Final Results of 2026 Session

Read Full Digest Here: Digest April 20, 2026

At midnight on Monday, April 13, the General Assembly adjourned “sine die” (with no appointed date to reconvene – this year).  By that time, UULM-MD had seen 16 of its priority measures pass and two we opposed fail.

That’s a record for us!

While we still are analyzing the final provisions of bills that passed, below is the status of bills for our priority measures. Now our bills are off to Governor Wes Moore who has until the end of May to sign or veto each bill or allow it to go into affect without his signature. Usually the Governor will announce which bills he is signing here: https://governor.maryland.gov/news/Pages/bill-signings.aspx and they are open to the public. 

✅ Bills that we supported which passed and are going to the Governor

👎 Bills that we opposed which failed

Civil Rights:

👎HB 63 and SB 50 – “Fairness in Girls' Sports Act” (banning trans kids from girls sports) – Failed: No action by Committee 

Climate Change:

✅ HB 1532 – Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act

✅ HB 894 – Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act  [Watch List]

Criminal Justice Reform: 

✅ SB 162 – Motion to Reduce Duration of Sentence - Repeal of Sentencing Date Limitation 

✅ HB 187 and SB 320 – Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding 

✅ HB 108 and SB 61 – Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program 

✅ SB 323 – Youth  Charging Reform Act [Watch List]

Gun Violence Prevention: 

✅ SB 334 – Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols

✅ SB 775 – Public Safety - Gun Buyback Programs - Destruction of Firearms  

Health Care: 

✅ SB 169 and HB 372 – Hospitals – Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions – Procedures   

👎HB 679 – Health Occupations - Cross-Sex Hormone Therapy for Minors – Failed: No action by the House Health Committee

Immigration: 

✅ HB 444 and SB 245 – Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements – Prohibition – Passed earlier in the session and signed into law by the Governor

✅ HB 351 – Constitutional Rights - Violations and Digital Unmasking

✅ HB 1017 – Correctional Services - Private Immigration Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement

✅ SB 810 - Immigration Enforcement - Expanding Sensitive Locations, Notification, and Guidance (Maryland Values Act of 2026)

✅ SB 791 – Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)

✅ HB 711 – Data    Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act) 

✅ SB 1 – Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Face Coverings and Identification

The following priority bills failed:

Climate Change:

HB 437 – Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026 – passed the House and received a Favorable with Amendments vote by Senate Budget & Taxation – however, its 2nd Reading vote in the Senate was delayed and time ran out in the session.

HB 1287 and SB 780 – Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our Communities Act) – No action by the House Environment and Transportation Committee or the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee.

HB 1268 and SB 781 – Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) – No action by the House Environment and Transportation Committee or the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee.

HB 331 and SB 342 – Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program – No action by the House Environment and Transportation Committee or the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee.

SB 270 – Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation – Passed the Senate, but no action by the House Environment and Transportation Committee. [Watch List]

Seven (7) other climate measures that we were following [i.e. on the Watch List] were never voted out of committee.

Criminal Justice Reform:

HB 310 – Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Individuals with Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities – Passed the House, but no action by the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee.

Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing – Limitations  Passed the House, but no action by the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee.

HB 84 and SB 138 - Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act) – No action by either the House Judiciary Committee or the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee.

HB 1309 and SB 752 - Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System – Establishment – No action by either the House Judiciary Committee or the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee.

HB 224 and SB 97 - Reentry and Reintegration Support Program – Establishment – both bills withdrawn.

HB 1154 and SB 908 - Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing – No action by either the House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee or the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. [Watch List]

Gun Violence Prevention:  

HB 83 – Family  and Law Enforcement Protection Act - Passed the House, but no action by the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee.

HB 197 and SB 118 – Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act – No action by either the House Ways and Means Committee or the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee.

HB 741 and SB 692 – Firearms Dealers and Employees - Required Training and Exam – No action by either the House Judiciary Committee or the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. [Watch List]

HB 1339 and SB 830 – Handgun  Roster Reform – No action by either the House Judiciary Committee or the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. [Watch List]

Health Care: 

SB 626 – Birth Certificate Modernization Act – Passed both houses with amendments - Conference Committee appointed but did not provide a report.

HB 484 and SB 987 - Corporate Income Tax - Addition Modification - Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising – No action by either the House Ways and Means Committee or the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee.

Immigration: 

Correctional Services - Correctional Facilities and Immigration Detention Facilities - Minimum Mandatory Standards – HB 1018 – passed the House, but no action by the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. 

Transportation - Aviation - Passenger Health and Safety (Aviation Health and Safety Act) - HB 639 passed the House, but no action by the Senate Finance Committee.

HB 309 and SB 988 - Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests – Limitations – No action by the House Judiciary Committee or the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee.

Democracy:

Charitable Organizations - Charitable Donation and Tax-Exempt Status - Revocation (Keeping Charities Nonpartisan Act of 2026) – SB 4 passed the Senate, but no action by the House Economic Matters Committee

Thank You!

Over the course of this year's General Assembly, UUs submitted 480 letters to lawmakers and Committee Chairs. Cedar Lane and Paint Branch wrote 175 letters in support of banning detention centers in the state of Maryland which we delivered to 20 Delegates and 10 Senators.  Then, UU Annapolis, UU Columbia, and Channing UU Congregations held letter writing events and wrote 300 letters to Committee Chairs asking them to bring votes on 8 bills.

These letters were in addition to the 899 emails that UUs sent to lawmakers through our Take Action Page, as well as all the phone calls and emails to Committee Chairs that we don't track. 

Thank YOU!