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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 | Data Privacy & Protection | HB0264 | Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee | Maryland Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2026 | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | Government, Labor, and Elections | Limiting the personal information that may be collected, maintained, processed, and retained by units of State government under certain circumstances; requiring certain personal information to be deleted or de-identified under certain circumstances; requiring each unit to post a certain privacy notice on its Internet website and establishing certain requirements for privacy notices and privacy policies; requiring each unit of State government to designate a Privacy Officer; etc. | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | No | Cybersecurity | s2 | 2026 Regular Session | Civil Rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Civil Rights | Display of Ten Commandments | HB0067 | Delegate Metzgar | State Government - State House Trust - Ten Commandments Monument Display Act | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | Government, Labor, and Elections | Oppose | Requiring a certain Ten Commandments Monument to be placed on the grounds of the Maryland State House; requiring the Commission on Artistic Property to oversee the care and maintenance of the monument; and establishing the Commission on the Ten Commandments Monument. | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | No | State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials | p1 | 2026 Regular Session | Civil Rights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | First Reading Ways and Means | 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. | First Reading Ways and Means | 1/14/2026 | Ways and Means | No | Primary and Secondary Education | f1 | 2026 Regular Session | x | Civil Rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Civil Rights | Federal Agents - Digital Unmasking | HB0351 | Delegate Moon | Public Safety - Federal Agents - Digital Unmasking | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Authorizing the Office of the Attorney General or a State's Attorney, upon receipt of a complaint of federal agent misconduct, to direct the Maryland State Police to gather and securely retain certain identifying digital data about a certain federal agent or federal agents; and authorizing a certain complainant to obtain certain identifying digital data only pursuant to a court order issued in a certain case. | First Reading Judiciary | 1/19/2026 | Judiciary | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Civil Rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Civil Rights | Free Exercise of Religion | HB0356 | Delegate Schmidt | Human Relations - Protection of the Free Exercise of Religion | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | Government, Labor, and Elections | Prohibiting a governmental authority, under certain circumstances, from burdening a person's exercise of religion; and authorizing a person aggrieved by a violation of the Act to obtain certain relief in a civil action. | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | 1/19/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | No | Human Relations | d5 | 2026 Regular Session | Civil Rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Civil Rights | State Procurement - Constitutional Violations | HB0334 | Delegate Ruth | State Procurement - Constitutional Violations - Prohibited | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | Government, Labor, and Elections | Requiring a procurement officer to require a certain certification from a bidder or offeror and to include a certain clause in a State procurement contract relating to unconstitutional activity. | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | 1/19/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | No | State Procurement | p2 | 2026 Regular Session | Civil Rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Civil Rights | Unhoused Individuals | HB0104 | SB0049 | Delegate Mireku-North | Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense | Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Providing that all unhoused individuals have certain rights; establishing an affirmative defense of necessity to certain criminal charges relating to trespass or disturbing the peace; and repealing the authority of a municipality to prohibit vagrancy. | Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | 2/3/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | Civil Rights | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Civil Rights | Unhoused Individuals | SB0049 | HB0104 | Senator Muse | Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense | Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Providing that all unhoused individuals have certain rights; stating it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Courts liberally construe the Act to maximize the protections afforded by it to unhoused individuals in the State; establishing an affirmative defense of necessity to certain criminal charges relating to trespass or disturbing the peace; and repealing the authority of a municipality to prohibit vagrancy. | 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 | Civil Rights | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Civil Rights | Uniform Public Expression Protection Act | SB0251 | Senator Love | Civil Actions - Maryland Uniform Public Expression Protection Act | Hearing 1/29 at 3:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Repealing a certain provision relating to strategic lawsuits against public participation; authorizing a person served with a pleading asserting a certain cause of action based on the person's communication related to a governmental proceeding or exercise of certain constitutional rights to file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action; generally relating to civil actions and public expression; and applying the Act prospectively. | Hearing 1/29 at 3:00 p.m. | 1/16/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/29/2026 | 3:00 p.m. | No | Civil Actions and Procedures | d3 | 2026 Regular Session | Civil Rights | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Civil Rights | Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act) | HB0332 | Delegate Charkoudian | Civil Actions - Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act) | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Establishing certain civil liability for an individual who, under color of law, deprives another of a right, a privilege, or an immunity secured by the U.S. Constitution. | First Reading Judiciary | 1/19/2026 | Judiciary | No | Civil Actions and Procedures | d3 | 2026 Regular Session | Civil Rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Civil Rights | Worker Attendance - Religious/Political | HB0045 | Delegate Vogel | Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act) | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | Government, Labor, and Elections | Prohibiting employers and their agents, representatives, and designees from taking certain actions against an employee or applicant for employment because the employee or applicant takes certain actions regarding employer-sponsored meetings during which the employer communicates the opinion of the employer regarding religious matters or political matters; authorizing an employee to file a certain complaint with the Commissioner of Labor and Industry; etc. | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | No | Private Sector Labor and Industry | k3 | 2026 Regular Session | Civil Rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Affordable Solar Act | HB0345 | Delegate Charkoudian | Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act) | First Reading Environment and Transportation | Environment and Transportation | 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. | First Reading Environment and Transportation | 1/19/2026 | Environment and Transportation | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Beverage Container Recycling Refund | HB0331 | Delegate Terrasa | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters | Environment and Transportation | 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. | First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters | 1/19/2026 | Environment and Transportation | Economic Matters | No | Environment | m3 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Climate