House Agenda for March 12, 2026
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 8 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 9 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 22 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 34 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 37 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 38 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 39 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 40 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 41 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 3 Completed

Ways and Means Committee Report No. 8
Distribution Date: March 11, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0297 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Ways and Means Committee
Adult Education – High School Diploma Pathways – GED Option Pilot Program and MDiplomaWorks Pathway
HB0505 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Smith
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student School Transfers - Academic Records Documentation
HB0856 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Ebersole
Local School Systems - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act)
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 9
Distribution Date: March 11, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 12, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0355 Favorable Delegate Johnson, S.
Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Human and Sex Trafficking
HB0534 Favorable Delegate Smith
Nonpublic Schools - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB1328 Unfavorable Delegate Feldmark
(Jointly Considered Ways and Means/Judiciary)
Public Safety - Department of State Police - School Mapping Data Program
March 12, 2026
Special Order Calendar No. 22
HB0691 Delegate Lopez STATUS: (Economic Matters)
State Government - Procedures - Permitting Efficiency for Housing Development Projects Favorable Report ADOPTED.
Motion by Del. Buckel to make Bill a Special Order of Business for Thursday at the appropriate time. CARRIED.
BILL ON 2ND READING.
March 11, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 34
HB0175 Delegate Ziegler Ways and Means
Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation - Alterations
HB0253 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Environment and Transportation
Vehicle Laws - Heavy Weight Port Corridor Permits - Regulations
HB0399 Delegate Forbes Appropriations
State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup - Extension
HB0578 Delegate Palakovich Carr Environment and Transportation
Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings
HB0721 Delegate Patterson Appropriations
Uniformed Services Spouses Act
HB0748 Delegate Mireku-North Ways and Means
Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Early Childhood Educator Career Ladder for Private Providers - New Pathways
March 11, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 37
HB0194 Delegate Metzgar Government, Labor, and Elections
Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program
HB0258 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Environment and Transportation
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Standards and Procedures
HB0289 Chair, Ways and Means Committee Ways and Means
Video Lottery Facility Payouts - Intercepts for Restitution Payments, Child Support Payments, and Debts Owed to the State
HB0357 Delegate Palakovich Carr Government, Labor, and Elections
Municipalities - Election Dates - Reporting Requirements
HB0377 Delegate Johnson, S. Health
Physician Assistants and Midwives - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners
HB0429 Delegate Boyce Environment and Transportation
On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established
March 12, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 38
HB0428 Chair, Judiciary Committee Judiciary
Courts - Former Judge - Temporary Assignment
HB0461 Delegate Ziegler Economic Matters
Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment
HB0483 Delegate Wolek Economic Matters
Business Regulation - Charitable Organizations - Audit and Review Thresholds
HB0523 Delegate Jones, D. Economic Matters
Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions
HB0573 Delegate Taveras Economic Matters
Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations, Intent, and Discriminatory Effect
HB0798 Delegate Wolek Economic Matters
Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Accounts - Management Fees (Small Business Increased Access to Capital Act)
HB0951 Delegate Holmes Economic Matters
Real Property - Recordation and Land Records - Revisions
March 12, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 39
HB0010 Delegate Foley Judiciary
Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice - Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation - Digital Newspapers
HB0243 Chair, Economic Matters Committee Economic Matters
Land Use - Comprehensive and General Plans - Alteration of Elements
HB0306 Delegate Qi Economic Matters
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Prices Listed on Dealer Websites (Jack Fitzgerald Price Transparency Act)
HB0343 Delegate Rosenberg Economic Matters
Housing Development Projects - Housing Counseling Services
HB0996 Delegate Amprey Economic Matters
Corporations and Associations - Revisions
HB1026
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Queen Economic Matters
Business Regulation - Rounding Cash Transactions - Authorization
HB1312 Delegate Pruski Economic Matters
Legal Tender - Specie - Establishment
March 12, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 40
HB0437 Delegate Edelson Appropriations
Environment and Transportation
Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026)
March 12, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 41
HB0850 Delegate Bhandari Economic Matters
Home Builders - Open House - Sales Representative Disclosure Requirements
March 11, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 3
SB0338 Senator Lewis Young Appropriations
State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup - Extension
SB0724
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Lewis Young Appropriations
State Retirement and Pension System - Cost-of-Living Adjustments - Clarification
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