Requiring the State Department of Education to approve and certify a nonprofit organization that meets certain requirements as a scholarship granting organization; requiring the Department, beginning in 2027, to annually provide the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury a list of scholarship granting organizations; and requiring the Comptroller to make available online guidance that assists taxpayers in claiming a certain tax credit for certain contributions.

Repealing certain provisions of law establishing and governing building energy performance standards.

Requiring that a motor vehicle be at least 25 years old in order to be eligible for registration as a historic motor vehicle; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to reinstate, under certain circumstances, the historic motor vehicle registration of a motor vehicle that had its historic vehicle registration suspended or revoked as a result of the change to the definition of "historic motor vehicle" in Chapter 604 of 2025.

Establishing that certain provisions of law requiring that certain elections in condominiums and homeowners associations be conducted by an independent party apply only when the number of candidates exceeds the number of contested seats.

Requiring the Comptroller to distribute funds allocated to Baltimore City from the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund to the Baltimore City Comptroller; requiring the Baltimore City Comptroller to administer and distribute the funds to a special fund established by the Baltimore City Comptroller, subject to certain requirements and limitations; and providing that the special fund is subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Audits.

Decreasing the renewable energy portfolio standard for Tier 1 renewable sources for 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030.

Requiring that unit owners or lot owners have an opportunity to comment during certain meetings convened by the board of directors, the developer, or the declarant of a condominium or a homeowners association; requiring the developer of a condominium to appoint a unit owner, not otherwise affiliated with the developer, to the board within 30 days after the date on which units representing 25% of the votes have been conveyed by the developer to members of the public for residential purposes; etc.

Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration and the Secretary of the Environment to establish an application process and requirements to certify facilities to conduct tests or inspections under the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program; and establishing a certificate for certain facilities to conduct tests or inspections under the Program.

Establishing that certain local jurisdictions have an affirmative duty to create opportunities for housing by evaluating the suitability of vacant, unused, or underutilized commercial or industrial land for housing use; altering the requirements for the housing element of a certain comprehensive plan; requiring local jurisdictions to establish certain policies and adopt certain local laws to promote and encourage building middle housing units on certain land; etc.

Establishing the Blockchain-Based Real Property Title Pilot Program in the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to explore the use of blockchain technology for securely recording and verifying real property ownership and to assess its potential for use by law enforcement and courts in resolving real property disputes involving squatting.

Altering certain provisions relating to the responsibilities of the Department of Human Services as representative payee and fiduciary for certain children committed to the custody of the Department; and requiring the Department to use the benefits in a manner that is in the best interests of the child for the child's current unmet needs for costs not paid by the Department as part of the child's care or by the child's health insurance.

Requiring the use of the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund for providing loans and grants for building electrification and transportation electrification.

Altering certain apprenticeship requirements relating to public works contracts to require certain contractors and subcontractors to employ a certain number of qualified apprentices or journeyworkers necessary to meet a certain applicable percentage for the project; altering which projects are subject to certain apprenticeship requirements; repealing certain provisions of law that authorized contractors and subcontractors to make certain payments to a certain apprenticeship program in lieu of employing certain apprentices; etc.

Altering certain provisions of law relating to the reporting of child abuse and neglect and the reporting of certain information regarding certain children at risk of harm to require reporting to the Department of Human Services instead of to the local department of social services or the appropriate law enforcement agency; requiring the Department to establish a centralized intake system for reports, assess reports for validity, and assign reports to the appropriate local department to investigate; etc.

Establishing that certain provisions of law relating to the confidentiality of juvenile police records and court records do not prohibit access to and confidential use of certain records by the Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, the Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Children and Family Success, and the Baltimore City Mayor's Office of African American Male Engagement under certain circumstances; etc.

Requiring each member of a board of directors or officer of a council of unit owners of a condominium in Charles County and each member of a governing body of a homeowners association in Charles County to successfully complete a certain training curriculum on the responsibilities of a member of the governing body, subject to certain requirements.

