Monday, March 17th, 2025,

SB 308 Election Law – Chief Election Judges – Party Affiliation
Requiring the election director of a local board of elections to designate chief election judges
from certain political parties to each polling place except under certain circumstances; and
requiring an election director who is unable to designate chief judges for a polling place at least
45 days before the start of early voting to make a certain designation in a certain manner.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 309 Department of Veterans and Military Families – Communications, Outreach, and
Advocacy Program – Alterations
Requiring the Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program in the Department of
Veterans and Military Families to establish and maintain by December 31, 2025, an online
registry to provide veterans, military families, and interested individuals with certain
information; and requiring the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families to include certain
information regarding the number of individuals on the registry, those added to registry, their
status, and those unsubscribed from the registry in a certain annual report.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 310 Education – Youth Suicide Prevention School Program – Revisions
Altering the requirements of the Youth Suicide Prevention School Program to increase pupil
awareness of the relationship between gambling and youth suicide.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 318 Higher Education – Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program – Eligibility
Expanding the eligibility for the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program to
include individuals who received a certain degree from an accredited veterinary school and
provided veterinary services for in the State for no less than 5 years, or provided volunteer
veterinary services at certain animal shelters and to include individuals who provided veterinary
technician services for a certain time period or provided volunteer veterinary technician services
at certain animal shelters
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 365 Department of Commerce – Nonprofit Organizations Navigator – Established
Establishing a nonprofit organizations navigator within the Department of Commerce to provide
certain technical assistance to nonprofit organizations, to work with nonprofits and units of State
government to resolve complexities and delays in State grant-making processes, collect and
share certain information, and represent nonprofits interest and concerns as a member of the
Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council; and altering the composition and duties of the
Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council.
Passed 30-12. McKay voted Nay.

SB 431 Registered Apprenticeship Investments for a Stronger Economy (RAISE) Act
Authorizing the State Board of Plumbing to waive the license examination requirement for a
journey plumber license; authorizing the Secretary of Labor to waive the examination for certain
licenses; altering the duties of the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council; repealing the
Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee; establishing the Maryland Office of Registered
Apprenticeship Development to market and advance the registered apprenticeship system
throughout the State; etc.
Passed 33-9. McKay voted Nay.

SB 488 Manufacturing Business Personal Property Tax – Optional Exemption
Exempting all personal property, including manufacturing inventory, in the possession of a
person engaged in a manufacturing business that is a small- or medium-sized enterprise from the
personal property tax, including any special taxing district property tax.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 491 General Provisions – Veterans Benefits – Honorable Discharge
Defining “honorable discharge” with respect to any State program of benefits, rights, or
privileges applicable to a veteran to include certain discharges based on an incident or incidents
relating to a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury made by an
individual licensed to provide health services at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs facility,
or an experience of sexual trauma disclosed to an individual licensed to provide health care
services at a certain Veterans Affairs facility.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 495 Opioid Restitution Fund – Authorized Uses
Altering the allowable uses of the Opioid Restitution Fund to provide funds for the operating
expenses and personnel costs for investigations, enforcement actions, and other activities
conducted by the Opioids Enforcement Unit within the Office of the Attorney General that are
related to the recovery of funds from opioid-related judgments or settlements.
Passed 29-13. McKay voted Nay.

SB 534 Election Law – Election Judges – Compensation
Requiring a local board of elections to pay an election judge compensation for completing a
certain course of instruction only after the election judge actually serves an election day or early
voting day; and authorizing a public school student in the State to both earn hours toward the
service-learning graduation requirement and receive election judge compensation for service as
an election judge.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 612 State Retirement and Pension System – Deferred Vested Former Members – Return to
Service
Establishing that an individual who, after earning service credit sufficient for a vested allowance
in the Employees’ Pension System, the State Police Retirement System, the Correctional
Officers’ Retirement System, or the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System, separates from
service and subsequently returns to service in a position in the same system under certain
circumstances is subject to the same requirements to which certain members of the same system
are subject.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 645 Election Law – Gubernatorial Primary Election – Date
Altering, from the last Tuesday in June to the fourth Tuesday in June, the date for the primary
election in the year of the gubernatorial election.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 664 Business Regulation – Enforcement for Miscellaneous State Business Licenses – Study
Authorizing the Comptroller to issue citations to enforce certain provisions of law concerning
business licenses; requiring each application for a certain business license to designate an
individual to serve as the license representative for the purpose of being subject to certain
penalties; and establishing that the penalties for violating certain provisions of law apply to
certain persons.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 749 State Board of Dental Examiners – Applicants Licensed or Certified in Another State
Requiring the State Board of Dental Examiners to issue a license or certification to certain
applicants licensed or certified by another state within 15 business days after receiving the
completed application; and requiring that a dental radiation technologist certified in another state
be issued a certification by the State Board of Dental Examiners if the applicant pays the
application fee and provides adequate evidence that the applicant meets all qualifications and
requirements.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 750 State Personnel – Collective Bargaining – Part-Time Faculty
Providing collective bargaining rights to certain faculty at certain State institutions of higher
education; establishing separate collective bargaining units for faculty and contingent,
contractual, or temporary faculty; and authorizing the bargaining units to combine into a single
bargaining unit.
Passed 30-12. McKay voted Nay.

