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; providing that a local church that disaffiliates from the United Methodist Conference shall retain ownership of its real property, subject to certain reimbursement requirements; etc.

Requiring that meetings of the council of unit owners, board of directors, or governing body a condominium and of a homeowners association, including meetings of the governing body, board of directors, or committee of the homeowners association, be recorded by video with audio or audio only; prohibiting a meeting recording from being used in place of written and approved meeting minutes; and requiring that meeting recordings be kept in a certain manner.

Prohibiting a certain video streaming service from transmitting to a consumer in the State the audio of a commercial advertisement in a manner that is louder than the audio of the accompanying video programming or video content of the video streaming service; providing that compliance with certain federal regulations shall be considered compliance with the Act; and establishing that a violation of the Act is subject to certain enforcement provisions under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act.

Requiring the Judiciary to shield all cases meeting certain criteria on or before July 1, 2028; and requiring the Judiciary to shield certain newly eligible cases on a monthly basis.

Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at a certain time for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.

Repealing the authority of a municipality to prohibit vagrancy.

Prohibiting an entity from including in a contract for certain State public art a provision requiring artists to waive copyright rights; defining "State public art" as public art commissioned for a project that receives State funding, regardless of whether the State funding directly paid for the public art; requiring certain State public art to be registered with the Maryland State Arts Council; requiring the Council to establish, maintain, and update a public database of certain art on its website; and applying the Act prospectively.

Authorizing a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication that is a recording or part of a recording of the commission or attempted commission of a certain crime; providing that the contents of a certain intercepted communication and evidence derived from the communication may be received in evidence in a criminal trial or hearing before the District Court or circuit court under certain circumstances; and providing for a certain affirmative defense to a charge under the wiretap statute.

Providing that a specified conviction from another state or a federal, military, or Native American tribal court may serve as a predicate crime for a specified enhanced penalty for certain repeat sex offenders.

Repealing the limitation on the authorization to use personnel grants and per pupil grants under the Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program to provide certain fine arts instructional programs through fiscal year 2027.

Prohibiting a person from intentionally or knowingly providing certain assisted reproductive treatment to another using the person's sperm or ovum without the other's written consent to assisted reproductive treatment using the person's sperm or ovum; and establishing a civil cause of action for a violation of the Act.

Establishing requirements for a local commission on common ownership communities established by local law in Baltimore County; requiring a Baltimore County common ownership community to register annually with the local commission; and requiring the local commission to provide certain services and assistance for common ownership communities in Baltimore County.

Authorizing the governing body of a charter county to set a special property tax rate on certain vacant and abandoned property that exceeds any limit in the county charter on the property tax rate or property tax revenues; and authorizing the governing body of a charter county to distribute to the general fund of the county the property tax revenue attributable to the special rate on certain vacant and abandoned property that exceeds any limit in the county charter on the property tax rate or property tax revenues.

Establishing the Office of State Elected Officials Information Privacy in the Department of Legislative Services; authorizing a certain protected individual or the Office to request that a governmental entity or person not publish personal information of the protected individual on the Internet, social media, or social networks or that the governmental entity or person remove the information from any existing publication; specifying certain procedures for the protection of personal information of a protected individual; etc.

Establishing the Transformational Project Financing Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to designate certain development districts as State-supported development districts; authorizing a governing body of a political subdivision to apply to the Department for approval as a State-supported development district; requiring the Department to publish at least annually a summary of approved State-supported development districts; providing for the eligibility for and calculation of certain State revenue; etc.

Authorizing the local zoning authority in a county to designate a health innovation zone, a contiguous area that demonstrates measurable and documented health disparities and poor health outcomes; requiring a county, if the local zoning authority designates a health innovation zone, to establish, by law, certain incentives; requiring the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to provide funding to encourage certain entities to establish a business in a certain health innovation zone; etc.

Requiring each unit in the Executive Branch of State government responsible for issuing a permit related to housing construction to adopt procedures to streamline certain permitting processes for housing projects; requiring the State Housing Ombudsman, to the extent feasible, to ensure consistency between certain permitting processes developed by different units; and authorizing the delegation of certain tasks related to the review or approval of permits related to housing construction to certain local governmental units.

Authorizing the holder of a Class 1 wholesaler's license to acquire and deliver cannabinoid beverages to the holder of a Class A alcoholic beverages license that has been issued a certain permit; authorizing a local board of license commissioners to issue the permit to a holder of a Class A alcoholic beverages license, which authorizes the holder to sell cannabinoid beverages for off-premises consumption, subject to certain limitations; etc.

Authorizing the county councils of certain charter counties, notwithstanding certain provisions of law, to set by simple majority vote of its members then serving a property tax rate that is higher than the property tax rate authorized under a county's charter or collect more property tax revenues than the revenues authorized under the county's charter for the purpose of funding the approved public safety budget of the county; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026.

Prohibiting the Maryland Judiciary Case Search from in any way referring to the existence of records relating to an alleged violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law or any other traffic law, ordinance, or regulation by a minor.

Prohibiting a food retailer and a third-party food delivery service provider from engaging in the practice of dynamic pricing or using consumer data to set a price for consumer goods or services; prohibiting a food retailer and a third-party food delivery service provider from using protected class data to offer, advertise, or sell a consumer good or service under certain circumstances; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to certain enforcement and penalties; etc.

Establishing the Commission to Examine the Expungement Laws of Maryland; and requiring the Commission to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2028.

Establishing certain civil liability for an individual who, under color of law, deprives another of a right, a privilege, or an immunity secured by the U.S. Constitution.

Expanding eligibility for a certain property tax credit in Washington County for certain disabled veterans to include certain members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service.

