Senate Agenda for Proceedings No. 45
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 22 Completed Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 23 Completed Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 25 Completed Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 20 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 28 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 29 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 30 Completed Finance Committee Report No. 31 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 55 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 56 Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 61 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 62 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 63 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 64 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 65 (General Senate Bills) Completed Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 66 (General Senate Bills) Completed

March 23, 2026
69th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 22
HB0011 Delegate Simmons Judicial Proceedings
Anne Arundel County - Sheriff - Appointment of Majors
HB0172 Delegate Schindler Judicial Proceedings
Municipalities - Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras
HB0295 Chair, Ways and Means Committee Budget and Taxation
Gaming - Prohibition on Interactive Games and Revenue From Illegal Markets
HB0348 Delegate Rosenberg Finance
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - License Extension
HB0382 Delegate Fair Finance
Commercial Law - Broadband Access - Low-Income Consumer Programs (Maryland Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act)
HB0456 Howard County Delegation Finance
Howard County - Alcoholic Beverages - Gift Basket Permit Ho. Co. 2-26
HB0492 Chair, Judiciary Committee Judicial Proceedings
Courtroom Security - Minimum Adequate Security Standard
HB0503 Delegate Smith Judicial Proceedings
Baltimore City Sheriff's Office - Collective Bargaining - Compensation
HB0519 Delegate Pruski Finance
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Entertainment Permits
HB0522 Delegate Pruski Finance
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Class C Per Diem License Fees
HB0596 Delegate Nkongolo Judicial Proceedings
Estates - Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
HB0600 St. Mary's County Delegation Budget and Taxation
Judicial Proceedings
St. Mary's County - Metropolitan Commission
HB0611 Prince George's County Delegation Finance
Prince George’s County – Alcoholic Beverages – Fees PG 317–26
HB0727 Delegate Rogers Finance
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class C (Veterans' Organization) Licenses - Membership
HB0732 Delegate Ebersole Judicial Proceedings
Baltimore County Code of Public Local Laws - 2025 Edition - Legalization
HB0734 Delegate Roberson Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems
HB0738 Delegate Phillips Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment
HB0754 Wicomico County Delegation Finance
Wicomico County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B (Golf Course) License - Hours of Sale
HB1100 Delegate Pruski Finance
Telecommunications Infrastructure - Protections
HB1140 Baltimore County Delegation Education, Energy, and the Environment
Baltimore County Board of Education - Membership - Alterations
HB1143 Delegate Lopez Finance
Public Health - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner - Perinatal Autopsies (Lung Float Test Ban)
HB1160 Calvert County Delegation Budget and Taxation
Calvert County - CalvertHealth Medical Center
HB1171 Howard County Delegation Education, Energy, and the Environment
Howard County Board of Education - Student Member - Voting Ho. Co. 7-26
HB1191 Delegate Boafo Finance
Secondhand Precious Metal Object Dealers - Temporary Event-Based Dealer Limited License - Establishment
HB1216 Delegate Phillips Finance
Insurance – Certificates of Guarantee for County Bond Requirements – All Counties
HB1221 Delegate Foley Education, Energy, and the Environment
Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act)
HB1420 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee Finance
Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks
HB1452 Delegate Toles Finance
Economic Development - Prince George's County Suitland Development Authority - Established
HB1557 Delegate Solomon Budget and Taxation
Procurement - Real Estate Advisory Committee and Property Acquisition and Lease Requirements
HB1569 Delegate Young Judicial Proceedings
Parking Enforcement - Vehicles in Custody or Control of Auto Repair or Storage Facility
HB1578 Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee Budget and Taxation
State Procurement - Procurement Preferences - Reauthorization and Revisions
March 23, 2026
69th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 23
HB0022 Delegate Schindler Judicial Proceedings
Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individuals - Identification Cards, Driver's Licenses, and Birth Certificates
HB0034 Delegate Bouchat Education, Energy, and the Environment
Municipalities - Open Drainage Inlets - Inventory and Improvements (Mason's Law)
HB0103 Delegate Stewart Finance
Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Prohibited Waiver
HB0193 Delegate Kerr Budget and Taxation
State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures
HB0196 Delegate Taveras Finance
