Maryland 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 245)

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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0185

Introduced
1/14/26  
Increasing, from $15,000 to $20,000, the amount allowed as a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for retirement income attributable to an individual's employment as a public safety employee; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0180

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Engrossed
3/20/26  
Refer
3/21/26  
Providing that it is lawful for a person to intercept an oral communication if the person is working as a fair housing tester for a fair housing testing program operated by the federal government, the State, a local government, or a nonprofit civil rights organization under certain circumstances; and providing that the contents of an intercepted oral communication may be used only for the purpose of enforcing federal, State, or local fair housing laws.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0184

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/23/26  
Engrossed
2/26/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
4/3/26  
Altering the date, from November 30 to October 1 each year, by which the Office of the Attorney General must report on certain activities of the Office's Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit and certain activities taken by the Department of the Environment and the Department of Natural Resources in response to findings of the Unit.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0173

Introduced
1/14/26  
Altering the policy of the State regarding reciprocal vehicle registration agreements, arrangements, and declarations; and authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administrator to enter into reciprocal agreements, arrangements, or declarations to provide for reciprocal enforcement of violations recorded by traffic control signal monitoring systems and speed monitoring systems.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0189

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Engrossed
3/19/26  
Refer
3/20/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Requiring a municipality, by July 1, 2027, to inventory all existing open drainage inlets in the municipality; requiring, by April 1, 2028, a municipality to develop a prioritization plan for improving existing open drainage inlets; and requiring, in certain fiscal years, a certain amount of money appropriated to the comprehensive flood management grant program within the Department of the Environment to be used to provide matching funds to assist municipalities with certain costs.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0187

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
3/20/26  
Engrossed
3/23/26  
Refer
3/24/26  
Report Pass
4/10/26  
Altering the required specifications for a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Department of General Services to submit a certain timeline of deliverables for the planning, design, and construction of the facility to certain entities; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to make certain services available to certain female incarcerated individuals; and requiring the Department of General Services to provide updates on the progress of the prerelease facility to certain legislative committees.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0190

Introduced
1/14/26  
Authorizing, under certain circumstances, a personal representative to petition the orphans' court to interpret a decedent's will in accordance with the decedent's intent as demonstrated by certain extrinsic evidence; authorizing the personal representative to require a certain legatee to demonstrate the use of a legacy under the decedent's will; requiring the court to interpret a will in a certain manner if certain language is included in the will; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0186

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  
Clarifying that applicants for licensure as an optometrist and certain applicants for reinstatement are required to pass all sections of each part of a licensure examination; repealing the requirement that the State Board of Examiners in Optometry give examinations to licensure applicants; prohibiting the Board from placing a licensee on inactive status for more than 6 consecutive years; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0193

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Report Pass
3/13/26  
Engrossed
3/19/26  
Refer
3/20/26  
Report Pass
4/11/26  
Providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for certain construction material or warehousing equipment that is purchased for use in the Mount Aetna Technology Park in Washington County; requiring the buyer to maintain for at least 3 years after the date of sale a record of the amount of tax that was not paid as a result of the exemption; and requiring on or before December 31, 2027, that the Comptroller submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the aggregate amount of tax not paid due to the exemption.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0191

Introduced
1/14/26  
Designating "The Heart of Maryland", written by Jayla Elise from Dorchester County for the Maryland 250 Project, as the State song.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0192

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/9/26  
Engrossed
2/12/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Altering the membership of the Maryland Trust Fund Board of Trustees, the Maryland Veterans Commission, the Maryland Commission on Caregiving, and the Maryland Youth Advisory Council.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0197

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 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 local jurisdictions with assistance and information relevant to the preparation of each element; and applying the Act prospectively.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0196

Introduced
1/14/26  
Authorizing the establishment of a medication review committee within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services that convenes to determine whether to approve the administration of psychotropic medication to a certain incarcerated individual under certain circumstances; providing that psychotropic medication may not be administered to an incarcerated individual who refuses the medication except under certain circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0198

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
3/16/26  
Engrossed
3/19/26  
Refer
3/20/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Requiring Prince George's Community College, in consultation with certain entities, to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study and program design assessment for aerospace and aviation systems technology workforce training programs; requiring Prince George's Community College to report the results of the feasibility study to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2027; and requiring the Governor to include $100,000 in the 2028 annual budget bill for Prince George's Community College to complete the study.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0194

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/19/26  
Engrossed
2/24/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Report Pass
4/2/26  
Applying certain provisions of law relating to the job creation tax credit and certain property tax credits and exemptions for certain members, veterans, and surviving spouses of certain members and veterans of the military, naval, or air service to certain members, veterans, and surviving spouses of certain members and veterans of the space force.