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Status of Priority Bills
2026 Legislative Session
The bills listed below were introduced for consideration during the current legislative session, and our Issue Leads have designated them as priorities for UULM-MD to support or oppose. Most of the priority bills we were expecting have been filed, but others may still come in.
These bills are in alphabetical order by Issue (Climate Change, Criminal Justice, Gun Violence, Healthcare, and Immigration, so first scroll down to the issue you seek. Once you find a bill of interest, scroll right to see additional information, such as bill description as well as actions that you can take. We keep this list updated at least daily during the session so you can follow them through the process of passage (or defeat).
For further information on any bill listed below, please go to the Maryland General Assembly website and enter the bill number in the Search field.
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Civil Rights | Fairness in Girls' Sports | HB0063 | Delegate Szeliga | Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Locker Rooms - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Ways and Means | Oppose | Priority | Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools and certain locker rooms to be expressly designated based on biological sex; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school for maintaining separate interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports or locker rooms for students of the female sex; etc. | 1/14/2026 | Ways and Means | 2/5/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Primary and Secondary Education | f1 | 2026 Regular Session | Civil Rights | 2/3/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Civil Rights | Fairness in Girls' Sports | SB0050 | Senator Carozza | Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Sports - Designation (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Oppose | Priority | Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly designated in a certain manner; prohibiting certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports from including certain students; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school under certain circumstances; etc. | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/18/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Primary and Secondary Education | f1 | 2026 Regular Session | Civil Rights | 2/16/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Utility RELIEF | HB1532 | Speaker | Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act | Passed Enrolled | Governor | Support w/Amendments | Priority | Passed Enrolled | Moving the electric universal service program to the Office of Home Energy Programs; altering certain provisions relating to and establishing certain requirements for large load customers; requiring by January 1, 2028, the Public Service Commission to publish on its website an annual rate report for each public service company in the State; altering and authorizing the recovery of certain costs by electric and gas companies; altering certain authorized rate structures for electricity supply; etc. | 2/13/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 3/3/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 3/13/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/2/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/3/2026 | Passed | 3/2/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 3/25/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 4/2/2026 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/15/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/17/2026 | Passed with Amendments | Passed Enrolled | Yes | Yes | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Conf. Comm. Rpt. | Climate Change | 2/27/2026 | Passed Senate 38-4 | Passed House 108-25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Utility RELIEF | SB0841 | Senator Feldman | Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act | Failed: No action by Committee | Environment and Transportation | Support w/Amendments | Priority | Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation | Altering the uses of the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund and certain compliance fees; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration, in consultation with the Public Service Commission, to develop and conduct certain annual, competitive, low-bid alternative compliance fee auctions for the development of certain renewable energy generation projects; establishing the purpose and procedures for an auction and the eligibility requirements for certain bidders; etc. | 2/6/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/26/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 4/2/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/15/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/17/2026 | Passed | 3/19/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 4/13/2026 | Favorable with Amendments | No | State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials | p1 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/24/2026 | Passed Senate 38-4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Beverage Container Recycling Refund | HB0331 | SB0342 | Delegate Terrasa | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | Failed: No action by Committee | Environment and Transportation | Support | Priority | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing canceled (Economic Matters) | Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a beverage container stewardship organization; etc. | 1/19/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 2/11/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | Economic Matters | No | Environment | m3 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/9/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Beverage Container Recycling Refund | SB0342 | HB0331 | Senator Brooks | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | Failed: No action by Committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Support | Priority | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. | Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a beverage container stewardship organization; etc. | 1/23/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/10/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Environment | m3 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/6/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | CHERISH Our Communities Act 1 | HB1287 | SB0780 | Delegate Johnson, A. | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our Communities Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Environment and Transportation | Support | Priority | Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m. | Requiring that an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain generating stations located within a certain at-risk area to include with the application a baseline understanding of risk, disparities, and environmental needs (BURDEN) report describing and including information on certain environmental and public health burdens; altering the contents of a certain notice that must be provided on receipt of an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; etc. | 2/12/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 3/13/2026 | 1:30 p.m. | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 3/11/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | CHERISH Our Communities Act 1 | SB0780 | HB1287 | Senator Brooks | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our Communities Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Support | Priority | Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring that an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain generating stations located within a certain at-risk area to include with the application a baseline understanding of risk, disparities, and environmental needs (BURDEN) report describing and including information on certain environmental and public health burdens; altering the contents of a certain notice that must be provided on receipt of an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; etc. | 2/6/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 3/3/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/27/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | CHERISH Our Communities Act 2 | HB1268 | SB0781 | Delegate Behler | Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Environment and Transportation | Support | Priority | Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m. | Requiring an application for the issuance or renewal of a covered individual environmental permit for a site or facility located within an at-risk census tract after a certain date to include in the permit application a report describing the environmental and public health burdens in the at-risk census tract; requiring the Department of the Environment to issue a determination as to whether approving a covered individual environmental permit will cause or contribute to adverse environmental or public health stressors; etc. | 2/12/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 3/13/2026 | 1:30 p.m. | No | Environment | m3 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 3/11/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | CHERISH Our Communities Act 2 | SB0781 | HB1268 | Senator Brooks | Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Support | Priority | Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring an application for the issuance or renewal of a covered individual environmental permit for a site or facility located within an at-risk census tract after a certain date to include in the permit application a report describing the environmental and public health burdens in the at-risk census tract; requiring the Department of the Environment to issue a determination as to whether approving a covered individual environmental permit will cause or contribute to adverse environmental or public health stressors; etc. | 2/6/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 3/3/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Environment | m3 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/27/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Transportation and Climate Alignment | HB0437 | SB0059 | Delegate Edelson | Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026) | Failed: session ended before vote in Senate | Senate Floor (2nd Reading) | Support | Priority | Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted | Requiring the Department of Transportation, as part of the planning and implementation of certain major highway expansion projects, to perform an impact assessment of the project and develop and implement a corresponding multimodal transportation program; requiring the Department, beginning with the Consolidated Transportation Program for fiscal year 2028 through 2033, to evaluate certain major capital projects for their impact on greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled; etc. | 1/22/2026 | Appropriations | 