House Agenda for March 17, 2026
Floor Agenda (Session 1) Message from the Senate: Consent Calendar of Introductory Senate Bills No. 16 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 9 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 10 Completed Economic Matters Committee Report No. 10 Completed Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 12 Completed Health Committee Report No. 12 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 16 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 17 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 10 Completed Rules and Executive Nominations Committee Report No. 4 Consent No. 2 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 3 Completed Floor Agenda (Session 2) Appropriations Committee Report No. 11 Completed Economic Matters Committee Report No. 8 Completed Economic Matters Committee Report No. 9 Completed Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 10 Completed Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 11 Completed Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 10 Completed Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 11 Completed Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 13 Completed Health Committee Report No. 13 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 11 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 46 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 51 Completed

Floor Agenda (Session 1)
March 16, 2026
Message from the Senate: Consent Calendar of Introductory Senate Bills No. 16
Senate Bills Introduced In The House
SB0016 Senator Sydnor Judiciary
Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits
SB0114 Senator Kagan Government, Labor, and Elections
3-1-1 Systems - Expansion Program and Oversight Board - Establishment
SB0160 Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee Judiciary
Public Safety - Licensed Firearms Dealers - Notification Regarding Compromising Events
SB0431 Senator Brooks Environment and Transportation
Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings
SB0482 Senator McKay Judiciary
Criminal Law - Interference With Critical Infrastructure or a Public Safety Answering Point
SB0606 Senator McCray Appropriations
Maryland E-ZPass Commuter Fairness and Transparency Act of 2026
SB0917 Senator Mautz Health
Health Occupations - Practice of Audiology - Definition
Appropriations Committee Report No. 9
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0718 Favorable Delegate Stewart
Information Technology – State and Higher Education E–Mail – Requirements
HB0900 Favorable Delegate Taylor
Legislative Scholarship Programs - Eligibility and Use - Real Estate Appraisal Program
HB0919 Favorable Delegate Taylor
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established
HB0953 Favorable Delegate Buckel
Revenue Stabilization Account - Transfer of Funds - State Disaster Recovery Fund
HB1075 Favorable Delegate Smith
Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions
HB1076 Favorable Delegate Smith
(Jointly Considered Appropriations/Health)
Higher Education Institutions - Over-the-Counter Contraception - Access and Reporting
HB1490 Favorable Delegate Shetty
Family Investment Program - Temporary Cash Assistance - Good Cause and Adequate Reason Exceptions
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0910 Unfavorable Delegate McCaskill
(Jointly Considered Appropriations/Ways and Means)
Child Care Scholarship Program - Priority for Child Care Providers
HB1204 Unfavorable Delegate Wivell
Primary and Secondary Education - Education Savings Account Program - Establishment
Appropriations Committee Report No. 10
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0768 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Simpson
Department of Human Services - Benefits for Children in Custody - Alterations
HB0877 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Spiegel
Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Institutional Debt - Report
HB1292 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Bagnall
Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations
HB1540 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Harrison
University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center - Funding - Repeal of Termination Date
Economic Matters Committee Report No. 10
Distribution Date: March 17, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 17, 2026
REREFERRED
HB1616 To Judiciary Committee Delegate Rogers
Mutual Insurance Holding Companies - Conversion to Mutual Insurers
Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 12
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 17, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0435 Favorable Delegate Bhandari
Places of Public Accommodation - Open Movie Captioning
HB0954 Favorable Delegate Adams
State Finance and Procurement - Retention Proceeds
Health Committee Report No. 12
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB1087 Favorable Delegate Johnson, S.
Health Care Facilities - Surgical Smoke - Smoke Evacuation Systems
HB1470 Favorable Delegate Cullison
Medical Assistance Programs - Drug Dispensing - Cost-of-Dispensing Survey and Fee-for-Service Professional Dispensing Fee
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB1450 Unfavorable Delegate Johnson, S.
