S 8246

Opts the state out of certain provisions of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980, Public Law 96-221

Establishes a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund

Relates to civil penalties for certain fraud or misrepresentation of a material fact with respect to a financial product or service

Enacts the "victims protection and child sex buyer accountability act"

Requires issuers of credit cards to give the cardholder at least thirty days notice before closing, cancelling, or terminating the cardholder's account

Broadens the court's discretion to use extended terms of interim probation on consent of the defendant to avoid incarceratory outcomes

Requires the filling of elective positions be done publicly and transparently

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

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 employees and officers: ethics; moratorium on former legislators accepting employment with an entity that receives a grant from the utility consumer participation board; provide for

Public Information Act - Public Records - Nonprofit Organizations

Civil rights: public records; applicability of the freedom of information act to the legislature and governor's office; provide for

Civil rights: public records; applicability of the freedom of information act to the legislature and governor's office; provide for

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