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Maine 132nd Legislature
An Act to Update the Maine Self-service Storage Act [HB-1391]
An Act to Update the Maine Self-service Storage Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Wayne Parry
Committee On Housing And Economic Development Suggested And Ordered Printed. on 04/01/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Officers - Body-Worn Digital Recording Devices [SB-1046]
Authorizing the interception of certain oral communications by a correctional officer with a body-worn digital recording device under certain circumstances and subject to certain requirements; and requiring the Maryland Correctional Training Commission to develop and publish online by January 1, 2026, a certain policy relating to the use of body-worn digital recording devices by a correctional officer.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/01/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Funeral Establishments, Crematories, and Reduction Facilities - Oversight (Ensuring Dignity and Accountability in Crematory and Funeral Home Operations Act) [HB-1555]
Requiring the Office of Cemetery Oversight and the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to establish and maintain certain online databases and conduct certain inspections; establishing the authority of the Secretary of Health regarding staff for the Board; authorizing the Executive Director of the Board to direct an immediate investigation of certain complaints; establishing requirements for the review of complaints and investigations by the Board; providing a civil penalty of up to $25,000 for certain violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health - Abortion - Ultrasound and Wait Time [HB-1271]
Prohibiting a qualified provider from performing or inducing an abortion on a pregnant woman within 24 hours after the woman receives certain ultrasound imaging; establishing certain requirements related to the performance of a certain transabdominal ultrasound; and providing that a woman is not required to accept anything offered during certain transabdominal ultrasound imaging.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prescription Drug Repository Program - Revisions [HB-1310]
Altering the Prescription Drug Repository Program, including by allowing certain entities located in another state to participate in the Program as drop-off sites and repositories, including over-the-counter drugs under the Program, and altering the individuals who are eligible to receive drugs or medical supplies under the Program; and altering the persons for whom and the activities with respect to which certain immunity is provided under the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harry Bhandari
Third Reading Passed (129-9) on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements [HB-1241]
Authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission to seize electronic smoking devices that are sold or offered for sale in violation of certain provisions of law without a warrant; establishing procedures for the return of certain property seized by the Executive Director; establishing certain record-keeping requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Favorable With Amendments {863729/1 on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity - Energy Storage Devices [HB-1338]
Requiring a person to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Public Service Commission before beginning construction of an energy storage device with a minimum energy storage capacity of 2 megawatts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Electric Distribution System Plans - Establishment (Affordable Grid Act) [HB-1225]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations or issue orders on or before December 31, 2025, that require electric companies to, every 3 years, develop an electric system distribution plan to be approved by the Commission and provide the Commission with annual progress reports; requiring the Commission to adopt regulations or issue orders adopting certain metrics to monitor and assess electric distribution system plans; requiring an electric company to provide certain public comment opportunities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Construction and Expansion of Transmission Lines and Task Force to Develop a Realistic Electricity Plan for Maryland [HB-1218]
Establishing the Task Force to Develop a Realistic Electricity Plan for Maryland to study and make recommendations on the State's current and future electricity needs under various scenarios: prohibiting the Public Service Commission from approving the construction or expansion of transmission lines in the State from July 1, 2025, through May 1, 2026; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Grid Enhancing Technologies [HB-1397]
Adding grid enhancing technologies to the list of requirements the Public Service Commission must consider before taking final action on an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of an overhead transmission line.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Vehicles Towed or Removed From Parking Lots - Statutory Liens and Administrative Hearings [HB-1405]
Establishing that a certain person has a lien on a motor vehicle towed or removed from a privately owned parking lot for certain charges under certain circumstances; establishing the circumstances in which the lien is extinguished or suspended; establishing that an authorized tow company has a lien or security interest in a vehicle when the authorized tow company incurs certain charges related to a certain police-initiated towing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environmental Permits - Requirements for Public Participation and Impact and Burden Analyses (Cumulative Harms to Environmental Restoration For Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) [HB-1484]
Applying certain public participation requirements to permits for projects that have been identified by the Department of the Environment as having an increased potential for adverse community environmental and public health impacts; requiring a person applying for certain environmental permits for certain projects with an increased potential to cause adverse community environmental and public health impacts to include in the permit application an environmental impact analysis; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 03/02/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Caroline County - Alcoholic Beverages - Special Event Venue License and Multiple Event Licenses [HB-1335]
Establishing the special event venue beer, wine, and liquor license in Caroline County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners of Caroline County to issue the license to the owner of a venue with a certain zoning classification; authorizing holders of certain multiple event licenses in Caroline County to store alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises between individual events in a certain manner; requiring the license holder to keep complete records of all alcoholic beverages purchased and sold on the premises; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
House Concurs Senate Amendments on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environment - Road Salt - Outdoor Storage [HB-1360]
Prohibiting certain persons from storing road salt uncovered outdoors; and requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to establish proper outdoor storage requirements for road salt and penalties for noncompliance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Electric Distribution System Support Services - Energy Storage and Data Use [HB-1419]
Providing that a certain person or company may not be considered an electric company or electricity supplier solely because of the person's or company's participation as an aggregator of distributed energy resources in a certain pilot program; requiring the Commission, on the request of an electric company, to authorize the electric company to use usage data and production data collected from customer-owned distributed energy resources for the Administration of a pilot program or temporary tariff; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation [HB-1149]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct an analysis of the full costs and benefits of sources of electricity generation in the State; requiring the Commission to include recommended policy changes to support the development of energy sources with the lowest costs and greatest benefits to the ratepayers of the State; and requiring the Commission to reports its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Counties and Municipalities - Homelessness - Local Laws (Right to Rest Act) [HB-1164]
Prohibiting a county or municipality from enacting or enforcing a local law that is designed to prevent an individual from resting or sleeping in a public space, protecting oneself from the elements in a manner that does not obstruct the use of or access to private property, or sleeping in a legally parked vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Hearing Canceled on 02/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Board of Education - Student Cellular Phone Policy MC 13-25 [HB-1179]
Requiring the Montgomery County Board of Education to establish a policy limiting the use of a cellular phone by a student during instructional time except under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) [HB-1036]
Altering the factors the Public Service Commission must consider before taking final action on a certificate of public convenience and necessity; establishing a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity to authorize the construction and operation of a certain distributed solar energy generating system; requiring the Power Plant Research Program, by July 1, 2026, to develop and submit to the Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Returned Passed on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act [HB-1037]
Establishing the Strategic Energy Planning Office; requiring the Office to develop a Comprehensive Wholesale Energy Markets and Bulk Power System Risk Report and examine certain scenarios to support the development of the Risk Report; requiring the Risk Report to assess wholesale energy market financial resource adequacy and reliability risks and to identify any necessary cost-effective solutions that ensure electric system reliability while meeting the State's energy policy goals; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
Returned Passed on 04/07/2025