| MD | HB552 | Pass | Establishing the Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children; requiring the Commission to direct and oversee the investigation by contracting with qualified professional experts, universities, research institutions, an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 608 |
| MD | HB264 | Pass | Limiting the personal information that may be collected, maintained, processed, and retained by units of State government under certain circumstances; requiring certain personal information to be deleted or de-identified under certain circumstances; ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 435 |
| MD | SB230 | Pass | 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 |
| MD | SB221 | Pass | Prohibiting a person from possessing more than 100 images of certain child pornography or possessing or viewing images of certain child pornography depicting a minor or an individual indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child under the a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 530 |
| MD | SB162 | Pass | Repealing the sentencing date limitation of October 1, 2021, for an individual convicted as an adult of an offense committed when the individual was a minor to file a motion to reduce the duration of the sentence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 498 |
| MD | HB501 | Pass | Altering the penalty for a subsequent conviction of sexual offense by a person in a position of authority; prohibiting a certain person in a position of authority from committing a certain violation involving a child at least 6 years younger than the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 426 |
| MD | SB594 | Pass | Altering the ownership and control percentage requirement for a social equity applicant for a cannabis license; prohibiting cannabis advertising from directly targeting individuals under the age of 21 years; authorizing a standard dispensary to place...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 416 |
| MD | HB1062 | Pass | Authorizing a circuit court to authorize or direct a transaction that grants access to financial records or establishes eligibility for government assistance programs for a minor or disabled person under a certain circumstance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 433 |
| MD | HB363 | Pass | Authorizing a county to provide, by law, a grant to recipients of the State income tax credit for certain dependent children, subject to certain limitations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 204 |
| MD | SB468 | Pass | Authorizing a county to provide, by law, a grant to recipients of the State income tax credit for certain dependent children; authorizing the amount of the grant to be reduced by 10% for each $1,000 or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's federa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 203 |
| MD | SB831 | Pass | Establishing certain civil penalties for violations of law involving the employment of minors; prohibiting employers from allowing the formation of a certain organization or entity under certain circumstances; authorizing certain private employees to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 167 |
| MD | SB94 | Pass | Prohibiting a lender from accepting a tip from a consumer or giving a consumer the option to provide a tip; altering the timeline for certain refunds; subjecting certain earned wage access providers and loan lenders to certain consumer loan requireme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170 |
| MD | HB1559 | Pass | Prohibiting the placement of children in unlicensed settings under the out-of-home placement program required to be established by the Social Services Administration; altering the duties of the pediatric hospital overstay coordinators; establishing t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 160 |
| MD | HB980 | Pass | Requiring the Secretary of Human Services to establish and maintain a Guardianship Assistance Program to promote the placement and maintenance of children in permanent guardianship homes by providing guardianship assistance to guardians of minor chil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 158 |
| MD | SB38 | Pass | Requiring an individual to be a participant in the Ignition Interlock System Program as a condition of modification of a suspension or revocation of a license or issuance of a restricted license if the individual violated certain alcohol restrictions...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 81 |
| MD | HB286 | Pass | Requiring an individual to be a participant in the Ignition Interlock System Program as a condition of modification of a suspension or revocation of a license or issuance of a restricted license if the individual violated certain alcohol restrictions...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 80 |
| MD | HB1389 | Pass | Altering the definition of "abuse" to include female genital mutilation for the purposes of a provision of law requiring certain persons to provide notice of suspected abuse or neglect of a child or make a written report of suspected abuse or neglect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 29 |
| MD | HB768 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering certain provisions relating to the responsibilities of the Department of Human Services as representative payee and fiduciary for certain children committed to the custody of the Department; requiring the Department to use certain benefits i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Second Reading Passed |
| MD | SB626 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Secretary of Health to keep and maintain a birth information history for each individual for whom a certificate of birth is issued under a certain provision of law; requiring the Secretary to maintain a database of birth information his...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Lam, A. Washington and Ready) |
| MD | SB407 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering the penalty for a subsequent conviction of sexual offense by a person in a position of authority; prohibiting a certain person in a position of authority from committing a certain violation involving a child at least 6 years younger than the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-10
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | SB996 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Secretary of Human Services to establish and maintain a Guardianship Assistance Program to promote the placement and maintenance of children in permanent guardianship homes by providing guardianship assistance to guardians of minor chil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-10
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HJ10 | Intro
Sine Die | Condemning the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-02
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | SB310 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting the Maryland Judiciary Case Search from in any way referring to the existence of records relating to an alleged violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law or any other traffic law, ordinance, or regulation by a minor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB921 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering certain requirements for regulations adopted by the Department of Juvenile Services relating to the placement of a minor in restrictive housing and confinement; requiring that locked door seclusion and restraints be used only when all less r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-25
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB1290 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing a child who is the subject of a child in need of assistance proceeding to be present at the proceeding; and authorizing the court to exclude the child from a proceeding if the child's attorney requests to waive the child's presence at the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-24
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB1383 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering certain provisions relating to the juvenile court's determination of a permanency plan for a certain child in need of assistance or guardianship review hearing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-24
