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• <00:50:54.079> and problems for the delegation and problems for the delegation and Convention
• County uh convention and County delegate County uh convention and County delegate you<00:51:32.880
• it's agreed upon that by the delegation it's agreed upon that by the delegation of<00:56:18.240>
• <00:56:33.039> or<00:56:33.240> County the county delegation or County the county delegation
• The delegation at the county delegation sets the amount, and then once that amount is set, on line 16

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• about the comparison between delegates about the comparison between delegates and<00:28:21.480><
• Uh, you will select those delegates. You will control those delegates.
• You have control over the delegates. You determine who the delegates will be.
• You will select those delegates. You will control those delegates.
• You have control over the delegates. You determine who the delegates will be.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• ' delegation.
• Permission to use delegates' delegation.
• Delegate from Baltimore City. Delegate from Baltimore City.
• Delegate from Harford County. Delegate from Harford County.
• Delegate from Western Maryland. Delegate from Western Maryland.

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

Summary: The House of Delegates met on February 27, 2026, with a prayer, roll call showing 130 members present, and the reading of the previous day’s journal. The chamber then took up several House resolutions recognizing guests and honorees, including Harold Futch Sr. II and his daughter R.V. for their collaboration on the album “Harmony” and R.V.’s status as the youngest Grammy winner; Michelle Eberle for her leadership of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange; and the Boys & Girls Club of Washington County on its 85th anniversary. Each resolution was read and adopted with applause and congratulations. The House also received Senate Bill 108 from the Senate consent calendar and, by unanimous consent, had it read the first time and referred to committee. In the Economic Matters Committee report, the House adopted favorable reports and sent multiple bills to third reading, including HB 306 on dealer website price transparency, HB 461 on rural readiness and capacity building, HB 573 on fair housing discrimination standards, HB 798 on small minority- and women-owned business capital access, HB 850 on open house disclosure requirements, HB 951 on land records revisions, HB 996 on corporations and associations revisions, HB 1026 on rounding cash transactions, and HB 1312 on legal tender species establishment. HB 306 drew the most debate over its title, which included the “Jack Fitzgerald Price Transparency Act.” One delegate argued the title improperly referenced a private business and should be removed; the floor leader responded that the bill honored consumer advocate Jack Fitzgerald and that the dealership was employee-owned. A motion to special order the bill failed on a roll call vote of 95 no to 38 yes, and the bill was then ordered printed for third reading. HB 691 on permitting efficiency for housing development projects was also special ordered until the next day after members sought more time to review possible amendments. The House adopted amendments and favorable reports on several bills, including HB 243 on comprehensive and general plans, HB 343 on housing counseling services, HB 483 on charitable organization audit thresholds, HB 523 on residential foreclosure restrictions, and HB 243’s amendments clarifying prospective application. Members asked questions about HB 243’s planning requirements and about HB 523’s “zombie mortgage” protections; the floor leader explained that HB 523 would protect homeowners from surprise foreclosures on old debts without forgiving the underlying debt, while HB 243 would modernize comprehensive planning standards without changing local subdivision review processes.

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• <00:17:54.480> where speaker of the House of Delegates. where speaker of the House of Delegates
• Recognizing the delegate from >> yes.
• Recognizing the delegate >> You're welcome.
• >> Recognizing the delegate from Honor. >> Thank you, Madam Speaker.
• Recognizing the delegate from Honor. Recognizing the delegate from Honor.

