House Agenda for April 8, 2026
Floor Agenda (Session 1) Message from the Senate: Yeas and Nays No. 4 Completed Message from the Senate: Introductory Senate Bills No. 35 Completed Message from the Senate: Consent Calendar of Introductory Senate Bills No. 36 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 26 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 27 Completed Appropriations Committee Report No. 28 Completed Economic Matters Committee Report No. 24 Completed Economic Matters Committee Report No. 25 Completed Economic Matters Committee Report No. 26 Completed Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 35 Completed Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 36 Completed Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 37 Completed Health Committee Report No. 29 Completed Health Committee Report No. 30 Completed Health Committee Report No. 31 Completed Health Committee Report No. 32 Completed Health Committee Report No. 33 Completed Health Committee Report No. 34 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 37 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 38 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 33 Completed Ways and Means Committee Report No. 34 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 134 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 17 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 19 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 38 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 39 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 40 Completed Message from the Senate: Concurrence Calendar No. 1 Completed Floor Agenda (Session 2) Message from the Senate: Yeas and Nays No. 5 Completed Message from the Senate: Yeas and Nays No. 6 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 39 Completed Judiciary Committee Report No. 40 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 53 Completed Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 135 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 21 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 25 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 26 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 27 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 28 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 29 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 30 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 31 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 33 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 35 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 37 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 46 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 49 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 51 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 56 Completed Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 57 Completed

Floor Agenda (Session 1)
April 8, 2026
Message from the Senate: Yeas and Nays No. 4
House Bills Passed In The Senate
HB0161 Delegate Ruth
Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions
HB0608 Speaker
Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Employees - Compensation
HB0919 Delegate Taylor
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established
HB1155 Calvert County Delegation
Calvert County - Procurement - Long-Term Contracts for Infrastructure and Asset Management
HB1540 Delegate Harrison
University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center - Funding - Repeal of Termination Date
April 8, 2026
Message from the Senate: Introductory Senate Bills No. 35
Senate Bills Introduced In The House
SB0789 Senator Jennings Rules and Executive Nominations
Motor Vehicle Administration - Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Repairs - Study
April 8, 2026
Message from the Senate: Consent Calendar of Introductory Senate Bills No. 36
Senate Bills Introduced In The House
SB0246 Senator Beidle Rules and Executive Nominations
Health Services Cost Review Commission - Term of Office of Members
SB0370 Senator Augustine Rules and Executive Nominations
State Acupuncture Board - Revisions
SB0467 Senator King Rules and Executive Nominations
Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding
SB0564 Senator Gile Rules and Executive Nominations
State Government - Office of the Attorney General - Data Protection
SB0644 Senator King Rules and Executive Nominations
Sales and Use Tax - Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use - Alterations
SB0782 Senator Jackson Rules and Executive Nominations
Telecommunications Infrastructure - Protections
SB0808 Senator King Rules and Executive Nominations
Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Requirements
SB0849 Senator Gallion Rules and Executive Nominations
Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties
SB0867 Senator Washington, A. Rules and Executive Nominations
Economic Development - Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission - Alterations
SB0982 Senator McCray Rules and Executive Nominations
Mutual Insurance Holding Companies - Conversion to Mutual Insurers
Appropriations Committee Report No. 26
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0048 Favorable Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
Education - Public School Construction - Alterations
SB0074 Favorable Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee
Public Safety - Police Employees and Deputy State Fire Marshals - Repeal of Pay Rate Restriction on Promotion
SB0198 Favorable Senator Washington, A.
