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MUNICIPALITIESMunicipal CorporationsFinesCRIMES AND PUNISHMENTSPenalties and SentencesLaws and Ordinances
Increasing from $1,000 to $5,000 the maximum amount of a criminal fine or municipal infraction that may be imposed by a municipality to enforce certain ordinances and resolutions enacted by the municipality.
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CREDITLOANSReal PropertyRecordsNoticesResidential PropertyReal EstatePricesSavings And Loan AssociationsContinuing EducationMortgagesJob TrainingTimeAppraisalsBanks and Trust CompaniesAgents and Brokers
Providing that a seller or the seller's agent may provide certain information to an appraiser of residential real property at certain times and under certain circumstances; requiring an appraiser to provide a lender with certain information under certain circumstances and for the lender to provide notice of the information to a prospective buyer; requiring a buyer to work with a …
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Higher educationLicensesResidential PropertyCertificationsReal EstateCommittees and CommissionsAppraisalsBusiness Occupations and Professions
Prohibiting the State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors from requiring an applicant to hold a bachelor's degree or higher to qualify for a certain certification or licensure as a real estate appraiser.
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ReportsIntergovernmental CooperationJuvenile LawJuvenile Justice and DelinquencyYouth (10-21)Juvenile Services, Department of
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to submit an annual report to certain committees of the General Assembly by October 1 detailing efforts by the Department to promote predelinquent programs, including youth service bureaus, efforts by the Department to collaborate with and provide technical assistance to local governments regarding the establishment of youth service bureaus, and an assessment of the …
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CORRECTIONSSunsetReportsCommittees and CommissionsPrerelease and Reentry
Extending the deadline for the reporting requirement for the Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services to be October 31, 2026; and extending the termination date for the Task Force to be June 30, 2027.
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Housing and Community DevelopmentFeesUTILITIESINTERNETPUBLIC SAFETYCONSTRUCTIONEASEMENTSHighwaysMunicipal CorporationsResidential PropertyCountiesReal EstateEquipmentInternet AccessTransportation - GenerallyTransportation, Department ofCommercial PropertyRight-of-WayTelecommunications and Information Technology
Requiring the installation of micro conduits in any utility easement and building power or telecommunication rooms during the new construction or major improvement of certain commercial and residential premises; requiring that buried fiber optic cable installed in a highway right-of-way include conduit containing at least seven microducts; requiring the Department of Transportation or a unit of local government to ensure …
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HealthEducationImmunizationPublic SchoolsRecordsCountiesStudentsFormsTimeParents and GuardiansPrimary and Secondary EducationEducation, Boards ofHealth, Department ofSecondary SchoolsPrimary Schools
Requiring each county board of education to grant certain students temporary admission to schools for a certain time frame if the parent or guardian of a student is unable to provide proof of immunization under certain circumstances; and requiring the parent or guardian of a student granted temporary admission to present evidence of the student's appointment with a health professional …
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Higher educationGRANTSReal EstateHigher Education CommissionHistorical MattersCivil Rights and Social EquityAppraisalsMinorities
Establishing the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal Grant Program to provide grants to certain individuals with the goal of becoming a real estate appraiser in certain communities; providing the purpose of the Program is to assist in closing appraisal gaps that occur in historically redlined neighborhoods and underrepresented communities; and requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to administer the …
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Sexual OffensesCRIMES AND PUNISHMENTSPenalties and SentencesCriminal Law - Substantive CrimesInterstate AffairsEx-Offenders
Providing that a specified conviction from another state or a federal, military, or Native American tribal court may serve as a predicate crime for a specified enhanced penalty for certain repeat sex offenders.
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COMMUNICATIONSReal PropertyNoticesResidential PropertyDataReal EstatePricesStandards and Best PracticesRules and RegulationsAppraisalsFinancial Regulation, Division ofAgents and Brokers
Requiring an appraiser to provide a certain notice to certain parties to a residential real property appraisal under certain circumstances; authorizing certain persons to submit certain additional data to an appraiser before an appraisal is finalized for a certain purpose; and requiring an appraiser to include certain information in an addendum to a certain report.