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, January 19, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with the pledge of allegiance, prayer, roll call, and approval of the previous day’s journal. Members introduced a large block of House bills (331 through 380) and journalized several bill reassignments, including House Bill 174 to Environment and Transportation and House Bill 296 to Ways and Means and Economic Matters. The chamber then turned to a special Martin Luther King Jr. Day address delivered by the delegate from Calvert and Prince George’s County, which focused on Dr. King’s legacy, moral courage, rest as resistance, protecting vulnerable communities, and the need for legislators to move beyond ceremony into action on civil rights, voting rights, and justice. The speech also highlighted Maryland’s early recognition of King’s birthday, the restoration of a neglected graveyard near the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children, and the state’s history of diverse leadership. After the address, the House memorialized and journalized the speech. The remainder of the session consisted largely of announcements: caucus meetings were scheduled for the next day, including Democratic, Republican, Royal, women’s, rural, and running caucus gatherings; the women’s caucus said it was accepting numbered bills for review and possible sponsorship; and the Montgomery County delegation continued a food drive for the Upcounty Hub. Members also welcomed several guests and constituents to the gallery, including District 22 visitors, a delegate’s daughter, and a delegate’s son. The protocol chair then introduced a group of student pages from several counties and schools. The House took a second roll call, confirming 132 members present, and then adjourned on motion of the majority leader until Tuesday, January 20th at 10:00 a.m.

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• A physician delegates. Yes, delegating physician.
• Yeah, like a delegating physician.
• So if somebody delegated to me, if I have to list out every physician I am delegated to by, I say I go
• We've been delegated by a physician just by him booking that case. What physician delegated is?
• So when they book a case, that would delegate anesthesia is required for that case, then that delegates

Bills: HB216

Keywords: HB216, Texas abortion law, abortion-inducing drug, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, telemedicine, in-person exam, physician presence, out-of-state physician, reproductive healthcare, abortion regulation, Health and Safety Code, Occupations Code, consultation services, remote prescribing, pro-life, pro-choice

Summary: The Committee on Public Health met with a quorum and heard public testimony on a long agenda, with members repeatedly reminded of a two-minute limit for witnesses. Several bills were voted out favorably, including HB 2588 on cottage food, HB 1639 on cancer incidence and female firefighters, HB 2581 on a reporting form for contracted services for pregnant women, and SB 922 on electronic disclosure of certain sensitive medical information. Those measures generally passed on party-line or near-unanimous votes, while HB 216 on itemized medical statements was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. The committee also left pending HB 5141, HB 4638, HB 2035, HB 4813, HB 2264, HB 4014, and HB 3829 after hearing testimony and questions. The final item introduced in the excerpt was HB 4408 on health care market transparency and corporate consolidation, but the discussion was cut off before testimony or action was completed. A major theme of the hearing was mental health diversion and access to treatment. HB 5141, by Rep. Howard, would allow Travis County to use vacated Austin State Hospital property for a local mental health jail diversion center; law enforcement, the Travis County sheriff, county judge, and urban counties group all testified in support, describing the lack of alternatives for people in crisis and the burden on jails and emergency rooms. Members asked about eligible offenses, bed capacity, and whether the facility would serve only Travis County, and the bill was left pending. HB 2264, by Rep. Schoolcraft, would create a friends-and-family form for loved ones to provide information to providers during emergency mental health treatment; NAMI and hospital groups supported it, while one neutral witness and several members raised concerns about patient control, credibility of information, and liability protections. The bill was also left pending. The committee also heard multiple psychedelic-therapy and drug-policy bills. HB 4813 would speed Texas rescheduling of Schedule I substances if the FDA reclassifies them, with testimony focused on psilocybin and MDMA and their potential use for PTSD and depression; members questioned whether the bill was too broad and how state rescheduling works, and it was left pending. HB 4014 would direct HHSC to study psychedelic therapies, building on prior state research, and witnesses said Texas should prepare regulatory and clinical infrastructure before FDA approval; it too was left pending. HB 2035 would require parents to be informed that they may seek substance-use treatment for a child even if one facility turns them away, prompted by a constituent’s account of a fatal fentanyl overdose after receiving incorrect advice; it was left pending. HB 4638 would extend and expand the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative board and timeline, with the author saying the program is still in early implementation and needs more time, and it was left pending as well. Other bills addressed public health administration and animal welfare. HB 3829 would require a study of the animal-friendly account and its grant process for spay/neuter funding, with the author arguing that the current application and reimbursement process is too burdensome for shelters and nonprofits; no opposition was heard and the bill was left pending. HB 2581 and HB 1639 were reported favorably, while HB 216 drew discussion about enforcement of itemized medical billing and was held after the committee substitute was withdrawn. Throughout the hearing, members also discussed broader concerns about homelessness, competency restoration waitlists, jail overcrowding, and the need for more treatment options outside the criminal justice system.

