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Current trends in Maryland legislation over the last 72 hours as measured by public interest and activity.
| Position | Bill | Status | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | HB861 | Passed | Requiring the Department of Information Technology to post on its website the Statewide Information Technology Master Plan within 1 year after the Governor is inaugurated in each gubernatorial term; requiring the Secretary of Information Technology t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 448 |
| #2 | SB140 | Passed | Prohibiting a person from knowingly recruiting, harboring, transporting, or obtaining an individual for the purpose of appropriating the government benefits of an individual for the benefit of the person or another through deception, coercion, exploi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 663 |
| #3 | SB6 | Passed | Providing collective bargaining rights to nontenure track faculty of system institutions of higher education, Morgan State University, or St. Mary's College of Maryland whose primary assignments involve academic instruction, including teachers, re... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 695 |
| #4 | HB1434 | Passed | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop and maintain a caregiver resource webpage with information and resources to support certain caregivers in the State. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-31 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 873 |
| #5 | SB972 | Passed | Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to issue Class B beer, wine, and liquor licenses for the odd side of the 1000 block of West Baltimore Street and the even side of the 800 block of North Charles Street in the 40th alco... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 822 |
| #6 | SB496 | Passed | Authorizing, beginning January 1, 2027, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide comprehensive coverage for the treatment of obesity; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide notice to Program recipients if the Department elec... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-31 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 866 |
| #7 | SB81 | Passed | Prohibiting a law enforcement officer from engaging in certain sexual acts, sexual contact, or vaginal intercourse with a student enrolled in a school where the law enforcement officer is assigned as a school resource officer. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 453 |
| #8 | SB237 | Passed | Altering the procedures for the selection of presidential elector nominees and alternate presidential elector nominees; requiring the State Administrator of Elections to preside and serve as secretary at a certain meeting of certain presidential elec... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 469 |
| #9 | SB360 | Passed | Repealing the prohibition against intentionally inflicting bodily harm, permanent disability, or death on an animal owned or used by a law enforcement unit; prohibiting a person from harassing, interfering with, injuring, or killing or causing seriou... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 401 |
| #10 | SB642 | Passed | Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to issue a Class 7 micro-brewery license to the holder of a Class B-D-7 license in the 46th alcoholic beverages district, subject to a certain limitation; requiring the Board to establ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 845 |
| #11 | HB1321 | Passed | Requiring the State Department of Education to identify, inform, and assist Child Care Scholarship Program applicants who qualify for enrollment in publicly funded prekindergarten, Head Start, and Early Head Start subject to certain conditions; requi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595 |
| #12 | SB820 | Passed | Altering the violations of law with respect to which the Field Enforcement Division of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission is authorized to issue a citation; prohibiting a retailer from distributing, selling, exposing for sale, or advertisi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 355 |
| #13 | SB184 | Passed | Altering the date, from November 30 to October 1 each year, by which the Office of the Attorney General must report on certain activities of the Office's Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit and certain activities taken by the Department o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 472 |
| #14 | HB96 | Passed | Altering the membership of the Baltimore County School Board Nominating Commission, from 19 to 21 members, to include one representative of the Greater Baltimore Chamber of Commerce, one representative from the American Federation of State, County an... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 570 |
| #15 | HB187 | Passed | Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of a disposition under a certain provision of law if the disposition was included in a case that was disposed of by the court with a no finding designation or designated by the court as having b... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 466 |
| #16 | SB215 | Passed | Altering the application of certain provisions of law governing local government personnel, trout stamps, and landlord remedies to apply to all uniformed services; and altering the composition of the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 494 |
| #17 | SB53 | Passed | Requiring the Maryland Port Administration to provide written notice to the Anne Arundel County Delegation to the General Assembly if the Administration makes a written request for the county's approval of the acquisition of land or improvements on ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 497 |
| #18 | SB111 | Passed | Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration and agents and employees of State agencies and political subdivisions to take possession of certain vehicle registration plates under certain circumstances; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administrator to e... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 487 |
| #19 | SB72 | Passed | Providing that certain authorization for the holders of certain licenses to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption in a certain manner applies only if the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore County has adopted certain regulati... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 816 |
| #20 | SB131 | Passed | Clarifying that a communication between an attorney and a client that acts as a fiduciary is subject to the attorney-client privilege even if fiduciary funds are used to compensate the attorney for services rendered to the client. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 500 |
| #21 | SB199 | Passed | Requiring a grant from the Individuals With Disabilities and Service-Disabled Veterans Boating Fund to provide opportunities to participate in certain water-dependent activities for eligible companions of individuals with disabilities or service-disa... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 654 |
| #22 | HB3 | Passed | Exempting spouses and financially dependent children of State or local public safety employees who die as a result of or in the course of performance of duties from paying out-of-state or out-of-county tuition at a public institution of higher educat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 798 |
| #23 | SB218 | Passed | Authorizing the State Superintendent of Schools to declare a prolonged state of emergency for an event that prevents regular, in-person attendance at a public school for at least 14 consecutive school days, subject to certain requirements; establishi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 598 |
| #24 | HB141 | Passed | Providing collective bargaining rights to certain graduate assistants at certain public institutions of higher education; defining "graduate assistant" as a graduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park or the University of Maryland, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 774 |
| #25 | SB109 | Passed | Expanding eligibility for property tax payment deferrals in Anne Arundel County to include members of certain reserve components and certain members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service; and applying th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 690 |
