Twenty days ago, Maryland’s General Assembly concluded its 2025 legislative session at the stroke of midnight amid a flurry of balloons, confetti, and cheers. Now that the confetti has been swept, the balloons deflated, and the chamber silent, it’s important to reflect on the session overall:

• Where did economic rights advocates advance progressive policies?
• Where were advocates and legislators able to codify or expand on consumer protections being rolled back at the federal level?
• How will new laws address racial equity and disparate impact?
• Where did we fall short? Why?
• What bills did Wall Street work to pass that harmed consumers?

Our supporters sent more than 3,000 messages to their delegates and senators to push for tenants rights, to end medical debt, stop zombie mortgages, ban unfair utility practices and more. Another huge reason for success is that many of the bills that moved forward were sponsored by economic rights legislative champions.

On May 8 from 6:00-7:00 Join Delegates Lorig Charkoudian and Elizabeth Embry as they speak about their wins and challenges this session. Economic Action’s policy team will share our legislative outcomes and touch on some of the 85 bills we worked on over the past 90 days, and talk about some goals for the 2026 legislative session.

Register to Join our Online Webinar Here.