Maryland 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 202)

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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB457

Introduced
2/2/26  
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to establish subclasses of real property consisting of land and improvements to land and set separate real property tax rates for each subclass.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB673

Introduced
2/2/26  
Prohibiting a local government or unit of State government from restricting the sale, purchase, or use of a certain consumer good solely on the basis of the energy source used to power the consumer good; repealing provisions of law requiring the Department of the Environment to establish and maintain a certain low emissions vehicle program; repealing provisions of law requiring the Department to establish requirements for the sale of new zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; and applying the Act retroactively.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB455

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
3/23/26  
Engrossed
3/23/26  
Establishing the Transformational Project Financing Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to designate certain development districts as State-supported development districts; authorizing a governing body of a political subdivision to apply to the Department for approval as a State-supported development district; requiring the Department to publish at least annually a summary of approved State-supported development districts; providing for the eligibility for and calculation of certain State revenue; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB684

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
3/16/26  
Engrossed
3/18/26  
Refer
3/19/26  
Report Pass
4/10/26  
Requiring certain health systems to comply with certain insurance provisions regarding notice of termination of contracts; altering the notification requirements a carrier is required to provide an enrollee regarding changes to the carrier's provider panel; altering the notice requirements a carrier is required to provide to the Insurance Commissioner for certain material changes to the carrier's provider panel; requiring certain notice if a carrier and health system intend to terminate certain contracts; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB704

Introduced
2/2/26  
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 House Bill HB700

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
4/9/26  
Engrossed
4/9/26  
Refer
4/10/26  
Refer
4/13/26  
Establishing a direct admission program at participating public senior higher education institutions for certain eligible high school students beginning in the 2028-2029 academic year; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission, the State Department of Education, and public senior higher education institutions to establish eligibility requirements for the program; and requiring the Commission with the Department to study and make recommendations to the General Assembly on the program by July 1, 2027.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB691

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
3/10/26  
Engrossed
3/13/26  
Requiring each unit in the Executive Branch of State government responsible for issuing a permit related to housing construction to adopt procedures to streamline certain permitting processes for housing projects; requiring the State Housing Ombudsman, to the extent feasible, to ensure consistency between certain permitting processes developed by different units; and authorizing the delegation of certain tasks related to the review or approval of permits related to housing construction to certain local governmental units.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB484

Introduced
2/2/26  
Altering certain provisions of law relating to the reporting of child abuse and neglect and the reporting of certain information regarding certain children at risk of harm to require reporting to the Department of Human Services instead of to the local department of social services or the appropriate law enforcement agency; requiring the Department to establish a centralized intake system for reports, assess reports for validity, and assign reports to the appropriate local department to investigate; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB480

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/23/26  
Engrossed
2/26/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Enrolled
4/13/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
Establishing the Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Recreation Oversight Board to advise the Secretary of Natural Resources on the operation, acquisition, regulation, and general oversight of off-highway recreational vehicle trails and recreation in the State.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB677

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
3/3/26  
Engrossed
3/4/26  
Refer
3/5/26  
Report Pass
4/9/26  
Providing that a registered reduction operator is not civilly liable for transferring and a veterans service organization is not civilly liable for receiving unclaimed hydrolyzed or soil remains of a veteran or an eligible dependent of a veteran for the purposes of disposition if acting in good faith.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB712

Introduced
2/2/26  
Establishing a cause of action against a developer of a certain artificial intelligence system for defective design, failure to provide adequate instruction or warning, and breach of express warranty; establishing that a deployer of a certain artificial intelligence system may be sued in lieu of a developer under certain circumstances; authorizing the Attorney General to bring an action against a developer or a deployer for harm caused by a certain dangerous or defective product; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB725

Introduced
2/2/26  
Requiring an employee or agent of a State or local correctional facility, if requested by federal immigration authorities, to provide notice of the release of an individual at least 48 hours prior to the release and to transfer the individual to federal immigration authorities.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB724

Introduced
2/2/26  
Prohibiting employment discrimination based on an individual's caregiver status.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB461

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/23/26  
Engrossed
2/26/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
4/9/26  
Requiring the Department of Human Services to study the potential number of households excluded from automatic standard utility allowance eligibility for the Heat and Eat Program within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program due to enactment of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025; and requiring the Department to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, by December 1, 2026, to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB687

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
4/6/26  
Engrossed
4/7/26  
Refer
4/8/26  
Providing that the creative expression of a criminal defendant or juvenile respondent is not admissible against the defendant or respondent unless the court makes certain findings, subject to a certain exception; and providing that the Act does not preclude the admission of creative expression in juvenile cases for the purposes of evaluating, recommending, or ordering referral to mental health services or diversion programs.