Prince George's Community College - Aerospace and Aviation Systems Technology Programs - Feasibility Study
SB0337 Favorable Senator Lewis Young
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Clarifications
SB0379 Favorable Senator Guzzone
Recovery Residence Grant Program - Funding
SB0491 Favorable Senator Salling
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Military Service Credit Eligibility - Helicopter Pilots
SB0532 Favorable Senator Kagan
(Jointly Considered Appropriations/Health)
Higher Education Institutions - Over-the-Counter Contraception - Access and Reporting
SB0769 Favorable Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
University System of Maryland - Academic Facilities Bonding Authority
Appropriations Committee Report No. 27
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0378 Favorable with Amendments Senator Guzzone
Education - Regional Resource Centers and County Libraries - Funding
SB0734 Favorable with Amendments Senator Lewis Young
State Retirement and Pension System - Administration and Clarification
Appropriations Committee Report No. 28
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0706 Favorable Delegate Moon
State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act)
SB0828 Favorable Senator Hester
State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act)
Economic Matters Committee Report No. 24
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0226 Favorable Chair, Finance Committee
(Jointly Considered Economic Matters/Government, Labor, and Elections)
Maryland Heritage Area Authority and Heritage Areas - Alterations
SB0573 Favorable Charles County Senators
Charles County - Governing Bodies of Common Ownership Communities - Member Training
SB0741 Favorable Senator Beidle
Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Alterations
SB0770 Favorable Senator Ferguson
Economic Development - Maryland's Future Board - Establishment
SB0772 Favorable Senator Ferguson
(Jointly Considered Economic Matters/Government, Labor, and Elections)
Maryland Department of Health - Employment Training and Opportunity Database
SB0814 Favorable Senator Hayes
Residential Property - Service Agreement - Defunct Service Providers
SB0818 Favorable Senator Hayes
(Jointly Considered Economic Matters/Appropriations)
State Center - Development - Contract, Plan Requirements, and Advisory Group
Economic Matters Committee Report No. 25
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0090 Favorable Senator Beidle
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension
SB0248 Favorable Senator Beidle
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Investments - Alterations
SB0256 Favorable Senator Gallion
State Board of Professional Landscape Architects - Revisions
SB0261 Favorable Senator Beidle
Maryland Money Transmission Act - Definition of Money Transmitter - Alteration
SB0287 Favorable Senator McCray
Economic Development - Tax Increment Financing - Noncontiguous Areas
SB0297 Favorable Senator Waldstreicher
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Prices Listed on Dealer Websites (Jack Fitzgerald Price Transparency Act)
SB0300 Favorable Senator Hester
Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment
SB0376 Favorable Senator Watson
Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force - Establishment
SB0415 Favorable Senator Beidle
Business Regulation - Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law - Alterations (Franchise Reform Act)
SB0418 Favorable Senator Simonaire
(Jointly Considered Economic Matters/Health)
Professional Licensing Portability - Members of the Foreign Service and Spouses
SB0439 Favorable Senator Jackson
Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis
SB0449 Favorable Carroll County Senators
Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption and Permanent Partial Disability - Carroll County Correctional Deputies
SB0450 Favorable Carroll County Senators
(Jointly Considered Economic Matters/Ways and Means)
Carroll County - Office of Permits and Inspections - Denial of Commercial Permit or License for Unpaid Personal Property Taxes
SB0624 Favorable Senator Feldman
Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act)
SB0631 Favorable Senator West
Corporations and Associations - Revisions
SB0653 Favorable Senator Kagan
State Board of Architects - Grounds for Discipline and Anonymous Complaints
SB0662 Favorable Senator Kramer
Financial Institutions - Payment Stablecoin Services - Establishment and Regulation (Maryland Stablecoin Act)
SB0691 Favorable Senator McKay
Real Property - Termination of Residential Real Estate Contracts - Contingency Clauses
SB0753 Favorable Senator Kramer
Fiduciary Institutions - Exploitation of Seniors and Vulnerable Adults - Protections and Required Referral (Vulnerable Adult Banking Protection Act)
SB0760 Favorable Senator Watson
Real Property - Recordation and Land Records - Revisions
SB0816 Favorable Senator Hayes
West North Avenue Development Authority - Neighborhood Social Connection and Development Program - Establishment (WNADA Neighborhood Social Connection and Development Act)
SB0920 Favorable Senator Harris
Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Accounts - Management Fees (Small Business Increased Access to Capital Act)
Economic Matters Committee Report No. 26
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0168 Favorable with Amendments Senator Watson
Study to Evaluate Blockchain-Based Real Property Title Recordation and Verification
SB0274 Favorable with Amendments Senator Sydnor
Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations and Discriminatory Effect
SB0325 Favorable with Amendments Senator Augustine
Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act)
SB0438 Favorable with Amendments Senator Jackson
Commercial Law - Self-Service Storage Facilities - Alterations
SB0582 Favorable with Amendments Senator Jennings
Consumer Protection - Unsolicited Loans
SB0747 Favorable with Amendments Senator McKay