SB 767 Calvert County Sheriff – Deputy Sheriffs and Correctional Deputies – Collective
Bargaining
Providing that full-time deputy sheriffs and correctional deputies at the rank of major and below
in the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office have the right to organize and negotiate with the County
Commissioners of Calvert County and the Calvert County Sheriff with regard to certain wages
and employee health care premium share in a certain manner.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 810 Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System – Investment Division –
Compensation and Staffing
Repealing the Objective Criteria Committee of the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement
and Pension System and establishing a Compensation and Staffing Committee of the Board of
Trustees; requiring the Committee to make certain recommendations to the Board of Trustees
regarding the objective criteria to be used in setting compensation and awarding financial
incentives to the Chief Investment Officer and Investment Division staff in the Investmen
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 815 Occupational Licensing and Certification – Criminal History – Prohibited Disclosures
Altering certain provisions of law regarding the prohibition on certain departments of State
government denying an occupational license or certificate to an applicant solely on the basis of
the criminal history of the applicant by prohibiting the Maryland Department of Labor from
requiring disclosure of certain actions on an application.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 871 Department of the Environment – Community Water and Sewerage Systems –
Cybersecurity Planning and Assessments
Requiring the Department of the Environment to coordinate, in coordination with the
Department of Information Technology and the Maryland Department of Emergency
Management, cybersecurity efforts within community water systems and community sewerage
systems; establishing the roles and responsibilities of various State agencies with respect to
regulating, assessing, and promoting cybersecurity efforts within the water and wastewater
sector; etc.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 968 Howard County – Patuxent River Wildland – Use of Mechanical or Motorized Equipment
Ho. Co. 5-25
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to enter into use agreements with volunteers to
facilitate the use of motor vehicles and motorized equipment for the purpose of maintaining
existing paths within the Patuxent River Wildland to ensure clear and safe access to the wildland.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 972 Anne Arundel County – Board of License Commissioners – Alterations
Increasing from three to five the membership of the Board of License Commissioners for Anne
Arundel County; altering the eligibility requirements for Board membership; requiring the Board
to adopt and publish a certain ethics policy; requiring the Board to include an option to provide
certain information on an application for the issuance of a license or a license renewal; and
requiring the Board to submit a report on the racial breakdown of the disciplinary actions taken
by the Board to the General Assembly each year.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 1000 Gaming – Sports Wagering Facilities – Request for Relocation
Authorizing certain sports wagering facility licensees to submit a written request to the State
Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to relocate the sports wagering facility, subject to
certain limitations.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 43 Maryland Department of Health – Forensic Review Board – Established
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish a forensic review board at facilities
that have charge of persons who have been committed to the facility as not criminally
responsible; requiring each forensic review board to review the eligibility for release of
committed persons on a certain basis; establishing the Community Forensic Aftercare Program in
the Department to monitor committed persons on conditional release in accordance with the
recommendations of the committed person’s mental team; etc.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 80 Criminal Law – Animal Abuse or Neglect – Penalties
Establishing increased penalties of imprisonment for up to 3 years and a fine not to exceed
$5,000 or both for the abuse or neglect of an animal if the abuse or neglect results in the death or
euthanasia of the animal; and authorizing the court, as a condition of sentencing a certain
defendant, to prohibit the defendant from owning, possessing, or residing with an animal for a
period of time determined by the court.
Passed 41-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 179 Motor Vehicle Registration – Fee Exemption – Unemployable Disabled Veterans
Establishing that not more than one vehicle owned by, or leased to, an unemployable disabled
veteran is exempt from vehicle registration fees.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 205 Human Services – Adult Protective Services
Specifying that certain provisions of law relating to confidentiality do not prohibit the disclosure
of certain information relating to adult protective services or the disclosure of the identity of
certain persons making certain reports under certain circumstances; and expanding the definition
of “health practitioner” to include certain emergency medical services providers in certain
provisions of law relating to adult protective services.
Passed 41-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 280 Judicial and Public Safety for Service Members Act
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of
interpretation for “veteran”; and altering the application of certain provisions of judicial
proceedings, corrections, criminal, family, public safety, and real property laws to apply to all
uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 281 Transportation Equality for Service Members Act
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of
interpretation for “veteran”; and altering the application of certain provisions of law governing
transportation to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only certain uniformed services.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 338 Baltimore County – Speed Monitoring Systems – Interstate 695 and Interstate 83
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to place and use not more than four speed
monitoring systems on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 in Baltimore County subject to notice
requirements; requiring that fines collected in Baltimore County as a result of violations enforced
by speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 be used to assist in covering the
cost of roadway and safety improvements on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 in Baltimore
County; etc.
Passed 33-10. McKay voted Yea.

