MD SB496 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-30 - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-30 - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the Department of Commerce to create and maintain a complaint portal for reporting when a governmental unit takes longer than 60 days to process an application for a license, form, certificate, certification, permit, or registration for a business or nonprofit organization; and requiring the Department, by September 15, 2025, and each September 15 thereafter, to submit an annual report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the complaints filed through the portal.
Title
Department of Commerce - Complaint Portal and Annual Report
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | First Reading Finance |
Same As/Similar To
HB1038 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-06 - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
Subjects
Administrative Agencies
Commerce, Department of
Committees and Commissions
Consumer Protection
Counties
Data
Electronic Government
internet
Local Government - Generally
Municipal Corporations
Privacy
Reports
Standards and Best Practices
State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Commerce, Department of
Committees and Commissions
Consumer Protection
Counties
Data
Electronic Government
internet
Local Government - Generally
Municipal Corporations
Privacy
Reports
Standards and Best Practices
State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Development | 5 | 110 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0496?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0496f.pdf |
