Talbot County, Maryland
2026 Legislative Bill Tracking
Monday, November 2, 2026 5:26 PM


Bill (Crossfile)Bill Title & Upcoming HearingsSponsorStatusPositionTestimony
HB 2 (SB 185) Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Retirement Income Griffith
In the House - Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. (1/13) Monitor
HB 9 (SB 114) 3-1-1 Systems - Expansion Program and Oversight Board - Establishment Lopez
In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) Monitor
HB 18 Transportation Network Companies - Transportation Network Operators - Minimum Payments for Passenger Trips Vogel
In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (1/19) Monitor
HB 24 County Boards of Education - Volunteer Aides - School Chaplain Metzgar
In the House - Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. (1/13) Monitor
HB 26 (SB 350) Public Schools - Open Enrollment - Policies and Funding Toles
In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (1/26) Monitor
HB 29 (SB 343) Public High Schools - Post College and Career Readiness Pathways - Alterations Wilkins
In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (3/19) Monitor
HB 32 Local Law Enforcement Vehicles - Requirements - Automated External Defibrillators Simmons
In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (1/29) Monitor
HB 35 (SB 266) Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Trees Foley
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 210 (4/28) Monitor
HB 43 (SB 459) Procurement - Advertising - Local News Organizations (Local Newspapers for Maryland Communities Act of 2026) Foley
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) Vogel
In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules (4/7)
HB 47 Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing Confederate Names - Establishment Schindler
In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) Monitor
HB 57 (SB 204) Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established Vogel
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 676 (5/26) Monitor
HB 64 (SB 170) Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth Fair
In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) Monitor
HB 73 Public Schools - Water Safety and Swimming Course - Established Toles
In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (1/30) Monitor
HB 76 Local School Systems - School Safety - Grant Allocations Griffith
In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) Monitor
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) Monitor
HB 79 Climate Solutions Affordability Act of 2026 Chisholm
In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) Monitor
HB 81 (SB 55) Motor Vehicles - Police Stops - Secondary Enforcement and Excludable Evidence Phillips
In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) (1/29) Monitor
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) Monitor
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) Monitor
HB 110 Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts Taveras
In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (1/19) Monitor
HB 116 (SB 147) Education - Agreements, Procurement Contracts, and Memoranda of Understanding - Reporting and Publication Miller
In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (1/15) Monitor
HB 117 (SB 219) Public Schools - Airway Clearing Device Availability and Use - Policy (Bowen Levy Airway Clearing Device Act) Metzgar
In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (1/15) Monitor
HB 123 School Systems - Reportable Offenses - Alterations Griffith
In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (1/21) Monitor
HB 128 (SB 299) County Boards of Education - Therapy Dogs - Policy for Handling and Use in Schools Vogel
In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (1/21)
HB 135 (SB 287) Economic Development - Tax Increment Financing - Noncontiguous Areas Schindler
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 536 (5/12)
HB 140 (SB 595) County Boards of Education and Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Vacancy Procedures - Alterations Woods
In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (1/21) Monitor
HB 146 (SB 165) Environment - On-Site Wastewater Systems - Requirements for Inspection and Pumping Services and Implementation Dates Guyton
In the Senate - Senate Refuses to Recede (4/10) Monitor
HB 147 (SB 69) Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Termination Provision - Repeal Guzzone
In the House - Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. (1/21) Monitor
HB 154 (SB 99) Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act) Korman
In the Senate - Special Order until later today (Senator Feldman) Adopted (4/13) Monitor
HB 155 (SB 1) Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings Williams
In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (1/29)
HB 160 State and Local Government - Real Property - Confederate Naming Prohibited Schindler
In the Senate - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (3/24)
HB 163 (SB 79) County Boards of Education - Student Technology Use Policy - Requirements Wu
In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (1/22)
HB 165 Courts - Sheriffs' Salaries - Alterations Bouchat
In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/16)
HB 176 (SB 460) State Department of Assessments and Taxation and Department of General Services - Property Appraisal Aids - Geographic Images Fair
In the House - Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. (1/26)
HB 190 Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule Bouchat
In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/20)
HB 204 (SB 264) Drinking Water - Regulation - Control and Prevention of Waterborne Disease Allen
In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19)
HB 222 County Boards of Education - Opioid Overdose-Reversing Medications - Policy Requirements (Naloxone Access Act) Vogel
In the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (31-6) (4/13)
HB 230 (SB 62) Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2026) Chair, Appropriations Committee
In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) (2/9)
HB 233 (SB 48) Education - Public School Construction - Alterations Chair, Appropriations Committee
In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9)
HB 234 (SB 74) Public Safety - Police Employees and Deputy State Fire Marshals - Repeal of Pay Rate Restriction on Promotion Chair, Appropriations Committee
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 133 (4/14)
HB 235 (SB 47) Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Business Development Program - Local Approval Requirement Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 597 (5/26)
HB 239 (SB 36) Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026) Chair, Economic Matters Committee
In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19)