Condominiums - Unit Owner Responsibility for Damage or Destruction and Mandatory Insurance Coverage
SB0783 Favorable with Amendments Senator Jackson
Credit Unions - Mergers and Consolidations - Alteration of Voting Requirement
Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 35
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0061 Favorable with Amendments Senator Sydnor
Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program
SB0192 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Military Family Inclusion Act
SB0581 Favorable with Amendments Senator Jennings
Department of Information Technology - Statewide Information Technology Master Plan - Reporting
SB0642 Favorable with Amendments Senator Ferguson
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - 46th Alcoholic Beverages District
SB0848 Favorable with Amendments Senator Gallion
Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board of Elections - Requirements
SB0858 Favorable with Amendments Senator Hettleman
Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment
Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 36
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0028 Favorable Senator McCray
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026
SB0072 Favorable Senator Jackson
Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Sale for Off-Premises Consumption
SB0361 Favorable Senator Attar
Baltimore City – Alcoholic Beverages – License Extension
SB0414 Favorable Senator Beidle
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Consumption-Only Nonprofit Swim Club License
SB0601 Favorable Senator Hester
Cybersecurity - Standards and Compliance - Alterations
SB0776 Favorable Senator Smith
Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment
SB0831 Favorable Senator Ferguson
Labor Law - Child Labor Penalties, Private Sector Employee Labor Relations, and State Employee Labor Standards
Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Report No. 37
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0442 Favorable Anne Arundel County Senators
Anne Arundel County - Population Ratio Quota for Class A (Off-Sale) and Class D (Off-Sale) Licenses - Exemption
SB0636 Favorable Senator Washington, M.
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Revisions
SB0645 Favorable Senator King
State Board of Sign Language Interpreters - Membership and Licensing
SB0673 Favorable Senator Washington, A.
State Procurement - Apprenticeship Program Accountability and Completion
SB0825 Favorable Senator Hester
Public Safety - Critical Infrastructure Protection
SB0859 Favorable Senator Hettleman
State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity
SB0927 Favorable Senator Hayes
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Related Event Promoter's Permit
Health Committee Report No. 29
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB1167 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Health Committee
Maryland Department of Health - Medicaid Management Information System - Mainframe System Replacement
HB1445 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Wolek
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland Protecting People With Disabilities Act)
SB0742 Favorable with Amendments Senator Guzzone
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland Protecting People With Disabilities Act)
Health Committee Report No. 30
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0083 Favorable Senator Simonaire
Health Occupations - Grounds for Discipline - Federal and Court Actions
SB0806 Favorable Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
(Jointly Considered Health/Judiciary)
Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
HB1022 Unfavorable Delegate Ruth
(Jointly Considered Health/Environment and Transportation)
PFAS Chemicals - Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements
Health Committee Report No. 31
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB1014 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Woods
Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment)
Health Committee Report No. 32
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0159 Favorable with Amendments Senator Washington, A.
Emergency Medical Services - Vehicles and Ambulances - Required Supplies
SB0579 Favorable with Amendments Senator Jennings
Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters
SB0626 Favorable with Amendments Senator Lam
Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
SB0813 Favorable with Amendments Senator Hayes
Health Insurance and Dental Plan Organizations - Dentists - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers
Health Committee Report No. 33
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0037 Favorable Senator Simonaire
Maryland Service Animal Programs - Participant Disqualification - Revisions
SB0096 Favorable Senator Simonaire
Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans - Terminology - Active Service Members
SB0794 Favorable Senator Lam
Health Insurance - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy - Coverage Effective Date
SB0809 Favorable Senator King
Supporting Our Caregiver Infrastructure Program - Feasibility Study
Health Committee Report No. 34
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0707 Favorable with Amendments Senator Ready
Mental Health Law - Definition of Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others and Reports on Emergency Evaluation Petitions (Right to Treatment)
Judiciary Committee Report No. 37
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0008 Favorable Senator Hester
Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations
SB0294 Favorable Senator Love
Criminal Procedure – Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault or Stalking
SB0320 Favorable Senator Muse
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding
SB0482 Favorable Senator McKay
Criminal Law - Interference With Critical Infrastructure or a Public Safety Answering Point
SB0524 Favorable Senator Washington, M.
