Authorizing a county to provide, by law, a grant to recipients of the State income tax credit for certain dependent children, subject to certain limitations.

Repealing the requirement that a forensic review board provide notice to certain individuals within a certain time period after issuing a recommendation; establishing the Community Forensic Aftercare Program in the Maryland Department of Health to monitor committed persons on conditional release and individuals with mental illness or an intellectual disability who are required to be monitored; prohibiting a court from issuing an order that authorizes or requires a Community Forensic Aftercare Program to make certain clinical decisions; etc.

Establishing the Redirecting Safe Prescription Drugs Pilot Program; requiring the Secretary of Health to collaborate with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and certain drop-off sites in the State to separate and redirect certain prescription medications to a State repository program; and requiring each drop-off site participating in the Pilot Program to ensure that any prescription medications collected are packaged in a certain manner and transferred to a repository.

Requiring membership in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System for certain local detention center officers of Dorchester County in the event Dorchester County becomes a participating governmental unit in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System; and providing that certain local detention center officers who join the Correctional Officers' Retirement System and receive certain service credit shall no longer be members of the Employees' Pension System.

Reestablishing the Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland with an altered membership and mandate; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2027.

Requiring a transportation network company to maintain a deactivation policy that provides the policies and procedures for the deactivation of operators; prohibiting a transportation network company from deactivating an operator for certain violations; requiring a transportation network company to allow an operator whose account is deactivated to withdraw certain earnings under certain circumstances; requiring a transportation network company to provide notice and certain information to any operator who is deactivated; etc.

Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to include in an annual report to certain committees of the General Assembly the amount of proceeds from a certain agricultural land transfer tax that are attributable to the taxation of certain instruments of writing that transfer title to parcels of land that are entirely woodland that were distributed to the Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund during the immediately preceding fiscal year; and requiring the Department to report any uncertainties regarding certain amounts.

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.

Increasing from $50,000 to $100,000 the maximum amount of annual revenue a business may generate from the sale of cottage food products to be considered a cottage food business.

Delaying the implementation of the Earned Income Tax Credit Assistance Program until taxable year 2030; requiring the Comptroller's Office, on or before December 1, 2026, to study and make recommendations regarding outreach efforts to encourage eligible taxpayers to claim the State earned income tax credit; and requiring the Department of Service and Civic Innovation to make certain recommendations concerning methods to assist low-income Marylanders with claiming certain credits and obtaining certain assistance.

Altering the grounds for discipline by certain health occupations boards to include being disciplined by any branch of the uniformed services or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; and altering the grounds for discipline of a naturopathic doctor by the State Board of Physicians to include being convicted or disciplined by a court of any state or country.

Requiring the Department of Natural Resources in coordination with the Department of the Environment to identify certain vernal pools in the State; requiring the Department to create and maintain a certain list of vernal pools in the State in a certain manner; and requiring the Department of the Environment to designate staff to receive training in vernal pool identification and to notify the Department of Natural Resources of a location that may qualify for inclusion on the list of vernal pools.

Requiring the Secretary of Agriculture, by December 1, 2026, and each December 1 thereafter, to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on additional types of equipment that the Secretary recommends should qualify for the subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for enhanced agricultural management equipment; allowing a certain parent of a stillborn child a refundable credit of $1,000 against the State income tax for each birth for which a certain certificate has been issued; etc.

Increasing the age to 62 at which certain members of the State Police Retirement System are required to retire; increasing the age to 62 at which certain retirees must end participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Program; and authorizing certain individuals, subject to certain limitations and requirements, to elect to extend their participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Program.

Altering the termination date for certain provisions of law governing the Minority Business Enterprise Program and its application to cannabis licensing, public-private partnerships, offshore wind projects, video lottery terminals, and sports wagering licensees; altering the date by which certain reports, studies, and guidelines must be submitted; etc.

Prohibiting licensed massage therapists, registered massage practitioners, and third parties directed by licensed massage therapists or registered massage practitioners from placing, publishing, or distributing certain advertisements; and requiring that if an advertisement for massage therapy lists the name of a licensed massage therapist or a registered massage practitioner, the name displayed on the advertisement must be consistent with the name of the individual that is on the Board issued license or registration.

