Maryland General Assembly 2025

State senators are trying to strike a balance between Governor Wes Moore’s budget cuts and House delegates’ push to keep the bill largely unchanged.

The state budget may include language that goes into effect if the federal government makes massive cuts to healthcare spending.

The proposal includes a new 3% tax on data and IT services.

The bill requires a warrant to hand over Marylanders’ data to the federal government.

In recent years, Maryland is one of the state most aggressively pursuing carbon neutrality. But a debilitating budget deficit threatens that plan, and continued investment in long-term decarbonization.

Midday covers Crossover Day, where bills must pass into the chamber opposite from where they were proposed. Reporters embedded at the State House discuss which bills are likely to become law and how legislators are tackling the budget deficit.

The bill would protect in state law a standard backed by the U.S. Supreme Court but opposed by the first Trump Administration.

The controversial proposal is estimated to bring in $1 billion a year.

As the 2025 General Assembly reaches its midway point, the most pressing issue facing lawmakers is the state’s budget deficit.

The 2.5% tax would cover accounting, landscaping, and valet parking, among others.