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IntroducedAug 25, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 24, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Charitable Organizations - Charitable Donation and Tax-Exempt Status - Revocation (Keeping Charities Nonpartisan Act of 2026)
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: Rereferred to Economic Matters
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 4
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Rereferred to Economic Matters
- Apr 03, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/06 at 2:00 p.m.
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (32-13)
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Adopted
- Floor Amendment {473320/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {633822/1
- Committee Amendment {633822/1 Adopted
- Motion Special Order until 3/23 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {633822/1
- Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Salling) Adopted
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Feb 09, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing canceled (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
- Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation
- Aug 25, 2025 | Senate
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Charitable Organizations - Charitable Donation and Tax-Exempt Status - Revocation (Keeping Charities Nonpartisan Act of 2026)PDF
- Amendments {633822/1 (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {473320/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Charitable Organizations - Charitable Donation and Tax-Exempt Status - Revocation (Keeping Charities Nonpartisan Act of 2026)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Goldstein, Mathew (Secular Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Basehart, Sarah (Community Reach of Montgomery County)
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Soreng, Nancy
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Hecklinger, Katie (BlackRock Center for the Arts)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- O'Brien, Megan (EveryMind)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kirchgraber, Peter (National Council of Nonprofits)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, INFO -- Lore, Michael (Office of the Secretary of State)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Clark, Tiffany (Office of the Attorney General)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Ruth, Laure (Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- OMalley, Catherine (Women's Law Center)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Anderson, Victoria (American Atheists)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Lierman, Brooke (Comptroller of Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Adebayo, Olusina (Rainbow Place Shelter for Women)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Levit, Diana (SGAP Leaders)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Rice, Craig (Manna Food Center)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Phelps Jr, Ken (The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hessler, Therese
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kagan, Sen. Cheryl (Maryland State Senate)
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Vaughn, R James (Maryland Baptist for Biblical Values)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Bogley, Laura (Maryland Right to Life)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Lee, Secretary Susan (Office of the Maryland Secretary of State)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All


