Video & Transcript Research : 'Subcommittee Work Session for HB1466.'
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- work for the people, important and good work for the people, and<00:21:23.080><c> uh</c> and uh and
- There's about 3 weeks still left in session for us to work this out.
- </c><00:24:43.280><c> This</c> session for us to work this out.
- This session for us to work this out.
- Thank you for being international work. Thank you for being here. here. here.
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- And she went to work for us, uh, as an intern. And she really did a great job.
- Triple E will meet at 1:00 p.m. for bill hearings and then we're going to have a committee work session
- session on energy a committee work session on energy policy<00:26:49.440><c> after</c><00:26:49.720>
- They're rounding out their second stint with us for this session.
- </c> we're so thankful for the work that you we're so thankful for the work that you do<00:34:51.560>
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The Maryland Senate convened with 39 members present and a quorum. The session opened with an invocation by Bishop Antonio Palmer of Kingdom Celebration Center, whose remarks were journalized. The President and members also welcomed several guests to the chamber, including former Delegate Sean Terrence, students from Charles H. Flowers High School and Garrison Forest School, Dr. Lee Snyder as doctor of the day, and Dr. Barbara Ann Palmer in recognition of Women’s History Month. The President also noted that the next day would be pro forma and that some scheduled items would be moved to the following week.
The Senate considered Executive Nominations Report No. 6, covering gubernatorial nominees for boards and commissions including the State Board of Education, MEDCO, and the University System of Maryland Board of Regents. On motion of the committee chair, the report was special ordered to Tuesday, with members asked to review the list for recusals or related issues. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 890, which concerns an insurance premium receipts tax exemption for captive insurance procured by nonprofit hospitals and health care systems.
On SB 890, the Senate adopted the committee amendments and then adopted a floor amendment offered by the bill sponsor. The amendment was described as replacing the bill’s earlier approach with a two-year moratorium on collection of any related liabilities, followed by a Maryland Insurance Administration report back on ongoing investigations. One senator raised concern that the amendment’s language could require the state to refund taxes already paid by hospitals and others, potentially costing millions, and asked for more time to review it; the motion to special order the bill was defeated. After discussion, the amendment was adopted and the bill was ordered printed for third reading.
At the close of the floor session, committee and delegation announcements were made, including Finance, Triple E, Judicial Proceedings, Budget and Tax, Executive Nominations, and several county delegations. A senator from District 6 also spoke about the anniversary of the Key Bridge collapse and thanked colleagues for bipartisan work on related legislation and recovery efforts.
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- Please rise for the invocation. Dear friends, join me in prayer for a moment.
- Thank you for being here with us today and again. Thanks for joining us.
- </c> all for being here. all for being here.
- work of the subcommittee,<00:15:15.800><c> the</c><00:15:16.079><c> entire</c><00:15:16.520><c> committee
- Um, he works hard, and we work hard together with our House partners.
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- work and their deeply thankful for their work and their service<00:13:03.800><c> to</c><00:13:03.880
- And um Moriel Shechter, who works for me from College Park.
- works for me from um Moriel Shechter who works for me from College<00:15:59.760><c> Park.
- Thanks for your amazing work.
- Thanks for your So great to see you. Thanks for your amazing<00:18:07.640><c> work.
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The Senate convened with 42 members present and a quorum, opened with an invocation by Pastor Jaylen Robinson, and recognized several guests and honorees. Early floor remarks included a welcome to students from Forest Oak Middle School, a young Senate shadow from Woodlawn High School, and guests from Charles H. Flowers High School. The chamber also noted a doctor of the day and announced that panoramic photos in the Senate lounge were available for order by March 27, with eye exams available in the State House.
The main legislative business was Senate Bill 283, the President’s Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026. The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee presented 291 amendments, described as funding priorities for jobs, infrastructure, and reliability while staying within debt affordability limits. The amendments covered school construction, natural resources, higher education, housing, Maryland Environmental Service, miscellaneous grants, local Senate bond initiatives, jails and detention centers, and pre-authorizations for fiscal 2028. Four amendments were separated for individual roll calls: 30, 35, 46, and 241, all of which were adopted. The remaining committee amendments were adopted without objection, and the favorable committee report as amended was then taken up.
During debate on the capital budget amendments, one senator raised concerns about the bill and the difficulty of tracking the amendments on the electronic system, prompting discussion about technical issues and the availability of the documents on the website and in paper form. The chair said the committee had been working on the bill for months and urged the body to proceed. A question was raised about Amendment 264, which deauthorized a Willing Helper Society renovation project in Charles County; the chair explained the money had not been spent, was about to expire, and was repurposed to a Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maryland project to keep the funding in Charles County.
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- We thank you for your grace and for your mercy.
- We thank you for the work that we do in this place and in this space.
- We pray that you would have your way this day and for the remainder of this session and, as a matter
- GLEE will meet for a vote session at 12:15. Health. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- The Ways and Means Committee will meet for bill hearings at 1:00 p.m. Subcommittee announcements.
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- to the work that you do for that employer.
- /c><01:41:38.520><c> that</c> to the work that you do for that to the work that you do for that employee
- day, for the All right, not for the day, for the session. session. session.