Health Insurance - Coordination of Benefits - Carrier Responsibilities and Retroactive Denials of Reimbursement
Judiciary Committee Report No. 16
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0187 Favorable Delegate Taylor
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding
HB0324 Favorable Delegate Simpson
Family Law - Child Support - Assignment of Rights
HB0688 Favorable Delegate Simpson
Intercepted Communications - Penalty
HB0776 Favorable Delegate Ruff
Juvenile Law - Child in Need of Supervision - Mandatory Petition (NyKayla Strawder Memorial Act)
HB1152 Favorable Delegate Williams
Department of State Police - Special Police Officers - Study
HB1320 Favorable Delegate Rosenberg
Criminal Procedure - Victim Notification - Request at the Time of Charging
HB1348 Favorable Delegate Embry
Human Trafficking - Reports to Regional Navigators and Prosecutions - Authorization
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0605 Unfavorable Delegate Addison
Public Safety - Gun Violence Victim Relocation Program - Establishment
HB0908 Unfavorable Delegate Schmidt
Civil Actions - Failure to Restrict Distribution of Sexual Material Harmful to Minors
HB1031 Unfavorable Delegate Bartlett
Law Enforcement - Use of Force - National Guard Members
HB1036
(Emergency Bill) 		Unfavorable Delegate Bartlett
Office of the Attorney General - Independent Investigations Division - Federal Law Enforcement or Immigration Enforcement
HB1266 Unfavorable Delegate Valentine
Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexual Assault Offenses - Test Kit Submission Requirements
Judiciary Committee Report No. 17
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0310 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kaufman
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Individuals With Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities
HB0634 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kaufman
Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026)
HB0750 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Rosenberg
Criminal Law - Interference With Access to or Egress From a Religious Facility - Prohibition
HB0752 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Toles
Criminal Law - Theft and Fraud Crimes - Valuation and Forgery of Gift Cards
HB1005 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Forbes
Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting (Survivor Reporting Reform Act)
HB1105 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Embry
Statute of Limitations - Prosecution or Enforcement of Local Consumer Protection Codes
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 10
Distribution Date: March 13, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0936 Favorable Montgomery County Delegation
Montgomery County Public Schools - Local Food Procurement MC 7-26
HB1110 Favorable Delegate Lewis
Judicial In Rem Tax Foreclosure - Notice Requirements
HB1554 Favorable Delegate Hornberger
Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agriculture Purposes - Study and Report
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0296 Unfavorable Chair, Ways and Means Committee
(Jointly Considered Ways and Means/Economic Matters)
Education - Career and Technical Education (CTE) Committee and CTE Skills Standards Advisory Committee - Revisions and Repeal
HB0983 Unfavorable Delegate Palakovich Carr
(Jointly Considered Ways and Means/Economic Matters)
State Tax Credits, Modifications, and Exemptions - Alterations and Repeal
HB1493 Unfavorable Charles County Delegation
Charles County - Student Bus Transportation Providers - Provider Displacement
Rules and Executive Nominations Committee Report No. 4 Consent No. 2
Distribution Date: March 17, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 17, 2026
REREFERRED
HB1596 Jointly Considered Economic Matters Committee/Appropriations Committee Delegate Qi
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Maryland Growth Initiative - Established
HB1604 To Ways and Means Committee Delegate Kerr
Public School System Contracts - Prohibited Provisions
HB1605 To Judiciary Committee Delegate Griffith
Compensation for Individuals Erroneously Convicted - County Cost-Sharing - Repeal
HB1609 To Ways and Means Committee Frederick County Delegation
Frederick County - Gaming - Acceptance of Credit as Payment
HB1611 To Ways and Means Committee Delegate Pippy
Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses - Income Eligibility
HB1619 Jointly Considered Economic Matters Committee/Appropriations Committee Delegate Wells
State Center – Development – Contract, Plan Requirements, and Advisory Group
HB1626 Jointly Considered Environment and Transportation Committee/Appropriations Committee Delegate Metzgar
Agriculture - Access to Food (Maryland Food Security, Access, and Equity Act)
HB1628 To Appropriations Committee Delegate Wells
Higher Education - Academic Program Approval - Objections
HB1631 To Economic Matters Committee Delegate Ghrist
Agriculture - Hemp Manufacturing License - Establishment
HB1634 Jointly Considered Government, Labor, and Elections Committee/Economic Matters Committee Delegate Roberts
Cannabis Licensure - Labor Peace Agreements and Collective Bargaining
HB1644 To Economic Matters Committee Delegate Hill
Property Management Services - Licensing and Requirements
March 16, 2026
Laid Over Calendar No. 3
HB1532 Speaker STATUS: (Environment and Transportation)
Continuing the Next Generation Energy Act Committee Amendments NOT ADOPTED. Favorable Report NOT ADOPTED. Motion by Del. Korman to Lay Bill and Amendments Over One Day under the Rules. CARRIED. BILL ON 2ND READING.
