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• </c> the executive branch or the legislative the executive branch or the legislative branch<00:53:40.040
• :02:28.800><c> to</c><01:02:28.920><c> the</c> special order this bill to the special order this bill
• Uh the the 40th legislative district.
• And to the house is still in session.
• </c><02:19:55.240><c> Legislation</c> 10:00 a.m. Legislation 10:00 a.m.

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 957, house, all

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• The clerk will house is now in session.
• Move to special order until the appropriate time tomorrow session, Madam Speaker. One second.
• ,</c> bill that was introduced this session, bill that was introduced this session, uh<00:49:31.920><
• </c> pro-nuclear legislation in 2024. pro-nuclear legislation in 2024.
• </c> transport those with special needs. transport those with special needs.

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 957, house, all

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 957, house, all

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• We're going to be pushing sessions.
• </c> committee centers move to special order. committee centers move to special order.
• </c> special order and here's why. special order and here's why.
• Question remains on the special order. All in favor of the special order, say aye. Opposed, nay.
• </c> remains on the special order. remains on the special order.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 16, 2026, 960, senate, all

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, March 13, 2026, 960, senate, all

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, March 13, 2026, 957, house, all

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• </c> beginning of session. beginning of session.
• </c> Special order calendar, House Bill 691. Special order calendar, House Bill 691.
• The clerk will call the roll. state legislation state legislation which<00:45:03.840><c> asks</c><00:
• . session. session.
• </c> right after session after floor today. right after session after floor today. &gt;&gt; Yay!

Keywords: House streaming session for Thursday, March 12, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House met in Annapolis on February 27, 2026, with 128 members present. After a prayer, the chamber adopted the previous day’s journal and recognized a resolution honoring Brunswick High School’s first Tech Challenge team, Minerva’s Mechanics, for winning the FTC Regional Championships and qualifying for the World Championship in Houston. The resolution was read and adopted with applause. The main legislative item was House Bill 355, concerning the Education, Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program and human and sex trafficking; the House adopted the favorable committee report and ordered the bill printed for third reading. The next bill, House Bill 534 on nonpublic school transcripts and prohibiting punitive measures related to student debt, also received a favorable report. Debate then centered on an amendment offered to HB 534 that would have tied school funding to student choice for students in repeatedly one-star-rated schools and allowed parents of habitually violent or disruptive students to consider military boarding school options. The sponsor argued Maryland’s public schools, especially in Baltimore City, were failing students despite heavy spending, citing low literacy, violence, and the book Failure Factory; several members echoed concerns about school performance, bureaucracy, and the need for educational freedom. Opponents and procedural speakers said the amendment was not germane to HB 534, which they described as a narrow bill about transcript access for students leaving nonpublic schools with unpaid fees, often students with disabilities. The floor leader urged the body to resist the amendment and stick to the bill’s actual subject. Despite multiple members explaining their votes in support of school choice and criticizing the Blueprint and school outcomes, the House ultimately took a roll call on the amendment after a voice vote was challenged. The transcript cuts off during the roll call and does not show the final recorded result on the amendment.

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• </c> Maryland is now back in session. Maryland is now back in session.
• I request that we consider these appointees in regular session under Rule 22A and that we move to special
• All right, the chair has moved that we hear the nominees in open session and special order the nominations
• </c> voting session. Thank you. All right. voting session. Thank you. All right.
• </c> session. Thank you, Mr. President. session. Thank you, Mr. President.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, March 12, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Maryland Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation from Pastor Delman Coates, and received several guest introductions, including the doctor of the day, student visitors, homeschool advocates, community leaders, and the Braver Angels group. The chamber also journalized remarks welcoming Dr. Coates and recognized a prayer breakfast, with members offering brief thanks and acknowledgments before moving to legislative business. The Senate handled several messages and nominations, including withdrawal of an appointment, Johns Hopkins Police Accountability Board nominations, and Prince George’s County Board of License Commissioners nominations, all referred to Executive Nominations. The chamber also received House Bill 156 and an Executive Nominations Committee report recommending confirmation of a slate of appointments, which was special ordered for later consideration. A motion to return Senate Bill 463 to second reader and special order it for Tuesday was adopted without objection, and Senate Bill 473 was also special ordered for Tuesday. On third reading, the Senate passed a large number of bills, including measures on ignition interlock participation, school construction, port hearing notice, veteran status notation for educators, correctional officer scholarships, benefits exploitation, veterans trust fund applications, presidential electors, advance enrollment for children of active service members, retired law enforcement handgun permits, high-risk pregnancy discharge communication, charitable organization audit thresholds, child care criminal history checks, water pollution discharge permits, blockchain task force creation, franchise registration reform, licensing portability for foreign service members and spouses, Medicaid collaborative care cost-sharing, gift card fraud, school for the deaf board membership, vehicle dealer hearings, massage therapy advertising, protective body armor reporting, lithium-ion battery safety, pharmacy prescriber agreements for opioid use disorder treatment, human relevant research fund contributions, state and higher education email requirements, and auto insurance producer commissions. Most passed unanimously or by wide margins; Senate Bill 348 and Senate Bill 585 passed with 30 and 32 votes in favor, respectively. Senate Bill 140, concerning benefits exploitation, drew extended debate over constitutionality and pending litigation, with one senator citing an Attorney General opinion and another citing a Supreme Court case on neutral principles in church property disputes; the bill ultimately passed with 40 votes. Members later changed several votes on the floor, including on Senate Bills 172, 376, 428, and 48. The session ended while the clerk was beginning to read Senate Bill 629, with the remaining calendar not completed in the transcript.

