| MD | HB200 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to develop, publish, and maintain a real property flood risk disclosure statement form that includes certain information about a property's flood risk and history; and requiring, beginning July, 1, 2027, a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 776 |
| MD | SB739 | Pass | Requiring the University System of Maryland to conduct a study to evaluate the relationship between climate change, homeowner's insurance, and emergency and disaster preparedness; requiring the University, by July 1, 2027, to submit a report to the G...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 696 |
| MD | HB1219 | Pass | Requiring the University System of Maryland to conduct a study to evaluate the relationship between climate change, homeowner's insurance, and emergency and disaster preparedness; requiring the University, by July 1, 2027, to submit its report to the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 697 |
| MD | SB184 | Pass | 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 |
| MD | HB218 | Pass | 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 473 |
| MD | HB252 | Pass | Authorizing regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment to include requirements for any person who is accredited by the Department to provide lead paint abatement services to be covered by a reasonable performance bond or reasonable liab...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 359 |
| MD | SB150 | Pass | 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 |
| MD | HB870 | Pass | Requiring, beginning on July 1, 2026, a county or municipality to notify the Department of the Environment within 10 business days after a county or municipality accepts the permit application for a new building that has a proposed gross floor area ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 412 |
| MD | SB625 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to develop, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, and to adopt regulations and standards governing the permitting of carbon dioxide capture, removal, and sequestration projects that utilize bi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411 |
| MD | HB220 | Pass | Authorizing the installation of individual water submeters, used to determine the actual use of water, for each residential unit in an apartment house and mobile home parks; prohibiting the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house, or mobile...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 262 |
| MD | SB130 | Pass | Authorizing the installation of individual water submeters, used to determine the actual use of water, for certain apartment houses and mobile home parks; prohibiting the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house or a mobile home park, or a c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 261 |
| MD | HB250 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of the Environment to impose an administrative penalty for certain violations related to the appropriation or use of water and dam safety; repealing a certain limitation on the Department's authority to issue certain orders...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 273 |
| MD | HB321 | Pass | Extending the deadline by which the Department of the Environment is required to submit a certain report on the synthetic turf industry and synthetic turf disposal from July 1, 2026, to January 15, 2027.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 326 |
| MD | HB429 | Pass | Establishing, beginning July 1, 2028, the On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement on-farm organics recycling, compost use, wasted food preve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 250 |
| MD | HB395 | Pass | Repealing certain provisions of law requiring a person to hold a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) general discharge permit issued by the Department of the Environment before the person may begin construction on any part of a new CAFO; and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 254 |
| MD | HB613 | Pass | Authorizing a person to use living shorelines as a certain erosion control measure; applying the Act only to a shoreline stabilization project for which any portion of the project is in an area that is not designated as appropriate for structural sta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 321 |
| MD | SB371 | Pass | Repealing a provision of law requiring a person to hold a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) general discharge permit issued by the Department of the Environment before the person may begin construction on any part of a new CAFO; and author...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 253 |
| MD | HB640 | Pass | Modifying certain reporting requirements, boards, and commissions for practicability and efficiency; repealing certain reporting requirements that are unnecessary, obsolete, or duplicative; repealing as obsolete the Renewable Fuels Incentive Board, C...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171 |
| MD | HB663 | Pass | Requiring, beginning on or before July 1, 2026, and every 6 months thereafter, the Department of the Environment to report to the General Assembly on any changes in federal environmental policy that have been deemed legally valid by a final decision ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 322 |
| MD | SB523 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources in coordination with the Department of the Environment to identify certain vernal pools in the State; requiring the Department to create and maintain a certain list of vernal pools in the State in a certa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 164 |
| MD | HB833 | Pass | Reestablishing the Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland with an altered membership and mandate; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before Dece...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 251 |
| MD | SB553 | Pass | Reestablishing the Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland with an altered membership and mandate; and requiring the Commission to submit an interim report to the Legislative Policy Committee by December 1, 2026, and a final repo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 252 |
| MD | HB925 | Pass | Establishing restrictions on the land application, on or after October 1, 2028, of sewage sludge with total concentrations of certain regulated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances equal to or greater than certain levels; authorizing, on or after Octo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 330 |
| MD | SB599 | Pass | Establishing, beginning July 1, 2028, the On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement on-farm organics recycling, compost use, wasted food preve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 249 |
| MD | SB719 | Pass | Establishing restrictions on the land application, on or after October 1, 2028, of sewage sludge with total concentrations of certain regulated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances equal to or greater than certain levels; authorizing a person to commi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 329 |
| MD | SB940 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to develop a statewide action plan for the enforcement of standards for secondary maximum contaminant levels to address water discoloring, taste, and odor at community water systems and nontransient, noncom...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 286 |
| MD | SB872 | Pass | Altering the definition of "rental dwelling unit" for purposes of provisions of law governing the reduction of lead risk in housing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 225 |
| MD | HB1196 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to develop a statewide action plan for the enforcement of standards for secondary maximum contaminant levels to address water discoloring, taste, and odor at community water systems and nontransient, noncom...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 287 |
| MD | SB228 | Pass | Expanding the authority of the Treasurer of the Maryland Environmental Service to delegate certain functions to the Deputy Treasurer of the Service; increasing the threshold amount from $25,000 to $50,000 or less for estimated contract costs under wh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 78 |
| MD | HB227 | Pass | Expanding the authority of the Treasurer of the Maryland Environmental Service to delegate certain functions to the Deputy Treasurer of the Service; increasing the threshold amount from $25,000 to $50,000 or less for estimated contract costs under wh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 77 |
| MD | HB1071 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations that consider certain best management practices for stormwater management for agritourism; requiring Montgomery County and the Montgomery Soil Conservation District, in consultation wit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14 |
| MD | SB861 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations that consider certain best management practices for stormwater management for agritourism; and requiring Montgomery County and the Montgomery Soil Conservation District jointly, in cons...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 13 |
| MD | HB701 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources in coordination with the Department of the Environment to identify certain vernal pools in the State; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to create and maintain a certain list of vernal pools in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB1621 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring certain wastewater treatment plants to maintain a publicly accessible website on which certain information relating to certain discharges is required to be published in a certain manner; and requiring certain wastewater treatment plants to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| MD | HB146 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring a landlord of property that is served by an on-site wastewater system to ensure, on or before July 1, 2028, and before each new tenant occupies the property thereafter, that the system has been inspected and pumped out in a certain manner; ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-10
Senate Refuses Recede |
| MD | SB59 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Transportation, as part of the planning and implementation of certain major highway expansion projects, to perform an impact assessment of the project and develop and implement a corresponding multimodal transportation pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation |
| MD | HB437 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Transportation, as part of the planning and implementation of certain major highway expansion projects, to perform an impact assessment of the project and develop and implement a corresponding multimodal transportation pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-10
Motion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted |
| MD | HB817 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of the Environment, by January 1, 2028, to develop, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, and adopt regulations and standards governing the permitting of carbon dioxide capture, removal, and sequestration projec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-10
To Senate Rules Committee |
| MD | SB165 | Engross
Sine Die | Extending the date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2027, by which the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the State Board of On-Site Wastewater Professionals, is required to adopt certain regulations; and extending the date from July 1, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-09
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HB1022 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting manufacturers from selling, offering for sale, distributing, or distributing for sale in the State, certain products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals on or after certain dates; establishing registra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-08
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB108 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing the Department of the Environment to impose an administrative penalty for certain violations related to water use and dam safety; repealing a certain limitation on the Department's authority to issue certain orders and notices related to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-25
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB225 | Engross
Sine Die | Providing for the designation of the Carroll Creek, Gwynns Falls, Jones Falls, and Herring Run watersheds as interjurisdictional flood hazard watersheds for certain planning purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-25
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB203 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment to include requirements for any person who is accredited by the Department to provide lead paint abatement services to be covered by a reasonable performance bond or reasonable liab...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-25
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB301 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing certain governmental entities to waive certain fees imposed by statute for veterans; and requiring certain governmental entities to adopt regulations before waiving certain fees imposed by statute for veterans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-25
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB164 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting a person from disposing of yard waste collected on the grounds of a State building or State highway in single-use plastic container; requiring a person to collect yard waste on the grounds of a State building or State highway in a contain...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-13
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB1268 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring an application for the issuance or renewal of a covered individual environmental permit for a site or facility located within an at-risk census tract after a certain date to include in the permit application a report describing the environm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1287 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring that an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain generating stations located within a certain at-risk area to include with the application a baseline understanding of risk, disparities, and environmental...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1424 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing a homeowners association in Anne Arundel County to manage, operate, and maintain a shared facility or community sewerage system as a controlling authority if certain conditions are met; requiring the Maryland Environmental Service to take...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1314 | Intro
Sine Die | Continuing the Urban Trees Program administered by the Chesapeake Bay Trust; and making permanent a requirement that the Governor include $10,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Urban Trees Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-03
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1315 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources, to conduct a study of technologies installed or used on vessels to capture or remove microplastic particles in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributari...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-03
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
