(Feb. 21, 2025) – Senate Bill 273 by the Committee on Federal and State Affairs – Concerning elections; relating to election dates; requiring that any special election be held on the first Tuesday in March

Senate Bill 254 by the Committee on Federal and State Affairs – Concerning immigration; relating to state and local public benefits and eligibility thereof; prohibiting aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States from receiving any state or local public benefit in accordance with applicable federal law; requiring individuals 18 years of age and older who apply for any state or local public benefit to provide proof of being lawfully present; prohibiting the state or any county or local agency from providing any public benefit to any alien without first verifying that the alien is lawfully present by use of the existing systematic alien verification for entitlements program; requiring state and local agencies administering public benefits to cooperate with the United States department of homeland security in achieving verification of an alien's lawful presence; relating to release prior to criminal trial; requiring any person charged with a crime who is not a citizen or national of the United States to undergo verification of such person's immigration status; creating a rebuttable presumption that a person determined to be an alien who is unlawfully present is at risk of flight

Senate Bill 276 by the Committee on Federal and State Affairs – Concerning health and healthcare; relating to the state fire marshal; requiring the state fire marshal to complete certain annual training in person-centered care and responding to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and intellectual and developmental disabilities; removing the state fire marshal from the Adult Care Home Licensure Act and the Providers of Disability Services Act

Senate Bill 271 by the Committee on Ways and Means – Concerning the State Children's Health Insurance Program; relating to eligibility; updating income requirements therefor