Public Health - Baby Food Testing and Labeling - Requirements
HB0216 Delegate Kaufman Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation
HB0279 Chair, Health Committee Judicial Proceedings
Correctional Services - Medication Review Committee - Administration of Psychotropic Medication to an Incarcerated Individual
HB0328 Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation Education, Energy, and the Environment
Bicounty Commissions - Public Ethics - Financial Disclosure Statements PG/MC 105-26
HB0338 Delegate Simmons Judicial Proceedings
Department of General Services - Maryland Capitol Police - Statewide Jurisdiction
HB0358 Delegate Palakovich Carr Budget and Taxation
Sales and Use Tax - Elementary or Secondary School Book Fairs - Exemption
HB0374 Delegate White Holland Finance
State Acupuncture Board - Revisions
HB0436 Delegate Bagnall Education, Energy, and the Environment
Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Member Compensation and Student Member Scholarship - Increase
HB0443 Prince George's County Delegation Finance
Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B-SEC (Small Event Center) License PG 312-26
HB0531 Delegate Wu Education, Energy, and the Environment
State Department of Education - Public Schools STEM and Robotics Program - Study
HB0547 Delegate Fair Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Enhanced Agricultural Management Equipment
HB0548 Delegate Behler Education, Energy, and the Environment
Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act)
HB0552 Delegate Long, J. Judicial Proceedings
Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment
HB0575 Delegate Wilkins Education, Energy, and the Environment
Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused Absences for Civic Engagement
HB0591 Delegate Beauchamp Judicial Proceedings
Wicomico County - Highway Pedestrian Safety Act
HB0604 Delegate Solomon Budget and Taxation
Finance
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026
HB0606 Delegate Nkongolo Budget and Taxation
Anne Arundel County - Residential Property Tax Payment Deferrals - Eligibility
HB0624 Delegate White Holland Finance
Hospitals - Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026)
HB0682 Delegate Pruski Finance
Anne Arundel County – Alcoholic Beverages – Golf Course License and Sports Activity Venue Licenses
HB0730 Delegate Korman Finance
Business Regulation - Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law - Alterations (Franchise Reform Act)
HB0810 Delegate Taylor Budget and Taxation
Study to Evaluate Blockchain-Based Real Property Lease and Title Recordation and Verification
HB0828 Delegate Ebersole Education, Energy, and the Environment
State Board of Education - Membership - Educational Support Member
HB0842 Delegate Griffith Budget and Taxation
Property Tax Credit - Surviving Spouse of Military Service Member
HB0860 Delegate Alston Finance
Judicial Proceedings
Petitions for Emergency Evaluation (Arnaud and Magruder Memorial Act)
HB0934 Washington County Delegation Education, Energy, and the Environment
Washington County Salary Study Commission - Membership - Alterations
HB0939 Delegate Rosenberg Finance
Certificates of Birth - Filing - Time Period
HB0952 Delegate Buckel Finance
Consumer Protection - Companion Chatbots - Regulation
HB1029 Delegate Roberts Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Termination of Residential Real Estate Contracts - Contingency Clauses
HB1070 Delegate Smith Finance
Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Workforce Opportunities Grant Program and Fund
HB1093 Delegate Cullison Finance
Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Requirements
HB1094 Delegate Hutchinson Finance
Health Insurance - Graduate-Level Clinical Interns - Required Reimbursement
HB1098 Delegate Stewart Judicial Proceedings
Courts - Exemptions From Execution on Judgments - Residential Real Property
HB1118 Delegate White Holland Finance
Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions
HB1178
(Emergency Bill) 		Delegate Harrison Education, Energy, and the Environment
Municipalities - Annexation - Limitations
HB1243 Prince George's County Delegation Budget and Taxation
Prince George's County - Personal Property Tax Exemption for Small Manufacturers PG 423-26
HB1252 Montgomery County Delegation Education, Energy, and the Environment
Department of Housing and Community Development - Montgomery County Study MC 19-26
HB1267 Delegate Lehman Education, Energy, and the Environment
Patuxent Research Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - Zoning Classification (Protecting Patuxent Research Refuge Act)
HB1272 Delegate Acevero Judicial Proceedings
Family Law - Kinship Care
HB1276 Delegate Wolek Finance
West North Avenue Development Authority - Neighborhood Social Connection and Development Program - Establishment (WNADA Neighborhood Social Connection and Development Act)
HB1326 Delegate Wilson Judicial Proceedings
Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records
HB1369 Delegate Solomon Budget and Taxation
Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment
HB1422 Delegate Solomon Budget and Taxation
State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity
HB1433 Delegate McCaskill Finance
Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining - Definition of Supervisory Employee
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Report No. 25
