Maryland 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 8)

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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB137

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 House Bill HB190

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Requiring each county to adopt a charter by December 31, 2032, using a certain procedure; altering the method by which a county shall adopt a charter under certain circumstances; requiring the charter to provide for the election of members of the county council by the voters of councilmanic districts; limiting the applicability of certain constitutional provisions governing code home rule counties; and requiring the amendment proposed by the Act be submitted to the qualified voters of the State for approval or rejection.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB215

Introduced
1/14/26  
Requiring the Department of Aging to conduct an annual financial stress test for each continuing care in a retirement community provider; requiring a continuing care in a retirement community provider to meet with a resident association at least quarterly and in a certain manner; requiring a provider to make agendas and minutes of certain meetings accessible to the provider's subscribers; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB131

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/23/26  
Engrossed
2/26/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
4/2/26  
Clarifying that a communication between an attorney and a client that acts as a fiduciary is subject to the attorney-client privilege even if fiduciary funds are used to compensate the attorney for services rendered to the client.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB91

Introduced
1/14/26  
Prohibiting a person from distributing, selling, or using corn, soybean, or wheat seeds that have been coated in or treated with neonicotinoid pesticides; prohibiting an individual from applying neonicotinoid pesticides to treat outdoor ornamental plants and turf; and authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to temporarily suspend the prohibitions under the Act based on certain determinations made by the Secretary in consultation with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Natural Resources.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB199

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/9/26  
Engrossed
2/12/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Requiring a grant from the Individuals With Disabilities and Service-Disabled Veterans Boating Fund to provide opportunities to participate in certain water-dependent activities for eligible companions of individuals with disabilities or service-disabled veterans; and defining "eligible companion" as an accompanying family member or direct support professional of an individual with disabilities or of a service-disabled veteran participating in sailing, boating, kayaking, canoeing, paddleboarding, or surfing activities.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB38

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/24/26  
Engrossed
2/26/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
4/9/26  
Altering the licensing requirements for an affiliated insurance producer-mortgage loan originator; and requiring the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to approve a certain financial institution that meets certain criteria or certain mortgage lenders that meet certain criteria to sponsor an affiliated insurance producer-mortgage loan originator if the mortgage lender is in good standing with the Commissioner and any other regulator to which it is subject and is in material compliance with applicable state and federal law.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB33

Introduced
1/14/26  
Excluding certain charitable contributions from a limitation on the amount of itemized deductions allowed for certain individuals under the Maryland income tax; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB298

Introduced
1/14/26  
Repealing the requirement that a county supervisor of real property assessments reside in the county for which the supervisor is appointed; and repealing the requirement that the county assessment office be located in the county seat.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB3

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/9/26  
Engrossed
2/12/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Report Pass
4/10/26  
Exempting spouses and financially dependent children of State or local public safety employees who die as a result of or in the course of performance of duties from paying out-of-state or out-of-county tuition at a public institution of higher education in the State; and altering the method for allocating funds for the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program and the Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Program.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB230

Introduced
1/14/26  
Altering the required elements of the Consolidated Transportation Program; requiring the Department of Transportation to develop a certain project-based scoring system, identify certain funds available for certain purposes, and solicit requests from certain entities for certain projects; requiring the Department to evaluate and score certain major surface transportation projects; altering the makeup, chair, frequency of meetings, and responsibilities of the Maryland Transportation Commission; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB37

Introduced
1/14/26  
Prohibiting an employer from depriving of employment or taking certain other actions against an employee who is a member of the General Assembly and who loses employment time to performing responsibilities as a member of the General Assembly; and establishing a penalty of a fine not exceeding $1,000 for a violation of the Act.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB84

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
3/23/26  
Engrossed
3/23/26  
Providing collective bargaining rights to certain graduate assistants at the University of Maryland, College Park or the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; defining "graduate assistant" as a graduate student who is a teaching, administrative, or research assistant or in a comparable position, a fellow, or a postdoctoral intern; and establishing a separate collective bargaining unit for the graduate assistants.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB66

Introduced
1/14/26  
Requiring the Governor to withdraw the State from participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB73

Introduced
1/14/26  
Requiring the State Board of Elections, as part of the training program for election judges, to include instruction on best practices for assisting elderly voters and voters with disabilities; requiring the Board to establish guidelines for the local boards of election to implement a process to accommodate and expedite voting for elderly voters and voters with disabilities at each early voting center and polling place; requiring the local boards to implement the guidelines and collect feedback on the process; etc.