Juvenile Records - Access by Baltimore City Mayor's Office
Judiciary Committee Report No. 38
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0447 Favorable with Amendments Senator Gile
Child Abuse and Neglect – Disclosure of Reports and Records
SB0469 Favorable with Amendments Senator Hayes
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Affordability Program and Industry Automobile Insurance Association Assessments
SB0540 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee
Home Detention Monitoring Agencies - Promotion and Solicitation of Business - Prohibition
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 33
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0070 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - MDiplomaWorks Pathway
SB0099 Favorable with Amendments Senator Kagan
Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)
SB0218 Favorable with Amendments Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Superintendent of Schools - Prolonged State of Emergency - Authority to Declare
SB0292 Favorable with Amendments Senator Bailey
County Boards of Education - Student Transportation - Sunset Repeal and Study
SB0359 Favorable with Amendments Senator Henson
Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement
SB0402 Favorable with Amendments Senator Brooks
Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners
SB0468 Favorable with Amendments Senator King
Local Government - Grant for Recipients of State Child Tax Credit - Authorization
SB0535 Favorable with Amendments Senator King
County Boards of Library Trustees - Membership - Student Member
Ways and Means Committee Report No. 34
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0262 Favorable Senator Simonaire
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration
SB0466 Favorable Senator King
(Jointly Considered Ways and Means/Health)
Income Tax - Credit for Physician Preceptors in Areas With Health Care Workforce Shortages - Alterations
SB0507 Favorable Senator Zucker
Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning
April 8, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 134
HB0577 Delegate Williams Judiciary
Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols
HB0854 Delegate Boyce Appropriations
School Construction - Nonpublic Special Education School Renovation Program - Established
April 3, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 17
SB0128
(Emergency Bill) 		Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Government, Labor, and Elections
Maryland Military Department - Supervision of State Active Duty Personnel
SB0136 Senator Kramer Government, Labor, and Elections
Collective Bargaining - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission - Police Officers
SB0200 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Government, Labor, and Elections
State Government - Council for Open Data - Membership and Responsibilities
April 3, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 19
SB0166 Senator Bailey Environment and Transportation
Shellfish Aquaculture - Penalties - Suspension or Revocation of Permit or Registration Card
SB0184 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Environment and Transportation
Office of the Attorney General - Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit - Reporting Requirement
SB0257 Senator Simonaire Environment and Transportation
Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting
SB0280 Senator Augustine Environment and Transportation
Natural Resources - State Parks - Terminology
SB0473 Senator Hettleman Environment and Transportation
Public Utilities - For-Hire Drivers and Transportation Network Operators - Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Training and Liability
SB0599 Senator Hester Environment and Transportation
On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established
April 7, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 38
SB0207 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Appropriations
Government, Labor, and Elections
Higher Education - Guaranteed Access Grant Program - Applicability
SB0228 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Appropriations
Environment and Transportation
Maryland Environmental Service - Authorizations and Requirements - Alterations
SB0285 Senator Carozza Appropriations
Higher Education - Scholarships for Correctional Officers
SB0312 President Appropriations
Constitutional Officers - Salaries
SB0486 Senator Carozza Appropriations
Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions
SB0509 Senator Rosapepe Appropriations