Distribution Date: March 23, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 23, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0618 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Watson
Public Ethics - Members of the General Assembly - State and Local Government Employment Exemption
SB0983 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator McCray
Higher Education - Academic Program Approval - Objections
Judicial Proceedings Committee Report No. 20
Distribution Date: March 23, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 23, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0475 Favorable Senator Sydnor
Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting Artists' Creative Expression (PACE Act)
SB0620 Favorable Senator Watson
Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting a Handgun - Prior Convictions
SB0715 Favorable Washington County Senators
Washington County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program
SB0936 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator West
Vehicle Laws - Bus Obstruction Monitoring Systems and Bus Stop Zones
Finance Committee Report No. 28
Distribution Date: March 23, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 23, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0084 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Kramer
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants
SB0455 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Rosapepe
Economic Development - Transformational Project Financing Program - Establishment
SB0623 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Watson
Retail Tobacco Businesses and Establishment of a Premium Cigar Lounge Alcoholic Beverages License (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2026)
SB0777 Favorable Senator Salling
(Jointly Considered Finance/Budget and Taxation)
Labor and Employment - Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act)
SB0831 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Ferguson
Labor Law - Child Labor Penalties, Private Sector Employee Labor Relations, and State Employee Labor Standards
SB0932 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Harris
Consumer Protection - Social Media Platforms - Display of User Location
Finance Committee Report No. 29
Distribution Date: March 23, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 23, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0340 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Hettleman
Nursing Facilities - Medicaid Quality Assessment - Funding of Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman
SB0489 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Lam
Health Occupations - Physicians Trained in International Medical Schools
SB0496 Favorable Senator Hershey
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity
SB0515
(Emergency Bill) 		Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Beidle
Health Services Cost Review Commission - Health Facilities - Jurisdiction and Rate Setting
SB0742 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Guzzone
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland Protecting People With Disabilities Act)
SB0890 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Gile
Insurance - Premium Receipts Tax - Exemption for Captive Insurance Procured by Nonprofit Hospitals and Health Care Systems
Finance Committee Report No. 30
Distribution Date: March 23, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 23, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0707 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Ready
Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment)
SB0839 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Ready
Medical Assistance Programs - Drug Dispensing - Cost-of-Dispensing Survey and Fee-for-Service Professional Dispensing Fee
SB0870 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Washington, A.
Maryland Department of Health - Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Beds - Capacity in Prince George's County and Report
SB0876 Favorable with Amendments(1) Senator Attar
Recovery Residences - Certification - Requirement
Finance Committee Report No. 31
Distribution Date: March 23, 2026
Second Reading Date: March 23, 2026
FAVORABLE
SB0412 Favorable with Amendments(2) Senator Augustine
(Jointly Considered Finance/Judicial Proceedings)
Maryland Department of Health - Community Forensic Aftercare Program - Established
March 23, 2026
69th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 55
SB0165 Environment - On-Site Wastewater Systems - Requirements for Inspection and Pumping Services and Implementation Dates
Senator Brooks Calendar Day 03/19/26 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment. Made a Special Order for the Next Session. Calendar Day 03/20/26 Committee Amendments (2) and Favorable Report Adopted. Amendment (1) offered from the Floor by Senator Hershey. Made a Special Order for the Next Session.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT (1) OFFERED FROM THE FLOOR BY SENATOR HERSHEY.
March 23, 2026
69th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 56
SB0626 Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
Senator Lam Calendar Day 03/20/26 Reported Favorably by the Committee on Finance. Made a Special Order for the Next Session. Calendar Day 03/20/26 Second Session – Made a Special Order for the Next Session.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FAVORABLE REPORT.
