Maryland 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 176)

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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB458

Introduced
1/23/26  
Requiring the Governor to annually proclaim the month of May as Water Safety Month; and requiring the proclamation to urge certain activities designed to raise awareness about drowning prevention and to promote safe practices around all bodies of water.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB477

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Report Pass
3/2/26  
Engrossed
3/4/26  
Providing that during the trial of a criminal case in which a defendant is charged with an assault in the second degree, a certain statement is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the statement is offered against a party that has engaged in, directed, or conspired to commit wrongdoing that was intended to and did procure the unavailibility of the declarant of the statement, under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB462

Introduced
1/23/26  
Requiring an election judge to establish a voter's identity by requiring the voter to present a valid government-issued photo identification or a valid non-government-issued photo identification, and a current bill, statement, or check that states the voter's name and address as proof of identity; requiring a voter to vote a provisional ballot if the voter is unable to provide certain proof of identity; and prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully voting or attempting to vote under a false form of identification.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB464

Introduced
1/23/26  
Repealing provisions of law relating to no-knock search warrants; providing that a search warrant may not authorize a law enforcement officer to enter a building, apartment, premises, place, or thing to be searched without first giving notice of the officer's authority and purpose; and providing that an officer executing a search warrant, under certain circumstances, may not enter the building, apartment, premises, place, or thing to be searched unless reasonable notice of the officer's authority and purpose is given to any individual inside.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB472

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Report Pass
3/21/26  
Engrossed
3/23/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Report Pass
4/1/26  
Enrolled
4/3/26  
Chaptered
4/14/26  
Limiting the excess amount of tax credit certificates to $20,000,000, that the Department of Commerce may carry forward and issue in subsequent taxable years for a credit against the State income tax for certain costs related to certain theatrical productions in the State; prohibiting the Secretary from issuing tax credit certificates for credit amounts totaling more than $2,000,00 in the aggregate for a single theatrical production; and extending the termination date of the credit to June 30, 2032.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB452

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Report Pass
2/23/26  
Engrossed
2/26/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
4/2/26  
Enrolled
4/8/26  
Chaptered
4/14/26  
Prohibiting the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners from suspending or revoking a license to practice veterinary medicine in the State, reprimanding or censuring a licensee, or placing a licensee on probation solely on the basis of the licensee discussing or recommending the use of cannabis or a product that contains cannabidiol on an animal for potential therapeutic effect or health supplementation purposes.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB348

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Report Pass
3/9/26  
Engrossed
3/12/26  
Refer
3/13/26  
Altering the requirement that a hospital or freestanding birthing center contact the birth parent after the delivery of a newborn following a high-risk pregnancy to evaluate the birthing parent's status and, as necessary, provide certain information to be at least 24 hours after discharge.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB449

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Altering a certain provision of law authorizing a law enforcement officer to conduct an otherwise lawful custodial interrogation of a child if the child's parent, guardian, or custodian consents to the custodial interrogation of the child without the child's consultation with an attorney.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB448

Introduced
1/23/26  
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to conduct at least two on-site unannounced inspections of each certified recovery residence annually; authorizing the Department to direct the recovery residence credentialing entity to revoke the certification of a certified recovery residence that fails to correct a deficiency within 1 month after notice of the deficiency is provided; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB346

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Engrossed
3/20/26  
Refer
3/21/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Establishing certain civil liability for an individual who, under color of law, deprives another or causes or allows another to be deprived, of a right, a privilege, or an immunity secured by the U.S. Constitution or the laws of the United States; requiring an action under the Act to be filed within 5 years after the cause of action accrued; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB455

Introduced
1/23/26  
Requiring the State Department of Education to approve and certify a nonprofit organization that meets certain requirements as a scholarship granting organization; requiring the Department, beginning in 2027, to annually provide the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury a list of scholarship granting organizations; and requiring the Comptroller to make available online guidance that assists taxpayers in claiming a certain tax credit for certain contributions.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB483

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Report Pass
3/10/26  
Engrossed
3/12/26  
Refer
3/13/26  
Report Pass
4/6/26  
Increasing the minimum gross income amounts from charitable contributions at which a charitable organization must include a certain audit or a certain review with a registration statement; increasing the amount of cash receipts from charitable contributions the Secretary of State may accept an affidavit attesting to under certain circumstances; increasing the maximum amount of gross income of a charitable organization at which the Secretary of State may require an audit or review from $750,000 to $1,000,000; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB360

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Report Pass
3/2/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Refer
3/6/26  
Report Pass
4/10/26  
Repealing the prohibition against intentionally inflicting bodily harm, permanent disability, or death on an animal owned or used by a law enforcement unit; prohibiting a person from harassing, interfering with, injuring, or killing or causing serious physical injury to an emergency response animal; and providing certain penalties for certain violations of the Act.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB334

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Report Pass
3/12/26  
Engrossed
3/19/26  
Refer
3/20/26  
Report Pass
4/6/26  
Prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2027, a person from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, purchasing, receiving, or transferring a certain machine gun convertible pistol, subject to certain exceptions; requiring the Department of State Police to adopt regulations to implement the requirements of the Act, including publishing a list of prohibited machine gun convertible pistols; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB469

Introduced
1/23/26  
Requiring a certain condominium unit owner to obtain a condominium unit owner insurance policy or a substantially similar property insurance policy for the unit; requiring a certain insurance policy to include certain provisions; and authorizing a council of unit owners to acquire an insurance policy on behalf of a unit owner who does not maintain a certain required insurance policy and charge the insurance premium as an assessment to the unit owner.