 Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Disclosures on Solicitations  (Stop Scam PACs Act) Ways and Means Support
2/18/25

HB 890—Election Law-- Primary Elections - Change of Political Party Affiliation

 Ways and Means Support
2/18/25 HB 837 Task Force to Study Forced Infant Separation from Incarcerated Individuals Judiciary Support
2/18/25

HB 853 Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)

 Judiciary Support
2/19/25 SB 429 Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act Budget and Taxation & Education, Energy and the Environment Oppose
2/19/25 HB 504 Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act Appropriations & Ways and Means Oppose
2/20/25 HB 932 Public Ethics - Conflicts of Interest and Blind Trust – Governor
Environment and Transportation Support
2/20/25 HB 1014 Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025
Ways and Means Support
2/20/25

HB 936 - Health Insurance- Cancellation and Nonrenewal of Coverage- Required Notice

 Health and Government Operations Support
2/20/25

HB 718: Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission- Established

 Health and Government Operations Support with Amendments
2/21/25 SB 714 Public Schools - Discipline-Related Data - Collection & Publication Education, Energy, and the Environment Support
2/21/25 SB 783 Public Schools – Student Fights – School Investigation and Discipline Education, Energy, and the Environment Oppose
2/21/25 HB 348 Highways - Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors Environment and Transportation Support
2/22/25 HB 881 Landlord and Tenant ‒ Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies ‒ Local Just Cause Termination Provisions Environment and Transportation Support
2/25/25 SB 988 - Dental Services- Dental Hygienists in Schools and School-Based Health Centers Finance Support
2/25/25 HB 537 Police Discipline – Order to Show Cause Judiciary Oppose
2/25/25 HB 885 – Public Safety – Police Accountability – Investigation Records Relating to Unfounded and Exonerated Complaints Judiciary Oppose
2/25/25 HB 1463 Transportation – Maryland Transit Administration – Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act of 2025) Appropriations Support
2/26/25 HB 350 Budget Bill R00A03.05 Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today  Ways and Means Oppose
2/26/25 SB 886 Amendments Convention Called Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution - Delegation to the Convention Education, Energy, and the Environment Oppose
2/26/25 SB 723 Public Ethics - Conflicts of Interest and Blind Trust – Governor Education, Energy, and the Environment Support
2/26/25 SB 534 – Election Law – Election Judges - Compensation Education, Energy, and the Environment Informational
2/26/25 SB 633 Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Disclosures on Solicitations (Stop Scam PACs Act) Education, Energy, and the Environment Support
2/26/25 SB 342 Voting Rights Act of 2025 – Counties and Municipalities Education, Energy, and the Environment Support
2/26/25 SB 615 Election Law – Petitions and Ballot Questions – Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures Education, Energy, and the Environment Support
2/26/25 SB Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act) Education, Energy, and the Environment Support
2/27/25 HB 352 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 Ways & Means and Appropriations Support with Amendments
2/27/25 HB 1006 Immigration Enforcement-Sensitive Locations-Guidelines and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) Judiciary Support
2/28/25 SB 321 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 Budget and Taxation Support with Amendments
2/28/25 SB 931– Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) Education, Energy, and the Environment Information Only

3/3/25

 HB 925 Amendments Convention Called Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution - Delegation to the Convention Rules and Executive Nominations Oppose

3/3/25

 HJ 06 - Use of Nuclear Weapons Rules and Executive Nominations Support

3/3/25

 SB 319 Budget Bill R00A03.05 Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Budget and Taxation  Oppose

3/3/25

 HB 1180 Education – Primary and Secondary Schools – Alternative School Options (Right to Learn Act) Ways and Means Support

3/4/25

 HB 822 Declaration of Rights- Religious Freedom, Religious Tests, and Oaths and Affirmations Health and Government Operations Support
3/4/25 HB 1198 - Correctional Services – Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services – Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) Judiciary Support
3/5/25 HB 1242 Primary and Secondary Students- Vision and Hearing Studies and Evaluations Ways and Means Support
3/5/25 SB 687 Child Care Scholarship Program- Youth Transitioning From Foster Placement to Successful Adulthood Pilot Program- Establishment Education, Energy, and the Environment Support
3/5/25 SB 859 Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025 Budget and Taxation Support
3/5/25 SB 926 End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E Pendergrass Act) Judiciary Support
3/5/25 SB 673 Education – Maryland STEM Program – Established Education, Energy, and the Environment Oppose
3/6/25 HB 1469 Taxes - Sugary Beverage Distributor Tax (For Our Kids Act) Ways and Means Support
3/6/25 HB 1447 Education – Maryland STEM Program – Established W&M  Ways and Means Oppose
3/10/25 HB 1143 Dental Services- Dental Hygienists in Schools and School-Based Health Centers Health and Government Operations Support
3/18/25 SB 27 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees Ways and Means Support
3/18/25 SB 2 General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office Ways and Means Support
3/18/25 SB 259 Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Election Plan Requirements Ways and Means Support
3/25/25 SB 543 Election Law – Provisional Ballots – Nonpartisan Board of Education Contests Ways and Means Support
3/27/25

HB 1082 Health Insurance- Individual Market Stabilization- Establishment of the State-Based Health Insurance Subsidies Program

 Finance Support