Solutions Affordability | HB0079 | Delegate Chisholm | Climate Solutions Affordability Act of 2026 | Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | Specifying that certain requirements under the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 are to be carried out to the extent economically practicable, including requirements concerning achieving certain direct greenhouse gas emissions reductions from certain buildings, measuring and reporting direct emissions data to the Department of the Environment, achieving certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, and achieving zero-emission vehicle goals relating to the State vehicle fleet and local school buses; etc. | Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 2/4/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Environment | m3 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Climate and Sustainability Contract Review | SB0116 | Senator Hettleman | Board of Public Works - Contract Review - Climate and Sustainability Information | Hearing canceled | Budget and Taxation | Requiring a State agency to provide certain climate and sustainability information on submission of a contract award recommendation to the Board of Public Works for architectural and engineering service, construction, energy performance, general miscellaneous, and landlord lease and tenant lease contracts; requiring liaisons to the Board to ensure compliance; and requiring the climate and sustainability information to be placed on the Board agenda. | Hearing canceled | 1/14/2026 | Budget and Taxation | No | State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials | p1 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Community Solar - Prohibited Locations | SB0265 | Senator Brooks | Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Prohibited Locations - Adjacent Parcels | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Repealing certain prohibitions on the location of a community solar energy generating system based on the combined installed capacity of all community solar energy generating systems on adjacent parcels of land. | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment | 1/19/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Electric Utility Restructuring Study | HB0054 | Delegate Allen | Task Force to Study Restructuring Maryland's Electric Utility Industry | Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | Establishing the Task Force to Study Restructuring Maryland's Electric Utility Industry to study and make recommendations on restructuring the State's electric utility industry; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before November 1, 2027. | 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 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Electricity - Costs and Benefits Analysis | SB0270 | Senator Carozza | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 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. | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment | 1/19/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | GREEN Loan Program | SB0023 | Senator Kagan | Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits (GREEN) Loan Program and Fund - Establishment | Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m. | Budget and Taxation | Establishing the Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits Loan Program in the Maryland Clean Energy Center to provide financial assistance in the form of no-interest loans to nonprofit organizations for the planning, purchase, and installation of qualifying energy systems and for actions that improve energy efficiency; establishing the Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits Loan Fund; authorizing the Governor to include $5,000,000 in the fiscal year 2028 budget for the Fund; etc. | Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m. | 1/14/2026 | Budget and Taxation | 1/21/2026 | 10:00 a.m. | No | Energy and Climate | m5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Off-Grid Generators | SB0026 | Senator McKay | Public Utilities - Off-Grid Electricity Providers - Exemption | Hearing canceled | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Exempting certain off-grid electricity providers from certain provisions of law; providing that a certain off-grid electricity provider is subject to certain laws concerning certificates of public convenience and necessity and certain other required approvals for the construction of a generating facility; providing that a person may not be considered to be an off-grid electricity provider under certain circumstances; and applying the Act to off-grid electricity providers that begin operations after October 1, 2026. | Hearing canceled | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Restoring Energy Freedom Act | HB0066 | Delegate Chisholm | Environment - Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Withdrawal (Restoring Energy Freedom Act) | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | Requiring the Governor to withdraw the State from participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. | Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 2/10/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Environment | m3 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Studies of Electric Company Contracts | HB0143 | SB0092 | Delegate Charkoudian | Electric Company Contracts, Capacity Market Models, and Regional Transmission Organizations - Studies | Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | Requiring the Public Service Commission and the Maryland Energy Administration jointly, in consultation with neighboring states, to study the benefits and costs of, and make recommendations on, potential options for certain actions with regard to withdrawing from the PJM Interconnection, LLC capacity market model, developing a certain multistate compact, withdrawing from PJM Interconnection, LLC, and establishing or joining an alternative regional transmission organization; 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 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Studies of Electric Company Contracts | SB0092 | HB0143 | Senator Hettleman | Electric Company Contracts, Capacity Market Models, and Regional Transmission Organizations - Studies | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Requiring the Public Service Commission and the Maryland Energy Administration jointly, in consultation with neighboring states, to study the benefits and costs of, and make recommendations on, potential options for certain actions with regard to withdrawing from the PJM Interconnection, LLC capacity market model, developing a certain multistate compact, withdrawing from PJM Interconnection, LLC, and establishing or joining an alternative regional transmission organization; etc. | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Transmission Line Technologies | SB0201 | HB0040 | Senator Brooks | Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 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. | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Transportation Investment Priorities | HB0230 | SB0062 | Chair, Appropriations Committee | Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2026) | First Reading Appropriations and Environment and Transportation | Appropriations | Altering the required elements of the Consolidated Transportation Program; requiring the Department of Transportation to develop a certain project-based scoring system, identify certain funds available for certain purposes, and solicit requests from certain entities for certain projects; requiring the Department to evaluate and score certain major surface transportation projects; altering the makeup, chair, frequency of meetings, and responsibilities of the Maryland Transportation Commission; etc. | First Reading Appropriations and Environment and Transportation | 1/14/2026 | Appropriations | Environment and Transportation | No | Transportation - Generally | r2 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Transportation Investment Priorities | SB0062 | HB0230 | Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee | Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2026) | First Reading Budget and Taxation | Budget and Taxation | Altering the required elements of the Consolidated Transportation Program; requiring the Department of Transportation to develop a certain project-based scoring system, identify certain funds available for certain purposes, and solicit requests from certain entities for certain