House Agenda for March 19, 2026
Floor Agenda (Session 1) Economic Matters Committee Report No. 11 Completed Economic Matters Committee Report No. 12 Completed Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 12 Completed Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 13 Completed Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 14 Completed Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 15 Completed Health Committee Report No. 14 Completed Health Committee Report No. 15 Completed Health Committee Report No. 16 Completed Health Committee Report No. 17 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 20 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 21 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 15 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 16 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 17 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 18 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 19 Completed Floor Agenda (Session 2) Special Order Calendar No. 31 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 32 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 69 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 70 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 71 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 72 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 73 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 74 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 75 Completed

Floor Agenda (Session 1)
Economic Matters Committee Report No. 11
Distribution Date: March 19, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 19, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0878 Favorable Carroll County Delegation
Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption and Permanent Partial Disability - Carroll County Correctional Deputies
HB1466 Favorable Delegate Wims
Department of Housing and Community Development - Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program - Qualified Properties
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB1548 Unfavorable Delegate Stinnett
Real Property - Residential Lease - Terminology
Economic Matters Committee Report No. 12
Distribution Date: March 19, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 19, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0103 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Stewart
Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Prohibited Waiver
HB0347 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Pruski
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension
HB0382 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Fair
Commercial Law - Broadband Access - Low-Income Consumer Programs (Maryland Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act)
HB0548 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Behler
Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act)
HB0711 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Charkoudian
Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act)
HB0730 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Korman
Business Regulation - Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law - Alterations (Franchise Reform Act)
HB0810 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Taylor
State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Blockchain-Based Real Property Title Pilot Program - Establishment
HB0894 Favorable with Amendments Speaker
(Jointly Considered Economic Matters/Environment and Transportation)
Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act)
HB1098 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Stewart
Bankruptcy Proceedings - Exemptions From Execution - Residential Real Property
HB1100 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Pruski
Telecommunications Infrastructure - Protections
HB1191 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Boafo
Secondhand Precious Metal Object Dealers - Temporary Event-Based Dealer Limited License - Establishment
HB1221 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Foley
Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Fire Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Fire Safety Act)
HB1252 Favorable with Amendments Montgomery County Delegation
Department of Housing and Community Development - Montgomery County Study MC 19-26
HB1267 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Lehman
(Jointly Considered Economic Matters/Environment and Transportation)
Patuxent Research Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - Zoning Classification (Protecting Patuxent Research Refuge Act)
HB1276 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Wolek
West North Avenue Development Authority - Neighborhood Social Connection and Development Program - Establishment (WNADA Neighborhood Social Connection and Development Act)
HB1452 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Toles
Economic Development - Prince George's County Suitland Development Authority - Established
HB1456 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Embry
Consumer Protection - Residential Property Advertisement - Ownership Verification
Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 12
Distribution Date: March 19, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 19, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0597 Favorable Montgomery County Delegation
Montgomery County - Community Choice Aggregation Pilot Program - Alterations MC 17-26
HB0844 Favorable Delegate Griffith
Motor Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemption - Unemployable Disabled Veterans
Environment and Transportation Committee Report No. 13
Distribution Date: March 19, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 19, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0034 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Bouchat
Municipalities - Open Drainage Inlets - Required Grating Systems (Mason's Law)
HB0591 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Beauchamp
Wicomico County - Highway Pedestrian Safety Act
HB0646 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Guyton
Driver Licensing – Self–Reporting of Medical Conditions
HB0829 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Ebersole
Public Utilities - For-Hire Drivers and Transportation Network Operators - Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Training and Liability
HB0833 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Boyce
Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland - Reestablishment
HB0870 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Korman
Maryland Building Performance Standards - Energy Conservation Requirements (Large Buildings for Tomorrow Act)
HB1185 Favorable with Amendments Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Personnel Management - Disciplinary Actions PG/MC 104-26
HB1196 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Long, J.
Environment - Mobile Home Parks - Water Quality Testing
HB1230 Favorable with Amendments Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Procurement - Alterations PG/MC 102-26
HB1567 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Odom
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Motor Scooters, and EPAMDs - Overtaking and Passing (Pass Pedestrians Safely Act)
HB1569 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Young
Parking Enforcement - Vehicles in Custody or Control of Auto Repair or Storage Facility
Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 14
Distribution Date: March 19, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 19, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0193 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kerr
State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures
HB0328 Favorable with Amendments Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Bicounty Commissions - Public Ethics - Financial Disclosure Statements PG/MC 105-26
HB1369 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Solomon
Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment
HB1422 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Solomon
State Personnel - State Fiscal Leadership Capacity
HB1557 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Solomon
Procurement - Department of General Services - Real Estate Advisory Committee
HB1578 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
State Procurement - Procurement Preferences - Reauthorization and Revisions
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0041 Unfavorable Delegate McCaskill
Baltimore County Board of Education - Alterations of Elected Member Districts and Establishment of Redistricting Process
HB0407 Unfavorable Prince George's County Delegation
Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Prohibition on Transfer of Class A Beer, Wine, and Liquor License PG 314-26
Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 15
Distribution Date: March 19, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 19, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0022 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Schindler
Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individuals - Identification Cards and Driver's Licenses
HB0552
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments Delegate Long, J.
Independent Investigation of the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children
HB0604 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Solomon
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026
HB1070 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Smith
Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Workforce Opportunities Grant Program and Fund
HB1178
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments Delegate Harrison
Municipalities - Annexation - Limitations
Health Committee Report No. 14
Distribution Date: March 18, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 18, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0860 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Alston
(Jointly Considered Health/Judiciary)
Petitions for Emergency Evaluation (Arnaud and Magruder Memorial Act)
Health Committee Report No. 15
Distribution Date: March 18, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 18, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0922 Favorable Delegate Hutchinson
Behavioral Health Administration - Behavioral Health Program Relocation - Regulations
Health Committee Report No. 16
Distribution Date: March 19, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 19, 2026
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB0995 Unfavorable Delegate Woods
Health Occupations - Behavioral Health Care Providers - Use of Artificial Intelligence
Health Committee Report No. 17
Distribution Date: March 19, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 19, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0279 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Health Committee
Correctional Services - Medication Review Committee - Administration of Psychotropic Medication to an Incarcerated Individual
HB0374 Favorable with Amendments Delegate White Holland
State Acupuncture Board - Revisions
HB0939 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Rosenberg
Certificates of Birth - Filing - Time Period
HB1093 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Cullison
Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Requirements
HB1094 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Hutchinson
Health Insurance - Graduate-Level Clinical Interns - Required Reimbursement
HB1118 Favorable with Amendments Delegate White Holland
Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Mental Health Conditions
HB1143 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Lopez
Public Health - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner - Perinatal Autopsies (Lung Float Test Ban)
Judiciary Committee Report No. 20
Distribution Date: March 19, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 19, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0281
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Chair, Judiciary Committee
Family Law - Child Care Providers - Criminal Background Investigations
HB0501 Favorable Delegate Bartlett
Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority
HB0713 Favorable Cecil County Delegation
Cecil County - Orphans' Court Judges - Compensation
HB1383 Favorable Delegate Guyton
Children in Need of Assistance - Permanency Plan Requirements
HB1457 Favorable Washington County Delegation
Washington County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ACTION
HB0466 Unfavorable Delegate Embry
(Referred to Interim Study)
Civil Actions - Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Vulnerable Individuals - Comparative Negligence
Judiciary Committee Report No. 21
Distribution Date: March 19, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 19, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0216 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Kaufman
Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation
HB0338 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Simmons
Department of General Services - Maryland Capitol Police - Statewide Jurisdiction
HB0492 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Judiciary Committee
Courtroom Security - Minimum Adequate Security Standard
HB0638 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Cardin
Judges - Mandatory Retirement Age
HB0738 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Phillips
Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment
HB1272 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Acevero
Family Law - Kinship Care
HB1326 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Wilson
Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 15
Distribution Date: March 19, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 19, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0057 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Vogel
Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established
HB0089 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Nawrocki
Baltimore County - Inspector General - Authority Over Baltimore County Public Schools
HB0139 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Rogers
Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day
HB0211 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Nawrocki
Baltimore County – Property Tax Credit – Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 34
HB0295 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Ways and Means Committee
Gaming - Prohibition on Interactive Games and Revenue From Illegal Markets
HB0352 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Wims
Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program - Personnel and Per Pupil Grants - Eligible Uses
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 16
Distribution Date: March 19, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 19, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0531 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Wu
Public Schools STEM and Robotics Program Task Force - Establishment
HB0547 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Fair
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Enhanced Agricultural Management Equipment
HB0575 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Wilkins
Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused Absences for Civic Engagement
HB0734 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Roberson
Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 17
Distribution Date: March 19, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 19, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0320 Favorable Delegate Behler
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Rural Legacy Program
HB0569 Favorable Delegate Arentz
Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion
HB0590 Favorable Howard County Delegation
Howard County - Transfer Tax - Use of Proceeds Ho. Co. 12-26
HB0606 Favorable Delegate Nkongolo
Anne Arundel County - Residential Property Tax Payment Deferrals - Eligibility
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 18
Distribution Date: March 19, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 19, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0783 Favorable Washington County Delegation
Washington County - Property Tax Credit - Platoon 22, Incorporated
HB0889 Favorable Wicomico County Delegation
Wicomico County - Property Tax Credit - Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
HB1050 Favorable Delegate Feldmark
State Department of Education - Organ Donation - Development of Educational Materials
HB1224 Favorable Prince George's County Delegation
Property Taxes - Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property - Charter County Tax Limitation PG 408-26
HB1232 Favorable Delegate Edelson
Baltimore City - Economic Development Project in Downtown RISE District - Payment in Lieu of Taxes
HB1330 Favorable Delegate Hornberger
Homeowners’ Property Tax Credit – Year–Round Application
HB1438 Favorable Delegate Woorman
State Board of Education - Public High School Graduation Requirements
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 19
Distribution Date: March 19, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 19, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0828 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Ebersole
State Board of Education - Membership - Educational Support Member
HB0842 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Griffith
Property Tax Exemption - Property Acquired by Surviving Spouse of Service Member - Repeal of Time Limitation
HB1140 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Forbes
Baltimore County Board of Education - Membership - Alterations
HB1243 Favorable with Amendments Prince George's County Delegation
Prince George's County - Personal Property Tax Exemption for Small Manufacturers PG 423-26
Floor Agenda (Session 2)
March 19, 2026
Special Order Calendar No. 31
HB0295 Chair, Ways and Means Committee STATUS: (Ways and Means)
Gaming - Prohibition on Interactive Games and Revenue From Illegal Markets Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED.
