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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
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
MDHB1243PassExempting certain personal property in the possession of a person engaged in a certain manufacturing business that holds an alcoholic beverages manufacturer's license and has 50 or fewer employees from the municipal corporation personal property tax ...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 806
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
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
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
MDSB920PassAuthorizing 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 392
MDHB1230PassRepealing the name of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Office of Supplier Diversity and Inclusion; altering the local small business enterprise program to be the business participation program and limiting participation in the program to c...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 560
MDHB1599PassEstablishing the Chesapeake Bay Enhancement Program to provide funding for certain oyster propagation and replenishment projects that mitigate the effects of certain transportation projects on the State's oyster population; establishing the Maryland ...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 553
MDSB558PassEstablishing the Chesapeake Bay Enhancement Program in the Department of Natural Resources to provide funding for certain oyster propagation and replenishment projects that mitigate the effects of certain transportation projects on the State's oyster...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 552
MDHB261PassEstablishing competitive proof of concept procurements as an authorized procurement method; providing that a competitive proof of concept procurement may have multiple phases of evaluation; requiring a unit of State government to obtain the approval ...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 265
MDHB273PassAltering the effective dates of enrollment in a Small Business Health Options (SHOP) Exchange plan for individuals who enroll during certain special enrollment periods.
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2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 137
MDSB14PassAltering the effective dates of enrollment in a Small Business Health Options (SHOP) Exchange plan for individuals who enroll during certain special enrollment periods.
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2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 138
MDHB1578PassAltering the termination date for certain provisions of law governing the Minority Business Enterprise Program and its application to cannabis licensing, public-private partnerships, offshore wind projects, video lottery terminals, and sports wagerin...
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2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 82
MDHB1479Intro

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Increasing the State minimum wage rate to $18 for calendar year 2028 for large employers and for calendar year 2029 for small employers; and increasing, beginning January 1, 2029, and January 1, 2030, for large employers and small employers, respecti...
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2026-04-02
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDSB881Engross

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Regulating commercial financing transactions, including by establishing requirements related to certain disclosures, calculations of annual percentage rates, terms of repayments, and other related items, and the extension of specific offers; providin...
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2026-03-24
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDHB1472Intro

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Exempting from certain requirements relating to the offering of health benefit plans to small employers in the State health benefit plans issued through a professional employer organization located in the State; and requiring professional employer or...
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2026-03-19
To House Health Committee
MDHB1068Engross

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Requiring certain health insurance carriers to provide certain special enrollment periods, of 60 days beginning on the first day of employment, for individuals and the individuals' dependents who become employed by small employers that do not offer e...
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2026-03-18
To Senate Finance Committee
MDSB884Intro

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Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet skill-based gaming operations in the State; requiring the Commission to regulate Inter...
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2026-03-13
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB318Intro

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Requiring the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to accept as a registered vendor any person that is registered through a vendor registration process as a vendor with Montgomery Coun...
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2026-03-09
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB376Intro

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Authorizing the governing body of Prince George's County to enact a local law to regulate certain procurement activities of the Prince George's County public school system and Prince George's Community College; and requiring certain procurement prefe...
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2026-03-09
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB992Intro

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Altering the contents and use of the State Recycling Trust Fund; establishing a separate covered electronic device producer responsibility program plan and annual report, registration, and review fee account within the Fund; repealing certain provisi...
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2026-02-26
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDHB589Intro

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Requiring the Prince George's County Board of Education and the Board of Community College Trustees for Prince George's County to accept as a registered vendor any person that is registered as a vendor with Prince George's County; and authorizing the...
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2026-02-23
Withdrawn by Sponsor
MDHB1177Intro

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Requiring the State certification agency, in consultation with the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, the Military Department, and the Department of Veterans and Military Families to develop an outreach program to increase the par...
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2026-02-19
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
MDHB1462Intro

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Renaming the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to the Office of Small, Minority, Disability, and Women Business Affairs; renaming the Special Secretary of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to be the Special Secretary of ...
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2026-02-19
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
MDHB1240Intro