projects; requiring the Department to evaluate and score certain major surface transportation projects; altering the makeup, chair, frequency of meetings, and responsibilities of the Maryland Transportation Commission; etc. | First Reading Budget and Taxation | 1/14/2026 | Budget and Taxation | No | Transportation - Generally | r2 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Transportation and Climate Alignment | SB0059 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Utility Cost Recovery Limitations | HB0001 | SB0002 | Delegate Crosby | Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations | Hearing 1/27 at 3:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | Prohibiting certain public service companies from recovering through rates any costs associated with paying certain employees a bonus unless the employee has a written contract executed by December 31, 2025, or the employee is covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement; prohibiting a certain public service company from recovering through rates any costs associated with a supervisor's annual compensation once the compensation exceeds a certain amount; etc. | Hearing 1/27 at 3:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 1/27/2026 | 3:00 p.m. | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Utility Cost Recovery Limitations | SB0002 | HB0001 | Senator Hester | Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Prohibiting certain public service companies from recovering through rates any costs associated with paying certain employees a bonus unless the employee has a written contract executed by December 31, 2025, or the employee is covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement; prohibiting a certain public service company from recovering through rates any costs associated with a supervisor's annual compensation once the compensation exceeds a certain amount; etc. | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Vehicle Emissions Inspection Repeal | HB0183 | SB0106 | Delegate Bouchat | Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Repeal | Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | Repealing the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program. | Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 2/5/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Vehicle Laws - Equipment and Inspections | r6 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate Change | Vehicle Emissions Inspection Repeal | SB0106 | HB0183 | Senator Ready | Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Repeal | Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Repealing the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program. | Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 2/4/2026 | 11:00 a.m. | No | Vehicle Laws - Equipment and Inspections | r6 | 2026 Regular Session | Climate Change | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 2:00 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 2:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | 2/5/2026 | 2:00 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 (Clean Slate Act of 2026) | HB0360 | Delegate Moon | Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement (Clean Slate Act of 2026) | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Judiciary to expunge all cases meeting certain criteria on or before July 1, 2028; and requiring the Department and the Judiciary to expunge certain newly eligible cases on a monthly basis. | First Reading Judiciary | 1/19/2026 | Judiciary | No | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Expungement - Effect | HB0362 | Delegate Grammer | Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Effect | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Establishing that a person who has been granted an expungement shall be determined for all purposes not to have been arrested for, cited for, charged with, or convicted of the underlying offense. | First Reading Judiciary | 1/19/2026 | Judiciary | No | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Expungement - Electronic Courts System | HB0131 | Delegate Moon | Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Adverse Actions and Removal From Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) System | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Clarifying that refusal by a person to disclose information about criminal charges that have been expunged may not be the sole reason for a unit, an official, or an employee of the State or a political subdivision of the State to deny the person's application for a license, permit, registration, or governmental service; providing that refusal by a person to disclose information about criminal charges that have been expunged may not be the sole reason for an educational institution to expel or refuse to admit the person; etc. | First Reading Judiciary | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | No | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Expungement - Good Cause | HB0169 | Delegate Ruff | Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of any misdemeanor or felony conviction a certain period of time after the completion of the sentence, parole, probation, and any other form of mandatory treatment associated with the conviction; authorizing a court to grant a petition on a showing of good cause; and providing that a denial of a petition may not be appealed and a subsequent petition may not be filed for a certain period of time. | First Reading Judiciary | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | No | Criminal Law - Procedures | e2 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Expungement -Terminated without Finding | HB0187 | Delegate Taylor | Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | 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 | Criminal Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | ID Cards of Incarcerated People | HB0022 | Delegate Schindler | Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individuals - Identification Cards and Driver's Licenses | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | Government, Labor, and Elections | Requiring a certain correctional facility to return a certain identification card or driver's license to a certain incarcerated individual at or before the time of the individual's release from confinement under certain circumstances; requiring the Commissioner of Corrections and the managing official of a local correctional facility to provide certain forms and work with a certain incarcerated individual to ensure a certain identification card or driver's license is available at the time of release from confinement; etc. | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake | HB0184 | SB0008 | Delegate Pasteur | Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations | Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Prohibiting a person from utilizing certain personal identifying information or engaging in certain conduct in order to cause physical injury, serious emotional distress, or economic damages; prohibiting a person from using certain artificial intelligence or certain deepfake representations for certain purposes; providing penalties of 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of up to $10,000 or both where one victim is involved, and for two or more victims the term of imprisonment is up to 10 years and the fine is up to $15,000 or both; etc. | Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | 2/3/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes | e1 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake | SB0008 | HB0184 | Senator Hester | Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations | Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Prohibiting a person from utilizing certain personal identifying information or engaging in certain conduct in order to cause physical injury, serious emotional distress, or economic damages; prohibiting a person from using certain artificial intelligence or certain deepfake representations for certain purposes; providing penalties of 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of up $10,000 or both where one victim is involved, and for two or more victims the term of imprisonment is up to 10 years and the fine is up to $15,000 or both; etc. | Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/22/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes | e1 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Incarcerated Job Training Act | HB0194 | Delegate Metzgar | Incarcerated Job Training Act | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | Government, Labor, and Elections | Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and offer an apprenticeship program in skilled trades for incarcerated individuals; establishing that the purpose of the program is to assist incarcerated individuals to develop marketable job skills and to earn money that can be used once the individual is released from incarceration; authorizing the Department to pay all or part of an incarcerated individual's wages to a spouse, child, or other dependent in need of financial support; etc. | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Municipal Enforcement-Body Cameras | HB0172 | Delegate Schindler | Municipalities - Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Support | Including a certain municipal enforcement officer in the definition of 'law enforcement officer' for purposes of a certain exception to prohibitions against wiretapping and electronic surveillance relating to the use of body-worn cameras; authorizing a municipality to adopt an ordinance or a resolution authorizing an official who is authorized to act as an enforcement officer to utilize a body-worn camera; and requiring that a certain municipality publish its policy for the issuance and use of body-worn cameras by enforcement officers. | First Reading Judiciary | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | No | Municipalities | l3 | 2026 Regular Session | x | Criminal Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Police Discipline - Show Cause Order | HB0031 | Delegate Cardin | Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Oppose | Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at any time before a hearing is held by the hearing board for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted. | First Reading Judiciary | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Police Discipline - Show Cause Order | SB0202 | Senator Folden | Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause | Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Oppose | Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at any time before a hearing is held by the hearing board for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted. | Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/27/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | 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 | Psychotropic Medications in Prison | HB0279 | SB0196 | Chair, Health Committee | Correctional Services - Medication Review Committee - Administration of Psychotropic Medication to an Incarcerated Individual | First Reading Health | Health | Authorizing the establishment of a medication review committee within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services that convenes to determine whether to approve the administration of psychotropic medication to a certain incarcerated individual under certain circumstances; providing that psychotropic medication may not be administered to an incarcerated individual who refuses the medication except under certain circumstances; etc. | First Reading Health | 1/14/2026 | Health | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Psychotropic Medications in Prison | SB0196 | HB0279 | Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee | Correctional Services - Medication Review Committee - Administration of Psychotropic Medication to an Incarcerated Individual | Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Authorizing the establishment of a medication review committee within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services that convenes to determine whether to approve the administration of psychotropic medication to a certain incarcerated individual under certain circumstances; providing that psychotropic medication may not be administered to an incarcerated individual who refuses the medication except under certain circumstances; etc. | Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/21/2026 | 11:00 a.m. | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Reduction of Sentence-Repeal Limitation | SB0162 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Restoration of Voting Rights upon Release | HB0115 | SB0241 | Delegate Wilkins | Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | Government, Labor, and Elections | Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to transmit a list that includes the name and new residential address of individuals released from incarceration at a State correctional facility to the State Board of Elections on a weekly basis; requiring the State Board to automatically restore the voter registration of certain individuals released from State correctional facilities who were registered to vote in the State before being incarcerated; etc. | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 2/4/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Restoration of Voting Rights upon Release | SB0241 | HB0115 | Senator Augustine | Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to transmit a list that includes the name and new residential address of individuals released from incarceration at a State correctional facility to the State Board of Elections on a weekly basis; requiring the State Board to automatically restore the voter registration of certain individuals released from State correctional facilities who were registered to vote in the State before being incarcerated; etc. | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/15/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/11/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Secondary Enforcement on Police Stops | HB0081 | SB0055 | Delegate Phillips | Motor Vehicles - Police Stops - Secondary Enforcement and Excludable Evidence | First Reading Judiciary and Environment and Transportation | Judiciary | Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained from a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions of law may be excluded as evidence in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; and applying certain provisions of the Act retroactively. | First Reading Judiciary and Environment and Transportation | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | Environment and Transportation | No | Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road | r5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Secondary Enforcement on Police Stops | SB0055 | HB0081 | Senator Sydnor | Motor Vehicles - Police Stops - Secondary Enforcement and Excludable Evidence | Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained from a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions of law may be excluded as evidence in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; and applying certain provisions of the Act retroactively. | Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/20/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road | r5 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criminal Justice | Use of Body-Worn Cameras | HB0349 | Delegate Simmons | Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Use of Body-Worn Cameras | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Altering certain provisions of law to require a certain law enforcement agency to require the use of body-worn cameras, subject to a certain policy, by each sworn law enforcement officer, regardless of rank, employed by the law enforcement agency while the officer is in uniform, in public, and conducting law enforcement related duties. | First Reading Judiciary | 1/19/2026 | Judiciary | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Criminal Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Accessible and Expedited Voting | SB0073 | Senator Ellis | Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland) | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Requiring the State Board of Elections, as part of the training program for election judges, to include instruction on best practices for assisting elderly voters and voters with disabilities; requiring the Board to establish guidelines for the local boards of election to implement a process to accommodate and expedite voting for elderly voters and voters with disabilities at each early voting center and polling place; requiring the local boards to implement the guidelines and collect feedback on the process; etc. | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/11/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Yes | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Ballot Questions-Plain Language | HB0044 | SB0029 | Delegate Feldmark | Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | Government, Labor, and Elections | Altering the information that is required to be included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and with a question on the ballot; requiring that a certain summary included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and a certain statement about a question on the ballot be written in plain language; requiring certain boards of elections to post the text of ballot measures for at least 90 days before the general election; etc. | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 2/4/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Ballot Questions-Plain Language | SB0029 | HB0044 | Senator Kagan | Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures | Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Altering the information that is required to be included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and with a question on the ballot; requiring that a certain summary included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and a certain statement about a question on the ballot be written in plain language; requiring certain boards of elections to post the text of ballot measures for at least 90 days before the general election; etc. | Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 1/21/2026 | 11:00 a.m. | No | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Certification of Election-Supporting Technology | SB0236 | Senator Kagan | Election Law - Certification of Election-Supporting Technology - Regulations, Review, and Evaluation | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations for the review, certification, and decertification of election-supporting technology and to review and evaluate election-supporting technology on or before January 1 each year; and requiring that the regulations be adopted by December 1, 2026. | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/15/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/11/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Congressional Stock Trading Transparency | HB0207 | Delegate Vogel | Election Law - Certificate of Candidacy for Congressional Offices - Stock Trading Activities (Congressional Stock Trading Transparency Act) | Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. | Government, Labor, and Elections | Requiring the State Board of Elections to include the option on the certificate of candidacy form for candidates for congressional offices to indicate that, if elected, the candidate and the candidate's spouse will not engage in certain stock trading activities during the candidate's term of office; and requiring the State Board to publish on its website information concerning candidates for congressional offices who make that indication. | Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 1/21/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Early Voting Centers - Bus Stops | HB0263 | SB0100 | Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee | Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Bus Stops | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | Government, Labor, and Elections | Requiring buses operating on fixed local routes funded by a county or municipal corporation and operated by a county or municipal corporation or a contractor for a county or municipal corporation to allow passengers to embark and disembark at the entrance of early voting centers located within one-half mile of the route. | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 2/4/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Early Voting Centers - Bus Stops | SB0100 | HB0263 | Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee | Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Bus Stops | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Requiring buses operating on fixed local routes funded by a county or municipal corporation and operated by the county or municipal corporation or a contractor for the county or municipal corporation to allow passengers to embark and disembark at the entrance of early voting centers located within one-half mile of the route. | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/11/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Incarcerated Individuals Voting | HB0052 | SB0089 | Delegate Wilkins | Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act) | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | Government, Labor, and Elections | Requiring the State Board of Elections to provide a toll-free voter hotline for incarcerated individuals to receive information about voting, request election-related materials, and report voting rights violations; and altering the circumstances under which an individual is not qualified to be a registered voter for the purpose of allowing individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court-ordered sentence of imprisonment for the conviction to register to vote. | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | No | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Incarcerated Individuals Voting | SB0089 | HB0052 | Senator Muse | Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act) | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Requiring the State Board of Elections to provide a toll-free voter hotline for incarcerated individuals to receive information about voting, request election-related materials, and report voting rights violations; and altering the circumstances under which an individual is not qualified to be a registered voter for the purpose of allowing individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court-ordered sentence of imprisonment for the conviction to register to vote. | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/11/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Misinformation and Deepfakes | HB0145 | SB0141 | Delegate Feldmark | Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | Government, Labor, and Elections | Requiring the State Administrator of Elections to take certain actions if the State Administrator receives a credible report that election misinformation or election disinformation, including a deepfake, has been or is being communicated, disseminated, or distributed; requiring the Administrator to communication correct information to the public; prohibiting a person, under certain circumstances, from knowingly or with reckless disregard using or disseminating a deepfake to produce materially false information; etc. | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 2/4/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Misinformation and Deepfakes | SB0141 | HB0145 | Senator Hester | Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes | Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Requiring the State Administrator of Elections to take certain actions if the State Administrator receives a credible report that election misinformation or election disinformation, including a deepfake, has been or is being communicated, disseminated, or distributed; requiring the Administrator to communicate correct information to the public; prohibiting a person, under certain circumstances, from knowingly or with reckless disregard using or disseminating a deepfake to produce materially false information; etc. | Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 1/21/2026 | 11:00 a.m. | No | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Oversight of Campaign Funds | HB0267 | SB0153 | Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee | Election Law - Campaign Finance Entities - Oversight and Control of Campaign Funds | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | Government, Labor, and Elections | Altering the manner in which the chair of a campaign finance entity is appointed; providing that the treasurer is the financial steward of a campaign finance entity; altering requirements for assets received by or on behalf of a campaign finance entity and disbursements made by or on behalf of a campaign finance entity; repealing the authority of the chair of a campaign finance entity to approve a disbursement on behalf of the campaign finance entity under certain circumstances; etc. | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 2/4/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Oversight of Campaign Funds | SB0153 | HB0267 | Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee | Election Law - Campaign Finance Entities - Oversight and Control of Campaign Funds | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Altering the manner in which the chair of a