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Closed captioning, on televisions in State buildings-display

Stuttering Awareness Day/Week-desig. Oct. 22, and 2nd full week in May

Housing & employment-concerns discrimination, including lawful income and age

SNAP retailers-display info, protect recipients from fraud to steal benefits

SNAP recipients-req DHS distribute contactless EBT cards by January 31, 2027

US Postal Service postmark-estab public awareness campaign, fed rules;$100K

Sexual exploitation/abuse of children-create separate crime for items depicting

Human Trafficking-expand crime & eliminates statue of limitations; approp $1M

YJC-publish informationpr reguarding juveniles waived to adult court

Youth & sports org., volunteer/employee/organizer-receive background check

Communications, electronic storage, password prot.-clarify unlawful access crime

Slavery, indentured servitude-urges to prohibit use for those convicted of crime

Relating to persons convicted of a crime

An Act relating to distribution of a forged digital likeness; relating to crime and criminal procedure; relating to distribution of a generated sexual depiction; relating to generated obscene child sexual abuse material; relating to teaching certificates; relating to licensing of school bus drivers; relating to civil penalties for an organization that facilitates the generation of child sexual abuse material; relating to social media and minors; and providing for an effective date.

Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members and Hearing Examiners

Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the state

Increasing the criminal penalties for DUI causing death to be known as “Baylea’s Law.”

Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense