House Agenda for March 10, 2026
Message from the Senate: Introductory Senate Bills No. 13 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 7 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 8 Completed Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 7 Completed Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 8 Completed Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 8 Completed Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 9 Completed Health Committee Report No. 8 Completed Health Committee Report No. 9 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 13 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 14 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 6 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 7 Completed Rules and Executive Nominations Committee Report No. 3 Consent No. 1 Completed

March 10, 2026
Message from the Senate: Introductory Senate Bills No. 13
Senate Bills Introduced In The House
SB0056 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Ways and Means
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - External Data Sharing With Third-Party Data Centers for Multistate Reporting - Authorization
SB0100 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Government, Labor, and Elections
Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Bus Stops
Appropriations Committee Report No. 7
Distribution Date: March 10, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 10, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0231 Favorable Chair, Appropriations Committee
(Jointly Considered Appropriations/Government, Labor, and Elections)
Higher Education - Guaranteed Access Grant Program - Applicability
HB0234 Favorable Chair, Appropriations Committee
Public Safety - Police Employees and Deputy State Fire Marshals - Repeal of Pay Rate Restriction on Promotion
HB0399 Favorable Delegate Forbes
State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup - Extension
HB0721 Favorable Delegate Patterson
Uniformed Services Spouses Act
HB0809 Favorable Delegate Rosenberg
Walter Sondheim Jr. Public Service Internship Scholarship Program - Funding
HB0872 Favorable Delegate Coley
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Seat Pleasant Police Department
HB1138
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Delegate Forbes
State Retirement and Pension System – Cost–of–Living Adjustments – Clarification
SB0338 Favorable Senator Lewis Young
State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup - Extension
SB0724
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Senator Lewis Young
State Retirement and Pension System - Cost-of-Living Adjustments - Clarification
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0555 Unfavorable Speaker
Code Revision - Higher Education - Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program
Appropriations Committee Report No. 8
Distribution Date: March 10, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 10, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0437 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Edelson
(Jointly Considered Appropriations/Environment and Transportation)
Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026)
HB0457 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Feldmark
(Jointly Considered Appropriations/Health)
Institutions of Higher Education - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement
HB0538 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Wolek
Institutions of Higher Education - Mandatory Disclosures for New and Prospective Students (Informed Enrollment Act)
HB0561 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Palakovich Carr
(Jointly Considered Appropriations/Ways and Means)
Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding
HB0720 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Patterson
Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date
Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 7
Distribution Date: March 9, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 10, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0321 Favorable Delegate Lehman
Environment - Synthetic Turf Industry and Disposal Study - Deadline Extension
HB0784 Favorable Delegate Jones, D.
Aquaculture - Placement of Shellfish, Bags, Nets, and Structures on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Extension
HB0848
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Delegate Stein
Public Safety – State Fire Prevention Code – Trash and Recyclable Materials
HB0862 Favorable Delegate Stein
Railroads - Required Crew for Movement of Freight
HB1169 Favorable Howard County Delegation
Howard County - Highways - Speed Limits Ho. Co. 8-26
Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 8
Distribution Date: March 9, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 10, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0212 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Addison
Vehicle Laws - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration
HB0253 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Vehicle Laws - Heavy Weight Port Corridor Permits - Regulations
HB0258 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Standards and Procedures
HB0429 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Boyce
On-Farm Organics and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Grant Programs - Established
HB0480 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Fennell
Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators
HB0578 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Palakovich Carr
Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings
HB0663 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Rosenberg
Department of the Environment - Federal Policy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Reporting
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0949 Unfavorable Talbot County Delegation
Agriculture – Noxious Weeds – Palmer Amaranth
HB1207 Unfavorable Delegate Hinebaugh
State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Alteration and Mandatory Appropriation
HB1495 Unfavorable Delegate Adams
Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates
Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 8
Distribution Date: March 9, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 10, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0265 Favorable Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
State Board of Elections - Address Confidentiality Program - Designation of Contact Person
HB0266 Favorable Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
Department of Information Technology – Information Technology Investment Fund – Uses
HB0269 Favorable Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
Maryland Public Ethics Law - Financial Disclosure Statements - State Officials of and Candidates to Be a State Official of the Judicial Branch
HB0403 Favorable Delegate Simpson
Public Information Act - Divorce Records
HB0413 Favorable Delegate Kerr
Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission - Membership and Termination - Altered and Extended
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0268 Unfavorable Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
Information Technology - Establishment of the Office of Enterprise Data and State Chief Data Officer and Collaboration With Agency Data Officers
HB0271 Unfavorable Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
State Procurement - Streamlining Contract Modifications
HB0318 Unfavorable Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission – Vendor Registration PG/MC 107–26
HB0376 Unfavorable Prince George's County Delegation
Prince George's County - Procurement Preference Programs - Regulation PG 404-26
HB0379 Unfavorable Prince George's County Delegation
Prince George's County - School Facilities and Public Safety and Behavioral Health Surcharges - Deferral of Payment PG 405-26
HB0383 Unfavorable Delegate Long, J.
