Coming Up
2025 Legislative Session
The Maryland General Assembly convened on January 8, 2025 and will sit for 90 days, adjourning on April 8, 2024. You can find out where specific bills are in the process by checking Current Status of Priority Bills under The Latest, or follow bills on a particular issue on each issue's 2025 Session page. Each week, we post a blog on our Home page providing a summary of recent events and upcoming matters, including bill hearings, important votes and approaching deadlines.
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Upcoming Hearings
Status | Current Location | Bill Number | Title | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hearing 1/09 at 2:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | SB0056 | State Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals - Costs of Telephone Communications | |
Hearing 1/15 at 10:30 a.m. | Budget and Taxation | SB0105 | Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | |
Hearing 1/15 at 12:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | SB0120 | Restrictions on Use - Solar Collector Systems - Alteration | |
Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | SB0141 | Criminal Procedure - Incarcerated Seniors - Motion to Reduce the Duration of a Sentence | |
Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | SB0122 | Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Law Enforcement Officers | |
Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | SB0081 | Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties | |
Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. | Ways and Means | HB0052 | Election Law - Voting Age - Board of Education Elections (Your School, Your Voice Act) | |
Hearing 1/21 at 2:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | SB0247 | Housing and Community Development - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Issuance of Loans and Achievement of Targets | |
Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. | Economic Matters | HB0220 | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2025) | |
Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. | Ways and Means | HB0137 | Public Schools - Children Charged With a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (School Safety Act of 2025) | |
Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. | Ways and Means | HB0068 | Public Schools - Children Suspected of a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (Student Protection Act of 2025) | |
Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. | Ways and Means | HB0282 | Public Schools - Sexually Explicit Materials - Prohibited in Libraries and Media Centers | |
Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) | Economic Matters | HB0145 | Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | |
Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) | Economic Matters | HB0128 | Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2025 | |
Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | HB0155 | Housing and Community Development - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Issuance of Loans and Achievement of Targets | |
Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | HB0004 | Restrictions on Use - Solar Collector Systems - Alteration | |
Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | SB0075 | Juvenile Law - Probation and Treatment Services - Required Disposition (Parental Accountability Act) | |
Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | SB0181 | Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole | |
Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | HB0039 | Public Health - Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Repeal | |
Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | HB0289 | Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Program | |
Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. | Ways and Means | HB0075 | Election Law - Special Elections | |
Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. | Ways and Means | HB0091 | Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | |
Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. | Ways and Means | HB0215 | Elections - Ranked-Choice Voting in Contests for Presidential Nomination and Certification of Election-Supporting Technology | |
Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. | Ways and Means | HB0285 | Election Law - Voter Registration List - Absentee Voters (Absentee Ballot Transparency Act of 2025) | |
Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. | Ways and Means | HB0115 | Election Law - Polling Places - Establishing Voter Identity (Voter Privacy Act of 2025) | |
Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) | Judicial Proceedings | SB0078 | Juvenile Child Sex Offenders - Juvenile Sex Offender Registry and Prohibition on In-Person School Attendance | |
Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. | Economic Matters | HB0233 | Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act) | |
Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. | Health and Government Operations | HB0011 | Health Insurance - Access to Nonparticipating Providers - Referrals, Additional Assistance, and Coverage | |
Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | HB0165 | Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements | |
Hearing canceled (Economic Matters) | Environment and Transportation | HB0212 | Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use and Electric-Ready Standards |
Using the Teamup Calendar:
To see what is coming up during the week, select "Week" in the dropdown on the upper left (the default is "Month").
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This page is updated frequently, so keep checking back to stay on top of events.