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Maryland House adopts dozens of bills on third reading; calendar includes consumer, labor and technology measures
Summary
On Feb. 19, 2025, the Maryland House of Delegates in Annapolis approved a large package of bills on third reading, with recorded voice and roll-call votes across multiple policy areas including consumer protection, labor, public health and state government modernization.
The Maryland House of Delegates on Feb. 19, 2025, approved dozens of bills on third reading in a lengthy session in Annapolis, with measures passing on topics ranging from consumer protection and labor to state technology and public health.
The House recorded roll-call results for many bills and adopted favorable committee reports for others. Several bills were amended on the floor before being ordered printed for third reading. Members routinely adopted committee reports by voice vote; where roll calls were taken, the clerk announced the number voting in the affirmative and declared the bill passed after the constitutional majority was met.
Why it matters: the measures passed on third reading will move next steps in the legislative process (transmission to the Senate or enactment procedures as applicable) and reflect the chamber's priorities on consumer safeguards, workforce rules, and state operations.
Major items and outcomes (Votes at a glance) - House Bill 22 (Public Safety and Correctional Services study on location of individuals prior to and following incarceration): passed (roll-call announced: 136 affirmative). Referenced in transcript at 1529.03–1546.65. - House Bill 27 (Estates and trusts; compensation of guardians of property and trustees): passed (135 affirmative). Transcript 1564.09–1582.57. - House Bill 39 (Public health; repeal of prohibition on transfer of HIV; Carlton R. Smith Act): passed (100 affirmative). Transcript 1597.78–1620.55. - House Bill 241 (Marriage; confidential communication): passed (136 affirmative). Transcript 1639.69–1656.63. - House Bill 243 (Family law; adoption of an adult): passed (136 affirmative). Transcript 1671.92–1688.29. - House Bill 323 (Domestic partnership and marriage required information): passed (136 affirmative). Transcript 1705.84–1724.55. - House Bill 388 (Vehicle laws; drunk and drugged driving points assessment): passed (135 affirmative). Transcript 1740.76–1760.11. - House Bill 100 (Insurance pooling; public entity definition): passed (136 affirmative). Transcript 1785.88–1800.82. - House Bill 104 (Maryland Farms and Families Fund; purpose and use alterations): passed (130 affirmative). Transcript 1818.77–1839.37. - House Bill 172 (Community health and safety works grant program and fund alterations): passed (119 affirmative). Transcript 1851.99–1870.75. - House Bill 262 (Department of Agriculture; Maryland Agricultural Commission and Young Farmers): passed (136 affirmative). Transcript 1886.84–1904.80. - House Bill 272 (Maryland Department of Planning modernization): passed (136 affirmative). Transcript 1919.55–1936.12. - House Bill 277 (Environment; water bottle filling stations requirement): passed (105 affirmative). Transcript 1951.81–1968.69. - House Bill 279 (Municipal annexation resolution submission to Department of Planning): passed (136 affirmative). Transcript 1985.25–2009.92. - House Bill 43 (Federally qualified health centers grant program; acquisition of land): passed (124 affirmative). Transcript 2034.01–2052.77. - House Bill 214 (Human Services; assistive technology program establishment): passed (128 affirmative). Transcript 2069.58–2087.35. - House Bill 347 (Real property; recordation and land records requirements): passed (136 affirmative). Transcript 2103.25–2121.00. - House Bill 363 (Common ownership communities; candidate or proposition signs display period): passed (136 affirmative). Transcript 2137.57–2150.72. - House Bill 463 (Motor Vehicle Administration; 3-hour roadway safety driving education program requirements): passed (135 affirmative). Transcript 2173.49–2193.08. - House Bill 615 (Condominiums and homeowners associations; clarification): passed (135 affirmative). Transcript 2210.18–2228.77. - House Bill 333 (Maryland Corps program/service-year option revisions): passed (101 affirmative). Transcript 2252.98–2276.08. - House Bill 188 (Procurement; scrutinized entities prohibition): passed (135 affirmative). Transcript 2292.81–2309.21. - House Bill 209 (State finance and procurement; local cybersecurity preparedness plan repeal): passed (132 affirmative). Transcript 2359.54–2380.31. - House Bill 221 (Department of IT; Maryland Digital Service establishment): passed (130 affirmative). Transcript 2396.11–2419.46. - House Bill 235 (State government; information technology cybersecurity revisions): passed (135 affirmative). Transcript 2431.64–2451.56. - House Bill 265 (unspecified title in transcript): passed (122 affirmative). Transcript 2474.66–2490.88. - House Bill 284 (Procurement; electronic transactions clarification of fees): passed (135 affirmative). Transcript 2509.39–2530.68. - House Bill 297 (Maryland Health Benefit Exchange; subsidies pilot program repeal of sunset): passed (98 affirmative). Transcript 2543.16–2563.59. - House Bill 300 (State government grants and contracts; reimbursement of indirect costs): passed (127 affirmative). Transcript 2578.45–2597.10. - House Bill 443 (Baby food labeling; heavy metal testing terminology): passed (132 affirmative). Transcript 2619.75–2632.87. - House Bill 565 (State Board of Pharmacy; renewal notices by electronic means): passed (135 affirmative). Transcript 2649.53–2669.83.
Many additional bills and committee reports were considered and advanced by unanimous or large-majority voice votes; where roll-call tallies were read into the record, they are noted above. Several bills received floor amendments that were adopted; those amendments were recorded and the bills were ordered printed for third reading.
What happens next: bills that passed third reading on the House calendar will follow the legislative process toward final passage or transmission to the Senate as the rules and status of each measure require. Members also scheduled committee hearings and voting sessions for later in the day and the following day, including Ways and Means and Judiciary committee actions.
Ending: The House adjourned with a motion from the majority leader that the chamber stand adjourned until Friday, Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. The session record shows extensive committee activity and a packed legislative calendar continuing through the week.
