Maryland 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 39)

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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB630

Introduced
1/23/25  
Requiring each county board of education to develop and implement, not later than the 2026-2027 school year, a policy limiting the use of a cellular phone by a student during the school day; and prohibiting the policy from restricting a student's use of a cellular phone for any purpose documented in the student's individualized education program, to monitor or address a student's documented health issue, during an emergency event, or when directed by an educator or administrator for educational purposes.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB490

Introduced
1/23/25  
Eliminating citizenship requirements for boards and commissions; and requiring that members of boards, committees, commissions, task forces, and workgroups reflect the full diversity of the State to the extent practicable.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB578

Introduced
1/23/25  
Authorizing the Board of Public Works to control certain procurement contracts by the Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority valued at or above $500,000.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB571

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
3/15/25  
Engrossed
3/17/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Report Pass
3/31/25  
Enrolled
4/4/25  
Chaptered
5/20/25  
Authorizing a holder of certain Class C licenses in Anne Arundel County to sell beer, wine, and liquor to certain individuals for on-premises consumption during events held at the licensed premises; and requiring an outside group to obtain a per diem license from the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County if the outside group holds an event hosted by the holder of a certain Class C license.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB612

Introduced
1/23/25  
Establishing the Lifesaver Schools Program to recognize public schools that provide health and safety training to students and school personnel; establishing requirements and prohibitions for Lifesaver Schools; authorizing a public school to partner with the county board of education to meet the criteria to qualify as a Lifesaver School; and requiring a Lifesaver School to reapply to the Department for approval to maintain the Lifesaver School designation.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB573

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
3/10/25  
Engrossed
3/12/25  
Refer
3/12/25  
Report Pass
3/24/25  
Enrolled
4/1/25  
Chaptered
4/8/25  
Authorizing the State Board of Dental Examiners to approve a certain course of study for expanded function dental assistant certification; requiring that a course of study for initial dental assistant certification include at least 35 hours of in-person and online instruction; requiring the Board to reinstate a certain certification only under certain circumstances; requiring the Board to adopt regulations requiring continuing education, including clinical hands-on training, for expanded function dental assistants; etc.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB567

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
3/17/25  
Engrossed
3/17/25  
Refer
3/17/25  
Report Pass
3/31/25  
Enrolled
4/4/25  
Chaptered
5/20/25  
Establishing in Dorchester County an arts beer and wine license that authorizes the holder to sell or serve beer and wine for on-premises consumption; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Dorchester County to issue the license to a nonprofit or for-profit retail business that engages in the display and sale of original artwork in an arts and entertainment district; authorizing the issuance the license within 300 feet of a place of worship or a school with certain written permission; and providing an annual fee of $250.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB617

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
2/24/25  
Engrossed
2/27/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Report Pass
4/5/25  
Enrolled
4/7/25  
Chaptered
5/20/25  
Clarifying which telephone calls the Comptroller of the State may record and monitor for training, quality control, and employee safety purposes; and providing that the Comptroller may monitor and record calls to the Comptroller's call centers only.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB647

Introduced
1/23/25  
Altering a certain definition of restrictive housing; limiting the amount of time that an individual may be placed in restrictive housing from approximately 22 hours to 17 hours in a 24-hour period; requiring all restrictive housing units to create the least restrictive environment necessary for certain purposes; prohibiting the placement of a certain member of a vulnerable population in restrictive housing for any period of time; etc.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB583

Introduced
1/23/25  
Requiring each county board of education to establish a virtual school; encouraging a county board that is unable to offer a virtual school on its own to collaborate with one or more other county boards to jointly establish a school; requiring that the criteria for enrollment in a virtual school established by the State Department of Education or a county board be reasonable and not unduly interfere with an applicant's ability to enroll in the virtual school; and providing that a certain outreach campaign be conducted equitably.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB562

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
3/14/25  
Engrossed
3/17/25  
Refer
3/17/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Enrolled
4/3/25  
Chaptered
5/6/25  
Altering from four to three the number of members elected from each councilmanic district of Baltimore County to the Baltimore County Republican Party Central Committee; and altering the number of members elected from each legislative district of Baltimore County to the Baltimore County Democratic Party Central Committee.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB615

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
2/17/25  
Engrossed
2/20/25  
Clarifying terminology in provisions relating to the proposed budget for a condominium and the appointment of a receiver for a homeowners association.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB468

Introduced
1/23/25  
Requiring, beginning in the 2027-2028 school year, each public middle school and each public high school to begin instruction not earlier than 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., respectively, unless granted a waiver by the State Board of Education under certain circumstances; and requiring each county board of education and each public charter school to implement a certain public service campaign to raise awareness on sleep deprivation and later school start times.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB629

Introduced
1/23/25  
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 clear and convincing evidence that the person acted with actual malice or intentionally or recklessly disclosed false information; providing for the award of attorney's fees and costs in certain circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB590

Introduced
1/23/25  
Altering a certain subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for retirement income attributable to an individual's employment as a public safety employee to include certain retirement income attributable to an individual's employment as a 9-1-1 specialist; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.