2/10/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | 3/10/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 2/27/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 2/28/2026 | Passed | 2/28/2026 | Budget and Taxation | 3/24/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 4/10/2026 | Favorable with Amendments | No | Transportation - Highways | r1 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/6/2026 | Passed House 93-39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Transportation and Climate Alignment | SB0059 | HB0437 | Senator Hettleman | Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026) | Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation | Failed: No vote on 2nd Reading | Support | Priority | Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation | Requiring the Department of Transportation, as part of the planning and implementation of certain major highway expansion projects, to perform an impact assessment of the project and develop and implement a corresponding multimodal transportation program; requiring the Department, beginning with a certain Consolidated Transportation Program, to evaluate certain major capital projects for their impact on greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled; etc. | 1/14/2026 | Budget and Taxation | 2/25/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 4/10/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | No | Transportation - Highways | r1 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/23/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Affordable Solar Act | HB0345 | SB0341 | Delegate Charkoudian | Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Environment and Transportation | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. | Authorizing the purchase, installation, and use of a certain portable solar energy generating system for certain purposes; altering the renewable energy portfolio standard; requiring that certain alternative compliance fees be paid into a certain escrow account rather than into the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund; requiring the Public Service Commission to require electric companies to procure a certain number of SRECs and SREC-IIs; requiring the Commission to issue certain solicitations; etc. | 1/19/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 2/10/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/6/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Affordable Solar Act | SB0341 | HB0345 | Senator Brooks | Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. | Authorizing the purchase, installation, and use of a certain portable solar energy generating system for certain purposes; altering the renewable energy portfolio standard; requiring that certain alternative compliance fees be paid into a certain escrow account rather than into the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund; requiring the Public Service Commission to require electric companies to procure a certain number of SRECs and SREC-IIs; requiring the Commission to issue certain solicitations; etc. | 1/23/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/19/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/17/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Climate Crimes Accountability Act | HB0572 | SB0432 | Delegate Ruth | Attorney General Actions and Climate Crimes Accountability Fund (Climate Crimes Accountability Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Judiciary | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. | Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, commence, and prosecute or defend any suit or action that holds certain entities accountable for tortious or otherwise unlawful conduct that has contributed to climate change; authorizing the Attorney General to hire outside counsel to assist with an action under the Act if the Attorney General makes a certain determination; establishing the Climate Crimes Accountability Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; etc. | 1/28/2026 | Judiciary | 2/17/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Energy and Climate | m5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/13/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Climate Crimes Accountability Act | SB0432 | HB0572 | Senator Love | Attorney General Actions and Climate Crimes Accountability Fund (Climate Crimes Accountability Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) | Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, commence, and prosecute or defend any suit or action that holds certain entities accountable for tortious or otherwise unlawful conduct that has contributed to climate change; authorizing the Attorney General to hire outside counsel to assist with an action under the Act if the Attorney General makes a certain determination; establishing the Climate Crimes Accountability Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; etc. | 1/30/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 2/10/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | No | Energy and Climate | m5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/6/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Electricity - Costs and Benefits Analysis | HB0674 | SB0270 | Delegate Morgan, T. | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | Failed: No action by Committee | Environment and Transportation | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct an analysis of the full costs and benefits of sources of electricity generation in the State; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment and the House Environment and Transportation Committee by December 1, 2027. | 2/2/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 2/17/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/13/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Electricity - Costs and Benefits Analysis | SB0270 | HB0674 | Senator Carozza | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | Failed: No action by Committee | Environment and Transportation | Support | Watch | Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct an analysis of the full costs and benefits of sources of electricity generation in the State; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment and the House Environment and Transportation Committee by December 1, 2027. | 1/19/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/19/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 3/18/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/2/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/3/2026 | Passed | 3/7/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 4/2/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/17/2026 | Passed Senate 45-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Lower Bills and Local Power Act | HB0897 | SB0386 | Speaker | Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026) | Failed: No action by Committee | Environment and Transportation | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring an electric company, located in the State, that owns or operates a transmission line that is designed to carry a voltage in excess of 69,000 volts to participate as a member in a regional transmission organization under certain circumstances; requiring a person applying for a certain certificate of public convenience and necessity to include certain information with the application; requiring certain transmission utilities to submit a certain advanced transmission technology implementation report; etc. | 2/4/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 2/24/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/20/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Lower Bills and Local Power Act | SB0386 | HB0897 | President | Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026) | Failed: No action by Committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring an electric company, located in the State, that owns or operates a transmission line that is designed to carry a voltage in excess of 69,000 volts to participate as a member in a regional transmission organization under certain circumstances; requiring a person applying for a certain certificate of public convenience and necessity to include certain information with the application; requiring certain transmission utilities to submit a certain advanced transmission technology implementation report; etc. | 1/27/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/24/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/20/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Public Service Company Transparency Act | HB0540 | Delegate Lehman | Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Utility Rate Changes (Public Service Company Transparency Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Environment and Transportation | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. | Prohibiting certain electric, gas, and gas and electric companies from initiating a proceeding that may lead to a rate change unless the company provides customers with a certain notice; requiring certain electric, gas, and gas and electric companies to include a certain statement in each customer bill and automatic payment e-mail and distribute a certain annual rate report in a certain manner; requiring the Public Service Commission, in consultation with the Office of People's Counsel, to develop a certain report; etc. | 1/27/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 2/10/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/6/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Study on Economy-Wide Cap-and-Invest Program | HB1199 | SB0590 | Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo | Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Economy-Wide Cap-and-Invest Program (Maryland Climate Crisis Equity Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Environment and Transportation | Support | Watch | Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring the Department of the Environment, in collaboration with the Maryland Commission on Climate Change, the Department of Transportation, and the Maryland Energy Administration, and in coordination with certain entities and persons, to complete a study and develop a report evaluating the potential design and implications of implementing an economy-wide cap-and-invest program that will help the State achieve certain emissions reductions and provide a sustainable funding source for certain initiatives. | 2/11/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 3/4/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Energy and Climate | m5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 3/2/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Study on Economy-Wide Cap-and-Invest Program | SB0590 | HB1199 | Senator Kramer | Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Economy-Wide Cap-and-Invest Program (Maryland Climate Crisis Equity Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring the Department of the Environment, in collaboration with the Maryland Commission on Climate Change, the Department of Transportation, and the Maryland Energy