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Status of Priority Bills
2026 Legislative Session
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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. ​
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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).
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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 | Conversion Therapy - Prohibitions and Lawsuits | SB0950 | Senator Kagan | Conversion Therapy - Prohibitions and Causes of Action | First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Finance | Judicial Proceedings | Support | ? | Clarifying that injury resulting from conversion therapy is cognizable for purposes of a health care malpractice action; establishing certain procedures in an action for health care malpractice resulting from conversion therapy; removing the limitation on noneconomic damages to a claimant in an action for health care malpractice resulting from conversion therapy; etc. | First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Finance | 2/6/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | Finance | No | Yes | Civil Actions and Procedures | d3 | 2026 Regular Session | Civil Rights | #NUM! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. | Ways and Means | Oppose | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. | 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) | Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Oppose | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. | 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 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Beverage Container Recycling Refund | HB0331 | SB0342 | Delegate Terrasa | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing canceled (Economic Matters) | Environment and Transportation | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing canceled (Economic Matters) | 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 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Beverage Container Recycling Refund | SB0342 | HB0331 | Senator Brooks | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. | 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 | SB0780 | Senator Brooks | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our Communities Act) | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | 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. | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/6/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | #NUM! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | CHERISH Our Communities Act 2 | SB0781 | 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) | Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | 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. | Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. | 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 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) | Appropriations | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) | 1/22/2026 | Appropriations | 2/10/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | No | Transportation - Highways | r1 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/6/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. | Budget and Taxation | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Budget and Taxation | 2/25/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Transportation - Highways | r1 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/23/2026 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Affordable Solar Act | HB0345 | SB0341 | Delegate Charkoudian | Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act) | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | Watch | 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. | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. | 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) | Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Watch | 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. | Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. | 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 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Climate Crimes Accountability Act | HB0572 | SB0432 | Delegate Ruth | Attorney General Actions and Climate Crimes Accountability Fund (Climate Crimes Accountability Act) | Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Watch | 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. | Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/28/2026 | Judiciary | 2/17/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Energy and Climate | m5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/13/2026 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Climate Crimes Accountability Act | SB0432 | HB0572 | Senator Love | Attorney General Actions and Climate Crimes Accountability Fund (Climate Crimes Accountability Act) | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) | Judicial Proceedings | Watch | 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. | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) | 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 | Co-Op and Condo Energy Refund Equity Act | HB0702 | SB0434 | Delegate Korman | Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Uses - Cooperative Housing Corporations and Condominiums (Co-Op and Condo Energy Refund Equity Act) | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | Watch | Altering the authorized uses of certain compliance fee revenue paid into the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund; and requiring certain funds in the Fund be used as refunds or credits to residential customers in fiscal year 2027. | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | 2/2/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 2/24/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/20/2026 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Co-Op and Condo Energy Refund Equity Act | SB0434 | HB0702 | Senator Love | Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Uses - Cooperative Housing Corporations and Condominiums (Co-Op and Condo Energy Refund Equity Act) | Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. | Budget and Taxation | Watch | Altering the authorized uses of certain compliance fee revenue paid into the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund; and requiring certain funds in the Fund be used as refunds or credits to residential customers for electric service in fiscal year 2027. | Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/30/2026 | Budget and Taxation | 2/25/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/23/2026 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | Watch | 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. | Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. | 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 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Electricity - Costs and Benefits Analysis | SB0270 | HB0674 | Senator Carozza | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Watch | 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. | Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/19/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/19/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/17/2026 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | Watch | 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. | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | 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 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Watch | 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. | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | 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 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | Watch | 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. | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. | 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 Land-Based Wind Energy | HB0629 | SB0429 | Delegate Johnson, A. | Maryland Energy Administration - Study on Land-Based Wind Energy | Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | Watch | 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. | Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. | 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 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Study on Land-Based Wind Energy | SB0429 | HB0629 | Senator Brooks | Maryland Energy Administration - Study on Land-Based Wind Energy | Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Watch | 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. | Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. | 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 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Transit-Oriented Development | HB0894 | SB0389 | Speaker | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) | Economic Matters | Watch | Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones; requiring the Maryland 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 for certain residential real estate projects; etc. | Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) | 2/4/2026 | Economic Matters | 2/26/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | No | Transportation - Generally | r2 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/24/2026 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Transit-Oriented Development | SB0389 | HB0894 | President | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) | Finance | Watch | Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones; requiring the Maryland 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 for certain residential real estate projects; etc. | Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) | 1/27/2026 | Finance | 2/17/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | No | Transportation - Generally | r2 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | 2/13/2026 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Transmission Line Technologies | HB0040 | SB0201 | Delegate Charkoudian | Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | Watch | 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. | Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. | 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 | Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Watch | 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. | Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. | 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 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing | SB0908 | Senator Love | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing | First Reading Judicial Proceedings | Judicial Proceedings | ? | 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. | First Reading Judicial Proceedings | 2/6/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | #NUM! