Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Emily Shetty was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced7
Out of committee6
Passed one chamber6
Passed both chambers5
Became law5
Never left committee1
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 3 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Public Health 4Revenue and Taxes 4Health 3Health, Department of 3Social Services – Generally 3Human Services, Department of 3
Family Investment Program – Temporary Cash Assistance – Good Cause and Adequate Reason Exceptions
In plain English Prohibits denying or reducing temporary cash assistance if an individual has good cause or adequate reason for not cooperating with child support.
Official synopsis: Prohibiting the Department of Human Services from denying an application or reducing or terminating temporary cash assistance from an individual if the individual has good cause or an adequate reason for noncooperation with child support; defining "good cause" as circumstances in which cooperation with child…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 763 · 2026-05-26
Children's Cabinet Fund – Renaming and Funding for Grants to Local Management Boards
In plain English Renames the Children's Cabinet Fund and requires specific budget appropriations to it through 2031, with grants to local management boards.
Official synopsis: 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…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 765 · 2026-05-26
Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman – Mandatory Appropriation
In plain English Requires the Governor to include a minimum annual appropriation for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman office starting in fiscal year 2027, funded from managed care organization payments and general funds if needed.
Official synopsis: Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill, for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, a minimum appropriation for the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman from certain money remitted by managed care organizations and, under certain circumstances, general funds.
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 762 · 2026-05-26
Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization – Workgroup Establishment and Study
In plain English Requires the Maryland Department of Health to conduct a rate-setting study and establishes a workgroup to develop reimbursement methods for behavioral health providers.
Official synopsis: Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, rather than the Behavioral Health Administration and the Medical Care Programs Administration, to conduct a certain rate-setting study by June 30, 2028; establishing the Workgroup on Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization in the Maryland Health Care Commission to develop…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 219 · 2026-04-28
Public Health – Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund – Entities Eligible for Grants
In plain English Changes which organizations can receive grants from the Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund by excluding certain physicians and laboratories while including certain nonprofits.
Official synopsis: Altering which entities are eligible to receive grants from the Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund to exclude certain physicians, laboratories, and persons, and include certain nonprofit institutions.
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 220 · 2026-04-28
State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees – Establishment
Establishing the State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees; providing the purpose of the Program is to expand food access to certain households; requiring the Department of Human Services to administer the Program; establishing that certain individuals under the Program receive a certain…
Not out of committeeWithdrawn by Sponsor · 2026-04-07
Public Health – Chain Restaurants – Sodium and Added Sugars Warning Icons and Disclosure and Notice
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt certain regulations relating to the sale of food items with a high added sugars content or high sodium content by a chain restaurant by January 1, 2027, and to direct chain restaurants to its website for details…
Passed one chamberReferred Finance · 2026-03-23
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