Floor Actions - Agenda

February 18, 2026
Consent Calendar of Introductory House Bills No. 55

HB1587	Delegate Patterson	Rules and Executive Nominations
Gaming - Electronic Instant Bingo Machines - Operation and Maximum Number of Machines

HB1588	Wicomico County Delegation	Rules and Executive Nominations
Wicomico County - Orphans' Court Judge - Annual Salary

HB1589	Delegate Martinez	Rules and Executive Nominations
Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)

HB1590	Delegate Ziegler	Rules and Executive Nominations
Alcoholic Beverages - Class 8 Farm Brewery and Class 10 Farm Distillery Licenses

HB1591	Delegate Arentz	Rules and Executive Nominations
State and Private Wetlands - Nonwater-Dependent Project - Definition

HB1592	Delegate Barnes	Rules and Executive Nominations
Education - Regional Resource Centers and County Libraries - Funding

HB1593	Delegate Guyton	Rules and Executive Nominations
Developmental Disabilities Administration - Self-Directed Services Manual - Public Comment

HB1594	Delegate Kipke	Rules and Executive Nominations
Veterans' Discounts Act

HB1595	Delegate Hornberger	Rules and Executive Nominations
Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers

HB1596	Delegate Qi	Rules and Executive Nominations
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Maryland Growth Initiative - Established

February 18, 2026
Message from the Senate: Consent Calendar of Introductory Senate Bills No. 5
Senate Bills Introduced In The House

SB0025	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	Ways and Means
Income Tax - Cybersecurity Technology and Service Tax Credit - Alterations

SB0046	Senator Simonaire	Government, Labor, and Elections
State Veterans' Cemeteries - Interment

SB0058	Senator Brooks	Ways and Means
Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions

SB0163	Senator West	Ways and Means
Income Tax - Addition Modification for Federal Tax-Exempt Income - Alterations

SB0170	Senator Lewis Young	Appropriations
Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth

SB0188	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	Appropriations
Maryland Transportation Authority - Revenue Bond Limit - Increase

SB0247	Senator Beidle	Ways and Means
Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit - Conversion to Grant Program

SB0356	Senator Waldstreicher	Ways and Means
Income Tax Credit - Parent of a Stillborn Child

SB0379	Senator Guzzone	Appropriations
Recovery Residence Grant Program - Funding

Economic Matters Committee Report No. 1
Distribution Date: February 17, 2026
Second Reading Date: February 18, 2026

FAVORABLE
HB0236	Favorable	Chair, Economic Matters Committee
State Athletic Commission - Blood Testing of Contestants - Timing


HB0241	Favorable	Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Business Occupations and Professions - State Boards and Commissions - Sunset Extensions


HB0242	Favorable	Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Unemployment Insurance - Confidentiality of Information


HB0259	Favorable	Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Financial Institutions - Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund and Regulation of Entities - Revisions


HB0308	Favorable	Delegate Qi
Corporations and Associations - Principal Offices - Private Mailboxes

WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0061	Unfavorable	Delegate Lopez
Financial Institutions – Definition of Student Financing Companies – Alteration


HB0093	Unfavorable	Delegate Crosby
Home Builders - Model Homes and Contracts for the Intent to Purchase a New Home - Requirements


HB0314	Unfavorable	Delegate Stewart
Automation Technology Deployment Assessment and Displaced Employee Retraining Fund - Established


HB0453	Unfavorable	Delegate Rosenberg
Real Property - Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund - Establishment


HB0545	Unfavorable	Delegate Qi
Real Estate Brokers - Residential Real Estate Transactions - Transaction Brokers


HB0657	Unfavorable	Delegate Stonko
Certified Public Accountants - Licensure - Qualifications

February 18, 2026
Special Order Calendar No. 8

HB0146	Delegate Guyton	STATUS: (Environment and Transportation)
Environment - On-Site Wastewater Systems - Requirements for Inspection and Pumping Services and Implementation Dates		Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED. Motion by Del. Fisher to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Wednesday at the appropriate time. CARRIED. BILL ON 2ND READING.

February 18, 2026
Special Order Calendar No. 9

HB0220	Delegate Charkoudian	STATUS: (Environment and Transportation)
Environment - Water - Individual Unit Meters		Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED. Motion by Del. Buckel to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Wednesday at the appropriate time. CARRIED. BILL ON 2ND READING.