Establishing that every person, as a central component of an individual's right to liberty and equality, has the fundamental right while engaged in employment in the State to be paid at a wage rate that is at least equal to the State minimum wage rate set by law without regard to tips that the individual receives; repealing exemptions from Maryland Wage and Hour Law; specifying the State minimum wage rate and tip credit amount that is in effect for certain time periods; etc.

Requiring the Office of Financial Regulation to establish and maintain a certain database for complaints filed against financial institutions for unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices; and requiring the Office to publish a certain analysis of complaints quarterly on the Office's website.

Defining the term "residential retail customer" for the purchase of gas or electricity for home use; altering the requirements for residential electricity suppliers to use a certain calculation of an electric company's standard offer service rate in setting the price for electricity under certain circumstances; authorizing residential electricity suppliers to use consolidated billing; and altering the requirements of the Public Service Commission in approving the price of electricity marketed as green power.

Establishing the Baltimore region, capital region, and Southern Maryland region transportation authorities to develop and implement certain transportation plans; establishing the Baltimore region, capital region, and Southern Maryland region transportation funds as special, nonlapsing funds; imposing certain transportation authority sales tax surcharges, hotel surcharges, and transfer tax surcharges; etc.

Requiring, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, but before January 1, 2030, that certain individuals reduce their federal itemized deduction for purposes of determining their Maryland itemized deductions by the amount claimed as taxes paid on real property.

Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to allocate money from the Hospital Employees Retraining Fund to local workforce development boards under certain circumstances; altering certain workforce development programs to require inclusion of local workforce boards; requiring the Department to provide funding to a local workforce board as part of a certain quick response program; requiring local workforce boards to provide grants to employers under the Apprenticeship Career Training in Our Neighborhoods Program; etc.

Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.

Establishing a data broker registry; requiring certain data brokers to register each year with the Comptroller; requiring by January 31 each year, a business entity that acted as a data broker during the previous calendar year to submit a certain form to the Comptroller and pay a fee determined by the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to make the information submitted by business entities publicly available on the Office's website; requiring the Comptroller to report certain information to the General Assembly by December 31 annually; etc.

Requiring the State Department of Education to approve and certify a nonprofit organization that meets certain requirements as a scholarship granting organization; requiring the Department, beginning in 2027, to annually provide the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury a list of scholarship granting organizations; and requiring the Comptroller to make available online guidance that assists taxpayers in claiming a certain tax credit for certain contributions.

Repealing certain provisions of law establishing and governing building energy performance standards.

Requiring that a motor vehicle be at least 25 years old in order to be eligible for registration as a historic motor vehicle; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to reinstate, under certain circumstances, the historic motor vehicle registration of a motor vehicle that had its historic vehicle registration suspended or revoked as a result of the change to the definition of "historic motor vehicle" in Chapter 604 of 2025.

Establishing that certain provisions of law requiring that certain elections in condominiums and homeowners associations be conducted by an independent party apply only when the number of candidates exceeds the number of contested seats.

Requiring the Comptroller to distribute funds allocated to Baltimore City from the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund to the Baltimore City Comptroller; requiring the Baltimore City Comptroller to administer and distribute the funds to a special fund established by the Baltimore City Comptroller, subject to certain requirements and limitations; and providing that the special fund is subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Audits.

Decreasing the renewable energy portfolio standard for Tier 1 renewable sources for 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030.

Requiring that unit owners or lot owners have an opportunity to comment during certain meetings convened by the board of directors, the developer, or the declarant of a condominium or a homeowners association; requiring the developer of a condominium to appoint a unit owner, not otherwise affiliated with the developer, to the board within 30 days after the date on which units representing 25% of the votes have been conveyed by the developer to members of the public for residential purposes; etc.

Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration and the Secretary of the Environment to establish an application process and requirements to certify facilities to conduct tests or inspections under the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program; and establishing a certificate for certain facilities to conduct tests or inspections under the Program.

Establishing that certain local jurisdictions have an affirmative duty to create opportunities for housing by evaluating the suitability of vacant, unused, or underutilized commercial or industrial land for housing use; altering the requirements for the housing element of a certain comprehensive plan; requiring local jurisdictions to establish certain policies and adopt certain local laws to promote and encourage building middle housing units on certain land; etc.