HB 240 Local Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of Planning Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 122 (4/14)
HB 243 (SB 197) Land Use - Comprehensive and General Plans - Alteration of Elements Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 110 (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 256 Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors (Vulnerable Road User Protection Act of 2026) Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings (3/19)
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 292 (SB 122) State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Local Reimbursement for Administration Costs - Alterations Chair, Ways and Means Committee
In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/23)
HB 307 (SB 217) Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund - Alterations Qi
In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:30 p.m. (3/3)
HB 311 (SB 507) Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning Kaufman
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 666 (5/26)
HB 319 (SB 292) County Boards of Education - Student Transportation - Sunset Repeal and Study Sample-Hughes
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 683 (5/26)
HB 329 (SB 81) Criminal Law - School Resource Officers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity with Students Simpson
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 452 (5/12)
HB 331 (SB 342) Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program Terrasa
In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing canceled (Economic Matters) (2/3)
HB 332 (SB 346) Civil Actions - Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act) Charkoudian
In the House - Hearing canceled (3/30)
HB 335 (SB 258) Real Property - Dedication - Roads Rosenberg
In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28)
HB 337 (SB 31) School Construction and Housing - School Zones and Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances Moon
In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9)
HB 345 (SB 341) Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act) Charkoudian
In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/22)
HB 346 Workers' Compensation - Vocational Rehabilitation Services - Retroactive Compensation Pruski
In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/17)
HB 350 (SB 255) Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations Wims
In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (2/6)
HB 363 (SB 468) Local Government - Grant for Recipients of State Child Tax Credit - Authorization Palakovich Carr
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 204 (4/28)
HB 366 (SB 993) Workers' Compensation - Exemption From Exclusivity of Remedy - Action for Wrongful Death by Nondependent Child Pruski
In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/17)
HB 381 State Highway Administration - Urban Core and Urban Center Traffic Control Devices - No Turn on Red Lehman
In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (3/2)
HB 382 (SB 571) Commercial Law - Broadband Access - Low-Income Consumer Programs (Maryland Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act) Fair
In the Senate - First Reading Finance (3/23)
HB 383 Municipalities - Limiting Access to Beaches - Prohibition J. Long
In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (3/9)
HB 389 (SB 296) Juveniles - Detention and Confinement - Limitations on Juvenile Contact With Incarcerated Adults Bartlett
In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (1/22)
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 394 (SB 158) Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools Terrasa
In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections) (2/3)
HB 437 (SB 59) Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026) Edelson
In the Senate - Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted (4/10)
HB 444 (SB 245) Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition Williams
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 2 (2/17)
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 461 (SB 300) Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment Ziegler
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 543 (5/12)
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 478 (SB 262) Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration Patterson
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 61 (4/14)
HB 482 Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission (Fair Districts for Maryland Act) Buckel
In the House - Hearing 1/27 at 3:00 p.m. (1/25)
HB 490 (SB 311) Education - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions The Speaker
In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (3/19)
HB 506 (SB 455) Economic Development - Transformational Project Financing Program - Establishment Qi
In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) (2/3)
HB 517 Emission Standards, Ambient Air Quality Standards, and Solid Waste Management - Local Authority Terrasa
In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28)
HB 525 (SB 928) County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Joanne C. Benson Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act) Boafo
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 596 (5/26)
HB 528 (SB 271) Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income of Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel - Eligibility Pruski
In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/27)
HB 548 (SB 325) Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act) Behler
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 591 (5/26)
HB 559 Transportation - Highway User Revenues Capital Grants - Calculation Edelson
In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) (2/3)
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 614 (SB 381) Education - School Building Energy Usage - Monthly Report Wu
In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/17)
HB 637 (SB 385) Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act) The Speaker
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 7 (4/14)
HB 639 (SB 505) Transportation - Aviation - Passenger Health and Safety (Aviation Health and Safety Act) Charkoudian
In the Senate - First Reading Finance (3/23)
HB 652 Property Tax - Homestead Property Tax Credit - First-Time Homebuyer R. Long
In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3)
HB 653 (SB 607) Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Public Safety Retirement Income - Amount Behler
In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules (4/13)
HB 669 State Highway Administration - Third-Party Road Improvements - Required Work Schedule Pruski
In the Senate - Hearing 4/09 at 2:30 p.m. (4/9)
HB 680 (SB 668) Children's Cabinet Fund - Renaming and Funding for Grants to Local Management Boards Shetty
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 765 (5/26)