Requiring an individual to be a participant in the Ignition Interlock System Program as a condition of modification of a suspension or revocation of a license or issuance of a restricted license if the individual violated certain alcohol restrictions.

Increasing, from $4,000,000,000 to $5,000,000,000, the limit on the amount of certain revenue bonds that the Maryland Transportation Authority may have outstanding and unpaid on June 30 each year; etc.

Exempting an economic development project located in a certain area of downtown Baltimore City from Baltimore City property taxes if the owner of the economic development project and the Baltimore City Board of Estimates enter into a payment in lieu of taxes agreement and certain other requirements are met; and requiring by January 1 each year, the City of Baltimore to report to the City Council and the General Assembly an analysis of the economic development projects for which the City entered into a payment in lieu of taxes agreement.

Altering the required elements of comprehensive and general plans for charter counties and other local jurisdictions; establishing requirements and guidelines for each element; requiring certain State agencies to provide charter counties and other local jurisdictions with assistance and information relevant to the preparation of each element; and applying the Act prospectively.

Requiring a certain licensed firearms dealer to notify the Secretary of State Police within 24 hours after discovering certain crimes have occurred or certain security features have been compromised; providing a civil penalty of up to $250 for a first violation of the Act and up to $1,000 for a second or subsequent violations; and providing that the license of a person who knowingly and willfully violates the Act may be suspended or revoked.

Requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts or another body designated by the Supreme Court of Maryland to administer and implement certain provisions of law relating to financial disclosure statements for State officials of the Judicial Branch and candidates to be a State official of the Judicial Branch and maintain and make available to the public the records and statements of State officials of the Judicial Branch and candidates to be a State official of the Judicial Branch; etc.

Increasing, from $4,000,000,000 to $5,000,000,000, the limit on the amount of certain revenue bonds that the Maryland Transportation Authority may have outstanding and unpaid on June 30 each year; etc.

Repealing the prohibition on awarding the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship after June 30, 2030; and repealing the limitation on renewing the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship if the scholarship recipient received an initial scholarship before June 30, 2030.

Authorizing a county to provide, by law, a grant to recipients of the State income tax credit for certain dependent children, subject to certain limitations.

Repealing the requirement that a forensic review board provide notice to certain individuals within a certain time period after issuing a recommendation; establishing the Community Forensic Aftercare Program in the Maryland Department of Health to monitor committed persons on conditional release and individuals with mental illness or an intellectual disability who are required to be monitored; prohibiting a court from issuing an order that authorizes or requires a Community Forensic Aftercare Program to make certain clinical decisions; etc.

Establishing the Redirecting Safe Prescription Drugs Pilot Program; requiring the Secretary of Health to collaborate with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and certain drop-off sites in the State to separate and redirect certain prescription medications to a State repository program; and requiring each drop-off site participating in the Pilot Program to ensure that any prescription medications collected are packaged in a certain manner and transferred to a repository.

Requiring membership in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System for certain local detention center officers of Dorchester County in the event Dorchester County becomes a participating governmental unit in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System; and providing that certain local detention center officers who join the Correctional Officers' Retirement System and receive certain service credit shall no longer be members of the Employees' Pension System.

Reestablishing the Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland with an altered membership and mandate; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2027.

Requiring a transportation network company to maintain a deactivation policy that provides the policies and procedures for the deactivation of operators; prohibiting a transportation network company from deactivating an operator for certain violations; requiring a transportation network company to allow an operator whose account is deactivated to withdraw certain earnings under certain circumstances; requiring a transportation network company to provide notice and certain information to any operator who is deactivated; etc.

Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to include in an annual report to certain committees of the General Assembly the amount of proceeds from a certain agricultural land transfer tax that are attributable to the taxation of certain instruments of writing that transfer title to parcels of land that are entirely woodland that were distributed to the Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund during the immediately preceding fiscal year; and requiring the Department to report any uncertainties regarding certain amounts.

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.

Increasing from $50,000 to $100,000 the maximum amount of annual revenue a business may generate from the sale of cottage food products to be considered a cottage food business.

