| MD | HB14 | Pass | Altering the contents of a certain bullying, harassment, or intimidation form to require, if the incident is believed to have been motivated in whole or in substantial part by certain actual or perceived personal characteristics, identification of th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 775 |
| MD | HB6 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to collect data regarding the parental status of students from each public institution of higher education; requiring public institutions of higher education to collect and report certain demographic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 735 |
| MD | HB315 | Pass | Providing that a certain landlord may not refuse to rent to a prospective tenant who pays rent with the assistance of an income-based housing subsidy under certain circumstances, subject to a certain exception; establishing that a violation of the Ac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 772 |
| MD | SB335 | Pass | Providing that a certain landlord may not refuse to rent to a prospective tenant who pays rent with the assistance of an income-based housing subsidy under certain circumstances; providing that a violation of a provision of the Act is a discriminator...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 773 |
| MD | HB573 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt certain regulations related to affirmatively furthering fair housing; providing that certain discriminatory housing practices may be committed without intent; prohibiting a pers...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 778 |
| MD | SB420 | Pass | Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to collect data regarding the parental status of students from each public institution of higher education; requiring public institutions of higher education to collect and report certain demographic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 734 |
| MD | SB729 | Pass | Altering the Access to Counsel in Evictions Program to expand access to legal representation and other services under the Program to individuals who occupy premises of a mobile home park.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 754 |
| MD | SB937 | Pass | Prohibiting a landlord from requiring or requesting from a prospective tenant certain information relating to criminal history and prohibiting a landlord from considering certain information when evaluating the prospective tenant; permitting a landlo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 752 |
| MD | HB1300 | Pass | Renaming 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 792 |
| MD | SB469 | Pass | Altering the cap, from 3% to 1%, on a certain assessment allocation percentage required to be calculated by the Board of Directors of the Industry Automobile Insurance Association; and authorizing the Executive Director of the Maryland Automobile Ins...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 742 |
| MD | SB255 | Pass | Prohibiting the imposition or application of a method for electing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation that impairs the ability of members of a protected class to elect candidates of the members' choice or influence the outcome of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 157 |
| MD | SB439 | Pass | Prohibiting an employer from taking certain discriminatory employment actions against a fire and rescue public safety employee based on the employee's use of medical cannabis, subject to certain conditions; and requiring an employer to report an inci...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 183 |
| 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 | SB694 | Pass | Establishing that filing a certain complaint with the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights satisfies certain prerequisites to commencing a civil action alleging the violation of a county discrimination law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 172 |
| MD | SB740 | Pass | Requiring 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 231 |
| 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 | HB280 | Pass | Codifying in State law certain provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations related to mental health parity and clarifying the authority of the Maryland Insurance Administration to enforce certain laws; requiring health insurance carriers to collect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 11 |
| MD | SB205 | Pass | Codifying in State law certain provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations related to mental health parity and clarifying the authority of the Maryland Insurance Administration to enforce certain laws; requiring health insurance carriers to collect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 12 |
| MD | HB1578 | Pass | Altering 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 82 |
| MD | SB274 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt certain regulations related to affirmatively furthering fair housing; prohibiting a person from acting in a certain manner that has a discriminatory effect; and providing that c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Third Reading Passed (33-11) |
| MD | HB797 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting an employer from taking certain discriminatory employment actions against a fire and rescue public safety employee based on the employee's use of medical cannabis, subject to certain conditions; and requiring an employer to report an inci...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Favorable Report by Finance |
| 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 | HB649 | Engross
Sine Die | 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-27
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB477 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering the period from 5 to 12 years that a licensed real estate appraiser must retain certain records; establishing a statute of limitations for certain civil actions against a person for certain real estate appraisal-related actions; extending th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-23
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB536 | Engross
Sine Die | Expanding certain protections against employment discrimination to apply to temporary disabilities caused or contributed to by childbirth, menopause, or a related medical condition; and authorizing an employer to consider the operational impact of an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-20
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB1042 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifying that it is the intent of the General Assembly regarding the development and offering of structural racism training that applicants for the renewal of a health occupations license are required to take be developed and offered at no cost to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-20
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB1485 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a certain pamphlet relating to State and national crisis support resources; requiring certain health care providers and representatives of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to give the pam...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-20
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB350 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing a county board of education to adopt an open enrollment policy to authorize certain students to attend, free of charge, a public school in a county other than the county where the student is domiciled with the student's parent or guardian...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-16