HB 690 Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction (Economic Competitiveness Act of 2026) Hartman
In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3)
HB 707 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income Grammer
In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3)
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 745 Income Tax - Senior Tax Credit - Refundability Mireku-North
In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5)
HB 805 Building Homes Act Solomon
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 698 (5/26)
HB 831 (SB 922) Collective Bargaining - Local Government Employees and Public Employee Relations Act Schindler
In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/19)
HB 840 (SB 767) Property Tax - Credit for Commercial Buildings Rented to Small Businesses Edelson
In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5)
HB 870 Environment - Permit Applications for New Buildings - Notice (Large Buildings for Tomorrow Act) Korman
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 412 (5/12)
HB 894 (SB 389) Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) The Speaker
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 592 (5/26)
HB 898 (SB 388) Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act The Speaker
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 352 (5/12)
HB 902 (SB 382) Retire in Maryland Tax Relief Act Roberts
In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5)
HB 905 (SB 547) Recipients of State and Local Government Funding - Reporting (Buy Maryland Reporting Requirements) Roberts
In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/6)
HB 916 (SB 674) Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities Spiegel
In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (2/10)
HB 949 (SB 613) Agriculture - Noxious Weeds - Palmer Amaranth Talbot County Delegation
In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (3/9)
HB 1006 (SB 612) Talbot County - Public Schools - School Schedule Options Talbot County Delegation
In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13)
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 1070 (SB 539) Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Workforce Opportunities Grant Program and Fund Smith
In the Senate - First Reading Finance (3/23)
HB 1071 (SB 861) Environment - Stormwater Management for Agritourism Foley
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14 (4/14)
HB 1074 Public Ethics Law - Participation Restrictions and Requirements for Local Governments and School Boards Hornberger
In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/19)
HB 1137 (SB 829) Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act) Allen
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 726 (5/26)
HB 1142 Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures Wilkins
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 17 (4/14)
HB 1148 (SB 765) Property Taxes - Tax Sales, Legacy Protection Program, and Tax Credits Kaiser
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 718 (5/26)
HB 1175 Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight, Regulation, and Taxation (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act) Allen
In the House - Hearing canceled (Economic Matters) (3/5)
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 1217 (SB 479) Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Energy Use Intensity Targets - Exemptions Wivell
In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13)
HB 1221 (SB 624) Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act) Foley
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 9 (4/14)
HB 1242 (SB 786) Transportation of Persons With Disabilities - Transportation Network Companies - Requirements Allen
In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (3/20)
HB 1259 Zoning Authorities - Operation of Family Child Care Homes - Prohibitions and Requirements Feldmark
In the House - Conference Committee Appointed (4/11)
HB 1314 Natural Resources - Chesapeake Bay Trust - Urban Trees Program Ivey
In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:30 p.m. (3/3)
HB 1336 (SB 671) Procurement Contracts and Construction Contracts - Payments

This is a joint ASAB/ABC bill
Wilson
In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (2/19)
HB 1479 Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase (Maryland Raise the Wage Act) Boafo
In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (4/2)
HB 1575 (SB 791) Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) Phillips
In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/16)
HB 1595 (SB 427) Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers Hornberger
In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (2/15)
HB 1602 (SB 579) Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters Griffith
In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules (4/13)
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 1 (HB 155) Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Face Coverings and Identification Augustine
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 612 (5/26)
SB 20 (HB 83) Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act Hettleman
In the Senate - Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. (1/13)
SB 31 (HB 337) School Construction and Housing - School Zones and Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances Lam
In the House - Hearing 4/08 at 1:00 p.m. (3/26)
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 36 (HB 239) Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026) Chair, Education, Energy the Environment Committee
In the Senate - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (1/27)
SB 44 State Retirement and Pension System - Forfeiture of Benefits Folden
In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 9:30 a.m. (1/28)
SB 45 (HB 55) Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts Brooks
In the Senate - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (4/13)
SB 47 (HB 235) Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Business Development Program - Local Approval Requirement Chair, Education, Energy the Environment Committee
In the Senate - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (1/27)
SB 48 (HB 233) Education - Public School Construction - Alterations Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 600 (5/26)
SB 55 (HB 81) Motor Vehicles - Police Stops - Secondary Enforcement and Excludable Evidence Sydnor
In the Senate - Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. (1/13)
SB 59 (HB 437) Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026)

Last year's final product
Hettleman
In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (4/10)
SB 62 (HB 230) Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2026)

Removing system preservation as an evaluation factor, exempts projects that solely for system preservation or state of good repair. Specifically adding "climate change and the environment."
Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5)
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 74 (HB 234) Public Safety - Police Employees and Deputy State Fire Marshals - Repeal of Pay Rate Restriction on Promotion Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 134 (4/14)
SB 79 (HB 163) County Boards of Education - Student Technology Use Policy - Requirements Benson
In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. (1/16)
SB 81 (HB 329) Criminal Law - School Resource Officers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity with Students Folden
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 453 (5/12)
SB 99 (HB 154) Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act) Kagan
In the Senate - Special Order until 4/13 (Senator Ready) Adopted (4/10)
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 114 (HB 9) 3-1-1 Systems - Expansion Program and Oversight Board - Establishment Kagan
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434 (5/12)
SB 122 (HB 292) State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Local Reimbursement for Administration Costs - Alterations Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
In the Senate - Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m. (1/15)
SB 147 (HB 116) Education - Agreements, Procurement Contracts, and Memoranda of Understanding - Reporting and Publication Ready
In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (1/16)
SB 158 (HB 394) Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools Ellis
In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (1/16)
SB 159 Emergency Medical Services - Vehicles and Ambulances - Required Supplies A. Washington
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 282 (4/28)
SB 165 (HB 146) Environment - On-Site Wastewater Systems - Implementation Dates Brooks
In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (4/9)
SB 170 (HB 64) Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth Lewis Young
In the House - Hearing 4/07 at 1:30 p.m. (4/7)
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 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 185 (HB 2) Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Retirement Income Bailey
In the Senate - Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m. (1/15)
SB 197 (HB 243) Land Use - Comprehensive and General Plans - Alteration of Elements Chair, Education, Energy the Environment Committee
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 111 (4/14)
SB 204 (HB 57) Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established Kagan
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 677 (5/26)
SB 217 (HB 307) Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund - Alterations M. Washington
In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (1/21)
SB 219 (HB 117) Public Schools - Airway Clearing Device Availability and Use - Policy (Bowen Levy Airway Clearing Device Act) Salling
In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (1/16)
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)
SB 225 Environment - Interjurisdictional Watersheds - Flood Management M. Washington
In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (3/25)
SB 245 (HB 444) Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition Smith
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1 (2/17)
SB 255 (HB 350) Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations Sydnor
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 157 (4/28)
SB 258 (HB 335) Real Property - Dedication - Roads Attar
In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (1/27)
SB 262 (HB 478) Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration Simonaire
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 60 (4/14)
SB 264 (HB 204) Drinking Water - Regulation - Control and Prevention of Waterborne Disease Brooks
In the Senate - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/23)
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 266 (HB 35) Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Trees Brooks
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 209 (4/28)
SB 267 Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight and Approval (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act) Brooks
In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m. (4/2)
SB 271 (HB 528) Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income of Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel - Eligibility Gile
In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (1/22)
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 287 (HB 135) Economic Development - Tax Increment Financing - Noncontiguous Areas McCray
In the House - Second Reading Passed (4/8)
SB 288 Transportation - Highway User Revenues Capital Grants - Calculation McCray
In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (1/22)
SB 292 (HB 319) County Boards of Education - Student Transportation - Sunset Repeal and Study Bailey
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 682 (5/26)
SB 296 (HB 389) Juveniles - Detention and Confinement - Limitations on Juvenile Contact With Incarcerated Adults Love
In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. (1/22)
SB 299 (HB 128) County Boards of Education - Therapy Dogs - Policy for Handling and Use in Schools Hester
In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (2/19)
SB 300 (HB 461) Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment Hester
In the House - Second Reading Passed (4/8)
SB 311 (HB 490) Education - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions The President
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 602 (5/26)
SB 325 (HB 548) Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act) Augustine
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 590 (5/26)
SB 341 (HB 345) Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act) Brooks
In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9)
SB 342 (HB 331) Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program Brooks
In the Senate - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/23)
SB 343 (HB 29) County Boards of Education - Post College and Career Readiness Pathways - Payment of Costs King
In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (1/29) Monitor
SB 344 (HB 734) Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems King
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 46 (4/14)
SB 346 (HB 332) Civil Actions - Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act) Waldstreicher
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 460 (5/12)