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; providing that a local church that disaffiliates from the United Methodist Conference shall retain ownership of its real property, subject to certain reimbursement requirements; etc.

Requiring that meetings of the council of unit owners, board of directors, or governing body a condominium and of a homeowners association, including meetings of the governing body, board of directors, or committee of the homeowners association, be recorded by video with audio or audio only; prohibiting a meeting recording from being used in place of written and approved meeting minutes; and requiring that meeting recordings be kept in a certain manner.

Prohibiting a certain video streaming service from transmitting to a consumer in the State the audio of a commercial advertisement in a manner that is louder than the audio of the accompanying video programming or video content of the video streaming service; providing that compliance with certain federal regulations shall be considered compliance with the Act; and establishing that a violation of the Act is subject to certain enforcement provisions under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act.

Requiring the Judiciary to shield all cases meeting certain criteria on or before July 1, 2028; and requiring the Judiciary to shield certain newly eligible cases on a monthly basis.

Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at a certain time for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.

Repealing the authority of a municipality to prohibit vagrancy.

Prohibiting an entity from including in a contract for certain State public art a provision requiring artists to waive copyright rights; defining "State public art" as public art commissioned for a project that receives State funding, regardless of whether the State funding directly paid for the public art; requiring certain State public art to be registered with the Maryland State Arts Council; requiring the Council to establish, maintain, and update a public database of certain art on its website; and applying the Act prospectively.

Authorizing a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication that is a recording or part of a recording of the commission or attempted commission of a certain crime; providing that the contents of a certain intercepted communication and evidence derived from the communication may be received in evidence in a criminal trial or hearing before the District Court or circuit court under certain circumstances; and providing for a certain affirmative defense to a charge under the wiretap statute.

Providing that a specified conviction from another state or a federal, military, or Native American tribal court may serve as a predicate crime for a specified enhanced penalty for certain repeat sex offenders.

Repealing the limitation on the authorization to use personnel grants and per pupil grants under the Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program to provide certain fine arts instructional programs through fiscal year 2027.

Prohibiting a person from intentionally or knowingly providing certain assisted reproductive treatment to another using the person's sperm or ovum without the other's written consent to assisted reproductive treatment using the person's sperm or ovum; and establishing a civil cause of action for a violation of the Act.

Establishing requirements for a local commission on common ownership communities established by local law in Baltimore County; requiring a Baltimore County common ownership community to register annually with the local commission; and requiring the local commission to provide certain services and assistance for common ownership communities in Baltimore County.

Authorizing the governing body of a charter county to set a special property tax rate on certain vacant and abandoned property that exceeds any limit in the county charter on the property tax rate or property tax revenues; and authorizing the governing body of a charter county to distribute to the general fund of the county the property tax revenue attributable to the special rate on certain vacant and abandoned property that exceeds any limit in the county charter on the property tax rate or property tax revenues.

Establishing the Office of State Elected Officials Information Privacy in the Department of Legislative Services; authorizing a certain protected individual or the Office to request that a governmental entity or person not publish personal information of the protected individual on the Internet, social media, or social networks or that the governmental entity or person remove the information from any existing publication; specifying certain procedures for the protection of personal information of a protected individual; etc.

Establishing the Transformational Project Financing Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to designate certain development districts as State-supported development districts; authorizing a governing body of a political subdivision to apply to the Department for approval as a State-supported development district; requiring the Department to publish at least annually a summary of approved State-supported development districts; providing for the eligibility for and calculation of certain State revenue; etc.

Authorizing the local zoning authority in a county to designate a health innovation zone, a contiguous area that demonstrates measurable and documented health disparities and poor health outcomes; requiring a county, if the local zoning authority designates a health innovation zone, to establish, by law, certain incentives; requiring the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to provide funding to encourage certain entities to establish a business in a certain health innovation zone; etc.

Requiring each unit in the Executive Branch of State government responsible for issuing a permit related to housing construction to adopt procedures to streamline certain permitting processes for housing projects; requiring the State Housing Ombudsman, to the extent feasible, to ensure consistency between certain permitting processes developed by different units; and authorizing the delegation of certain tasks related to the review or approval of permits related to housing construction to certain local governmental units.

Authorizing the holder of a Class 1 wholesaler's license to acquire and deliver cannabinoid beverages to the holder of a Class A alcoholic beverages license that has been issued a certain permit; authorizing a local board of license commissioners to issue the permit to a holder of a Class A alcoholic beverages license, which authorizes the holder to sell cannabinoid beverages for off-premises consumption, subject to certain limitations; etc.

Authorizing the county councils of certain charter counties, notwithstanding certain provisions of law, to set by simple majority vote of its members then serving a property tax rate that is higher than the property tax rate authorized under a county's charter or collect more property tax revenues than the revenues authorized under the county's charter for the purpose of funding the approved public safety budget of the county; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026.

Prohibiting the Maryland Judiciary Case Search from in any way referring to the existence of records relating to an alleged violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law or any other traffic law, ordinance, or regulation by a minor.

Prohibiting a food retailer and a third-party food delivery service provider from engaging in the practice of dynamic pricing or using consumer data to set a price for consumer goods or services; prohibiting a food retailer and a third-party food delivery service provider from using protected class data to offer, advertise, or sell a consumer good or service under certain circumstances; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to certain enforcement and penalties; etc.

Establishing the Commission to Examine the Expungement Laws of Maryland; and requiring the Commission to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2028.

Establishing certain civil liability for an individual who, under color of law, deprives another of a right, a privilege, or an immunity secured by the U.S. Constitution.

Expanding eligibility for a certain property tax credit in Washington County for certain disabled veterans to include certain members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service.