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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 18, 2020 MD SB 1006 Reduces the Amount of Time Child Support May be Suspended While Parent is Incarcerated Bill Passed - House (102 - 32)
March 27, 2019 MD SB 1030 Appropriates Funds for Public Schools Bill Passed - House (114 - 20)
March 24, 2017 MD HB 978 Requires Improvement and Accountability Programs for Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
April 10, 2021 MD HB 18 Establishes When The State Must Provide Tenants With A Right To Counsel In Eviction Cases Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15)
March 28, 2019 MD SB 793 Establishes a University Police Department at Johns Hopkins University Bill Passed - House (94 - 42)
March 27, 2014 MD SB 172 Authorizes Eminent Domain Against Certain Film Production Entities Bill Passed - House (96 - 42)
March 31, 2023 MD HB 283 Requires State Medicaid Cover Gender Affirming Care Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13)
March 22, 2022 MD HB 1 Authorizes the Use and Possession of Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 17)
April 3, 2017 MD HB 1 Requires Certain Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
April 6, 2023 MD SB 37 Reduces the Time Period to Apply for Criminal Record Expungement for Certain Offenses Bill Passed - House (99 - 38)
April 6, 2023 MD SB 858 Defines Requirements Around Safe Storage of Firearms Bill Passed - House (100 - 37)
April 6, 2023 MD SB 611 Establishes the Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit of the Office of the Attorney General Bill Passed - House (101 - 35)
April 10, 2023 MD SB 610 Establishes Virtual Education Requirements for Public Schools Bill Passed - House (96 - 38)
April 8, 2022 MD HB 850 Prohibits Certain Kinds of Discrimination in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 13)
April 10, 2023 MD SB 222 Requires that Packaging Manufacturers Reduce the Amount of Packing Materials Used by April 1, 2026 Bill Passed - House (102 - 36)
March 14, 2019 MD HB 166 Increases State Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
April 5, 2021 MD SB 600 Requires Independent Investigation of Police Use of Force Incidents that Result in Death Bill Passed - House (98 - 39)
March 8, 2013 MD HB 226 Establishes Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Credits Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15)
March 22, 2018 MD HB 1017 Requires Equal Access to Collective Bargaining New Employee Programs Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
March 31, 2023 MD HB 794 Establishes the Baltimore Regional Transit Commission Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 8)
April 10, 2023 MD SB 551 Establishes a Service-Year Option for Recent High School Graduates Bill Passed - House (117 - 21)
April 6, 2023 MD SB 2 Requires Maryland Department of Human Services to Restore Benefits Lost Through Theft of EBT Cards Bill Passed - House (127 - 10)
April 5, 2014 MD SB 364 Reduces Penalties for Possession of Marijuana Bill Passed - House (78 - 55)
April 7, 2023 MD HB 824 Prohibits Certain Individuals on Probation from Receiving a Concealed Carry Permit Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 13)
April 7, 2023 MD HB 556 Requires Legalization of Recreational Cannabis by July 1, 2023 Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 12)
April 4, 2023 MD SB 346 Requires Sign Language Interpreters Get Licensed by the State Bill Passed - House (99 - 33)
April 11, 2022 MD SB 926 Expands State Apprenticeship Program Bill Passed - House (94 - 36)
April 6, 2023 MD SB 379 Expands Absentee Ballot Deadline Bill Passed - House (99 - 36)
April 3, 2013 MD SB 281 Amends Firearms Regulations Bill Passed - House (78 - 61)
Jan. 28, 2014 MD SB 134 Amends the Maryland Health Insurance Plan Bill Passed - House (94 - 42)
April 11, 2022 MD SB 831 Establishes a $500 Bonus for Public School Education Support Professionals Bill Passed - House (105 - 31)
March 13, 2020 MD HB 932 Requires the Distribution of Sales and Use Tax Revenue from Certain Digital Products to the Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15)
April 6, 2023 MD SB 341 Requires Institutions of Higher Education Develop a Reproductive Health Services Plan in Consultation with Students Bill Passed - House (98 - 38)
April 6, 2023 MD HB 2 Authorizes Subtraction Modification on State Income Tax for Certain Union Dues Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 12)
March 9, 2020 MD HB 4 Requires Background Checks for Private Sales of Long Guns Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 14)
April 8, 2013 MD HB 224 Amends Voting Procedures Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11)
March 29, 2024 MD HB 785 Establishes State Standards for School Libraries Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11)
April 9, 2022 MD HB 862 Amends Ballot Counting Process Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 13)
