2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB895: Employment and Insurance Equality for Service Members Act

Legislative Summary

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 the regulation of business, economic development, insurance, and labor and employment to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces.

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Bill History

1/30/2025
First Reading Economic Matters
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Favorable Adopted
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Floor Amendment {223128/1 (Delegate Rogers) Adopted
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Referred Finance Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/3/2025
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
4/3/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/3/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/3/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/4/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
4/8/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6
House of Delegates

Amendments

Floor Amendment 223128/1 (Delegate Rogers) Adopted

Floor Amendment 223128/1 (Delegate Rogers) Adopted

2/20/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
2/25/2025
132
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/8/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/10/2025362.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/20/2025410.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/30/2025293.9 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197038.9 KB
Vote Image
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