There are two bills in the 2025 Maryland legislature, HB 1156 and HB 1147, that aim to modernize Maryland’s parole system. Both bills passed the House and have moved on to the Senate. These bills address serious structural issues in Maryland’s parole system and, if passed, will ensure ...
Using bill sponsorship as a measure of individual contributions to the legislative agenda, the current study examined the extent to which legislators from different racial and gender identity groups sponsor bills that directly and indirectly impact marginalized groups. Data from Maryland's 2005 and ...
The state needs to pass a balanced budget by April. If a budget is not agreed on, Moore can call for a special session to pass a budget. There are several bills before the General Assembly to reform education spending, including the Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act. This dually sp...
All bills on this site are from prior sessions- do not contact legislators on the status of this legislation as none of it is any longer under consideration. Bills either passed and are part of Maryland code or died. Maryland Legislative Watch was a great experience and I hope you got a...
Bill HB 940made its way through the Maryland Legislature and was signed into law by Governor Larry Hogan on May 18, 2021. Sweeping, last-minute changes by the Senate were approved by the House, making this one of the biggest sports betting bills in the nation. ...
In support of the bill, Del. Ben Barnes, D-Anne Arundel and Prince George's explained that the Legislature shouldn't wait for the NCAA to make their ruling and instead should put pressure on them to do the right thing by student athletes. ...
Maintaining full- time positions outside of brewery may have helped pay bills, but also led to limited operational hours and limited availability of the beers, coalescing into a perfect storm that lead to closure. They were however the first, but not the last minority owned brewery, and they...
April 7. Each bill that passes both chambers (Senate and House) then proceeds to the Governor’s desk, where he can sign it into law, veto it or let it sit. Bills that he neither signs nor vetoes become law without his signature. Normally, the legislature would not reconvene until.....
The state is legally required to pass a balanced budget, and the legislature will likely vote on the 83rd day of the session, on April 1, 2025. "I'm very pro-business" On Thursday, in a meeting before the General Assembly, Gov. Moore made his case for hisbudget-balancing plan, ta...
It also includes a small rebate on state ratepayers’ electric bills, with two installments adding up to an average of about $80. Abortion funding The Maryland Department of Health would have access to $25 million for an abortion grant program to help providers pay costs for the uninsured. ...