April 2, 2024 MD HB 832 Defines "Damages" or "Losses" in Statutory Causes of Action to Protect Civil Rights Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 11)
April 10, 2023 MD SB 781 Expands Offshore Wind Energy Production Bill Passed - House (101 - 38)
April 10, 2023 MD SB 1 Prohibits Open Carry in the State and Restricts Places Where Firearms can be Carried Bill Passed - House (93 - 42)
April 2, 2021 MD SB 71 Requires Police to Wear Body Cameras Bill Passed - House (92 - 38)
April 2, 2019 MD HB 1169 Prohibits Smoking Under the Age of 21 Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 13)
April 5, 2024 MD SB 1482 Establishes the Driver Education in Public High Schools Grant Program Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 11)
April 1, 2021 MD SB 683 Authorizes Individuals to Request Permanent Absentee Voting Status Bill Passed - House (95 - 40)
March 31, 2022 MD HB 837 Establishes Regulations for the Legal Use of Cannabis and Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15)
April 5, 2023 MD SB 839 Extends Timeframe Workers Can File a Workers Compensation Claim for a Hernia Suffered While Working Bill Passed - House (127 - 9)
March 28, 2006 MD SB 539 Hate Crimes Against Homeless Persons Bill Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 25)
April 8, 2024 MD SB 1027 Defines Taxpayer for the Purposes of Certain Provisions of the Law Bill Passed - House (101 - 34)
April 5, 2024 MD HB 16 Requires Property Tax Bills to Include Inserts that describe the Homeowner Protection Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 12)
March 29, 2024 MD HB 649 Requires Employers Disclose Wage Information to Applicants for Employment Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 7)
April 6, 2023 MD SB 450 Prohibits Landlords from Limiting or Evicting Tenants for Repeatedly Calling Law Enforcement or Emergency Services Bill Passed - House (99 - 37)
April 6, 2023 MD SB 293 Amends Definition of "Prison Inmates" as Incarcerated Individuals Bill Passed - House (102 - 35)
April 7, 2023 MD HB 547 Extends the State Earned Income Tax Credits Permanently Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 12)
March 31, 2023 MD HB 279 Establishes a Prescription Drug Affordability Board Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11)
April 5, 2023 MD SB 617 Prohibits Maryland Transit Administration Fare Rates from Rising or Falling Alongside Consumer Price Index Bill Passed - House (104 - 32)
April 5, 2023 MD SB 545 Authorizes Towing Businesses to Close from 12-6 a.m. Bill Passed - House (102 - 34)
April 6, 2023 MD HB 513 Requires State Department of Labor Enforce Investor-Owned Utility Contractors Pay Prevailing Wages on Underground Projects Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11)
April 4, 2023 MD SB 248 Prohibits Higher Education Institutions from Withholding Transcripts Because of Student Debt Bill Passed - House (126 - 24)
April 7, 2023 MD HB 90 Authorizes Counties and Municipalities to Regulate Invasive Bamboo Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 5)
April 10, 2023 MD HB 230 Requires the Department of the Environment Adopt Regulations for the Sale of New Zero-Emission, Medium-Duty, and Heavy-Duty Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 12)
April 10, 2023 MD SB 424 Establishes an Environmental Product Declaration Assistance Fund and a Maximum Acceptable Global Warming Potential for Certain Construction Materials Bill Passed - House (106 - 34)
April 7, 2023 MD HB 185 Prohibits Corporal Punishment in Private Schools Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 7)
April 4, 2023 MD SB 54 Repeals Crimes of "Unnatural" or "Perverted" Sex Practices Bill Passed - House (115 - 13)
April 4, 2023 MD SB 185 Requires Maryland State Police Gun Center Track All Firearms Surrendered Through Final Protective Orders Bill Passed - House (112 - 20)
April 4, 2023 MD SB 786 Requires Maryland Health Care Commission Ensure the Confidentiality of Data of Patients who have Obtained "Legally Protected Healthcare" Bill Passed - House (99 - 39)
April 7, 2023 MD SB 859 Prohibits Requiring an Individual Give Testimony or Statements in Another State Regarding Their "Legally Protected Healthcare" Bill Passed - House (98 - 38)
March 30, 2023 MD SB 798 Establishes a Voter Referendum for 2024 Election that Enshrines Individual's Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom Bill Passed - House (98 - 38)
April 6, 2023 MD SB 5 Authorizes Victims of Hate Crimes to Bring Civil Lawsuits Against Those Who Committed the Act Bill Passed - House (106 - 31)
April 6, 2023 MD SB 290 Authorizes the State Attorney General to Prosecute Law Enforcement Officers Involved in Incidents Resulting in Death Bill Passed - House (99 - 37)
April 4, 2023 MD SB 555 Requires Implementation of State $15 Minimum Wage by January 1, 2024 Bill Passed - House (102 - 38)
April 10, 2023 MD HB 1071 Prohibits the Smell of Cannabis as Reasonable Suspicion or Probable Cause for Police Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20)
