Maryland 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 55)

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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0559

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Report Pass
3/20/26  
Engrossed
3/23/26  
Establishing the Recreational Fishery Data Collection Program in the Department of Natural Resources to develop and implement a data collection system for recreational anglers in the State; and requiring the Department to report on the findings of the Program, including a workplan detailing the proposed development and implementation of a data collection system for recreational anglers, on or before December 31, 2027.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0582

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
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 a person from sending a check or other negotiable instrument to an individual under certain circumstances; establishing that an individual who receives a check or other negotiable instrument is not liable for the amount of the check or negotiable instrument under certain circumstances; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not to exceed $500.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0583

Introduced
2/4/26  
Requiring the Deputy Secretary for Developmental Disabilities to provide notice to the public before making changes to the Self-Directed Services Manual; requiring the Deputy Secretary to receive and consider comments on the proposed changes from the public for at least 90 days after the date on which the notice is provided; and prohibiting the Deputy Secretary from adopting the proposed changes until the public comment period has ended.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0586

Introduced
2/5/26  
Establishing the Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program in the State Department of Education to provide funding to eligible schools that participate in the federal community eligibility provision of the child nutrition programs; requiring schools that opt out of the Community Eligibility Provision of the Child Nutrition Program to include certain information in a certain report; and requiring the Governor in fiscal year 2028 and succeeding years to include $10,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Program.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0585

Introduced
2/5/26  
Refer
2/5/26  
Report Pass
3/9/26  
Engrossed
3/12/26  
Refer
3/13/26  
Report Pass
4/1/26  
Requiring research facilities that are located in the State and required to submit an Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Form 7023 to pay contributions for the Human-Relevant Research Fund to the Department of Agriculture, rather than the Maryland Department of Health.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0584

Introduced
2/4/26  
Requiring a person applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of any transmission line to provide certain notices to certain landowners regarding the construction; and establishing that failure to provide a certain notice invalidates a certain hearing and, under certain circumstances, voids an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0592

Introduced
2/5/26  
Requiring the State Board of Education to establish a certain graduation requirement in financial literacy; requiring students, beginning with the 2030 graduating class, to successfully complete a certain personal financial literacy course; and requiring county boards, upon successful completion of the course, to award certain credit to students and to allow students to fulfill certain remaining credit requirements through certain existing courses.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0587

Introduced
2/5/26  
Refer
2/5/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Engrossed
3/10/26  
Refer
3/11/26  
Report Pass
4/9/26  
Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Governor to include an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Maryland Patient Safety Center Fund in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0591

Introduced
2/5/26  
Establishing the Maryland Chapter of the National Public Safety Alliance for Individuals with Disabilities in the Department of State Police; requiring the Department, in conjunction with the Department of Disabilities, to establish guidelines for the use of a certain interface and protocols and policy; establishing the National Public Safety Alliance for Individuals with Disabilities Commission; requiring the Commission to study and make recommendations regarding the establishment of a secure interface; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0595

Introduced
2/5/26  
Requiring each county board of education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to hold an election for a vacant elected board member position that occurs 55 days or more before the candidate filing deadline for a certain election; requiring each county board and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to appoint a replacement for a vacant elected board member position that occurs 54 days or less before a certain candidate filing deadline for a certain election; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0596

Introduced
2/5/26  
Exempting certain large load customers from requirements to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a certain process for large load customers to interconnect to the electric system; establishing requirements for a large load customer to interconnect to the electric system and contract for service; authorizing certain large load customers to receive certain prioritization; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0600

Introduced
2/5/26  
Altering the definition of "retail sale" for purposes of provisions of law governing the sales and use tax to exclude certain sales of technology services under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0599

Introduced
2/5/26  
Refer
2/5/26  
Report Pass
3/20/26  
Engrossed
3/23/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Report Pass
4/3/26  
Enrolled
4/8/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
Establishing, beginning July 1, 2028, the On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement on-farm organics recycling, compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $250,000 for the program; and requiring the Department, beginning December 31, 2028, to annually report to the General Assembly on the impact of the grant program.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0620

Introduced
2/5/26  
Refer
2/5/26  
Report Pass
3/23/26  
Engrossed
3/23/26  
Altering the list of convictions that subject a defendant to enhanced sentencing for wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun to include certain extra-jurisdictional crimes.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB0621

Introduced
2/5/26  
Refer
2/5/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Engrossed
3/20/26  
Refer
3/21/26  
Report Pass
4/3/26  
Enrolled
4/10/26  
Chaptered
4/14/26  
Requiring the State Fire Prevention Commission to adopt regulations that incorporate by reference sections 30.7.5 and 31.7.5 of the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) Life Safety Code (2024 Edition) and authorize the placement of trash and recycling in corridors and exits in accordance with the NFPA Life Safety Code.