Distribution Date: March 20, 2026
Third Reading Date: March 20, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 61 (General Senate Bills)
SB0159 Senator Washington, A. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Emergency Medical Services - Vehicles and Ambulances - Required Supplies
SB0262 Senator Simonaire Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration
SB0385 President Finance
Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act)
SB0387 President Finance
Food Retailers and Third-Party Food Delivery Service Providers - Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act)
SB0825 Senator Hester Education, Energy, and the Environment
Public Safety - Critical Infrastructure Protection
SB0957 Senator Gile Education, Energy, and the Environment
Education - Career Ladder - National Board Certification Associated Salary Increases
SB0980 Senator Salling Budget and Taxation
Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses - Alterations
Distribution Date: March 20, 2026
Third Reading Date: March 20, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 62 (General Senate Bills)
SB0389 President Finance
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act)
SB0420 Senator Washington, M. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting
SB0469 Senator Hayes Finance
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Affordability Program and Industry Automobile Insurance Association Assessments
SB0523 Senator Washington, M. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools
SB0529 Senator Harris Education, Energy, and the Environment
Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup - Establishment
SB0597 Senator Hester Education, Energy, and the Environment
Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership
SB0607 Senator McCray Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Public Safety Retirement Income - Amount
Distribution Date: March 23, 2026
Third Reading Date: March 23, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 63 (General Senate Bills)
SB0130 Senator Henson Education, Energy, and the Environment
Environment - Water - Individual Submeters
SB0223 Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee Education, Energy, and the Environment
Maryland Energy Administration - Jane E. Lawton Conservation Loan Program and Fund and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund
SB0417 Senator Lam Finance
Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act)
SB0532 Senator Kagan Education, Energy, and the Environment
Higher Education Institutions - Over-the-Counter Contraception - Access and Reporting
SB0599 Senator Hester Education, Energy, and the Environment
Budget and Taxation
On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established
SB0612 Talbot County Senators Education, Energy, and the Environment
Talbot County - Public Schools - School Schedule Options
SB0651 Senator Henson Judicial Proceedings
Real Property – Transfer–on–Death Deed – Establishment
SB0672 Senator Washington, A. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Prince George's County - Expanding Access to Early Childhood Education and Child Care
SB0879 Senator Attar Education, Energy, and the Environment
Baltimore City - Natural Resources - Archery Hunting Safety Zones
SB0904 Senator Zucker Education, Energy, and the Environment
Education - Public Schools - Professional Development
SB0968 Senator Gallion Education, Energy, and the Environment
Education - School Bus - Fire Safety Standards
Distribution Date: March 23, 2026
Third Reading Date: March 24, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 64 (General Senate Bills)
SB0858 Senator Hettleman Budget and Taxation
Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment
Distribution Date: March 23, 2026
Third Reading Date: March 23, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 65 (General Senate Bills)
SB0010 Senator Washington, A. Judicial Proceedings
State Highway Administration - Speed Monitoring Systems - Application Approval
SB0187
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Washington, M. Judicial Proceedings
Budget and Taxation
Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Reentry Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals
SB0335 Senator Love Judicial Proceedings
Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting
SB0388 President Budget and Taxation
Finance
Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act
SB0465 Senator James Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree
SB0487 Senator Henson Judicial Proceedings
Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors (Vulnerable Road User Protection Act of 2026)
SB0559 Senator Bailey Education, Energy, and the Environment
Natural Resources - Recreational Fishery Data Collection Program - Established
SB0610
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Mautz Education, Energy, and the Environment
Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program - Alterations
SB0632 Senator West Education, Energy, and the Environment
State Government - State Elected Officials - Protection of Personal Information
Distribution Date: March 23, 2026
Third Reading Date: March 23, 2026
Senate Third Reading Calendar No. 66 (General Senate Bills)
SB0689 Senator McKay Judicial Proceedings
Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Requirement Alterations and Extension of Report Deadline (Bri's Law)
SB0807 Senator Bailey Finance
Alcoholic Beverages - Class 8 Farm Brewery Licenses
SB0810
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator King Education, Energy, and the Environment
Judicial Proceedings
Immigration Enforcement - Expanding Sensitive Locations, Notification, and Guidance (Maryland Values Act of 2026)
SB0811 Senator Hayes Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - New Home Sales - Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service
SB0844
(Emergency Bill) 		President Rules
Annual Corrective Bill
SB0866 Senator Washington, A. Finance
Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Disclosure and Notice to Customers of Sodium and Added Sugars
SB0877 Senator Attar Judicial Proceedings
Baltimore City - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems Pilot Program - 41st Legislative District
SB0937 Senator Henson Judicial Proceedings
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act)
SB0984
(Emergency Bill) 		Senator Smith Judicial Proceedings
Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement
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