Higher Education - Workforce Pell Grant Program - Implementation
SB0709 Senator Carozza Appropriations
Education - Purple Star Schools Program and Purple Star Colleges Program
April 7, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 39
SB0022
(Amended) 		Chair, Finance Committee Appropriations
Department of Disabilities - Housing Programs and Affiliated Foundations - Establishment
SB0313
(Amended) 		President Appropriations
Courts - Administrative Judges - Annual Stipend
SB0668
(Amended) 		Senator Harris Appropriations
Children's Cabinet Fund - Renaming and Funding for Grants to Local Management Boards
SB0728
(Amended) 		Senator Carozza Appropriations
Higher Education - Community College Promise Scholarship Eligibility - Delmar High School Graduates
April 7, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 40
SB0334
(Amended) 		Senator Love Judiciary
Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols
April 8, 2026
Message from the Senate: Concurrence Calendar No. 1
House Bills Amended In The Senate
GOVERNMENT, LABOR, AND ELECTIONS
HB1156 Calendar No. 116
Calvert County - Length of Service Award Program - Benefits
Floor Agenda (Session 2)
April 8, 2026
Message from the Senate: Yeas and Nays No. 5
House Bills Passed In The Senate
HB0035 Delegate Foley
Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Trees
HB0057 Delegate Vogel
Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established
HB0096 Baltimore County Delegation
Baltimore County School Board Nominating Commission - Membership - Alterations
HB0115 Delegate Wilkins
Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
HB0135 Delegate Schindler
Economic Development - Tax Increment Financing - Noncontiguous Areas
HB0211 Baltimore County Delegation
Baltimore County – Property Tax Credit – Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 34
HB0227 Chair, Appropriations Committee
Maryland Environmental Service - Authorizations and Requirements - Alterations
HB0228 Chair, Appropriations Committee
Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes
HB0231 Chair, Appropriations Committee
Higher Education - Guaranteed Access Grant Program - Applicability
HB0232 Chair, Appropriations Committee
Maryland Military Department – National Guard – Tuition Assistance
HB0243 Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Land Use - Comprehensive and General Plans - Alteration of Elements
HB0250 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Environment - Appropriation or Use of Water and Dam Safety - Enforcement
HB0252 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Environment – Lead Paint Abatement Services – Performance Bond and Liability Insurance
HB0255 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations
HB0269 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
HB0288 Chair, Ways and Means Committee
State Superintendent of Schools - Prolonged State of Emergency - Authority to Declare
HB0300 Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
State Contracts - Prohibited Provisions - Exemptions
HB0320 Delegate Behler
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Rural Legacy Program
HB0327 Baltimore County Delegation
Education - Board of Community College Trustees for Baltimore County - Membership
HB0340 Delegate Mireku-North
School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact
HB0359 Delegate Roberson
Property Tax Credit - Urban Agricultural Property - Alterations
HB0395
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Boyce
Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
HB0399 Delegate Forbes
State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup - Extension
HB0404 Delegate Mireku-North
Natural Resources - State Parks - Terminology
HB0452 Delegate Guyton
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Grounds for Disciplinary Action - Restrictions
April 8, 2026
Message from the Senate: Yeas and Nays No. 6
House Bills Passed In The Senate
HB0533 Delegate Stein
Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting
HB0569 Delegate Arentz
Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion
HB0586 Delegate Behler
County Boards of Library Trustees - Membership - Student Member
HB0595 Delegate Lewis
Income Tax - Credit for Physician Preceptors in Areas With Health Care Workforce Shortages - Alterations
HB0606 Delegate Nkongolo
Anne Arundel County - Residential Property Tax Payment Deferrals - Eligibility
HB0610 Delegate Morgan, T.
St. Mary's County - Gaming by Qualified Organization - Permit Required
HB0621
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Jones, D.