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• Next, we have Chair recognizes Delegate Keyes Gamera. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Good to see you, Delegate Pence.
• Speaking to the bill, Delegate Garrett. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Speaking to the bill, Delegate Garrett. Mr.
• The Chair recognizes Delegate Schinn. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• One is House Bill 777, patroned by Delegate Hayes.
• I see Delegate Hayes here. So, Delegate... I see Delegate Hayes is here.
• Does the workgroup have any questions for either Delegate Hayes or anyone at this point?
• I also see Delegate Cousins is here. Hello, everyone. Good to be here with you all today.
• So Delegate Amy Laufer had a bill.

Keywords: Public Body Procurement Workgroup, 976, house, all

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• So if you tried to take it through your delegation and it didn't move forward through the delegation,
• your delegation through your delegation and<00:37:28.640> it<00:37:28.880> didn't<00:37
• <00:37:57.680> to up left up to the local delegation to up left up to the local delegation
• delegation delegation can't<00:39:36.079> come<00:39:36.240> to<00:39:36.480> some<
• forward, just get rid of the delegations forward, just get rid of the delegations altogether<00:

Bills: SB298, SB91

Keywords: Florence, Lauderdale County, municipal boundaries, corporate limits, land annexation, military installations, tall structures, local government, construction approval, wind energy facilities, aeronautics, Department of Defense, 923, senate, all

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• >> delegate, are you on the amendment? >> delegate, are you on the amendment?
• <00:14:34.639> Howard >> Recognizing the delegate from Howard >> Recognizing the delegate
• [applause] Delegation announcements. Any delegation announcements?
• [applause] [Applause] >> Recognizing the delegate from Baltimore, then the delegate from Prince George's
• Sydney<00:41:22.000> delegates.

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, February 2, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House took up House Bill 444, Public Safety, Immigration Enforcement Agreements Prohibition, which would end 287(g) agreements and related formal understandings with federal immigration authorities. The main debate centered on whether the bill would interfere with the transfer of detainees to ICE and whether counties should be required to give advance notice before release. The sponsor argued the bill should be amended to require 48-hour notice and transfer of convicted detainees, saying it would protect public safety while respecting detainee rights. Opponents said the amendment was unnecessary because notice is already given in practice and that the bill would not allow holding anyone beyond a court-ordered release time. Members discussed a recent news story about a Prince George’s County detainee who was released after serving time and later picked up by ICE, using it as an example of why clearer procedures were needed. The floor leader and other opponents responded that the person had been released by court order and that the proposed amendment would not have changed that outcome. A delegate from Prince George’s County said the county followed standard correctional procedures, checked for detainers, notified ICE, and could not lawfully hold the person once the judge ordered release. A delegate from Baltimore County argued that formal agreements and MOUs with ICE are necessary because informal arrangements are inconsistent and detainers are often ignored; another member cited Baltimore County detainer statistics to support that point. The first amendment to HB 444 was put to a roll call vote and failed, with 36 votes in the negative. After that, a second amendment was offered that would ban arrest quotas, drone use in law enforcement, warrantless unmanned aerial surveillance, and no-knock warrants. The sponsor described it as a civil-liberties measure aimed at preventing quota-driven policing and intrusive surveillance. The transcript ends while that second amendment is being introduced and explained, before any final action on it is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• Delegating. Okay, so use the wrong word. I'm about to fix that right now. A physician... Delegates.
• Yes, delegating positions.
• You had to put all the physicians that delegate me work, if I'm you, all the physicians. that delegate
• So if somebody delegated to me, if I have to listen. out every physician I delegate I am delegated to
• So, when they book a case that would delegate anesthesia required for that case, then that delegates.

