MD Grain
2026 Legislative Bill Tracking
Monday, November 2, 2026 5:26 PM
| Bill (Crossfile) | Bill Title & Upcoming Hearings | Sponsor | Status | Position | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 82 (SB 33) | Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemption for Related Business Entities - Common Law Trusts | Cardin | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. (1/24) | ||
| HB 91 | Agriculture - Neonicotinoid Pesticides - Prohibitions | Healey | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | ||
| HB 112 | Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems | Crosby | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/23) | ||
| 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) | ||
| HB 175 (SB 961) | Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation - Alterations | Ziegler | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 309 (4/28) | ||
| HB 238 (SB 226) | Maryland Heritage Area Authority and Heritage Areas - Alterations | Chair, Economic Matters Committee | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 123 (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 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 359 | Property Tax Credit - Urban Agricultural Property - Alterations | Roberson | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 769 (5/26) | ||
| HB 395 (SB 371) | Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Animal Feeding Operations | Boyce | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 254 (4/28) | ||
| HB 398 | Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance | Grammer | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (1/29) | ||
| 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 476 (SB 474) | Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death | Ziegler | In the House - Referred to interim study by Judiciary (3/21) | ||
| 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 590 | Howard County - Transfer Tax - Use of Proceeds Ho. Co. 12-26 | Howard County Delegation | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 346 (4/28) | ||
| HB 609 (SB 424) | State Transfer Tax - Land Preservation Special Fund - Revenue Allocation | Griffith | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/17) | ||
| HB 629 (SB 429) | Maryland Energy Administration - Study on Land-Based Wind Energy | A. Johnson | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/2) | ||
| HB 674 (SB 270) | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | T. Morgan | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | ||
| 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 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 972 | Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment ( Charles J. Otto Agricultural Education Promise Act) | Miller | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 163 (4/28) | ||
| 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 1067 | Hunting - Lead and Lead-Based Ammunition - Phase-Out | Guyton | In the Senate - Senate Refuses to Recede (4/10) | ||
| HB 1071 (SB 861) | Environment - Stormwater Management for Agritourism | Foley | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14 (4/14) | ||
| 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 1244 (SB 630) | Overhead Transmission Lines and Eminent Domain - Property Value - Damages | Rose | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (2/12) | ||
| HB 1267 | Patuxent Research Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - Zoning Classification (Protecting Patuxent Research Refuge Act) | Lehman | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 541 (5/12) | ||
| HB 1287 (SB 780) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our Communities Act) | A. Johnson | In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m. (3/13) | ||
| HB 1395 (SB 849) | Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties | Jacobs | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 307 (4/28) | ||
| HB 1411 | Data Center Planning and Transparency Act | Ruth | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13) | ||
| 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 1479 | Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase (Maryland Raise the Wage Act) | Boafo | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (4/2) | ||
| HB 1518 | Property Tax Assessments - 5-Year Assessment Cycle | Buckel | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/16) | ||
| HB 1550 | Eminent Domain and Condemnation Authority - Repeal (Property Rights Protection Act) | Grammer | In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. (2/17) | ||
| 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) | ||
| HB 1607 (SB 265) | Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Prohibited Locations - Adjacent Parcels | Odom | In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m. (3/13) | ||
| SB 33 (HB 82) | Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemption for Related Business Entities - Common Law Trusts | West | In the Senate - Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m. (1/15) | ||
| 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 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 211 | Maryland Estate Tax - Repeal | Folden | In the Senate - Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m. (1/15) | ||
| SB 226 (HB 238) | Maryland Heritage Area Authority and Heritage Areas - Alterations | Chair, Finance Committee | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 124 (4/14) | ||
| SB 265 (HB 1607) | Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Prohibited Locations - Adjacent Parcels | Brooks | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | ||
| SB 270 (HB 674) | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | Carozza | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (3/25) | ||
| SB 371 (HB 395) | Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Animal Feeding Operations | Carozza | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 253 (4/28) | ||
| SB 424 (HB 609) | State Transfer Tax - Land Preservation Special Fund - Revenue Allocation | Jennings | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | ||
| SB 429 (HB 629) | Maryland Energy Administration - Study on Land-Based Wind Energy | Brooks | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | ||
| SB 451 | Eminent Domain - Just Compensation - Fees and Costs | Ready | In the Senate - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | ||
| SB 474 (HB 476) | Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death | Waldstreicher | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 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 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 613 (HB 949) | Agriculture - Noxious Weeds - Palmer Amaranth | Talbot County | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor (3/9) | ||
| SB 630 (HB 1244) | Overhead Transmission Lines and Eminent Domain - Property Value - Damages | West | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) and Hearing canceled (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (2/17) | ||
| SB 643 (HB 1063) | Natural Resources - Hunting - Management | Bailey | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (4/10) | ||
| SB 704 | Maryland Estate Tax - Qualified Agricultural Property - Transfer to Limited Liability Company | Mautz | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 551 (5/12) | ||
| SB 706 | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Alterations | Hershey | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 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 751 | Vehicle Laws - Required Security - Exemption of Farm Area Motor Vehicles | Mautz | In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:15 p.m. (3/9) | ||
| SB 754 | Land Use - Preservation of Natural Resources | M. Washington | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (3/25) | ||
| SB 780 (HB 1287) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our Communities Act) | Brooks | In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) | ||
| 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) | ||
| SB 911 | Environment - Weather Engineering - Prohibition | Mautz | In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | ||
| SB 961 (HB 175) | Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation - Alterations | Salling | In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (131-1) (4/13) |