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Prohibiting an entity from including in a contract for State public art a provision requiring artists to waive copyright protections or certain rights; defining "State public art" as public art commissioned for a project that receives State funding, regardless of whether the State funding directly paid for the public art; and prohibiting enforcement of a certain waiver in an existing …

Establishing a nonprofit organizations navigator within the Department of Commerce to provide technical assistance and work with nonprofits and units of State government to resolve complexities and delays in State grant-making processes, collect and share certain information, and represent nonprofits interest and concerns as a member of the Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council; and requiring the Department to report to …

Proposing a constitutional amendment to require that a special election be held at the same time as the regular statewide primary and general elections that are held in the second year of the term to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate or Senator in the General Assembly if the vacancy occurs on or before the date that is …

Prohibiting individuals convicted of certain crimes in relation to the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, from serving on a board, committee, commission, task force, or workgroup created by state law, in the executive service of state government, or in a special appointment in state government; and requiring an appointing authority to take certain actions to …

Requiring that the accessible online absentee ballot application provided by the State Board of Elections include certain information for voters that choose to receive an absentee ballot provided by the Internet; prohibiting certain voters on permanent absentee ballot status from receiving a recurring absentee ballot provided by the Internet; and altering the contents of a certain communication sent to certain …

Prohibiting a person from swiping the driver's license or ID card of an individual except for certain purposes; prohibiting a person that swipes a driver's license or ID card from storing, selling, or sharing the personal information collected except under certain circumstances; authorizing certain persons to use personal information collected through swiping only for certain purposes; authorizing a governmental entity …

Requiring instead of authorizing the Board of Architects to deny, reprimand, or suspend a license to practice architecture or a permit to operate a business through which an individual may practice architecture under certain circumstances; providing that the Board may deny, reprimand, or suspend a certain license or permit if a certain individual fraudulently misrepresents that the individual holds a …

Requiring each public senior higher education institution and community college to submit a report on contraception access to the Maryland Higher Education Commission each year; requiring the Commission to submit a report on contraception access to the General Assembly each year beginning October 1, 2026; and requiring each community college to provide students with access to all methods of over-the-counter …

Requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations for the review, certification, and decertification of election-supporting technology and to review and evaluate election-supporting technology on or before January 1 each year; and requiring that the regulations be adopted by December 1, 2026.

Establishing the Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits Loan Program in the Maryland Clean Energy Center to provide financial assistance in the form of no-interest loans to nonprofit organizations for the planning, purchase, and installation of qualifying energy systems and for actions that improve energy efficiency; establishing the Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits Loan Fund; authorizing the …

Prohibiting a person from intentionally, willfully, and without authorization committing a certain act with the intent to interrupt or impair the functioning of critical infrastructure; providing that a person convicted of violating the Act is guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine not to exceed $50,000, or both; etc.

Prohibiting certain charitable organizations from participating in or intervening in a political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate for public office; authorizing the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, acting jointly, to order a 2-year revocation of certain tax-exempt statuses if a certain determination is made; requiring the Comptroller and the Director of the State …

Increasing the minimum gross income amounts from charitable contributions at which a charitable organization must include a certain audit or a certain review with a registration statement; increasing the amount of cash receipts from charitable contributions the Secretary of State may accept an affidavit attesting to under certain circumstances; increasing the maximum amount of gross income of a charitable organization …

Prohibiting an entity from including in a contract for certain State public art a provision requiring artists to waive copyright rights; defining "State public art" as public art commissioned for a project that receives State funding, regardless of whether the State funding directly paid for the public art; requiring certain State public art to be registered with the Maryland State …

Altering the requirements for signs displaying a standard price and a conditional price for motor fuel products at retail service stations; and authorizing the Comptroller to assess certain penalties under certain circumstances.

Altering the procedures for the selection of presidential elector nominees and alternate presidential elector nominees; requiring the State Administrator of Elections to preside at a certain meeting of certain presidential electors; altering the procedures for the meeting of presidential electors; and establishing procedures for the preparation, delivery, signing, and transmission of an amended certificate of ascertainment after the vote of …

Applying certain campaign finance requirements for a political committee to exploratory committees; establishing requirements and prohibitions for exploratory committees relating to the establishment of the committees, receipt of funds, and permissible disbursements; requiring an authorized candidate campaign committee that results from the exploratory committee to make any equipment purchases from the exploratory committee at the fair market value of the …

Authorizing unaffiliated voters to request to affiliate with a political party at an early voting center during a primary election and vote a provisional ballot for the voter's preferred political party; and requiring an election judge to determine whether the voter resides in the county in which the voter seeks to vote.

Establishing enhanced requirements under the Open Meetings Act for county boards of education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; requiring county boards and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to maintain on their respective websites an archived video recording of each open meeting for which live video streaming was made available for a minimum of 5 years …

Establishing the Maryland Civic Excellence Program in the State Department of Education; authorizing a local school system to participate in the Program to recognize students who meet criteria related to student proficiency in civics and civic literacy; and requiring the Department, no later than the 2027-2028 school year, to develop guidelines to assist participating local school systems.

Proposing a Constitutional Amendment requiring that a special election be held at the same time as the regular statewide primary and general elections that are held in the second year of a term to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate or Senator in the General Assembly if the vacancy occurs on or before the date that is 55 …

Altering the information that is required to be included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and with a question on the ballot; requiring that a certain summary included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and a certain statement about a question on …

Establishing the Maryland 3-1-1 Oversight Board in the Maryland Information Network to oversee the expansion of 3-1-1 systems in Maryland; establishing the 3-1-1 Program to use certain artificial intelligence to answer certain questions and route certain calls in certain counties; and requiring the expansion of the 3-1-1 Program to all of the counties in Maryland after a certain time period.