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Altering the definition of "sporting event" for purposes of provisions of law governing sports wagering to include historical horse races; authorizing certain sports wagering facility licensees to accept wagers on historical horse races that are made...
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2026-02-17
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB975Intro

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Renaming the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to be the Office of Small, Minority, Disability, and Women Business Affairs; renaming the Special Secretary of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to be the Special Secretary ...
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2026-02-14
To Senate Rules Committee
MDSB826Intro

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Allowing a credit against the State income tax for 25% of an investment made in qualified Maryland companies up $1,000,000; providing that investments in companies engaging in certain emergent technology may qualify for the tax credit subject to cert...
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2026-02-13
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
MDSB779Intro

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Exempting from certain requirements relating to the offering of health benefit plans to small employers in the State health benefit plans issued through a professional employer organization located in the State; and requiring professional employer or...
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2026-02-12
To Senate Finance Committee
MDHB1128Intro

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Allowing a credit against the State income tax for 25% of an investment made in qualified Maryland companies up to $1,000,000; providing that investments in companies engaging in certain emergent technology may qualify for the tax credit subject to c...
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2026-02-12
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB1238Intro

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Imposing a surtax on the Maryland taxable income of individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000,000; providing for the calculation, administration, and enforcement of the surtax; imposing a one-time wealth tax on the amount by which the net ...
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2026-02-12
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB1343Intro

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Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming operations in the State; requiring the Commission to regulate Internet gaming a...
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2026-02-12
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB885Intro

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Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming and online bingo operations in the State; requiring the Commission to regulate ...
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2026-02-11
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
MDSB655Intro

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Altering the contents and use of the State Recycling Trust Fund; establishing a separate covered electronic device producer responsibility program plan and annual report, registration, and review fee account within the Fund; repealing certain provisi...
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2026-02-10
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB341Intro

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Authorizing the purchase, installation, and use of a certain portable solar energy generating system for certain purposes; altering the renewable energy portfolio standard; requiring that certain alternative compliance fees be paid into a certain esc...
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2026-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDHB1007Intro

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Regulating commercial financing transactions, including by establishing requirements related to certain disclosures, calculations of annual percentage rates, terms of repayments, and other related items, and the extension of specific offers.
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2026-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee
MDHB905Intro

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Requiring a unit of State and local government and a person that receives funding from the State operating or capital budget to report on or before October 15 each year to the Comptroller certain information regarding the use of the funds; requiring ...
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2026-02-06
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB840Intro

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hb843Authorizing 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 ren...
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2026-02-05
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDSB547Intro

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Requiring a unit of State and local government and a person that receives funding from the State operating or capital budget to report on or before October 15 each year to the Comptroller certain information regarding the use of the funds; requiring ...
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2026-02-05
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
MDSB639Intro

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Altering the definition of "sporting event" for purposes of provisions of law governing sports wagering to include historical horse races; authorizing certain sports wagering facility licensees to accept wagers on historical horse races that are made...
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2026-02-05
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
MDHB90Intro

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Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to establish, by law, a subclass of real property consisting of certain commercial and industrial property and to set a special property tax rate for certain c...
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2026-01-26
To House Ways and Means Committee
MDHB345Intro

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Authorizing the purchase, installation, and use of a certain portable solar energy generating system for certain purposes; altering the renewable energy portfolio standard; requiring that certain alternative compliance fees be paid into a certain esc...
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2026-01-22
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
MDSB232Intro

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Requiring a unit to structure procurement procedures to meet certain federal procurement standards; establishing certain overall percentage goals of the unit's total dollar value of procurement contracts to be made directly or indirectly with histori...
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2026-01-19
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
MDSB224Intro

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Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to establish, by law, a subclass of real property consisting of certain commercial and industrial property and to set a special property tax rate for certain c...
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2026-01-15
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
MDSB157Intro

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Establishing competitive proof of concept procurements as an authorized procurement method; providing that a competitive proof of concept procurement may have multiple phases of evaluation; requiring a unit of State government to obtain the approval ...
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2026-01-15
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
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