Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts
2026 Legislative Bill Tracking
Monday, November 2, 2026 5:26 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) | ||
| HB 35 (SB 266) | Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Trees | Foley | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 210 (4/28) | ||
| HB 72 (SB 667) | Natural Resources - Edible Forests and Foraging Program - Establishment | Charkoudian | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | ||
| HB 79 | Climate Solutions Affordability Act of 2026 | Chisholm | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | ||
| HB 91 | Agriculture - Neonicotinoid Pesticides - Prohibitions | Healey | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | ||
| HB 98 | Inheritance Tax - Beneficiaries of Limited Means - Installment Payments | Cardin | In the House - Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. (1/13) | ||
| HB 112 | Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems | Crosby | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/23) | ||
| HB 129 | Public Funding - Nonprofit Entities - Reporting | M. Morgan | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (3/3) | ||
| HB 147 (SB 69) | Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Termination Provision - Repeal | Guzzone | In the House - Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. (1/21) | ||
| HB 164 | State Buildings and State Highways - Collection and Disposal of Yard Waste | Lehman | In the Senate - Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m. (3/13) | ||
| HB 225 | Maryland Horse Industry Board - Sunset Extension | Chair, Appropriations Committee | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 75 (4/14) | ||
| HB 247 | Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Variances - Alterations | Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 79 (4/14) | ||
| HB 250 (SB 108) | Environment - Appropriation or Use of Water and Dam Safety - Enforcement | Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 273 (4/28) | ||
| HB 255 (SB 164) | Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations | Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 112 (4/14) | ||
| HB 257 | Environment - Flood-Related Watershed Studies and Comprehensive Flood Management Grant Program | Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/16) | ||
| HB 258 (SB 178) | Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Standards and Procedures | Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 274 (4/28) | ||
| HB 272 | Food Establishments - Lavatory Requirement and On-Farm Food Service Facility License | Chair, Health Committee | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 189 (4/28) | ||
| HB 342 | Forestry Licenses - Applicant Qualifications - Alterations | Behler | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 275 (4/28) | ||
| HB 359 | Property Tax Credit - Urban Agricultural Property - Alterations | Roberson | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 769 (5/26) | ||
| HB 390 (SB 282) | Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2027) | The Speaker | In the House - First Reading Appropriations (1/21) | ||
| HB 391 (SB 283) | Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 | The Speaker | In the House - First Reading Appropriations (1/21) | ||
| HB 392 (SB 284) | Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026 | The Speaker | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/20) | ||
| HB 395 (SB 371) | Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Animal Feeding Operations | Boyce | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 254 (4/28) | ||
| HB 410 (SB 546) | Public Health - Food Labeling - Requirements | Boyce | In the Senate - First Reading Finance (3/19) | ||
| HB 429 (SB 599) | On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established | Boyce | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 250 (4/28) | ||
| HB 447 | Natural Resources - Right to Hunt, Fish, and Harvest Wildlife | Grammer | In the House - Hearing 3/16 at 12:00 p.m. (3/11) | ||
| HB 460 | Solar Energy - Construction of Generating Stations in Priority Preservation Areas and Study | Beauchamp | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | ||
| HB 533 (SB 257) | Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting | Stein | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 332 (4/28) | ||
| HB 535 | Food Establishments - Cottage Food Businesses - Maximum Annual Revenue | Arentz | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 320 (4/28) | ||
| HB 547 | Income Tax - Enhanced Agricultural Management Equipment Subtraction Modification and Parent of a Stillborn Child Credit | Fair | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 327 (4/28) | ||
| HB 613 (SB 368) | Department of the Environment - Waivers for Living Shorelines and Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization Measures - Regulations and Scoring System | T. Morgan | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 321 (4/28) | ||
| HB 640 | Mandated Reports, Boards, and Commissions - Revisions | Chair, Government, Labor Elections Committee | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171 (4/28) | ||
| HB 677 (SB 42) | Reduction Facilities and Veterans Service Organizations - Hydrolyzed and Soil Remains - Immunity | Nkongolo | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 692 (5/26) | ||
| HB 701 (SB 523) | Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2026) | Hill | In the Senate - Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment (4/13) | ||
| HB 716 (SB 545) | Land Surveyors and Property Line Surveyors - Private Property Access - Prohibition | Pippy | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | ||
| HB 734 (SB 344) | Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems | Roberson | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 45 (4/14) | ||
| HB 925 (SB 719) | Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation | Stein | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 330 (4/28) | ||
| HB 949 (SB 613) | Agriculture - Noxious Weeds - Palmer Amaranth | Talbot County Delegation | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (3/9) | ||
| HB 1022 (SB 686) | PFAS Chemicals - Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements | Ruth | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (4/8) | ||
| HB 1024 | Eminent Domain - Agricultural and Conservation Easements - Prohibited Taking | Rose | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:30 p.m. (3/3) | ||
| HB 1063 (SB 643) | Natural Resources - Hunting - Management | Boyce | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 421 (5/12) | ||
| HB 1071 (SB 861) | Environment - Stormwater Management for Agritourism | Foley | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14 (4/14) | ||
| HB 1095 | Calvert County - Property Tax Credit - Tobacco Barns | Calvert County Delegation | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 147 (4/14) | ||
| HB 1120 (SB 418) | Professional Licensing Portability - Members of the Foreign Service and Spouses | Rogers | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 492 (5/12) | ||
