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IntroducedFeb 13, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 21, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Economic Development - Horse Racing Facilities, Prince George's County Blue Line Corridor Facilities, and Bus Rapid Transit - Alterations
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1581
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 94
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Korman
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Alston
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Ross
- Turner
- Amprey
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wells
- Beauchamp
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Schmidt
- White Holland
- Behler
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Bhandari
- Healey
- Odom
- Simmons
- Williams
- Boyce
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Simpson
- Wims
- Cardin
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Smith
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hornberger
- Patterson
- Solomon
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Stein
- Wu
- Coley
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stewart
- Young
- Conaway
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Taveras
NO: 31
YES: 103
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Qi
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Queen
- Taylor
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Alston
- Embry
- Kerr
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Amprey
- Fair
- Korman
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Ruth
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Behler
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Schmidt
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Shetty
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Moon
- Simpson
- Wims
- Chang
- Healey
- Moreno
- Smith
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Odom
- Solomon
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hinebaugh
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Coley
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Wu
- Conaway
- Hornberger
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Young
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
NO: 33
ABSENT: 1
YES: 47
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- 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
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Hershey
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (103-33)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
- Favorable with Amendments {833521/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Budget and Taxation
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (94-31)
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- Favorable with Amendments {983027/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- First Reading Appropriations
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Horse Racing - Facility Ownership, Development, Licensing, and Operations - AlterationsPDF
- Amendments {983027/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Economic Development - Horse Racing Facilities, Prince George's County Blue Line Corridor Facilities, and Bus Rapid Transit - AlterationsPDF
- Amendments {833521/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Economic Development - Horse Racing Facilities, Prince George's County Blue Line Corridor Facilities, and Bus Rapid Transit - AlterationsPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - AppropriationsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Video: AppropriationsHTML
- Video: Budget and TaxationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Frenz, Michael (Maryland Stadium Authority)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Sadowski Jr., J. Thomas (Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO))
- APP Testimony, FWA -- Wiseman, Elizabeth (Cylburn Community)
- APP In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Jiggetts, Yolanda (Park Heights Renaissance)
- APP Testimony, FWA -- Randall, Troy (Arlington Neighborhood Association)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Frenz, Michael (Maryland Stadium Authority)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Perez, Julian (Prince George's County Government)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Budlow, Lisa
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Wenger, Melanie (Montgomery County Government)
- B&T Testimony, FWA -- Jiggetts, Yolanda (Park Heights Renaissance, Inc.)
- B&T Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
