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.
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Upcoming Hearings
Current Status | Current Location | Bill Number | Sponsor | Title | Position | Issue | Action | Issue Area | Subject | XFile Bill Number | 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 | year_session | Written testimony | Oral Testimony | Note | UULM-MD Summary | Priority | Notes | Testimony Due | Testimony Submitted | Opposite Chamber | Original Chamber | Hearing Scheduled | Synopsis | Effective | Sponsors |
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Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | SB0020 | Senator Hettleman | Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act | Support | Gun Violence | Family and Law Enforcement Protection | HB0083 | 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 | x | 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 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. | Judicial Proceedings | SB0097 | Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee | Reentry and Reintegration Support Program - Establishment | Support | Criminal Justice | Reentry and Reintegration Supports | HB0224 | Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/21/2026 | 11:00 a.m. | No | Social Services - Generally | o1 | 2026 Regular Session | x | x | 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 1/22 at 1:00 p.m. | Judicial Proceedings | SB0001 | Senator Augustine | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings | Support | Immigration | Face Coverings Prohibited | HB0155 | Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/14/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/22/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | x | x | 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. | Judicial Proceedings | SB0245 | Senator Smith | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Support | Immigration | Immigration Enforcement Agreements-Prohibition | Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m. | 1/15/2026 | Judicial Proceedings | 1/22/2026 | 1:00 p.m. | No | Public Safety | e4 | 2026 Regular Session | x | x | 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 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. (Judicial Proceedings) | Judicial Proceedings | SB0061 | Senator Sydnor | Division of Correction - Release Preparation Program | Support | Criminal Justice | Release Preparation Program | HB0108 | 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 | x | 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) | Judicial Proceedings | SB0187 | Senator Washington, M. | Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals | Support | Criminal Justice | Prerelease Services Women | 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 | x | 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. |
Using the Teamup Calendar:
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