| MD | SB187 | Pass | Altering the required specifications for a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Department of General Services to submit a certain timeline of deliverables for the planning, design, and construction of the fa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-31
Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 876 |
| MD | SB199 | Pass | Requiring a grant from the Individuals With Disabilities and Service-Disabled Veterans Boating Fund to provide opportunities to participate in certain water-dependent activities for eligible companions of individuals with disabilities or service-disa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 654 |
| MD | SB242 | Pass | Authorizing active service members and spouses, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another state; and altering the definition of "eligible veteran" for purposes of certain pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 694 |
| MD | HB396 | Pass | Repealing the maximum age for children in certain residential child care programs who receive educational support; requiring operators of certain residential child care programs to provide certain educational opportunities to the children for whom th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 640 |
| MD | SB402 | Pass | Repealing the maximum age for children in certain residential child care programs who receive educational support; requiring operators of certain residential child care programs to provide certain educational opportunities to the children for whom th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 641 |
| MD | SB414 | Pass | Establishing a consumption-only nonprofit swim club license in Anne Arundel County which authorizes the license holder to allow members of the swim club and their guests to bring beer, wine, and liquor onto the licensed premises for on-premises consu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 829 |
| MD | SB441 | Pass | Establishing in Anne Arundel County a Class GC (golf course) license that authorizes the holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption at a golf course with at least nine holes; and establishing in Anne Arundel County sports activ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 851 |
| MD | HB682 | Pass | Establishing in Anne Arundel County a Class GC (golf course) license that authorizes the holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption at a golf course with at least nine holes; and establishing in Anne Arundel County sports activ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 850 |
| MD | SB497 | Pass | Exempting from the property tax property that is owned by the City of Hagerstown and used primarily for public social, recreational, and entertainment purposes; establishing that the exemption from the property tax for certain property owned by the C...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 809 |
| MD | HB811 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Aging to make grants to nonprofit organizations and area agencies on aging to support social connection for individuals in aging-in-place programs through events or gatherings at multigenerational third places; and defin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 759 |
| MD | HB754 | Pass | Altering the hours during which a holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (golf course) license in Wicomico County may sell alcoholic beverages so as to begin at 7 a.m. rather than 10 a.m., Monday through Sunday.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 820 |
| MD | SB530 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Aging to make grants to nonprofit organizations and area agencies on aging to support social connection for individuals in aging-in-place programs through events or gatherings at multigenerational third places.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 760 |
| MD | HB846 | Pass | Exempting from the property tax property that is owned by the City of Hagerstown and used primarily for public social, recreational, and entertainment purposes; establishing that the exemption from the property tax for certain property owned by the C...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 810 |
| MD | SB700 | Pass | Altering the hours during which a holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (golf course) license in Wicomico County may sell alcoholic beverages so as to begin sales at 7 a.m. rather than 10 a.m., Monday through Sunday.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 821 |
| MD | HB991 | Pass | Extending from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m., rather than 9 p.m., the hours during which a holder of a Class HC (health club) beer and wine license in Harford County may sell alcoholic beverages.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 842 |
| MD | SB684 | Pass | Extending the hours from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m., rather than 9 p.m., during which a holder of a Class HC (health club) beer and wine license in Harford County may sell alcoholic beverages.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 841 |
| MD | SB802 | Pass | Adding a substitute member to the Board of License Commissioners for Garrett County; establishing a certain special event permit that the Board may issue to a holder of a Class 3 winery license or a Class 4 limited winery license; establishing certai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 827 |
| MD | HB1203 | Pass | Adding a substitute member to the Board of License Commissioners for Garrett County; establishing a certain special event permit that the Board may issue to a holder of a Class 3 winery license or a Class 4 limited winery license; establishing certai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 828 |
| MD | HB1326 | Pass | Expanding 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 790 |
| MD | SB215 | Pass | Altering the application of certain provisions of law governing local government personnel, trout stamps, and landlord remedies to apply to all uniformed services; and altering the composition of the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 494 |
| 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 | SB418 | Pass | Authorizing 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 493 |
| MD | HB717 | Pass | Authorizing specified organizations that are affiliated with a professional National Football League team that plays its home games in Baltimore City to conduct raffles, subject to certain limitations; and extending for a period of 4 years and one mo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 483 |
| MD | SB538 | Pass | Authorizing specified organizations that are affiliated with a professional National Football League team that plays its home games in Baltimore City to conduct raffles, subject to certain limitations; and extending June 30, 2029, the termination dat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 484 |