| #26 | SB35 | Passed | Designating the megalodon as the State shark; designating The Natural History Society of Maryland as the State natural sciences museum; and requiring the Governor to annually proclaim October 1 as Purple Lights Night to honor individuals in the State... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 505 |
| #27 | SB48 | Passed | Clarifying the type of proposals and plans that require the approval of the State Superintendent of Schools; requiring a county board of education to request and receive approval from the State Superintendent before a county board may proceed with ce... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 600 |
| #28 | SB77 | Passed | Exempting certain contracts entered into by the Office of International Trade in the Department of Commerce relating to the development of certain authorized international business activities and opportunities from certain prohibitions on the provisi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 373 |
| #29 | HB191 | Passed | Prohibiting a merchant, in a certain transaction between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., from prohibiting a person from making a cash payment to purchase an essential consumer good, requiring a person to purchase an essential consumer good by using ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 714 |
| #30 | HB266 | Passed | Authorizing the Information Technology Investment Fund, at the discretion of the Secretary of Information Technology, to be used to support State-owned communication sites, communication facilities, and telecommunications equipment used in connection... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 437 |
| #31 | HB260 | Passed | Altering the day that a certain campaign finance report is due to be filed with the State Board of Elections; requiring that a certain campaign finance report cover a certain time period; and altering, from January 1 of the year of the election to Ju... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 443 |
| #32 | HB102 | Passed | Requiring a county superintendent of schools to allow a certain dependent child of an active service member to advance enroll in a school in the county in a certain manner; requiring the remote registration process to provide an opportunity for the s... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 644 |
| #33 | SB101 | Passed | Adding correctional officers as eligible recipients in the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Police Officers and Probation Agents and the Maryland Police Officers and Probation Agents Scholarship Program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 679 |
| #34 | HB193 | Passed | Requiring a unit of State government to provide a certain debriefing of a contract award to certain persons on request; adding an exemption to the prohibition on an individual who assists in the drafting of specifications, an invitation for bids, or ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 396 |
| #35 | SB194 | Passed | Applying certain provisions of law relating to the job creation tax credit and certain property tax credits and exemptions for certain members, veterans, and surviving spouses of certain members and veterans of the military, naval, or air service to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 689 |
| #36 | SB13 | Passed | Altering certain alcoholic beverages license fee refund requirements to allow for certain members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service to be eligible for a refund of a portion of the license fee; etc. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 863 |
| #37 | HB108 | Passed | Establishing the Volunteer Services Program in the Division of Correction for the purpose of providing access to volunteers, including formerly incarcerated individuals to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals and organizat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 519 |
| #38 | SB213 | Passed | Requiring a unit of State government to provide a certain debriefing of a contract award to certain persons on request; adding an exemption to the prohibition on an individual who assists in the drafting of specifications, an invitation for bids, or ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 395 |
| #39 | SB30 | Passed | Authorizing the governing body of Baltimore County to grant, by law, a 100% property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on certain real property owned by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 34; and applying the Act to all taxable year... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 801 |
| #40 | HB235 | Passed | Altering from 45 to 15 the number of days that a political subdivision has to approve or deny a certain application for financial assistance under the Neighborhood Business Development Program from the Department of Housing and Community Development. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 597 |
| #41 | HB211 | Passed | Authorizing the governing body of Baltimore County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on certain real property owned by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 34; and applying the Act to all taxable years beg... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 800 |
| #42 | SB153 | Passed | Altering the manner in which a campaign manager is appointed; requiring the candidate to appoint the chair and treasurer of an authorized candidate campaign committee; repealing the requirement that a campaign manager be a registered voter in the Sta... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 441 |
| #43 | SB177 | Passed | Prohibiting a person from using force, threat of force, or physical obstruction to interfere with or physically injure another while the other is lawfully exercising or attempting to lawfully exercise religious beliefs at a place of religious worship... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 425 |
| #44 | SB10 | Passed | Requiring the State Highway Administration to approve, deny, or return as incomplete an application for the use of a certain speed monitoring system within 120 days after receipt of the application; providing that if the Administration does not appro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 534 |
| #45 | HB65 | Passed | Clarifying that a communication between an attorney and a client that acts as a fiduciary is subject to the attorney-client privilege even if fiduciary funds are used to compensate the attorney for services rendered to the client. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 501 |
| #46 | SB230 | Passed | Establishing that engaging in sexual contact with another without the consent of the other in connection with a first-, second-, or third- degree burglary constitutes sexual offense in the third degree; and altering the definitions of "tier I sex off... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 499 |
| #47 | SB150 | Passed | Authorizing the Department of the Environment, the Department of General Services, and units in the Maryland Department of Labor to include a notation on public profiles of licensees, certificate holders, and security identification card holders indi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 491 |
| #48 | HB288 | Passed | Authorizing the State Superintendent of Schools to declare a prolonged state of emergency for an event that prevents regular, in-person attendance at a public school for at least 14 consecutive school days, subject to certain requirements; and requir... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 599 |
| #49 | HB216 | Passed | Prohibiting a person from knowingly recruiting, harboring, transporting, or obtaining an individual for the purpose of appropriating the government benefits of an individual for the benefit of the person or another through deception, coercion, exploi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 662 |
| #50 | SB82 | Passed | Prohibiting a person with the intent to defraud another from creating, aiding in the creation of, or possessing a counterfeit lease of real property or rental agreement relating to real property; etc. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 550 |