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB1204 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Education Savings Account Program in the State administered by the State Department of Education; providing that on a quarterly basis the State shall deposit into an account of an eligible student a certain percentage of the per pupi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-16
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB1251 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring that, on or after October 1, 2027, certain facilities provide patients with certain access to palliative care and inform patients about the availability of palliative care at certain times; requiring the Department of Health to adopt regula...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-13
To House Health Committee |
| MD | HJ3 | Intro
Sine Die | Acknowledging the importance of teaching a culturally diverse curriculum in elementary and secondary schools in the State; providing that curricula taught in elementary and secondary schools should include the history of communities that have experie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-11
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HJ8 | Intro
Sine Die | Issuing an apology and acknowledging the State's complicity and negligence in allowing the perpetration of acts of racial terror lynching; and committing to taking reparative actions as recommended by the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-11
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HB1271 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Reparations Board to make certain examinations regarding reparations payments and make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly to provide grants to persons impacted by historic inequality; imposing an excise tax on n...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-11
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB1643 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a school from discriminating against an applicant for employment or an employee because of the applicant's or the employee's legal use of cannabis outside the workplace, outside of work hours, and without the use of the school's equipment...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-10
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HB1073 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a landlord from requiring or requesting from a prospective tenant certain information relating to criminal history and prohibiting a landlord from considering certain information when evaluating the prospective tenant; permitting a landlo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-03
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1314 | Intro
Sine Die | Continuing the Urban Trees Program administered by the Chesapeake Bay Trust; and making permanent a requirement that the Governor include $10,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Urban Trees Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-03
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1539 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Maryland Labor Relations Board as an independent unit of State government to oversee collective bargaining activities for certain private sector employees; establishing certain rights for employees and employers related to collective...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-20
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB1494 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing the offer and use of certain time-of-use rates and products relating to residential electricity supply and residential retail gas supply, including offering the rates for a term greater than a certain number of months; authorizing the sal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-18
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1584 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing a framework for the regulation of delivery network companies and delivery network services in the State, including establishing permitting and licensing requirements, digital network requirements, reporting requirements, and payment, ear...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | SJ3 | Intro
Sine Die | Issuing an apology and acknowledging the State's complicity and negligence in allowing the perpetration of acts of racial terror lynching; and committing to taking reparative actions as recommended by the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB1202 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the State Board of Education to develop certain content standards regarding the culture and history of Palestine to be included in certain State standards for social studies; requiring the Department to develop certain curriculum guides and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB1262 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing that a federal law enforcement officer's powers granted under a certain provision of law may be exercised only when the federal law enforcement officer is acting in accordance with State law; prohibiting a law enforcement officer or a la...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB1571 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the Access to Counsel in Evictions Program to expand access to legal representation and other services under the Program to individuals who occupy premises of a mobile home park; authorizing a prospective resident of a mobile home park to br...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | HB1032 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring public and nonpublic primary and secondary schools to adopt certain written student privacy policies and procedures; requiring nonpublic prekindergarten programs and nonpublic primary and secondary schools, beginning September 1, 2027, to r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | SB854 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing that a federal law enforcement officer's powers granted under a certain provision of law may be exercised only when the federal law enforcement officer is acting in accordance with State law; prohibiting a law enforcement officer of law ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | SB316 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the governing board of each institution of higher education in the State and local school systems to designate a Title VI Coordinator to ensure compliance with Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964; and authorizing a person alleg...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB659 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring public and nonpublic primary and secondary schools to adopt certain written student privacy policies and procedures; and requiring nonpublic prekindergarten programs and nonpublic primary and secondary schools to report certain information ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB724 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting employment discrimination based on an individual's caregiver status.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB219 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering public notice requirements of the State Board of Elections, local boards of elections, and certain municipal corporations with respect to changes in administrative policy affecting voting rights; prohibiting acts of intimidation, deception, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB350 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting the imposition or application of a method for electing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation that impairs the ability of members of a protected class to elect candidates of the members' choice or the member's ability to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
