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IntroducedFeb 05, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 23, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Public Ethics - Members of the General Assembly - State and Local Government Employment Exemption
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 13, 2026: Third Reading Passed (102-35)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 618
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 13
NO: 27
NO: 29
YES: 102
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Queen
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Embry
- Kerr
- Rogers
- Toles
- Alston
- Fair
- Korman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ruth
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Ghrist
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Moon
- Shetty
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wims
- Chang
- Healey
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hinebaugh
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Coley
- Holmes
- Phillips
- Stein
- Wu
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
NO: 35
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {363920/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (102-35)
- 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 24, 2026 | House
- Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {833929/1
- Motion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments {833929/1 Adopted
- Floor Amendment {583328/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (13-27)
- Floor Amendment {963723/1 (Senator Gallion) Rejected (13-29)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (32-10)
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Public Ethics - Members of the General Assembly - State and Local Government Employment ExemptionPDF
- Amendments {833929/1 (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {583328/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (13-27) (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {963723/1 (Senator Gallion) Rejected (13-29) (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Public Ethics - Members of the General Assembly - State and Local Government Employment ExemptionPDF
- Amendments {363920/1 Adopted (House)PDF