Floor Agenda (Session 2)
Appropriations Committee Report No. 11
Distribution Date: March 17, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 17, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB1530 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Woorman
Higher Education - Undocumented Students - Out-of-State Tuition Exemption Eligibility
Economic Matters Committee Report No. 8
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0238 Favorable Chair, Economic Matters Committee
(Jointly Considered Economic Matters/Government, Labor, and Elections)
Maryland Heritage Area Authority and Heritage Areas - Alterations
HB0543 Favorable Delegate Guyton
Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Family Child Care Homes
HB0993 Favorable Delegate Valderrama
Real Property - Short-Term Rentals
HB1008 Favorable Delegate Queen
Fiduciary Institutions - Exploitation of Seniors and Vulnerable Adults - Protections and Required Referral (Vulnerable Adult Banking Protection Act)
HB1049 Favorable Delegate Crosby
Credit Unions - Mergers and Consolidations - Alteration of Voting Requirement
HB1172 Favorable Howard County Delegation
Howard County - Economic Development Authority - Alterations Ho. Co. 14-26
HB1355 Favorable Delegate Amprey
Financial Institutions - Payment Stablecoin Services - Establishment and Regulation (Maryland Stablecoin Act)
HB1473 Favorable Speaker
Economic Development - Maryland's Future Board - Establishment
Economic Matters Committee Report No. 9
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0149 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Charkoudian
Fire Prevention - Assistant Fire Marshals, Residential Rental High-Rise Property Fire Safety Equipment, and Fire Alarm System Technicians
HB0168 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Vogel
Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing - Educator Workforce Housing and Municipal Corporations
HB0313 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Stewart
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Housing - Rental Applications and Tenant Screening
HB0315 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Stewart
Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing - Income-Based Housing Subsidies
HB0618 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Johnson, A.
Commercial Law - Self-Service Storage Facilities - Alterations
HB0622 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Cannabis - Licensees - Micro Dispensary Employees and Cannabis Agent Training Programs
HB0956 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Rosenberg
Condominiums - Buildings More Than 40 Years Old - Study
HB1180 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Qi
State Board of Architects - Grounds for Discipline - Requirements
HB1346 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Amprey
State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Expedited Document Processing and Fees
HB1395 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Jacobs
Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties
Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 10
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0248 Favorable Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Motor Vehicle Administration - Identification Cards, Licenses, and Permits - Repeal of Color Photograph Requirement
HB0251 Favorable Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Vehicle Laws - Transfer of Used Vehicles - Repeal of Notarized Bill of Sale Requirement
HB0254 Favorable Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Supporting Inclusive Community Adaptation Act
HB0256 Favorable Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Motor Vehicles – Speed Monitoring Systems – Safety Corridors (Vulnerable Road User Protection Act of 2026)
HB1116 Favorable Howard County Delegation
Howard County - Illegal Dumping - Surveillance System Pilot Program Ho. Co. 6-26
Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 11
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0247 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Variances - Alterations
HB0250 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Environment - Water Resources and Wetlands - Enforcement
HB0668 Favorable with Amendments St. Mary's County Delegation
St. Mary's County - Prohibition on Standing in Inherently Dangerous Highway
HB0947
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments Delegate Sample-Hughes
Department of Natural Resources - Commercial Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License - Alterations
HB1071 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Foley
Environment - Stormwater Management - Agricultural Land
HB1081 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Korman
Maryland Transit Administration Reform Act
HB1113 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Lewis
Vehicle Laws - Bus Obstruction Monitoring Systems and Bus Stop Zones
Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 10
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0141 Favorable Delegate Foley
(Jointly Considered Government, Labor, and Elections/Appropriations)
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants
HB0388 Favorable Delegate Forbes
Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0997 Unfavorable Delegate Valderrama
State Finance and Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate - Calculation
HB1579 Unfavorable Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
State Personnel - Family and Medical Leave - Limits and Use
Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 11
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0108 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Pasteur
Division of Correction - Release Preparation Program
HB0115 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Wilkins
Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
HB1001 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Jones, D.