Establishing the Blockchain-Based Real Property Title Pilot Program in the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to explore the use of blockchain technology for securely recording and verifying real property ownership and to assess its potential for use by law enforcement and courts in resolving real property disputes involving squatting.

Altering certain provisions relating to the responsibilities of the Department of Human Services as representative payee and fiduciary for certain children committed to the custody of the Department; and requiring the Department to use the benefits in a manner that is in the best interests of the child for the child's current unmet needs for costs not paid by the Department as part of the child's care or by the child's health insurance.

Requiring the use of the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund for providing loans and grants for building electrification and transportation electrification.

Altering certain apprenticeship requirements relating to public works contracts to require certain contractors and subcontractors to employ a certain number of qualified apprentices or journeyworkers necessary to meet a certain applicable percentage for the project; altering which projects are subject to certain apprenticeship requirements; repealing certain provisions of law that authorized contractors and subcontractors to make certain payments to a certain apprenticeship program in lieu of employing certain apprentices; etc.

Altering certain provisions of law relating to the reporting of child abuse and neglect and the reporting of certain information regarding certain children at risk of harm to require reporting to the Department of Human Services instead of to the local department of social services or the appropriate law enforcement agency; requiring the Department to establish a centralized intake system for reports, assess reports for validity, and assign reports to the appropriate local department to investigate; etc.

Establishing that certain provisions of law relating to the confidentiality of juvenile police records and court records do not prohibit access to and confidential use of certain records by the Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, the Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Children and Family Success, and the Baltimore City Mayor's Office of African American Male Engagement under certain circumstances; etc.

Requiring each member of a board of directors or officer of a council of unit owners of a condominium in Charles County and each member of a governing body of a homeowners association in Charles County to successfully complete a certain training curriculum on the responsibilities of a member of the governing body, subject to certain requirements.

Establishing that every person, as a central component of an individual's right to liberty and equality, has the fundamental right while engaged in employment in the State to be paid at a wage rate that is at least equal to the State minimum wage rate set by law without regard to tips that the individual receives; repealing exemptions from Maryland Wage and Hour Law; specifying the State minimum wage rate and tip credit amount that is in effect for certain time periods; etc.

Requiring the Office of Financial Regulation to establish and maintain a certain database for complaints filed against financial institutions for unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices; and requiring the Office to publish a certain analysis of complaints quarterly on the Office's website.

Defining the term "residential retail customer" for the purchase of gas or electricity for home use; altering the requirements for residential electricity suppliers to use a certain calculation of an electric company's standard offer service rate in setting the price for electricity under certain circumstances; authorizing residential electricity suppliers to use consolidated billing; and altering the requirements of the Public Service Commission in approving the price of electricity marketed as green power.

Establishing the Baltimore region, capital region, and Southern Maryland region transportation authorities to develop and implement certain transportation plans; establishing the Baltimore region, capital region, and Southern Maryland region transportation funds as special, nonlapsing funds; imposing certain transportation authority sales tax surcharges, hotel surcharges, and transfer tax surcharges; etc.

Requiring, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, but before January 1, 2030, that certain individuals reduce their federal itemized deduction for purposes of determining their Maryland itemized deductions by the amount claimed as taxes paid on real property.

Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to allocate money from the Hospital Employees Retraining Fund to local workforce development boards under certain circumstances; altering certain workforce development programs to require inclusion of local workforce boards; requiring the Department to provide funding to a local workforce board as part of a certain quick response program; requiring local workforce boards to provide grants to employers under the Apprenticeship Career Training in Our Neighborhoods Program; etc.

Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.

Establishing a data broker registry; requiring certain data brokers to register each year with the Comptroller; requiring by January 31 each year, a business entity that acted as a data broker during the previous calendar year to submit a certain form to the Comptroller and pay a fee determined by the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to make the information submitted by business entities publicly available on the Office's website; requiring the Comptroller to report certain information to the General Assembly by December 31 annually; etc.