The governor, Senate president and House speaker signed 849 bills into law in 2025, more than 400 of which took effect Wednesday, Oct. 1. (Photo by Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters)
How much time behind bars is too much time? How harsh should speeding penalties be? When should someone be charged for passing an infection to another, and how best to honor a slain parole officer?
And when will we finally have an officially state mineral?…