campaign finance entity is appointed; providing that the treasurer is the financial steward of a campaign finance entity; altering requirements for assets received by or on behalf of a campaign finance entity and disbursements made by or on behalf of a campaign finance entity; repealing the authority of the chair of a campaign finance entity to approve a disbursement on behalf of the campaign finance entity under certain circumstances; etc. | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/11/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Presidential Electors - Selection and Voting | HB0182 | SB0237 | Delegate Stein | Election Law - Presidential Electors - Selection and Voting | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | Government, Labor, and Elections | Altering the procedures for the selection of presidential elector nominees and alternate presidential elector nominees; requiring the State Administrator of Elections to preside at a certain meeting of certain presidential electors; altering the procedures for the meeting of presidential electors; and establishing procedures for the preparation, delivery, signing, and transmission of an amended certificate of ascertainment after the vote of the State's presidential electors under certain circumstances. | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 2/4/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Presidential Electors - Selection and Voting | SB0237 | HB0182 | Senator Kagan | Election Law - Presidential Electors - Selection and Voting | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Altering the procedures for the selection of presidential elector nominees and alternate presidential elector nominees; requiring the State Administrator of Elections to preside at a certain meeting of certain presidential electors; altering the procedures for the meeting of presidential electors; and establishing procedures for the preparation, delivery, signing, and transmission of an amended certificate of ascertainment after the vote of the State's presidential electors under certain circumstances. | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/15/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/11/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Primaries - change of party | HB0221 | Delegate Bouchat | Election Law - Primary Elections - Change of Political Party Affiliation | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | Government, Labor, and Elections | Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution authorizing a voter to change the voter's political party affiliation at an early voting center or a precinct polling place during a primary election and vote the ballot for the voter's new political party affiliation. | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 2/4/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Yes | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Redisctricting Commission | SB0104 | Senator Hershey | Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission (Fair Districts for Maryland Act) | First Reading Senate Rules | Rules | Oppose | Requiring single-member delegate districts; altering certain standards for the drawing of legislative districts; establishing standards for the drawing of congressional districts; establishing the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission as an independent unit of State government to divide the State into certain legislative districts and congressional districts subject to certain requirements and procedures; etc. | First Reading Senate Rules | 1/14/2026 | Rules | No | Yes | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Single-Member Districts | HB0056 | Delegate Bouchat | Districting - Single-Member Districts and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention | First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations | Rules and Executive Nominations | Requiring that each legislative district established for the purpose of electing members of the House of Delegates consist of three single-member delegate districts; requiring the General Assembly to enact a law establishing and governing a Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention to establish legislative and congressional districts and establishing certain requirements regarding the Redistricting Convention; establishing the Redistricting Convention; etc. | First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations | 1/14/2026 | Rules and Executive Nominations | No | Yes | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Unaffiliated Voters | HB0156 | SB0132 | Delegate Fair | Election Law - Affiliating With a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | Government, Labor, and Elections | Authorizing unaffiliated voters to request to affiliate with a political party at an early voting center during a primary election and vote a provisional ballot for the voter's preferred political party; and requiring an election judge to determine whether the voter resides in the county in which the voter seeks to vote. | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 2/4/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Yes | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Unaffiliated Voters | SB0132 | HB0156 | Senator Kagan | Election Law - Affiliating With a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Authorizing unaffiliated voters to request to affiliate with a political party at an early voting center during a primary election and vote a provisional ballot for the voter's preferred political party; and requiring an election judge to determine whether the voter resides in the county in which the voter seeks to vote. | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/11/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Yes | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Voter Intimidation and Suppression | HB0219 | Delegate Smith | Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Voter Intimidation and Suppression | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | Government, Labor, and Elections | Altering public notice requirements of the State Board of Elections, local boards of elections, and certain municipal corporations with respect to changes in administrative policy affecting voting rights; prohibiting acts of intimidation, deception, or obstruction that interfere with the right to vote; prohibiting local governments from taking any action related to the election process that results in a disparity between members of a protected class and other members of the electorate; etc. | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 2/4/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Yes | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Voting Rights - Counties and Municipalities | HB0350 | SB0255 | Delegate Wims | Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | Government, Labor, and Elections | Prohibiting the imposition or application of a method for electing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation that impairs the ability of members of a protected class to elect candidates of the members' choice or the member's ability to influence the outcome of an election as a result of the dilution or the abridgement of the rights of voters who are members of a protected class. | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | 1/19/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | No | Yes | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections | Voting Rights - Counties and Municipalities | SB0255 | HB0350 | Senator Sydnor | Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Prohibiting the imposition or application of a method for electing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation that impairs the ability of members of a protected class to elect candidates of the members' choice or influence the outcome of an election by diluting or abridging the rights of voters who are members of a protected class. | Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/16/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 1/27/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Yes | Elections | g1 | 2026 Regular Session | Elections | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Center for Firearm Violence Prevention | HB0223 | Delegate Lopez | Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Resources, Tools, and Educational Materials | Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Altering the powers of the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention to include the creation