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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

Read Full Newsletter Here: Feb. 2, 2026 Digest Over the weekend we had our 20th Annual Legislative Kickoff; out of an abundance of caution, the event was held virtually. While Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd had enthusiastically accepted our request to be our Keynote speaker, she had to pull out due to a house fire the weekend before the kickoff. Rev. Dr. Fred Muir, who was leading the centering and worship, did an incredible job explaining UULM-MD's origin story and humble beginni

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

Read Full Newsletter Here: January 19, 2026 Digest On Wednesday, January 14, the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates convened for their 90-day session with a few new lawmakers who were sworn in to serve the remainder of terms for those who left for other positions.  Bill Ferguson (D-46) was unanimously re-elected Senate President and Jocelyn Peña-Melnyk (D-21) was unanimously re-elected Speaker of the House of Delegates.   This year, a total 233 bills and resolutions were

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

Read Full Newsletter Here: Gun Violence Prevention 2026 We are continuing our End of Year Fundraising Campaign by highlighting Gun Violence Prevention. Over the next few weeks, we will continue to highlight our issues and learn more about each issue's speaker for the Legislative Kickoff on January 31st.  We are currently asking UUs to oppose the "Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025" ( H.R. 38  /  S. 65 ), could override our statewide "concealed carry" gu

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

Read Full Article Here: March 10th Digest Status of Priority Bills As of this past week, all of UULM-MD's priority measures have been...

Read Full Digest Here: March 3rd Digest This week, nine of our remaining UULM-MD priority bills will be heard in committee, with two...

Read Full Digest Here: Feb. 24, 2025 Digest We now have 37 priority measures comprised of 64 bills (due to companion bills filed in each...

Read Full Newsletter here: February 17th Digest This past week, five of our priority bills were brought to a vote in committee, and one...

Our Legislative Kick Off, members from around the state joined us and our partners, CASA, Maryland Health Care for All, MA4JR, and...

Check out the Full Digest Here: Digest #3 Feb. 3, 2025 Today, Monday, February 3, is the Senate deadline to submit bills. The House...

After processing how we feel about the election results, we need to understand the potential impacts and prepare to take action as...

In August, the Fourth Circuit US Appeals Court upheld for a second time Maryland’s law banning the sale or possession of assault-style...

At midnight on Monday, April 8, the General Assembly adjourned “sine die” (with no appointed date to reconvene – this year).  By that...

The following bills have passed their chamber of origin (House or Senate) and crossed over to the opposite chamber (Senate or House) for...

We now have 27 priority measures comprised of 50 bills (due to companion bills filed in each chamber), and as of Friday, the exact...

This past week, several of our priority bills have been brought to a vote in committee, and all were actions that we sought. Bill that...

Some of the more impactful bills were heard last week and featured multiple UU leaders and a host of others we encouraged to participate....