Bills: HB5141, HB4638, HB2264, HB2035, HB4813, HB4408, HB2684, HB1621, HB2300, HB216, HB3829, HB4466, HB1747, HB2284, HB3614, HB2587, HB3219, HB3318, HB5147, HB4014, HB216

Keywords: lease, state property, public purpose, Travis County, Health and Human Services, pharmaceutical initiative, drug distribution, healthcare services, generic drugs, advanced pharmaceuticals, cost savings, mental health, patient discharge, medical records, health care professionals, substance use, family involvement, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions

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• I'm going to recognize next the delegate I'm going to recognize next the delegate from<00:03:00.600
• Thank you. any delegation announcements? any delegation announcements?
• Any other delegation >> All right. Any other delegation announcement?
• Permission to use delegates' with her. Permission to use delegates' names?
• Recognizing the delegate from Howard. Recognizing the delegate from Howard.

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.

Transcript Highlights:

• The delegate from Prince William, Delegate Maldonado. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr.
• The delegate from Prince William, Delegate Maldonado, moves that the House postpone the special and continuing
• The delegate from Hanover, Delegate Fowler. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• The delegate from Alexandria, Delegate Herring. Mr.
• The delegate from Alexandria, Delegate Herring, moves that the House adjourn to reconvene tomorrow at

Keywords: March 11, 2026 - Regular Session Part 2, 976, house, all

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• We have Delegate Price online, participating online.
• Delegate Krizek? Here. Delegate Price? Delegate Kalson? Here. Delegate Price? Delegate Kallsen?
• Delegate Cousins? Here. Delegate Morefield? Here. Delegate Fowler? Here. Senator Aird. Present.
• Let's start with you, Delegate Fowler. Hello. I'm Delegate Buddy Fowler from Hanover County.
• Thank you, Delegate Krizek. Are there...

Keywords: Cannabis Retail Market, Joint Commission to Oversee the Transition of the Commonwealth into a, 976, house, all

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• This is the companion bill to House Bill 1444 from Delegate Lopez. It is identical.
• It is similar to House Bill 1004 from Delegate Carr. I have to report the bill.
• I think Delegate Tran had a bill.
• And we're going to move back to Senate Bill 224, Delegate Surville.
• I haven't been a delegate since I sat next to you 10 years ago.

Keywords: House Committee Room 1200, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• To be delegated the authority to administer what was effectively a state permit.
• And we did hear from one municipality that they were interested in pursuing partial delegation.
• And we did hear from one municipality that they were interested in pursuing partial delegation.
• <00:41:18.240> And in pursuing partial delegation. And in pursuing partial delegation.
• <00:45:27.920> of full municip municipal delegation of full municip municipal delegation of

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• The House appoints Delegate Cullison, chair, Delegate White Holland, Delegate Riley.
• The House appoints Delegate Cullison, chair, Delegate White Holland, Delegate Riley.
• > Cullison, The House appoints Delegate Cullison, The House appoints Delegate Cullison, chair,
• Delegate chair, Delegate White Holland, Delegate chair, Delegate White Holland, Delegate Riley
• Uh, any further delegations, >> All right. Uh, any further delegations, caucuses?

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation by Rabbi Ari Goldstein, whose remarks were journalized at the request of the senator from District 33. The chamber then recognized the doctor of the day, Dr. Maryann Lamont, for her 50 years in medicine and her work in neurology and stroke care, and also thanked a legislative aide, Samantha Briggs, who is leaving for law school. The presiding officer noted a quorum was present and moved into the day’s floor work. The Senate handled several messages and committee reports, including a conference committee appointment on Senate Bill 18, which concerns provisional social work licensure. In Finance, the chamber advanced Senate Bill 246 on Health Services Cost Review Commission member terms, Senate Bill 370 on acupuncture board revisions, Senate Bill 564 creating a Division of Data Protection in the Attorney General’s office and a related work group, Senate Bill 782 on telecommunications infrastructure protections, Senate Bill 808 on health insurance provider panel requirements, Senate Bill 849 on agricultural equipment warranties, Senate Bill 867 on the Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission, and Senate Bill 982 on mutual insurance holding companies converting back to mutual insurers. Most of these bills were reported favorably with technical or conforming amendments, which were adopted without objection, and each was ordered printed for third reading. The committee also considered several House bills with Senate cross-files or identical measures. These included House Bill 118 on money transmitter licensing, House Bills 339 and 512 on Anne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners compensation, House Bill 1100 on telecommunications infrastructure protections, House Bill 1395 on agricultural equipment warranties, House Bill 1473 creating Maryland’s Future Board, House Bill 226 on Department of Disabilities housing programs, House Bill 278 codifying the Longevity Ready Maryland plan, and House Bill 746 on collaborative care model coverage and cost-sharing limits. In each case, the committee reports were adopted, amendments were approved where offered, and the bills were advanced to third reading or passed for third reading, with no recorded opposition on the floor.