Local Boards of Elections - Board Counsel - Qualifications
HB0623 Delegate Patterson
Education - Purple Star Schools Program and Purple Star Colleges Program
HB0678 Delegate Forbes
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Clarifications
HB0720 Delegate Patterson
Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date
HB0735 Delegate Palakovich Carr
Earned Income Tax Credit - Assistance Program Implementation Delay and Study
HB0742 Delegate Solomon
Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Program - Funding
HB0744 Dorchester County Delegation
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Dorchester County
HB0783 Washington County Delegation
Washington County - Property Tax Credit - Platoon 22, Incorporated
HB0789 Delegate Forbes
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Military Service Credit Eligibility - Helicopter Pilots
HB0842 Delegate Griffith
Property Tax Credit - Surviving Spouse of Military Service Member
HB0846 Washington County Delegation
Property Tax - City of Hagerstown and the Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility, Inc. - Exemption
HB0848
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Stein
Public Safety – State Fire Prevention Code – Trash and Recyclable Materials
HB0856 Delegate Ebersole
Local School Systems - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act)
HB0889 Wicomico County Delegation
Wicomico County - Property Tax Credit - Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
HB0929 Carroll County Delegation
Carroll County - Office of Permits and Inspections - Denial of Commercial Permit or License for Unpaid Personal Property Taxes
HB0947
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Sample-Hughes
Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program - Alterations
HB0957 Delegate Wu
Cybersecurity - Standards and Compliance - Alterations
HB1052 Delegate Feldmark
Maryland School for the Deaf - Membership of Board of Trustees - Alterations
HB1071 Delegate Foley
Environment - Stormwater Management for Agritourism
HB1075 Delegate Smith
Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions
HB1096 Delegate Long, J.
Property Tax Credits - Notice Through Property Tax Bill
HB1102 Delegate Buckel
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Allegany County
HB1137 Delegate Allen
Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act)
HB1138
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Forbes
State Retirement and Pension System – Cost–of–Living Adjustments – Clarification
HB1160 Calvert County Delegation
Calvert County - CalvertHealth Medical Center
HB1192 Delegate Bagnall
State Board of Sign Language Interpreters - Membership and Licensing
HB1194 Delegate Jones, D.
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Reemployment After Retirement - Exemption From Earnings Offset
HB1221 Delegate Foley
Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act)
HB1400 Delegate Jacobs
Shellfish Aquaculture - Penalties - Suspension or Revocation of Permit or Registration Card
HB1428
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Anderson
Somerset County Board of Education - Alterations
HB1513 Calvert County Delegation
Calvert County - Public Facilities Bonds
HB1578 Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
State Procurement - Procurement Preferences - Reauthorization and Revisions
Judiciary Committee Report No. 39
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0305 Favorable Senator Hettleman
Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Incarcerated Individual Training and Reentry Grant Fund - Extension
SB0331 Favorable Senator Folden
Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Expiration and Renewal Periods for Retired Law Enforcement Officer
SB0516 Favorable Senator Waldstreicher
Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting
SB0651 Favorable Senator Henson
Real Property – Transfer–on–Death Deed – Establishment
SB0865 Favorable Senator Washington, A.
Workgroup on the Affordability of Private Passenger Automobile Insurance – Extension and Alteration of Membership and Duties
SB0933 Favorable Senator Smith
Judiciary Department - Commission on Judicial Disabilities - Temporary Appointment
Judiciary Committee Report No. 40
Distribution Date: April 8, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 8, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0450 Favorable with Amendments Delegate Guyton
Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault or Stalking
SB0823 Favorable with Amendments Senator Smith
Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members
April 8, 2026
Special Order Calendar No. 53
SB0261 Senator Beidle STATUS: (Economic Matters)
Maryland Money Transmission Act - Definition of Money Transmitter - Alteration Favorable Report ADOPTED.
Motion by Del. Hornberger to make Bill a Special Order of Business for Wednesday at the appropriate time. CARRIED.
BILL ON 2ND READING.
