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authorizing the Department to recapture a credit under certain circumstances; limiting the credit amounts that may be issued to $18,750,000 for any taxable year; etc.","url":"https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB5/2026","subjects":["housing","finance"],"agencies":[]},{"bill_id":2070309,"bill_number":"HB6","status":2,"status_name":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action_date":"","last_action":"","title":"Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting","description":"Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to collect certain data regarding the parental status of students from each public institution of higher education in the State; requiring all public institutions of higher education to adopt a certain plan for pregnant and parenting students and post the plan on the institution's website by October 1, 2026; and altering the definition of \"student data\" to authorize the Commission to share data related to certain students' parental status with the Maryland Longitudinal Data System.","url":"https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB6/2026","subjects":["education","housing","trade"],"agencies":["Requiring The Maryland Higher Education Commission"]},{"bill_id":2070633,"bill_number":"HB7","status":3,"status_name":"Enrolled","status_date":"2026-04-07","last_action_date":"","last_action":"","title":"State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Authority to Issue Limited Licenses to Practice Music Therapy","description":"Authorizing the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists to issue a limited license to practice music therapy; 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requiring each county board of education to report information about groups with certain characteristics under certain circumstances; and requiring each county board to post certain information on its website.","url":"https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB14/2026","subjects":["education","trade"],"agencies":[]},{"bill_id":2070602,"bill_number":"HB15","status":1,"status_name":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action_date":"","last_action":"","title":"Public Information Act - Public Records - Nonprofit Organizations","description":"Altering the definition of a \"public record\" under the Public Information Act to include certain documentary material made by a nonprofit organization that receives $50,000 or more annually from State grants, State bond proceeds, or local impact grants; and altering the applicability of certain rules and limitations under the Public Information Act to include certain nonprofit organizations.","url":"https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB15/2026","subjects":["finance","elections"],"agencies":[]},{"bill_id":2070652,"bill_number":"HB16","status":2,"status_name":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-23","last_action_date":"","last_action":"","title":"Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members and Hearing Examiners","description":"Altering the appointing authority and method of appointment of parole commissioners; requiring a new commissioner to be appointed within 90 days after a vacancy; prohibiting a hearing examiner appointed under certain authority from serving for more than 90 days; altering certain requirements for hearing examiners; requiring a vote of the majority of commissioners appointed to the Maryland Parole Commission, instead of a minimum number of 6 commissioners, to approve a certain incarcerated individual for parole; etc.","url":"https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB16/2026","subjects":["public_safety"],"agencies":["Maryland Parole Commission"]},{"bill_id":2070740,"bill_number":"HB17","status":3,"status_name":"Enrolled","status_date":"2026-04-09","last_action_date":"","last_action":"","title":"Estates and Trusts - Venue for Administrative and Judicial Probate and Application of Inheritance Tax","description":"Altering certain criteria for determining the venue for administrative or judicial probate of decedents who were not domiciled in the State; providing that, for purposes of the application of the Maryland inheritance tax, the situs of intangible personal property is the domicile of the decedent; repealing a certain exemption from the Maryland inheritance tax for personal property that passes from a nonresident decedent; etc.","url":"https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB17/2026","subjects":["finance"],"agencies":[]},{"bill_id":2070746,"bill_number":"HB18","status":1,"status_name":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action_date":"","last_action":"","title":"Transportation Network Companies - Transportation Network Operators - Minimum Payments for Passenger Trips","description":"Requiring a transportation network company to pay operators, after July 1, 2026, and for any passenger trip originating in the State,  $1.66 per mile and $0.40 per minute, an additional $1.18 per mile for an operator using a wheelchair accessible vehicle, at least $5.00 for any passenger trip, and at least 80% of any cancellation fee charged by a transportation network company; and adjusting the minimum amount paid per mile and per minute by inflation each year.","url":"https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB18/2026","subjects":["transportation","trade"],"agencies":[]},{"bill_id":2070274,"bill_number":"HB19","status":1,"status_name":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action_date":"","last_action":"","title":"Higher Education - Maryland Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program - Establishment","description":"Establishing the Maryland Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to assist in the repayment of