Monday, April 7th, 2025, (Sine Die)

SB 259 Election Law – Local Boards of Elections – Election Plan Requirements
Requiring a local board of elections to submit an election plan to the State Board of Elections for approval at least 7 months before each statewide primary election; establishing requirements related to an election plan; and altering the requirements related to polling place plans, ballot drop box plans, and early voting center plans.
Passed 43-2. McKay voted Nay

SB 399 Natural Resources – Wildland Areas – Overhead Transmission Lines
Exempting certain areas in the Big Savage Mountain Wildland, Bear Pen Wildland, and Dan\’s Mountain Wildland from being designated as a wildland area, subject to a certificate of public convenience and necessity being obtained for a certain transmission line; and requiring the Public Service Commission to require an applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain overhead transmission line to provide wildland impact mitigation guarantees.
Passed 43-1. McKay voted Yea

SB 867 Cyber Maryland Program – Revisions
Transferring the Cyber Maryland Program from the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to the Maryland Department of Labor; altering the duties of the Program; requiring the Program to issue competitive grants and contracts beginning in fiscal year 2026, to enhance cybersecurity workforce development, including cybersecurity for operational technology; authorizing the Governor for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation sufficient to run the program; etc.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 909 Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act
Establishing the Strategic Energy Planning Office; requiring the Office to develop a Comprehensive Wholesale Energy Markets and Bulk Power System Risk Report and examine different wholesale energy market and bulk power system scenarios to support the development of the Risk Report; requiring the Office, by September 1, 2028, and every 3 years thereafter, to submit the Risk Report to the Governor and the General Assembly; requiring the Public Service Commission to hold a certain public proceeding to assess the Report; etc.
Passed 43-3. McKay voted Yea

SB 931 Public Utilities – Generating Stations – Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy
Certainty Act)
Altering the factors the Public Service Commission must consider before taking final action on a certificate of public convenience and necessity; establishing certain requirements for the construction of a certain solar energy generating station or front-of-the-meter energy storage device; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to update a certain tool and analyze State owned land suitable for solar energy development; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to develop a special solar contractor license; etc.
Passed 33-10. McKay voted Nay

SB 937 Electricity and Gas – Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act)
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to issue loans, in addition to grants, for certain purposes relating to reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions from certain multifamily residential buildings; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration, in coordination with the Public Service Commission and the Department of Natural Resources, to pursue certain
agreements with neighboring states and federal agencies related to the development of new nuclear energy generation stations; etc.
Passed 36-10. McKay voted Nay

HB 411 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 36-10. McKay voted Yea

HB 1519 Prior Authorizations of State Debt – Alterations
Amending certain prior authorizations of State Debt to change the names of certain grantees, alter the authorized uses of certain grants, and extend the termination date of certain grants.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 350 Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2026)
Making the proposed appropriations contained in the State Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, in accordance with Article III, Section 52 of the Maryland Constitution; etc.
Passed 33-14. McKay voted Nay

HB 351 Creation of a State Debt – Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2025, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $1,763,325,000, the proceeds to be used for certain necessary building, construction, demolition, planning, renovation, conversion, replacement, and capital equipment purchases of the State, for acquiring certain real estate in connection therewith, and for grants to certain subdivisions and other organizations for certain
development and improvement purposes; etc.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 352 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain
groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc.
Passed 29-18. McKay voted Nay

HB 634 Income Tax – Income Tax Reconciliation Program – Established (Maryland Fair Taxation for Justice-Involved Individuals Act)
Establishing the Income Tax Reconciliation Program in the State to allow certain justice-involved individuals to establish installment payment plans and receive a waiver of any interest and penalties that accrue for unpaid income tax due for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024, but before January 1, 2030; requiring the Comptroller to administer the Program; requiring the Comptroller, in collaboration with the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, to develop an awareness campaign about the Program; etc.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1424 Catastrophic Event Account, Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund, and Powers of the Attorney General – Alterations (Protect Our Federal Workers Act)
Renaming the Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund to be the Federal Government Employee Assistance Loan Fund; authorizing funds appropriated to the Catastrophic Event Account to be expended to assist in funding costs connected to a relocation, closure, or mass layoff of a unit of the federal government, or other similar circumstances; expanding the authority of the Attorney General to take certain actions; increasing the amount of appropriations in the proposed yearly budget to the Attorney General; etc.
Passed 34-13. McKay voted Nay

HB 1098 Insurance – Automobile Insurance – Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund and Affordability Study
Requiring the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund to calculate and report its risk based capital level in accordance with certain provisions of insurance law and maintain total adjusted capital in a certain amount; establishing that certain provisions of insurance law regarding prior approval rate making apply to the Fund during a certain time period and under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to establish a workgroup to study automobile insurance affordability; etc.
Passed 43-2. McKay voted Yea

