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Prohibiting a licensed health care practitioner from prescribing, dispensing, or administering a cross-sex hormone or otherwise providing cross-sex hormone therapy for the treatment of certain mental health diagnoses to an individual who is a minor.
BillNeutralMotor vehiclesAGRICULTUREGoods And ServicesMunicipal CorporationsCountiesEquipmentFuelRetail SalesMotor Vehicle RegistrationPollutionBaltimore CityEnvironmental MattersEnergy and ClimateEnergy MattersEnvironment, Department of theCommercial Law - GenerallyMotor Vehicle Inspection
Prohibiting a local government or unit of State government from restricting the sale, purchase, or use of a certain consumer good solely on the basis of the energy source used to power the consumer good; repealing provisions of law requiring the Department of the Environment to establish and maintain a certain low emissions vehicle program; repealing provisions of law requiring …
Authorizing an individual to practice complementary or alternative health care in the State without obtaining a license, certification, or authorization issued under certain provisions of law; establishing certain requirements and limitations regarding the practice of complementary or alternative health care; and providing that certain provisions of this Act do not waive certain claims for relief.
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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Prohibiting public and nonpublic schools from hiring or retaining a certain employee who the school knows has been charged with a certain crime; requiring a nonpublic school or local school system contract to provide that a contractor or subcontractor may not knowingly assign an employee to work on school premises with certain access to children if the employee has been …
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Repealing the requirement that a person have a certain permit before the person carries, wears, or transports a handgun; repealing certain criminal prohibitions against a person who is at least 21 years old wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun; and establishing that a person may not wear, carry, or transport a handgun while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, …
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Requiring the Maryland Department of Health and the Department of Human Services to enter into certain data-sharing agreements with certain agencies to conduct certain reviews related to eligibility for and use of certain public benefits; establishing requirements related to redeterminations of eligibility, a waiver for a certain lockout period, retroactive eligibility, and work requirements under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; …
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Specifying that certain areas on campuses of public institutions of higher education are public forums subject to certain restrictions and requirements; authorizing members of the campus community to engage in certain expressive activity on campus; authorizing the Attorney General or a person aggrieved by a certain violation to bring an action against a public institution of higher education and certain …
BillNeutralLAW ENFORCEMENTATTORNEYSFamily LawRecordsNoticesEvidenceReportsPetitionsSocial ServicesChild Abuse and NeglectParents and GuardiansMental and Behavioral HealthInvestigations and InquiriesChemical Tests
Requiring a certain on-site interview following a report of suspected child abuse to be with the child's parent or guardian rather than the child's caretaker; and requiring a local department of social services or a law enforcement agency to provide a certain notice to a parent or legal guardian of a child at a certain time during an investigation of …
BillNeutralPUBLIC SAFETYNoticesFederal GovernmentCorrectional OfficersIncarcerated IndividualsCorrectional InstitutionsWork, Labor, and EmploymentStandards and Best PracticesState Government - Regulations and ProceduresImmigrants and Citizenship
Requiring an employee or agent of a State or local correctional facility, if requested by federal immigration authorities, to provide notice of the release of an individual at least 48 hours prior to the release and to transfer the individual to federal immigration authorities.
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Prohibiting the State, a unit of local government, a county sheriff, or an agency, an officer, an employee, or an agent of the State or a unit of local government from adopting or having in effect a certain sanctuary policy; and repealing certain provisions of law that are inconsistent with the Act.
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to submit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention any data regarding abortion requested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, unless submitting the data would violate federal or State law.
Requiring each municipality to require voter registration for its elections; and prohibiting an individual from becoming registered to vote in a municipal election if the individual is not a citizen of the United States.
Establishing that a commercial entity that distributes obscene material to minors on the Internet from certain websites is liable for certain damages; and prohibiting a commercial entity or third party that performs a certain age verification of an individual from retaining any identifying information of an individual under certain circumstances.