SB 369 Public Libraries – Automated External Defibrillator Program (Raymono A. Russell Act)
Requiring operators of certain libraries, beginning January 1, 2026, to place an automated
external defibrillator in a certain area, maintain the functionality of the automated external
defibrillator, and ensure a trained individual is present under certain circumstances; granting
certain immunities to libraries and individuals for certain acts or omissions under certain
circumstances; etc.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 456 Dental Services – Qualification for Maryland Dent-Care Program
Altering the eligibility criteria for Higher Education Loan Assistance Grants under the Maryland
Dent-Care Program to include part-time employment; and requiring the Maryland Insurance
Administration to submit a report, by December 1, 2025, to certain committees of the General
Assembly on the use of online credentialing systems by dental insurance carriers.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 457 State Retirement and Pension System – Transfers Between Systems – Workgroup
Requiring the State Retirement and Pension System to convene a workgroup to study transfers of
member service between State and local retirement and pension systems; and requiring the
Agency to submit a report of the workgroup’s findings and recommendations, including any need
for legislative initiatives, to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 555 Public Information Act – Denials – Pending Litigation
Establishing that a custodian may deny inspection of records pertaining to pending or reasonably
anticipated litigation to which the State or an officer or employee of the State is or may be a
party.
Passed 31-11. McKay voted Nay.

SB 586 Corporations and Associations – Methodist Church Trust Requirement Repeal and
Disaffiliation Requirements
Repealing a requirement that the assets of any Methodist Church be held in trust for the United
Methodist Church and be subject to the control of the Church; repealing a provision of law
providing that the absence of a trust clause in any deed or conveyance executed before June 1,
1953, does not exclude certain local churches from certain provisions of law or responsibilities
related to the United Methodist Church; etc.
Passed 42-1. McKay voted Yea.

SB 621 Courtroom Security – Minimum Adequate Security
Establishing minimum adequate security standards for courtroom security at all courthouse
facilities; requiring, beginning July 1, 2026, the presence of a certain number of security officers
in every court room during certain proceedings; and requiring by July 1, 2028, in every court
room, the presence of one court security officer for any proceeding, two court security officers
for any proceeding involving an incarcerated individual, and one additional officer for every four
or fewer courtrooms on each floor of a courthouse.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 626 Frederick County – Sheriff – Salary
Altering the annual salary of the Sheriff of Frederick County to be equal to the salary of a
Department of State Police lieutenant colonel, at the highest available step for a lieutenant
colonel under the Department of State Police pay plan.
Passed 41-2. McKay voted Yea.