SB 100 Natural Resources – Pursuing Wounded Deer After Legal Hunting Hours and Using a Light – Authorization
Authorizing a person who is authorized by the Department of Natural Resources to hunt deer and who wounds a deer during legal hunting hours to pursue and kill the deer after legal hunting hours using only the means authorized for the applicable hunting season or permit; and authorizing a person who pursues a wounded deer to use a light or lighting device while pursuing the wounded deer.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 683 Catastrophic Event Account and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund, Protection of Federal Benefits, and Powers of the Attorney General – Alterations (Protect Our Federal Workers Act)
Renaming the Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund to be the Federal Government Employee Assistance Loan Fund; authorizing funds appropriated to the Catastrophic Event Account to be expended to assist in funding costs in connection with a closure, relocation, or mass layoff of a unit of the federal government, or other similar circumstances; and altering the purpose of the Fund and the eligibility criteria to receive loans from the Fund.
Passed 35-11. McKay voted Nay

SB 181 Correctional Services – Geriatric and Medical Parole
Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of incarcerated individuals when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole, including providing for a meeting between the incarcerated individual and the Commission; requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by
older incarcerated individuals; requiring the Commission to report yearly to the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board on the outcomes of certain parole considerations; etc.
Passed 35-12. McKay voted Nay

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; altering the time periods within which a certain certifying entity shall certify or decline a certain form under certain circumstances; requiring a certifying entity to develop protocols to assist certain petitioners to take certain actions.
Passed 34-12. McKay voted Nay

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 34-13. McKay voted Nay

SB 116 Data Center Impact Analysis and Report
Requiring the Department of the Environment and the University of Maryland School of Business, in coordination with the Department of Legislative Services, to conduct an analysis of the likely environmental and economic impacts of data center development in the State; and requiring the Department of Legislative Services to coordinate preparation of the final report to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly by September 1, 2026.
Passed 46-0. 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; requiring the Board to review an application for emeritus status within 90 days of receipt of the application; and requiring the Board to reinstate the license of an individual who is on emeritus status under certain circumstances.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 252 Child Care Centers – Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement – Alteration
Repealing a requirement that a child care center that has 20 or more children have in attendance a certain ratio of staff to children who hold a certificate in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation under certain circumstances.
Passed 44-1. McKay voted Yea

SB 262 Election Law – Special Elections
Altering requirements for scheduling special elections to fill vacancies in a county council or in the office of chief executive officer or county executive; requiring the State Administrator to conduct a special election in accordance with State law and regulations if the State Administrator determines a conflict exists between State law and regulations and a county charter or other
county law relating to the conduct of a special election; etc.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 294 Maryland Cybersecurity Council – Alterations
Altering the selection of the membership and chair of the Maryland Cybersecurity Council; and requiring the Council, working with certain entities, to assess and address cybersecurity threats and associated risks from artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 352 Baltimore County – Political Party Central Committee – Elections
Altering from four to three the number of members elected from each councilmanic district of Baltimore County to the Baltimore County Republican Party Central Committee.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 451 Adult Education – High School Diploma by Examination – Requirements and Study
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to allow an individual to take all components of the General Educational Development Test in the same language from English- or Spanish- language examinations offered by the Department; and requiring the Department to study the feasibility and cost of offering the examination in additional languages and to report its findings
and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2026.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 901 Environment – Packaging and Paper Products – Producer Responsibility Plans
Requiring certain producers of covered materials, individually or as part of a producer responsibility organization, to submit a certain covered materials producer responsibility plan to the Department of the Environment for review and approval on or before July 1, 2028, and every 5 years thereafter, in accordance with certain requirements, or to develop an alternative collection program; requiring a producer responsibility organization to pay certain costs to the Department; etc.
Passed 33-11. McKay voted Nay

