Maryland 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 21)

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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0419

Introduced
1/29/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Report Pass
2/16/26  
Engrossed
2/19/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
4/1/26  
Enrolled
4/3/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
Authorizing an individual registered by the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners to practice massage therapy in the State to continue to practice massage therapy beyond October 31, 2026; altering the requirements an individual must meet to qualify for a massage therapy license; repealing obsolete qualifications for registered massage practitioners; repealing the requirement that the imposition of a certain administrative penalty be subject to certain hearing requirements; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0423

Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
3/16/26  
Engrossed
3/19/26  
Refer
3/20/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Enrolled
4/13/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
Prohibiting a research facility or a testing facility from using certain dogs and cats for research or testing purposes; prohibiting a research facility or testing facility from performing devocalization procedures on dogs or cats; prohibiting a testing facility from using traditional animal test methods under certain circumstances; applying certain provisions of law regarding the adoption of dogs and cats used for scientific research purposes to testing facilities; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0424

Introduced
1/30/26  
Repealing a requirement that for fiscal years 2027, 2028, and 2029 $25,000,000 of the balance of a special fund dedicated to certain land preservation programs be allocated to the General Fund of the State.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0425

Introduced
1/30/26  
Authorizing the State Archives to establish by regulation reasonable fees relating to the care and preservation of records and other services provided by the Archives.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0432

Introduced
1/30/26  
Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, commence, and prosecute or defend any suit or action that holds certain entities accountable for tortious or otherwise unlawful conduct that has contributed to climate change; authorizing the Attorney General to hire outside counsel to assist with an action under the Act if the Attorney General makes a certain determination; establishing the Climate Crimes Accountability Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0439

Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
3/2/26  
Engrossed
3/6/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Enrolled
4/13/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
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 incident of a fire and rescue public safety employee reporting for work while impaired by cannabis to the State Emergency Medical Services Board.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0438

Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
3/16/26  
Engrossed
3/19/26  
Refer
3/20/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Enrolled
4/10/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
Prohibiting an occupant from using the occupant's self-service storage facility beyond the term of a rental agreement after delivery of a notice of nonrenewal; requiring an operator to give an occupant at least 30 days after delivery of a notice of nonrenewal to remove the occupant's personal property from the self-service storage facility; requiring an operator to give an occupant notice of intent to dispose of the occupant's personal property a certain number of days before the operator disposes of that personal property; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0437

Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
3/9/26  
Engrossed
3/12/26  
Refer
3/13/26  
Report Pass
4/2/26  
Providing for the valuation of a gift card for the purpose of determining value for crimes involving theft; prohibiting a person, with the intent to defraud another, from altering or tampering with a gift card or its packaging; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor or gift card forgery and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 18 months or a fine of up to $500 or both.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0443

Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
3/9/26  
Engrossed
3/12/26  
Refer
3/13/26  
Report Pass
4/11/26  
Enrolled
4/13/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
Altering the qualifications for counsel to local boards of elections to require that counsel be a registered voter of the State instead of the applicable county.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0442

Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
3/2/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Refer
3/6/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Establishing an exemption to the population ratio quota for certain Class A (off-sale) and Class D (off-sale) licenses in Anne Arundel County for an application filed on or after January 1, 2023, and approved by the Board of License Commissioners before July 1, 2025.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0431

Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
3/9/26  
Engrossed
3/13/26  
Refer
3/17/26  
Report Pass
4/9/26  
Enrolled
4/13/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
Requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to review and, if warranted, update regulations related to the Irreplaceable Natural Areas Program by July 1, 2033, and at least every 10 years thereafter; requiring the Secretary to delist an endangered or threatened species under certain circumstances; authorizing the Secretary to adopt management protocols for designated essential habitats; authorizing the Department to promulgate regulations authorizing the taking of black vultures under certain circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0435

Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Prohibiting a retailer from distributing, selling, or exposing for sale a medetomidine product or xylazine product unless the purchaser provides proof the intended use is for institutional, veterinary, or scientific purposes; prohibiting a retailer from distributing, selling, or exposing for sale a medetomidine or xylazine product to an individual under the age of 21 years; requiring a retailer that prepares, distributes, sells, or exposes for sale a medetomidine or xylazine product to maintain certain records; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0436

Introduced
1/30/26  
Establishing a presumption that the sentencing of a minor convicted as an adult should be transferred to the juvenile court, under certain circumstances, and authorizing the court to do so; and requiring the juvenile court to make a juvenile determination under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0434

Introduced
1/30/26  
Altering the authorized uses of certain compliance fee revenue paid into the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund; and requiring certain funds in the Fund be used as refunds or credits to residential customers for electric service in fiscal year 2027.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0433

Introduced
1/30/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
4/9/26  
Engrossed
4/9/26  
Altering from 7 to 14 days the time period during which a temporary protective order is effective after the issuance of the order; requiring that a final protective order hearing be held not later than 14 days after the temporary protective order is issued.