of certain resources, tools, and educational materials related to firearms; and authorizing the Center to consult with State and local agencies and third-party organizations in carrying out those powers. | Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | 1/28/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Public Health | j1 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | 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 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Firearms-Waiting Period Exceptions | HB0126 | SB0027 | Delegate Pippy | Regulated Firearms - Seven-Day Waiting Period - Exceptions | Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Oppose | Exempting a sale, rental, or transfer of a regulated firearm from the seven-day waiting period requirement if the purchaser, renter, or receiver of the firearm is a law enforcement officer, a retired law enforcement officer who retired in good standing, or an individual with a permit to wear, carry, or transport a handgun. | Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | 2/4/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Firearms-Waiting Period Exceptions | SB0027 | HB0126 | Senator Folden | Regulated Firearms - Seven-Day Waiting Period - Exceptions | Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Oppose | Exempting a sale, rental, or transfer of a regulated firearm from the seven-day waiting period requirement if the purchaser, renter, or receiver of the firearm is a law enforcement officer, a retired law enforcement officer who retired in good standing, or an individual with a permit to wear, carry, or transport a handgun; etc. | Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/27/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Handbook on Handgun Wear/Carry Laws | HB0303 | Delegate Grammer | Handguns - Wear, Carry, and Transport Laws - Handbook Publication | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | Government, Labor, and Elections | Requiring, by October 1, 2026, and each October 1 thereafter, the Office of the Attorney General to publish a handbook summarizing State law, federal law, and case law related to wearing, carrying, and transporting a handgun in public in Maryland; and requiring the handbook to be drafted in plain language so it can be easily understood without special knowledge of relevant law and in a format that can be easily used to teach certain required firearms courses. | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | 1/15/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Permit Renewal - Retired Police | HB0094 | Delegate Valentine | Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Expiration and Renewal Periods for Retired Law Enforcement Officer | Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Establishing alternative expiration and renewal periods for a handgun permit issued to a retired law enforcement officer who retired in good standing from service with a law enforcement agency of the State or a county or municipal corporation of the State; and providing that a handgun permit issued to a law enforcement officer who retired in good standing expires on the last day of the holder's birth month following 5 years after the date the permit is issued and may be renewed for successive periods of 5 years under certain circumstances. | Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | 1/28/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Potential Compromise of Security Features | HB0284 | SB0160 | Chair, Judiciary Committee | Public Safety - Licensed Firearms Dealers - Notification Regarding Potential Compromise of Security Features | Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Support | Requiring a certain licensed firearms dealer to notify the Secretary of State Police within 24 hours after discovering that certain security features may have been compromised. | Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judiciary | 2/4/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Potential Compromise of Security Features | SB0160 | HB0284 | Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee | Public Safety - Licensed Firearms Dealers - Notification Regarding Potential Compromise of Security Features | Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Support | Requiring a certain licensed firearms dealer to notify the Secretary of State Police within 24 hours after discovering that certain security features may have been compromised. | Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/21/2026 | 11:00 a.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gun Violence | Right to Carry | HB0365 | Delegate Grammer | Firearms - Right to Purchase, Own, Possess, and Carry | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Oppose | Providing that a person may not be denied the right to purchase, own, possess, or carry a firearm solely on the basis that the person is authorized to use medical cannabis. | First Reading Judiciary | 1/19/2026 | Judiciary | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Gun Violence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Abortion - Heartbeat Bill | HB0049 | Delegate Metzgar | Public Health - Abortion (Heartbeat Bill) | First Reading Health | Health | Oppose | Requiring that an abortion be performed by a physician, rather than a qualified provider; repealing certain provisions of law related to State interference with an abortion, regulations related to abortion, and liability or criminal punishment for qualified providers who perform an abortion; prohibiting a physician from knowingly performing, inducing, or attempting to perform or induce an abortion under certain circumstances and subject to certain exceptions; etc. | First Reading Health | 1/14/2026 | Health | No | Public Health | j1 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Assisted Reproductive Treatment-Fraud | HB0209 | Delegate Allen | Health Care Providers - Assisted Reproductive Treatment - Informed Consent and Fraud | First Reading Health | Health | Prohibiting a health care provider from using the health care provider's human reproductive material when providing assisted reproductive treatment without the consent of the recipient of the treatment; prohibiting a health care provider from using a donor's human reproductive material to provide assisted reproductive treatment without the donor's informed consent or in a manner that is inconsistent with the donor's consent; etc. | First Reading Health | 1/14/2026 | Health | No | Public Health | j1 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Confidentiality of Medical Records | HB0316 | Delegate Kaufman | Confidentiality of Medical Records - Definition of Medical Record | First Reading Health | Health | Altering the definition of 'medical record' for purposes of law governing the confidentiality of medical records to require that certain information be recorded by a health care provider through certain means, instead of entered into the record of a patient or recipient, and to include certain electronic messages. | First Reading Health | 1/15/2026 | Health | No | Public Health | j1 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Discipline of Providers-Court Actions | SB0083 | Senator Simonaire | Health Occupations - Grounds for Discipline - Federal and Court Actions | First Reading Finance | Finance | Oppose? | Altering the grounds for discipline by certain health occupations boards to include being disciplined by any branch of the uniformed services or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; and altering the grounds for discipline of a naturopathic doctor by the State Board of Physicians to include being convicted or disciplined by a court of any state or country. | First Reading Finance | 1/14/2026 | Finance | No | Health Occupations | j2 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Emergency Pregnancy-Related Conditions | HB0372 | SB0169 | Delegate Lopez | Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures | First Reading Health | Health | 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. | First Reading Health | 1/19/2026 | Health | No | Health Care Facilities and Regulation | j3 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Emergency Pregnancy-Related Conditions | SB0169 | HB0372 | Senator Lam | Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures | First Reading Finance | Finance | 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. | First Reading Finance | 1/14/2026 | Finance | No | Health Care Facilities and Regulation | j3 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Health