| MD | HB320 | Pass | Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on real property that is located in a Rural Legacy Area, subject to certain land preservation programs, and for whic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 620 |
| MD | SB851 | Pass | Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on real property that is located in a Rural Legacy Area and for which the property owner has sold certain developmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 619 |
| MD | SB448 | Veto | Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County to borrow not more than $27,000,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain public facilities in Carroll County and to effect such borrowing by...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-22
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB1267 | Pass | Requiring a certain local zoning authority to designate and maintain certain property in a zoning classification that restricts the uses in a certain manner under certain circumstances; requiring the appropriate authority to maintain certain property...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 541 |
| 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 | SB161 | Pass | Altering the individuals and vehicles that may enter a State park without paying a certain fee on presentation of a valid veteran identification card, a driver's license or other State-issued license or identification card that indicates the holder i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 337 |
| MD | SB257 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to include in an annual report to certain committees of the General Assembly the amount of proceeds from a certain agricultural land transfer tax that are attributable to the taxation of certain instrumen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 331 |
| MD | SB280 | Pass | Altering certain terminology relating to State parks that preserve and interpret the history of certain populations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 271 |
| MD | HB404 | Pass | Altering certain terminology relating to State parks that preserve and interpret the history of certain populations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 272 |
| MD | HB533 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to include in an annual report to certain committees of the General Assembly the amount of proceeds from a certain agricultural land transfer tax that are attributable to the taxation of certain instrumen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 332 |
| 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 | HB927 | Pass | Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County to borrow not more than $27,000,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain public facilities in Carroll County and to effect such borrowing by...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 343 |
| 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 | HB255 | Pass | Altering the stated purpose of the Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program to include the promotion of community participation in tree planting and stewardship and the planting and maintenance of native trees and shrubs through community forest...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 112 |
| MD | HB254 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to facilitate community participation in project planning and development; establishing the Resilience Through Restoration Capital Grant Fund to provide funding for nature-based restoration projects inten...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 76 |
| 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 | 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 | SB164 | Pass | Altering the stated purpose of the Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program to include the promotion of community participation in tree planting and stewardship and the planting and maintenance of native trees and shrubs through community forest...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 113 |
| MD | SB284 | Pass | Altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; authorizing the Secretary of Health to establish the retention ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6 |
| MD | SB754 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing a local jurisdiction to enact local laws providing for or requiring the preservation of natural resources through certain mechanisms.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-25
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB160 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting a State entity or a political subdivision of the State from assigning a Confederate name to real property owned by the State or political subdivision; and defining "Confederate name" as any name that commemorates or references any aspect ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-24
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment 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 | HB1519 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the definition of "control" of a cannabis business and excluding from the definition certain management services agreements, franchise relationships, and options to purchase; prohibiting the Maryland Cannabis Administration from limiting the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-03
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | SB971 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish Gwynns Falls State Park as a partnership park between the Department and Baltimore City; altering the authorized uses of a certain part of the Park System Capital Improvements and Acquisition...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-14
To Senate Rules Committee |
| MD | HB1411 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring an owner or operator of a large-scale data center to submit a disclosure report to certain State and local agencies and elected officials under certain circumstances; specifying the contents of the disclosure report; requiring the Departmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1465 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of the Environment to prioritize certain practices when carrying out certain duties related to stormwater management; establishing certain restrictions on the use of a stream or floodplain restoration project to satisfy certa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1560 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish and implement a pilot program for ecosystem value-oriented forest management plans to provide additional incentives for enrolling in and extending commitments to forest conservation and manag...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1193 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to assess and collect an 8% hotel rental surcharge on rental units at Savage Highlands State Park and remit the proceeds to the Comptroller for distribution to Garrett County; and requiring Garrett County...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-11
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB959 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish Gwynns Falls State Park as a partnership park between the Department and Baltimore City; altering the authorized uses of a certain part of the Park System Capital Improvements and Acquisition...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB688 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of the Environment to prioritize certain practices when carrying out certain duties related to stormwater management; establishing certain restrictions on the use of a stream or floodplain restoration project to satisfy certa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB373 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Governor to withdraw the State from participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB667 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing an Edible Forests and Foraging Program within the Department of Natural Resources; requiring individuals who forage in designated foraging areas to obtain a foraging permit; requiring the Department to charge a permit application fee and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB707 | Intro
Sine Die | Including income from certain retirement plans within a certain subtraction modification allowed under the Maryland income tax for certain individuals who are at least 65 years old or who are disabled or whose spouse is disabled; altering the maximum...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB66 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Governor to withdraw the State from participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB72 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing an Edible Forests and Foraging Program within the Department of Natural Resources; requiring individuals who forage in designated foraging areas to obtain a foraging permit; requiring the Department to charge a permit application fee and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB104 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing that all unhoused individuals have certain rights; establishing an affirmative defense of necessity to certain criminal charges relating to trespass or disturbing the peace; and repealing the authority of a municipality to prohibit vagrancy...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | SB209 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to assess and collect an 8% hotel rental surcharge on rental units at Savage Highlands State Park and remit the proceeds to the Comptroller for distribution to Garrett County; and requiring Garrett County...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-16
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB49 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing that all unhoused individuals have certain rights; stating it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Courts liberally construe the Act to maximize the protections afforded by it to unhoused individuals in the State; establishing an ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-13
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