- for state government or also working for local government.
- </c><02:45:40.440><c> of</c> us working for some other form of us working for some other form of government
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- So, I thank everyone for the conversation, and I thank everyone for the work to this date, which has
- So, I just want to thank the subcommittee chair for her work on this issue and so many others.
- And thank you for your work, and thank you for compromising on the floor and for all the work that you
- So, I just want to thank the subcommittee chair for her work on this issue and so many others.
- And thank you for your work, and thank you for compromising on the floor and for all the work that you
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- Thank you for your work in the committee.
- and your staff and DLS for your hard work.
- </c> Thank you for working it out. Thank you for working it out. Oh. Oh. Oh.
- 01:45:30.920><c> on</c><01:45:31.080><c> this</c> worked for over a year on this worked for over a year
- </c> This ends the work of the desk for this session. I mean, for today.
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- c> to</c><00:42:28.880><c> be</c> uh worked for the government to be uh worked for the government to
- So, I used to work for the state and I was employed before I ran for office.
- So, I used to work for the state and I was employed before I ran for office.
- ><c> for</c> our state to see who's working for our state to see who's working for different<00:52:23.120
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- Let me begin by expressing my deepest appreciation for the opportunity to serve as the subcommittee chair
- , as well as the subcommittee members and the full Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, we worked efficiently
- for the work that's done here and look forward to going into the amendments tomorrow.
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- /c><00:07:10.120><c> done</c> subcommittee for the work that's done subcommittee for the work that's
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- Hearing none, the bill is ordered printed for third reading. Thanks for working it out.
- Thanks for printed for third reading.
- Thanks for working<01:20:52.840><c> it</c><01:20:52.960><c> out.
- </c> working it out. working it out.
- </c> That ends the work of the desk for this session.
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- ><c> PLA</c><00:31:28.399><c> just</c> work for 45 years, the PLA just work for 45 years, the PLA just
- Sorry about that. >> And thank you for the work. You put a lot of work into those bills.
- And thank you for the work. You put a lot of work into those bills. You really did.
- Thanks for all your hard work. Thank you, the clerk, as well.
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- Locally in Wicomico County, we have a work group that has been, for the past two or three years, working
- In support of this bill, I'd just like to thank the senator for working, I believe, for the concerns
- <c> for</c><01:57:08.560><c> the</c> senator for working, I believe, for the senator for working, I believe
- We are so thankful for your work. Did an excellent and awesome job.
- We are so thankful for your work. Pais. We are so thankful for your work.
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- I rise to ask for a special order till the next session for a purpose of amendment. All right.
- Thanks for joining us today. Thank you for your work. All right, Madam Clerk, please read the bill.
- 02:19:02.000><c> affordable</c> uh that works for a uh an affordable uh that works for a uh an affordable
- > for</c> That doesn't work.
- That doesn't work for That doesn't work. That doesn't work for our<02:24:55.520><c> communities.
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- House Bill 1480 has been special ordered until the next session. Thank you for working it out.
- for potential subcommittees.
- for potential subcommittees.
- </c> after floor for voting session. Health. after floor for voting session. Health.
- </c><02:03:57.360><c> Subcommittee</c> for a voting session. Subcommittee for a voting session.
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- </c><02:25:06.960><c> Sponsor</c> thank you for the work uh Madam Sponsor thank you for the work uh Madam
- The Ways and Means Committee will meet for a voting session at 4:00 p.m., and subcommittees will meet
- The Ways and Means Committee will meet for a voting session at 4:00 p.m., and subcommittees will meet
- Please listen for subcommittee session.
- </c> meeting at 2:30 for a voting session. meeting at 2:30 for a voting session.
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The House convened with 122 members present, opened with prayer, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then took up two congratulatory resolutions: one honoring Layla Wishard of Hagerstown for winning gold with Team USA at the Junior Roller Derby Association World Cup in Australia, and another recognizing Delores Millhouse as the 2026 Maryland Mother of the Year. Both resolutions were read and adopted with applause.
The House then considered a series of committee reports, primarily from the Committee on Economic Matters, and advanced multiple bills to third reading after adopting committee amendments and favorable reports. Measures included consumer contract protections in House Bill 103, workers’ compensation presumptions for hypertension in House Bill 347, broadband access and affordability in House Bill 382, housing and land-use changes in House Bills 548 and 894, data privacy in House Bill 711, franchise law changes in House Bill 730, a blockchain-based real property title pilot program in House Bill 810, bankruptcy exemptions in House Bill 1098, and telecommunications infrastructure protections in House Bill 1100.
Several bills drew questions and were special ordered for further review. House Bill 711, the Data Privacy Act, prompted extended discussion about whether its geolocation provisions could affect stadium and venue security tracking; the sponsor said the bill was intended to close loopholes around cell phone and vehicle location data and would not change existing permission-based rules, but the bill was still special ordered until the next day. House Bill 894, the transit-oriented development bill, also drew questions about local government concerns and was special ordered, with the floor leader saying county and municipal groups were generally satisfied with the amendments. House Bill 1100 was also taken up after the amendments were adopted, and the title amendment process began as the transcript ended.
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