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2025 Disability Legislation​ List

This listing does not indicate support or non support of legislation by the department or administration.  This is a partial listing of bills and is not exhaustive of all possible disability related legislation proposed during session.  Click here for a full listing of legislative bills​.
​ADA/Accessibility
  • SB0157 - Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established
  • SB0085 - Braille Flag Memorial Act of 2025
  • HB0199/SB0257 - Election Law  Notice to Permanent Absentee Voters
  • SB0018 - Election Law - Early Voting - Number of Days
​Community Living
  • ​HB0158/SB0223 - Department of Aging - Social Connections Program - Establishment
​Education
  • SB0130- County Boards of Education - Student Cellular Device Use Policy - Established
  • SB0161/HB0020 - State Department of Education - Driver Education and Career and Technical Education - Funding (Driver Education and Career Education Act of 2025)
  • HB0072/SB0008 - Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established
​Emergency Preparedness

​Employment

​Environment

​Legal/Family Law

  • HB0187/SB0170 - Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation
  • HB0027/SB0019 - Estates and Trusts Compensation of Guardians of Property and Trustees
Finance
  • SB0155 - Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2025)
​Health
  • HB0141 - Task Force on Loneliness and Isolation
​​Human Services
  • HB0214/SB0208 - Maryland Assistive Technology Program - Establishment
  • SB0205/HB0246 - Human Services - Adult Protective Services
Housing
  • HB0093/SB0234 - Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification Program - Establishment
​Public Safety

  • SB0036 - Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Definition of First Responders
  • SB0097/HB0190 - Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole
​Transportation
  • HB0248/SB0179 - Motor Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemption - Unemployable Disabled Veterans
  • HB0178/SB0133 - Vehicle Laws - Stopping, Standing, or parking in a Bike Lane or Bicycle Path- Prohibition​