| MD | HB1120 | Pass | Authorizing 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 492 |
| MD | HB1063 | Pass | Providing that the Department of Natural Resources may authorize the reduction of the deer population on certain property with deer damage using certain methods; altering the time restrictions for Sunday deer hunting in certain counties during deer f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 421 |
| MD | HB1581 | Pass | Altering the entities to which the State Racing Commission may issue a license and award racing days for racing at mile tracks; altering the definitions of "Prince George's County Blue Line Corridor" and "Prince George's County Blue Line Corridor fac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 376 |
| MD | SB21 | Pass | Establishing that the holder of a Maryland Golden Age Pass is entitled to free day-use entry at certain State parks and is authorized to launch a boat at any State park without paying a boat launch fee; altering the days of the week on which the hold...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 333 |
| MD | SB83 | Pass | Altering the grounds for discipline by certain health occupations boards to include being disciplined by any branch of the uniformed services or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; and altering the grounds for discipline of a naturopathic doctor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 335 |
| MD | HB321 | Pass | Extending the deadline by which the Department of the Environment is required to submit a certain report on the synthetic turf industry and synthetic turf disposal from July 1, 2026, to January 15, 2027.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 326 |
| MD | SB480 | Pass | Establishing the Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Recreation Oversight Board to advise the Secretary of Natural Resources on the operation, acquisition, regulation, and general oversight of off-highway recreational vehicle trails and recreation in th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 180 |
| 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 | SB1007 | Pass | Amending certain prior authorizations of State Debt to change the names of certain grantees, alter the authorized uses of certain grants, and extend the termination date of certain grants.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 176 |
| 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 | HB243 | Pass | Altering the required elements of comprehensive and general plans for charter counties and other local jurisdictions; establishing requirements and guidelines for each element; and requiring certain State agencies to provide charter counties and othe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 110 |
| MD | HB20 | Pass | Reestablishing a related event promoter's permit in Baltimore City; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to issue a related event promoter's permit to certain applicants under certain circumstances; and requiring a holder...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 74 |
| MD | SB197 | Pass | Altering the required elements of comprehensive and general plans for charter counties and other local jurisdictions; establishing requirements and guidelines for each element; requiring certain State agencies to provide charter counties and other lo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 111 |
| MD | SB231 | Pass | Prohibiting a person from slaughtering or causing the slaughter of a racehorse in the State for certain commercial purposes; prohibiting a person from purchasing, selling, transferring, offering for sale, importing into the State, or transporting a r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 84 |
| MD | SB32 | Pass | Extending from 30 to 90 days the period of time before applying for a license to participate in a boxing, kick boxing, wrestling, or mixed martial arts contest and before participating in the contest during which certain blood testing may be conducte...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 126 |
| MD | HB236 | Pass | Extending from 30 to 90 days the period of time before applying for a license to participate in a boxing, kick boxing, wrestling, or mixed martial arts contest and before participating in the contest during which certain blood testing may be conducte...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 125 |
| MD | HB228 | Pass | Prohibiting a person from slaughtering or causing the slaughter of a racehorse in the State for certain commercial purposes; prohibiting a person from purchasing, selling, transferring, offering for sale, importing into the State, or transporting a r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 83 |
| MD | HB804 | Pass | Establishing the Aging Resilience Fund to be used to carry out the mission of the Department of Aging including personnel, partnership development, and any programs, services, or activities within the Department; requiring interest earnings of the Fu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 15 |
| MD | SB860 | Pass | Establishing the Aging Resilience Fund to be used to carry out the mission of the Department of Aging; authorizing the Fund to be used for administrative expenses including personnel, partnership development, and other programs within the Department;...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 16 |
| 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 | SB22 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Disabilities to establish affordable and accessible housing programs; authorizing the Department to establish one or more affiliated foundations to work with certain programs and units of the Department to solicit and acce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 90 |
| MD | HB420 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing active service members and spouses, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another state; and altering the definition of "eligible veteran" for purposes of certain pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| MD | HB518 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to adopt regulations to reduce or mitigate the effects of problem gambling; requiring the regulations to establish a voluntary exclusion list; requiring the Commission to provide contact infor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| MD | HB611 | Engross
Sine Die | Increasing certain application, license, permit, and license transfer fees related to alcoholic beverages in Prince George's County.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Third Reading Passed (45-0) |
| MD | SB447 | Engross
Sine Die | Expanding 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Simpson, Arikan and Moreno) |
| 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 |