SB 350 (HB 26) Public Schools - Open Enrollment - Policies and Funding A. Washington
In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor (3/16) Monitor
SB 375 County Boards of Education - Artificial Intelligence Training Program - Requirement Watson
In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (2/19)
SB 381 (HB 614) Education - School Building Energy Usage - Monthly Report Watson
In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (2/19)
SB 382 (HB 902) Retire in Maryland Tax Relief Act Watson
In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (2/3)
SB 385 (HB 637) Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act) The President
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 8 (4/14)
SB 388 (HB 898) Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act The President
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 351 (5/12)
SB 389 (HB 894) Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) The President
In the Senate - Conference Committee Appointed (4/13)
SB 417 (HB 45) Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act) Lam
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 221 (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 427 (HB 1595) Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers Lewis Young
In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4)
SB 451 Eminent Domain - Just Compensation - Fees and Costs Ready
In the Senate - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4)
SB 455 (HB 506) Economic Development - Transformational Project Financing Program - Establishment Rosapepe
In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) (3/24)
SB 457 (HB 78) Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land Rosapepe
In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) Monitor
SB 460 (HB 176) State Department of Assessments and Taxation and Department of General Services - Property Appraisal Aids - Geographic Images Rosapepe
In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (2/3)
SB 468 (HB 363) Local Government - Grant for Recipients of State Child Tax Credit - Authorization King
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 203 (4/28)
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 479 (HB 1217) Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Energy Use Intensity Targets - Exemptions McKay
In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10)
SB 505 (HB 639) Transportation - Aviation - Passenger Health and Safety (Aviation Health and Safety Act) Lam
In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4)
SB 507 (HB 311) Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning Zucker
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 665 (5/26)
SB 520 Property Tax - Charter Counties - Application of County Tax Limitation on Public Safety Budget Kramer
In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (3/23)
SB 539 (HB 1070) Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Workforce Opportunities Grant Program and Fund Smith
In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12)
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 547 (HB 905) Recipients of State and Local Government Funding - Reporting (Buy Maryland Reporting Requirements) Charles
In the Senate - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5)
SB 571 (HB 382) Commercial Law - Broadband Access - Low-Income Consumer Programs (Maryland Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act) Ellis
In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11)
SB 579 (HB 1602) Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters Jennings
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 319 (4/28)
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 595 (HB 140) County Boards of Education and Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Vacancy Procedures - Alterations Kagan
In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) Monitor
SB 607 (HB 653) Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Public Safety Retirement Income - Amount McCray
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 686 (5/26)
SB 612 (HB 1006) Talbot County - Public Schools - School Schedule Options Talbot County
In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (3/23)
SB 613 (HB 949) Agriculture - Noxious Weeds - Palmer Amaranth Talbot County
In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor (3/9)
SB 624 (HB 1221) Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act) Feldman
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 10 (4/14)
SB 668 (HB 680) Children's Cabinet Fund - Renaming and Funding for Grants to Local Management Boards Harris
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 764 (5/26)
SB 671 (HB 1336) Procurement Contracts and Construction Contracts - Payments A. Washington
In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11)
SB 674 (HB 916) Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities A. Washington
In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) (2/11)
SB 755 Natural Resources - Striped Bass Recreational Seasons and Fisheries Regulations Muse
In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10)
SB 765 (HB 1148) Property Taxes - Tax Sales, Legacy Protection Program, and Tax Credits Zucker
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 719 (5/26)
SB 767 (HB 840) Property Tax - Credit for Commercial Buildings Rented to Small Businesses Ferguson
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 603 (5/26)
SB 786 (HB 1242) Transportation of Persons With Disabilities - Transportation Network Companies - Requirements Guzzone
In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11)
SB 791 (HB 1575) Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) Lam
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 872 (5/31)
SB 829 (HB 1137) Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act) Waldstreicher
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 725 (5/26)
SB 861 (HB 1071) Environment - Stormwater Management for Agritourism Zucker
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 13 (4/14)
SB 922 (HB 831) Collective Bargaining - Local Government Employees and Public Employee Relations Act Harris
In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12)
SB 928 (HB 525) County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act) Harris
In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (3/23)
SB 993 (HB 366) Workers' Compensation - Exemption From Exclusivity of Remedy - Action for Wrongful Death by Nondependent Child Jackson
In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules (2/19)