Administration, and in coordination with certain entities and persons, to complete a study and develop a report evaluating the potential design and implications of implementing an economy-wide cap-and-invest program that will help the State achieve certain emissions reductions and provide a sustainable funding source for certain initiatives. | 2/5/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/26/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Energy and Climate | m5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/24/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Study on Land-Based Wind Energy | HB0629 | SB0429 | Delegate Johnson, A. | Maryland Energy Administration - Study on Land-Based Wind Energy | Failed: No action by Committee | Environment and Transportation | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to conduct a study on the potential for land-based wind energy generation in the State and the siting of land-based wind energy generating systems in the State; authorizing the Administration to use available funds in the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund to conduct the study; and requiring by December 1, 2026, the Administration to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly. | 1/30/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 2/17/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Energy and Climate | m5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/13/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Study on Land-Based Wind Energy | SB0429 | HB0629 | Senator Brooks | Maryland Energy Administration - Study on Land-Based Wind Energy | Failed: No action by Committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to conduct a study on the potential for land-based wind energy generation in the State and the siting of land-based wind energy generating systems in the State; authorizing the Administration to use available funds in the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund to conduct the study; and requiring by December 1, 2026, the Administration to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly. | 1/30/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/19/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Energy and Climate | m5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/17/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Transit and Housing Opportunity Act | HB0894 | SB0389 | Speaker | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | Passed Enrolled | Governor | Support | Watch | Passed Enrolled | Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones, subject to certain conditions; requiring the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to prioritize certain redevelopment projects when making loans under the Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program; altering the authority of local legislative bodies to regulate land use planning on land located near certain transit stations; delaying the collection of certain development excise taxes and development impact fees; etc. | 2/4/2026 | Economic Matters | 3/3/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | 3/19/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/8/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/9/2026 | Passed | 3/7/2026 | Finance | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 4/10/2026 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/24/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/25/2026 | Passed with Amendments | Concurred | Yes | Transportation - Generally | r2 | 2026 Regular Session | House Concurred | Climate Change | 2/27/2026 | Passed Senate 42-4 | Passed House 94-35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Transit and Housing Opportunity Act | SB0389 | HB0894 | President | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | House Conference Committee Offered | Failed: No Senate Conferees Appt. | Support | Watch | House Conference Committee Offered | Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones, subject to certain conditions; requiring the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to prioritize certain redevelopment projects when making loans under the Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program; altering the authority of local legislative bodies to regulate land use planning on land located near certain transit stations; delaying the collection of certain development excise taxes and certain development impact fees; etc. | 1/27/2026 | Finance | 2/17/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 3/20/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/4/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/6/2026 | Passed | 3/11/2026 | Economic Matters | 4/2/2026 | 2:30 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | 4/9/2026 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/23/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/30/2026 | Passed with Amendments | Conference Committee | No | Transportation - Generally | r2 | 2026 Regular Session | Conf. Comm. Rpt. | Climate Change | 2/13/2026 | Passed House 102-3 | Passed Senate 44-0 | |||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Transmission Line Technologies | HB0040 | SB0201 | Delegate Charkoudian | Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | Failed: No action by Committee | Environment and Transportation | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. | Altering the definition of 'qualified generator lead line' for provisions of law regarding certificates of public convenience and necessity; requiring an applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of an overhead transmission line to include certain information in its application; requiring the Public Service Commission to consider certain evidence before taking action on a certain application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; etc. | 1/14/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 2/3/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 1/30/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Transmission Line Technologies | SB0201 | HB0040 | Senator Brooks | Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | Failed: No action by Committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. | Altering the definition of 'qualified generator lead line' for provisions of law regarding certificates of public convenience and necessity; requiring an applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of an overhead transmission line to include certain information in its application; requiring the Public Service Commission to consider certain evidence before taking action on a certain application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; etc. | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/19/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/17/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Domestic Violence as Mitigating Factor | HB0084 | SB0138 | Delegate Smith | Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Judiciary | Support | Priority | Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. | Authorizing the introduction of evidence that a certain defendant was the victim of domestic violence and that the domestic violence was a significant contributing factor to the commission of a certain crime as a mitigating factor at sentencing of the defendant or a hearing on a motion for modification or reduction of a sentence; and establishing related procedures. | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | 2/5/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 2/3/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Domestic Violence as Mitigating Factor | SB0138 | HB0084 | Senator Henson | Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. | Authorizing the introduction of evidence that a certain defendant was the victim of domestic violence and that the domestic violence was a significant contributing factor to the commission of a certain crime as a mitigating factor at sentencing of the defendant or a hearing on a motion for modification or reduction of a sentence; and establishing related procedures. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/27/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 1/23/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Expungement -Terminated without Finding | HB0187 | SB0320 | Delegate Taylor | Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | Passed Enrolled | Governor | Support | Priority | Passed Enrolled | Authorizing the expungement of a disposition under a certain provision of law if the disposition was included in a case that was disposed of by the court with a no finding designation or designated by the court as having been terminated without finding. | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | 3/3/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 3/16/2026 0:00 | Favorable | 3/2/2026 | Passed | 3/5/2026 | Passed | 3/3/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 4/8/2026 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/19/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/21/2026 | Passed with Amendments | Concurred | Yes | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | House Concurred | 132-0 | Criminal Justice | 2/27/2026 | Passed Senate 41-0 | Passed House 133-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Expungement -Terminated without Finding | SB0320 | HB0187 | Senator Muse | Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | Returned Passed | Governor | Support | Priority | Returned Passed | Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of a disposition under a certain provision of law if the disposition was included in a case that was disposed of by the court with a no finding designation or designated by the court as having been terminated without finding. | 1/22/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 2/5/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 3/18/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/2/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/5/2026 | Passed | 3/9/2026 | Judiciary | 3/31/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 4/8/2026 | Favorable | 3/21/2026 | Passed | 3/25/2026 | Passed | Returned Passed | Yes | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 2/3/2026 | Passed House 130-0 | Passed Senate 41-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations | HB0921 | Delegate Moreno | Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations | Failed: No action by Committee | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. | Altering certain requirements for regulations adopted by the Department of Juvenile Services relating to the placement of a minor in restrictive housing and confinement; requiring that locked door seclusion and restraints be used only when all less restrictive measures have been exhausted; limiting the use of locked door seclusion and restraints to those times where there is an immediate and substantial risk of physical harm to the child or others, or imminent risk of escape; etc. | 2/5/2026 | Judiciary | 2/26/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 