Floor Actions - Agenda

February 9, 2026
27th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 3

HB0001	Delegate Crosby	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations

Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 2
Distribution Date: February 9, 2026
Second Reading Date: February 10, 2026

FAVORABLE
SB0032	Favorable	Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Athletic Commission - Blood Testing of Contestants - Timing


SB0065 (Emergency Bill)	Favorable	Senator Kagan
Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees


SB0070	Favorable with Amendments(2)	Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - GED Option Pilot Program and MDiplomaWorks Pathway


SB0128	Favorable with Amendments(1)	Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Maryland Military Department - Supervision of State Active Duty Personnel


SB0133	Favorable	Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Business Occupations and Professions - State Boards and Commissions - Sunset Extensions


SB0192	Favorable	Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Military Family Inclusion Act


SB0207	Favorable	Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Higher Education - Guaranteed Access Grant Program - Applicability

Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 3
Distribution Date: February 9, 2026
Second Reading Date: February 10, 2026

FAVORABLE
SB0021	Favorable	Senator Simonaire
Natural Resources - State Parks - Maryland Golden Age Pass


SB0161	Favorable with Amendments(1)	Senator Simonaire
Natural Resources - State Park Entry Fee - Exemptions


SB0164	Favorable with Amendments(2)	Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations


SB0167	Favorable with Amendments(1)	Senator Simonaire
Department of Natural Resources - Licenses, Permits, Registrations, and Public Profiles - Notation of Veteran Status


SB0228	Favorable	Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Maryland Environmental Service - Authorizations and Requirements - Alterations

Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 2
Distribution Date: February 9, 2026
Second Reading Date: February 10, 2026

FAVORABLE
HB0444 (Emergency Bill)	Favorable	Delegate Williams
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition

Finance Committee Report No. 2
Distribution Date: February 9, 2026
Second Reading Date: February 10, 2026

FAVORABLE
SB0014	Favorable	Chair, Finance Committee
Health Insurance - Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Enrollment - Effective Dates


SB0022	Favorable with Amendments(1)	Chair, Finance Committee
Department of Disabilities - Housing Programs and Affiliated Foundations - Establishment


SB0134	Favorable	Chair, Finance Committee
Medicare Supplement Policies - Issuance - Requirements


SB0139	Favorable	Chair, Finance Committee
Insurance - Third Party Administrators - Enforcement


SB0199	Favorable	Senator Simonaire
Individuals With Disabilities and Service-Disabled Veterans Boating Fund - Eligible Companions


SB0205	Favorable	Chair, Finance Committee
Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal Requirements


SB0216	Favorable	Chair, Finance Committee
Unemployment Insurance - Confidentiality of Information

Finance Committee Report No. 3
Distribution Date: February 9, 2026
Second Reading Date: February 10, 2026

FAVORABLE
SB0043	Favorable	Chair, Finance Committee
Financial Institutions - Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund and Regulation of Entities - Revisions


SB0046	Favorable	Senator Simonaire
State Veterans' Cemeteries - Interment


SB0226	Favorable	Chair, Finance Committee
Maryland Heritage Area Authority and Heritage Areas - Alterations


SB0248	Favorable	Senator Beidle
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Investments - Alterations

WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0124	Unfavorable	Senator Benson
Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Gene Structure- and Function-Modifying Products - Labeling

Finance Committee Report No. 4
Distribution Date: February 9, 2026
Second Reading Date: February 10, 2026

FAVORABLE
SB0083	Favorable	Senator Simonaire
Health Occupations - Grounds for Discipline - Federal and Court Actions


SB0088	Favorable	Senator Gile
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Authority to Issue Limited Licenses to Practice Music Therapy


SB0096	Favorable	Senator Simonaire
Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans - Terminology - Active Service Members


SB0169	Favorable	Senator Lam
Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures


SB0186	Favorable	Senator Augustine
State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Examination Requirements and Time Period for Inactive Status


SB0244	Favorable	President
Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program


SB0260	Favorable with Amendments(2)	Senator Jackson, C.
Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership

February 10, 2026
28th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 2

SB0141	Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes
Senator Hester	Calendar Day 02/05/26 On Third Reading Calendar No. 2. Motion to Place Bill Back on Second Reading Adopted. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 02/10/26.
BILL IS ON SECOND READING AND OPEN TO AMENDMENT.

Distribution Date: February 6, 2026
Third Reading Date: February 9, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 3 (General Senate Bills)

SB0255 (Emergency Bill)	Senator Sydnor	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations