Senate Agenda for February 20, 2026
Introductory Senate Bills No. 36 Completed Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 6 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 5 Completed Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 2 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 7 Completed

February 20, 2026
38th Day of Session
Introductory Senate Bills No. 36
SB0979 Senator McCray Rules
Statute of Limitations - Prosecution or Enforcement of Local Consumer Protection Codes
SB0980 Senator Salling Rules
Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses - Alterations
SB0981 Senator Muse Rules
Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions
SB0982 Senator McCray Rules
Mutual Insurance Holding Companies - Conversion to Mutual Insurers
SB0983 Senator McCray Rules
Higher Education - Academic Program Approval - Objections
February 20, 2026
38th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 6
HB0007 Delegate Guzzone Finance
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Authority to Issue Limited Licenses to Practice Music Therapy
HB0042 Delegate Bagnall Finance
Health Occupations - State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Revisions
HB0055 Delegate Guyton Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts
HB0164 Delegate Lehman Education, Energy, and the Environment
State Buildings and State Highways - Collection and Disposal of Yard Waste
HB0177 Delegate Palakovich Carr Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles - Crosswalks
HB0272 Chair, Health Committee Finance
Food Establishments - Lavatory Requirement and On-Farm Food Service Facility License
HB0274 Chair, Health Committee Finance
State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Sunset Extension
HB0278 Chair, Health Committee Finance
Human Services - Department of Aging and Commission on Aging (The Longevity Ready Maryland Act)
HB0286 Chair, Judiciary Committee Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Ignition Interlock System Program - Required Participation
HB0330 Delegate Kaufman Judicial Proceedings
Maryland Legal Services Corporation - Board of Directors - Membership
HB0427 Delegate Guzzone Finance
Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances - Extension
HB0432 Delegate Mireku-North Judicial Proceedings
Municipalities - Vagrancy - Repeal of Authority to Prohibit
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 5
Distribution Date: February 20, 2026
Second Reading Date: February 20, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0091 Favorable Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Board of Elections - Address Confidentiality Program - Designation of Contact Person
SB0218 Favorable with Amendments(2) Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
State Superintendent of Schools - Prolonged State of Emergency - Authority to Declare
SB0225 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Washington, M.
Environment - Interjurisdictional Watersheds - Flood Management
SB0257 Favorable Senator Simonaire
Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting
SB0280 Favorable Senator Augustine
Natural Resources - State Parks - Terminology
SB0306 Favorable Senator Hettleman
Education - Board of Community College Trustees for Baltimore County - Membership
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0144 Unfavorable Senator Folden
Public Information Act - Personnel Records of Elected Officials and Joint Ethics Committee Records
SB0273 Unfavorable Senator Gile
Higher Education - Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility
SB0572 Unfavorable Charles County Senators
Charles County - County Inspector General - Authority Over Charles County Public Schools
SB0619 Unfavorable Senator Watson
Environment - Solid Waste Containers - Cleaning and Sanitization Requirements
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 2
Distribution Date: February 19, 2026
Second Reading Date: February 20, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0077 Favorable Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
State Contracts - Prohibited Provisions - Exemptions
SB0109 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Simonaire
Anne Arundel County - Residential Property Tax Payment Deferrals - Eligibility
SB0194 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Simonaire
Income and Property Tax Incentives - Members and Veterans of the Space Force - Application
SB0403 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator McCray
Sales and Use Tax - Elementary or Secondary School Book Fairs - Exemption
SB0450 Favorable with Amendments(1) Carroll County Senators
Carroll County - Office of Permits and Inspections - Denial of Commercial Permit or License for Unpaid Personal Property Taxes
REREFERRED
SB0895 Jointly Considered Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee/Judicial Proceedings Committee Senator Gile
(Jointly Considered Budget and Taxation/Judicial Proceedings)
Public Safety - Department of State Police - School Mapping Data Program
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0235 Unfavorable Senator Salling
Baltimore County - Property Tax Credits - Public Safety Officers and Public School System Employees
February 20, 2026
38th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 7
Calendar Day 02/19/26 Report of the Committee on Executive Nominations. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 02/20/26.
QUESTION IS: “WILL THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF THE EXECUTIVE?”
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