Senate Agenda for April 6, 2026
Message from the House: Yeas and Nays No. 4 Completed Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 33 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 31 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 32 Completed Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 23 Completed Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 24 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 62 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 63 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 76 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 77 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 2 (General House Bills) Consent No. 3 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 3 (General House Bills) Consent No. 4 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 4 (General House Bills) Consent No. 5 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 5 (General House Bills) Consent No. 6 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 6 (General House Bills) Consent No. 7 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 7 (General House Bills) Consent No. 8 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 8 (General House Bills) Consent No. 9 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 14 (General House Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 18 (General House Bills) Completed

April 6, 2026
83rd Day of Session
Message from the House: Yeas and Nays No. 4
SB0038 Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee
Vehicle Laws - Ignition Interlock System Program - Required Participation
SB0081 Senator Folden
Criminal Law - School Resource Officers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity With Students
SB0082 Senator Watson
Criminal Law - Counterfeiting and Possession of Counterfeit Lease of Real Property - Penalty
SB0131 Senator West
Estates and Trusts - Fiduciaries - Attorney-Client Privilege
SB0177 Senator West
Criminal Law - Obstruction or Interference With Exercise of Religious Beliefs - Prohibition
SB0182 Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee
Adult Protective Services - Modifications
SB0250 Senator Simonaire
Estates - Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
SB0277 Senator West
Estates and Trusts - Venue for Administrative and Judicial Probate and Application of Inheritance Tax
SB0395 Senator Gile
Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs - Insurance and Liability
SB0397 Anne Arundel County Senators
Anne Arundel County - Sheriff - Appointment of Majors
SB0437 Senator Folden
Criminal Law – Theft and Fraud Crimes – Valuation and Forgery of Gift Cards
SB0465 Senator James
Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree
SB0531 Senator Hettleman
Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior - Request for Verbal Acknowledgement (Verbal Waiver Transparency Act)
SB0544 Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee
Courtroom Security - Minimum Adequate Security Standard
SB0634 Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee
Office of the State Prosecutor - Investigation of Threats - Judges
SB0637 Senator Jackson
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Fund Producer Commission Rate
SB0715 Washington County Senators
Washington County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program
SB0745 Senator McKay
Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026)
SB0907 Senator Love
Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation
April 6, 2026
83rd Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 33
HB0074 Delegate Johnson, S. Rules
State Procurement - Security Services - Contract Modification
HB0896 Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Rules
Military Department - National Guard State Active Duty Mobilization Fund
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 31
Distribution Date: April 3, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 6, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0057 Favorable Delegate Vogel
Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established
HB0096 Favorable Baltimore County Delegation
Baltimore County School Board Nominating Commission - Membership - Alterations
HB0115 Favorable Delegate Wilkins
Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
HB0288 Favorable Chair, Ways and Means Committee
State Superintendent of Schools - Prolonged State of Emergency - Authority to Declare
HB0546 Favorable with Amendments(2) Delegate Wolek
Primary and Secondary Education - Educator Professional Development - Course on Well-Being and Flourishing
HB0586 Favorable Delegate Behler
County Boards of Library Trustees - Membership - Student Member
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 32
Distribution Date: April 3, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 6, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0035 Favorable Delegate Foley
Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Trees
HB0243 Favorable Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Land Use - Comprehensive and General Plans - Alteration of Elements
HB0250 Favorable Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Environment - Appropriation or Use of Water and Dam Safety - Enforcement
HB0255 Favorable Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations
HB0429 Favorable Delegate Boyce
(Jointly Considered Education, Energy, and the Environment/Budget and Taxation)
On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established
HB1221 Favorable Delegate Foley
Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act)
HB1324 Favorable with Amendments(2) Delegate Rosenberg
Baltimore City - Natural Resources - Archery Hunting Safety Zones
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 23
Distribution Date: April 6, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 6, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0789 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Jennings
Vehicle Laws - Automotive Repair Facilities - Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 24
Distribution Date: April 6, 2026
Second Reading Date: April 6, 2026
FAVORABLE
HB0359 Favorable Delegate Roberson
Property Tax Credit - Urban Agricultural Property - Alterations
HB0571 Favorable Delegate Allen
Nonprofit Housing Corporations - Taxes and Special Assessments Exemptions - Alterations
HB0809 Favorable with Amendments(2) Delegate Rosenberg
Walter Sondheim Jr. Public Service Internship Scholarship Program - Funding
HB0842 Favorable Delegate Griffith
Property Tax Credit - Surviving Spouse of Military Service Member
HB1096 Favorable Delegate Long, J.
Property Tax Credits - Notice Through Property Tax Bill
HB1160 Favorable Calvert County Delegation
Calvert County - CalvertHealth Medical Center
HB1369 Favorable Delegate Solomon
Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment
HB1422 Favorable with Amendments(1) Delegate Solomon
State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity
HB1513 Favorable Calvert County Delegation
Calvert County - Public Facilities Bonds
HB1578 Favorable Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
State Procurement - Procurement Preferences - Reauthorization and Revisions
April 6, 2026
83rd Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 62
HB0154 Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)
Delegate Korman Calendar Day 04/03/26 Reported Favorably by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 04/06/26.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
April 6, 2026
83rd Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 63
HB0839 Frederick Community College - Board of Trustees - Meeting and Training Requirements
Frederick County Delegation Calendar Day 04/03/26 Reported Favorably by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment. Favorable Report Adopted. Made a Special Order for Calendar 04/06/26.
BILL IS ON SECOND READING AND OPEN TO AMENDMENT.
Distribution Date: April 6, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 6, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 76 (General Senate Bills)
SB0213 Senator Lewis Young Budget and Taxation
State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures
Distribution Date: April 6, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 6, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 77 (General Senate Bills)
SB0841 Senator Feldman Education, Energy, and the Environment
Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act
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 3, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 3, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 14 (General House Bills)
HB1532
(Emergency Bill)
(Amended) 		Speaker Education, Energy, and the Environment
Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act
Distribution Date: April 6, 2026
Third Reading Date: April 6, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 18 (General House Bills)
HB0193
(Amended) 		Delegate Kerr Budget and Taxation
State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures
HB0261
(Amended) 		Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Budget and Taxation
State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement
HB0717
(Amended) 		Delegate Edelson Budget and Taxation
Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With Professional Baseball and Football Teams
HB1156
(Amended) 		Delegate Fisher Budget and Taxation
Calvert County - Length of Service Award Program - Benefits
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