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations | HB0921 | Delegate Moreno | Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations | Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Support | ? | Limiting the circumstances under which an incarcerated minor may be involuntarily placed in restrictive housing; establishing that a minor may not be placed in restrictive housing solely for the purposes of discipline, punishment, administrative convenience, retaliation, or staff shortages; authorizing the Department of Juvenile Services to place a minor in restrictive housing at the minor's request; and specifying certain protocols for minors placed in restrictive housing. | Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. | 2/5/2026 | Judiciary | 2/26/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Juvenile Law | e3 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 2/24/2026 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Reentry Readiness Program | SB0944 | Senator Charles | Correctional Services - Reentry Readiness Program | First Reading Judicial Proceedings | Judicial Proceedings | ? | Establishing the Reentry Readiness Program in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; and requiring the Department to work jointly with the Motor Vehicle Administration, the Division of Vital Records in the Maryland Department of Health, and the Department of Labor to staff and administer the Program. | First Reading Judicial Proceedings | 2/6/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | #NUM! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. | 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) | Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | 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. | Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. | 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 | Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | 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. | Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | 3/3/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 2/27/2026 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Expungement -Terminated without Finding | SB0320 | HB0187 | Senator Muse | Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/22/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 2/5/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 2/3/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System | SB0752 | Senator Sydnor | Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment | First Reading Judicial Proceedings | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | 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. | First Reading Judicial Proceedings | 2/6/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | No | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | #NUM! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Reduction of Sentence-Repeal Limitation | HB0876 | SB0162 | Delegate Simmons | Criminal Procedure - Motion to Reduce Duration of Sentence - Repeal of Sentencing Date Limitation | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | 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. | First Reading Judiciary | 2/4/2026 | Judiciary | No | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | #NUM! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Reduction of Sentence-Repeal Limitation | SB0162 | HB0876 | Senator West | Criminal Procedure - Motion to Reduce Duration of Sentence - Repeal of Sentencing Date Limitation | Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | 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. | Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. | 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 | Reentry and Reintegration Supports | HB0224 | SB0097 | Chair, Appropriations Committee | Reentry and Reintegration Support Program - Establishment | Unfavorable Report by Appropriations; Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Support | Priority | Bill 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. | Unfavorable Report by Appropriations; Withdrawn | 1/14/2026 | Appropriations | 2/9/2026 0:00 | Withdrawn | No | Social Services - Generally | o1 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Reentry and Reintegration Supports | SB0097 | HB0224 | Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee | Reentry and Reintegration Support Program - Establishment | Hearing canceled | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | 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. | Hearing canceled | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | No | Social Services - Generally | o1 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | #NUM! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Release Preparation Program | HB0108 | SB0061 | Delegate Pasteur | Division of Correction - Release Preparation Program | Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. | Government, Labor, and Elections | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | Establishing the Release Preparation Program in the Division of Correction for the purpose of providing access to formerly incarcerated individuals to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals with release preparation; and altering the purposes of the Cannabis Regulation and Enforcement Fund to include providing funds to cover the costs of supporting the Release Preparation Program. | Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 2/5/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 2/3/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Release Preparation Program | SB0061 | HB0108 | Senator Sydnor | Division of Correction - Release Preparation Program | Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. (Judicial Proceedings) | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | Establishing the Release Preparation Program in the Division of Correction for the purpose of providing access to formerly incarcerated individuals to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals with release preparation; and altering the purposes of the Cannabis Regulation and Enforcement Fund to include providing funds to cover the costs of supporting the Release Preparation Program. | Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. (Judicial Proceedings) | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/28/2026 | 11:00 a.m. | Finance | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 1/26/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Restrictive Housing - Disabilities | HB0310 | SB0268 | Delegate Kaufman | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Individuals With Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities | Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | Authorizing an incarcerated individual to undergo a certain assessment at intake at a State correctional facility by a certain clinical professional; authorizing a certain clinical professional to make a certain 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. | Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/15/2026 | Judiciary | 3/3/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 2/27/2026 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Restrictive Housing - Disabilities | SB0268 | HB0310 | Senator Henson | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Individuals With Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities | Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. | 1/19/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 2/4/2026 | 11:00 a.m. | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | 2/2/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Community Safety Funding Act | HB0197 | SB0118 | Delegate Mireku-North | Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act | Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. | Ways and Means | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | 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. | Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. | 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 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Community Safety Funding Act | SB0118 | HB0197 | Senator Benson | Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act | First Reading Budget and Taxation | Budget and Taxation | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | 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. | First Reading Budget and Taxation | 1/14/2026 | Budget and Taxation | No | Taxes - Miscellaneous | q7 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | #NUM! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Family and Law Enforcement Protection | HB0083 | SB0020 | Delegate Bartlett | Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act | Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | 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. | Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | 1/29/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Family Law | d4 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | 1/27/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Family and Law Enforcement Protection | SB0020 | HB0083 | Senator Hettleman | Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act | Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | 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. | Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. | 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 | Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. | 1/28/2026 | Judiciary | 2/11/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes | e1 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | 2/9/2026 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Machine Gun Convertible Pistols | SB0334 | HB0577 | Senator Love | Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols | Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/23/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 2/5/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes | e1 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | 2/3/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Gun Buyback Programs - Destruction of Firearms | SB0775 | Senator Smith | Public Safety - Gun Buyback Programs - Destruction of Firearms | First Reading Judicial Proceedings | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Watch | 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. | First Reading Judicial Proceedings | 2/6/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | No | Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes | e1 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | #NUM! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Coverage-UR - Drugs Reviewed by PDAB | SB0837 | Senator Ready | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage and Utilization Review - Drugs Reviewed by the Prescription Drug Affordability Board | First Reading Finance | Finance | ? | ? | Prohibiting a managed care organization and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from requiring a prior authorization or step therapy or fail-first protocol under certain circumstances for prescription drugs that have been reviewed by the Prescription Drug Affordability Board; etc. | First Reading Finance | 2/6/2026 | Finance | No | Health - Insurance | j5 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | #NUM! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Birth Certificate Modernization | SB0626 | Senator Lam | Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) | First Reading Finance and Judicial Proceedings | Finance | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | 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. | First Reading Finance and Judicial Proceedings | 2/5/2026 | Finance | Judicial Proceedings | No | Public Health | j1 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | #NUM! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising | HB0484 | Delegate Ziegler | Corporate Income Tax - Addition Modification - Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising | Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. | Ways and Means | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/23/2026 | Ways and Means | 2/12/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Taxes - Income | q3 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | 2/10/2026 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Emergency Pregnancy-Related Conditions | HB0372 | SB0169 | Delegate Lopez | Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures | Hearing 2/11 at 1:30 p.m. | Health | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/11 at 1:30 p.m. | 1/19/2026 | Health | 2/11/2026 | 1:30 p.m. | No | Health Care Facilities and Regulation | j3 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | 2/9/2026 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Emergency Pregnancy-Related Conditions | SB0169 | HB0372 | Senator Lam | Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures | Second Reading Passed | Senate Floor (3rd Reading) | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator | 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. | Second Reading Passed | 1/14/2026 | Finance | 2/3/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | 2/9/2026 0:00 | Favorable | 2/7/2026 | Passed | No | Health Care Facilities and Regulation | j3 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | 1/30/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Hormone Therapy for Minors | HB0679 | Delegate Arikan | Health Occupations - Cross-Sex Hormone Therapy for Minors | Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. | Health | Oppose | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. | 2/2/2026 | Health | 2/18/2026 | 1:30 p.m. | No | Health Occupations | j2 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | 2/16/2026 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Data Privacy | HB0711 | SB0504 | Delegate Charkoudian | Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act) | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | Economic Matters | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | Prohibiting a certain controller from selling the personal data of a consumer to a purchaser who seeks to use the data for immigration enforcement; 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; requiring certain procedures of certain governmental entities to account for data containing sensitive attributes; etc. | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | 2/2/2026 | Economic Matters | 2/24/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Commercial Law - Consumer Protection | i3 | 2026 Regular Session | Immigration | 2/20/2026 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Data Privacy | SB0504 | HB0711 | Senator Lam | Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act) | First Reading Finance | Finance | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator on Committee | Prohibiting a certain controller from selling the personal data of a consumer to a purchaser who seeks to use the data for immigration enforcement; 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; requiring certain procedures of certain governmental entities to account for data containing sensitive attributes; etc. | First Reading Finance | 2/2/2026 | Finance | No | Commercial Law - Consumer Protection | i3 | 2026 Regular Session | Immigration | #NUM! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Detention Faciliites-Minimum Standards | HB1018 | Delegate Stewart | Correctional Services - Immigration Detention Facilities - Minimum Mandatory Standards | Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m. | Government, Labor, and Elections | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m. | 2/6/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 2/12/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Yes | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Immigration | 2/10/2026 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Face Coverings Prohibited | HB0155 | SB0001 | Delegate Williams | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | 2/24/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Immigration | 2/20/2026 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Face Coverings Prohibited | SB0001 | HB0155 | Senator Augustine | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | 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. | First Reading Judiciary | 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 | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Immigration | 1/20/2026 | Passed Senate 31-13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Immigration Enforcement Agreements-Prohibition | HB0444 | SB0245 | Delegate Williams | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Second Reading Passed | Senate Floor (3rd Reading) | Support | Priority | Contact your Senator | 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 on or before July 1, 2026. | Second Reading Passed | 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 | No | Yes | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Immigration | 1/23/2026 | Passed House 99-40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Immigration Enforcement Agreements-Prohibition | SB0245 | HB0444 | Senator Smith | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Second Reading Passed | House Floor (3rd Reading) | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegates | 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 on or before July 1, 2026. | Second Reading Passed | 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 | No | Yes | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Immigration | 1/20/2026 | Passed Senate 32-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests | HB0309 | Delegate Stewart | Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations | Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Support | Priority | Contact your Delegate on Committee | 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. | Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/15/2026 | Judiciary | 2/4/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide | d1 | 2026 Regular Session | Immigration | 2/2/2026 |
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