SB 692 State Retirement and Pension System – Alterations and Clarifications
Altering certain due dates of certain reports from the State Retirement and Pension System; and
clarifying the eligibility requirements of State Police Retirement System members to participate
in the Deferred Retirement Option Program.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 717 Somerset County – Salaries of Local Officials – Increase
Increasing the salaries of the Sheriff of Somerset County, the County Commissioners of
Somerset County, the President of the County Commissioners of Somerset County, a member of
the County Roads Board of Somerset County, and the President of the County Roads Board of
Somerset County.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 768 Correctional Officers’ Retirement System – Membership – Clarifications
Clarifying the membership in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System for certain
employees of certain Maryland Department of Health facilities; and clarifying that certain
participating employees who are appointed, promoted, or transferred are members of the
Correctional Officers’ Retirement System as a condition of employment.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 828 Immigration Enforcement – Sensitive Locations – Access, Guidance, and Policies
(Protecting Sensitive Locations Act)
Requiring the Attorney General to develop guidelines relating to immigration enforcement at
certain sensitive locations; and requiring State agencies that operate at sensitive locations to
adopt policies consistent with the guidelines or provide certain written notice of a decision not to
adopt policies consistent with the guidelines.
Passed 30-13. McKay voted Yea.

SB 883 Post-Towing Procedure Workgroup – Establishment
Establishing that a certain person has a lien on a motor vehicle towed or removed from a
privately owned parking lot for charges incurred for any towing, recovery, storage, or notice
provided under certain circumstances; and establishing the circumstances in which the lien is
extinguished.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 915 Baltimore County – Vehicle Laws – Private Roadways in Residential Communities
Prohibiting a person from driving a motor vehicle in violation of certain provisions of the
Maryland Vehicle Law on private roadways in certain residential areas in Baltimore County; and
authorizing a police officer to enforce the Maryland Vehicle Law on private roadways in certain
residential areas in Baltimore County.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 1005 Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program – Acquisition of Land
Authorizing the Board of Public Works, on recommendation of the Secretary of Health, to make
grants under the Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program to counties, municipal
corporations, and nonprofit corporations for the acquisition of land for the construction or use of
a federally qualified health center.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 1008 Economic Development – Small Business Guaranty Fund – Alterations
Providing that a guaranty under the Small Business Guaranty Fund may be supported by the full
faith and credit of the State of Maryland or approved by an irrevocable letter of credit, an official
treasurer’s check, funds on deposit in an escrow or other depositiory account, or any other legal
instrument promising a financial institution restitution or reimbursement for its loan losses.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 1026 Financial Institutions – Consumer Credit – Application of Licensing Requirements
(Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025)
Providing that certain provisions of law governing the licensing of providers of certain financial
services in the State do not apply to a certain person that acquires or is assigned a certain
mortgage, mortgage loan, or installment loan under certain circumstances; establishing the
Maryland Licensing Workgroup to study and make recommendations on licensing requirements
for persons that provide financial services in the State; and requiring the Workgroup to report to
the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 1028 Natural Resources – Vessels – Carbon Monoxide Warning Labels (Matthew’s Law)
Prohibiting a person from operating a gasoline-powered vessel on the waters of the State unless
the vessel has carbon monoxide warning labels affixed in conspicuous locations in the vicinity of
both the transom and the helm of the vessel.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 93 Election Law – Absentee Ballots – Notice to Request Application
Requiring each local board of elections to send the absentee ballot application approved by the
State Board of Elections to each eligible voter at least 60 days before each statewide primary
election, unless the voter has permanent absentee ballot status.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 130 Education – Student Personal Electronic Device Use Policy – Required
Requiring each county board of education to develop and implement a policy that prohibits
students from using a cellular device during instructional time during the school day; and
prohibiting the policy from preventing a student from using a cellular device for any purpose
documented in a student’s individualized education program, to monitor or address a student’s
documented health issue, or for education purposes when directed by an educator or
administrator.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 148 State Board of Public Accountancy – Emeritus Status
Authorizing the State Board of Public Accountancy to place a licensee on emeritus status under
certain circumstances; and requiring the Board to reinstate the license of an individual who is on
emeritus status under certain circumstances.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 149 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation – Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas
Emissions – Study and Reports
Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department
of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine
petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for State efforts to adapt to and
mitigate the effects of climate change and to address the health impacts of climate change on
vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund to
support efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change; etc.
Passed 31-13. McKay voted Nay.