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• 65 days of session.
• </c> special order House Bill 306. special order House Bill 306.
• So, for the legislative<00:46:34.280><c> record,</c> legislative record, legislative record, currently
• </c> of future legislators legislatures? of future legislators legislatures?
• Madam Speaker, one of the words that I hear the most on this floor, especially this legislative session

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 957, house, all

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• </c><00:20:24.640><c> order</c> it, so I'm not going to special order it, so I'm not going to special
• </c> special order House Bill 428. special order House Bill 428.
• </c><00:31:01.160><c> the</c> been special ordered until the been special ordered until the appropriate
• The clerk will read the next bill. special enrollment period includes special enrollment period includes
• </c> birthday of a special colleague. birthday of a special colleague.

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 124 members present, offered a prayer, and recognized foster youth visiting the chamber. Members then adopted two House resolutions honoring Dr. Sonja Santelises for 10 years as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools and recognizing Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, for 104 years of service, scholarship, and sisterhood. The House also received Senate bills and began taking up committee reports. Several bills were reported favorably and advanced to third reading, including measures on higher education grants, public safety pay restrictions, retirement and pension system work group extensions and cost-of-living adjustments, synthetic turf and aquaculture studies, rail crew requirements, Howard County speed limits, election address confidentiality, IT investment fund uses, ethics financial disclosures, Public Information Act divorce records, aging-in-place grants, judicial assignments, clerk and register salaries, and firearm literature distribution. House Bill 428, concerning temporary assignment of former judges, was special ordered until the next day after the minority whip requested time for an amendment. The chamber also considered and adopted amendments on several bills. House Bill 437, the Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026, was amended to exempt the Chesapeake Bay Bridge project and then special ordered after questions about greenhouse gas impacts on major highway expansion projects. House Bill 457 on menstrual hygiene products at higher education institutions, House Bill 538 on student enrollment disclosures, House Bill 561 on child care credential funding, House Bill 720 on a veterans scholarship, and House Bill 212 on out-of-state vehicle registration all received amendments and favorable reports as amended. HB 212 drew extended debate about Maryland residents using out-of-state tags, with supporters saying it would help enforce registration laws and opponents raising concerns about legislative вмешательство in vehicle regulation and enforcement discretion.

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• All right, Senators, on this incredibly beautiful inside session, not outdoor session.
• </c> Maryland is again back in session. Maryland is again back in session.
• </c> makers to observe the legislative makers to observe the legislative process<00:15:50.800><c> up<
• Senator is opposed to the special order. >> It’s fine, Mr. President. We can special order it.
• </c> uh for just picking up this legislation. uh for just picking up this legislation.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• </c> house is now in session. house is now in session.
• 00:21:57.040><c> basketball</c> brief hiatus, the legislative basketball brief hiatus, the legislative
• </c><00:22:04.920><c> at</c> legislative basketball caucus tonight at legislative basketball caucus tonight
• Recognizing House is still in session.
• </c><00:29:45.560><c> day</c> 10th at 10:00 a.m., legislative day 10th at 10:00 a.m., legislative day

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, March 9, 2026, 957, house, all

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• They came down to see the legislative process, first time in this building.
• Uh tonight's a special night. They really showed up and showed out.
• If not, we can turn to reading of the journal from the prior legislative day.
• We have a special<00:21:52.200><c> guest.
• </c><00:21:54.560><c> Uh</c> special guest. All right, excellent. Uh special guest.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 9, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• There will be a subcommittee chairs meeting following the floor session, followed by a 12:30 voting session
• </c> Legislative Latino Caucus. Legislative Latino Caucus.
• </c> Monday evening there will be a special Monday evening there will be a special recognition<00:15:
• Just wanted to make the floor session.
• B REAL, Black Women in Real Estate Legislators.

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, March 6, 2026, 957, house, all

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• c> as</c> Departmental Legislative Services as Departmental Legislative Services as well.<00:06:35.000
• </c><00:09:26.800><c> This</c> title 16 in this legislation. This title 16 in this legislation.
• </c> special order calendar number 24. special order calendar number 24.
• </c> session. Monday, 1:00 p.m. Excellent. session. Monday, 1:00 p.m. Excellent.
• </c> meeting for a voting session. meeting for a voting session. All<01:09:23.080><c> right.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, March 6, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• The freedom general assembly session.
• </c><00:10:29.760><c> this</c> building after our floor session this building after our floor session
• </c> president of MML, I know what a special president of MML, I know what a special organization<00:
• </c> Virginia must pass their own legislation Virginia must pass their own legislation matching<00:41
• Recognizing House is still in session.

Keywords: House streaming session for Thursday, March 5, 2026, 957, house, all

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, March 5, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• We are now back in session. We're back in session.
• We are now back in session. We're back in session.
• </c><00:03:32.799><c> Uh</c> in session. We're back in session. Uh in session.
• </c> to special order. to special order.
• &gt;&gt; The<00:54:07.760><c> special.</c> &gt;&gt; The special. &gt;&gt; The special.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 960, senate, all