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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0016

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
3/9/26  
Engrossed
3/13/26  
Refer
3/17/26  
Report Pass
4/11/26  
Specifying that, for purposes of earnings withholdings, the amount deducted from the obligor's earnings may not exceed 35% of the obligor's disposable earnings if the obligor's individual income for the current year does not exceed 250% of the federal poverty guidelines for a family of one; and authorizing an employee to contest the amount of an earnings withholding order based on certain limits.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0018

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
3/2/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Refer
3/6/26  
Report Pass
4/1/26  
Enrolled
4/13/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
Establishing a provisional social work license through which an individual issued a provisional social work license may receive a full license; requiring the Board, beginning November 1, 2026, to issue a provisional license to an applicant who, except for passing the examination otherwise required, has met certain appropriate education and experience requirements; and requiring the Board beginning in 2027, to report certain information regarding the provisional licensing program to certain committees of the General Assembly.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0017

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Engrossed
2/3/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Report Pass
2/9/26  
Enrolled
2/13/26  
Chaptered
2/24/26  
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 of a State caterer's license to obtain a certain Class C per diem license from the Board before the holder may act as a participating license holder at a related event.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0021

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/9/26  
Engrossed
2/12/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Enrolled
4/13/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
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 holder of a Maryland Golden Age Pass may camp overnight in a State park at a discounted fee; and establishing that the free day-use entry applies to everyone in the vehicle with the holder of a Maryland Golden Age Pass under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0015

Introduced
1/14/26  
Authorizing the County Council of Baltimore County, beginning in 2027, to enact a local law granting the Baltimore County Office of the Inspector General the same authority over Baltimore County Public Schools that the Inspector General has over a department of county government; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0019

Introduced
1/14/26  
Establishing the Maryland Commission on Women's Health Advancement to study the feasibility of establishing a State women's hospital in Southern Maryland and a statewide clinical network to advance women's health; requiring the Commission by January 1, 2027, to submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an initial action plan, including a timeline, milestones, and specific research objectives; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0014

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/9/26  
Engrossed
2/12/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Report Pass
4/1/26  
Enrolled
4/3/26  
Chaptered
4/14/26  
Altering the effective dates of enrollment in a Small Business Health Options (SHOP) Exchange plan for individuals who enroll during certain special enrollment periods.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0009

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
3/2/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Establishing, beginning in calendar year 2026, November 11 as a tax-free day each year during which an exemption from the sales and use tax is provided for sales to certain veterans if the taxable price of the item for sale is less than $2,000; authorizing the Comptroller, in the Comptroller's sole discretion, to suspend the tax-free day; and requiring an individual, in order to qualify for the exemption, to provide to the vendor evidence of eligibility for the exemption.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0024

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
3/2/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Refer
3/6/26  
Report Pass
4/1/26  
Enrolled
4/3/26  
Chaptered
4/14/26  
Altering the Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program, including by establishing requirements regarding an automated external defibrillator (AED) coordinator, repealing certain provisions of law regarding regional council AED committees, and exempting certain law enforcement agencies from being required to obtain a certificate for an AED deployed in a patrol vehicle of the law enforcement agency; and establishing certain certification qualifications for grocery stores and restaurants under the Program.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0027

Introduced
1/14/26  
Exempting a sale, rental, or transfer of a regulated firearm from the seven-day waiting period requirement if the purchaser, renter, or receiver of the firearm is a law enforcement officer, a retired law enforcement officer who retired in good standing, or an individual with a permit to wear, carry, or transport a handgun; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0023

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
3/2/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Establishing the Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits Loan Program in the Maryland Clean Energy Center to provide financial assistance in the form of no-interest loans to nonprofit organizations for the planning, purchase, and installation of qualifying energy systems and for actions that improve energy efficiency; establishing the Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits Loan Fund; authorizing the Governor to include $5,000,000 in the fiscal year 2028 budget for the Fund; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0022

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/9/26  
Engrossed
2/12/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Report Pass
4/7/26  
Enrolled
4/9/26  
Chaptered
4/14/26  
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 accept funds, partner with individuals and entities, and promote certain activities that support certain projects; prohibiting an affiliated foundation from influencing certain determinations made by the Department; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0025

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Engrossed
2/17/26  
Establishing the Buy Maryland Cybersecurity Tax Credit; providing the purpose of the credit is to promote the cybersecurity industry in the State by helping Maryland businesses and nonprofits purchase cybersecurity technologies and services from Maryland companies; altering eligibility for the credit; altering the aggregate amount of credits that may be issued for certain cybersecurity purchases from $200,000 to $1,000,000; prohibiting the Department from approving a credit for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2030; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0020

Introduced
1/14/26  
Altering and establishing provisions relating to the surrender of firearms by a respondent under the domestic violence statutes; and requiring a local law enforcement authority to take certain actions within 3 business days after service of an order against a respondent who is not in compliance with an order to surrender certain firearms.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0026

Introduced
1/14/26  
Exempting certain off-grid electricity providers from certain provisions of law; providing that a certain off-grid electricity provider is subject to certain laws concerning certificates of public convenience and necessity and certain other required approvals for the construction of a generating facility; providing that a person may not be considered to be an off-grid electricity provider under certain circumstances; and applying the Act to off-grid electricity providers that begin operations after October 1, 2026.