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Status of Priority Bills
2026 Legislative Session
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The bills listed below were filed before and just after the session started (prefiled), and we believe that some of these bills may become priorities for UULM-MD. Our Issue Leads are reviewing what has been filed to determine which ones match our priorites. Once the priority bills are identified, this list will be filtered to show only priority bills.
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 (once it is available). We keep this list updated at least daily during the session so you can follow them through the process of passage.
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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.
Issue | Subject | Bill Number | XFile Bill Number | Sponsor | Title | Current Status | Current Location | Position | Action | Synopsis | Status | Summary | Chapter No. (nnnn) | First Reading Date - House of Origin | Committee Primary - House of Origin | Hearing Date Primary - House of Origin | Hearing Time Primary - House of Origin | Committee Secondary - House of Origin | Hearing Date Secondary - House of Origin | Hearing Time Secondary - House of Origin | Report Date - House of Origin | Report Action - House of Origin | Second Reading Date - House of Origin | Second Reading Action - House of Origin | Third Reading Date - House of Origin | Third Reading Action - House of Origin | First Reading Date - Opposite House | Committee Primary - Opposite House | Hearing Date Primary - Opposite House | Hearing Time Primary - Opposite House | Committee Secondary - Opposite House | Hearing Date Secondary - Opposite House | Hearing Time Secondary - Opposite House | Report Date - Opposite House | Report Action - Opposite House | Second Reading Date - Opposite House | Second Reading Action - Opposite House | Third Reading Date - Opposite House | Third Reading Action - Opposite House | Interaction Between Chambers | Passed by MGA | Emergency Bill | Constitutional Amendment | Broad Subject Name | Broad Subject Code | Written testimony | year_session | Oral Testimony | Note | UULM-MD Summary | Priority | Notes | Issue | Testimony Due | Testimony Submitted | Opposite Chamber | Original Chamber | Hearing Scheduled | Effective | Sponsors |
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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) | Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. | Ways and Means | Oppose | 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 | x | Civil Rights | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Oppose | 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. | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | No | Primary and Secondary Education | f1 | 2026 Regular Session | x | Civil Rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | First Reading Appropriations and Environment and Transportation | Appropriations | Support | 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. | First Reading Appropriations and Environment and Transportation | 1/22/2026 | Appropriations | Environment and Transportation | No | Transportation - Highways | r1 | 2026 Regular Session | x | Climate Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | First Reading Budget and Taxation | Budget and Taxation | Support | 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. | First Reading Budget and Taxation | 1/14/2026 | Budget and Taxation | No | Transportation - Highways | r1 | 2026 Regular Session | x | Climate Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | x | Criminal Justice | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | x | Criminal Justice | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Expungement -Terminated without Finding | HB0187 | SB0320 | Delegate Taylor | Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Support | 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. | First Reading Judiciary | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | No | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | x | Criminal Justice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | x | Criminal Justice | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Prerelease Services Women | SB0187 | Senator Washington, M. | Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals | Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. (Judicial Proceedings) | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Altering the required specifications for a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Department of General Services to direct the procurement processes for the construction of a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to make gender-responsive services available to certain female incarcerated individuals; requiring the implementation of comprehensive prerelease services for certain individuals by September 1, 2026; etc. | Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. (Judicial Proceedings) | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/28/2026 | 11:00 a.m. | Budget and Taxation | No | Yes | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | x | Criminal Justice | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Reentry and Reintegration Supports | HB0224 | SB0097 | Chair, Appropriations Committee | Reentry and Reintegration Support Program - Establishment | First Reading Appropriations | Appropriations | Support | 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. | First Reading Appropriations | 1/14/2026 | Appropriations | No | Social Services - Generally | o1 | 2026 Regular Session | x | 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 | 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 | x | Criminal Justice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Release Preparation Program | HB0108 | SB0061 | Delegate Pasteur | Division of Correction - Release Preparation Program | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | Government, Labor, and Elections | Support | 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. | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | x | Criminal Justice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | x | Criminal Justice | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Restrictive Housing - Disabilities | HB0310 | SB0268 | Delegate Kaufman | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Individuals With Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Support | 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. | First Reading Judiciary | 1/15/2026 | Judiciary | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | x | Criminal Justice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | x | Criminal Justice | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | x | Gun Violence | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | x | Gun Violence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Machine Gun Convertible Pistols | SB0334 | Senator Love | Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols | First Reading Judicial Proceedings | Judicial Proceedings | Support | 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. | First Reading Judicial Proceedings | 1/23/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | No | Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes | e1 | 2026 Regular Session | x | Gun Violence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Face Coverings Prohibited | HB0155 | SB0001 | Delegate Williams | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Support | 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 | Judiciary | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | x | Immigration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Face Coverings Prohibited | SB0001 | HB0155 | Senator Augustine | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings | Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Support | 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 1/22 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/22/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | x | Immigration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Immigration Enforcement Agreements-Prohibition | HB0444 | SB0245 | Delegate Williams | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Support | 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. | Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. | 1/22/2026 | Judiciary | 1/27/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | x | Immigration | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Immigration Enforcement Agreements-Prohibition | SB0245 | HB0444 | Senator Smith | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Support | 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. | Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/15/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/22/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | x | Immigration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | x | Immigration | x |
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