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FeesInvestmentsLIABILITYTOURISMBondsNoticesGoods And ServicesPricesComptrollerStandards and Best PracticesRules and RegulationsRevenue and TaxesBusiness RegulationCommerce and BusinessLabor, Department ofAuditors and AuditsAgents and Brokers
Establishing the Sellers of Travel Services Registration Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring that investment earnings be credited to the General Fund of the State; requiring the Secretary of Labor to annually calculate costs; authorizing the Department to set fees; requiring providers of travel services to file with the Department proof of professional …
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Real PropertyRecordsReal EstatePricesTimeAgents and BrokersProperty Developers
Requiring a developer, builder, broker, or real estate agent to enter the final sale price of a new home into a multiple listing service or similarly accessible database within 30 days after the sale.
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Higher educationRESIDENCYBOUNDARIESGRANTSReal EstateJob TrainingHigher Education CommissionHistorical MattersCivil Rights and Social EquityAppraisalsMinorities
Establishing the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal Grant Program to provide grants to certain individuals with the goal of becoming a real estate appraiser in certain communities; providing the purpose of the Program is to assist in closing appraisal gaps that occur in historically redlined neighborhoods and underrepresented communities; and requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to administer the …
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EducationHigher educationReal PropertyReal EstateStudentsGeneral AssemblyJob TrainingStandards and Best PracticesApplicants and ApplicationsScholarships and Student Financial AidAppraisals
Exempting an applicant for a senatorial scholarship from certain examination requirements if the applicant is registered for or is planning to complete the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria of the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal Program; and authorizing the use of senatorial and Delegate scholarships for applicants who plan to complete the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria of the …
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LicensesMunicipal CorporationsRules and RegulationsVehicle Laws - Licensing and RegulationElectric Motor VehiclesCommerce and BusinessMotor Vehicle Dealers and Salespeople
Increasing from four to five the number of dealer licenses available for certain manufacturers or distributors that deal only in electric or nonfossil-fuel burning vehicles; and providing that one of the licenses may be issued only for the operation of a dealership in the City of Bowie.
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Consumer ProtectionPricesInsurance - Other than HealthRevenue and TaxesMaryland Automobile Insurance Fund
Altering the purpose of the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund to specify that the financial security provided by the Fund be provided at rates that are affordable; and authorizing the Executive Director of the Fund to establish an affordability program that may otherwise be considered to be inconsistent with certain provisions of insurance law.
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COURTSLAW ENFORCEMENTPRIVACYATTORNEY GENERALSunsetTechnologyReal PropertyProcurementDataReportsInformation TechnologyCybersecurityStandards and Best PracticesApplicants and ApplicationsIntergovernmental CooperationElectronic DocumentsState Police, Department ofPilot ProgramsTransfer of GoodsRecordationTitlesAssessments and Taxation, Department ofEscrow Accounts
Establishing the Blockchain-Based Real Property Title Pilot Program in the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to explore the use of blockchain technology for securely recording and verifying real property ownership and to assess its potential for use by law enforcement and courts in resolving real property disputes involving squatting.
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LAW ENFORCEMENTNoticesCRIMES AND PUNISHMENTSPenalties and SentencesCriminal Law - ProceduresSurveillanceBusiness Occupations and ProfessionsHome Detention
Repealing the requirement that a private home detention monitoring agency provide notice to the designated law enforcement agency for violating a condition of home detention monitoring under certain circumstances.
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EducationFraudLicensesSAFETYPUBLIC SAFETYRecordsTheftCertificationsDealersGunsContinuing EducationJob TrainingWork, Labor, and EmploymentRules and RegulationsApplicants and ApplicationsPenalties and SentencesLaws and OrdinancesState Police, Department ofCivil Offenses
Requiring the Secretary of State Police to approve a certain training course and offer a certain exam for certain individuals licensed as, applying to be licensed as, or employed by a State-regulated firearms dealer; requiring certain individuals to complete training and satisfactorily pass a certain exam described in the Act; requiring the Secretary to disapprove an application for a dealer's …
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Postal serviceTheftJurisdictionJURIESCRIMES AND PUNISHMENTSPenalties and SentencesCircuit CourtsCriminal Law - Substantive CrimesDistrict Courts
Altering the prohibition against taking and breaking open a letter; prohibiting the theft of mail under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from possessing an arrow key under certain circumstances; and providing for concurrent jurisdiction in the District Court and circuit court to try a violation of the Act.