SB 175 Public Safety – Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing –
Prohibitions and Study
Prohibiting the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or distribution of corrugated stainless steel tubing
that does not meet a certain International Code Council standard or is not proven to withstand a
certain electrical arcing charge; requiring certain tubing used in the construction of fuel gas
piping systems in certain buildings to meet a certain International Code Council standard or be
proven to withstand a certain electrical arcing charge; and providing a civil penalty of up to
$1,000 for a violation of the Act.
Passed 41-2. McKay voted Yea.

SB 215 Cannabis Reform – Revisions
Limiting application submissions for on-site consumption licenses to social equity applicants
under certain circumstances; authorizing a political subdivision to establish hours of operation
for on-site consumption establishments; authorizing the holder of an on-site consumption license
to repackage and process cannabis and cannabis products under certain circumstances;
authorizing the holder of a certain cannabis event registration to hold certain cannabis events;
providing certain fees for a cannabis event registration; etc.
Passed 31-13. McKay voted Nay.

SB 343 State’s Attorneys – Reconstitution of Task Force to Study Transparency Standards for
State’s Attorneys
Establishing the State’s Attorney Case Management System Grant Fund; reconstituting the Task
Force to Study Transparency Standards for State’s Attorneys; and requiring the Task Force to
develop processes by which prosecutors can collect information and determine what information
should be made public and what information may be kept private, and examine existing policies
of State’s Attorneys’ offices across the State relating to transparency of data, the charging of
crimes, and sentencing.
Passed 34-9. McKay voted Nay.

SB 396 Public Safety Officer – Performance of Duties – Death Benefits
Altering circumstances under which certain individuals are presumed to have died as a direct and
proximate result of an injury sustained in the performance of duties for purposes of eligibility for
death benefits; altering the circumstances under which certain individuals are eligible for certain
disability benefits; and authorizing certain 9-1-1 specialists to become members of the Law
Enforcement Officers’ Pension System as employees of a participating governmental unit.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 423 Maryland Medical Practice Act and Maryland Physician Assistants Act – Revisions
Repealing obsolete and redundant language in, clarifying language in, and making language
consistent across certain provisions of law governing the State Board of Physicians and the
regulation of physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; altering certain
licensure requirements; altering the grounds for discipline for physicians, physician assistants,
and allied health professionals; altering certain disciplinary procedures; etc.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 466 Criminal Law – Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable and Senior Adults
Prohibiting a caregiver, family member, or household member from knowingly and willfully
obtaining the property of an individual the caregiver, family member, or household member
knows or reasonably should know is a vulnerable or senior adult with the intent to deprive the
vulnerable or senior adult of the property; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or
deceptive trade practice that is subject to enforcement and penalties under the Maryland
Consumer Protection Act; etc.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 471 Vehicle Laws – Motor Vehicle Administration – 3-Hour Roadway Safety Driving
Education Program – Requirements
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to establish a 3-hour Roadway Safety Driving
Education Program for certain applicants for and holders of driver’s licenses.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 525 Prince George’s County – Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law – Video Evidence and
Reward Programs
Requiring each county to establish a certain program allowing a member of the public to submit
video evidence of an alleged violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law to a certain
enforcement unit; and requiring a program established under the Act to allow a member of the
public to receive a portion of fines collected in relation to a violation of the Illegal Dumping and
Litter Control Law under certain circumstances.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 543 Election Law – Provisional Ballots – Nonpartisan Board of Education Contests
Providing that a voter is qualified to vote a provisional ballot if the provisional ballot was cast
because the voter claimed a different political party affiliation from the political party affiliation
on record for the voter and the voter made a selection in a nonpartisan board of education
contest; and requiring a local board of canvassers to count only the votes cast in a nonpartisan
board of education contest for those provisional ballots.
Passed 38-5. McKay voted Nay.

SB 544 Food Establishments – Portable Chemical Toilets
Authorizing food establishments that are businesses that conduct agritourism, Class 4 limited
wineries, or Class 8 farm breweries to comply with the requirement to provide a convenient
lavatory by providing a portable chemical toilet that is supplied with approved hand drying
devices, kept in a sanitary condition, and properly ventilated.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 590 Motor Vehicles – Reckless, Negligent, and Aggressive Driving (Sergeant Patrick Kepp
Act)
Altering the penalties and points assessments related to the offenses of reckless, negligent, and
aggressive driving; and adding certain motor vehicle offenses as elements that may contribute to
charges for reckless or aggressive driving.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 608 Criminal Procedure – U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions
Altering the requirements for certification of a U Nonimmigrant Status Petition; altering the
individuals eligible to request a certain official to certify victim helpfulness relating to
certification of a U Nonimmigrant Status Petition; and authorizing the disclosure of certain
information under certain circumstances.
Passed 32-12. McKay voted Nay.

