Legislation - HB0387

Title: Commissioned Public Art - Artist Rights and Registration of Art
Sponsored by: Delegates Embry, Behler, Boyce, Crutchfield, Forbes, Kaufman, Pasteur, Ruff, Ruth, Stinnett, Toles, Wolek, and Woorman
Status: In the House - First Reading Appropriations
Analysis

Synopsis

Prohibiting an entity from including in a contract for certain State public art a provision requiring artists to waive copyright rights; defining "State public art" as public art commissioned for a project that receives State funding, regardless of whether the State funding directly paid for the public art; requiring certain State public art to be registered with the Maryland State Arts Council; and applying the Act prospectively.

Committees

Original:: Appropriations

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0041

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0961 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/21/2026 Legislative Date 1/21/2026 Action First Reading Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Commissioned Public Art - Artist Rights and Registration of Art Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/21/2026	1/21/2026	First Reading Appropriations
			Text - First - Commissioned Public Art - Artist Rights and Registration of Art

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