Election Law - Local Board of Elections Employees - Authority at Polling Places
HB1083 Favorable with Amendments Montgomery County Delegation
Montgomery County Board of Elections - Membership MC 6-26
HB1108 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Stewart
Labor and Employment - Greenhouse Workers - Collective Bargaining and Heat Protection
HB1448 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Tomlinson
Municipal Elections - Information on Candidates and Voting Procedures and Locations
Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 13
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 17, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0166 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Metzgar
Public Health – Henrietta Lacks Commission – Establishment (Henrietta Lacks Commission of Maryland Act of 2026)
HB0861 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kaiser
Department of Information Technology - Statewide Information Technology Master Plan - Reporting
HB0941 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Hill
Public Health - Public Buildings - Hygiene Products
HB1300 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Hill
Maryland Commission for Women - Alterations
HB1352 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Wilson
State Procurement - Worker Residency Requirements
Health Committee Report No. 13
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0684 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Health Committee
Health Insurance - Material Changes to Provider Networks - Notification and Special Enrollment Period
HB0746 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Bagnall
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition
HB0931 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Hill
Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes - Medical Director Requirements
HB1091 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kerr
Health Insurance and Dental Plan Organizations - Dentists - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers
HB1112 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Cullison
Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission - Study on Individual and Group Health Insurance Market Stability
HB1151 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Hutchinson
Maryland Department of Health – Study on Maryland Medical Assistance Program Reimbursement of Hospice Room and Board Services
HB1280 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Wims
Supporting Our Caregiver Infrastructure Program - Feasibility Study
HB1365 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Health Occupations and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training and Coverage Requirements
HB1367 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Cullison
Commission on Re-Imagining Health Care in Maryland
HB1377 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kaiser
Prescription Drug Repository Program - Redirecting Safe Prescription Drugs Pilot Program
HB1563 Favorable with Amendments Speaker
Emergency Room Services and Post-Acute Care - Coverage and Facility Studies
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 11
Distribution Date: March 13, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 16, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0096 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Phillips
Baltimore County School Board Nominating Commission - Membership - Alterations
HB0288 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Ways and Means Committee
State Superintendent of Schools - Prolonged State of Emergency - Authority to Declare
HB0293 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Ways and Means Committee
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - External Data Sharing With Third-Party Data Centers for Multistate Reporting - Authorization
HB0363 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Palakovich Carr
Income Tax - Local Child Tax Credit - Authorization
HB0717 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Edelson
Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With Professional Baseball and Football Teams
HB1148 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kaiser
Property Taxes - Tax Sales, Heirs Protection Program, and Tax Credits
HB1247 Favorable with Amendments Prince George's County Delegation
(Jointly Considered Ways and Means/Economic Matters)
Prince George's County - Tax Increment Financing - Extraordinary Development District - Alterations PG 425-25
March 17, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 46
HB0324 Delegate Simpson Judiciary
Family Law - Child Support - Assignment of Rights
HB0718 Delegate Stewart Appropriations
Information Technology – State and Higher Education E–Mail – Requirements
HB0750 Delegate Rosenberg Judiciary
Criminal Law - Obstruction or Interference With Exercise of Religious Beliefs - Prohibition
HB0919 Delegate Taylor Appropriations
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established
HB0953 Delegate Buckel Appropriations
Revenue Stabilization Account - Transfer of Funds - State Disaster Recovery Fund
HB1005 Delegate Cardin Judiciary
Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting (Survivor Reporting Reform Act)
March 17, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 51
HB1532
(Emergency Bill) 		Speaker Environment and Transportation
Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act
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