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IntroducedFeb 02, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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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
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
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
YES: 129
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Adams
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Embry
- Kerr
- Queen
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kipke
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Arikan
- Foley
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Ross
- Wells
- Behler
- Guyton
- Mangione
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Harrison
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Boyce
- Hartman
- McComas
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Healey
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hill
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Moon
- Simpson
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Wu
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Young
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stewart
ABSENT: 1
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Ellis
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Feldman
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (129-7)
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Favorable with Amendments {373325/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 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
- Text - First - Procurement - Advertising - Local News Organizations (Local Newspapers for Maryland Communities Act of 2026)PDF
- Amendments {523924/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Procurement - Advertising - Maryland News Organizations (Local News for Maryland Communities Act of 2026)PDF
- Amendments {373325/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Procurement - Advertising - Maryland News Organizations (Local News for Maryland Communities Act of 2026)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and ElectionsPDF
- Video: Budget and TaxationHTML
- Video: Government, Labor, and ElectionsHTML
- 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
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Cost, Pearson (Brooks Pierce LLP / Maryland-DC-Delaware Broadcasters Association)
- GVC Testimony, INFO -- Westervelt, Patricia (Maryland Department of Transportation)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Snyder, Rebecca
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- (MD), State of Maryland
- GVC Testimony, FWA -- Rosapepe, Senator Jim
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