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Committees Vote Favorably on Bills Ahead of Deadlines

Read the Full Digest Here: March 16, 2026 Digest This past week, two (2) important bills passed the House or Senate, and six (6) more bills were voted out of committee to the House and Senate floors. Two more bills appeared on voting lists and are expected to be reported out in the coming week. Criminal Justice SB 162 - Criminal Procedure - Motion to Reduce Duration of Sentence - Repeal of Sentencing Date Limitation – Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings HB 178 - Crimi

Ashley Egan

5 hours ago3 min read

More Priority Bills Passing

Read Full Digest Here: March 9th, Digest This week, the Senate passed a major Criminal Justice bill: SB 323 - Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction (Youth Charging Reform Act) - passed 32-12 and was sent to the House for consideration. See last week’s Digest for a description of the bill. Also, two bills on our “watch” list were reported out of committee: Climate Change : HB 437 - Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation a

Ashley Egan

Mar 94 min read

More Major Bills Passed the House

Read our Full Digest here: March 2, 2026 Digest Five more significant bills passed the House of Delegates this week, one related to health care and four emergency bills related to federal immigration policies and practices: HB 372 - Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions – Procedures – This bill would require hospitals to conduct screening on a patient presenting at an emergency department to determine whether the patient has an emergency pregnancy-rela

Ashley Egan

Mar 45 min read

Priority Bills Emerge from Committees

Read Full Digest here: February 23, 2026 Digest This past week, four (4) of our health and immigration priority bills were brought to a vote in House Committees and were voted out favorably. HB 372 - Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions – Procedures – received a Favorable Report (no amendments) from the Health Committee – SB 169, its companion bill, already passed the Senate last week 32-11. HB 351 - Public Safety - Federal Agents - Digital Unmasking

Ashley Egan

Feb 244 min read

Emergency Immigration Bills Passed Both Houses

Read Full Digest Here: Feb. 16th Digest On Thursday, the House of Delegates gave final approval to SB 245 - Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements – Prohibition , so it will now go to the Governor for signature. The bill had to obtain 3/5 vote in both houses as an emergency bill, allowing it to go into effect upon the Governor’s signature. The Senate required 29 votes and passed 32-12; the House required 84 votes and passed 99-38. Shortly thereafter, its compan

Ashley Egan

Feb 163 min read

Almost All Priority Measures Introduced and Some Advancing

Read Full Digest Here: February 9, 2026 Digest With the Senate deadline to file bills on Monday, February 9 (today), and the House deadline on Friday, February 13, a few more priority bills were introduced last week. Any bills introduced after these deadlines will be referred to the chambers’ respective Rules Committees, requiring a vote of those bodies before referral to a standing committee. Late bills are less likely to get a hearing during the session since a third of the

Ashley Egan

Feb 93 min read

Budget Bills Introduced as Well as Priority Bills

Read Full Newsletter Here: Digest January 26, 2026 On Wednesday, January 21st, the Governor was required to submit his budget for consideration by the Senate and House of Delegates. Three budget bills were introduced and referred to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and House Appropriations Committee. For more, see below. Meanwhile, the number of bills introduced increased last week, and bill hearings are beginning in earnest. Note: Every year, Maryland has to pass

Ashley Egan

Feb 22 min read

General Assembly to Open with New House Leadership

Read Full Newsletter Here: January 13, 2026 Digest On Wednesday, January 14, the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates will convene for its 90-day session with significant changes in the leadership of the House of Delegates. On December 16, they convened for a Special Session and unanimously elected Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk as the new Speaker of the House, replacing Adrienne Jones (Maryland’s first woman Speaker and first Black Speaker) who stepped down from the positi

Ashley Egan

Jan 143 min read

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from UULM-MD!

Read Full Article Here: Criminal Justice Reform Update January 14th (The Second Wednesday) is fast approaching and our Maryland Legislature will again begin 90 busy days to introduce bills to make new laws or improve existing ones.. This is an important time for Unitarian Universalists (UUs) to get involved and support legislation that aligns with our values. The Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of Maryland (UULM-MD) has been a key player in this process for twen

Ashley Egan

Dec 25, 20252 min read

2026 UULM-MD Legislative Kickoff

Read Full Article Here: https://prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/TSM/TSMUU/1/106704/REPN2pSC_bCB245i_G22u4Yy1itlDOh-tOQLx4X0d2K_archive 2026 UULM-MD Legislative Kickoff This year's kickoff will be on January 31st, 2025 at the UU Church of Annapolis and online. In addition to planning for the upcoming General Assembly, this is our 20th Legislative Kickoff and we will be looking back at our 20 years of activism in Maryland. Please use the button below to purchase tickets. Sp

Ashley Egan

Oct 29, 20253 min read