SB 633 Campaign Finance – Political Organizations – Disclosures on Solicitations (Stop Scam
PACs Act)
Requiring certain political organizations to include certain disclaimers and statements on certain
solicitations; authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to investigate a potential violation
of the Act; and authorizing the State Board after the issuance of a public report of its finding to
prohibit a person who violated the Act from making further solicitations for a certain period or
impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 669 Public Safety – Rape Kit Testing – Tracking Program and Grant Fund
Altering the purpose and use of the Rape Kit Testing Grant Fund; expanding the duties of the
Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy relating to the Fund;
and prohibiting the use of the Fund for the Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Tracking System.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 710 Criminal Law – Motor Vehicle – Criminal Negligence (Sergeant Patrick Keep Act)
Prohibiting a person from driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel in a
criminally negligent manner; and providing that driving, operating, or controlling a motor
vehicle or vessel in a negligent manner does not constitute a violation of the Act.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 764 State Designations – State Mineral – Chromite (State Mineral Act)
Designating chromite, which reflects the nature of Maryland’s rich mining history and vast
mineral resources, as the State mineral.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 770 Public Schools and Youth Services – Crisis Support and Assistance and Workgroup
Study
Requiring child care centers and youth-serving organizations to require applicants for positions
involving direct contact with minors to submit certain information; requiring county boards of
education, nonpublic schools, and contracting agencies to require applicants for positions
involving direct contact with minors to submit certain information relating to certain boundary-
violating behavior; requiring child care centers and youth-serving organizations to follow certain
procedures when hiring certain applicants; etc.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 820 Municipalities – Enforcement of Ordinances and Resolutions
Increasing from $1,000 to $5,000 the maximum amount of a criminal fine or municipal
infraction that may be imposed by a municipality to enforce certain ordinances and resolutions
enacted by the municipality.
Passed 35-9. McKay voted Nay.

SB 845 Local Education Agencies – Educator Screening – Educator Identification Clearinghouse
(School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act)
Requiring each local education agency in the State to become an associate member of the
National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) to
utilize the Educator Identification Clearinghouse for screening educators and individuals who
apply to be educators; and requiring each educator employed within the local school system to
become an member of NASDTEC by July 1, 2025.
Passed 43-1. McKay voted Yea.

SB 848 Public Health Abortion Grant Program – Establishment
Establishing the Public Health Abortion Grant Program to provide grants to improve access to
abortion care clinical services for individuals in the State; establishing the Public Health
Abortion Grant Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide grants under the Program;
and requiring that certain premium funds collected by health insurance carriers be used to
provide certain coverage and to support improving access to abortion care clinical services under
certain circumstances.
Passed 29-15. McKay voted Yea.

SB 856 Mold – Landlord Requirements and Regulations (Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act)
Requiring the Department of the Environment, the Maryland Department of Health, the
Department of Housing and Community Development, the Maryland Department of Labor, and
the Department of General Services to develop a certain pamphlet and website; requiring a
landlord to provide a tenant with certain information at certain times and in a certain manner;
requiring a landlord to perform a mold assessment and mold remediation within 45 days after
receipt of a written notice regarding the detection of mold; etc.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 873 Workgroup to Study Adoption of a Statute for Assault in the Third Degree
Establishing that it is a misdemeanor to intentionally cause offensive contact, engage in conduct
intending to put another in fear of offensive contact, or attempt to cause offensive contact;
providing that assault in the third degree is not a lesser included crime of any other crime, with a
certain exception; providing that a person charged with assault in the third degree may assert any
judicially recognized defense, with a certain exception; etc.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 980 Natural Resources – Maryland Heritage Areas Authority – Funding and Grants
Authorizing the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority to award grants and loans to certain entities
for the management of certified heritage areas under certain circumstances; establishing a
maximum funding amount of $300,000 for certain grants made by the Maryland Heritage Areas;
decreasing from 10% to 7% the percentage of Program Open Space funds transferred to the
Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Financing Fund that may be used for certain operating
expenses; etc.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 1023 Employment Discrimination – Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees – Use of
Medical Cannabis
Prohibiting an employer from taking certain discriminatory employment actions against a fire
and rescue public safety employee based on the employee’s use of medical cannabis, subject to
certain conditions.
Passed 36-8. McKay voted Nay.

