Floor Actions - Agenda

Senate Agenda for March 12, 2026

Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 14 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 14 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 30 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 31 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 32 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 33 (General Senate Bills) Completed

March 12, 2026
58th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 14

HB0156 (Emergency Bill)	Delegate Fair	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law - Affiliating With a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters

HB0161	Delegate Ruth	Budget and Taxation
Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions

HB0212	Delegate Addison	Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration

HB0231	Chair, Appropriations Committee	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Higher Education - Guaranteed Access Grant Program - Applicability

HB0234	Chair, Appropriations Committee	Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Police Employees and Deputy State Fire Marshals - Repeal of Pay Rate Restriction on Promotion

HB0265	Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee	Education, Energy, and the Environment
State Board of Elections - Address Confidentiality Program - Designation of Contact Person

HB0266	Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee	Budget and Taxation
Department of Information Technology – Information Technology Investment Fund – Uses

HB0269	Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Maryland Public Ethics Law - Financial Disclosure Statements - State Officials of and Candidates to Be a State Official of the Judicial Branch

HB0321	Delegate Lehman	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Environment - Synthetic Turf Industry and Disposal Study - Deadline Extension

HB0403	Delegate Simpson	Judicial Proceedings
Public Information Act - Divorce Records

HB0413	Delegate Kerr	Finance
Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission - Membership and Termination - Altered and Extended

HB0426	Delegate Long, J.	Judicial Proceedings
Petition for Guardianship of the Property of Alleged Disabled Person - Stay of Civil Actions and Proceedings

HB0457	Delegate Feldmark	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Institutions of Higher Education - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement

HB0478	Delegate Patterson	Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration

HB0480	Delegate Fennell	Finance
Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators

HB0520	Delegate Cullison	Finance
State Board of Physicians - Naturopathic Doctors - Scope of Practice, Renewals, and Professional Liability Insurance

HB0538	Delegate Wolek	Education, Energy, and the Environment
4-Year Institutions of Higher Education - Mandatory Disclosures for New and Prospective Students (Informed Enrollment Act)

HB0561	Delegate Palakovich Carr	Budget and Taxation
Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding

HB0595	Delegate Lewis	Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Credit for Physician Preceptors in Areas With Health Care Workforce Shortages - Alterations

HB0640	Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Mandated Reports, Boards, and Commissions - Revisions

HB0663	Delegate Rosenberg	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Department of the Environment - Federal Environmental Policy - Reporting

HB0720	Delegate Patterson	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date

HB0753	Delegate Lehman	Budget and Taxation
Tax Sales - Homeowner Protections - Revisions

HB0784	Delegate Jones, D.	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Aquaculture - Placement of Shellfish, Bags, Nets, and Structures on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Extension

HB0804	Delegate Wolek	Finance
Department of Aging - Aging Resilience Fund - Establishment

HB0809	Delegate Rosenberg	Budget and Taxation
Walter Sondheim Jr. Public Service Internship Scholarship Program - Funding

HB0811	Delegate Wolek	Finance
Aging-in-Place Programs - Grants - Multigenerational Third Places (The Village Multigenerational Third Places Act)

HB0822	Delegate Bartlett	Judicial Proceedings
Circuit Court Clerks and Registers of Wills - Maximum Salary

HB0848 (Emergency Bill)	Delegate Stein	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Public Safety – State Fire Prevention Code – Trash and Recyclable Materials

HB0849	Delegate Mireku-North	Education, Energy, and the Environment Budget and Taxation
Child Care Scholarship Program - Freeze in Enrollment - Exceptions and Waitlist

HB0862	Delegate Stein	Finance
Railroads - Required Crew for Movement of Freight

HB0866	Delegate Kaufman	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Workgroup for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing - Extension

HB0872	Delegate Coley	Budget and Taxation
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Seat Pleasant Police Department

HB0875	Delegate Simmons	Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Firearms and Ammunition

HB1012	Delegate Fair	Finance
Public Health - Local Suicide Fatality Review Teams - Authorization

HB1068	Delegate Solomon	Finance
Health Insurance - Special Enrollment Period for Newly Hired Employees of Small Businesses

HB1096	Delegate Long, J.	Budget and Taxation
Property Tax Credits - Notice Through Property Tax Bill

HB1138 (Emergency Bill)	Delegate Forbes	Budget and Taxation
State Retirement and Pension System – Cost–of–Living Adjustments – Clarification

HB1169	Howard County Delegation	Judicial Proceedings
Howard County - Highways - Speed Limits Ho. Co. 8-26

HB1263	Delegate Hill	Finance
Public Health - Workgroup on Postoperative Cosmetic Care

HB1321	Delegate Palakovich Carr	Education, Energy, and the Environment Budget and Taxation
Child Care Scholarship Program - Application Process and Copays - Alterations

HB1364	Delegate Pena-Melnyk	Finance
Public Health - Mammograms - Arterial Calcification Notice

March 12, 2026
58th Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 14

SB0893 (Emergency Bill)	Business Regulation - Rounding Cash Transactions - Authorization
Senator Gile	Calendar Day 03/10/26 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Finance. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/11/26. Calendar Day 03/11/26 Committee Amendments (2) and Favorable Report Adopted. 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.