Motion by Del. Ghrist to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Thursday at the appropriate time. CARRIED.
BILL ON 2ND READING.
March 19, 2026
Special Order Calendar No. 32
HB1100 Delegate Pruski STATUS: (Economic Matters)
Telecommunications Infrastructure - Protections Favorable Report as Amended ADOPTED.
Motion by Del. Grammer to make Bill as Amended a Special Order of Business for Thursday at the appropriate time. CARRIED.
BILL ON 2ND READING.
March 19, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 69
HB0139 Delegate Rogers Ways and Means
Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day
HB0352 Delegate Wims Ways and Means
Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program - Personnel and Per Pupil Grants - Eligible Uses
HB0829 Delegate Ebersole Environment and Transportation
Public Utilities - For-Hire Drivers and Transportation Network Operators - Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Training and Liability
HB0870 Delegate Korman Environment and Transportation
Environment - Permit Applications for New Buildings - Notice (Large Buildings for Tomorrow Act)
HB1185 Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation Environment and Transportation
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Personnel Management - Appeals of Disciplinary Suspensions PG/MC 104-26
HB1567 Delegate Odom Environment and Transportation
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Motor Scooters, and EPAMDs - Audible Warnings (Pass Pedestrians Safely Act)
March 19, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 70
HB0211 Baltimore County Delegation Ways and Means
Baltimore County – Property Tax Credit – Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 34
HB0783 Washington County Delegation Ways and Means
Washington County - Property Tax Credit - Platoon 22, Incorporated
HB0833 Delegate Boyce Environment and Transportation
Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland - Reestablishment
HB0889 Wicomico County Delegation Ways and Means
Wicomico County - Property Tax Credit - Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
HB1224 Prince George's County Delegation Ways and Means
Property Taxes - Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property - Charter County Tax Limitation PG 408-26
March 19, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 71
HB0089 Baltimore County Delegation Ways and Means
Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education - Baltimore County Public Schools - Memorandum of Understanding
HB0281
(Emergency Bill) 		Chair, Judiciary Committee Judiciary
Family Law - Child Care Providers - Criminal Background Investigations
HB0320 Delegate Behler Ways and Means
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Rural Legacy Program
HB1196 Delegate Long, J. Environment and Transportation
Environment - Water Quality Testing - Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels Action Plan
HB1232 Delegate Edelson Ways and Means
Baltimore City - Economic Development Project in Downtown RISE District - Payment in Lieu of Taxes
HB1466 Delegate Wims Economic Matters
Department of Housing and Community Development - Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program - Qualified Properties
March 19, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 72
HB0057 Delegate Vogel Ways and Means
Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established
HB0713 Cecil County Delegation Judiciary
Cecil County - Orphans' Court Judges - Compensation
HB0922 Delegate Hutchinson Health
Behavioral Health Administration - Behavioral Health Program Relocation - Regulations
HB1050 Delegate Feldmark Ways and Means
State Department of Education - Organ Donation - Development of Educational Materials
HB1457 Washington County Delegation Judiciary
Washington County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program
March 19, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 73
HB0597 Montgomery County Delegation Environment and Transportation
Montgomery County - Community Choice Aggregation Pilot Program - Alterations MC 17-26
HB0646 Delegate Guyton Environment and Transportation
Driver Licensing – Self–Reporting of Medical Conditions
HB0844 Delegate Griffith Environment and Transportation
Motor Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemption - Unemployable Disabled Veterans
HB0878 Carroll County Delegation Economic Matters
Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption and Permanent Partial Disability - Carroll County Correctional Deputies
HB1438 Delegate Woorman Ways and Means
State Board of Education - Public High School Graduation Requirements
March 19, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 74
HB0347 Delegate Pruski Economic Matters
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension
HB0569 Delegate Arentz Ways and Means
Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion
HB1230 Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation Environment and Transportation
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Procurement - Alterations PG/MC 102-26
HB1330 Delegate Hornberger Ways and Means
Homeowners’ Property Tax Credit – Year–Round Application
HB1383 Delegate Guyton Judiciary
Children in Need of Assistance - Permanency Plan Requirements
March 19, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 75
HB0501 Delegate Bartlett Judiciary
Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority
HB0590 Howard County Delegation Ways and Means
Howard County - Transfer Tax - Use of Proceeds Ho. Co. 12-26
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