Municipalities - Limiting Access to Beaches - Prohibition
HB0416 Unfavorable Prince George's County Delegation
Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses PG 321-26
HB0814 Unfavorable Delegate Tomlinson
State Procurement - Submission of Subcontractor Agreements
HB1161 Unfavorable Delegate Korman
Board of Public Works - Contract Review - Climate and Sustainability Information (BPW Climate Transparency Act)
HB1183 Unfavorable Delegate McCaskill
Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Manufacturer's Limited Beer, Wine, and Liquor Permit
HB1270 Unfavorable Prince George's County Delegation
Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Notice of License Applications PG 322-26
HB1307 Unfavorable Delegate Wilson
State Finance and Procurement - Employers Receiving State Public Funds - Unfair Labor Practices
HB1317 Unfavorable Delegate Ivey
State Government - Data-Sharing Agreements and Personal Identifying Information - Prohibition and Reporting (Maryland Data Privacy and Federal Shield Act)
HB1478 Unfavorable Delegate Reilly
State Procurement - Prompt Payment of Subcontractors and Suppliers - Alteration
HB1479 Unfavorable Delegate Boafo
Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase (Maryland Raise the Wage Act)
HB1515 Unfavorable Delegate Adams
Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Employer Relocation
HB1524 Unfavorable Delegate Long, J.
Labor and Employment - Paid Leave - Attendance at School Functions
Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 9
Distribution Date: March 9, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 10, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0156
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments Delegate Fair
Election Law - Affiliating With a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters
HB0194 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Metzgar
Incarcerated Job Training Act
HB0357 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Palakovich Carr
Municipalities - Election Dates - Reporting Requirements
HB0640 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
Mandated Reports, Boards, and Commissions - Revisions
Health Committee Report No. 8
Distribution Date: March 10, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 10, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0811 Favorable Delegate Wolek
Aging-in-Place Programs - Grants - Multigenerational Third Places (The Village Multigenerational Third Places Act)
Health Committee Report No. 9
Distribution Date: March 10, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 10, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0377 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Johnson, S.
Physician Assistants - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners
HB0520 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Cullison
State Board of Physicians - Naturopathic Doctors - Scope of Practice, Renewals, and Professional Liability Insurance
HB0804 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Wolek
Department of Aging - Aging Resilience Fund - Establishment
HB0866 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kaufman
Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Case Management Services
HB1012 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Fair
Public Health - Local Suicide Fatality Review Teams - Authorization
HB1068 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Solomon
Health Insurance - Special Enrollment Period for Newly Hired Employees of Small Businesses
HB1263 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Hill
Public Health - Workgroup on Postoperative Cosmetic Care
HB1364 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Public Health - Mammograms - Arterial Calcification Notice
Judiciary Committee Report No. 13
Distribution Date: March 9, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 10, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0010 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Foley
Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice - Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation - Digital Newspapers
HB0426 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Long, J.
