Maryland 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 86)

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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB459

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Engrossed
3/20/26  
Refer
3/21/26  
Report Pass
4/11/26  
Requiring units of State government to ensure that at least 50% of the unit's total dollar value of procurement contracts for advertising is being made directly to Maryland news organizations; requiring units of State Government to prioritize the use of Maryland news organizations that have a primary mission of reporting on and serving underserved communities; and authorizing a unit of State government to consult with a third-party non-profit organization to prepare and maintain a list of eligible local news organizations.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB481

Introduced
2/2/26  
Requiring, rather than authorizing, a court to order visitation to be rescheduled, in a manner consistent with the best interests of the child, when the court finds that a party to a custody or visitation order has unjustifiably denied or interfered with visitation granted by the custody or visitation order.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB680

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
3/20/26  
Engrossed
3/21/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Report Pass
4/1/26  
Renaming the Children's Cabinet Fund to be the Children's Cabinet Interagency Fund; requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2028 through 2030, to include an appropriation in the annual budget bill to the Fund of an amount at least equal to the appropriation to the Fund in fiscal year 2027; and requiring, in fiscal year 2031, the Governor to provide an appropriation to the Fund of $500,000 above the appropriation for fiscal year 2030, to be used for grants to the local management boards.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB475

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
3/23/26  
Engrossed
3/23/26  
Refer
3/24/26  
Report Pass
4/6/26  
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 a creative expression in juvenile cases for the purposes of evaluating, recommending, or ordering referral to mental health services or diversion programs.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB682

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
3/20/26  
Engrossed
3/21/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Report Pass
3/30/26  
Establishing in Anne Arundel County a Class GC (golf course) license that authorizes the holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption at a golf course with at least 9 holes; and establishing in Anne Arundel County sports activity venue licenses that authorize the holder to sell beer and wine or beer, wine, and liquor for on-premises consumption at a certain sports activity venue.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB709

Introduced
2/2/26  
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to make a digital photographic image or signature available to the Special Investigations Unit of the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development or its successor.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB716

Introduced
2/2/26  
Prohibiting a land surveyor or a property line surveyor from conducting a survey on private property during deer firearms hunting season without written permission from the property owner.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB733

Introduced
2/2/26  
Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to provide real-time audible and text-based announcements that announce all stops and other critical information on all fixed-route transit services.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB449

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
3/16/26  
Engrossed
3/19/26  
Refer
3/20/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Enrolled
4/13/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
Extending the presumption of compensability under the workers' compensation law to include, subject to certain conditions, Carroll County correctional deputies who suffer from heart disease or hypertension resulting in partial disability or death; and altering a certain definition of "public safety employee" so as to apply a certain workers' compensation provision relating to permanent partial disability benefits to correctional deputies employed by Carroll County.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB444

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/23/26  
Engrossed
2/26/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
4/1/26  
Enrolled
4/3/26  
Chaptered
4/14/26  
Repealing the exemption from the certificate of need requirement for a change in bed capacity for intermediate care facilities that offer substance use disorder treatment services; providing a certificate of need is not required for a change in bed capacity at certain facilities offering certain treatment services if a written notice is filed with the Commission 45 days before the facility's establishment, the facility is consistent with the State Health Plan, will result in more efficient service delivery, and is in the public interest; etc.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB670

Introduced
2/2/26  
Prohibiting a person from possessing more than 100 images of certain child pornography or possessing or viewing images of certain child pornography depicting a minor or an individual indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child under the age of 13 years; providing that a violation of the Act is a felony and on conviction a violator is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years; and providing that a sentence under the Act may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence imposed for certain other crimes.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB446

Introduced
2/2/26  
Repealing the requirement to include taxes in the total price for a ticket on a ticket listing and at each step of a ticket purchase transaction; authorizing a consumer, an artist, or a venue to file a private right of action against a ticket issuer, secondary ticket exchange, or reseller for a certain violation; authorizing a court to award economic and punitive damages; and establishing the circumstances under which damages may not exceed certain amounts.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB714

Introduced
2/2/26  
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to submit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention any data regarding abortion requested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, unless submitting the data would violate federal or State law.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB729

Introduced
2/2/26  
Altering the definition of "precious metal bullion or coins" for purposes of eligibility for an exemption from the sales and use tax for the sale of precious metal bullion or coins; and expanding the exemption by repealing requirements that the sale price exceed $1,000 and the sale occur at the Baltimore Convention Center.
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB489

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
3/23/26  
Engrossed
3/23/26  
Refer
3/24/26  
Altering the exemption from certain educational requirements required for a license to practice medicine for certain applicants who have studied at an international medical school; authorizing the State Board of Physicians, beginning October 1, 2028, to issue a limited license to practice medicine to a physician trained and licensed in a foreign county under certain circumstances; and requiring the State Board of Physicians to consult with MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society on the development of certain policies and regulations.