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Ben Barnes 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1445

Introduced
2/13/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Engrossed
4/9/26  
Refer
4/10/26  
Refer
4/13/26  
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland Protecting People With Disabilities Act)
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB465

Introduced
1/23/26  
Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act)
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB444

Introduced
1/22/26  
Refer
1/22/26  
Report Pass
1/29/26  
Engrossed
2/3/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Report Pass
2/9/26  
Enrolled
2/13/26  
Chaptered
2/17/26  
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB488

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Engrossed
2/2/26  
Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB906

Introduced
2/5/26  
Civil Actions - Punitive Damage Awards - Surcharge
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1559

Introduced
2/13/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Report Pass
3/20/26  
Engrossed
3/21/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Enrolled
4/11/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1267

Introduced
2/12/26  
Refer
2/12/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Engrossed
3/20/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Report Pass
4/9/26  
Patuxent Research Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - Zoning Classification (Protecting Patuxent Research Refuge Act)
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB386

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/21/26  
Report Pass
3/3/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Metro Funding Modification Act of 2026
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB884

Introduced
2/4/26  
University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act)
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB854

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Report Pass
4/7/26  
Engrossed
4/8/26  
Refer
4/8/26  
Refer
4/10/26  
Report Pass
4/10/26  
School Construction - Nonpublic Special Education School Renovation Program - Established

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1592

Introduced
2/15/26  
Refer
2/15/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Education - Regional Resource Centers and County Libraries - Funding