Land Use – Transit-Oriented Development – Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act)
In plain English Allows automatic enterprise zone designation for certain transit-oriented developments and limits local land use regulations near transit stations, among other changes.
Official synopsis: Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones, subject to certain conditions; requiring the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to prioritize certain redevelopment projects when making loans under the Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program; altering the authority of local legislative bodies to…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 592 · 2026-05-26
Food Retailers and Third-Party Delivery Service Providers – Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act)
In plain English Prohibits food retailers and delivery services from using dynamic pricing or personal data to set prices, and from using protected class data to offer or advertise goods or services.
Official synopsis: Prohibiting a food retailer and a third-party delivery service provider from engaging in the practice of dynamic pricing or using consumer personal data to set a price for consumer goods or services; prohibiting a food retailer and a third-party delivery service provider from using protected…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 154 · 2026-04-28
Public Health – Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services – Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act)
In plain English Requires the Secretary of Health to issue recommendations for immunizations, screenings, and preventive services based on evidence-based guidance, with public comment periods and analysis before adoption.
Official synopsis: Requiring the Secretary of Health to issue recommendations for certain immunizations, screenings, and preventive services based on certain evidence-based scientific and clinical guidance; requiring the Secretary, before adopting a recommendation for a certain preventive service, to hold a notice and comment period, obtain a certain…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 7 · 2026-04-14
Commission on Historic, Cultural, and Civic Contributions in Education – Establishment
Establishing the Commission on Historic, Cultural, and Civic Contributions in Education to study and make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the Maryland Higher Education Commission about certain lessons currently taught in public schools; requiring the Commission to study school calendars and make…
Passed one chamberReferred Rules · 2026-04-02
Labor and Employment – Bereavement Leave and Leave for Family Illness – Qualifying Relationships and Type of Leave
Altering categories of individuals whose deaths would allow an employee to use leave with pay for bereavement leave or whose illness would allow an employee to use leave with pay under a certain provision of law; and authorizing employees to use leave without pay, in…
Passed one chamberHearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-03-25
Family Law – Kinship Care
Requiring a local department to consider a child's feelings or views about a prospective kinship caregiver in selecting a placement that is in the best interest of the child in an out-of-home placement; including a certain unrelated individual identified by a child as an option…
Passed one chamberHearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-03-24
Human Services – Foster Care Transition Grant Program – Establishment
Establishing the Foster Care Transition Grant Program in the Department of Human Services to provide for the economic security of individuals aging out of the out-of-home placement program; providing that, beginning in fiscal year 2028, an individual can become eligible for a foster care transition…
Passed one chamberHearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) · 2026-03-20
Civil Actions – Nonprofit Organizations – Unauthorized Support of Israeli Settlement Activity (Not On Our Dime Act)
Prohibiting certain nonprofit organizations from aiding or abetting certain activity by the government of Israel or a citizen of Israel; authorizing the Attorney General or a certain person to bring a certain action against a nonprofit organization that violates the Act; and requiring the Secretary…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/11 at 2:00 p.m. · 2026-03-11
Condemning Violence and Violations of Law – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gaza, and Sudan
Condemning all acts of violence against civilians and violations of international humanitarian and human rights law occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gaza, and Sudan; stating grave concern over certain reports and the risk of genocide in these regions; and urging the government…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/09 at 2:30 p.m. · 2026-03-04
Primary and Secondary Schools – Discipline-Related Data – Collection and Publication
Requiring the State Department of Education to make public certain discipline-related data in a usable format for the Department's website; providing that "high suspending" is 10% or more of students in an elementary school and 25% or more in a secondary school; requiring the Department…
Not out of committeeFirst Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations · 2026-02-25
Public Schools – Content Standards, Curriculum, and Bullying Policies – Culture and History of Palestine
Requiring the State Board of Education to develop certain content standards regarding the culture and history of Palestine to be included in certain State standards for social studies; requiring the Department to develop certain curriculum guides and instructional resources regarding the culture and history of…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-16
Taxation – Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individual Surtax and Wealth Tax
Imposing a surtax on the Maryland taxable income of individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000,000; providing for the calculation, administration, and enforcement of the surtax; imposing a one-time wealth tax on the amount by which the net worth of a Maryland resident…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-12
Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026)
Requiring an electric company, located in the State, that owns or operates a transmission line that is designed to carry a voltage in excess of 69,000 volts to participate as a member in a regional transmission organization under certain circumstances; requiring a person applying for…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-10
Criminal Procedure – No-Knock Search Warrants
Repealing the authority for the issuance and execution of a no-knock search warrant; establishing that a warrant may not authorize an officer to enter a building, apartment, premises, or place without first announcing the officer's purpose and authority; specifying that a warrant may be executed…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-05
Public Safety – Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission – Prohibition Against Certain Affiliation or Support by Police Officers
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to prohibit police officers from affiliating with, supporting, or advocating for White supremacist groups, ideologies, or causes or participating in or actively promoting a certain extremist group.
Not out of committeeHearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-05
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