Senate Agenda for February 5, 2026
Introductory Senate Bills No. 22 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 1 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 2 (General Senate Bills) Completed

February 5, 2026
23rd Day of Session
Introductory Senate Bills No. 22
SB0585 Senator Guzzone Finance
Human–Relevant Research Fund – Collection of Contributions – Responsible Entity
SB0586 Senator Guzzone Budget and Taxation
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment
SB0587 Senator Guzzone Budget and Taxation
Maryland Patient Safety Center Fund - Funding
SB0588 Senator Simonaire Education, Energy, and the Environment
Natural Resources - Complimentary Fishing and Hunting Licenses - Alterations
SB0589 Senator Kramer Finance
Business Regulation - Collection Agencies - Licensure Exemption for Property Managers
SB0590 Senator Kramer Education, Energy, and the Environment
Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Economy-Wide Cap-and-Invest Program (Maryland Climate Crisis Equity Act)
SB0591 Senator Brooks Judicial Proceedings
National Public Safety Alliance for Individuals With Disabilities - Maryland Chapter - Establishment
SB0592 Senator Brooks Education, Energy, and the Environment
State Board of Education - Financial Literacy - Graduation Requirement
SB0593 Senator Brooks Education, Energy, and the Environment
Education - Student Athletic Activities - Physical Examinations and Cardiovascular Prescreening
SB0594 Senator Beidle Finance
Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations
SB0595 Senator Kagan Education, Energy, and the Environment
County Boards of Education and Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Vacancy Procedures - Alterations
SB0596 Senator Hester Education, Energy, and the Environment
Large Load Customers - Electric System Interconnection and Demand Response Program
SB0597 Senator Hester Education, Energy, and the Environment
Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership
SB0598 Senator Hester Education, Energy, and the Environment
Electric Companies - Cost Containment Plans - Requirement (Securing Affordable, Valuable Investments in Next Generation Grid Solutions) (SAVINGS Act)
SB0599 Senator Hester Education, Energy, and the Environment
Budget and Taxation
On-Farm Organics and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Grant Programs - Established
SB0600 Senator Hester Budget and Taxation
Sales and Use Tax - Definition of Retail Sale - Alterations
SB0601 Senator Hester Education, Energy, and the Environment
Cybersecurity - Standards and Compliance - Alterations
SB0602 Senator Hester Finance
Algorithmic Addiction Fund - Establishment
SB0603 Senator Washington, M. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment
SB0604 Senator Washington, M. Judicial Proceedings
Adoption, Foster Care, and Public Services - Prohibition Against Discrimination
SB0605 Senator Washington, M. Finance
Public Service Commission - Broadband and Voice Over Internet Protocol Service - Oversight (Broadband Accountability and Affordability Act)
SB0606 Senator McCray Finance
Maryland E-ZPass Commuter Fairness and Transparency Act of 2026
SB0607 Senator McCray Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Public Safety Retirement Income - Amount
SB0608 Senator Mautz Finance
Maryland Medical Assistance Plan and Health Insurance - Pharmacogenomic Testing - Required Coverage
SB0609 Senator Mautz Budget and Taxation
State Finance and Procurement - Retention Proceeds
SB0610 Senator Mautz Education, Energy, and the Environment
Department of Natural Resources - Commercial Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License - Alterations
SB0611 Senator Mautz Finance
Maryland Department of Health - Study on Maryland Medical Assistance Program Reimbursement of Hospice Room and Board Services
SB0612 Talbot County Senators Education, Energy, and the Environment
Talbot County - Public Schools - School Schedule Options
SB0613 Talbot County Senators Education, Energy, and the Environment
Agriculture - Noxious Weeds - Palmer Amaranth
SB0614 Dorchester County Senators Budget and Taxation
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Dorchester County
SB0615 Senator West Judicial Proceedings
Common Ownership Communities - Reserve Accounts and Reserve Studies - Alterations
SB0616 Senator Hester Finance
Business Regulation - Data Broker Registry
SB0617 Senator Watson Budget and Taxation
Video Lottery Operations - Prohibitions on Campaign Contributions - Parity Act
SB0618 Senator Watson Education, Energy, and the Environment
Public Ethics - Members of the General Assembly - State and Local Government Employment Exemption
SB0619 Senator Watson Education, Energy, and the Environment
Environment - Solid Waste Containers - Cleaning and Sanitization Requirements
SB0620 Senator Watson Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting a Handgun - Prior Convictions
SB0621 Senator Watson Education, Energy, and the Environment
Public Safety - State Fire Prevention Code - Trash and Recyclable Materials
SB0622 Senator Watson Education, Energy, and the Environment
Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Required Uses - Building Electrification and Transportation Electrification
SB0623 Senator Watson Finance
Retail Tobacco Businesses and Establishment of a Premium Cigar Lounge Alcoholic Beverages License (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2026)
SB0624 Senator Feldman Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Fire Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Fire Safety Act)
SB0625 Senator Feldman Education, Energy, and the Environment
Carbon Removal Technology and Practices - Regulations and Use of Funding
SB0626 Senator Lam Finance
Judicial Proceedings
Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
SB0627 Senator Lam Education, Energy, and the Environment
Korean American Day
SB0628 Senator Kramer Education, Energy, and the Environment
Institutions of Postsecondary Education – Institutional Debt – Report
SB0629 Senator Kramer Education, Energy, and the Environment
Information Technology - State and Higher Education E-Mail - Requirements
SB0630 Senator West Judicial Proceedings
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Overhead Transmission Lines and Eminent Domain - Property Value - Damages
SB0631 Senator West Judicial Proceedings
Corporations and Associations - Revisions
SB0632 Senator West Education, Energy, and the Environment
State Government - State Elected Officials - Protection of Personal Information
SB0633 Senator Ready Judicial Proceedings
Condominiums - Unit Owner Responsibility for Damage or Destruction
SB0634 Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee Judicial Proceedings
Office of the State Prosecutor - Investigation of Threats - Judges
SB0635 Senator Waldstreicher Judicial Proceedings
Residential Real Property - Notice of Landlord Entry - Tenant Consent
SB0636 Senator Washington, M. Finance
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Revisions
SB0637 Senator Jackson, C. Finance
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Fund Producer Minimum Commission Rate - Repeal
SB0638 Senator Corderman Budget and Taxation
Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants
SB0639 Senator Corderman Budget and Taxation
Sports Wagering - Wagers on Historical Horse Races - Authorization
SB0640 Senator Corderman Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Release - Crimes Resulting in Death of Young Victim
SB0641 Senator Corderman Budget and Taxation
State Procurement - Exceptions - Historic Preservation Services
SB0642 Senator Ferguson Finance
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - 46th Alcoholic Beverages District
February 5, 2026
23rd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 1
SB0255
(Emergency Bill) 		Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations
Senator Sydnor 02/03/26 Reported Favorably with Amendment (1) by the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (1) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
Distribution Date: February 4, 2026
Third Reading Date: February 5, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 2 (General Senate Bills)
SB0005 Senator Kagan Education, Energy, and the Environment
General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office
SB0029 Senator Kagan Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures
SB0093 Senator Kagan Education, Energy, and the Environment
Annotated Code - Terminology - Clergy and Churches, Faith Institutions, and Places of Worship
SB0141 Senator Hester Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes
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