Petition for Guardianship of the Property of Alleged Disabled Person - Stay of Civil Actions and Proceedings
Judiciary Committee Report No. 14
Distribution Date: March 9, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 10, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0428 Favorable Chair, Judiciary Committee
Courts - Former Judge - Temporary Assignment
HB0822 Favorable Delegate Bartlett
Circuit Court Clerks and Registers of Wills - Maximum Salary
HB0875 Favorable Delegate Simmons
Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Firearms and Ammunition
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 6
Distribution Date: March 9, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 10, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0161 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Ruth
Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions
HB0175 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Ziegler
Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation - Alterations
HB0289 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Ways and Means Committee
Video Lottery Facility Payouts - Intercepts for Restitution Payments, Child Support Payments, and Debts Owed to the State
HB0478 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Patterson
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration
HB0748 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Mireku-North
Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Early Childhood Educator Career Ladder for Private Providers - Repeal of Deadlines
HB0753 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Lehman
Tax Sales - Homeowner Protections - Revisions
HB1096 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Long, J.
Property Tax Credits - Notice Through Property Tax Bill
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0323 Unfavorable Delegate Stewart
Income Tax - Credit for Income Taxes and Penalties Due to Financial Exploitation
HB1275 Unfavorable Delegate Wims
Public Schools - Interscholastic Athletics - Academic Eligibility
HB1546 Unfavorable Delegate Metzgar
Baltimore County - Homestead Property Tax Credit - Individuals at Least 65 Years Old
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 7
Distribution Date: March 9, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 10, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0595 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Lewis
(Jointly Considered Ways and Means/Health)
Income Tax - Credit for Physician Preceptors in Areas With Health Care Workforce Shortages - Alterations
HB0849 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Mireku-North
(Jointly Considered Ways and Means/Appropriations)
Child Care Scholarship Program - Freeze in Enrollment - Exceptions
HB1321 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Palakovich Carr
(Jointly Considered Ways and Means/Appropriations)
Child Care Scholarship Program - Enrollment and Copays - Alterations
Rules and Executive Nominations Committee Report No. 3 Consent No. 1
Distribution Date: March 10, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 10, 2026
REREFERRED
HB1586 To Judiciary Committee Delegate McComas
Protective Orders - Coercive Control
HB1587 To Ways and Means Committee Delegate Patterson
Gaming - Electronic Instant Bingo Machines - Operation and Maximum Number of Machines
HB1592 To Appropriations Committee Delegate Barnes
Education - Regional Resource Centers and County Libraries - Funding
HB1593 To Health Committee Delegate Guyton
Developmental Disabilities Administration - Self-Directed Services Manual - Public Comment
HB1597 To Health Committee Delegate Hill
Health - Unregulated Space in Hospital Operating Suites - Pilot Project
HB1598 To Appropriations Committee Delegate McCaskill
Horse Racing - Racetrack Facility Renewal Account Grants - Alterations
HB1599 To Environment and Transportation Committee Delegate Jacobs
Chesapeake Bay Enhancement Program - Established
HB1607 To Environment and Transportation Committee Delegate Odom
Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Prohibited Locations - Adjacent Parcels
HB1608 To Judiciary Committee Delegate Bartlett
Public Safety - Firearms - Storage Requirements
HB1612 To Ways and Means Committee Delegate Ebersole
Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering
HB1614 To Environment and Transportation Committee Delegate Arentz
Maryland Transportation Authority - Use of Lane Direction Control Signal Monitoring Systems
HB1616 To Economic Matters Committee Delegate Rogers
Mutual Insurance Holding Companies - Conversion to Mutual Insurers
HB1617 To Health Committee Delegate Alston
Public Health - Health Innovation Zones - Establishment
HB1621 To Environment and Transportation Committee Delegate Grammer
Wastewater Treatment Plants - Discharges - Monitoring, Reporting, and Requirements
HB1623 To Ways and Means Committee Montgomery County Delegation
Special Taxing Districts - Village of Drummond - Authority and Organization MC 20-26
HB1625 To Health Committee Delegate Hill
Public Health - Newborn Screening Program - Fees and Core Conditions
HB1630 To Environment and Transportation Committee Delegate Arentz
Queen Anne's County - Speed Monitoring System - U.S. Route 301
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