higher education loans owed by State employees in order to attract, recruit, and retain these employees; 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establishing requirements on social media platforms relating to deleting video content featuring minor children; and applying certain requirements relating to the labor of minors to children compensated by vloggers.","url":"https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB21/2026","subjects":["labor"],"agencies":[]},{"bill_id":2070760,"bill_number":"HB22","status":2,"status_name":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-20","last_action_date":"","last_action":"","title":"Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individuals - Identification Cards, Driver's Licenses, and Birth Certificates","description":"Providing that certain provisions about identification documents apply only to certain incarcerated individuals; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to determine whether an incarcerated individual is in possession of certain documentation on taking custody of the individual; providing that a managing official of a State correctional facility is responsible for the safekeeping and care of certain identification documents in the possession of an individual at the time of intake; 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and altering the projects qualifying as eligible to provide services to a priority funding area under the Neighborhood and Community Assistance Program.","url":"https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB168/2026","subjects":["housing","labor"],"agencies":[]},{"bill_id":2070610,"bill_number":"HB169","status":1,"status_name":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action_date":"","last_action":"","title":"Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause","description":"Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of any misdemeanor or felony conviction a certain period of time after the completion of the sentence, parole, probation, and any other form of mandatory treatment associated with the conviction; authorizing a court to grant a petition on a showing of good cause; and providing that a denial of a petition may not be appealed and a subsequent petition may not be filed for a certain period of time.","url":"https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB169/2026","subjects":["public_safety"],"agencies":[]},{"bill_id":2070712,"bill_number":"HB170","status":1,"status_name":"Introduced","status_date":"2026-01-14","last_action_date":"","last_action":"","title":"Commission to Study African American Civil War Sailors in Maryland","description":"Establishing the Commission to Study African American Civil War Sailors in Maryland; 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and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice; etc.","url":"https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB191/2026","subjects":["trade"],"agencies":[]},{"bill_id":2070250,"bill_number":"HB192","status":2,"status_name":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-02-26","last_action_date":"","last_action":"","title":"Maryland Higher Education Commission - Religious Educational Institutions - Certificate of Approval","description":"Exempting certain religious educational institutions accredited by accrediting bodies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from the requirement to obtain a certificate of approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to operate in the State.","url":"https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB192/2026","subjects":["education"],"agencies":["Maryland Higher Education Commission"]},{"bill_id":2070477,"bill_number":"HB193","status":3,"status_name":"Enrolled","status_date":"2026-04-10","last_action_date":"","last_action":"","title":"State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures","description":"Requiring a unit of State government to provide a certain debriefing of a contract award to certain persons on request; 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and requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2029, on the implementation of the Program.","url":"https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB194/2026","subjects":["housing","public_safety","labor","trade"],"agencies":[]},{"bill_id":2070338,"bill_number":"HB195","status":2,"status_name":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-18","last_action_date":"","last_action":"","title":"State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission - Authority to Conduct Studies on the Use of Emerging Technology and the Workgroup on Gambling Prevention Technology","description":"Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission, in collaboration with Bowie State University, Morgan State University, and the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling, to conduct certain studies that identify certain trends and emerging technology to create a safe and transparent gambling environment; and establishing the Workgroup on Gambling Prevention Technology in the Commission to study certain best practices to ascertain the extent of problem gambling on college campuses in the State.","url":"https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB195/2026","subjects":["it","education","housing","environment","finance","labor"],"agencies":["State Lottery And Gaming Control Commission"]},{"bill_id":2070631,"bill_number":"HB196","status":2,"status_name":"Engrossed","status_date":"2026-03-21","last_action_date":"","last_action":"","title":"Public Health - Baby Food Testing and Labeling - Requirements","description":"Altering the definition of \"baby food\" for purposes of certain provisions of law governing baby food testing to include infant cereal; 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