House Agenda for Proceedings No. 59
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

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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