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• The city wants no houses just... delegation that gets multiple delegation that gets multiple securityities
• to be able to function like the Mobile delegation, the Huntsville-Madison delegation.
• We are the only delegation don't use. We are the only delegation this<00:21:03.440> large.
• place the functions for our delegation place the functions for our delegation to<00:21:20.080>
• Huntsville Madison delegation, the Huntsville Madison delegation.<00:21:25.360> We<00:21:25.760

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• So, when you send delegates, Kentucky sends delegates.
• So, when you send delegates, Kentucky sends delegates.
• > delegates.
• <00:20:55.440> if delegates, Kentucky sends delegates. if delegates, Kentucky sends delegates
• who selects the delegates. who selects the delegates.

Keywords: Concurrent meeting of the House Standing Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs and the House Standing Committee on State Government. Title of video has been shortened due to YouTube length restrictions. Discussion of HCR 45: 00:04:14, 958, all

Summary: The joint meeting of the House Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee and the House State Government Committee was called to consider House Concurrent Resolution 45, sponsored by Representative Jason Petri. The resolution would support calling for a federal balanced budget amendment through the Article V process. Petri argued that Kentucky’s own constitutional balanced-budget requirement shows the value of fiscal restraint, and he said decades of federal deficit spending and rising debt make a constitutional amendment necessary. Governor Ron DeSantis and Lauren Ends of the National Campaign for a Balanced Budget Amendment also testified in support, emphasizing the growth of federal debt, the risk of a future debt crisis, and the view that Congress is unlikely to solve the problem on its own. Members asked about the mechanics and risks of an Article V convention, including whether the convention’s “sole purpose” language would be enforceable and whether a convention could become a “runaway” process. DeSantis and Ends said states can impose guardrails on delegates, including criminal penalties and delegate-limitation laws, and noted that any proposed amendment would still require ratification by 38 states. They also said that if Congress chose to draft the amendment itself in response to state pressure, that would be acceptable. One witness said 18 states have passed faithful-delegate or delegate-limitation laws. Representative Callaway asked what would happen if the debt issue is not addressed. Witnesses responded that continued borrowing could lead to economic dislocation, higher interest costs, and a debt crisis that would crowd out other federal spending. They said the current debt burden is already more than $100,000 per U.S. citizen and roughly $300,000 per taxpayer, and that a balanced budget amendment would be a first step toward stopping the growth of debt before any long-term paydown could occur. The transcript provided does not show a final vote or other committee action on the resolution.

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• The delegate from Alexandria, Delegate Herring, Mr.
• The delegate from Alexandria, Delegate Herring, moves that the legislation on pages 1 through 11 go by
• The delegate from Alexandria, Delegate Herring, Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn.
• The delegate from Alexandria, Delegate Herring, moves that the House adjourn.
• The delegate from Alexandria, Delegate Herring, moves that the House adjourn.

Keywords: April 23, 2026 - Reconvened Session, 976, house, all

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• Yes, Delegate Austin.
• Delegate Glass. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• And Delegate, yes, Madam Chair.
• I see Delegate Austin, you have your...
• I see Delegate Austin, you have your...

Keywords: House Committee Room B, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all