SB 923 Public Schools – High School Sports Officials – Payment and Fees
Establishing requirements for local school systems that issue invitations for bids for high school sports officiating services for boys\’ and girls\’ high school sports; authorizing the Department of Education to develop guidelines to assist a local school system in the implementation of the provisions of the Act, including additional criteria for determining which high school sports qualify as similar boys\’ and girls\’ high school sports.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 26 Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act
Establishing the Public Employees\’ Safety and Health Unit in the Division of Labor and Industry to administer and enforce certain duties regarding the oversight of certain public bodies; altering the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act as it applies to certain public bodies; establishing and applying certain civil and criminal penalties to public bodies and persons in government; requiring the Commissioner to develop standards for protecting employees of public bodies from workplace violence; etc.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 49 Consumer Protection – Automatic Renewals
Requiring a person who makes an automatic renewal offer to consumers to allow a consumer to cancel the automatic renewal in a certain manner; requiring automatic renewal offers to be displayed in a certain manner and contain certain information; establishing that compliance with certain regulations or a certain license shall be considered to be compliance with the Act; establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice; etc.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 299 Security Guards and Security Guard Employers – Registration, Certification, and
Regulation
Providing that a cannabis agent who is employed to provide security services for a cannabis licensee or cannabis registrant as a security guard or by a security guard agency is not required to obtain a State or national criminal history records check if the cannabis agent is authorized to provide security guard services in accordance with certain provisions of law.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 357 Prescription Drug Affordability Board – Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership
(Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act)
Requiring the Prescription Drug Affordability Board, under certain circumstances, to establish a process for setting upper payment limits for all purchases and payor reimbursements of prescription drug products in the State that the Board determines have led or will lead to affordability challenges; authorizing the Board to reconsider an upper payment limit for a drug that becomes a current shortage; requiring the Board to confer with the Maryland Medical Assistance Program before establishing a certain upper payment limit; etc.
Passed 32-11. McKay voted Nay

SB 474 Health Insurance – Adverse Decisions – Notices, Reporting, and Examinations
Requiring that certain adverse decision and grievance decision notices include certain information in a certain manner; requiring certain carriers, if the number of adverse decisions issued by the carrier for a type of service has grown by more than 10% in the immediately preceding calendar year or 25% in the immediately preceding 3 calendar years, to provide certain information to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner; and authorizing the Commissioner to use certain adverse decision information as the basis of a certain examination.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 662 Baltimore City – Alcoholic Beverages Licenses – Alterations
Requiring a memorandum of understanding between a certain licensee and a community association within a certain bounded area in the 46th alcoholic beverages district before the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City may issue a license in or transfer a license to the bounded area; extending to July 1, 2028, the expiration date for a certain Class B license for the purpose of transfer to the 3600 block of Boston Street in the 46th alcoholic beverages district; etc.
Passed 43-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 689 Financial Institutions – Conventional Home Mortgage Loans – Assumption and Required Disclosures
Requiring banking institutions, credit unions, mortgage lenders, mortgage lending businesses, and mortgage loan originators to include a certain provision in certain conventional home mortgage loans authorizing a certain borrower to purchase the property interest of a certain borrower in connection with a decree of absolute divorce if the lending entity determines that the assuming borrower qualifies for the loan; etc.
Passed 42-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 740 Health Care Facilities – Service Member Community Members (SFC Matthew Fast Act )
Authorizing each health care facility to screen each patient for information on whether the patient is a service member community member, include on the patient\’s medical record whether the patient is a service member 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 \”service member community member\” to mean a service member, a veteran, a certain spouse, a certain child, or a certain stepchild.
Passed 43-0. 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; prohibiting the Board from using certain information as a factor in determining whether to issue or renew a license; 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; etc.
Passed 43-0. 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 42-1. McKay voted Yea

