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MDSB169PassRequiring a hospital to conduct screening on a patient presenting at an emergency department of the hospital to determine whether the patient has an emergency pregnancy-related medical condition; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to ...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 788
MDHB282PassAltering provisions relating to the reporting and investigation of abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable adults; and requiring the local department of aging to complete an investigation and make an indicated, not indicated, or ...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 652
MDSB182PassAltering provisions relating to the reporting and investigation of abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable adults; and requiring a local department of aging to complete an investigation and make an indicated, not indicated, or un...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 653
MDSB238PassEntering into the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact for the purpose of authorizing licensed school psychologists who hold multistate licenses to provide school psychological services in member states; establishing requirements for mult...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 616
MDHB326PassRequiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to develop and administer an anonymous reporting system to receive information related to a school or student safety concern; requiring the Center to develop operational guidelines and procedures, and t...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 648
MDHB340PassEntering into the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact for the purpose of authorizing licensed school psychologists who hold multistate licenses to provide school psychological services in member states; establishing requirements for mult...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 617
MDHB372PassRequiring a hospital to conduct screening on a patient presenting at an emergency department of the hospital to determine whether the patient has an emergency pregnancy-related medical condition; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to ...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 789
MDHB552PassEstablishing 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...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 608
MDHB945PassRequiring the Maryland Department of Health to notify and consult with the local health department for the county in which a nursing home is located if the Department initiates an investigation of a nursing home complaint alleging actual harm; establ...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 684
MDSB685PassRequiring the State Department of Education to develop a model sexual abuse and sexual misconduct response policy that includes, at minimum, a communications plan, an e-mail and other electronic communication documents retention policy, a requirement...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 639
MDSB776PassEstablishing the Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children to research the history, operations, and resident deaths at the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children and provide a complete and public a...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 607
MDHB1326PassExpanding the circumstances under which a report or record concerning child abuse or neglect may be disclosed by the Department of Human Services to include the administrator of a certain child care center, the coach, team administrator, or manager o...
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2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 790
MDHB491PassProhibiting a law enforcement agency from making a certain request for verbal acknowledgement in an interaction with a person suspected to have been subjected to sexually assaultive behavior or who claims to have been subjected to sexually assaultive...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 406
MDSB418PassAuthorizing members of the Foreign Service and spouses of members of the Foreign Service, for the duration of the assignment or detail, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another state under certain circu...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 493
MDSB531PassProhibiting a law enforcement agency from making a certain request for verbal acknowledgement in an interaction with a person suspected to have been subjected to sexually assaultive behavior or who claims to have been subjected to sexually assaultive...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 407
MDSB634PassAuthorizing the Office of the State Prosecutor to investigate a threat made against a judge or judge-elect.
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 480
MDHB1030PassAuthorizing the Office of the State Prosecutor to investigate a threat made against a judge or judge-elect.
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 479
MDHB1120PassAuthorizing members of the Foreign Service and spouses of members of the Foreign Service, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another State.
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 492
MDHB1185PassAuthorizing an employee of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission who is suspended for disciplinary purposes to appeal to the Office of Administrative Hearings; and requiring the Office to dispose of a case or conduct a hearing and issue a final...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 559
MDSB294PassProhibiting a court or a party in a criminal or juvenile delinquency case from disclosing or allowing inspection of a certain court filing or record to a nonparty unless the court or the party redacts certain identifying information relating to a cer...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 542
MDHB149PassAuthorizing a county or municipal corporation to designate assistant fire marshals with the approval of the State Fire Marshal or to request that the State Fire Marshal designate certain fire marshals and requiring the State Fire Marshal to adopt cer...
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2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 422
MDHB338PassAltering and expanding the jurisdiction of the Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services; and establishing that the Department has statewide jurisdiction over and full police authority for the enforcement of the criminal laws and ...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 264
MDSB298PassAltering and expanding the jurisdiction of the Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services; and establishing that the Department has statewide jurisdiction over and full police authority for the enforcement of the criminal laws and ...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 263
MDHB480PassRequiring a transportation network company to maintain a deactivation policy that provides the policies and procedures for the deactivation of operators; prohibiting a transportation network company from deactivating an operator for certain violation...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 232
MDSB417PassProhibiting employers and their agents, representatives, and designees from taking certain actions against an employee or applicant for employment because the employee or applicant takes certain actions regarding employer-sponsored meetings during wh...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 221
MDSB413PassTransferring 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...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 187
MDHB698PassTransferring 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...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 188
MDSB487PassAuthorizing the State Highway Administration to implement a program of safety corridor speed monitoring systems for use in areas determined to be of high risk to vulnerable road users; and authorizing a local jurisdiction to use speed monitoring syst...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 285
MDHB980PassRequiring 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...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 158
MDSB740PassRequiring a transportation network company to maintain a deactivation policy that provides the policies and procedures for the deactivation of operators; prohibiting a transportation network company from deactivating an operator for certain violation...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 231
MDSB810PassRequiring certain public school personnel to notify a county superintendent or a county superintendent's designee if the individual receives notification of certain immigration enforcement at a school; expanding the definition of sensitive locations ...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 161
MDSB940PassRequiring 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...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 286
MDHB1196PassRequiring 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...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 287
MDSB778PassEstablishing a clinical research pharmacy permit; authorizing the State Board of Pharmacy to issue a clinical research pharmacy permit; authorizing a health care provider to hold an ownership interest in a clinical research pharmacy under certain cir...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 206
MDSB656PassMaking 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...
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2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 283
MDSB333PassEntering into the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact; authorizing a podiatrist to practice in a participating state under certain scope of practice rules; establishing the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact Commission to overs...
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2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 71
MDHB619PassEntering into the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact; authorizing a podiatrist to practice in a participating state under certain scope of practice rules; establishing the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact Commission to overs...
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2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 70
MDSB180Engross

