Senate Agenda for March 13, 2026
Message from the House: Yeas and Nays No. 2 Completed Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 15 Completed Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 11 Completed Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 7 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 33 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 34 (General Senate Bills) Completed

March 13, 2026
59th Day of Session
Message from the House: Yeas and Nays No. 2
SB0338 Senator Lewis Young
State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup - Extension
SB0724
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Lewis Young
State Retirement and Pension System - Cost-of-Living Adjustments - Clarification
March 13, 2026
59th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 15
HB0010 Delegate Foley Judicial Proceedings
Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice - Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation - Digital Newspapers
HB0175 Delegate Ziegler Budget and Taxation
Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation - Alterations
HB0194 Delegate Metzgar Judicial Proceedings
Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program
HB0243 Chair, Economic Matters Committee Education, Energy, and the Environment
Land Use - Comprehensive and General Plans - Alteration of Elements
HB0253 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Heavy Weight Port Corridor Permits - Regulations
HB0258 Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Education, Energy, and the Environment
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Standards and Procedures
HB0289 Chair, Ways and Means Committee Budget and Taxation
Video Lottery Facility Payouts - Intercepts for Restitution Payments, Child Support Payments, and Debts Owed to the State
HB0306 Delegate Qi Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Prices Listed on Dealer Websites (Jack Fitzgerald Price Transparency Act)
HB0343 Delegate Rosenberg Budget and Taxation
Housing Development Projects - Housing Counseling Services
HB0357 Delegate Palakovich Carr Education, Energy, and the Environment
Municipalities - Election Dates - Reporting Requirements
HB0377 Delegate Johnson, S. Finance
Physician Assistants and Midwives - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners
HB0399 Delegate Forbes Budget and Taxation
State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup - Extension
HB0428 Chair, Judiciary Committee Judicial Proceedings
Courts - Former Judge - Temporary Assignment
HB0429 Delegate Boyce Education, Energy, and the Environment
Budget and Taxation
On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established
HB0437 Delegate Edelson Budget and Taxation
Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026)
HB0461 Delegate Ziegler Finance
Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment
HB0483 Delegate Wolek Judicial Proceedings
Business Regulation - Charitable Organizations - Audit and Review Thresholds
HB0523 Delegate Jones, D. Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions
HB0573 Delegate Taveras Judicial Proceedings
Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations, Intent, and Discriminatory Effect
HB0578 Delegate Palakovich Carr Education, Energy, and the Environment
Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings
HB0721 Delegate Patterson Education, Energy, and the Environment
Uniformed Services Spouses Act
HB0748 Delegate Mireku-North Education, Energy, and the Environment
Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Early Childhood Educator Career Ladder for Private Providers - New Pathways
HB0798 Delegate Wolek Finance
Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Accounts - Management Fees (Small Business Increased Access to Capital Act)
HB0850 Delegate Bhandari Finance
Home Builders - Open House - Sales Representative Disclosure Requirements
HB0951 Delegate Holmes Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Recordation and Land Records - Revisions
HB0996 Delegate Amprey Judicial Proceedings
Corporations and Associations - Revisions
HB1026
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Queen Finance
Business Regulation - Rounding Cash Transactions - Authorization
HB1312 Delegate Pruski Finance
Legal Tender - Specie - Establishment
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 11
Distribution Date: March 12, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0334 Favorable with Amendments(3) Senator Love
Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 7
Distribution Date: March 13, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 13, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0193 Favorable Senator Corderman
Washington County - Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Target Redevelopment Area
SB0231 Favorable Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes
SB0312 Favorable President
Constitutional Officers - Salaries
SB0313 Favorable President
Courts - Administrative Judges - Annual Stipend
SB0518 Favorable Senator King
Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment
SB0748 Favorable Senator McKay
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Allegany County
SB0828 Favorable Senator Hester
State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act)
SB0833 Favorable Senator Hershey
Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion
SB0847 Favorable Senator Carozza
Wicomico County - Property Tax Credit - Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
SB0851 Favorable Anne Arundel County Senators
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Rural Legacy Program
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0565 Unfavorable Senator Ready
Maryland Stadium Authority - Sale of Shamrock Farms to Carroll County
SB0761 Unfavorable Senator Watson
Expansion of Commercial Gaming - Internet Gaming Referendum
SB0884 Unfavorable Senator Watson
Internet Poker Authorization and Regulation Act of 2026
March 13, 2026
59th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 33
Calendar Day 03/12/26 Report of the Committee on Executive Nominations. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 03/13/26.
QUESTION IS: “WILL THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE NOMINATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE?”
Distribution Date: March 12, 2026
Third Reading Date: March 13, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 34 (General Senate Bills)
SB0016 Senator Sydnor Judicial Proceedings
Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits
SB0114 Senator Kagan Education, Energy, and the Environment
3-1-1 Systems - Expansion Program and Oversight Board - Establishment
SB0160 Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Licensed Firearms Dealers - Notification Regarding Compromising Events
SB0431 Senator Brooks Education, Energy, and the Environment
Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings
SB0482 Senator McKay Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Interference With Critical Infrastructure or a Public Safety Answering Point
SB0606 Senator McCray Finance
Maryland E-ZPass Commuter Fairness and Transparency Act of 2026
SB0917 Senator Mautz Finance
Health Occupations - Practice of Audiology - Definition
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