SB 46 Real Property – Wrongful Detainer – Time of Hearing and Service of Process
Altering provisions relating to wrongful detainer actions, including requirements for summonses, hearing, and judgments.
Passed 43-0. 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 15 days after receipt of a written notice regarding the detection of mold; etc.
Passed 40-1. 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 greater of the rate established under relevant federal guidelines or 15%.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 550 Baltimore City – Property Tax – Authority to Impose on Vacant and Abandoned Property Owned by Nonprofit Organizations
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to establish, by law, a subclass of real property consisting of certain property that is owned by a nonprofit organization that has been vacant and has not been significantly improved for at least 5 consecutive years and to set a special property tax rate for that property.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 596 Property Tax Exemption and Payment in Lieu of Taxes – The Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility, Inc.
Exempting from the property tax property that is owned by The Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility, Inc., and used primarily for public social, recreational, and entertainment purposes; altering eligibility requirements for a certain property tax credit for certain business entities that invest at least $20,000,000 in certain real property in Washington County and create
200 new and permanent full-time jobs in the county; and altering the amount and duration of the property tax credit.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 653 Procurement – Employee Stock Ownership Plan Preference – Pilot
Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority, Morgan State University, St. Mary\’s College of Maryland, and Baltimore City Community College to establish a certain preference program for certain procurements; authorizing a certain price preference for bids and proposals by an entity that utilizes an employee stock ownership plan; requiring contractors to provide certain information to a unit regarding the use of an employee stock ownership plan; and applying the Act to procurement contracts solicited on or before June 30, 2030.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 829 State Procurement – Minority Business Enterprise Program – Extension and Reports
Altering the termination date for certain provisions of law governing the Minority Business Enterprise Program and its application to public-private partnerships, offshore wind projects, and video lottery terminals; and altering the date by which certain reports, studies, and guidelines must be submitted.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 1000 Gaming – Sports Wagering – Sports Wagering Facility Licensees
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 if the facility was originally issued a Class B sports wagering facility license on or before September 30, 2023, and the new location is in the same county, complies with certain location requirements, and is
approved by the Sports Wagering Application Review Committee.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 123 Boating Accidents – Duty to Stop at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information – Penalties
Requiring the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty stop the vessel as close as possible to the scene of the collision, accident, or casualty until the operator has rendered certain assistance and provided certain information; establishing certain criminal penalties for the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty who does
not take certain actions in violation of the Act of imprisonment of up to 2 months or a fine not to exceed $500 or both; etc.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 144 Corporations and Associations – Limited Worker Cooperative Associations – Authorization (Maryland Limited Worker Cooperative Association Act)
Authorizing the formation of limited worker cooperative associations; defining \”limited worker cooperative association\” as a Maryland limited liability company that elects to be a limited worker cooperative association in accordance with the provisions of the Act; and establishing rules and procedures for the formation, governance, conversion, and dissolution of limited worker cooperative associations.
Passed 46-0. 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 46-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 533 Public Safety – Police Accountability – Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges
Altering the deadline for the completion of the process of review by a certain investigating unit through disposition by an administrative charging committee under certain circumstances; requiring a law enforcement agency to file any administrative charges arising out of an investigation of alleged police officer misconduct that is not required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within 1 year and 1 day after the date that the appropriate official employed by the law enforcement agency became aware of the incident; etc.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 561 Corporations and Associations – Electric Cooperatives – Nonescheat Capital Credits
Providing that certain unclaimed money held by an electric cooperative and due to a past member is not considered abandoned property; and authorizing an electric cooperative to use this money only to assist members of the cooperative or make donations to nonprofit, charitable organizations.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

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 45-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 341 Baltimore City – Raffles – Organizations Affiliated With a Professional Major League Baseball Team
Authorizing certain organizations that are affiliated with a professional major league baseball team that plays its home games in Baltimore City to conduct certain raffles; requiring the organization to obtain a permit to conduct raffles from an agency designated by the Baltimore City government; providing that a permit to hold certain raffles expires at the end of the calendar
year in which the permit was issued; requiring that raffle tickets are sold using age-verification measures to ensure the buyer is at least 18; etc.
Passed 47-0. 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 recover costs and assist in covering the cost of roadway and safety improvements on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 in Baltimore County; etc.
Passed 30-17. McKay voted Nay

HB 681 Child Support – Driver\’s License Suspension for Arrearages and Court Orders
Altering the circumstances under which the Child Support Administration may notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual\’s child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual\’s driver\’s license or privilege to drive; and requiring the court, after establishing a child support order, to send a copy of the guideline calculation and the order to the Child Support Administration.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1440 Courts – Parental Accommodations
Requiring circuit courthouses in the State, constructed or renovated on or after October 1, 2025, to maintain on its premises a private lactation room to be used by certain individuals; providing that breast-feeding mothers and certain individuals caring for children under 3 years old may be excused from jury service; and requiring the Maryland Judiciary to collect certain information on jury service excusals and report annually to the Maryland General Assembly beginning by December 31, 2025.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 504 Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act
Altering the source of funds for the Blueprint for Maryland\’s Future Fund to include the interest earnings of the Academic Excellence Fund; authorizing the Department to establish a national teacher recruitment campaign; establishing the Academic Excellence Program in the Department to address critical academic needs in public schools; requiring the Department to consult with a certain entity to evaluate the Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program and establish requirements for community school implementation plans; etc.
Passed 34-13. McKay voted Nay

HB 185 Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program – Funding – Alterations
Altering the fiscal years to include fiscal year 2027 through fiscal year 2029, during which the Governor is required to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,500,000 to the Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1244 Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council – Establishment
Establishing the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council to advise and provide recommendations to the Developmental Disabilities Administration on system design, service delivery, and quality enhancement strategies for the Medicaid waiver programs operated by the Administration.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 658 Juvenile Services Education Board – Alterations
Authorizing the Secretary of Higher Education and the State Superintendent of Schools to select a designee to serve on the Juvenile Services Education Board; altering the terms of membership for the Board; and altering certain requirements for meetings of the Board.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 738 Department of Information Technology – Major Information Technology Development Projects – Oversight
Altering the content of certain reports by the Department of Information Technology relating to the Information Technology Investment Fund; and requiring the reports to be written, as practicable, in a manner that is clear and avoids technical jargon, structured to include an executive summary of key information, and made publicly available on the Department\’s website.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1076 Residential Real Property – Landlord and Tenant – Notice of Landlord Entry
Requiring a landlord to provide a tenant with certain written notice in a certain manner at least 24 hours in advance of when the landlord intends to enter a leased premises, except in the event of a certain emergency; and authorizing the court to issue a certain injunction or assess certain damages under certain circumstances.
Passed 36-11. McKay voted Nay