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Providing that it is lawful for a person to intercept an oral communication if the person is working as a fair housing tester for a fair housing testing program operated by the federal government, the State, a local government, or a nonprofit civil r...
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2026-04-13
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (113-19)
MDSB60Intro

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Prohibiting a person from knowingly making or using, or causing to be made or used, a false record or statement resulting in underpayments of unemployment insurance contributions or payment of unemployment insurance benefits of more than $15,000 in a...
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2026-04-13
Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted
MDHB299Engross

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Prohibiting a person from knowingly making or using, or causing to be made or used, a false record or statement resulting in underpayments of unemployment insurance contributions or payment of unemployment insurance benefits of more than $15,000 in a...
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2026-04-13
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
MDHB1341Engross

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Requiring certain public school personnel to notify a county superintendent or a county superintendent's designee if the individual receives certain notification of certain immigration enforcement at a school; expanding the definition of sensitive lo...
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2026-04-13
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Zucker) Adopted
MDHB450Engross

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Prohibiting a court or a party in a criminal or juvenile delinquency case from disclosing or allowing inspection of a certain court filing or record to a nonparty unless the court or the party redacts certain identifying information relating to a cer...
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2026-04-13
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
MDHB1168Engross

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Requiring the State Department of Education to develop a model sexual abuse and sexual misconduct response policy that includes, at minimum, certain components; requiring each local school system to adopt a response policy based on the model policy ...
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2026-04-10
To Senate Rules Committee
MDSB996Engross

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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...
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2026-04-10
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB617Engross

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Authorizing the use of noise abatement monitoring systems in the City of Frederick to enforce certain motor vehicle noise requirements.
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2026-04-09
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
MDSB564Engross

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Establishing the Division of Data Protection within the Office of the Attorney General to investigate and bring civil actions related to violations; establishing the Maryland Data Privacy Implementation and Innovation Workgroup to study Maryland's co...
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2026-04-08
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
MDHB45Engross

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Prohibiting employers and their agents, representatives, and designees from taking certain actions against an employee or applicant for employment because the employee or applicant takes certain actions regarding employer-sponsored meetings during wh...
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2026-04-07
To Senate Rules Committee
MDHB649Engross

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Authorizing the Commission on Civil Rights to enforce a prohibition against discrimination and retaliation in educational institutions based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender id...
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2026-03-27
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MDSB661Engross

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Authorizing a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication that is a recording or part of a recording of the commission or attempted commission of a certain crime; providing that the contents of a certain intercepted communication an...
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2026-03-26
To House Judiciary Committee
MDSB301Engross

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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.
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2026-03-25
To House Environment and Transportation Committee
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