SB 1030 Baltimore County and Baltimore City – Vehicle Laws – Lighting on Privately Owned
Vehicles
Authorizing not more than five of the highest ranking officers from certain nonprofit volunteer
emergency medical services organizations located in Baltimore County and Baltimore City to
have their privately owned vehicles equipped with red or red and white lights or signal devices
which may be displayed only while on route to or at the scene of an emergency.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 1036 Howard County – Alcoholic Beverages – Class D Licenses – Delivery Ho. Co. 21–25
Applying certain provisions of law relating to the delivery of alcoholic beverages in Howard
County to a holder or an employee of a holder of a Class D license.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 127 State Government – Grants and Contracts – Reimbursement of Indirect Costs
Altering the rate at which nonprofit organizations receiving State-funded grants or contracts may
be reimbursed for indirect costs to match the rate established under relevant federal guidelines.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 270 Board of Trustees of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental
Retirement Plans – Automatic Enrollment
Requiring the State Board of Trustees of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees
Supplemental Retirement Plans to implement an automatic enrollment arrangement for State
employees who are hired on or after January 1, 2026; and requiring an eligible employer to
deduct wages of an employee for contribution to a supplemental retirement plan in accordance
with an automatic enrollment arrangement, unless the employee has elected to withdraw from or
cease to contribute to the supplemental retirement plan.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 376 Health Facilities – Delegation of Inspection Authority – Nursing Homes
Requiring the Secretary of Health, on request of a county, to delegate to the county the authority
to conduct site visits and full surveys of nursing homes; and requiring that the Maryland
Department of Health and counties equally share the costs of conducting surveys delegated by
the Secretary of Health.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 449 Frederick and Washington Counties – Bow Hunting – Openly Carrying Handguns
Prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from prohibiting certain licensed bow hunters
from openly carrying a handgun under certain circumstances in Frederick County and
Washington County during deer hunting season.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 599 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program – Funding
Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for each of fiscal years 2027 through
2029 an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program.
Passed 31-13. McKay voted Nay.

SB 814 Local Government – Development Impact Fees, Surcharges, and Excise Taxes –
Reporting
Requiring county governments to make a certain report by July 1 each year to the Governor and
General Assembly on the amount and use of county development impact fees, surcharges, and
excise taxes.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 854 Health Occupations – Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives – Revisions
Altering the scope of practice of licensed direct-entry midwives; providing that the practice of
direct-entry midwifery is independent and not does not require oversight by another health care
practitioner; repealing the requirement that licensed direct-entry midwives report certain
information to the Direct-Entry Midwifery Advisory Committee; altering the disciplinary actions
that may be taken against a licensed direct-entry midwife or an applicant for a license; etc.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 894 Office of Social Equity – Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund – Modifications
Requiring the Office of Social Equity within the Maryland Cannabis Administration, rather than
the Comptroller, to administer the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund; repealing
provisions of law requiring the Office to report on the Fund and to solicit public input on the uses
of the Fund and publish a review of the input; requiring the Office to oversee the appropriation
of funds from the Fund and to train Fund recipients; establishing the Community Reinvestment
and Repair Advisory Board; etc.
Passed 30-14. McKay voted Nay.

SB 962 Municipalities – Legislative Audit – Exemption
Exempting a municipality with annual revenues below $100,000 from a certain audit
requirement; clarifying that a certain audit exemption does not affect certain financial reporting
requirements; and authorizing the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee to request or require a
certain review or audit of the financial records of a certain municipality if the financial report
indicates a financial or accounting irregularity or concern.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 1021 Business Regulation – Cemeteries – Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government
Acquisition
Prohibiting certain owners of a cemetery from selling or transferring the cemetery without the
approval of the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight; authorizing a governmental unit to
acquire an abandoned cemetery under certain circumstances; and establishing requirements for
the sale, transfer, or government acquisition of a cemetery.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 425 Environment – Coal Combustion By-Products – Fees, Coordinating Committee, and
Regulations.
Providing that a certain base fee established by the Department of the Environment that is paid
by a certain generator of coal combustion by-products is not less than $2.30 per ton; altering the
factors that the Department is required to consider in establishing the fee; establishing the
Statewide Coal Combustion By-Products Coordinating Committee to share information,
monitoring results, and certain remedial actions with respect to certain coal combustion by-
product sites; etc.
Passed 35-11. McKay voted Nay.