HB 1343 Anne Arundel County – Property Tax – Day Care Centers and Child Care Centers
Exempting personal property used in connection with certain large family child care homes from valuation and taxation in Anne Arundel County; authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or the governing body of a municipal corporation in Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the real property tax owed on the portion of real property used for certain child care centers and day care centers; etc.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1367 Lead Testing and Inspections – Falsifying Information – Penalty
Establishing a civil penalty not exceeding $50,000 for a person who falsifies information that is submitted in a report of the results of lead-contaminated dust testing or visual inspection of an affected property.
Passed 45-1. McKay voted Nay

HB 1371 Vehicle Laws – Driver\’s Licenses – Electronic Credentials (Maryland Mobile ID Enhancement Act)
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to enter into an agreement to facilitate the issuance, use, and verification of electronic credentials through a national association of motor vehicle agencies; and authorizing an individual who will operate a rented vehicle to use a certain electronic credential showing a representation of a valid driver\’s license, instead of a driver\’s license, to rent the vehicle.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 147 County Boards of Education – Student Technology Use Policy – Requirements
Requiring certain county boards of education to develop and adopt a policy on the use of a personal electronic device during school hours; requiring that the policy limit the use of a smartphone and a device connected to a smartphone during instructional time except for any purpose documented in the student\’s education program or Section 504 plan, to monitor or
address a student\’s health issue, or for certain educational purposes; requiring the policy to be published on the county board\’s website and in student handbooks; etc.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 888 Education – Initial Teacher Certification – Qualifications
Altering the qualifications for an initial teacher certificate to include passing a portfolio-based assessment of a nationally accredited teacher preparation program.
Passed 43-4. McKay voted Yea

HB 586 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 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 839 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 46-1. McKay voted Yea

HB 322 Election Law – Municipal Elections – Administration
Authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to enter into memoranda of understanding with municipal corporations that allow the State Administrator to work collaboratively with a municipal corporation to support the administration of the municipal corporation\’s elections; authorizing the State Administrator to lease a voting system or other equipment used to administer an election for use in a municipal election; repealing the authority of a local board to lease a voting system to certain entities within the county; etc.
Passed 41-5. McKay voted Yea

HB 782 Study on Detecting Deadly Weapons in Public Middle and High Schools
Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to study how best to detect deadly weapons in public middle and high schools and how best to rapidly report the detection of weapons to a law enforcement agency; and requiring the Center to issue an interim report by December 1, 2025, and a final report on the findings of the study by December 1, 2026, in a manner that does not jeopardize school safety, to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and certain committees of the General Assembly.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1064 Montgomery County Planning Board and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission – Open Meetings – Live Streaming Requirement MC/PG 101-25
Establishing that certain project site visits and educational field tours do not constitute open meetings subject to the requirement that the Montgomery County Planning Board and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, respectively, stream live video or audio of their open meetings.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1230 Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission – System Development Charge – Exemptions MC/PG 107-25
Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Montgomery County Council and the Prince George\’s County Council to grant exemptions from the system development charge imposed by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission for certain properties and projects located in Montgomery County; limiting the exemption to $80,000; altering the method by which the county councils establish eligibility for the exemptions; prohibiting the county councils from requiring that an applicant for an exemption own the property for which the exemption is sought; etc.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1442 Juveniles – Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs – Report
Requiring the Maryland Judiciary, on or before December 1, 2026, to report to the General Assembly certain findings and recommendations concerning Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 820 Health Insurance – Utilization Review – Use of Artificial Intelligence
Requiring that certain carriers, pharmacy benefits managers, and private review agents ensure that artificial intelligence, algorithm, or other software tools are used in a certain manner when used for conducting utilization review.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 877 Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission – Reporting and Sunset Extension
Extending the time for submission of the interim report and final report of the Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission by 3 years; and extending the termination date for the Commission by 3 years.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 933 Nursing Homes – Cost Reports
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to review the cost reports and other data submitted by each nursing home that participates in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; and requiring the Department to report the findings resulting from the review conducted under the Act to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by October 1, 2025, and each October 1 thereafter through 2029.
Passed 34-13. McKay voted Nay

