Howard County Chamber of Commerce
2026 Legislative Bill Tracking
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 6:59 PM
| Bill (Crossfile) | Bill Title & Upcoming Hearings | Sponsor | Status | Position | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 15 | Public Information Act - Public Records - Nonprofit Organizations | M. Morgan | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | Monitor | |
| HB 37 | General Assembly - Employment and Leave Protection for Members | Schindler | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | Monitor | |
| HB 45 (SB 417) | Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act) Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.@Government, Labor, and Elections |
Vogel | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Oppose | |
| HB 69 | Labor and Employment - Exemptions From Overtime Pay - Administrative, Executive, or Professional Capacity Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.@Government, Labor, and Elections |
Vogel | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Oppose | |
| HB 78 (SB 457) | Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land | Stewart | In the House - Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. (1/26) | Oppose | |
| HB 86 | State and Local Employees - Cancer Screening - Paid Leave | Vogel | In the House - Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. (1/21) | Monitor | |
| HB 90 (SB 224) | Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property | Fair | In the House - Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. (1/26) | Oppose | |
| HB 103 | Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Prohibited Waiver | Stewart | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Monitor | |
| HB 120 | Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation Contingency | Fisher | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (1/19) | Monitor | |
| HB 133 | Income Tax and Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reductions and Alterations | Bouchat | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (1/16) | Monitor | |
| HB 144 | Commercial Law - Fair Pricing and Market Competition Fund - Establishment | Vogel | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Monitor | |
| HB 148 | Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Surveillance-Based Price and Wage Setting - Prohibition | Vogel | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Oppose | |
| HB 188 (SB 3) | Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2026 Hearing 2/11 at 2:30 p.m.@Economic Matters |
Charkoudian | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:30 p.m. (2/6) | Oppose | |
| HB 191 | Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions - Cash Payments | Wims | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Monitor | |
| HB 203 | Labor and Employment - Training Repayment Agreements - Prohibition | Vogel | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. (1/26) | Oppose | |
| HB 242 (SB 216) | Unemployment Insurance - Confidentiality of Information | Chair, Economic Matters Committee | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Monitor | |
| HB 314 | Automation Technology Deployment Assessment and Displaced Employee Retraining Fund - Established | Stewart | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Oppose | |
| HB 317 | Recipients of Economic Development Assistance or State Contracts - Certification of Compliance With State Labor Laws Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.@Economic Matters |
Stewart | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Oppose | |
| HB 346 | Workers' Compensation - Vocational Rehabilitation Services - Retroactive Compensation | Pruski | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (1/19) | Monitor | |
| HB 390 (SB 282) | Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2027) | The Speaker | In the House - First Reading Appropriations (1/21) | Monitor | |
| HB 476 (SB 474) | Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.@Judiciary |
Ziegler | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (1/29) | Oppose | |
| HB 516 | Maryland Department of Labor - Investigation of Complaints - Requirements (Worksite Enforcement Act of 2026) Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m.@Government, Labor, and Elections |
Vogel | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m. (2/3) | Oppose | |
| HB 536 | Employment Discrimination - Reasonable Accommodations - Disabilities Due to Childbirth, Menopause, and Related Medical Conditions Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m.@Government, Labor, and Elections |
Smith | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m. (2/3) | Oppose | |
| HB 560 | Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax - Exemptions for Data Centers - Repeal Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.@Ways and Means |
Palakovich Carr | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | Monitor | |
| HB 690 | Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction (Economic Competitiveness Act of 2026) Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.@Ways and Means |
Hartman | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | Support | |
| HB 712 | Civil Actions - Product Liability - Artificial Intelligence Systems Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.@Judiciary |
Grammer | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | ||
| HB 724 | Employment Discrimination - Caregiver Status Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.@Government, Labor, and Elections |
Lopez | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Oppose | |
| HB 796 | Recycling - Prohibition on the Chemical Conversion of Plastic Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.@Environment and Transportation |
Terrasa | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | ||
| HB 801 | Income Tax - Addition Modifications - Business Stock Gains, Fines, Penalties, and Bonus Depreciation Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.@Ways and Means |
Embry | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | ||
| HB 840 (SB 767) | Property Tax - Credit for Commercial Buildings Rented to Small Businesses Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.@Ways and Means |
Edelson | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | ||
| HB 870 | Maryland Building Performance Standards - Energy Conservation Requirements (Large Buildings for Tomorrow Act) Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.@Environment and Transportation |
Korman | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | ||
| HB 880 | Maryland Income Tax - Decoupling From Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code - Depreciation and Business Interest Expenses Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.@Ways and Means |
Palakovich Carr | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | ||
| HB 895 (SB 387) | Food Retailers - Dynamic Pricing, Surveillance Data, and Collective Bargaining Agreements (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act) Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.@Economic Matters |
The Speaker | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | ||
| HB 916 (SB 674) | Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)@Environment and Transportation |
Spiegel | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (2/10) | ||
| HB 933 (SB 644) | Sales and Use Tax - Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use - Alterations Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.@Ways and Means |
Wilkins | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | ||
| HB 988 | Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Repeal Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)@Environment and Transportation |
Hartman | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (2/10) | Monitor | |
| HB 993 (SB 666) | Real Property - Short-Term Rentals Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.@Economic Matters |
Valderrama | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | ||
