Coming Up
2026 Legislative Session
The Maryland General Assembly convened on January14, 2026 and will sit for 90 days, adjourning on April 13, 2026. You can find out where specific bills are in the process by checking Current Status of Priority Bills under The Latest, or follow bills on a particular issue on each issue's 2026 Session page. Each week, we post a blog on our Home page providing a summary of recent events and upcoming matters, including bill hearings, important votes and approaching deadlines. When we become aware of voting sessions or subcommittee work sessions on priority bills, that information is added to the Current Status of Priority Bills (not in the hearing schedule below), but we cannot guarantee to capture every legislative discussion on the bills.
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Upcoming Hearings
Current Status | Current Location | Bill Number | Sponsor | Title | Position | Issue | Action | Priority | Issue Area | Status | Subject | XFile Bill Number | 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 | year_session | Written testimony | Oral Testimony | Note | UULM-MD Summary | Notes | Testimony Due | Testimony Submitted | Opposite Chamber | Original Chamber | Hearing Scheduled | Synopsis | Effective | Sponsors |
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Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | SB0270 | Senator Carozza | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | Support | Climate Change | Watch | Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. | Electricity - Costs and Benefits Analysis | HB0674 | 1/19/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/19/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 3/18/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/2/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/3/2026 | Passed | 3/7/2026 | Environment and Transportation | 4/2/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Utility Regulation | c5 | 2026 Regular Session | 2/17/2026 | Passed Senate 45-0 | x | Requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct an analysis of the full costs and benefits of sources of electricity generation in the State; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment and the House Environment and Transportation Committee by December 1, 2027. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. | Government, Labor, and Elections | SB0061 | Senator Sydnor | Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program | Support | Criminal Justice | Contact your Delegate on Committee | Priority | Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. | Release Preparation Program | HB0108 | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/28/2026 | 11:00 a.m. | Finance | 3/18/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/2/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/3/2026 | Passed | 3/7/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 4/2/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | 1/26/2026 | Passed Senate 44-0 | x | Establishing the Volunteer Services Program in the Division of Correction for the purpose of providing access to volunteers, including formerly incarcerated individuals and organizations led by formerly incarcerated individuals, to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals with release preparation; and requiring the Division of Correction to establish a protocol for registering volunteers in the Program to have access to State correctional facilities. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. | Government, Labor, and Elections | SB0984 | Senator Smith | Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement | Support | Immigration | Contact your Delegate on Committee | Priority | Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. | Private Immigration Detention Facilities-Zoning | HB1017 | 2/15/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 3/12/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 3/20/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/5/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/6/2026 | Passed | 3/11/2026 | Government, Labor, and Elections | 4/2/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Yes | Corrections | e5 | 2026 Regular Session | 3/10/2026 | Passed Senate 31-10 | x | Prohibiting the State or a unit of local government from approving the use of a building, a structure, or other real property for use as a detention facility by a private entity; establishing a certain penalty for a certain violation; and authorizing the Attorney General to bring a civil action to enforce the Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | HB0351 | Delegate Moon | Constitutional Rights - Violations and Digital Unmasking | Support | Immigration | Contact your Senator on Committee | Priority | Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. | Federal Agents - Digital Unmasking | 1/19/2026 | Judiciary | 2/18/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | 2/23/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 2/19/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 2/20/2026 | Passed | 2/19/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 4/2/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Yes | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | Defense-includes SB 332 | 2/16/2026 | Passed House 96-38 | x | Authorizing an aggrieved party or the Office of the Attorney General to bring an action against a certain judicial officer who, under color of law, deprives another of a right, a privilege, or an immunity secured under law; authorizing the Office of the Attorney General, a State Prosecutor, or a State's Attorney, upon receipt of a complaint of judicial officer misconduct, to direct certain State and local law enforcement agencies to gather and securely retain certain identifying digital data about a certain judicial officer; etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) | Economic Matters | SB0389 | President | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | Support | Climate Change | Watch | Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) | Transit-Oriented Development | HB0894 | 1/27/2026 | Finance | 2/17/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 3/20/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/4/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/6/2026 | Passed | 3/11/2026 | Economic Matters | 4/2/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | Environment and Transportation | No | Transportation - Generally | r2 | 2026 Regular Session | 2/13/2026 | Passed Senate 44-0 | x | Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones, subject to certain conditions; requiring the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to prioritize certain redevelopment projects when making loans under the Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program; altering the authority of local legislative bodies to regulate land use planning on land located near certain transit stations; delaying the collection of certain development excise taxes and certain development impact fees; etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hearing 4/06 at 2:00 p.m. | Rules and Executive Nominations | SB0004 | Senator Kagan | Charitable Organizations - Charitable Donation and Tax-Exempt Status - Revocation (Keeping Charities Nonpartisan Act of 2026) | Support | Democracy | Contact your Delegate on Committee | Priority | Hearing 4/06 at 2:00 p.m. | Tax-Exempt only if Nonpartisan | HB0514 | 1/14/2026 | Education, Energy, and the Environment | 2/11/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | Budget and Taxation | 3/18/2026 0:00 | Favorable with Amendments | 3/7/2026 | Passed with Amendments | 3/9/2026 | Passed | 3/12/2026 | Rules and Executive Nominations | 4/6/2026 | 2:00 p.m. | No | Yes | Business Regulation | c2 | 2026 Regular Session | 2/9/2026 | Passed Senate 32-13 | x | Prohibiting certain charitable organizations, including certain private foundations, from participating in or intervening in a political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate for public office; authorizing the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to order a 2-year revocation of certain tax-exempt statuses if a certain determination is made; requiring the Comptroller and the Director of the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to revoke certain tax-exempt statuses under certain circumstances; etc. |
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