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IntroducedFeb 02, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Procurement - Advertising - Maryland News Organizations (Local News for Maryland Communities Act of 2026)
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 26, 2026: Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 459
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Hettlemancosponsor
- Kingcosponsor
- Lewis Youngcosponsor
- McCraycosponsor
- Zuckercosponsor
Votes
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gile
- James
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Harris
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Hayes
- King
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Henson
- Kramer
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Hershey
- Lam
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Salling
- Zucker
- Feldman
- Hettleman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
- Favorable with Amendments {523924/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Budget and Taxation
Bill Texts
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Video: Budget and TaxationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Belew, David (Baltimore Public Media)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- B&T Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Henson, Lori (Rebuild Local News)
- B&T Testimony, FWA -- Cross, Dr Cashenna A (Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden)
- B&T Testimony, INFO -- Westervelt, Patricia (Maryland Department of Transportation)
- B&T Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Nelson, Timothy (Brooks Pierce LLP / Maryland-DC-Delaware Broadcasters Association)
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Snyder, Rebecca
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- McLaughlin, Jim (Washington Post)
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Wilson, Geordie (Frederick News-Post)
- B&T Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
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