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MDHB711PassProhibiting a certain controller from knowingly selling the personal data of a consumer to a certain governmental unit that has engaged in or supported civil immigration enforcement under certain circumstances; requiring a custodian of a public recor...
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2026-05-31
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 874
MDHB191PassProhibiting 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 ...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 714
MDSB194PassApplying 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 ...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 689
MDHB235PassAltering 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.
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 597
MDHB306PassProviding that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not take an adverse action against a dealer for disclosing on its website that the advertised price of a vehicle is the manufacturer's minimum allowable advertised price and that the d...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 770
MDHB406PassAdding Class B (on-sale) beer and wine and Class B (on-sale) beer, wine, and liquor licenses to the list of alcoholic beverages licenses for which the prohibition against issuing multiple licenses for the same person or premises in Prince George's Co...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 823
MDSB637PassAltering the minimum commission rate from 10% to 5% of the total premium that the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund is required to pay to a fund producer of a policyholder to whom a policy is issued for private passenger auto insurance; and prohibit...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 796
MDSB597PassEstablishing the Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership in the University System of Maryland to provide a single nexus for certain stakeholders in artificial intelligence initiatives to advance artificial intelligence in the State; establishing...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 633
MDHB994PassEstablishing the Sellers of Travel Services Registration Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring that investment earnings be credited to the General Fund of the State; requiring the Secretary of Labor to annu...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 611
MDSB865PassExtending the termination date of the Workgroup on the Affordability of Private Passenger Automobile Insurance from June 30, 2026, to June 30, 2027, and altering the membership and duties of the Workgroup.
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 786
MDHB1300PassRenaming the African American Heritage Preservation Program to be the Speaker Adrienne A. Jones African American Heritage Preservation Program; repealing the authority of the Secretary of Human Services to appoint the executive director of the Maryla...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 792
MDSB982PassAuthorizing a mutual insurance holding company to convert its mutual insurance holding company system to a mutual insurer on adoption and approval of a plan of conversion; and establishing certain requirements related to the plan of conversion and it...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 687
MDHB1616PassAuthorizing a mutual insurance holding company that, directly or indirectly, owns 100% of the capital stock of a reorganized stock insurer to convert its mutual insurance holding company system to a mutual insurer on adoption and approval of a plan o...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 688
MDSB767PassAuthorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City and the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on a commercial building that is rented o...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 603
MDSB242PassAuthorizing active service members and spouses, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another state; and altering the definition of "eligible veteran" for purposes of certain pro...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 694
MDHB1587PassAltering the definition of "slot machine" to increase from 54 to 100 the number of bingo cards certain handheld devices may allow a user to play at the same time; providing that an electronic instant bingo machine is not required to print a paper ti...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 669
MDHB135PassAuthorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to designate certain noncontiguous blighted areas as development districts.
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 536
MDHB300PassExempting certain contracts entered into by the Office of International Trade from certain prohibitions on the provisions that may be included in State contracts.
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 374
MDSB46PassDefining the term "interment location" for the purposes of provisions of law governing the interment of individuals in State veterans' cemeteries; and requiring the Department of Veterans and Military Families to provide an outer burial receptacle, r...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 495
MDSB77PassExempting 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...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 373
MDSB233PassAuthorizing certain persons to bring an action when the owner of a property that includes a cemetery proposes a sale, transfer, or alternate use of all or part of a certain cemetery; requiring a court to take certain actions under certain circumstanc...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 545
MDHB364PassDefining the term "interment location" for the purposes of provisions of law governing the interment of individuals in State veterans' cemeteries; and requiring the Department of Veterans and Military Families to provide an outer burial receptacle, r...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 496
MDSB279PassAuthorizing a certain enforcement officer to enforce provisions regulating the sale and distribution of the sale and distribution of cigarettes, other tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices; authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 387
MDHB487PassRequiring the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to adopt certain regulations regarding the consideration of remedies for investments in certain businesses that no longer meet the definition of a qualified business for purposes of provisions...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 380
MDHB483PassIncreasing the minimum gross income amounts from charitable contributions at which a charitable organization must include a certain audit or a certain review with a registration statement; increasing the amount of cash receipts from charitable contri...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 393
MDHB461PassEstablishing the Rural Readiness Program administered by the Rural Maryland Council to provide assistance to rural communities to enhance their capacity for economic development; requiring priority to be given when making certain grants to entities t...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 543
MDSB354PassIncreasing the minimum gross income amounts from charitable contributions at which a charitable organization must include a certain audit or a certain review with a registration statement; increasing the amount of cash receipts from charitable contri...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 394
