MD HB34 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-2)
Status: Engrossed on March 20 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 20 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring, by April 1, 2028, a municipality to inventory and prioritize all existing open drainage inlets in the municipality and construct or install certain improvements on a new or existing open drainage inlet within the municipality; requiring, in each of fiscal years 2029 through 2031, $250,000 of the money appropriated to the comprehensive flood management grant program within the Department of the Environment be used to provide matching funds to assist with certain costs; etc.
Title
Municipalities - Open Drainage Inlets - Inventory and Improvements (Mason's Law)
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-03-20 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 131 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 6) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2026-03-20 | House | Third Reading Passed (131-0) |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Favorable with Amendments {213326/1 Adopted |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation |
| 2026-01-19 | House | Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-01-14 | House | First Reading Environment and Transportation |
| 2025-10-21 | House | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
SB189 (Crossfiled) 2026-05-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 356
Subjects
Construction
Equipment
Flood Control
Local Government Mandates
Municipal Corporations
Municipalities
Standards and Best Practices
Utilities
Water
Equipment
Flood Control
Local Government Mandates
Municipal Corporations
Municipalities
Standards and Best Practices
Utilities
Water
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment | 5 | 803 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Local Government | 4 | 112 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
