Maryland 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 16)

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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB458

Introduced
1/23/26  
Requiring the Governor to annually proclaim the month of May as Water Safety Month; and requiring the proclamation to urge certain activities designed to raise awareness about drowning prevention and to promote safe practices around all bodies of water.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB477

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Report Pass
3/2/26  
Engrossed
3/4/26  
Providing that during the trial of a criminal case in which a defendant is charged with an assault in the second degree, a certain statement is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the statement is offered against a party that has engaged in, directed, or conspired to commit wrongdoing that was intended to and did procure the unavailibility of the declarant of the statement, under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB574

Introduced
1/28/26  
Establishing the Prince George's County Teen Pregnancy Support Program to provide certain students attending a public high school in Prince George's County with certain assistance relating to child care and parenting; requiring the Circuit Court for Prince George's County to collect a $100 fee in certain cases pertaining to child support; and requiring the revenue generated from the fee to be remitted to the Prince George's County Board of Education and used to support the Prince George's County Teen Pregnancy Support Program.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB563

Introduced
1/28/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
3/20/26  
Engrossed
3/21/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Report Pass
4/6/26  
Repealing the prohibition against intentionally inflicting bodily harm, permanent disability, or death on an animal owned or used by a law enforcement unit; prohibiting a person from harassing, interfering with, injuring, or killing or causing serious physical injury to an emergency response animal; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to imprisonment for up to 2 years, or a fine of up to $10,000, or both upon conviction.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB538

Introduced
1/26/26  
Introduced
1/27/26  
Refer
1/26/26  
Refer
1/27/26  
Report Pass
3/10/26  
Engrossed
3/11/26  
Requiring each 4-year institution of higher education in the State, by July 1, 2027, that admits first-time undergraduate students to prominently display on its publicly accessible prospective student website a link to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard website and share related information in a certain manner; and requiring the Secretary of Higher Education to notify the Department of Legislative Services within 10 days of making a determination that the College Scorecard has been terminated by a federal agency.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB506

Introduced
1/26/26  
Introduced
1/27/26  
Refer
1/26/26  
Establishing the Transformational Project Financing Program in the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to designate certain development districts as State-supported development districts; authorizing a governing body of a political subdivision to apply to the Corporation for approval as a State-supported development district; requiring the Corporation to publish at least annually a summary of approved State-supported development districts; providing for the eligibility for and calculation of certain State revenue; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB489

Introduced
1/26/26  
Introduced
1/27/26  
Refer
1/26/26  
Repealing a provision of law prohibiting an electronic health network or electronic medical record vendor from charging a fee for the release of certain patient records or transactions.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB535

Introduced
1/26/26  
Introduced
1/27/26  
Refer
1/26/26  
Refer
1/27/26  
Report Pass
2/23/26  
Engrossed
2/26/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
4/13/26  
Enrolled
4/13/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
Increasing from $50,000 to $100,000 the maximum amount of annual revenue a business may generate from the sale of cottage food products to be considered a cottage food business.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB534

Introduced
1/26/26  
Introduced
1/27/26  
Refer
1/26/26  
Refer
1/27/26  
Report Pass
3/11/26  
Engrossed
3/13/26  
Prohibiting nonpublic schools that participate in State-funded education programs from refusing to provide a current or former student or the student's parent or guardian with a transcript or taking other punitive measures regarding a student's transcript request because the student owes a debt to the nonpublic school.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB546

Introduced
1/26/26  
Introduced
1/27/26  
Refer
1/26/26  
Refer
1/27/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Engrossed
3/18/26  
Refer
3/19/26  
Report Pass
4/3/26  
Requiring the State Department of Education to make available a professional development course on educator well-being and flourishing to school personnel and administrators on or before July 1, 2027; and requiring the Department to make the course available only if it can be provided at no cost or at a cost comparable to that which the Department pays for providing a commensurate course.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HJ5

Introduced
1/26/26  
Introduced
1/27/26  
Refer
1/26/26  
Refer
1/27/26  
Establishing the salaries to be paid to the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, as directed by Article II, Section 21A of the Maryland Constitution, for the 4-year term of office beginning January 20, 2027.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB513

Introduced
1/26/26  
Introduced
1/27/26  
Refer
1/26/26  
Altering the definition of "sexual orientation" applicable to certain hate crime statutes; and defining "hate bias incident" applicable to a certain requirement that the Department of State Police collect, analyze, and report certain information provided by certain law enforcement agencies.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB589

Introduced
1/28/26  
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 Prince George's County Board of Education and the Board of Community College Trustees for Prince George's County to enter into a certain memorandum of understanding with Prince George's County.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB564

Introduced
1/28/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
3/3/26  
Engrossed
3/4/26  
Refer
3/5/26  
Report Pass
4/10/26  
Establishing certain consumer protection requirements for registered cemeterians, registered cemetery operators, and certain permit holders and licensees that sell or offer for sale pet cremation services for pet remains; establishing the duties of certain persons responsible for returning pet cremains to certain animal owners after cremation; and providing certain penalties for a first violation of the Act, increasing with the second violation, and for a third violation a fine of up to $15,000, and imprisonment of up to 3 years or both.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB647

Introduced
1/30/26  
Requiring the Power Plant Research Program to study and make recommendations on nuclear energy and its role as a renewable energy resource that can effectively combat climate change in the State; and requiring, by September 30, 2027, the Program to report its official findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.