SB 154 Access to Counsel in Evictions – Task Force and Special Fund
Making permanent distributions by the Comptroller from funds gained from abandoned property
in the State to the Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund; terminating the Access to
Counsel in Evictions Task Force on January 31, 2026; and making permanent an annual
$14,000,000 appropriation by the Governor from the Access to Counsel in Evictions Special
Fund to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation.
Passed 35-11. McKay voted Nay.

SB 250 Department of the Environment – Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation
Authorizing the Department of the Environment to charge a fee for processing and issuing on-
site sewage disposal permits and individual well construction permits under certain
circumstances; authorizing the Department to establish by regulation a fee for the Responsible
Personnel Training Program Certification; requiring a holder of a license to transfer oil into the
State to pay a certain fee when oil owned by the licensee is first transferred into the State;
establishing the Private Dam Repair Fund; etc.
Passed 34-13. McKay voted Nay.

SB 740 Health Care Facilities – Service Member Community Members (SFC Matthew Fast Act )
Requiring each health care facility to screen each patient for information on whether the patient
is a warrior community member, include on the patient’s medical record whether the patient is a
warrior community member, and meet certain standards established by The Joint Commission
for the purpose of improving health care equity for warrior community members; and defining
“warrior community member” to mean a service member, a veteran, a certain spouse, a certain
child, or a certain stepchild.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 843 School Construction – Local Cost-Share – Alterations
Adding an adjustment for the local cost-share for school construction projects for certain
counties under certain circumstances.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 880 Governor’s Office for Children – Boys and Girls Clubs of Maryland – Grant Funding
Requiring the Governor to include $5,000,000 in the annual budget bill each fiscal year to the
Governor’s Office for Children to provide certain grants for the Boys and Girls Clubs of
Maryland.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea.

SB 901 Environment – Packaging and Paper Products – Producer Responsibility Plans
Requiring certain producers of packaging materials, individually or as part of a producer
responsibility organization, to submit a certain packaging materials producer responsibility plan
to the Department of the Environment for review and approval on or before April 1, 2027, and
every 5 years thereafter, in accordance with certain requirements.
Passed 35-12. McKay voted Nay.

SB 927 Corporations and Associations – Cooperative Limited Equity Housing Corporations –
Establishment
Authorizing a Maryland nonstock corporation to convert to a limited equity housing cooperative
subject to certain requirements; requiring a limited equity housing cooperative for certain
households to receive notice and vacate a portion of a certain residential rental facility; requiring
a limited equity housing cooperative to reimburse certain households for moving expenses; etc.
Passed 38-9. McKay voted Yea.

SB 977 Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law – Restrictions on Access to Information
(Maryland Data Privacy Act)
Altering certain provisions of law to require a law enforcement agency or a unit of State or local
government to deny access to certain databases, facilities, or buildings by certain individuals
seeking access for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration law, under certain
circumstances; requiring the Attorney General to enforce certain provisions of the Act; and
providing that a State employee that violates certain provisions of the Act is subject to certain
discipline.
Passed 33-14. McKay voted Nay.

SB 984 Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance – Use of Programs That Measure the
Operation of an Insured Vehicle
Requiring an insurer that issues, sells, or delivers private passenger motor vehicle insurance
policies in the State to disclose the use of certain telematics systems and to establish an appeals
process by which a policyholder may challenge data the policy holder believes to be erroneous;
prohibiting an insurer that issues, sells, or delivers private passenger motor vehicle insurance
policies in the State from using data obtained through telematics systems to establish certain
premiums or to take certain actions with respect to a policy; etc.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea.

Tuesday, March 18th, 2025,

No final floor votes taken.

Wednesday, March 19th, 2025,

No final floor votes taken.

Thursday, March 20th, 2025,

Friday, March 21st, 2025,

No final floor votes taken