March 31, 2021 MD HB 745 Increases the Number of Early Voting Centers in Certain Counties Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
April 12, 2021 MD SB 525 Requires the Baltimore City Centralized Booking Facility Provide a Secure Designated Ballot Drop Box Bill Passed - House (95 - 43)
April 6, 2021 MD HB 1048 Requires the Local Board of Elections Consider Certain Factors when Determining Ballot Drop Box Locations Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/18 SB 1006 Reduces the Amount of Time Child Support May be Suspended While Parent is Incarcerated Bill Passed - House (102 - 32)
3/27 SB 1030 Appropriates Funds for Public Schools Bill Passed - House (114 - 20)
3/24 HB 978 Requires Improvement and Accountability Programs for Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
4/10 HB 18 Establishes When The State Must Provide Tenants With A Right To Counsel In Eviction Cases Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15)
3/28 SB 793 Establishes a University Police Department at Johns Hopkins University Bill Passed - House (94 - 42)
3/27 SB 172 Authorizes Eminent Domain Against Certain Film Production Entities Bill Passed - House (96 - 42)
3/31 HB 283 Requires State Medicaid Cover Gender Affirming Care Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13)
3/22 HB 1 Authorizes the Use and Possession of Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 17)
4/03 HB 1 Requires Certain Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
4/06 SB 37 Reduces the Time Period to Apply for Criminal Record Expungement for Certain Offenses Bill Passed - House (99 - 38)
4/06 SB 858 Defines Requirements Around Safe Storage of Firearms Bill Passed - House (100 - 37)
4/06 SB 611 Establishes the Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit of the Office of the Attorney General Bill Passed - House (101 - 35)
4/10 SB 610 Establishes Virtual Education Requirements for Public Schools Bill Passed - House (96 - 38)
4/08 HB 850 Prohibits Certain Kinds of Discrimination in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 13)
4/10 SB 222 Requires that Packaging Manufacturers Reduce the Amount of Packing Materials Used by April 1, 2026 Bill Passed - House (102 - 36)
3/14 HB 166 Increases State Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
4/05 SB 600 Requires Independent Investigation of Police Use of Force Incidents that Result in Death Bill Passed - House (98 - 39)
3/08 HB 226 Establishes Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Credits Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15)
3/22 HB 1017 Requires Equal Access to Collective Bargaining New Employee Programs Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
3/31 HB 794 Establishes the Baltimore Regional Transit Commission Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 8)
4/10 SB 551 Establishes a Service-Year Option for Recent High School Graduates Bill Passed - House (117 - 21)
4/06 SB 2 Requires Maryland Department of Human Services to Restore Benefits Lost Through Theft of EBT Cards Bill Passed - House (127 - 10)
4/05 SB 364 Reduces Penalties for Possession of Marijuana Bill Passed - House (78 - 55)
4/07 HB 824 Prohibits Certain Individuals on Probation from Receiving a Concealed Carry Permit Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 13)
4/07 HB 556 Requires Legalization of Recreational Cannabis by July 1, 2023 Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 12)
4/04 SB 346 Requires Sign Language Interpreters Get Licensed by the State Bill Passed - House (99 - 33)
4/11 SB 926 Expands State Apprenticeship Program Bill Passed - House (94 - 36)
4/06 SB 379 Expands Absentee Ballot Deadline Bill Passed - House (99 - 36)
4/03 SB 281 Amends Firearms Regulations Bill Passed - House (78 - 61)
1/28 SB 134 Amends the Maryland Health Insurance Plan Bill Passed - House (94 - 42)
4/11 SB 831 Establishes a $500 Bonus for Public School Education Support Professionals Bill Passed - House (105 - 31)
3/13 HB 932 Requires the Distribution of Sales and Use Tax Revenue from Certain Digital Products to the Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15)
4/06 SB 341 Requires Institutions of Higher Education Develop a Reproductive Health Services Plan in Consultation with Students Bill Passed - House (98 - 38)
4/06 HB 2 Authorizes Subtraction Modification on State Income Tax for Certain Union Dues Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 12)
3/09 HB 4 Requires Background Checks for Private Sales of Long Guns Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 14)
4/08 HB 224 Amends Voting Procedures Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11)
3/29 HB 785 Establishes State Standards for School Libraries Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11)
4/09 HB 862 Amends Ballot Counting Process Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 13)
4/02 HB 832 Defines "Damages" or "Losses" in Statutory Causes of Action to Protect Civil Rights Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 11)
4/10 SB 781 Expands Offshore Wind Energy Production Bill Passed - House (101 - 38)
4/10 SB 1 Prohibits Open Carry in the State and Restricts Places Where Firearms can be Carried Bill Passed - House (93 - 42)
4/02 SB 71 Requires Police to Wear Body Cameras Bill Passed - House (92 - 38)
4/02 HB 1169 Prohibits Smoking Under the Age of 21 Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 13)
4/05 SB 1482 Establishes the Driver Education in Public High Schools Grant Program Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 11)
4/01 SB 683 Authorizes Individuals to Request Permanent Absentee Voting Status Bill Passed - House (95 - 40)
3/31 HB 837 Establishes Regulations for the Legal Use of Cannabis and Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15)
4/05 SB 839 Extends Timeframe Workers Can File a Workers Compensation Claim for a Hernia Suffered While Working Bill Passed - House (127 - 9)
3/28 SB 539 Hate Crimes Against Homeless Persons Bill Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 25)
4/08 SB 1027 Defines Taxpayer for the Purposes of Certain Provisions of the Law Bill Passed - House (101 - 34)
4/05 HB 16 Requires Property Tax Bills to Include Inserts that describe the Homeowner Protection Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 12)
3/29 HB 649 Requires Employers Disclose Wage Information to Applicants for Employment Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 7)
4/06 SB 450 Prohibits Landlords from Limiting or Evicting Tenants for Repeatedly Calling Law Enforcement or Emergency Services Bill Passed - House (99 - 37)
4/06 SB 293 Amends Definition of "Prison Inmates" as Incarcerated Individuals Bill Passed - House (102 - 35)
4/07 HB 547 Extends the State Earned Income Tax Credits Permanently Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 12)
3/31 HB 279 Establishes a Prescription Drug Affordability Board Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11)
4/05 SB 617 Prohibits Maryland Transit Administration Fare Rates from Rising or Falling Alongside Consumer Price Index Bill Passed - House (104 - 32)
4/05 SB 545 Authorizes Towing Businesses to Close from 12-6 a.m. Bill Passed - House (102 - 34)
4/06 HB 513 Requires State Department of Labor Enforce Investor-Owned Utility Contractors Pay Prevailing Wages on Underground Projects Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11)
4/04 SB 248 Prohibits Higher Education Institutions from Withholding Transcripts Because of Student Debt Bill Passed - House (126 - 24)
4/07 HB 90 Authorizes Counties and Municipalities to Regulate Invasive Bamboo Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 5)
4/10 HB 230 Requires the Department of the Environment Adopt Regulations for the Sale of New Zero-Emission, Medium-Duty, and Heavy-Duty Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 12)
4/10 SB 424 Establishes an Environmental Product Declaration Assistance Fund and a Maximum Acceptable Global Warming Potential for Certain Construction Materials Bill Passed - House (106 - 34)
4/07 HB 185 Prohibits Corporal Punishment in Private Schools Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 7)
4/04 SB 54 Repeals Crimes of "Unnatural" or "Perverted" Sex Practices Bill Passed - House (115 - 13)
4/04 SB 185 Requires Maryland State Police Gun Center Track All Firearms Surrendered Through Final Protective Orders Bill Passed - House (112 - 20)
4/04 SB 786 Requires Maryland Health Care Commission Ensure the Confidentiality of Data of Patients who have Obtained "Legally Protected Healthcare" Bill Passed - House (99 - 39)
4/07 SB 859 Prohibits Requiring an Individual Give Testimony or Statements in Another State Regarding Their "Legally Protected Healthcare" Bill Passed - House (98 - 38)
3/30 SB 798 Establishes a Voter Referendum for 2024 Election that Enshrines Individual's Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom Bill Passed - House (98 - 38)
4/06 SB 5 Authorizes Victims of Hate Crimes to Bring Civil Lawsuits Against Those Who Committed the Act Bill Passed - House (106 - 31)
4/06 SB 290 Authorizes the State Attorney General to Prosecute Law Enforcement Officers Involved in Incidents Resulting in Death Bill Passed - House (99 - 37)
4/04 SB 555 Requires Implementation of State $15 Minimum Wage by January 1, 2024 Bill Passed - House (102 - 38)
4/10 HB 1071 Prohibits the Smell of Cannabis as Reasonable Suspicion or Probable Cause for Police Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20)
3/31 HB 745 Increases the Number of Early Voting Centers in Certain Counties Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
4/12 SB 525 Requires the Baltimore City Centralized Booking Facility Provide a Secure Designated Ballot Drop Box Bill Passed - House (95 - 43)
4/06 HB 1048 Requires the Local Board of Elections Consider Certain Factors when Determining Ballot Drop Box Locations Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
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