Senate Agenda for January 29, 2026
Introductory Senate Bills No. 16 Completed Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 1 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 1 Completed

January 29, 2026
16th Day of Session
Introductory Senate Bills No. 16
SB0404 Senator Washington, M. Judicial Proceedings
Motor Vehicle Administration - Access to Digital Records - Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development
SB0405 Senator Washington, M. Budget and Taxation
Sales and Use Tax - Distribution - City of Baltimore
SB0406 Senator Gile Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Drug Trafficking Crime - Definition
SB0407 Senator Gile Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority
SB0408 Anne Arundel County Senators Education, Energy, and the Environment
Anne Arundel County Public Schools - Election Official Career and Technical Education Pilot Program
SB0409 Anne Arundel County Senators Education, Energy, and the Environment
Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Member Compensation and Student Member Scholarship - Increase
SB0410 Senator King Budget and Taxation
Public Libraries - State Library Resource Center - Funding
SB0411 Senator Augustine Finance
Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026)
SB0412 Senator Augustine Finance
Judicial Proceedings
Maryland Department of Health - Community Forensic Aftercare Program - Established
SB0413 Senator Beidle Finance
State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Board Operations and Regulation of Crematories and Reduction Facilities
SB0414 Senator Beidle Finance
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Consumption-Only Nonprofit Swim Club License
SB0415 Senator Beidle Finance
Business Regulation - Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law - Alterations (Franchise Reform Act)
SB0416 Senator Lam Finance
Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers - Reimbursement Rate
SB0417 Senator Lam Finance
Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act)
SB0418 Senator Simonaire Education, Energy, and the Environment
Finance
Professional Licensing Portability - Members of the Foreign Service and Spouses
SB0419 Senator Simonaire Finance
Health Occupations - State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Revisions
SB0420 Senator Washington, M. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting
SB0421 Senator Washington, M. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Finance
Sickle Cell Disease - Institutions of Higher Education - Policies, Procedures, and Educational Campaigns
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 1
Distribution Date: January 28, 2026
Second Reading Date: January 29, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0001 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Augustine
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings
SB0245 Favorable Senator Smith
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition
Finance Committee Report No. 1
Distribution Date: January 28, 2026
Second Reading Date: January 29, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0017
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Senator Hayes
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Related Event Promoter's Permit
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