Care Quality Stakeholder Advisory Council | SB0240 | Senator Lewis Young | Office of Health Care Quality Stakeholder Advisory Council - Establishment | First Reading Finance | Finance | Establishing the Office of Health Care Quality Stakeholder Advisory Council to provide feedback to the Office of Health Care Quality regarding maintaining oversight of health care facilities and to notify the Secretary of Health if the Office is negligent in providing oversight of health care facilities; and requiring the Advisory Council, beginning in 2027, and by December 1 annually, to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly. | First Reading Finance | 1/15/2026 | Finance | No | Health Care Facilities and Regulation | j3 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Nonprofit Organizations Navigator | HB0147 | SB0069 | Delegate Guzzone | Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Termination Provision - Repeal | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | Government, Labor, and Elections | Repealing a termination provision relating to provisions of law establishing a nonprofit organizations navigator within the Department of Commerce. | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | No | State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials | p1 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Nonprofit Organizations Navigator | SB0069 | HB0147 | Senator Kagan | Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Termination Provision - Repeal | Hearing 1/29 at 3:00 p.m. | Finance | Repealing a termination provision relating to provisions of law establishing a nonprofit organizations navigator within the Department of Commerce; etc. | Hearing 1/29 at 3:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Finance | 1/29/2026 | 3:00 p.m. | No | State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials | p1 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | SHOP Enrollment | HB0273 | SB0014 | Chair, Health Committee | Health Insurance - Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Enrollment - Effective Dates | Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m. | Health | Altering the effective dates of enrollment in a Small Business Health Options (SHOP) Exchange plan for individuals who enroll during certain special enrollment periods. | Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Health | 1/29/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Health - Insurance | j5 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | SHOP Enrollment | SB0014 | HB0273 | Chair, Finance Committee | Health Insurance - Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Enrollment - Effective Dates | Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m. | Finance | Altering the effective dates of enrollment in a Small Business Health Options (SHOP) Exchange plan for individuals who enroll during certain special enrollment periods; etc. | Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Finance | 1/28/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Health - Insurance | j5 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care | Youth Psychiatric Rehab Parity | HB0071 | Delegate Sample-Hughes | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program Services - Reimbursement (Youth Psychiatric Rehabilitation Parity Act of 2026) | First Reading Health | Health | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt regulations requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to reimburse a psychiatric rehabilitation program for a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 30 psychiatric rehabilitation community psychiatric support services delivered to certain individuals each month. | First Reading Health | 1/14/2026 | Health | No | Public Health | j1 | 2026 Regular Session | Health Care | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | Immigration | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration | Immigration Enforcement Agreements-Prohibition | SB0245 | 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 | Immigration | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Immigration | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-Profits | Public Records Disclosure | HB0015 | Delegate Morgan, M. | Public Information Act - Public Records - Nonprofit Organizations | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | Government, Labor, and Elections | Altering the definition of a 'public record' under the Public Information Act to include certain documentary material made by a nonprofit organization that receives $50,000 or more annually from State grants, State bond proceeds, or local impact grants; and altering the applicability of certain rules and limitations under the Public Information Act to include certain nonprofit organizations. | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections | 1/14/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | No | State Government - Regulations and Procedures | p3 | 2026 Regular Session | Non-Profits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-Profits | Reporting of Public Funding | HB0129 | Delegate Morgan, M. | Public Funding - Nonprofit Entities - Reporting | First Reading Appropriations | Appropriations | Requiring a nonprofit entity that receives at least 50% of its funding each year from a grant from the State, a county, or a municipality, the State capital budget, or certain local impact grants to report certain information to the Comptroller; etc. | First Reading Appropriations | 1/14/2026 | Appropriations | No | Operating Budget | b1 | 2026 Regular Session | Non-Profits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Religion | Interference with Access - Religious Facility | SB0177 | Senator West | Criminal Law - Interference With Access to or Egress From a Religious Facility - Prohibition | Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | Prohibiting a person, acting alone or with others, from preventing another from entering or exiting a religious facility; and establishing that a violation of the Act is a misdemeanor with a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both on conviction. | Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/20/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes | e1 | 2026 Regular Session | Religion | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Religion | Tax-Exempt only if Nonpartisan | SB0004 | Senator Kagan | Charitable Organizations - Charitable Donation and Tax-Exempt Status - Revocation (Keeping Charities Nonpartisan Act of 2026) | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 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. | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Budget and Taxation | No | Yes | Business Regulation | c2 | 2026 Regular Session | Religion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Religion | Terminology in Code | HB0036 | SB0093 | Delegate Stewart | Annotated Code - Terminology - Clergy and Churches, Faith Institutions, and Places of Worship | First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations | Rules and Executive Nominations | Altering certain terminology throughout the Annotated Code that refers to a clergyman to refer to a member of the clergy and churches to refer to faith institutions and places of worship; and defining 'faith institution' as any Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, or Hindu congregation, or any other religious society, congregation, or denomination. | First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations | 1/14/2026 | Rules and Executive Nominations | No | State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials | p1 | 2026 Regular Session | Religion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Religion | Terminology in Code | SB0093 | HB0036 | Senator Kagan | Annotated Code - Terminology - Clergy and Churches, Faith Institutions, and Places of Worship | Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Altering certain terminology throughout the Annotated Code that refers to a clergyman to refer to a member of the clergy and churches to refer to faith institutions and places of worship; and defining 'faith institution' as any Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, or Hindu congregation, or any other religious society, congregation, or denomination; etc. | Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 1/21/2026 | 11:00 a.m. | No | State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials | p1 | 2026 Regular Session | Religion | x |
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