| HB 1016 (SB 900) | Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Employer Relocation Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.@Government, Labor, and Elections |
Pruski | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | ||
| HB 1026 (SB 893) | Business Regulation - Rounding Cash Transactions - Authorization | Queen | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (2/9) | ||
| HB 1033 (SB 924) | Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Maryland Chamber of Commerce Grant Program - Established (Business Networks Access Act) | Wolek | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (2/9) | ||
| HB 1070 (SB 539) | Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Workforce Opportunities Grant Program and Fund | Smith | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (2/10) | ||
| HB 1105 | Statute of Limitations - Prosecution or Enforcement of Local Consumer Protection Codes | Embry | In the House - First Reading Judiciary (2/11) | ||
| HB 1128 (SB 826) | Income Tax - Angel Investor Tax Credit for Investments in Emergent Technology | Qi | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means (2/11) | ||
| HB 1142 | Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.@Ways and Means |
Wilkins | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) | ||
| HB 1197 (SB 766) | Taxes - Whistleblower Reward Program - Alterations | Palakovich Carr | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means (2/11) | ||
| HB 1217 (SB 479) | Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Energy Use Intensity Targets - Exemptions | Wivell | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation (2/11) | ||
| HB 1229 (SB 886) | Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Food Service Facilities and Minimum Wage | Stewart | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (2/11) | ||
| HB 1241 | Labor and Employment - Bereavement Leave - Qualified Relationships | Acevero | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (2/11) | ||
| SB 3 (HB 188) | Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2026 Modifies the taxable wage base for the unemployment rate of contribution. Changes from "the first $8500" to "16% of the annual average wage for employees in the state". Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.@Finance |
Kramer | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (1/29) | Oppose | |
| SB 216 (HB 242) | Unemployment Insurance - Confidentiality of Information | Chair, Finance Committee | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed (2/10) | Monitor | |
| SB 224 (HB 90) | Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property | Lewis Young | In the Senate - Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m. (1/15) | Oppose | |
| SB 282 (HB 390) | Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2027) | The President | In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation (1/21) | Monitor | |
| SB 387 (HB 895) | Food Retailers - Dynamic Pricing, Surveillance Data, and Collective Bargaining Agreements (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act) Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
The President | In the Senate - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/6) | ||
| SB 417 (HB 45) | Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act) Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.@Finance |
Lam | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Oppose | |
| SB 427 | Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.@Budget and Taxation |
Lewis Young | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Oppose | |
| SB 457 (HB 78) | Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.@Budget and Taxation |
Rosapepe | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Oppose | |
| SB 474 (HB 476) | Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.@Judicial Proceedings |
Waldstreicher | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Oppose | |
| SB 479 (HB 1217) | Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Energy Use Intensity Targets - Exemptions Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.@Education, Energy, and the Environment |
McKay | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | ||
| SB 539 (HB 1070) | Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Workforce Opportunities Grant Program and Fund | Smith | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/4) | ||
| SB 644 (HB 933) | Sales and Use Tax - Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use - Alterations Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.@Budget and Taxation |
King | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) | ||
| SB 666 (HB 993) | Real Property - Short-Term Rentals | Harris | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings (2/6) | ||
| SB 674 (HB 916) | Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)@Budget and Taxation |
A. Washington | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) (2/11) | ||
| SB 694 | Human Relations - Violations of County Discrimination Laws - Complaints | Smith | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings (2/6) | ||
| SB 695 | Consumer Protection - Driver's License and ID Card Swiping - Regulation | Kagan | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/6) | ||
| SB 757 | Consumer Protection - Disclosure of Tariffs and Local Sourcing | Rosapepe | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/6) | ||
| SB 766 (HB 1197) | Taxes - Whistleblower Reward Program - Expansion Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.@Budget and Taxation |
Zucker | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) | ||
| SB 767 (HB 840) | Property Tax - Credit for Commercial Buildings Rented to Small Businesses Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m.@Budget and Taxation |
Ferguson | In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m. (2/11) | ||
| SB 779 | Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act of 2026 | Feldman | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/6) | ||
| SB 804 | Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Revisions to Heat Stress Standards | Beidle | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/6) | ||
| SB 826 (HB 1128) | Income Tax - Angel Investor Tax Credit for Investments in Emergent Technology | Hester | In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation (2/6) | ||
| SB 831 | Labor Law - Child Labor Penalties, Private Sector Employee Labor Relations, and State Employee Labor Standards | Ferguson | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/6) | ||
| SB 853 | Economic Development Activity - Nondisclosure Agreements | Sydnor | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Finance (2/6) | ||
| SB 857 | Labor and Employment - Civic and Related Activities - Protection (Maryland Employee Civic Activity and Lawful Expression Protection Act) | Waldstreicher | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/6) | ||
| SB 871 | Civil Actions - Punitive Damage Awards - Surcharge | Smith | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings (2/6) | ||
| SB 886 (HB 1229) | Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Food Service Facilities and Minimum Wage | Muse | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/6) | ||
| SB 887 | Labor and Employment - Greenhouse Workers - Collective Bargaining and Heat Protection | Lam | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/6) | ||
| SB 889 | Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Electronic Shelving Labels and Surveillance-Based Price and Wage Setting - Prohibitions | Lam | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/6) | ||
| SB 893 (HB 1026) | Business Regulation - Rounding Cash Transactions - Authorization | Gile | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/6) | ||
| SB 900 (HB 1016) | Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Employer Relocation | Ready | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/6) | ||
| SB 924 (HB 1033) | Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Maryland Chamber of Commerce Grant Program - Established (Business Networks Access Act) | Harris | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (2/6) |