S 6917

Enacts the Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act

Relates to the scope of certain provisions relating to beneficial owners of limited liability companies

Protects individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed by jurisdictions outside the state; repealer

Requires comparison of prices charged by energy services companies

Imposes certain requirements on institutions housing a defendant due to mental disease or defect prior to the discharge of such defendant

Relates to enacting provisions for the execution of electronic wills

Extends provisions of law relating to capital facilities in support of the state university and community colleges, procurement and the state university health care facilities

Relates to certain powers of the attorney general

Requires members of a public body to complete a minimum level of training on the state's open meetings law and freedom of information law

Relates to certain powers of the attorney general

Relates to campaign contributions by certain vendors

Establishes a publicly available database of business entities in the state that enter into procurement contracts with procuring entities in the state

Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings

Public Information Act - Public Records - Nonprofit Organizations

Procurement - Advertising - Local News Organizations (Local Newspapers for Maryland Communities Act of 2026)

State Procurement - Security Services - Contract Modification

Education - Agreements, Procurement Contracts, and Memoranda of Understanding - Reporting and Publication

Maryland Public Ethics Law - Officials of the Legislative Branch - Gifts of Food and Beverages