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB639 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring certain aeronautical service providers that service a flight with detained individuals to request to see a warrant for the detained individual, and to note whether there is a warrant and the type of warrant; requiring certain aeronautical s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB952 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring certain operators of companion chatbots to establish, maintain, and publish certain protocols and provide certain information to users of the companion chatbot; requiring operators to establish enhanced measures for minor users of companion...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB1480 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing certain civil penalties for violations of law involving the employment of minors; prohibiting employers from allowing the formation of a certain organization or entity under certain circumstances; authorizing certain private employees to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB908 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing that a commercial entity that distributes certain sexual material harmful to minors on the Internet and that fails to perform certain age verification methods is liable for certain damages under certain circumstances; and prohibiting a c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-16
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB1123 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the penalty for storing or leaving a loaded firearm in a location where the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised minor has access to the firearm to include the possibility of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB1394 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a person to pay certain restitution to a child if the person violated the prohibition against operating a motor vehicle or vessel while impaired or under the influence resulting in the death of the child's parent or guardian; and establishi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB1417 | Intro
Sine Die | Repealing the requirement that a person have a certain permit before the person carries, wears, or transports a handgun; repealing certain criminal prohibitions against a person who is at least 21 years old wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB1608 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering a certain provision of law that prohibits a person from storing or leaving a certain firearm in a location if the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised minor is likely to gain access to the firearm; requiring an authorized i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | SB950 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifying that injury resulting from conversion therapy is cognizable for purposes of a health care malpractice action; establishing certain procedures in an action for health care malpractice resulting from conversion therapy; removing the limitati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-09
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB1282 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a person who is licensed to sell tobacco products, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices from directly or indirectly advertising or marketing tobacco products, other tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, or vaping ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-03
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1489 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the eligibility criteria for the filing of a certain motion to reduce the duration of a sentence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-25
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB1638 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a certain owner or operator of a certain covered platform to take reasonable measures to prioritize account privacy and establish certain default settings; requiring a covered provider to allow the parent or legal guardian of a minor to tak...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-25
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HB205 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing that an incarcerated individual who is serving a certain sentence for a certain sexual crime may be considered for parole only one time after becoming eligible; providing that if a victim, victim's family, victims' advocacy organization, or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB449 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering a certain provision of law authorizing a law enforcement officer to conduct an otherwise lawful custodial interrogation of a child if the child's parent, guardian, or custodian consents to the custodial interrogation of the child without the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| MD | SB436 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing a presumption that the sentencing of a minor convicted as an adult should be transferred to the juvenile court, under certain circumstances, and authorizing the court to do so; and requiring the juvenile court to make a juvenile determin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB876 | Intro
Sine Die | Repealing the sentencing date limitation of October 1, 2021, for an individual convicted as an adult of an offense committed when the individual was a minor to file a motion to reduce the duration of the sentence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB1250 | Intro
Sine Die | Regulating the manner in which a developer designs and creates and an operator makes available to users in the State a chatbot, including establishing safety and privacy protections for users; establishing, an enhanced protection for users who are mi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-18
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1261 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing certain child safety and data privacy requirements for certain toys featuring artificial intelligence; requiring an artificial intelligence toy to contain certain labeling; prohibiting the manufacturer of an artificial intelligence toy f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-18
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB715 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Algorithmic Addiction Fund to be administered by the Maryland Department of Health; providing the Fund consists of all civil penalties received by the State from any source resulting, directly or indirectly, from a judgment against o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | HB1179 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing requirements for application store providers and developers; creating requirements for age verification and parental consent; prohibiting application store providers and developers from enforcing certain contracts under certain circumsta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1154 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering a certain definition of restrictive housing; limiting the amount of time that an individual may be placed in restrictive housing; requiring all restrictive housing units to create the least restrictive environment necessary for certain purpo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB1484 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing that a State's Attorney may not enter into a certain plea agreement in a prosecution for certain human trafficking offenses if the victim is a minor; and prohibiting a person convicted of a certain offense against a minor from knowingly ope...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | SB658 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering certain provisions relating to the responsibilities of the Department of Human Services as representative payee and fiduciary for certain children committed to the custody of the Department; and requiring the Department to use the benefits i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | SB908 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering a certain definition of restrictive housing; limiting the amount of time that an individual may be placed in restrictive housing; requiring all restrictive housing units to create the least restrictive environment necessary for certain purpo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
