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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 11, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 09, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Petition for Guardianship of the Property of Alleged Disabled Person - Stay of Civil Actions and Proceedings
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 426
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Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Woodscosponsor
Votes
YES: 136
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Stein
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Korman
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Foley
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Grammer
- Lopez
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Harrison
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Healey
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Young
- Coley
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 128
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Embry
- Kerr
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Allen
- Fair
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Qi
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Queen
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Lewis
- Reilly
- Terrasa
- Arikan
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Roberson
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Roberts
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rogers
- Turner
- Barnes
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Rose
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Rosenberg
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ross
- Vogel
- Behler
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruff
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Ruth
- Wells
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Miller
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Hill
- Moon
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wims
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Woods
- Coley
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Smith
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Solomon
- Wu
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 8
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (128-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments {453521/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (34-0)
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {303728/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- First Reading Judiciary
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Petition for Guardianship of the Property of Alleged Disabled Person - Stay of Civil Actions and ProceedingsPDF
- Amendments {303728/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Petition for Guardianship of the Property of Alleged Disabled Person - Stay of Civil Actions and ProceedingsPDF
- Amendments {453521/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Petition for Guardianship of the Property of Alleged Disabled Person - Stay of Civil Actions and ProceedingsPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Proctor, Karessa (NASW Maryland)
- JUD Testimony, INFO -- Vormelker, Will (Maryland Judiciary)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Long, Jeffrie (Del. Jeffrie E. Long, Jr.)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Mehu, Natasha (Maryland Hospital Association)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Richards, Evan (Maryland Bankers Association)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Silver, James (Maryland Legal Aid)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Brown-Burnett, Gloria (Department of Human Services)
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- Trasatti, Marisa (MSBA)
- JPR Testimony, INFO -- Vormelker, Will (Maryland Judiciary)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Proctor, Karessa (NASW Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Mehu, Natasha (Maryland Hospital Association)
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
