Senate Agenda for April 1, 2026
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 21 Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 17 Consent No. 10 Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 18 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 2 (General House Bills) Consent No. 3 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 3 (General House Bills) Consent No. 4 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 4 (General House Bills) Consent No. 5 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 5 (General House Bills) Consent No. 6 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 6 (General House Bills) Consent No. 7 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 7 (General House Bills) Consent No. 8 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 8 (General House Bills) Consent No. 9 Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 9 (General House Bills)

Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 21
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 1, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0956 Favorable Senator Jennings
Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Tolls - Collection
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 17 Consent No. 10
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 1, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0135 Favorable Delegate Schindler
Economic Development - Tax Increment Financing - Noncontiguous Areas
HB0211 Favorable Baltimore County Delegation
Baltimore County – Property Tax Credit – Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 34
HB0228 Favorable Chair, Appropriations Committee
Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes
HB0300 Favorable Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
State Contracts - Prohibited Provisions - Exemptions
HB0320 Favorable Delegate Behler
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Rural Legacy Program
HB0399 Favorable Delegate Forbes
State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup - Extension
HB0569 Favorable Delegate Arentz
Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion
HB0595 Favorable Delegate Lewis
Income Tax - Credit for Physician Preceptors in Areas With Health Care Workforce Shortages - Alterations
HB0606 Favorable Delegate Nkongolo
Anne Arundel County - Residential Property Tax Payment Deferrals - Eligibility
HB0610 Favorable Delegate Morgan, T.
St. Mary's County - Gaming by Qualified Organization - Permit Required
HB0678 Favorable Delegate Forbes
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Clarifications
HB0680 Favorable Delegate Shetty
Children's Cabinet Fund - Renaming and Funding for Grants to Local Management Boards
HB0735 Favorable Delegate Palakovich Carr
Earned Income Tax Credit - Assistance Program Implementation Delay and Study
HB0742 Favorable Delegate Solomon
Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Program - Funding
HB0744 Favorable Dorchester County Delegation
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Dorchester County
HB0783 Favorable Washington County Delegation
Washington County - Property Tax Credit - Platoon 22, Incorporated
HB0789 Favorable Delegate Forbes
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Military Service Credit Eligibility - Helicopter Pilots
HB0846 Favorable Washington County Delegation
Property Tax - City of Hagerstown and the Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility, Inc. - Exemption
HB0889 Favorable Wicomico County Delegation
Wicomico County - Property Tax Credit - Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
HB0929 Favorable Carroll County Delegation
Carroll County - Office of Permits and Inspections - Denial of Commercial Permit or License for Unpaid Personal Property Taxes
HB1102 Favorable Delegate Buckel
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Allegany County
HB1138
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable Delegate Forbes
State Retirement and Pension System – Cost–of–Living Adjustments – Clarification
HB1194 Favorable Delegate Jones, D.
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Reemployment After Retirement - Exemption From Earnings Offset
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 18
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 1, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0229 Favorable Chair, Appropriations Committee
Maryland Transportation Authority - Revenue Bond Limit - Increase
HB0266 Favorable with Amendments(1) Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
Department of Information Technology – Information Technology Investment Fund – Uses
HB0472 Favorable Delegate Feldmark
Income Tax - Theatrical Production Tax Credit - Alterations and Sunset Extension
HB0607 Favorable Speaker
Constitutional Officers - Salaries
HB0810 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Taylor
Study to Evaluate Blockchain-Based Real Property Lease and Title Recordation and Verification
HB1095 Favorable Calvert County Delegation
Calvert County - Property Tax Credit - Tobacco Barns
HB1142 Favorable Delegate Wilkins
Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures
HB1165 Favorable Delegate Williams
State Procurement - Apprenticeship Program Accountability and Completion
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 2 (General House Bills) Consent No. 3
HB0020
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Amprey
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Related Event Promoter's Permit
HB0348 Delegate Rosenberg
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - License Extension
HB0664 Cecil County Delegation
Cecil County - Alcoholic Beverages - Alteration of License Quota
HB0754 Wicomico County Delegation
Wicomico County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B (Golf Course) License - Hours of Sale
HB0914 Delegate Hartman
Worcester County - Board of License Commissioners - Membership
HB1101 Worcester County Delegation
Worcester County - Alcoholic Beverages - Temporary To-Go Event Permit and Class C Per Diem Municipal To-Go Beer, Wine, and Liquor License
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 3 (General House Bills) Consent No. 4
HB0121 Baltimore County Delegation
Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Sale for Off-Premises Consumption
HB0519 Delegate Pruski
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Entertainment Permits
HB0522 Delegate Pruski
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Class C Per Diem License Fees
HB0682 Delegate Pruski
Anne Arundel County – Alcoholic Beverages – Golf Course License and Sports Activity Venue Licenses
HB0727 Delegate Rogers
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class C (Veterans' Organization) Licenses - Membership
HB0874 Delegate Simmons
Anne Arundel County - Board of License Commissioners - Alterations
HB0991 Harford County Delegation
Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class HC (Health Club) License - Hours of Sale
HB1203 Delegate Hinebaugh
Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2026
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 4 (General House Bills) Consent No. 5
HB0007 Delegate Guzzone
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
Health Occupations - State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Revisions
HB0274 Chair, Health Committee
State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Sunset Extension
HB0322 Delegate Kerr
Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership
HB0347 Delegate Pruski
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension
HB0377 Delegate Johnson, S.
Physician Assistants and Midwives - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners
HB0380 Delegate Johnson, S.
State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Examination Requirements and Time Period for Inactive Status
HB0422 Delegate Bagnall
Public Health - Expedited Partner Therapy - Bacterial Vaginosis and Licensed Certified Midwives
HB0442 Delegate Kaufman
Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026)
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 5 (General House Bills) Consent No. 6
HB0498 Delegate Cullison
Certificate of Need - Intermediate Health Care Facilities
HB0529 Speaker
Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program
HB0619 Delegate Cullison
Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact
HB0747 Delegate Kipke
Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities – Membership
HB0838 Delegate Cullison
State Board of Pharmacy - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements
HB0878 Carroll County Delegation
Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption and Permanent Partial Disability - Carroll County Correctional Deputies
HB0975 Delegate Guzzone
Health Occupations - Massage Therapy - Advertising
HB1002 Delegate Lopez
Nursing Facilities - Involuntary Discharge or Transfer
HB1389 Delegate Jones, D.
Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation
HB1420 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 6 (General House Bills) Consent No. 7
HB0242 Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Unemployment Insurance - Confidentiality of Information
HB0273 Chair, Health Committee
Health Insurance – Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Enrollment – Effective Dates
HB0275 Chair, Health Committee
Medicare Supplement Policies - Issuance - Requirements
HB0277 Chair, Health Committee
Insurance – Third Party Administrators – Enforcement
HB0280 Chair, Health Committee
Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal Requirements
HB0393 Delegate Nkongolo
Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage
HB0445 Delegate Martinez
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 7 (General House Bills) Consent No. 8
HB0238 Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Maryland Heritage Area Authority and Heritage Areas - Alterations
HB0259 Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Financial Institutions - Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund and Regulation of Entities - Revisions
HB0553 Delegate Ruff
Public Safety - Elevator Inspection Certificates - Searchable Database
HB0804 Delegate Wolek
Department of Aging - Aging Resilience Fund - Establishment
HB0851 Delegate Forbes
Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council - Legal Status
HB1094 Delegate Hutchinson
Health Insurance - Graduate-Level Clinical Interns - Required Reimbursement
HB1186 Delegate Rogers
Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs - Insurance and Liability
HB1280 Delegate Wims
Supporting Our Caregiver Infrastructure Program - Feasibility Study
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 8 (General House Bills) Consent No. 9
HB0364 Delegate Kipke
State Veterans' Cemeteries - Interment
HB0388 Delegate Forbes
Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees
HB0413 Delegate Kerr
Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission - Membership and Termination - Altered and Extended
HB0461 Delegate Ziegler
Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment
HB0470 Delegate Boafo
Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force - Establishment
HB0487 Delegate Feldmark
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Investments - Alterations
HB1008 Delegate Queen
Fiduciary Institutions - Exploitation of Seniors and Vulnerable Adults - Protections and Required Referral (Vulnerable Adult Banking Protection Act)
HB1049 Delegate Crosby
Credit Unions - Mergers and Consolidations - Alteration of Voting Requirement
HB1355 Delegate Amprey
Financial Institutions - Payment Stablecoin Services - Establishment and Regulation (Maryland Stablecoin Act)
Distribution Date: April 1, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 1, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 9 (General House Bills)
HB0998
(Amended) 		Delegate Clippinger Finance
Baltimore City – Alcoholic Beverages – 46th Alcoholic Beverages District
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