3/21/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/9/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/10/2026 | Passed | 3/7/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 4/1/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Juvenile Law | e3 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 2/24/2026 | Passed House 104-31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System | HB1309 | SB0752 | Delegate Crutchfield | Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment | Failed: No action by Committee | Judiciary | Support | Priority | Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. | Establishing the Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System to study and make recommendations on certain matters involving the disparate treatment of African Americans, Hispanics, and other non-White individuals in the State's criminal justice system and other criminal justice issues in the State; and requiring the Commission to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations on or before September 1, 2028. | 2/12/2026 | Judiciary | 3/5/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | Racism | Criminal Justice | 3/3/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System | SB0752 | HB1309 | Senator Sydnor | Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment | Failed: No action by Committee | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | Establishing the Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System to study and make recommendations on certain matters involving the disparate treatment of African Americans, Hispanics, and other non-White individuals in the State's criminal justice system and other criminal justice issues in the State; and requiring the Commission to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations on or before September 1, 2028. | 2/6/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 2/24/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | Racism | Criminal Justice | 2/20/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Reduction of Sentence-Repeal Limitation | HB0876 | Delegate Simmons | Criminal Procedure - Motion to Reduce Duration of Sentence - Repeal of Sentencing Date Limitation | Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Support | Priority | Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn | Repealing the sentencing date limitation of October 1, 2021, for an individual convicted as an adult of an offense committed when the individual was a minor to file a motion to reduce the duration of the sentence. | 2/4/2026 | Judiciary | 2/23/2026 0:00 | Withdrawn | No | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | #NUM! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Reduction of Sentence-Repeal Limitation | SB0162 | HB0759 | Senator West | Criminal Procedure - Motion to Reduce Duration of Sentence - Repeal of Sentencing Date Limitation | Returned Passed | Governor | Support | Priority | Returned Passed | Repealing the sentencing date limitation of October 1, 2021, for an individual convicted as an adult of an offense committed when the individual was a minor to file a motion to reduce the duration of the sentence. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/27/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 3/16/2026 0:00 | Favorable | 3/2/2026 | Passed | 3/3/2026 | Passed | 3/7/2026 | Judiciary | 4/6/2026 | Favorable | 3/19/2026 | Passed | 3/20/2026 | Passed | Returned Passed | Yes | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 1/23/2026 | Passed House 99-36 | Passed Senate 45-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Reentry and Reintegration Supports | HB0224 | SB0097 | Chair, Appropriations Committee | Reentry and Reintegration Support Program - Establishment | Unfavorable Report by Appropriations; Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Support | Priority | Unfavorable Report by Appropriations; Withdrawn | Establishing a coordinated, interagency partnership among the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and the Maryland Department of Health to create a voluntary prerelease benefits and identification application process for covered benefits for individuals being released from State correctional facilities; requiring by April 1, 2027, the Departments to enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish a secure data sharing process for certain purposes; etc. | 1/14/2026 | Appropriations | 2/9/2026 0:00 | Withdrawn | No | Social Services - Generally | o1 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 1/19/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Reentry and Reintegration Supports | SB0097 | HB0224 | Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee | Reentry and Reintegration Support Program - Establishment | Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Support | Priority | Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn | Establishing a coordinated, interagency partnership among the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and the Maryland Department of Health to create a voluntary prerelease benefits and identification application process for covered benefits for individuals being released from State correctional facilities; requiring by April 1, 2027, the Departments to enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish a secure data sharing process for certain purposes; etc. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 2/16/2026 0:00 | Withdrawn | No | Social Services - Generally | o1 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 1/19/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Release Preparation Program | HB0108 | SB0061 | Delegate Pasteur | Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program | Returned Passed | Governor | Support | Priority | Returned Passed | Establishing the Volunteer Services Program in the Division of Correction for the purpose of providing access to volunteers, including formerly incarcerated individuals to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals and organizations led by formerly incarcerated individuals, to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals with release preparation. | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 2/5/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | 3/16/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/3/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/5/2026 | Passed | 3/3/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | Finance | 4/8/2026 | Favorable | 3/19/2026 | Passed | 3/21/2026 | Passed | Returned Passed | Yes | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 2/3/2026 | Passed Senate 41-0 | Passed House 131-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Release Preparation Program | SB0061 | HB0108 | Senator Sydnor | Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program | Passed Enrolled | Governor | Support | Priority | Passed Enrolled | Establishing the Volunteer Services Program in the Division of Correction for the purpose of providing access to volunteers, including formerly incarcerated individuals and organizations led by formerly incarcerated individuals, to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals with release preparation; and requiring the Division of Correction to establish a protocol for registering volunteers in the Program to have access to State correctional facilities. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/28/2026 | 11:00 a.m. | Finance | 3/18/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/2/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/3/2026 | Passed | 3/7/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 4/2/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 4/8/2026 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/21/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/22/2026 | Passed with Amendments | Concurred | Yes | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Senate Concurred | Criminal Justice | 1/26/2026 | Passed House 133-0 | Passed Senate 44-0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Restrictive Housing - Disabilities | HB0310 | SB0268 | Delegate Kaufman | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Individuals With Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities | Failed: No action by Committee | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | First Reading Judicial Proceedings | Requiring an incarcerated individual to undergo an assessment for indicators of a developmental or intellectual disability at intake at a State correctional facility by a certain clinical professional; authorizing a certain clinical professional to make a recommendation about a certain incarcerated individual; and prohibiting a State correctional facility from putting a certain incarcerated individual in restrictive housing for more than 15 consecutive days in a 30-day time period unless the individual commits a certain prohibited act. | 1/15/2026 | Judiciary | 3/3/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 3/16/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/2/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/5/2026 | Passed | 3/3/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 2/27/2026 | Passed House 132-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Restrictive Housing - Disabilities | SB0268 | HB0310 | Senator Henson | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Individuals With Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities | Failed: No action by Committee | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. | Authorizing an applicable clinical professional to assess, at the time of intake at a State correctional facility, a newly incarcerated individual for a developmental or intellectual disability; authorizing a certain clinical professional to make a certain recommendation about a certain incarcerated individual; prohibiting a State correctional facility from putting a certain incarcerated individual in restrictive housing for more than 15 consecutive days in a 30-day period unless the individual commits a certain prohibited act; etc. | 1/19/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 2/4/2026 | 11:00 a.m. | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 2/2/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing | HB1154 | SB0908 | Delegate Phillips | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing | Failed: No action by Committee | Government, Labor, and Elections | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. | Altering a certain definition of restrictive housing; limiting the amount of time that an individual may be placed in restrictive housing; requiring all restrictive housing units to create the least restrictive environment necessary for certain purposes; prohibiting the placement of a certain member of a vulnerable population in restrictive housing for any period of time; requiring a certain individual in restrictive housing to be offered a certain amount of time outside the individual's cell each day; etc. | 2/11/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 