Maryland State Senator

Joanne Benson 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB124

Introduced
1/14/26  
Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Gene Structure- and Function-Modifying Products - Labeling
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB143

Introduced
1/14/26  
Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act)
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB103

Introduced
1/14/26  
Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB118

Introduced
1/14/26  
Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB179

Introduced
1/14/26  
Transportation - Study on Speed Limits - Interstate 495 and Connected Highways
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB79

Introduced
1/14/26  
County Boards of Education - Student Technology Use Policy - Requirements
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB736

Introduced
2/6/26  
Criminal Law - Obscene Matter - Visual Representation of Child
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB737

Introduced
2/6/26  
Juvenile Law - Probation and Treatment Services - Required Disposition (Parental Accountability Act)

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB7

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
3/16/26  
Engrossed
3/20/26  
Refer
3/21/26  
Report Pass
4/7/26  
Enrolled
4/9/26  
Chaptered
4/14/26  
Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB860

Introduced
2/6/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Engrossed
3/19/26  
Refer
3/20/26  
Report Pass
4/3/26  
Enrolled
4/8/26  
Chaptered
4/14/26  
Department of Aging – Aging Resilience Fund – Establishment
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB928

Introduced
2/6/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Engrossed
3/20/26  
County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB382

Introduced
1/27/26  
Retire in Maryland Tax Relief Act
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB402

Introduced
1/28/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Engrossed
3/20/26  
Refer
3/21/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB962

Introduced
2/13/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
January 6th Insurrectionists - Prohibition on Service in Certain Government Roles
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB988

Introduced
2/17/26  
Refer
2/17/26  
Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations