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IntroducedFeb 06, 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
Climate Change, Homeowner's Insurance, and Emergency Management - Study
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 739
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 102
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taylor
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Toles
- Alston
- Embry
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Amprey
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ross
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Behler
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Schmidt
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wims
- Chang
- Healey
- Odom
- Smith
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Coley
- Howard
- Patterson
- Stein
- Wu
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Young
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
NO: 36
ABSENT: 1
NOT VOTING: 2
- Bouchat
- Nkongolo
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (30-13)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (102-36)
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {203329/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Referred Environment and Transportation Judiciary
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {193029/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (29-11)
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Climate Change, Homeowner's Insurance, and Emergency Management - StudyPDF
- Amendments {193029/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Climate Change, Homeowner's Insurance, and Emergency Management - StudyPDF
- Amendments {203329/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Climate Change, Homeowner's Insurance, and Emergency Management - StudyPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Environment and TransportationPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Video: Environment and TransportationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- White, Marceline (Economic Action Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Bassett, Elle (Arundel Rivers Federation)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Clark, Andy
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Emrick, Preeti (Anne Arundel OEM)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Bernadzikowski, Maria (Howard County Office of Emergency Management)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Sharif, Humna (The Nature Conservancy)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Rehr, Rebecca (Maryland League of Conservation Voters)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Castelli, William (Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kinnally, Kevin (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Rosano, Anthony (Frederick County Division of Emergency Management)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Richards, Annie (ShoreRivers)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Grant, Marie (Maryland Insurance Administration)
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Sharif, Humna (The Nature Conservancy)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Rehr, Rebecca (Maryland League of Conservation Voters)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Kinnally, Kevin (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- ENT Testimony, FWA -- Bevan-Dangel, Jennifer (Economic Action Maryland Fund)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Clark, Andy
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Grant, Marie (Maryland Insurance Administration)