2/26/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 2/24/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing | SB0908 | HB1154 | Senator Love | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing | Failed: No action by Committee | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. | Altering a certain definition of restrictive housing; limiting the amount of time that an individual may be placed in restrictive housing; requiring all restrictive housing units to create the least restrictive environment necessary for certain purposes; prohibiting the placement of a certain member of a vulnerable population in restrictive housing for any period of time; requiring a certain individual in restrictive housing to be offered a certain amount of time outside the individual's cell each day; etc. | 2/6/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 2/25/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 2/23/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Youth Charging Reform Act | HB0409 | SB0323 | Delegate Bartlett | Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction (Youth Charging Reform Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Judiciary | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. | Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed any crime punishable by life imprisonment. | 1/22/2026 | Judiciary | 2/12/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Juvenile Law | e3 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 2/10/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Youth Charging Reform Act | SB0323 | HB0409 | Senator Smith | Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction, Detention, and Confinement (Youth Charging Reform Act) | Returned Passed | Governor | Support | Watch | Returned Passed | Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed any crime punishable by life imprisonment; requiring an intake officer to authorize detention for a child that is at least 16 years old and is accused of certain crimes; altering and establishing certain provisions relating to the detention, confinement, and transportation of certain children; etc. | 1/22/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 2/4/2026 | 11:00 a.m. | 3/2/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 2/21/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 2/23/2026 | Passed | 2/25/2026 | Judiciary | 3/31/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 4/3/2026 | Favorable | 3/18/2026 | Passed | 3/19/2026 | Passed | Returned Passed | Yes | Juvenile Law | e3 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 2/2/2026 | Passed House 92-39 | Passed Senate 32-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Democracy | Tax-Exempt only if Nonpartisan | HB0514 | SB0004 | Delegate Rosenberg | Charitable Organizations - Charitable Donation and Tax-Exempt Status - Revocation (Keeping Charities Nonpartisan Act of 2026) | Failed: No action by Committee | Economic Matters | Support | Priority | Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. | Prohibiting certain charitable organizations from participating in or intervening in a political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate for public office; authorizing the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, acting jointly, to order a 2-year revocation of certain tax-exempt statuses if a certain determination is made; requiring the Comptroller and the Director of the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to revoke certain tax-exempt statuses under certain circumstances; etc. | 1/27/2026 | Economic Matters | 2/18/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Yes | Business Regulation | c2 | 2026 Regular Session | Democracy | 2/16/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Democracy | Tax-Exempt only if Nonpartisan | SB0004 | HB0514 | Senator Kagan | Charitable Organizations - Charitable Donation and Tax-Exempt Status - Revocation (Keeping Charities Nonpartisan Act of 2026) | Failed: No action by Committee | Economic Matters | Support | Priority | Rereferred to Economic Matters | Prohibiting certain charitable organizations, including certain private foundations, from participating in or intervening in a political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate for public office; authorizing the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to order a 2-year revocation of certain tax-exempt statuses if a certain determination is made; requiring the Comptroller and the Director of the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to revoke certain tax-exempt statuses under certain circumstances; etc. | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/11/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | Budget and Taxation | 3/18/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/7/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/9/2026 | Passed | 3/12/2026 | Economic Matters | No | Yes | Business Regulation | c2 | 2026 Regular Session | Democracy | 2/9/2026 | Passed Senate 32-13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Community Safety Funding Act | HB0197 | SB0118 | Delegate Mireku-North | Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act | Failed: No action by Committee | Ways and Means | Support | Priority | Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. | Imposing an excise tax on certain gross receipts of certain firearms dealers derived from the sales of firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition in the State and sales of firearms to residents of the State; requiring the Comptroller to distribute a portion of the tax revenues to the Maryland Violence Intervention Program, the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention, the Coordinated Community Supports Partnership, the Survivors of Homicide Victims Program, the Trauma Physician Services Fund, and the Cowley Shock Trauma Center; etc. | 1/14/2026 | Ways and Means | 3/5/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Taxes - Miscellaneous | q7 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | 3/3/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Community Safety Funding Act | SB0118 | HB0197 | Senator Benson | Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act | Failed: No action by Committee | Budget and Taxation | Support | Priority | Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. | Imposing an excise tax on certain gross receipts of certain firearms dealers derived from the sales of firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition in the State and sales of firearms to State residents; and requiring the Comptroller to distribute a certain portion of the tax revenues to the Maryland Violence Intervention Program, the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention, the Coordinated Community Supports Partnership, the Survivors of Homicide Victims Program, the Trauma Physician Services Fund, and the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. | 1/14/2026 | Budget and Taxation | 3/11/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Taxes - Miscellaneous | q7 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | 3/9/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Family and Law Enforcement Protection | HB0083 | SB0020 | Delegate Bartlett | Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act | Failed: No action by Committee | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | First Reading Judicial Proceedings | Altering and establishing provisions relating to the surrender of firearms by a respondent under the domestic violence statutes; and requiring the law enforcement agency that served the order to take certain actions within 3 business days after service of an order against a respondent who is not in compliance with an order to surrender certain firearms. | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | 1/29/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | 3/20/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/7/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/9/2026 | Passed | 3/7/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | No | Family Law | d4 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | 1/27/2026 | Passed House 89-32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Family and Law Enforcement Protection | SB0020 | HB0083 | Senator Hettleman | Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act | Failed: No action by Committee | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. | Altering and establishing provisions relating to the surrender of firearms by a respondent under the domestic violence statutes; and requiring a local law enforcement authority to take certain actions within 3 business days after service of an order against a respondent who is not in compliance with an order to surrender certain firearms. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/20/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Family Law | d4 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | 1/16/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Machine Gun Convertible Pistols | HB0577 | SB0334 | Delegate Williams | Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols | Failed: No action by Committee | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings | Prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2027, a person from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, purchasing, receiving, or transferring a certain machine gun convertible pistol, subject to certain exceptions. | 1/28/2026 | Judiciary | 2/11/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | 4/6/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/20/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/21/2026 | Passed | 3/20/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | No | Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes | e1 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | 2/9/2026 | Passed House 92-39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Machine Gun Convertible Pistols | SB0334 | HB0577 | Senator Love | Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols | Returned Passed | Governor | Support | Priority | Returned Passed | Prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2027, a person from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, purchasing, receiving, or transferring a certain machine gun convertible pistol, subject to certain exceptions; requiring the Department of State Police to adopt regulations to implement the requirements of the Act, including publishing a list of prohibited machine gun convertible pistols; etc. | 1/23/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 2/5/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 3/12/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 2/28/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/3/2026 | Passed | 3/7/2026 | Judiciary | 4/1/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 4/6/2026 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/24/2026 | Passed | 3/24/2026 | Passed | Returned Passed | Yes | Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes | e1 | 2026 Regular Session | House receded | 91-40 | Gun Violence | 2/3/2026 | Passed House 93-38 | Passed Senate 28-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Handgun Roster Reform | HB1339 | SB0830 | Delegate Embry | Handgun Roster Reform | Failed: No action by Committee | Judiciary | Support w/Amendments | Watch | Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. | Altering provisions of law relating to the handgun roster, including requiring the Attorney General, or the Attorney General's designee, to conduct a certain legal review of a petition to place a handgun on the handgun roster and to make a certain determination before a handgun is placed on the handgun roster; requiring the Maryland State Police, or a certain accredited laboratory, to conduct certain testing on a handgun; altering the responsibilities of the Handgun Roster Board; etc. | 2/12/2026 | Judiciary | 2/25/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | 2/23/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Handgun Roster Reform | SB0830 | HB1339 | Senator Waldstreicher | Handgun Roster Reform | Failed: No action by Committee | Judicial Proceedings | Support w/Amendments | Watch | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | Altering provisions of law relating to the handgun roster, including requiring the Attorney General, or the Attorney General's designee, to conduct a certain legal review of a petition to place a handgun on the handgun roster and to make a certain determination before a handgun is placed on the handgun roster; requiring the Maryland State Police, or a certain accredited laboratory, to conduct certain testing on a handgun; altering the responsibilities of the Handgun Roster Board; etc. | 2/6/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 2/24/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | 2/20/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Firearms Dealers - Required Training | HB0741 | SB0692 | Delegate Taylor | Firearms Dealers and Employees - Required Training and Exam | Failed: No action by Committee | Judiciary | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring the Secretary of State Police to approve a certain training course and offer a certain exam for certain individuals licensed as, applying to be licensed as, or employed by a State-regulated firearms dealer; requiring certain individuals to complete training and satisfactorily pass a certain exam described in the Act; requiring the Secretary to disapprove an application for a dealer's license under certain circumstances; etc. | 2/3/2026 | Judiciary | 2/25/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | 2/23/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Firearms Dealers - Required Training | SB0692 | HB0741 | Senator Smith | Firearms Dealers and Employees - Required Training and Exam | Failed: No action by Committee | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Watch | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring the Secretary of State Police to approve a certain training course and offer a certain exam for certain individuals licensed as, applying to be licensed as, or employed by, a State-regulated firearms dealer; requiring certain individuals to complete training and satisfactorily pass a certain exam described in the Act; requiring the Secretary to disapprove an application for a dealer's license under certain circumstances; etc. | 2/6/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 2/24/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | 2/20/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Gun Buyback Programs - Destruction of Firearms | SB0775 | Senator Smith | Public Safety - Gun Buyback Programs - Destruction of Firearms | Returned Passed | Governor | Support | Watch | Returned Passed | Requiring a federal firearms licensee or law enforcement agency operating a gun buyback program to destroy each firearm and all its component parts that is traded in as part of a gun buyback program; authorizing a licensee or agency to contract with a law enforcement agency or a business to destroy certain firearms; requiring a law enforcement agency operating a program to determine if a firearm is a crime firearm or has been reported lost or stolen before destroying the weapon; etc. | 2/6/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 3/3/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 3/9/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 2/25/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 2/27/2026 | Passed | 3/1/2026 | Judiciary | 4/1/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 4/11/2026 | Favorable | 3/28/2026 | Passed | 4/1/2026 | Passed | Returned Passed | Yes | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | 2/27/2026 | Passed House 96-36 | Passed Senate 45-0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Birth Certificate Modernization | HB1589 | SB0626 | Delegate Martinez | Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Rules and Executive Nominations | Support | Priority | First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations | Altering the circumstances under which the Secretary of Health is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; establishing requirements and a prohibition related to the making of new certificates of birth; and altering the options for indicating an individual's sex designation on a license, identification card, or moped operator's permit issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration. | 2/15/2026 | Rules and Executive Nominations | No | Public Health | j1 | 2026 Regular Session | Trans | Health Care | #NUM! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Birth Certificate Modernization | SB0626 | HB1589 | Senator Lam | Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) | Conference Committee Appointed | Failed: No Conference Committee Report | Support | Priority | Conference Committee Appointed | Requiring the Secretary of Health to keep and maintain a birth information history for each individual for whom a certificate of birth is issued under a certain provision of law; requiring the Secretary to maintain a database of birth information histories that may be accessed by governmental entities for a certain purpose under certain circumstances; altering the circumstances under which the Secretary is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; etc. | 2/5/2026 | Finance | 2/25/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | 3/20/2026 0:00 | Favorable | 3/6/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/7/2026 | Passed | 3/11/2026 | Health | 4/1/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 4/8/2026 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/21/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/22/2026 | Passed with Amendments | Conference Committee Appointed | No | Public Health | j1 | 2026 Regular Session | Conf. Comm. Rpt. | Trans | Health Care | 2/23/2026 | Passed House 91-36 | Passed Senate 24-16 | |||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising | HB0484 | Delegate Ziegler | Corporate Income Tax - Addition Modification - Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising | Failed: No action by Committee | Ways and Means | Support | Priority | Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. | Providing an addition modification under the corporate income tax for the amount of certain direct-to-consumer advertising expenses for certain covered drugs paid or incurred during the taxable year that are deducted under the Internal Revenue Code; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025. | 1/23/2026 | Ways and Means | 2/12/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Taxes - Income | q3 | 2026 Regular Session | Pharmacy | Health Care | 2/10/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising | SB0987 | Senator Lewis Young | Corporate Income Tax - Addition Modification - Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising | Failed: No action by Committee | Budget and Taxation | Support | Priority | Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. | Providing an addition modification under the corporate income tax for the amount of certain direct-to-consumer advertising expenses for certain covered drugs paid or incurred during the taxable year that are deducted under the Internal Revenue Code; providing for the distribution of revenue attributable to the addition modification; etc. | 2/15/2026 | Budget and Taxation | 3/11/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Taxes - Income | q3 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | 3/9/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Emergency Pregnancy-Related Conditions | HB0372 | SB0169 | Delegate Lopez | Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures | Returned Passed | Governor | Support | Priority | Returned Passed | Requiring a hospital to conduct screening on a patient presenting at an emergency department of the hospital to determine whether the patient has an emergency pregnancy-related medical condition; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the treatment and transfer of a patient who has an emergency pregnancy-related medical condition; requiring a hospital to allow the termination of a pregnancy in certain circumstances; etc. | 1/19/2026 | Health | 2/11/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | 2/23/2026 0:00 | Favorable | 2/18/2026 | Passed | 2/20/2026 | Passed | 2/19/2026 | Finance | 4/6/2026 | Favorable | 3/18/2026 | Passed | 3/20/2026 | Passed | Returned Passed | Yes | Health Care Facilities and Regulation | j3 | 2026 Regular Session | Reproductive Rights | Health Care | 2/9/2026 | Passed Senate 31-12 | Passed House 97-37 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Emergency Pregnancy-Related Conditions | SB0169 | HB0372 | Senator Lam | Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures | Returned Passed | Governor | Support | Priority | Returned Passed | Requiring a hospital to conduct screening on a patient presenting at an emergency department of the hospital to determine whether the patient has an emergency pregnancy-related medical condition; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the treatment and transfer of a patient who has an emergency pregnancy-related medical condition; requiring a hospital to allow the termination of a pregnancy in certain circumstances; etc. | 1/14/2026 | Finance | 2/3/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | 2/9/2026 0:00 | Favorable | 2/7/2026 | Passed | 2/9/2026 | Passed | 2/13/2026 | Health | 3/25/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 4/1/2026 | Favorable | 3/16/2026 | Passed | 3/17/2026 | Passed | Returned Passed | Yes | Health Care Facilities and Regulation | j3 | 2026 Regular Session | Reproductive Rights | Health Care | 1/30/2026 | Passed House 96-37 | Passed Senate 32-11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Hormone Therapy for Minors | HB0679 | Delegate Arikan | Health Occupations - Cross-Sex Hormone Therapy for Minors | Failed: No action by Committee | Health | Oppose | Priority | Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. | Prohibiting a licensed health care