Delaying the implementation of the Earned Income Tax Credit Assistance Program until taxable year 2030; requiring the Comptroller's Office, on or before December 1, 2026, to study and make recommendations regarding outreach efforts to encourage eligible taxpayers to claim the State earned income tax credit; and requiring the Department of Service and Civic Innovation to make certain recommendations concerning methods to assist low-income Marylanders with claiming certain credits and obtaining certain assistance.

Altering the grounds for discipline by certain health occupations boards to include being disciplined by any branch of the uniformed services or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; and altering the grounds for discipline of a naturopathic doctor by the State Board of Physicians to include being convicted or disciplined by a court of any state or country.

Requiring the Department of Natural Resources in coordination with the Department of the Environment to identify certain vernal pools in the State; requiring the Department to create and maintain a certain list of vernal pools in the State in a certain manner; and requiring the Department of the Environment to designate staff to receive training in vernal pool identification and to notify the Department of Natural Resources of a location that may qualify for inclusion on the list of vernal pools.

Requiring the Secretary of Agriculture, by December 1, 2026, and each December 1 thereafter, to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on additional types of equipment that the Secretary recommends should qualify for the subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for enhanced agricultural management equipment; allowing a certain parent of a stillborn child a refundable credit of $1,000 against the State income tax for each birth for which a certain certificate has been issued; etc.

Increasing the age to 62 at which certain members of the State Police Retirement System are required to retire; increasing the age to 62 at which certain retirees must end participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Program; and authorizing certain individuals, subject to certain limitations and requirements, to elect to extend their participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Program.

Altering the termination date for certain provisions of law governing the Minority Business Enterprise Program and its application to cannabis licensing, public-private partnerships, offshore wind projects, video lottery terminals, and sports wagering licensees; altering the date by which certain reports, studies, and guidelines must be submitted; etc.

Prohibiting licensed massage therapists, registered massage practitioners, and third parties directed by licensed massage therapists or registered massage practitioners from placing, publishing, or distributing certain advertisements; and requiring that if an advertisement for massage therapy lists the name of a licensed massage therapist or a registered massage practitioner, the name displayed on the advertisement must be consistent with the name of the individual that is on the Board issued license or registration.

Requiring an individual to be a participant in the Ignition Interlock System Program as a condition of modification of a suspension or revocation of a license or issuance of a restricted license if the individual violated certain alcohol restrictions.

Increasing, from $4,000,000,000 to $5,000,000,000, the limit on the amount of certain revenue bonds that the Maryland Transportation Authority may have outstanding and unpaid on June 30 each year; etc.

Exempting an economic development project located in a certain area of downtown Baltimore City from Baltimore City property taxes if the owner of the economic development project and the Baltimore City Board of Estimates enter into a payment in lieu of taxes agreement and certain other requirements are met; and requiring by January 1 each year, the City of Baltimore to report to the City Council and the General Assembly an analysis of the economic development projects for which the City entered into a payment in lieu of taxes agreement.

Altering the required elements of comprehensive and general plans for charter counties and other local jurisdictions; establishing requirements and guidelines for each element; requiring certain State agencies to provide charter counties and other local jurisdictions with assistance and information relevant to the preparation of each element; and applying the Act prospectively.

Requiring a certain licensed firearms dealer to notify the Secretary of State Police within 24 hours after discovering certain crimes have occurred or certain security features have been compromised; providing a civil penalty of up to $250 for a first violation of the Act and up to $1,000 for a second or subsequent violations; and providing that the license of a person who knowingly and willfully violates the Act may be suspended or revoked.

Requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts or another body designated by the Supreme Court of Maryland to administer and implement certain provisions of law relating to financial disclosure statements for State officials of the Judicial Branch and candidates to be a State official of the Judicial Branch and maintain and make available to the public the records and statements of State officials of the Judicial Branch and candidates to be a State official of the Judicial Branch; etc.

Increasing, from $4,000,000,000 to $5,000,000,000, the limit on the amount of certain revenue bonds that the Maryland Transportation Authority may have outstanding and unpaid on June 30 each year; etc.

Repealing the prohibition on awarding the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship after June 30, 2030; and repealing the limitation on renewing the Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship if the scholarship recipient received an initial scholarship before June 30, 2030.