| MD | SB48 | Pass | 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 |
| 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 | SB413 | Pass | Transferring the authority to regulate certain crematories and reduction facilities from the Office of Cemetery Oversight to the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors; altering the circumstances under which the Governor may remove an appoin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 187 |
| MD | SB423 | Pass | Prohibiting a research facility or a testing facility from using certain dogs and cats for research or testing purposes; prohibiting a research facility or testing facility from performing devocalization procedures on dogs or cats; prohibiting a test...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 230 |
| MD | HB698 | Pass | Transferring the authority to regulate certain crematories and reduction facilities from the Office of Cemetery Oversight to the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors; altering the circumstances under which the Governor may remove an appoin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 188 |
| 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 | SB656 | Pass | Making a violation of certain provisions of law regarding the manufacture, sale, delivery, holding, or offering for sale certain cosmetic products an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice; providing that a person who violates the is liable for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 283 |
| 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 | 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 | HB1533 | Pass | Making a violation of certain provisions of law regarding the manufacture, sale, delivery, holding, or offering for sale certain cosmetic products an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice; providing that a person who violates the Act is liable...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 284 |
| 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 | HB1357 | Pass | Requiring, beginning April 1, 2028, manufacturers of menstrual hygiene products to include a list of all ingredients listed in order of predominance and displayed prominently in conspicuous type on each consumer-facing package of menstrual hygiene pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 241 |
| MD | SB624 | Pass | Requiring certain short-term rental units to post certain evacuation diagrams and certain emergency telephone numbers in the unit and to provide certain fire extinguishers and smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms in the unit; requiring a certain s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 10 |
| MD | HB1221 | Pass | Requiring certain short-term rental units to post certain evacuation diagrams and certain emergency telephone numbers in the unit and to provide certain fire extinguishers and smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms in the unit; requiring a certain s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 9 |
| MD | HB666 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting a research facility or a testing facility from using certain dogs and cats for research or testing purposes; prohibiting a research facility or testing facility from performing devocalization procedures on dogs or cats; prohibiting a test...
[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 | SB181 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to prohibit the donation of certain processed venison to certain entities unless the deer was harvested using nonlead ammunition or a bow and arrow; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-10
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HB1067 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to require, through a certain phasing-out process, the use of nonlead ammunition for the hunting of all game species on or before July 1, 2030; and requiring the Department to authorize the use of lead am...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-10
Senate Refuses Recede |
| 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 | 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 | HB196 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering the definition of "baby food" for purposes of certain provisions of law governing baby food testing to include infant cereal; altering the defined term "toxic heavy metal" to be "toxic element" for purposes of certain provisions of law gover...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB1004 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting a person from manufacturing, selling, delivering, holding, or offering for sale in the State food that contains any ingredient or additive that is prohibited for use in food under regulations adopted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-20
To Senate Finance 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 | HB984 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2035, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2035, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator, subject to a certain ex...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-26
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1549 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the definition of "rental dwelling unit" for purposes of provisions of law governing the reduction of lead risk in housing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1547 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the conditions under which an owner of affected property is required to satisfy the modified risk reduction standard under the Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing law by repealing a requirement that an environmental investigation conclude that...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1237 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing certain requirements for a pesticide business licensee that has a subscription contract for pest control with a residential customer; requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish a Residential Pollinator Protection and Neighbor N...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB570 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the definition of "baby food" for purposes of certain provisions of law governing baby food testing to include, rather than exclude, infant formula and to include infant cereal; and altering the defined term "toxic heavy metal" to be "toxic ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-11
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB838 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the definition of "cottage food product" for purposes of provisions of law governing the sale of cottage food products to include nonpotentially hazardous foods, rather than nonhazardous foods, as specified in regulations adopted by the Mary...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-11
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB780 | 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] | 2026-02-11
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB686 | 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] | 2026-02-10
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB781 | 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] | 2026-02-10
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB873 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the conditions under which an owner of affected property is required to satisfy the modified risk reduction standard under the Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing law by repealing a requirement that an environmental investigation conclude that...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB911 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a person from injecting, releasing, or dispersing a chemical compound, substance, or apparatus into the atmosphere within the State for the purpose of affecting the temperature, weather, climate, or intensity of the sunlight; and requirin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB233 | Intro
Sine Die | 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] | 2026-02-09
To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | SB603 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2035, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2035, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator, subject to a certain ex...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