HB 988 Montgomery County – Speed Monitoring Systems – Maryland Route 200 (Intercounty Connector) MC 10-25
Authorizing the placement and use by the Maryland Transportation Authority of speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 200 (Intercounty Connector) in Montgomery County; requiring the District Court to remit to the Authority any civil penalties collected by the District Court resulting from a citation issued using a speed monitoring system operated by the Authority; and requiring the State Highway Administration to provide the Authority with access to certain systems and contacts.
Passed 37-10. McKay voted Nay

HB 996 Public Health – Phenibut Consumer Protection Act (JT Alvey Phenibut Consumer Protection Act)
Requiring a retailer that prepares, distributes, sells, or exposes for sale a phenibut product to disclose the factual basis on which any representations regarding the phenibut product are made; establishing prohibitions related to the preparation, distribution, and sale of phenibut products, including prohibitions related to the sale of phenibut to individuals under the age of 21 years and
the marketing of phenibut to minors; establishing certain penalties for violations of the Act; etc.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1060 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 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1069 Life and Health Insurance Policies and Annuity and Health Maintenance Organization Contracts – Discretionary Clauses – Prohibition
Prohibiting the use of discretionary clauses in life insurance policies, health insurance policies, annuity contracts, and health maintenance organization contracts.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1082 Health Insurance – Individual Market Stabilization – Establishment of the State-Based Health Insurance Subsidies Program
Establishing the State-Based Health Insurance Subsidies Program to provide subsidies to individuals in the State to mitigate the impact of a reduction in certain federal advance premium tax credits for calendar years 2026 through 2028; and requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to implement the Program under certain circumstances.
Passed 34-12. McKay voted Nay

HB 1086 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Coverage for Anesthesia – Prohibiting Time Limitations
Requiring, beginning January 1, 2026, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, managed care organizations, and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations, if providing coverage for the delivery of anesthesia for a procedure for which a licensed medical professional issues an order, to provide the coverage for the duration of the procedure; prohibiting the establishment, implementation, or enforcement of policies or practices that place time limitations on the delivery of anesthesia; etc.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1116 Public Safety – State Clearinghouse for Missing Persons
Renaming and transferring the State Clearinghouse for Missing Children to be the State Clearinghouse for Missing Persons.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1294 Commercial Law – Credit Regulation – Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization
Subjecting certain earned wage access products to the Maryland Consumer Loan Law and other provisions that regulate entities that provide consumer credit; restricting the acceptance of tips by certain lenders under certain circumstances; providing for the licensing or registration of certain entities offering earned wage access products with certain exemptions; regulating earned wage access service agreements; limiting the costs and fees associated with obtaining an earned wage access product; etc.
Passed 28-17. McKay voted Nay

HB 1301 Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children’s Health Program, and Health Insurance – Transfers to Special Pediatric Hospitals – Prior Authorizations
Prohibiting the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, the Maryland Children\’s Health Program, managed care organizations, and certain health insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from requiring prior authorization for a transfer to a special pediatric hospital.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1502 Baltimore City – AIDS Prevention Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Pilot Program – Revisions
Renaming the AIDS Prevention Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Pilot Program to be the HIV Prevention Syringe Services Program; altering the duties of the Program to provide for the safe distribution of syringes and hypodermic needles and account for the number of hypodermic needles and syringes exchanged and distributed by the Baltimore City Health Department;
altering the membership and duties of the Program\’s oversight committee; altering the immunity provided to Program staff and participants; etc.
Passed 33-13. McKay voted Nay

HB 945 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 46-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1315 Vaccinations by Pharmacists and Health Insurance Coverage for Immunizations
Altering the vaccinations that a pharmacist may administer, subject to certain requirements, to an individual of at least a certain age; altering the vaccinations included in the minimum package of child wellness services for which certain health insurers and nonprofit health service plans are required to provide coverage to include those recommended by the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of December 31, 2024.
Passed 35-12. McKay voted Nay

