Legislative Research: MD HB659 | 2026 | Regular Session
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Regular Session (Introduced) | Altering the membership of the State Board of Education to include, as a member, an early childhood development professional with extensive experience in the operations of a child care business and early childhood curriculum and development; and requ... [HB659 2026 Detail][HB659 2026 Text][HB659 2026 Comments] | 2026-02-04 Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Prohibiting certain carriers from imposing a prior authorization, step therapy, or quantity limit requirement on eligible providers for health care services that are included in a two-sided incentive arrangement. [HB659 2025 Detail][HB659 2025 Text][HB659 2025 Comments] | 2025-04-03 Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| 2024 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Establishing the felony of theft of a handgun; and establishing a penalty for theft of a handgun of, for a first conviction, imprisonment of up to 5 years or a fine of up to $1,000 or both and, for a second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment of u... [HB659 2024 Detail][HB659 2024 Text][HB659 2024 Comments] | 2024-01-30 Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2023 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Requiring the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the implications and feasibility of prohibiting vehicles with a semitrailer, pole trailer, or trailer from using a contraflow lane on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge; and requiring the Depart... [HB659 2023 Detail][HB659 2023 Text][HB659 2023 Comments] | 2023-03-06 Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| 2022 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Altering a certain provision relating to the storage of firearms and ammunition in a location that can be accessed by an unsupervised minor; and requiring the Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services to develop a youth suicide prevention and firea... [HB659 2022 Detail][HB659 2022 Text][HB659 2022 Comments] | 2022-02-03 Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2021 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not prohibit a dealer from listing on the dealer's website a vehicle for sale or lease at the purchase price or coerce or require a dealer to list a price different from the purchase p... [HB659 2021 Detail][HB659 2021 Text][HB659 2021 Comments] | 2021-03-17 Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| 2020 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Altering the accrual rate from 2.0% to 2.5% for service earned on or after July 1, 2020, for calculating the retirement allowance for certain retirees of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System; and altering the maximum benefit that certain reti... [HB659 2020 Detail][HB659 2020 Text][HB659 2020 Comments] | 2020-01-31 Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2019 Regular Session (Passed) | Prohibiting the continued detention, beyond emergency detention, of a child under the age of 12 years unless the child is alleged to have committed a certain act that, if committed by an adult, would be a crime of violence or the child is likely to l... [HB659 2019 Detail][HB659 2019 Text][HB659 2019 Comments] | 2019-05-13 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 560 |
| 2018 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Establishing the Community Action Agency Continuity Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to ensure the continuity of services provided by community action agencies in the State; requiring the Program to provide funding for p... [HB659 2018 Detail][HB659 2018 Text][HB659 2018 Comments] | 2018-02-13 Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2017 Regular Session (Passed) | Establishing the Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland to examine the tax sale system to maximize resources, facilitate properties getting to productive use, and protect residents; requiring the Task Force to evaluate the impact of tax sales, how... [HB659 2017 Detail][HB659 2017 Text][HB659 2017 Comments] | 2017-05-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 615 |
| 2016 Regular Session (Passed) | Authorizing a specified victim to file an application for leave to appeal to the Court of Special Appeals from an interlocutory order or appeal to the Court of Special Appeals from a final order that denies or fails to consider the victim's right to ... [HB659 2016 Detail][HB659 2016 Text][HB659 2016 Comments] | 2016-05-19 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 541 |
| 2015 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Requiring the Attorney General to take certain steps to identify, collect, and publish in a specified manner laws that impose a specified collateral sanction on a person who is convicted of a specified offense; requiring a State's Attorney to provide... [HB659 2015 Detail][HB659 2015 Text][HB659 2015 Comments] | 2015-03-09 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| 2014 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Specifying that a person who is not a resident of the State and who is not prohibited from possessing a regulated firearm in the person's state of residence may transport a regulated firearm through the State to another state under specified circumst... [HB659 2014 Detail][HB659 2014 Text][HB659 2014 Comments] | 2014-03-04 Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2013 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Making a military identification card for active duty or retired military personnel an acceptable form of documentation for receiving a notation of veteran status on a driver's license or identification card issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration... [HB659 2013 Detail][HB659 2013 Text][HB659 2013 Comments] | 2013-02-18 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters Withdrawn |
| 2012 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Requiring specified firms that provide architectural, landscape architectural, professional engineering, or professional land surveying services to hold specified firm permits; authorizing the State Board of Architects, the State Board of Examiners o... [HB659 2012 Detail][HB659 2012 Text][HB659 2012 Comments] | 2012-03-24 Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| 2011 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Prohibiting the use, distribution, or sale of atrazine, including a pesticide that contains atrazine, in the State. [HB659 2011 Detail][HB659 2011 Text][HB659 2011 Comments] | 2011-03-14 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| 2010 Regular Session (Passed) | Repealing specified provisions of law relating to durable powers of attorney; establishing the Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act; establishing that a specified agent is not required to disclose specified information, with specified e... [HB659 2010 Detail][HB659 2010 Text][HB659 2010 Comments] | 2010-05-20 Approved by the Governor |
References Online
Legislative Citation
APA
MD HB659 | 2026 | Regular Session. (2026, February 04). LegiScan. Retrieved July 06, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB659/2026
MLA
"MD HB659 | 2026 | Regular Session." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 04 Feb. 2026. Web. 06 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB659/2026>.
Chicago
"MD HB659 | 2026 | Regular Session." February 04, 2026 LegiScan. Accessed July 06, 2026. https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB659/2026.
Turabian
LegiScan. MD HB659 | 2026 | Regular Session. 04 February 2026. https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB659/2026 (accessed July 06, 2026).
Subjects
Child Care
Commerce and Business
Committee Changes
Committees and Commissions
Early Childhood Education
Education, State Board of
Education, State Department of
Governor
Notices
Primary and Secondary Education
Commerce and Business
Committee Changes
Committees and Commissions
Early Childhood Education
Education, State Board of
Education, State Department of
Governor
Notices
Primary and Secondary Education
Code Citations
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0659?ys=2026RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0659f.pdf |
