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On the floor the sponsor said SB359 reestablishes a mandated appropriation for the Therapeutic Childcare Grant Program administered by the Maryland State Department of Education. As amended, the governor must include a $3,700,000 appropriation for the program in the annual budget bill for fiscal years 2027, 2028 and 2029. The committee amendment removed language that would have made the mandate permanent and instead set a three‑year mandate. The sponsor moved adoption of the committee amendment and the favorable committee report; the amendment and report were adopted without objection and the bill was ordered printed for third reading.

What happens next: The bill will return on third reading for a final passage vote. The transcript records the committee amendment and adoption on the floor but does not record final passage on February 6.

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The bill, sponsored on the floor by Senator McCrae, would authorize the comptroller to run an installment‑payment reconciliation program and to waive accrued interest and penalties for eligible justice‑involved individuals for tax years 2025 through 2029. Eligibility described on the floor covers individuals who served sentences from six months up to 10 years. The legislation requires the comptroller to collaborate with the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services on an awareness campaign and to adopt regulations. The sponsor told the chamber the bill “removes arbitrary barriers” for people who faced incarceration. The measure takes effect July 1, 2025.

Senator McCrae moved adoption of the favorable committee report; the motion was adopted without objection and the bill was ordered printed for third reading. No floor amendments were recorded.

What happens next: SB295 will return on third reading for a final passage vote. The transcript records the committee action and the floor sponsor’s description but does not show a final enactment vote on February 6.

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Votes and actions recorded on Feb. 6 (selected items and final or reported tallies as recorded in the transcript):

- Resolutions (ceremonial):
- Resolution honoring Larry Unger, president and CEO of Maryland Public Television — adopted and the Senate “unanimously celebrates” his service (floor remarks indicate unanimous congratulations; roll call not separately tabulated in transcript excerpt).
- Resolution honoring Worcester Technical High School SkillsUSA program — adopted (floor reported unanimous congratulations).
- Resolution recognizing Maryland Agriculture Week / Maryland Farm Bureau — adopted (floor noted unanimous congratulations).
- Resolution honoring Katie Pumphrey for a 24‑mile Chesapeake Bay swim — adopted by roll call; transcript records \"with 43 votes in the affirmative.\"

- Third‑reading calendar items declared passed (clerk/roll‑call language and recorded tallies):
- SB11 (Organized Veil Theft Act of 2025) — passed (with 45 votes in the affirmative).
- SB40 (Vehicle laws: electronic notice for towed/removed vehicles) — passed (45 yes).
- SB47 (State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners revisions) — passed (45 yes).
- SB121 (Noise abatement monitoring systems pilot program) — passed (44 yes reported).
- SB125 (Local limits on certain law enforcement or emergency services restrictions, residential real property) — passed (45 yes).
- SB138 (Public safety: Maryland 9‑1‑1 board and MDEM authority) — passed (45 yes).
- SB157 (Maryland disability service animal program) — passed (45 yes).
- SB160 (Residential property: assignment of contract of sale disclosures) — passed (45 yes).
- SB183 (SDAT notification of constant yield tax rate alteration) — passed; transcript records 44 yes initially; later in the session a senator requested to change their vote on SB183 from yes to no and the clerk took the change; the transcript does not record a final revised roll tally.
- SB209 (Sunset extension and report for appraisal and inspection oversight) — passed (44 yes reported).
- SB212 (Department of Aging program consolidation and appeals) — passed (45 yes).
- SB213 (Maternal and Child Health Population Health Improvement Fund use) — passed (45 yes).
- SB217 (Health occupations boards membership alterations and sunsets) — passed (45 yes).
- SB228 (Limited line of credit insurance qualification) — passed (45 yes).
- SB248 (Department of Service and Civic Innovation, Maryland Corps program revisions) — passed (45 yes).
- SB255 (Military department chief of staff and aides appointment authority) — passed (45 yes).

- Other floor business noted:
- Executive nominations report: Committee filed a favorable report on appointments and asked the Senate to consider nominees in open session under Rule 22A; the committee moved to special‑order the report for consideration on Monday, Feb. 10 (the chamber agreed without objection).
- Several additional bills were read on second reading and ordered printed for third reading earlier in the session (e.g., SB62, SB204, SB295, SB359 were all ordered printed for third reading after adoption of favorable committee reports or amendments).

Notes and caveats on tallies and reporting: Tallies above are taken from the floor transcript where the clerk announced results (for many items the clerk recorded \"with 45 votes in the affirmative\"). Where the transcript reports a later vote change (for example, a senator later asked to change a recorded vote on SB183 from yes to no), the transcript does not include a final revised tally; those final numbers are therefore marked as not specified in the record excerpt provided.

What to watch next: Many bills ordered for third reading will return on a future calendar for final passage votes. The executive nominations report was special‑ordered for Monday, Feb. 10 in open session. Ceremonial resolutions will be presented to honorees per the resolutions' instructions.","The Maryland Senate advanced a long list of bills and approved ceremonial resolutions on Feb. 6; several measures were declared passed on final passage and many others were ordered printed for third reading.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6347422,"Senate adopts amendment clarifying duty to stop near water incidents; SB123 ordered printed for third reading",62,1549000,1611000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2245473-66c5d8a5d3f56ff6f65baaeca657ab57&start=1549&end=1611","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2245473-66c5d8a5d3f56ff6f65baaeca657ab57/thumbnail_1549000.jpg","/articles/6347422/Maryland/Senate-adopts-amendment-clarifying-duty-to-stop-near-water-incidents-SB123-ordered-printed-for-third-reading","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6347422-96c755b107cd7ef128564acfb3c1ddaa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167334&Signature=fGmW3n-7989FQJxir4TdBArYuzOAPrW8ASSTbaYZpYgiwXescHFlnv88~tvhwyCWKjmGmYDsW3hVauPNhPt63jfqj7dtgKrJHdZzgXXJaIDdXTGkAAk3Hvin5WTlSyBoILm~WRO-XBscrcpXWGEhA6MmSb984KTCHE9X8LrYrBp06YDICiETZLS-V2-ZBpZmRtRNoxsSPvA1knPaDTvLTkhY8XHrbjr7xJd2GnTwWj-wd9T06lsn6~fCEWNxIGXEyN2p2R3ic9I7R92avn7Qwdf8G2OYhDBcgmTV5cb13LnCsViN1lOEuIdptEKL4gkuedR3z~OikUHwWv1A7VWfNg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A floor amendment to Senate Bill 123 clarified how the duty to remain at the scene of a water incident should apply when a vessel cannot immediately stop on open water.

The sponsor explained that the amendment responds to concerns raised by the senator from District 29, a former Department of Natural Resources law‑enforcement officer, by requiring that a vessel operator stop “as close as possible” to the incident when remaining at the exact scene is impractical on open water. Pages distributed the amendment and the sponsor moved adoption. The amendment was adopted without objection; the bill was ordered printed for third reading.

What happens next: SB123 will appear on a third‑reading calendar for final passage. The transcript documents the amendment adoption and ordering for third reading but not final passage on Feb. 6.

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The floor sponsor explained the amendment was negotiated with the Maryland Municipal League (MML) and Maryland Association of Counties (Maco) to allow local governments to have the information needed so property owners receive tax credits and benefits in a timely way. The chair moved adoption of the committee amendment and the favorable committee report; the amendment and report were adopted without objection and the bill was ordered printed for third reading.

What happens next: SB204 will return on third reading for a final passage vote. The transcript records the floor amendment adoption and ordering for third reading; the final passage vote is not recorded on Feb. 6.

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