SB 15 Child Support – Driver\’s License Suspension for Arrearages and Court Orders
Altering the circumstances under which the Child Support Administration may notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual\’s child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual\’s driver\’s license or privilege to drive to exclude obligors whose income is not greater than 250% of the federal poverty guidelines under certain circumstances; and requiring
the court, after establishing a child support order, to send a copy of the guideline calculation and the order to the Child Support Administration.
Passed 46-0. 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 surveys and complaint investigations of nursing homes; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to execute a certain memorandum of understanding with a requesting county within 90 days; and requiring that the Maryland Department of Health and counties equally share the costs of conducting surveys delegated by the Secretary of Health.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 360 Revenge Porn – Definition of Visual Representation and Civil Action
Authorizing a person to bring and maintain a civil action for defamation against another who distributes a computer-generated visual representation that is indistinguishable from an actual visual representation of the person and is of a sexual or intimate nature; and prohibiting a person from knowingly distributing a certain computer-generated visual representation of another under
certain circumstances.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 655 Courts – Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program – Establishment
Establishing an Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program within the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide expertise in artificial intelligence to the circuit courts and the District Court in the form of expert testimony on the authenticity of electronic evidence the court determines may have been created or altered using artificial intelligence; authorizing the Governor for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 to include an appropriation of $250,000 in the annual budget bill for the Program; etc.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 400 Residential Child Care Programs – Transportation Companies – Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025)
Prohibiting transportation companies that transport children to residential child care programs from using certain restraints unless a substantial likelihood of imminent serious physical harm to a child or others exists; prohibiting transportation companies that transport children to residential child care programs from picking up children between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.; and
authorizing an individual and the Attorney General to bring a civil action against certain transportation companies under certain circumstances.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 842 Electronic Smoking Devices – Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements
Authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission to seize electronic smoking devices that are sold or offered for sale in violation of certain provisions of law without a warrant; establishing procedures for the return of certain property seized by the Executive Director; establishing certain record-keeping requirements for electronic smoking devices wholesaler distributors and wholesaler importers; etc.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

SB 828 Immigration Enforcement – Sensitive Locations – Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act)
Prohibiting certain schools, libraries, and units of State government that operate at certain sensitive locations from allowing certain federal personnel to access certain areas, subject to certain exceptions; requiring the Attorney General to develop guidance regarding immigration enforcement at certain sensitive locations and guidance regarding individuals interacting with
certain federal personnel; and requiring certain schools, libraries and units of State government to adopt policies consistent with the guidelines.
Passed 34-13. McKay voted Nay

SB 361 Election Law – Influence on a Voter\’s Voting Decision By Use of Fraud – Prohibition
Prohibiting a person from using fraud to influence or attempt to influence a voter\’s voting decision; and providing that fraud includes the use of synthetic media.
Passed 39-8. McKay voted Nay

SB 764 State Designations – State Cocktail and State Mineral – Original Maryland Orange Crush and Chromite
Designating chromite, which reflects the nature of Maryland\’s rich mining history and vast mineral resources, as the State mineral.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 702 County Boards of Education – Special Education Service Delivery Models – Publication Requirement
Requiring each county board of education to publish on its website a certain list of special education service delivery models provided for parentally-placed private school students; and defining \”parentally-placed private school student\” as a child with a disability enrolled by the parent or guardian of the child in a private elementary or secondary school or facility, including a religious school or facility.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1007 Disability and Life Insurance – Medical Information (Genetic Testing Protection Act)
Prohibiting insurance carriers that offer life insurance or disability insurance policies or contracts from unfairly discriminating against an individual by taking certain actions relating to coverage based on medical information; prohibiting certain carriers from accessing sensitive medical information without first obtaining written consent or mandating certain genetic testing or full
genome sequencing as a prerequisite for life insurance or disability insurance eligibility or coverage; etc.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 222 Public Safety – Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing – Prohibitions and Study
Prohibiting the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or distribution of non-arc-resistant jacketed corrugated stainless steel tubing; providing a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for a violation of the Act; and requiring the Office of the State Fire Marshal, by September 1, 2026, to conduct a study and report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly the results and
recommendations related to preventing the fire hazards associated with commonly used fuel gas piping systems.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1222 Public Safety – Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act)
Requiring an employee or agent of a State or local correctional facility and a law enforcement agent to provide certain notice of the release of an individual who is the subject of an active immigration detainer request and has been convicted of a certain crime of violence and transfer the individual to federal immigration authorities under certain circumstances; requiring the termination of an existing immigration enforcement agreement by July 1, 2025; etc.
Passed 32-13. McKay voted Nay

HB 1 Department of Transportation – Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act)
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop or identify and implement a training program for transportation sector employees on the identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking victims; requiring transportation sector employers to certify by January 1, 2027, and each year thereafter that certain employees have completed the training program; requiring new employees to receive training within 90 days of hiring; removing civil and criminal liability for reporting of suspected trafficking; etc.
Passed 45-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 497 Residential Child Care Programs – Transportation Companies – Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025)
Prohibiting transportation companies that transport children to residential child care programs from using certain restraints unless there is a substantial likelihood of imminent serious physical harm to a child or others; prohibiting transportation companies that transport children to residential child care programs from picking up children between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.; authorizing an individual and the Attorney General to bring a certain civil action against certain transportation companies; and applying the Act prospectively.
Passed 44-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 541 Department of Commerce – Nonprofit Organizations Navigator – Established
Establishing a nonprofit organizations navigator within the Department of Commerce to provide technical assistance and 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 nonprofit organizations\’ interests and concerns as a member of the Maryland
Efficient Grant Application Council; and requiring the Department to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the implementation of the navigator.
Passed 32-13. McKay voted Nay

