Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Terri Hill 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.
Introduced23
Out of committee14
Passed one chamber13
Passed both chambers3
Became law3
Never left committee9
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 3 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Health 11Reports 9Safety 8Standards and Best Practices 7Committees and Commissions 7Commerce and Business 6
African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women – Renaming and Alterations
In plain English Renames the African American Heritage Preservation Program after Speaker Adrienne A. Jones and changes how the Maryland Commission for Women's executive director is appointed and classified.
Official synopsis: Renaming the African American Heritage Preservation Program to be the Speaker Adrienne A. Jones African American Heritage Preservation Program; repealing the authority of the Secretary of Human Services to appoint the executive director of the Maryland Commission for Women; providing that the executive director of…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 792 · 2026-05-26
Certified Recovery Residences – Refusing Services to Individuals Receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment – Prohibition
In plain English Requires certified recovery residences to serve individuals receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder and not require them to stop or change that treatment.
Official synopsis: Requiring that the requirements for the certification of recovery residences established by a credentialing entity prohibit a certified recovery residence from refusing services to an individual receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder or requiring an individual to cease receiving or modify how the individual…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 793 · 2026-05-26
Criminal Law – Interference With Critical Infrastructure or a Public Safety Answering Point
Prohibiting a person from intentionally, willfully, and without authorization committing a certain act with the intent to interrupt or impair the functioning of critical infrastructure; providing that a person convicted of violating the Act is guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment of…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 521 · 2026-05-12
Workgroup on Aging Out of Foster Care
Establishing the Workgroup on Aging Out of Foster Care to identify the types of resources available for youth who have aged out of foster care to help them achieve self-sufficiency, determine the effectiveness of currently available resources and identify the challenges with current services and…
Passed one chamberSecond Reading Passed · 2026-04-13
Business Regulation – Cemeteries – Actions for Sale, Transfer, or Alternate Use
Authorizing certain persons to bring an action when the owner of a property that includes a cemetery proposes the sale, transfer, or alternate use of all or part of a certain cemetery; and requiring a court to take certain actions under certain circumstances.
Passed one chamberSenate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Jackson, Beidle and Ready) · 2026-04-13
Department of Natural Resources – Water Resources – Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2026)
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources in coordination with the Department of the Environment to identify certain vernal pools in the State; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to create and maintain a certain list of vernal pools in the State in a certain manner;…
Passed one chamberRereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment · 2026-04-13
Health Insurance – Ovarian Cancer Prevention With Salpingectomy – Required Coverage
Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for opportunistic salpingectomy for ovarian cancer prevention; and requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to conduct a mandated benefits study of coverage of salpingectomy that is not opportunistic for individuals who…
Passed one chamberReferred Rules · 2026-04-13
Physicians – Licensing – Internationally Trained Physicians and Licensed Physicians Residing in Other Jurisdictions
Authorizing the State Board of Physicians, beginning January 1, 2028, to issue a limited license, not to exceed 3 years, to practice medicine to an internationally trained physician under certain circumstances; prohibiting the renewal of a limited license issued by the Board; and requiring the…
Passed one chamberFavorable with Amendments Report by Finance · 2026-04-13
Public Health – Newborn Screening Program – Fees and Core Conditions
Altering the amount of fees the Maryland Department of Health may establish for newborn testing under the newborn screening program; requiring the State Advisory Council on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders to advise the Department on certain information related to the implementation of testing for a…
Passed one chamberHearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-03-25
Business Regulation – Abandoned Cemeteries – Acquisition and Disposition
Authorizing a governmental unit to acquire property on which an abandoned cemetery is located under certain circumstances and for a certain purpose; requiring a governmental unit that acquires property under the Act to make a certain effort to contact certain persons for a certain purpose;…
Passed one chamberReferred Finance · 2026-03-23
Health Care Facilities – Nursing Homes – Medical Director Requirements
Requiring a physician, in order to be designated as a medical director of a nursing home, to hold a certain medical director certification or be making active progress toward obtaining the certification; and requiring each nursing home to publish on the nursing home's website certain…
Passed one chamberHearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-03-20
Public Health – Workgroup on Postoperative Cosmetic Care
Establishing the Workgroup on Post-Operative Cosmetic Care to study the regulation of post-operative cosmetic and body-altering services provided by nonphysician practitioners with focus on patient safety, consumer protection, and continuity of care; and requiring the Workgroup to submit its final report of findings and recommendations…
Passed one chamberHearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-03-18
Public Health – Public Buildings – Hygiene Products
Requiring public restrooms in public buildings to provide an adequate supply of hygiene products.
Out of committeeMotion Special Order until 03/19 (Delegate Kerr) Adopted · 2026-03-18
Health – Licensure of Hospitals – Ownership Requirements
Requiring that hospitals, to qualify for a license on or after October 1, 2026, qualify as a nonprofit organization under federal law and be registered as a nonprofit organization with the State; requiring hospitals that receive licensure on or after October 1, 2026, to maintain…
Passed one chamberHearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-03-18
Health – Unregulated Space in Hospital Operating Suites – Pilot Project
Establishing an unregulated space in hospital operating suites pilot project; requiring the Health Services Cost Review Commission to administer the pilot project; requiring the Commission to develop certain criteria and standards for the pilot project; requiring the Commission by December 1 annually to submit a…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/17 at 3:00 p.m. · 2026-03-17
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