| HB 1210 (SB 584) | Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners | Tomlinson | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | ||
| HB 1237 | Pesticide Applications - Subscription Contract Requirements and Registry Establishment | Ruth | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | ||
| HB 1268 (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) | Behler | In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m. (3/13) | ||
| HB 1342 | Agriculture - Controlled-Environment and Hydroponic Agriculture | Young | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:30 p.m. (3/3) | ||
| HB 1395 (SB 849) | Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties | Jacobs | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 307 (4/28) | ||
| HB 1429 | Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Motor Vehicles and Farm Equipment | Hornberger | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/17) | ||
| HB 1465 (SB 688) | Environment - Stream and Floodplain Restoration Projects - Requirements and Limitations | Terrasa | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13) | ||
| HB 1518 | Property Tax Assessments - 5-Year Assessment Cycle | Buckel | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/16) | ||
| HB 1554 | Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agriculture Purposes - Study and Report | Hornberger | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 783 (5/26) | ||
| HB 1560 | Forest Conservation - Incentives - Pilot Program and Fund | Behler | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (2/13) | ||
| HB 1590 (SB 807) | Alcoholic Beverages - Class 8 Farm Brewery and Class 10 Farm Distillery Licenses | Ziegler | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (2/15) | ||
| SB 42 (HB 677) | Reduction Facilities and Veterans Service Organizations - Hydrolyzed and Soil Remains - Immunity | Simonaire | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 693 (5/26) | ||
| SB 69 (HB 147) | Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Termination Provision - Repeal | Kagan | In the House - Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m. (3/26) | ||
| SB 108 (HB 250) | Environment - Water Resources and Wetlands - Enforcement | Chair, Education, Energy the Environment Committee | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (3/25) | ||
| SB 164 (HB 255) | Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations | Chair, Education, Energy the Environment Committee | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 113 (4/14) | ||
| SB 178 (HB 258) | Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Standards and Procedures | Chair, Education, Energy the Environment Committee | In the Senate - Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. (1/16) | ||
| SB 181 | Hunting - Restrictions of Venison Donation | Lewis Young | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (4/10) | ||
| SB 184 | Office of the Attorney General - Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit - Reporting Requirement | Chair, Education, Energy the Environment Committee | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 472 (5/12) | ||
| SB 257 (HB 533) | Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting | Simonaire | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 331 (4/28) | ||
| SB 266 (HB 35) | Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Trees | Brooks | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 209 (4/28) | ||
| SB 282 (HB 390) | Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2027) | The President | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 4 (4/8) | ||
| SB 283 (HB 391) | Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 | The President | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 5 (4/8) | ||
| SB 284 (HB 392) | Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026 | The President | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6 (4/8) | ||
| SB 344 (HB 734) | Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems | King | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 46 (4/14) | ||
| SB 368 (HB 613) | Calvert and St. Mary's Counties - Living Shorelines and Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization Measures | Bailey | In the Senate - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | ||
| SB 371 (HB 395) | Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Animal Feeding Operations | Carozza | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 253 (4/28) | ||
| SB 451 | Eminent Domain - Just Compensation - Fees and Costs | Ready | In the Senate - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | ||
| SB 523 (HB 701) | Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pools Act of 2026) | M. Washington | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 164 (4/28) | ||
| SB 545 (HB 716) | Land Surveyors and Property Line Surveyors - Private Property Access - Prohibition | Ready | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | ||
| SB 546 (HB 410) | Public Health - Food and Milk Product Labeling - Requirements | Attar | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | ||
| SB 584 (HB 1210) | Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners | Jennings | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | ||
| SB 599 (HB 429) | On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established | Hester | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 249 (4/28) | ||
| SB 613 (HB 949) | Agriculture - Noxious Weeds - Palmer Amaranth | Talbot County | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor (3/9) | ||
| SB 643 (HB 1063) | Natural Resources - Hunting - Management | Bailey | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (4/10) | ||
| SB 666 (HB 993) | Real Property - Short-Term Rentals | Harris | In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (4/13) | ||
| SB 667 (HB 72) | Natural Resources - Edible Forests and Foraging Program - Establishment | Harris | In the Senate - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | ||
| SB 686 (HB 1022) | PFAS Chemicals - Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements | Love | In the Senate - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | ||
| SB 688 (HB 1465) | Environment - Stream and Floodplain Restoration Projects - Requirements and Limitations | M. Washington | In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | ||
| SB 719 (HB 925) | Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation | Love | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 329 (4/28) | ||
| SB 754 | Land Use - Preservation of Natural Resources | M. Washington | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (3/25) | ||
| SB 781 (HB 1268) | 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) | Brooks | In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | ||
| SB 807 (HB 1590) | Alcoholic Beverages - Class 8 Farm Brewery Licenses | Bailey | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 861 (5/26) | ||
| SB 849 (HB 1395) | Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties | Gallion | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (4/8) | ||
| SB 861 (HB 1071) | Environment - Stormwater Management for Agritourism | Zucker | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 13 (4/14) |