Conversion Therapy - Prohibitions and Lawsuits

SB0950

HB1209

Conversion Therapy - Prohibitions and Causes of Action

Clarifying that injury resulting from conversion therapy is cognizable for purposes of a health care malpractice action; establishing certain procedures in an action for health care malpractice resulting from conversion therapy; removing the limitation on noneconomic damages to a claimant in an action for health care malpractice resulting from conversion therapy; etc.

Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings)

Judicial Proceedings

Support

Conversion Therapy - Prohibitions and Lawsuits

HB1209

SB0950

Conversion Therapy - Prohibitions and Causes of Action

Clarifying that injury resulting from conversion therapy is cognizable for purposes of a health care malpractice action; establishing certain procedures in an action for health care malpractice resulting from conversion therapy; removing the limitation on noneconomic damages to a claimant in an action for health care malpractice resulting from conversion therapy; etc.

Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)

Judiciary

Support

Data Privacy & Protection

HB0264

Maryland Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2026

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.

Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.

Government, Labor, and Elections

Display of Ten Commandments

HB0067

State Government - State House Trust - Ten Commandments Monument Display Act

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.

Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.

Government, Labor, and Elections

Oppose

Employee Civic Activity and Lawful Expression

HB1356

SB0857

Labor and Employment - Civic and Related Activities - Protection (Maryland Employee Civic Activity and Lawful Expression Protection Act)

Authorizing an employer to require an applicant to disclose the applicant's engagement in certain actions only if the disclosure is related to certain job requirements; prohibiting an employer from taking certain adverse action against an employee if the employee engages in certain activity; and providing that adverse action taken against an employee within 120 days after the employee engages in activity protected under the Act creates a rebuttable presumption of retaliation.

Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.

Government, Labor, and Elections

Employee Civic Activity and Lawful Expression

SB0857

HB1356

Labor and Employment - Civic and Related Activities - Protection (Maryland Employee Civic Activity and Lawful Expression Protection Act)

Authorizing an employer to require an applicant to disclose the applicant's engagement in certain actions only if the disclosure is related to specific job requirements; prohibiting an employer from taking certain adverse action against an employee if the employee engages in certain activity; and providing that adverse action taken against an employee within 120 days after the employee engages in activity protected under the Act creates a rebuttable presumption of retaliation.

Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

Finance

Fairness in Girls' Sports

SB0050

Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Sports - Designation (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act)

Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly designated in a certain manner; prohibiting certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports from including certain students; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school under certain circumstances; etc.

Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

Education, Energy, and the Environment

Oppose

Fairness in Girls' Sports

HB0063

Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Locker Rooms - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act)

Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools and certain locker rooms to be expressly designated based on biological sex; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school for maintaining separate interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports or locker rooms for students of the female sex; etc.

Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.

Ways and Means

Oppose

Free Exercise of Religion

HB0356

Human Relations - Protection of the Free Exercise of Religion

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.

Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.

Government, Labor, and Elections

Hate Crimes - Sexual Orientation

HB0513

Hate Crimes and Hate Bias - Definitions of Sexual Orientation and Hate Bias Incident

Altering the definition of 'sexual orientation' applicable to certain hate crime statutes; and defining 'hate bias incident' applicable to a certain requirement that the Department of State Police collect, analyze, and report certain information provided by certain law enforcement agencies.

Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.

Judiciary

Reparations Commission

SB0476

State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Revisions

Altering the membership, duties, and reporting requirements for the Maryland Reparations Commission.

Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.

Education, Energy, and the Environment

State Procurement - Constitutional Violations

HB0334

State Procurement - Constitutional Violations - Prohibited

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.

Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.

Government, Labor, and Elections

Unhoused Individuals

HB0104

SB0049

Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense

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.

Judiciary

Unhoused Individuals

SB0049

HB0104

Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense

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.

Judicial Proceedings

Uniform Public Expression Protection Act

SB0251

HB0650

Civil Actions - Maryland Uniform Public Expression Protection Act

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.

Judicial Proceedings

Uniform Public Expression Protection Act

HB0650

SB0251

Civil Actions - Maryland Uniform Public Expression Protection Act

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; and generally relating to civil actions and public expression.

Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

Judiciary

Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act)

HB0332

SB0346

Civil Actions - Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act)

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.

Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

Judiciary

Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act)

HB0550

Civil Actions - Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act)

Establishing certain civil liability for a federal law enforcement officer who, under color of law, deprives another of a right, a privilege, or an immunity secured by the U.S. Constitution; and applying the Act retroactively to a cause of action arising on or after March 1, 2025.

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn

Withdrawn

Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act)

SB0346

HB0332

Civil Actions - Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act)

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.

Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.

Judicial Proceedings

Violations of County Discrimination Laws

SB0694

Human Relations - Violations of County Discrimination Laws - Complaints

Establishing that filing a certain complaint with the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights satisfies certain prerequisites to commencing a civil action alleging the violation of a county discrimination law.

Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.

Judicial Proceedings

Worker Attendance - Religious/Political

SB0417

HB0045

Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act)

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.

Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

Finance

Worker Attendance - Religious/Political

HB0045

SB0417

Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act)

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.

Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.

Government, Labor, and Elections

Workgroup on Supporting Trans Students

HB1011

Workgroup on Supporting Transgender and Gender Diverse Students - Established

Establishing the Workgroup on Supporting Transgender and Gender Diverse Students to study ways to support transgender and gender diverse students and, on or before December 1, 2026, make recommendations regarding statewide statutory and regulatory policies.

Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.

Ways and Means