BillNeutralLicensesMINORSGenderCRIMES AND PUNISHMENTSRules and RegulationsPenalties and SentencesHealth OccupationsMental and Behavioral HealthMedical TreatmentsLGBTQIA+Gender Identity and Expression
Prohibiting a licensed health care practitioner from prescribing, dispensing, or administering a cross-sex hormone or otherwise providing cross-sex hormone therapy for the treatment of a mental health diagnoses associated with gender nonconformity, including gender dysphoria, to an individual who is a minor.
BillNeutralLAW ENFORCEMENTPUBLIC SAFETYWaiversCountiesFederal GovernmentCourt CostsIncarcerated IndividualsCorrectional InstitutionsPenalties and SentencesIntergovernmental CooperationLocal Government MandatesCrime Prevention and Policy, Governor's Office ofImmigrants and Citizenship
Requiring local law enforcement agencies in the State that operate a correctional facility to enter into an immigration enforcement agreement by January 1, 2027; and establishing penalties for local law enforcement agencies that fail to comply with the requirements of this Act.
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Prohibiting a local government or unit of State government from restricting the sale, purchase, or use of a certain consumer good solely on the basis of the energy source used to power the consumer good; repealing provisions of law requiring the Department of the Environment to establish and maintain a certain low emissions vehicle program; repealing provisions of law requiring …
Altering the definition of "precious metal bullion or coins" for purposes of eligibility for an exemption from the sales and use tax for the sale of precious metal bullion or coins and expanding an exemption by repealing requirements that the sale price exceed $1,000 and the sale occur at the Baltimore Convention Center.
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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.
Authorizing the Maryland Aviation Administration, with the approval of the Governor and the Secretary of Transportation, to participate in the Transportation Security Administration's Screening Partnership Program.
Prohibiting the State or any of its instrumentalities or political subdivisions from taking certain property that is subject to a perpetual agricultural or conservation easement.
Prohibiting, for a taxable year beginning after June 30, 2026, but before July 1, 2029, an increase of the assessed value of residential real property in the State except under certain circumstances.
Prohibiting a person with the intent to defraud another from creating, aiding in the creation of, or possessing a counterfeit lease or rental agreement.
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim November 7 as Victims of Communism Memorial Day; and directing the Department of Legislative Services to send a copy of the Act to the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation in Washington, D.C.
Authorizing a person to petition for a protective order against another person who the petitioner alleges has engaged in controlling or coercive behavior toward the petitioner; and defining "coercive control" as a pattern of emotional or psychological manipulation, maltreatment, threat …
Requiring each county board of education to develop a parent and family engagement policy on or before the start of the 2027-2028 school year; requiring each public school in the State to develop a Parent-School Compact beginning in the 2028-2029 …
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.
Establishing the Maryland Office of the Inspector General; transferring the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education and the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health to be within the Maryland Office of the Inspector General; providing for …
Altering the definition of "full-time equivalent enrollment" in the calculation for State education aid to include the average number of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 on September 30 and May 31 of the prior school year; requiring the …
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 …
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 …
Prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully causing another to ingest an abortion-inducing drug when the person knows or believes that the other person is pregnant and without consent, through fraud or coercion, or by force or threat of force.
Classifying the theft of a firearm as a felony; establishing a penalty for a first conviction for theft of a firearm of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and establishing a penalty for …
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 …
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 …
Repealing the prohibition against intentionally inflicting bodily harm, permanent disability, or death on an animal owned or used by a law enforcement unit; prohibiting a person from harassing, interfering with, injuring, or killing or causing serious physical injury to an …
Repealing on electric and gas bills a certain surcharge used to encourage and promote the efficient use and conservation of energy in support of certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and targets.
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; …
Providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for compensation received in the form of a tip or gratuity for the performance of certain work in a food service facility, business licensed for on-sale consumption of alcoholic beverages, or …
Requiring a nonprofit entity that receives at least 50% of its funding each year from a grant from the State, a county, or a municipality, the State capital budget, or certain local impact grants to report certain information to the …
Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools and certain locker rooms to be expressly designated based on biological sex; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school …
