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House Agenda for Proceedings No. 39

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

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.