practitioner from prescribing, dispensing, or administering a cross-sex hormone or otherwise providing cross-sex hormone therapy for the treatment of a mental health diagnoses associated with gender nonconformity, including gender dysphoria, to an individual who is a minor. | 2/2/2026 | Health | 2/18/2026 | 1:30 p.m. | No | Health Occupations | j2 | 2026 Regular Session | Trans Care | Health Care | 2/16/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Aviation Health and Safety Act | HB0639 | SB0505 | Delegate Charkoudian | Transportation - Aviation - Passenger Health and Safety (Aviation Health and Safety Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Finance | Support | Priority | First Reading Finance | Requiring certain aeronautical service providers that service a flight with detained individuals to request to see a warrant for the detained individual, and to note whether there is a warrant and the type of warrant; requiring certain aeronautical service providers to compile and submit monthly to the Administration certain reports; etc. | 1/30/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 2/19/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 3/20/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/9/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/10/2026 | Passed | 3/7/2026 | Finance | No | Transportation - Generally | r2 | 2026 Regular Session | Defense | Immigration | 2/17/2026 | Passed House 99-37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Aviation Health and Safety Act | SB0505 | HB0639 | Senator Lam | Transportation - Aviation - Passenger Health and Safety (Aviation Health and Safety Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Finance | Support | Priority | Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring the Maryland Aviation Administration to develop certain passenger forms for aircraft traveling with detained individuals; requiring certain flight crews to distribute and collect certain forms; requiring certain aeronautical service providers to confirm that the forms are on board an aircraft before servicing the aircraft; prohibiting the refueling of an aircraft if an individual on board is in any kind of restraint; requiring that certain individuals who are removed from an aircraft be provided certain services; etc. | 2/2/2026 | Finance | 2/18/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Transportation - Generally | r2 | 2026 Regular Session | Defense | Immigration | 2/16/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Corrections and Public Safety – Immigration Enforcement | HB1575 | SB0791 | Delegate Phillips | Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Judiciary | Support | Priority | Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. | Prohibiting employees and agents of State and local correctional facilities from taking certain actions related to immigration enforcement, subject to certain exceptions; and prohibiting law enforcement agents from taking certain actions related to immigration enforcement, subject to certain exceptions. | 2/13/2026 | Judiciary | 2/25/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Defense | Immigration | 2/23/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Corrections and Public Safety – Immigration Enforcement | SB0791 | HB1575 | Senator Lam | Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) | Passed Enrolled | Governor | Support | Priority | Passed Enrolled | Prohibiting local correctional facilities from taking certain actions related to immigration enforcement, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting law enforcement agents from taking certain actions related to immigration enforcement, subject to certain exceptions; requiring employees and agents of State correctional facilities to provide a certain notice; and authorizing a District Court commissioner or a judge to consider the existence of a certain request when considering whether to authorize pretrial release or set bond or bail. | 2/6/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 2/25/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 4/10/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/23/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/24/2026 | Passed | 3/27/2026 | Judiciary | 4/11/2026 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/28/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/29/2026 | Passed with Amendments | Concurred | Yes | Yes | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Senate Concurred | Defense | Immigration | 2/23/2026 | Passed House 92-37 | Passed Senate 29-13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Data Privacy | HB0711 | SB0504 | Delegate Charkoudian | Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act) | Returned Passed | Governor | Support | Priority | Returned Passed | Prohibiting a certain controller from knowingly selling the personal data of a consumer to a certain governmental unit that has engaged in or supported civil immigration enforcement under certain circumstances; requiring a custodian of a public record to take reasonable steps to determine whether a public record is accessed for enforcing immigration law; requiring an entity that operates a certain message switching system to take certain actions regarding system access; etc. | 2/2/2026 | Economic Matters | 2/24/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 3/19/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/7/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/9/2026 | Passed | 3/7/2026 | Finance | 4/10/2026 | Favorable | 3/24/2026 | Passed | 3/27/2026 | Passed | Returned Passed | Yes | Commercial Law - Consumer Protection | i3 | 2026 Regular Session | Defense | Immigration | 2/20/2026 | Passed Senate 28-8 | Passed House 94-35 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Data Privacy | SB0504 | HB0711 | Senator Lam | Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act) | Failed: No action by Committee | Rules and Executive Nominations | Support | Priority | First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations | Prohibiting a certain controller from knowingly selling the personal data of a consumer to a certain governmental unit that has engaged in or supported civil immigration enforcement under certain circumstances; requiring a custodian of a public record to take reasonable steps to determine whether a public record is being accessed for purposes of enforcing immigration law; requiring an entity that operates a certain message switching system to take certain actions regarding system access; etc. | 2/2/2026 | Finance | 2/26/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 4/10/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/24/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/25/2026 | Passed | 3/30/2026 | Rules and Executive Nominations | No | Commercial Law - Consumer Protection | i3 | 2026 Regular Session | Defense | Immigration | 2/24/2026 | Passed Senate 35-10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Detention Facilities-Minimum Standards | HB1018 | SB0985 | Delegate Stewart | Correctional Services - Correctional Facilities and Immigration Detention Facilities - Minimum Mandatory Standards | Failed: No action by Committee | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services to adopt regulations establishing certain minimum mandatory standards governing the care, custody, and conditions of civil detainees in immigration detention facilities; altering certain duties of and prohibitions on the actions of the Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards relating to correctional immigration detention facilities; requiring certain violations and security breaches be reported to the Commission or the Office of the Inspector General; etc. | 2/6/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 2/12/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | 2/23/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 2/19/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 2/20/2026 | Passed | 2/19/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 4/1/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Yes | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Defense | Immigration | 2/10/2026 | Passed House 98-37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Detention Facilities-Minimum Standards | SB0985 | HB1018 | Senator Smith | Correctional Services - Immigration Detention Facilities - Minimum Mandatory Standards | Failed: No action by Committee | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Hearing canceled | Requiring the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services to adopt regulations establishing certain minimum mandatory standards governing the care, custody, and conditions of civil detainees in immigration detention facilities; altering certain duties of and prohibitions on the actions of the Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards relating to correctional facilities and immigration detention facilities; etc. | 2/15/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | No | Yes | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Immigration | #NUM! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Face Coverings Prohibited | HB0155 | SB0001 | Delegate Williams | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings | Failed: No action by Committee | Judiciary | Support | Priority | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop a model policy prohibiting the use of a face covering in the performance of duty; requiring a law enforcement agency to adopt a policy consistent with the model policy developed by the Commission; and prohibiting a certain law enforcement officer from wearing a certain face covering while in the performance of duty in the State, except when actively engaged in an undercover operation. | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | 2/24/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Defense | Immigration | 2/20/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Face Coverings Prohibited | SB0001 | HB0155 | Senator Augustine | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings | Passed Enrolled | Governor | Support | Priority | Passed Enrolled | Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop a uniform policy, to be used by each law enforcement agency, prohibiting the use of a face covering in the performance of duty; prohibiting a certain law enforcement officer from wearing a certain face covering while in the performance of duty in the State, except when actively engaged in an undercover operation; and providing that a violation of the Act is a misdemeanor and is punishable by imprisonment not exceeding 2 years, a fine of up to $2,00 or both. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/22/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 1/28/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 1/29/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 2/3/2026 | Passed | 2/4/2026 | Judiciary | 3/31/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 4/11/2026 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/30/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/31/2026 | Passed with Amendments | Concurred | Yes | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Senate Concurred | Defense | Immigration | 1/20/2026 | Passed House 100-37 | Passed Senate 31-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Federal Agents - Cause of Action | HB0351 | Delegate Moon | Civil Actions - Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act) | Passed Enrolled | Governor | Support | Priority | Passed Enrolled | Authorizing an aggrieved party or the Office of the Attorney General to bring an action against a certain judicial officer who, under color of law, deprives another of a right, a privilege, or an immunity secured under law; authorizing the Office of the Attorney General, a State Prosecutor, or a State's Attorney, upon receipt of a complaint of judicial officer misconduct, to direct certain State and local law enforcement agencies to gather and securely retain certain identifying digital data about a certain judicial officer; etc. | 1/19/2026 | Judiciary | 2/18/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 2/23/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 2/19/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 2/20/2026 | Passed | 2/19/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 4/2/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 4/9/2026 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/21/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/22/2026 | Passed with Amendments | Concurred | Yes | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | House Concurred | Defense-includes SB 332 | Immigration | 2/16/2026 | Passed Senate 31-12 | Passed House 96-38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Immigration Enforcement - Maryland Values Act | HB1341 | SB0810 | Delegate Ebersole | Immigration Enforcement - Expanding Sensitive Locations, Notification, and Guidance (Maryland Values Act of 2026) | Failed: No 3rd Reading vote | Senate Floor (3rd Reading) | Support | Priority | Special Order until later today (Senator Zucker) Adopted | Requiring certain public school personnel to notify a county superintendent or a county superintendent's designee if the individual receives certain notification of certain immigration enforcement at a school; expanding the definition of sensitive locations relating to the definition of a 'public school'; expanding the definition of sensitive locations to include certain locations that distribute food to individuals in need; prohibiting public school personnel from engaging in certain immigration enforcement; etc. | 2/12/2026 | Judiciary | 2/24/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | Ways and Means | 2/25/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 2/20/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 2/21/2026 | Passed | 2/19/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Judicial Proceedings | 4/13/2026 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/26/2026 | Passed with Amendments | No | Yes | Primary and Secondary Education | f1 | 2026 Regular Session | Defense | Immigration | 2/20/2026 | Passed House 90-34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Immigration Enforcement - Maryland Values Act | SB0810 | HB1341 | Senator King | Immigration Enforcement - Expanding Sensitive Locations, Notification, and Guidance (Maryland Values Act of 2026) | Passed Enrolled | Governor | Support | Priority | Passed Enrolled | Requiring certain public school peronnel to notify a county superintendent or a county superintendent's designee if the individual receives certain notification of certain immigration enforcement at a school; expanding the definition of sensitive locations relating to the definition of a 'public school'; expanding the definition of sensitive locations to include certain locations that distribute food to individuals in need; prohibiting public school personnel from engaging in certain immigration enforcement; etc. | 2/6/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 3/4/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | 3/20/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/5/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/6/2026 | Passed | 3/11/2026 | Judiciary | 4/1/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | Ways and Means | 4/10/2026 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/26/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/30/2026 | Passed with Amendments | Concurred | Yes | Yes | Primary and Secondary Education | f1 | 2026 Regular Session | Senate Concurred | Defense | Immigration | 3/2/2026 | Passed House | Passed Senate 31-12 | |||||||||||||||
Immigration | Immigration Enforcement Agreements-Prohibition | HB0444 | SB0245 | Delegate Williams | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 2 | Enacted | Support | Priority | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 2 | Prohibiting the State, a unit of local government, a county sheriff, or any agency, officer, employee, or agent of the State or a unit of local government from entering into an immigration enforcement agreement; and requiring the termination of an existing immigration enforcement agreement immediately on the taking effect of the Act. | CH0002 | 1/22/2026 | Judiciary | 1/27/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | 1/29/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 2/2/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 2/3/2026 | Passed | 2/4/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 2/9/2026 | Favorable | 2/7/2026 | Passed | 2/9/2026 | Passed | Returned Passed | Yes | Yes | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Defense | Immigration | 1/23/2026 | Passed Senate 32-13 | Passed House 99-40 | |||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Immigration Enforcement Agreements-Prohibition | SB0245 | HB0444 | Senator Smith | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1 | Enacted | Support | Priority | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1 | Prohibiting the State, a unit of local government, a county sheriff, or any agency, officer, employee, or agent of the State or a unit of local government from entering into an immigration enforcement agreement; and requiring the termination of an existing immigration enforcement agreement immediately on the taking effect of the Act. | CH0001 | 1/15/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/22/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 1/28/2026 0:00 | Favorable | 1/29/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 2/3/2026 | Passed | 2/4/2026 | Judiciary | 2/9/2026 | Favorable | 2/10/2026 | Passed | 2/12/2026 | Passed | Returned Passed | Yes | Yes | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Defense | Immigration | 1/20/2026 | Passed House 99-38 | Passed Senate 32-12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests | HB0309 | SB0988 | Delegate Stewart | Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations | Failed: No action by Committee | Judiciary | Support | Priority | Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. | Prohibiting a person from being stopped, detained, or arrested for certain civil offenses while the individual is in a judicial facility or is traveling within 1 mile of a judicial facility for the purpose of attending a meeting, a hearing, or another official proceeding in the Judicial facility except under certain circumstances; establishing that evidence obtained in violation of the Act is inadmissible in a proceeding over which a State court or State or local agency has jurisdiction; etc. | 1/15/2026 | Judiciary | 2/4/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide | d1 | 2026 Regular Session | Defense | Immigration | 2/2/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests | SB0988 | HB0309 | Senator Hettleman | Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations | Failed: No action by Committee | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. | Prohibiting a person from being stopped, detained, or arrested for certain civil offenses while the individual is in a judicial facility or is traveling within 1 mile of a judicial facility for the purpose of attending a meeting, a hearing, or another official proceeding in the Judicial facility except under certain circumstances; establishing that evidence obtained in violation of the Act is inadmissible in a proceeding over which a State court or State or local agency has jurisdiction; etc. | 2/17/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 3/12/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide | d1 | 2026 Regular Session | Defense | Immigration | 3/10/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Private Immigration Detention Facilities-Zoning | HB1017 | SB0984 | Delegate Wells | Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement | Passed Enrolled | Governor | Support | Priority | Passed Enrolled | Prohibiting the State or a unit of local government from approving the construction or operation of a building, structure, or other real property for use as an immigration detention facility by a private entity unless certain zoning authority applies; establishing a certain penalty for a certain violation; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a civil action to enforce the Act; and applying the Act retroactively. | 2/6/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 2/12/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | 2/23/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 2/19/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 2/20/2026 | Passed | 2/19/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 4/10/2026 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/23/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/24/2026 | Passed with Amendments | Concurred | Yes | Yes | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Concurred 95-36 | Defense | Immigration | 2/10/2026 | Passed Senate 32-10 | Passed House 98-36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Private Immigration Detention Facilities-Zoning | SB0984 | HB1017 | Senator Smith | Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement | Failed: No action by Committee | Government, Labor, and Elections | Support | Priority | Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. | Prohibiting the State or a unit of local government from approving the use of a building, a structure, or other real property for use as a detention facility by a private entity; establishing a certain penalty for a certain violation; and authorizing the Attorney General to bring a civil action to enforce the Act. | 2/15/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 3/12/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 3/20/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/5/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/6/2026 | Passed | 3/11/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 4/2/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Yes | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Defense | Immigration | 3/10/2026 | Passed Senate 31-10 |
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