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Maryland House passes slate of third‑reading bills Feb. 5, 2025
Summary
The Maryland House of Delegates on Feb. 5, 2025, gave final passage to multiple bills on third reading, including measures on aging services, public health, veterans burial equity, military appointments and state personnel; most passed by recorded voice/roll calls with affirmative tallies reported in the transcript.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland House of Delegates on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, approved a package of bills on third reading and final passage, recording roll-call results for each measure and moving the items to the next step of the legislative process.
The bills approved address a range of topics including restructuring aging services, membership on a public‑health cannabis advisory council, opioid‑associated disease prevention programs, burial equity at state veterans cemeteries, military department appointment authority, oversight of the Department of Veterans and Military Families, and state personnel collective bargaining for graduate assistants.
Why it matters: The measures cleared Tuesday touch on programs and administrative structures that affect older Marylanders, veterans, public‑health advisory bodies and state employment rules. Most measures passed with unanimous or near‑unanimous affirmative tallies…
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