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IntroducedSep 15, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
State Designations and Commemorative Days - State Shark, State Natural Sciences Museum, and Purple Lights Night
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 35
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Jacksonprimary
Votes
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Love
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Harris
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Henson
- Lam
- Simonaire
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 133
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Adams
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Alston
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Korman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Grammer
- Lopez
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chang
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Young
- Coley
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Odom
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
YES: 43
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Love
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- Rosapepe
- Watson
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Salling
- West
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Simonaire
- Zucker
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (43-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {763121/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {403925/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 16, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Sep 15, 2025 | Senate
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - State Designations - State Natural Science Museum - Natural History Society of MarylandPDF
- Amendments {403925/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - State Designations - State Natural Sciences Museum - The Natural History Society of MarylandPDF
- Amendments {763121/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - State Designations and Commemorative Days - State Shark, State Natural Sciences Museum, and Purple Lights NightPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and ElectionsPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Video: Government, Labor, and ElectionsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Malick, Adrien (Natural History Society of Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Godfrey, Stephen (Calvert Marine Museum)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Mitchell-Strong, Bronwyn (Natural History Society of Maryland)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Davis, Charles (Natural History Society of Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Twesigye, Kayenda (Baltimore County Government)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