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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSTechnologyReportsCryptocurrencyCybersecurityCommittees and CommissionsWork, Labor, and EmploymentRules and RegulationsElectronic GovernmentRevenue and TaxesEnergy MattersstudiesElectronic CommerceLabor, Department ofFinancial Regulation, Division of
Establishing the Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding the use and regulation of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency in the State; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2027.
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Debt collectionRESIDENCYFamily LawNoticesRules and RegulationsMotor Vehicle AdministrationElectronic GovernmentElectronic CommunicationDrivers' LicensesInvestigations and InquiriesTransportation, Department ofSupport of DependentsDebt ManagementHuman Services, Department ofAdministrative Hearings, Office of
Altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the Child Support Enforcement Administration to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual's child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual's driver's license or privilege to drive under certain circumstances.
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COURTSFamily LawFoster CareCourt OrdersSocial ServicesRules and RegulationsSupport of DependentsHuman Services, Department of
Authorizing the Child Support Administration to take action to secure an assignment to the State of any rights to support on behalf of a child receiving foster care maintenance payments; and requiring a court to terminate a child support order that was previously established or assigned for a child receiving a foster care maintenance payment under certain circumstances.
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COURTSRecordsCriminal Law - ProceduresExpungement and Shielded Records
Authorizing the expungement of a disposition under a certain provision of law if the disposition was included in a case that was disposed of by the court with a no finding designation or designated by the court as having been terminated without finding.
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HEARINGSAPPEALSFamily LawNoticesPovertySalaries and CompensationWork, Labor, and EmploymentLow-IncomeModerate-IncomeAttachments and GarnishmentsSupport of Dependents
Specifying that the amount of earnings withholding or a wage withholding order for child support may not exceed 25% of the obligor's disposable earnings under certain circumstances; requiring an earnings withholding order or earnings withholding notice sent to an obligor's employer to include information on certain limits on earnings withholding; and authorizing an employee to contest the amount of an …
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Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to require entrance-level and in-service police training to include certain training regarding individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, dementia and autism.
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Altering and expanding the jurisdiction of the Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services.
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Establishing that, under the Maryland Trust Act, a certain in terrorem clause contained in a trust is void under certain circumstances.
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Requiring public restrooms in public buildings to provide an adequate supply of hygiene products.
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Prohibiting State law enforcement agencies from hiring individuals who were hired as sworn officers by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement after January 20, 2025.
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Requiring an intake officer to file a petition alleging that a child under the age of 13 years is a child in need of supervision if the child is alleged to have committed an act that results in the death …
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Prohibiting a person with the intent to defraud another from creating, aiding in the creation of, or possessing a counterfeit lease or rental agreement.
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Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the month of September as African Heritage Month in recognition of the contributions that African Americans have made to the State; and requiring the proclamation to urge certain organizations to observe the month with …
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Stating that the General Assembly joins seven other state legislative bodies and over 75 counties and municipalities in passing a Back from the Brink resolution on reducing the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons; urging members of the State's …
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Establishing the Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children to research the history, operations, and resident deaths at the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children and provide a complete and public accounting of the …
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Repealing the minimum commission rate of 10% of the total premium that the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund is required to pay to a fund producer of a policyholder to whom a policy is issued for private passenger auto insurance.
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Authorizing the local zoning authority in a county to designate a health innovation zone, a contiguous area that demonstrates measurable and documented health disparities and poor health outcomes; requiring a county, if the local zoning authority designates a health innovation …
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Prohibiting employees and agents of State and local correctional facilities from taking certain actions related to immigration enforcement, subject to certain exceptions; and prohibiting law enforcement agents from taking certain actions related to immigration enforcement, subject to certain exceptions.
