Maryland 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 225)

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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1241

Introduced
2/11/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Report Pass
3/20/26  
Engrossed
3/21/26  
Altering categories of individuals whose deaths would allow an employee to use leave with pay for bereavement leave or whose illness would allow an employee to use leave with pay under a certain provision of law; and authorizing employees to use leave without pay, in accordance with the employer's unpaid leave policy, for certain bereavement leave or leave for the illness of a family member.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1242

Introduced
2/11/26  
Exempting transportation network companies under contract with the Maryland Transit Administration that facilitate transit service to persons with disabilities through transportation network operators from certain requirements relating to a criminal history records check and a required course for employees; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1243

Introduced
2/11/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Engrossed
3/20/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Report Pass
4/10/26  
Exempting certain personal property in the possession of a person engaged in a certain manufacturing business that holds an alcoholic beverages manufacturer's license and has 50 or fewer employees from the municipal corporation personal property tax in Prince George's County; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1244

Introduced
2/11/26  
Authorizing the owner of property used for residential purposes to bring an action to recover damages incurred as a result of the value of the property being diminished from the use of eminent domain to take property and construct an overhead transmission line within 300 feet of the property owner's residence; and requiring that reasonable fees be awarded to counsel for the defendant in a condemnation proceeding and the costs be charged against the plaintiff under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1245

Introduced
2/11/26  
Establishing the Baltimore First Responders Child Care Support and Accessibility Program within the State Department of Education's Office of Child Care to support and expand a pilot program in Baltimore City that provides monthly child care allowances to first responders to access quality child care that aligns with the demands of a career in public safety; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $600,000 to the Program in fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1246

Introduced
2/11/26  
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an employment training and opportunity database for the purpose of assisting individuals in the State in finding employment training and other opportunities that may enable the individuals to become eligible and maintain eligibility for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to assist individuals in enrolling in programs listed in the database; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1247

Introduced
2/11/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Report Pass
3/13/26  
Engrossed
3/18/26  
Refer
3/19/26  
Report Pass
4/10/26  
Enrolled
4/13/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
Altering the definition of "extraordinary development district" for the purpose of provisions of law governing tax increment financing to include a certain immersive entertainment venue; expanding the purposes for which bond proceeds may be used by Prince George's County or the revenue authority of Prince George's County to include the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of an immersive entertainment venue in an extraordinary development district; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1248

Introduced
2/12/26  
Refer
2/12/26  
Report Pass
3/20/26  
Engrossed
3/21/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Report Pass
4/13/26  
Establishing the Workgroup for an Inclusive State Workplace to study and make recommendations regarding the expansion of part-time State employment opportunities for individuals who are challenged by the traditional full-time employment structure; and requiring the Department of Budget and Management, taking into consideration the Workgroup's findings and recommendations, to develop and distribute guidance to State agencies on expanding part-time employment opportunities.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1255

Introduced
2/12/26  
Providing that the General Assembly may authorize, by law, the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain Internet gaming licenses; requiring certain implementation legislation to include certain criteria and specifications, subject to a certain limitation; declaring the intent of the General Assembly that certain revenues be used for dedicated purposes including the funding of public education; and submitting the Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of the State.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1256

Introduced
2/12/26  
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for 33% of an investment made in qualified Maryland companies, not to exceed $250,000 except in certain counties; requiring the Department of Commerce to maintain an online portal providing information about the credit and managing applications for the credit; providing that a qualified investor shall make an investment in a qualified Maryland company within 30 calendar days after the Department issues an initial tax credit certificate; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1253

Introduced
2/12/26  
Repealing certain provisions authorizing a gas company to file a plan to invest in eligible infrastructure replacement projects with the Public Service Commission and recover related costs through a certain surcharge; prohibiting the Commission from allowing a gas company or a combination gas and electric company to recover certain infrastructure replacement costs using an alternative form of regulation beginning on October 1, 2026; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1257

Introduced
2/12/26  
Refer
2/12/26  
Report Pass
3/20/26  
Engrossed
3/21/26  
Requiring the Baltimore County Board of Education to provide historical budget data from the previous three fiscal years, vendor contract awards for certain fiscal years, quarterly expense reports, school-level enrollment data for the current fiscal year, and the status of all capital improvement projects in a publicly available online format.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1258

Introduced
2/12/26  
Refer
2/12/26  
Report Pass
3/21/26  
Engrossed
3/23/26  
Prohibiting a person from advertising adoption services in the State, unless the person is a local department or child placement agency licensed by the Social Services Administration; authorizing the Administration to notify the Attorney General of a violation of the Act; and making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1259

Introduced
2/12/26  
Refer
2/12/26  
Report Pass
3/20/26  
Engrossed
3/21/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Prohibiting a local jurisdiction in the State from denying or restricting the operation of certain family child care homes if the family child care home meets the licensing requirements established by the State Department of Education; and requiring a local jurisdiction to designate the operation of certain family child care homes as a residential activity and as a permitted use.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1260

Introduced
2/12/26  
Requiring the governing body of a certain common ownership community or the management agent of a certain homeowners association to maintain certain information about the common ownership community on its website in a downloadable format and at no cost; and altering the fees that certain common ownership communities may charge for information relating to an individual unit or lot.