Maryland 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 7)

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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB136

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Altering an exemption that allows an official of the Legislative Branch to accept a gift of food or beverages as part of a meal or reception to which a legislative unit is invited to instead allow an official of the Legislative Branch to accept a gift of food or beverages at a meal or reception to which all members of the General Assembly are invited and that was open to the public; altering the written invitation and registration report requirements a regulated lobbyist must meet under certain circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB72

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
3/2/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Refer
3/6/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Providing that certain authorization for the holders of certain licenses to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption in a certain manner applies only if the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore County has adopted certain regulations; authorizing the holders of certain licenses in Baltimore County that authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages at a restaurant or bar to sell certain alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption under certain circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB294

Introduced
1/14/26  
Altering exemptions from the personal property tax for business personal property that has a total original cost below $20,000 by repealing provisions of law that prohibit the State Department of Assessments and Taxation from collecting information or requiring the submission of a personal property tax return from certain businesses that qualify for the exemptions; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB29

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/2/26  
Engrossed
2/5/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Report Pass
4/11/26  
Altering the information that is required to be included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and with a question on the ballot; requiring that a certain summary included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and a certain statement about a question on the ballot be written in plain language; requiring certain boards of elections to post the text of ballot measures for at least 90 days before the general election; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB28

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Engrossed
3/19/26  
Refer
3/20/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Enrolled
4/10/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
Altering the collective bargaining process for certain State employees, including by requiring the selection of a neutral arbitrator to oversee certain aspects of collective bargaining, establishing a process of arbitration in the event of impasse in negotiations between certain parties; requiring that each budget bill submitted by the Governor contain the appropriations necessary to implement all terms and conditions of employment in certain memoranda of understanding for the next ensuing fiscal year; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB195

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Engrossed
3/18/26  
Refer
3/19/26  
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission, in collaboration with Bowie State University, Morgan State University, and the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling, to conduct certain studies that identify certain trends and emerging technology to create a safe and transparent gambling environment; and establishing the Workgroup on Gambling Prevention Technology in the Commission to study certain best practices to ascertain the extent of problem gambling on college campuses in the State.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB99

Introduced
1/14/26  
Altering the restrictions on a municipality, for a period following an annexation of land, to authorize the development of certain annexed land for certain land uses or certain densities without obtaining the express approval of the county in which the municipality is located; and altering the authority of a municipality to authorize certain land uses or certain densities for certain annexed land with the express approval of the county in which the municipality is located.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB183

Introduced
1/14/26  
Establishing the Maryland Cyber Reserve within the Military Department; providing the purpose of the Maryland Cyber Reserve is to provide educational and technical support to prevent and resolve attacks against State, county, and local government agencies, and critical infrastructure within the State; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB214

Introduced
1/14/26  
Authorizing an individual who is the sole owner of a certain vessel to apply to the Department of Natural Resources to designate a beneficiary to take ownership of the vessel on the death of the owner; requiring a designated beneficiary who survives the owner of a vessel to apply to the Department for a new certificate of title for the vessel; and requiring an application for a certificate of title for a vessel to contain certain information.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB89

Introduced
1/14/26  
Requiring the State Board of Elections to provide a toll-free voter hotline for incarcerated individuals to receive information about voting, request election-related materials, and report voting rights violations; and altering the circumstances under which an individual is not qualified to be a registered voter for the purpose of allowing individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court-ordered sentence of imprisonment for the conviction to register to vote.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB197

Introduced
1/14/26  
Imposing an excise tax on certain gross receipts of certain firearms dealers derived from the sales of firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition in the State and sales of firearms to residents of the State; requiring the Comptroller to distribute a portion of the tax revenues to the Maryland Violence Intervention Program, the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention, the Coordinated Community Supports Partnership, the Survivors of Homicide Victims Program, the Trauma Physician Services Fund, and the Cowley Shock Trauma Center; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB128

Introduced
1/14/26  
Requiring a county board of education to allow, subject to certain requirements and policies, the use of therapy dogs in public schools in the county.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB165

Introduced
1/14/26  
Requiring that the salary of certain Sheriffs to be equal to the salary of certain State's Attorneys.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB160

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
3/20/26  
Engrossed
3/21/26  
Prohibiting a State entity or a political subdivision of the State from assigning a Confederate name to real property owned by the State or political subdivision; and defining "Confederate name" as any name that commemorates or references any aspect of the states in rebellion, operating as the Confederate States of America, from 1861 to 1865 or any person or entity that serviced voluntarily with or on behalf of the Confederate States of America in any military or civilian capacity.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB252

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
3/2/26  
Engrossed
3/4/26  
Refer
3/5/26  
Report Pass
4/2/26  
Authorizing regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment to include requirements for any person who is accredited by the Department to provide lead paint abatement services to be covered by a reasonable performance bond or reasonable liability insurance.