April 8, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading House Bills No. 135
HB1014 Delegate Woods Health
Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment)
HB1167 Chair, Health Committee Health
Department of Information Technology - Workgroup on the Medicaid Management Information System Mainframe System Replacement
April 3, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 21
SB0241 Senator Augustine Government, Labor, and Elections
Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
SB0253 Senator Hettleman Government, Labor, and Elections
Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees
SB0363 Senator Mautz Government, Labor, and Elections
Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission - Membership and Termination - Altered and Extended
SB0445 Senator Kramer Government, Labor, and Elections
Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information
SB0472 Senator Hettleman Government, Labor, and Elections
Baltimore County Code of Public Local Laws - 2025 Edition - Legalization
SB0758
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Watson Government, Labor, and Elections
Common Ownership Communities - Candidate or Proposition Signs - Display Period
April 3, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 25
SB0176 Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee Ways and Means
Video Lottery Facility Payouts - Intercepts for Restitution Payments, Child Support Payments, and Debts Owed to the State
SB0194 Senator Simonaire Ways and Means
Income and Property Tax Incentives - Members and Veterans of the Space Force - Application
SB0238 Senator Augustine Ways and Means
School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact
SB0263 Senator Brooks Ways and Means
Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures
SB0339 Senator Lewis Young Ways and Means
Maryland School for the Deaf - Membership of Board of Trustees - Alterations
SB0344 Senator King Ways and Means
Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems
April 3, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 26
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
SB0403 Senator McCray Ways and Means
Sales and Use Tax - Elementary or Secondary School Book Fairs - Exemption
SB0503 Senator King Ways and Means
Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Program - Funding
SB0519 Senator King Ways and Means
Earned Income Tax Credit - Assistance Program Implementation Delay and Study
SB0648 Senator Hettleman Ways and Means
Local School Systems - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act)
SB0731 Senator Washington, M. Ways and Means
Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council - Legal Status
SB0819 Senator Hayes Ways and Means
Judicial In Rem Tax Foreclosure - Notice Requirements
April 3, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 27
SB0164
(Amended) 		Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Environment and Transportation
Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations
SB0266
(Amended) 		Senator Brooks Environment and Transportation
Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Trees
SB0487
(Amended) 		Senator Henson Environment and Transportation
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors (Vulnerable Road User Protection Act of 2026)
SB0553
(Amended) 		Senator Augustine Environment and Transportation
Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland - Reestablishment
SB0879
(Amended) 		Senator Attar Environment and Transportation
Baltimore City - Natural Resources - Archery Hunting Safety Zones
April 3, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 28
SB0011
(Amended) 		Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Government, Labor, and Elections
Campaign Financing - Campaign Finance Reporting Deadline and Fair Campaign Financing Fund Distributions
SB0237
(Amended) 		Senator Kagan Government, Labor, and Elections
Election Law - Presidential Electors - Selection and Voting
SB0670
(Amended) 		Senator Kagan Government, Labor, and Elections
Election Law - Authority at Polling Places - Revisions
April 3, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 29
SB0412
(Amended) 		Senator Augustine Health
Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Boards and Community Forensic Aftercare Program
SB0413
(Amended) 		Senator Beidle Health
State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Board Operations and Regulation of Crematories and Reduction Facilities
SB0496
(Amended) 		Senator Hershey Health
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity
SB0555
(Amended) 		Senator Hayes Health
Health - Dementia Services and Brain Health Program and Provider Resource Toolkit
SB0656
(Amended) 		Senator Henson Health
Public Health - Cosmetic Products - Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act - Protecting Communities From Harmful Hair Chemicals)
SB0866
(Amended) 		Senator Washington, A. Health
Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Disclosure and Notice to Customers of Sodium and Added Sugars
SB0915
(Amended) 		Senator Mautz Health
State Board of Physicians - Delegation of Duties - Alterations
April 3, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 30
SB0030 Baltimore County Senators Ways and Means
Baltimore County - Property Tax Credit - Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 34
SB0098 Senator Sydnor Ways and Means
Baltimore County School Board Nominating Commission - Membership - Alterations
SB0109 Senator Simonaire Ways and Means
Anne Arundel County - Residential Property Tax Payment Deferrals - Eligibility
SB0357 Senator Bailey Ways and Means
St. Mary's County - Gaming by Qualified Organization - Permit Required
SB0497 Washington County Senators Ways and Means
Property Tax - City of Hagerstown and the Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility, Inc. - Exemption
April 3, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 31