MDSB345PassAuthorizing a vehicle dealer association and a vehicle manufacturer association to request an administrative hearing to resolve a dispute between entities or seek clarification or interpretation of any provision of applicable law, subject to certain ...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 463
MDHB564PassEstablishing certain consumer protection requirements for registered cemeterians, registered cemetery operators, and certain permit holders and licensees that sell or offer for sale pet cremation services for pet remains; establishing the duties of c...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 547
MDSB388PassAltering the designation, administration, and purposes of and eligibility for certain economic development programs; altering the distribution of certain video lottery terminal proceeds; providing for certain requirements relating to the Small, Minor...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 351
MDSB415PassAltering the period of time within which the Securities Commissioner in the Office of the Attorney General may exercise a power under certain provisions of law governing the sale of franchises; altering the period of time within which an action for l...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 414
MDHB730PassAltering the period of time within which the Securities Commissioner in the Office of the Attorney General may exercise a power under certain provisions of law governing the sale of franchises; altering the period of time within which an action for l...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413
MDHB717PassAuthorizing specified organizations that are affiliated with a professional National Football League team that plays its home games in Baltimore City to conduct raffles, subject to certain limitations; and extending for a period of 4 years and one mo...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 483
MDHB798PassAuthorizing the Department of Commerce to authorize an eligible fund manager to receive, use, and retain a certain management fee; and authorizing the Department to set an annual cap on the cumulative amount of certain management fees an eligible fun...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 391
MDHB850PassRequiring a home builder holding a property open to the public to display in a conspicuous manner a certain notice to prospective buyers disclosing the duties of a home builder sales representative.
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 544
MDSB540PassProhibiting an agent of a private home detention monitoring agency, an employee of a courthouse, or an employee of a correctional facility from engaging in certain activities promoting or otherwise soliciting business for a private home detention mon...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 478
MDHB899PassProhibiting an agent of a private home detention monitoring agency, an employee of a courthouse, or an employee of a correctional facility from engaging in certain activities promoting or otherwise soliciting business for a private home detention mon...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 477
MDHB898PassAltering the designation, administration, and purposes of and eligibility for certain economic development programs; providing for certain requirements relating to the administration of the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account; providi...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 352
MDSB538PassAuthorizing specified organizations that are affiliated with a professional National Football League team that plays its home games in Baltimore City to conduct raffles, subject to certain limitations; and extending June 30, 2029, the termination dat...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 484
MDSB556PassAuthorizing the Public Service Commission to require a water company, sewage disposal company, or water and sewage disposal company to adopt a certain limited-income mechanism subject to the approval of the Commission; and requiring the Commission to...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 525
MDSB662PassAltering the examination fee for a new commercial bank charter; requiring a certain nondepository trust company to include certain disclosures in its articles of incorporation; exempting from certain provisions of law a certain nondepository trust co...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 513
MDSB770PassEstablishing the Maryland's Future Board under the Department of Commerce to develop, evaluate, and revise a visionary plan for the future of Maryland by January 1, 2027, and make recommendations for projects based on the plan to the Governor and the...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 377
MDSB825PassEstablishing the Critical Infrastructure Protection Branch in the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center; requiring the Department of Emergency Management, in consultation with the Center, to take certain action in response to an attack on the Sta...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 446
MDSB757PassRequiring the Department of Commerce to develop and maintain a searchable online database, to be known as the Maryland Local Sourcing Portal, to connect businesses in the State with local sources for supplies and inventory; and requiring the Departme...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 423
MDSB741PassAltering the definition of "virtual currency kiosk operator" to include a person who installs or operates certain software that enables a certain device to provide certain virtual currency services; altering the definition of "virtual currency servic...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 417
MDHB1026PassAuthorizing a merchant to round the portion of the price of a certain transaction for which a customer pays using cash in a certain manner or round the amount of change due to a customer in a certain manner; providing that certain provisions of the ...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 515
MDHB1049PassAuthorizing a majority of the board of a surviving credit union to approve a proposed merger without the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the surviving credit union, subject to certain requirements.
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 506
MDSB763PassEstablishing the Maryland Growth Initiative in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to support the growth of start-up companies; requiring the Initiative to create a certain list of companies in the State that are between certain growth ph...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 381
MDSB762PassAuthorizing, rather than requiring, a certain racing licensee to receive a grant for a capital construction plan from the Racetrack Facility Renewal Account; requiring the racing licensee that receives the grant without providing and expending a matc...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 383
MDSB783PassAuthorizing a majority of the board of a surviving credit union to approve a proposed merger without the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the surviving credit union, subject to certain requirements.
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 507
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