Senate Agenda for March 17, 2026
Laid Over Calendar No. 16 Completed Laid Over Calendar No. 17 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 16 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 17 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 18 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 19 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 20 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 21 Completed

March 17, 2026
63rd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 16
SB0282 Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2027)
President Calendar Day 03/16/26 Reported Favorably with Amendments (199) by the Committee on Budget & Taxation and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (199) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
March 17, 2026
63rd Day of Session
Laid Over Calendar No. 17
SB0284 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026
President Calendar Day 03/16/26 Reported Favorably with Amendments (34) by the Committee on Budget & Taxation and Laid Over under the Rule.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (34) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
Finance Committee Report No. 16
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 17, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0094 Favorable with Amendments(2) Chair, Finance Committee
Commercial Law - Earned Wage Access - Revisions
SB0396 Favorable with Amendments(1) Anne Arundel County Senators
Anne Arundel County - Board of License Commissioners - Chief Inspector - Compensation
SB0438 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Jackson
Commercial Law - Self-Service Storage Facilities - Alterations
SB0594 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Beidle
Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations
SB0816 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Hayes
West North Avenue Development Authority - Neighborhood Social Connection and Development Program - Establishment (WNADA Neighborhood Social Connection and Development Act)
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0675 Unfavorable Senator Washington, A.
State Finance and Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate - Calculation
SB0796 Unfavorable Senator Lam
Commercial Law - Consumer Protections - Health Care Financing
Finance Committee Report No. 17
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 17, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0521 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Kramer
Health Insurance - Material Changes to Provider Networks - Notification and Special Enrollment Period
SB0551 Favorable Senator Charles
Health Insurance - Ovarian Cancer Prevention With Salpingectomy - Required Coverage and Prohibited Cost Sharing
SB0774 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Augustine
Health Insurance - Plan Benefits and Coverage - Annual Reporting (Transparency, Reporting, Understanding, Timeliness, and Honesty (TRUTH) in Mental Health Coverage Act)
SB0813 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Hayes
Health Insurance and Dental Plan Organizations - Dentists - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers
Finance Committee Report No. 18
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 17, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0333 Favorable Senator Kramer
Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact
SB0806 Favorable with Amendments(1) Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks
SB0846 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Carozza
Worcester County - Alcoholic Beverages - Temporary To-Go Event Permit and Class C Per Diem Municipal To-Go Beer, Wine, and Liquor License
SB0898 Favorable Senator McCray
Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Registered Behavior Technicians – Reimbursement
SB0907 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Love
Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation
SB0915 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Mautz
State Board of Physicians - Delegation of Duties - Alterations
Finance Committee Report No. 19
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 17, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0006 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Kramer
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Nontenure Track Faculty
SB0582 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Jennings
Consumer Protection - Unsolicited Loans
SB0589 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Kramer
Business Regulation - Collection Agencies - Licensure Exemption for Property Managers
SB0770 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Ferguson
Economic Development - Maryland's Future Board - Establishment
SB0820 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Hayes
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission - Unauthorized Consumable Products - Enforcement and Seizure
SB0920 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Harris
Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Accounts - Management Fees (Small Business Increased Access to Capital Act)
WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
SB0785 Unfavorable Senator Guzzone
Public Health and Health Insurance - Access to Abortion Care - Reporting Requirements
SB0952 Unfavorable Charles County Senators
Economic Development - Charles County Waldorf Urban Redevelopment Corridor Authority - Established
Finance Committee Report No. 20
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 17, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0090 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Beidle
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension
SB0326 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Lam
Physician Assistants - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners (Physician Assistant Parity Act of 2026)
SB0449 Favorable Carroll County Senators
Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption and Permanent Partial Disability - Carroll County Correctional Deputies
SB0528 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Harris
Consumer Protection - Video Streaming Services - Loudness of Commercial Advertisements
SB0579 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Jennings
Counties – No–Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer Firefighters
SB0763 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Guzzone
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Maryland Growth Initiative - Established
Finance Committee Report No. 21
Distribution Date: March 16, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 17, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0445 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Kramer
Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information
SB0656 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Henson
Public Health - Cosmetic Products - Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act - Protecting Communities From Harmful Hair Chemicals)
SB0703 Favorable Caroline County Senators
Caroline County - Regulation of Animals - Dogs
SB0794 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Lam
Health Insurance - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy - Coverage Effective Date
SB0865 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Washington, A.
Workgroup on the Affordability of Private Passenger Automobile Insurance – Extension and Alteration of Membership and Duties
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