SB0501 Washington County Senators Ways and Means
Washington County - Property Tax Credit - Platoon 22, Incorporated
SB0833 Senator Hershey Ways and Means
Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion
SB0847 Senator Carozza Ways and Means
Wicomico County - Property Tax Credit - Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
SB0851 Anne Arundel County Senators Ways and Means
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Rural Legacy Program
April 3, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 33
SB0417 Senator Lam Government, Labor, and Elections
Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act)
April 6, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 35
SB0140
(Amended) 		Senator West Judiciary
Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation
SB0475
(Amended) 		Senator Sydnor Judiciary
Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting Artists' Creative Expression (PACE Act)
SB0514
(Amended) 		Senator Smith Judiciary
Criminal Law - Third-Degree Assault
April 7, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 37
SB0007 Senator Simonaire Appropriations
Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date
SB0142 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Appropriations
Maryland Military Department - National Guard - Tuition Assistance
SB0188 Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee Appropriations
Maryland Transportation Authority - Revenue Bond Limit - Increase
SB0231 Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee Appropriations
Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes
SB0243 Senator Simonaire Appropriations
Uniformed Services Spouses Act
SB0453
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Jennings Appropriations
Horse Racing - Laurel Park - Arabian Breed Racing Authorization
SB0748 Senator McKay Appropriations
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Allegany County
April 8, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 46
SB0624 Senator Feldman Economic Matters
Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act)
SB0631 Senator West Economic Matters
Corporations and Associations - Revisions
SB0653 Senator Kagan Economic Matters
State Board of Architects - Grounds for Discipline and Anonymous Complaints
SB0662 Senator Kramer Economic Matters
Financial Institutions - Payment Stablecoin Services - Establishment and Regulation (Maryland Stablecoin Act)
SB0691 Senator McKay Economic Matters
Real Property - Termination of Residential Real Estate Contracts - Contingency Clauses
April 8, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 49
SB0442 Anne Arundel County Senators Government, Labor, and Elections
Anne Arundel County - Population Ratio Quota for Class A (Off-Sale) and Class D (Off-Sale) Licenses - Exemption
SB0636 Senator Washington, M. Government, Labor, and Elections
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Revisions
SB0645 Senator King Government, Labor, and Elections
State Board of Sign Language Interpreters - Membership and Licensing
SB0776 Senator Smith Government, Labor, and Elections
Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment
SB0831 Senator Ferguson Government, Labor, and Elections
Labor Law - Child Labor Penalties, Private Sector Employee Labor Relations, and State Employee Labor Standards
April 8, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 51
SB0037 Senator Simonaire Health
Maryland Service Animal Programs - Participant Disqualification - Revisions
SB0083 Senator Simonaire Health
Health Occupations - Grounds for Discipline - Federal and Court Actions
SB0096 Senator Simonaire Health
Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans - Terminology - Active Service Members
SB0794 Senator Lam Health
Health Insurance - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy - Coverage Effective Date
SB0806 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee Health
Judiciary
Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks
SB0809 Senator King Health
Supporting Our Caregiver Infrastructure Program - Feasibility Study
April 8, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 56
SB0061
(Amended) 		Senator Sydnor Government, Labor, and Elections
Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program
SB0192
(Amended) 		Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Government, Labor, and Elections
Military Family Inclusion Act
SB0581
(Amended) 		Senator Jennings Government, Labor, and Elections
Department of Information Technology - Statewide Information Technology Master Plan - Reporting
SB0642
(Amended) 		Senator Ferguson Government, Labor, and Elections
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - 46th Alcoholic Beverages District
SB0848
(Amended) 		Senator Gallion Government, Labor, and Elections
Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board of Elections - Requirements
SB0858
(Amended) 		Senator Hettleman Government, Labor, and Elections
Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment
April 8, 2026
Calendar of Third Reading Senate Bills No. 57
SB0159
(Amended) 		Senator Washington, A. Health
Emergency Medical Services - Vehicles and Ambulances - Required Supplies
SB0447
(Amended) 		Senator Gile Judiciary
Child Abuse and Neglect – Disclosure of Reports and Records
SB0579
(Amended) 		Senator Jennings Health
Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters
SB0626
(Amended) 		Senator Lam Health
Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
SB0707
(Amended) 		Senator Ready Health
Mental Health Law - Definition of Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others and Reports on Emergency Evaluation Petitions (Right to Treatment)
SB0813
(Amended) 		Senator Hayes Health
Health Insurance and Dental Plan Organizations - Dentists - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers
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