Distribution Date: March 11, 2026
Third Reading Date: March 12, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 30 (General Senate Bills)

SB0038	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee	Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Ignition Interlock System Program - Required Participation

SB0048	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	Budget and Taxation
Education - Public School Construction - Alterations

SB0053	Senator Simonaire	Finance
Maryland Port Administration - Acquisition of Land in Anne Arundel County - Notice of Public Hearing

SB0057	Senator Simonaire	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Primary and Secondary Educators - Licenses and Public Profiles - Notation of Veteran Status

SB0101	Senator Bailey	Judicial Proceedings Education, Energy, and the Environment
Higher Education - Loan Repayment and Scholarships for Correctional Officers

SB0140	Senator West	Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation

SB0172	Senator Muse	Judicial Proceedings
Corporations and Associations - Methodist Churches - Trust Requirement Repeal and Disaffiliation

SB0215	Senator Simonaire	Education, Energy, and the Environment Judicial Proceedings
Veterans and Uniformed Services - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund and Application of Laws

SB0237	Senator Kagan	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law - Presidential Electors - Selection and Voting

SB0263	Senator Brooks	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures

SB0331	Senator Folden	Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Expiration and Renewal Periods for Retired Law Enforcement Officer

Distribution Date: March 11, 2026
Third Reading Date: March 12, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 31 (General Senate Bills)

SB0339	Senator Lewis Young	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Maryland School for the Deaf - Membership of Board of Trustees - Alterations

SB0345	Senator Waldstreicher	Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Manufacturers and Dealers - Dealer and Manufacturer Associations - Administrative Hearings

SB0348	Senator Jackson	Finance
Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - High-Risk Pregnancies - Communication After Discharge

SB0354	Senator Kagan	Judicial Proceedings
Business Regulation - Charitable Organizations - Audit and Review Thresholds

SB0359	Senator Henson	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement

SB0371 (Emergency Bill)	Senator Carozza	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Animal Feeding Operations

SB0376	Senator Watson	Finance
Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force - Establishment

SB0415	Senator Beidle	Finance
Business Regulation - Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law - Alterations (Franchise Reform Act)

SB0418	Senator Simonaire	Education, Energy, and the Environment Finance
Professional Licensing Portability - Members of the Foreign Service and Spouses

SB0428	Senator Augustine	Finance
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition

SB0437	Senator Folden	Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law – Theft and Fraud Crimes – Valuation and Forgery of Gift Cards

Distribution Date: March 11, 2026
Third Reading Date: March 12, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 32 (General Senate Bills)

SB0443 (Emergency Bill)	Senator Carozza	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Local Boards of Elections - Board Counsel - Qualifications

SB0463	Senator Muse	Judicial Proceedings
Municipalities - Vagrancy - Repeal of Authority to Prohibit

SB0473	Senator Hettleman	Finance
Public Utilities - For-Hire Drivers and Transportation Network Operators - Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Training and Liability

SB0492	Senator Beidle	Finance
Health Occupations - Massage Therapy - Advertising

SB0516	Senator Waldstreicher	Judicial Proceedings
Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting

SB0553	Senator Augustine	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland - Reestablishment

SB0562	Senator Gile	Finance
State Board of Pharmacy - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements - Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders

SB0585	Senator Guzzone	Finance
Human–Relevant Research Fund – Collection of Contributions – Responsible Entity

SB0629	Senator Kramer	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Information Technology - State and Higher Education E-Mail - Requirements

SB0637	Senator Jackson	Finance
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Fund Producer Commission Rate

SB0653	Senator Kagan	Education, Energy, and the Environment
State Board of Architects - Grounds for Discipline and Anonymous Complaints

Distribution Date: March 11, 2026
Third Reading Date: March 12, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 33 (General Senate Bills)

SB0662	Senator Kramer	Finance
Financial Institutions - Payment Stablecoin Services - Establishment and Regulation (Maryland Stablecoin Act)

SB0665	Senator Harris	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming

SB0740	Senator Kramer	Finance
Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators

SB0741	Senator Beidle	Finance
Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Alterations

SB0745	Senator McKay	Judicial Proceedings
Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026)

SB0773	Senator Augustine	Finance
Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Vaccination Orders

SB0775	Senator Smith	Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Gun Buyback Programs - Destruction of Firearms

SB0783	Senator Jackson	Finance
Credit Unions - Mergers and Consolidations - Alteration of Voting Requirement

SB0784	Senator Jackson	Finance
Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements

SB0803	Senator Beidle	Finance
Alcoholic Beverages - Class 3 Wineries and Class 4 Limited Wineries - Bulk Wine and Pomace Brandy

SB0819	Senator Hayes	Judicial Proceedings
Judicial In Rem Tax Foreclosure - Notice Requirements