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IntroducedJan 15, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 26, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 08, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Uniformed Services Spouses Act
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 09, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 243
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Watson
- Carozza
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- West
- Charles
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
NO: 0
ABSENT: 3
YES: 134
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kerr
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Korman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wims
- Chang
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Coley
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Young
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (134-0)
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Appropriations
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 30, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Referred Appropriations
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {633427/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 15, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - AppropriationsPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Video: AppropriationsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Contino, Kara (Office of Senator Simonaire)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Westrick, Sara (AARP Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Murphy, Morgan (MD Dept of Veterans Affairs)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Clark, Andy
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Maryland, Veterans Caucus (MGA Veterans Caucus)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Lutzow, David (Maryland Military Coalition)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Music, Meghan (MHEC)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Clark, Andy
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Murphy, Morgan (MD Dept of Veterans Affairs)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Contino, Kara (Office of Senator Simonaire)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Price, Suzanne (Concerned Citizen)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Tibbals, Trudy
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Lutzow, David (Maryland Military Coalition)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Music, Meghan (MHEC)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Powell, Kishia (WSSC Water)