HB 293 Criminal Procedure – Child Victims – Testimony in Child Abuse Cases
Altering a certain requirement under which a court is authorized to order that the testimony of a child victim be taken outside a courtroom and shown in the courtroom by closed circuit television in certain child abuse cases; requiring the testimony of a child victim taken by closed circuit television within the courthouse be in a setting that reasonably mitigates the likelihood the
child victim will suffer emotional distress; etc.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 618 State Lottery – Internet Sales of Subscription Plans – Authorization
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to allow the establishment of a system or program that allows an individual to purchase a State lottery subscription plan through an electronic device that connects to the Internet, such as a personal computer or mobile device; and requiring the Agency to report by December 1, 2026, to certain committees of the General Assembly on State lottery subscription sales.
Passed 46-1. McKay voted Yea

HB 704 Higher Education – Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program – Eligible Institutions
Expanding eligibility under the Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program to include certain students attending the Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1035 Electricity and Gas – Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act)
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to issue loans, in addition to grants, for certain purposes relating to reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions from certain multifamily residential buildings; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration, in coordination with the Public Service Commission and the Department of Natural Resources, to pursue certain
agreements with neighboring states and federal agencies related to the development of new nuclear energy generation stations; etc.
Passed 34-8. McKay did not vote

HB 1036 Public Utilities – Generating Stations – Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act)
Altering the factors the Public Service Commission must consider before taking final action on a certificate of public convenience and necessity; establishing a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity to authorize the construction and operation of a certain distributed solar energy generating system; requiring the Power Plant Research Program, by July
1, 2026, to develop and submit to the Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; etc.
Passed 35-11. McKay voted Nay

HB 1037 Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act
Establishing the Strategic Energy Planning Office; requiring the Office to develop a Comprehensive Wholesale Energy Markets and Bulk Power System Risk Report and examine certain scenarios to support the development of the Risk Report; requiring the Risk Report to assess wholesale energy market financial resource adequacy and reliability risks and to identify any necessary cost-effective solutions that ensure electric system reliability while meeting the State\’s energy policy goals; etc.
Passed 40-6. McKay voted Yea

HB 1111 Public Utilities – Solar Energy Generating Systems – Systems Located on or Over Water Retention Ponds, Quarries, or Brownfields
Providing that solar energy generating systems located on or over certain water retention ponds or quarries are eligible for the Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program; and authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant by law, a certain property tax credit against the county or
municipal corporation property tax imposed on certain nonresidential solar energy generating systems.
Passed 43-4. McKay voted Yea

HB 1316 Primary and Secondary Education – Youth-Centric Technology and Social Media Resource Guide
Requiring the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop and publish a youth-centric technology and social media resource guide by the 2027-2028 school year; requiring the guide to be distributed, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, to each public school and the parent teacher organization for each public school and posted on the websites of the Department and each county board; etc.
Passed 46-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1375 Vehicle Equipment – Portable Variable Messaging Signs – Authorization
Authorizing a tow truck to display a portable variable messaging sign mounted on the tow truck while at the scene of a crash or a disabled vehicle; and requiring the portable variable messaging sign to conform to the standards established in the manual on uniform traffic control devices adopted by the State Highway Administration and display only messages approved by the Administration.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 1467 Local Finance – Special Taxing Districts – Anne Arundel County Erosion Prevention Projects and Erosion Control Projects
Requiring interest earnings on money deposited for a certain taxing and assessment district to be credited to that district; specifying that a certain provision of law governing the petition process for the construction of an erosion prevention project or erosion control project in a certain district in Anne Arundel County does not apply to certain planning, permitting, or cost estimate
activities; authorizing certain entities to use tax funds for upkeep or reconstruction of an existing shore erosion control project; etc.
Passed 47-0. McKay voted Yea

HB 860 Public Nuisance – Common Carriers – Damage to Public Infrastructure
Prohibiting certain common carriers from damaging certain public infrastructure necessitating the closure of the infrastructure; establishing that a violation of the Act is a public nuisance; authorizing the State or a local government to bring a civil action against a common carrier for a violation under the Act; and providing that a common carrier that commits a violation is may be
liable to the State or local government for civil penalties of $1,000 per day for each day the public nuisance continues.
Passed 46-0. McKay Excused