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Senate Agenda for March 6, 2026

Introductory Senate Bills No. 44 Completed Introductory Senate Bills No. 45 Completed Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 12 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 9 Completed Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 5 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 24 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 25 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 26 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 27 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 26 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 27 (General Senate Bills) Completed

March 6, 2026
52nd Day of Session
Introductory Senate Bills No. 44

SB0997	Senator Jennings	Rules
Retail Supply of Electricity and Gas

SB0998	Senator Jennings	Rules
Real Property - Mobile Home Parks - Rent Limitations

SB0999	Senator Jennings	Rules
County Boards of Education - Reappointments of County Superintendents of Schools - Audit Requirement (Local School System Fiscal Accountability Act)

SB1000	Senator Ferguson	Rules
Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Construction of Data Centers

March 6, 2026
52nd Day of Session
Introductory Senate Bills No. 45

SJ0005	Senator Ready	Rules
Frontotemporal Degeneration Awareness Week

March 6, 2026
52nd Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 12

HB0080	Delegate Vogel	Judicial Proceedings
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures

HB0153	Delegate Lehman	Judicial Proceedings
Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement

HB0200	Delegate Lehman	Judicial Proceedings Education, Energy, and the Environment
Sale of Residential Real Property - Required Flood Risk Disclosure

HB0235	Chair, Economic Matters Committee	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Business Development Program - Local Approval Requirement

HB0240	Chair, Economic Matters Committee	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Local Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of Planning

HB0262	Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee	Education, Energy, and the Environment
State Government – Council for Open Data – Membership and Responsibilities

HB0386	Delegate Korman	Budget and Taxation
Metro Funding Modification Act of 2026

HB0536	Delegate Smith	Judicial Proceedings
Employment Discrimination - Reasonable Accommodations - Disabilities Due to Childbirth, Menopause, and Related Medical Conditions

HB0557	Delegate Harrison	Judicial Proceedings
Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process

HB0643	Delegate Valderrama	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Certified Public Accountants - Licensure - Qualifications

HB1025	Delegate Rose	Education, Energy, and the Environment
State Board of Cosmetologists - Licensing - Eyelash Extensions

March 6, 2026
52nd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 9

SB0108	Environment - Water Resources and Wetlands - Enforcement
Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee	Calendar Day 02/24/26 Reported Favorably with Amendment (1) by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 02/25/26. Calendar Day 02/25/26 Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 02/27/26. Calendar Day 02/27/26 Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/03/26. Calendar Day 03/03/26 Committee Amendment (1) Withdrawn. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/04/26. Calendar Day 03/04/26 Substitute Committee Amendments offered from the Floor Adopted. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/05/26. Calendar Day 03/05/26 Amendments (2) offered from the Floor by Senator Hershey and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS (2) OFFERED FROM THE FLOOR BY SENATOR HERSHEY.

Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 5
Distribution Date: March 5, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 6, 2026

FAVORABLE
SB0328	Favorable with Amendments(2)	Senator Folden
Property Tax Credit - Disabled or Fallen Public Safety Officer - Alterations


SB0587	Favorable with Amendments(1)	Senator Guzzone
Maryland Patient Safety Center Fund - Funding


SB0765	Favorable with Amendments(2)	Senator Zucker
Property Taxes - Tax Sales, Heirs Protection Program, and Tax Credits


SB0767	Favorable with Amendments(1)	Senator Ferguson
Property Tax - Credit for Commercial Buildings Rented to Small Businesses

March 6, 2026
52nd Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 24

SB0503	Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Program - Funding
Senator King	Calendar Day 03/03/26 Reported Favorably by the Committee on Budget and Taxation. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/06/26.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FAVORABLE REPORT.

March 6, 2026
52nd Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 25

SB0519	Earned Income Tax Credit - Assistance Program Implementation Delay and Study
Senator King	Calendar Day 03/03/26 Reported Favorably by the Committee on Budget and Taxation. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/06/26.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FAVORABLE REPORT.

March 6, 2026
52nd Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 26

SB0538	Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With Professional Baseball and Football Teams
Senator McCray	Calendar Day 02/27/26 Reported Favorably by the Committee on Budget and Taxation. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/04/26. Calendar Day 03/04/26 Favorable Report Adopted. Amendments (2) offered from the Floor by Senator McCray Adopted. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/05/26. Calendar Day 03/05/26 Made a Special Order for later today.
BILL IS ON SECOND READING AND OPEN TO AMENDMENT.

March 6, 2026
52nd Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 27

SB0439	Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis
Senator Jackson	Calendar Day 03/05/26 On Third Reading Calendar No. 25. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/06/26.
BILL IS ON THIRD READING FOR FINAL PASSAGE.

Distribution Date: March 4, 2026
Third Reading Date: March 5, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 26 (General Senate Bills)

SB0540	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee	Judicial Proceedings
Home Detention Monitoring Agencies - Promotion and Solicitation of Business - Prohibition

SB0544	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee	Judicial Proceedings
Courtroom Security - Minimum Adequate Security Standard

SB0578	Senator James	Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Department of State Police - Police-Initiated Towing - Alterations

SB0581	Senator Jennings	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Department of Information Technology - Statewide Information Technology Master Plan - Reporting

SB0634	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee	Judicial Proceedings
Office of the State Prosecutor - Investigation of Threats - Judges

SB0638	Senator Corderman	Budget and Taxation
Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants

SB0852	Anne Arundel County Senators	Finance
Anne Arundel County – Alcoholic Beverages – Barbershop and Beauty Salon License

SB0897	Cecil County Senators	Finance
Cecil County - Alcoholic Beverages - Alteration of License Quota

Distribution Date: March 5, 2026
Third Reading Date: March 6, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 27 (General Senate Bills)

SB0069	Senator Kagan	Finance
Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Termination Provision - Repeal

SB0177	Senator West	Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Obstruction or Interference With Exercise of Religious Beliefs - Prohibition

SB0241	Senator Augustine	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration

SB0323	Senator Smith	Judicial Proceedings
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction, Detention, and Confinement (Youth Charging Reform Act)

SB0776	Senator Smith	Judicial Proceedings
Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment