Support with Amendment
Bill Tracking
2026
| Bill | Crossfile | Bill Title | Sponsor | Synopsis | MGA Committees | MDCC Policy Committee & Position | Leg. Comm. Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 145 | SB 141 | Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes | Del. Jessica Feldmark (12A-D) | Requiring the State Administrator of Elections to take certain actions if the State Administrator receives a credible report that election misinformation or election disinformation, including a deepfake, has been or is being communicated, disseminated, or distributed; requiring the Administrator to communication correct information to the public; prohibiting a person, under certain circumstances, from knowingly or with reckless disregard using or disseminating a deepfake to produce materially false information; etc. | Government, Labor, and Elections | Support with Amendment |
In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. (1/16) | |
| HB 392 | SB 284 | Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026 | The Speaker | Altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering eligibility for certain programs; providing certain modifications to federal adjusted gross income of an individual or federal taxable income of a corporation for Maryland income tax purposes relating to certain depreciation deductions allowed under the federal income tax; etc. | Appropriations | Support with Amendment |
In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/20) | |
| HB 894 | SB 389 | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | The Speaker | Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones; requiring the Maryland 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 regulate land use planning on land located near certain transit stations; delaying the collection of certain development excise taxes and development impact fees for certain residential real estate projects; etc. | Economic Matters Environment and Transportation |
Support with Amendment |
In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) (2/23) | |
| HB 985 | SB 528 | Consumer Protection - Video Streaming Services - Loudness of Commercial Advertisements | Del. Marlon Amprey (40-D) | Prohibiting a certain video streaming service from transmitting to a consumer in the State the audio of a commercial advertisement in a manner that is louder than the audio of the accompanying video programming or video content of the video streaming service; providing that compliance with certain federal regulations shall be considered compliance with the Act; and establishing that a violation of the Act is subject to certain enforcement provisions under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act. | Economic Matters | Support with Amendment |
In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | |
| HB 1026 | SB 893 | Business Regulation - Rounding Cash Transactions - Authorization | Del. Pam Queen (14-D) | Authorizing a merchant to round certain cash transactions in a certain manner or round the amount of change due to a customer in a certain manner; authorizing an employer to round a wage that the employer pays using cash in a certain manner; and providing that certain provisions of the Act shall preempt existing regulations, rules, and ordinances that conflict with certain provisions of the Act. | Economic Matters | Support with Amendment |
In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/16) | |
| SB 141 | HB 145 | Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes | Sen. Katie Hester (9-D) | Requiring the State Administrator of Elections to take certain actions if the State Administrator receives a credible report that election misinformation or election disinformation, including a deepfake, has been or is being communicated, disseminated, or distributed; requiring the Administrator to communicate correct information to the public; prohibiting a person, under certain circumstances, from knowingly or with reckless disregard using or disseminating a deepfake to produce materially false information; etc. | Education, Energy, and the Environment Government, Labor, and Elections |
Support with Amendment |
In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (2/13) | |
| SB 284 | HB 392 | Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026 | The President | Altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering eligibility for certain programs; providing certain modifications to federal adjusted gross income of an individual or federal taxable income of a corporation for Maryland income tax purposes relating to certain depreciation deductions allowed under the federal income tax; etc. | Budget and Taxation | Support with Amendment |
In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) | |
| SB 389 | HB 894 | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | The President | Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones; requiring the Maryland 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 regulate land use planning on land located near certain transit stations; delaying the collection of certain development excise taxes and development impact fees for certain residential real estate projects; etc. | Finance Education, Energy, and the Environment |
Support with Amendment |
In the Senate - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (2/2) | |
| SB 528 | HB 985 | Consumer Protection - Video Streaming Services - Loudness of Commercial Advertisements | Sen. Kevin Harris (27-D) | Prohibiting a certain video streaming service from transmitting to a consumer in the State the audio of a commercial advertisement in a manner that is louder than the audio of the accompanying video programming or video content of the video streaming service; providing that compliance with certain federal regulations shall be considered compliance with the Act; and establishing that a violation of the Act is subject to certain enforcement provisions under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act. | Finance | Support with Amendment |
In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | |
| SB 697 | Election Law - Actions to Influence an Election - Social Media Platform Algorithms and Bots Purchased by Foreign Nationals | Sen. Brian Feldman (15-D) | Establishing a rebuttable presumption that a social media platform has made an independent expenditure to a certain candidate if the social media platform knowingly and purposefully alters its algorithm to amplify certain political content for the benefit of the candidate; prohibiting a foreign national from using a bot to publish, distribute, or disseminate campaign material or artificially amplify political content to users of an online platform for a certain purpose; etc. | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Support with Amendment |
In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | ||
| SB 804 | Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Revisions to Heat Stress Standards | Sen. Pamela Beidle (32-D) | Requiring certain employers to develop, implement, and maintain an excessive heat-related illness prevention plan for employees; requiring certain employers to develop and implement an acclimatization plan for certain employees or follow the acclimatization plan established by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; requiring certain employers to monitor temperature in certain work locations and provide shade and water to employees; etc. | Finance | Support with Amendment |
In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | ||
| SB 893 | HB 1026 | Business Regulation - Rounding Cash Transactions - Authorization | Sen. Dawn Gile (33-D) | Authorizing a merchant to round certain cash transactions in a certain manner or round the amount of change due to a customer in a certain manner; authorizing an employer to round a wage that the employer pays using cash in a certain manner; and providing that certain provisions of the Act shall preempt existing regulations, rules, and ordinances that conflict with certain provisions of the Act. | Finance | Support with Amendment |
In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) |