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Increasing, for certain categories of items, the amount allowed to be exempted from judgment; establishing additional categories of items that may be exempted from judgment; and altering the allowable exemptions for a debtor proceeding through bankruptcy.
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Establishing the Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System to study and make recommendations on certain matters involving the disparate treatment of African Americans, Hispanics, and other non-White individuals in the State's criminal justice …
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Requiring a court, under certain circumstances, to order a respondent who has been ordered to comply with assisted outpatient treatment to surrender to law enforcement any firearm in the respondent's possession and not to purchase or possess any firearm for …
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Authorizing a child who is the subject of a child in need of assistance proceeding to be present at the proceeding; and authorizing the court to exclude the child from a proceeding under certain circumstances and after considering certain alternatives.
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Requiring a local department to consider a child's feelings or views about a prospective kinship caregiver in selecting a placement that is in the best interest of the child in an out-of-home placement; including a certain unrelated individual identified by …
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Requiring a certain local zoning authority to designate and maintain certain property in a zoning classification that restricts the uses in a certain manner under certain circumstances; and requiring the appropriate authority to maintain certain property in a certain zoning …
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Requiring competitive sealed bids and proposals to be awarded based on certain standardized evaluation criteria; requiring the criteria to be included in an invitation for bids or a request for proposals; and requiring a responsive bid or proposal to include …
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Prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while the person is in a medical facility or a place of worship; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction is …
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Requiring each public high school in the State to maintain an injury log for injuries that occur during school athletic activities, subject to certain requirements; and requiring each local school system to submit an annual report on high school athletic …
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Requiring the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to give written notice of certain property tax credits for which a taxpayer may be eligible through the property tax bill.
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Altering the definition of "contingency clause" as the term applies to the circumstances under which a residential real estate contract may be terminated by a purchaser; and altering the time period from 30 days to 5 days, within which a …
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Requiring the Department of Human Services, by May 1, 2028, to develop a certain form for the submission of a certain written report concerning suspected child abuse or neglect for cases in which the victim is currently an adult; requiring …
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Requiring a physician, in order to be designated as a medical director of a nursing home, to hold a certain medical director certification or be making active progress toward obtaining the certification; prohibiting a physician from being a designated medical …
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Limiting the circumstances under which an incarcerated minor may be involuntarily placed in restrictive housing; establishing that a minor may not be placed in restrictive housing solely for the purposes of discipline, punishment, administrative convenience, retaliation, or staff shortages; authorizing …
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Establishing the Workgroup on Aging Out of Foster Care to identify the types of resources available for youth who have aged out of foster care to help them achieve self-sufficiency, determine the effectiveness of currently available resources and identify the …
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Requiring a unit of State and local government and a person that receives funding from the State operating or capital budget to report on or before October 15 each year to the Comptroller certain information regarding the use of the …
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Authorizing a credit against the State income tax for certain taxpayers who are at least 77 years old and have a federal adjusted gross income not exceeding $175,000 for a single taxpayer, or $250,000 for spouses filing jointly, or for …
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Requiring a school to recognize a student's external diagnosis of autism from certain professionals until the school completes an initial evaluation; requiring a school to initiate an evaluation of a student within 30 days of receiving an external diagnosis of …
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Altering the designation, administration, and purposes of and eligibility for certain economic development programs; redesignating the Economic Development Opportunities Program Account to be the Strategic Closing Fund within the Department of Commerce; altering the purposes for and methods by which …
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Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones; requiring the Maryland Development Corporation to prioritize certain redevelopment projects when making loans under the Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program; altering the authority of local legislative bodies to …
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Requiring, to address a funding disparity, that the Governor include at least $5,000,000 to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the annual budget bill each fiscal year until a total amount of $321,181,312 is appropriated; and authorizing the University …
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Prohibiting a freeze in enrollment in the Child Care Scholarship Program from including certain individuals enrolled in certain governmental support programs, children with siblings enrolled in the Program, individuals with certain employment issues, and individuals employed by a child care …
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Altering the circumstances under which the Board of Social Work Examiners may issue a conditional license to practice social work; establishing alternate pathways through which an individual issued a conditional license may receive a full license; and requiring the Board, …
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Providing for the valuation of a gift card for the purpose of determining value for crimes involving theft; prohibiting a person, with the intent to defraud another, from altering or tampering with a gift card or its packaging; and providing …
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Altering the Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act to provide for the disclaimer of nonprobate transfers at death; providing for the creation, revocation, recordation, and effects of a transfer-on-death deed for real property; providing example forms for the creation …
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Repealing the prohibition on awarding the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship after June 30, 2030; and repealing the limitation on renewing the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts …
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Providing that the creative expression of a criminal defendant or juvenile respondent is not admissible against the defendant or respondent unless the court makes certain findings, subject to a certain exception; and providing that the Act does not preclude the …
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Altering the required specifications for a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Department of General Services to direct the procurement processes for the construction of a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Commissioner of …
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Altering the membership of the State Board of Education to include, as a member, an early childhood development professional with extensive experience in the operations of a child care business and early childhood curriculum and development; and requiring the Governor …
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Prohibiting a person from intentionally or knowingly providing certain assisted reproductive treatment to another using the person's sperm or ovum without the other's consent to assisted reproductive treatment using the person's sperm or ovum; and establishing a civil cause of …
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Altering the definition of "medical service" for the purpose of providing an exemption to the certificate of need requirement by removing psychiatry and any subcategory of psychiatry; and providing that a certificate of need is not required to establish or …
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Altering the definition of "military-connected student" under the Purple Star Schools Program to conform with certain terms defined under State law; and establishing the Purple Star Colleges Program to recognize certain colleges that provide strong services and support for military-connected …
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Prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2027, a person from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, purchasing, receiving, or transferring a certain machine gun convertible pistol, subject to certain exceptions.
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Providing that "department" does not include the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services for purposes of certain provisions prohibiting a department from refusing to issue an occupational license or certificate based on a certain conviction under certain circumstances; establishing …
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Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to post a user-friendly, searchable database of active elevator inspection certificates on the Maryland Department of Labor's website; and requiring the database to be searchable by street address, city, and county.
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Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to enter into an agreement or arrangement with Virginia to obtain information regarding motor vehicles owned by Maryland residents and improperly registered in Virginia; requiring the Administration to make the information available to State and …
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Altering the definitions of "transportation network company" and "transportation network operator" for purposes of provisions of law regarding transportation network companies; requiring a transportation network company to maintain a deactivation policy that provides the policies and procedures for the deactivation …
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Altering a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for unreimbursed expenses paid or incurred by certain teachers during a taxable year for the purchase of certain classroom supplies to include certain teachers employed in prekindergarten programs in the State; …
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Establishing an immunity from liability for a person who discloses information about allegations of sexually assaultive behavior if the person acts in good faith; establishing a presumption of good faith unless it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence …
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Providing that a person who has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding 1 year and is currently serving the sentence imposed for the conviction, including a term of parole or probation, or has been convicted of a …
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Requiring the Governor to withhold 35% of the annual appropriation for grants to the Washington Suburban Transit District under certain circumstances; altering the calculation of the amount that the Governor is required to include in the annual budget each year …
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Altering eligibility for a tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on certain urban agricultural property; and requiring a county or municipal corporation that grants the tax credit to provide notice of the termination of the …
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Authorizing an incarcerated individual to undergo a certain assessment at intake at a State correctional facility by a certain clinical professional; authorizing a certain clinical professional to make a certain recommendation about a certain incarcerated individual; and prohibiting a State …
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Prohibiting a person from knowingly recruiting, harboring, transporting, or obtaining an individual for the purpose of appropriating the government benefits of an individual for the benefit of the person or another through deception, coercion, exploitation, isolation, or any other means; …
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Establishing qualifications for an individual to be appointed by a court as a custody evaluator; and authorizing a court to waive certain requirements for a court employee or an individual under contract with the court under certain circumstances.
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Altering and establishing provisions relating to the surrender of firearms by a respondent under the domestic violence statutes; and requiring a local law enforcement authority to take certain actions within 3 business days after service of an order against a …