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IntroducedJan 29, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 12, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
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Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Returned Passed
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Summary
Comments on SB 418
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Watson
- Carozza
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- West
- Charles
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
NO: 0
ABSENT: 2
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 128
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crosby
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Adams
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Addison
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Alston
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Amprey
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Anderson
- Embry
- Kerr
- Qi
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kipke
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Arikan
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Fisher
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Foley
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Rose
- Watson
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Grammer
- Martinez
- Ross
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Griffith
- McComas
- Ruff
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Metzgar
- Ruth
- Williams
- Buckel
- Guzzone
- Miller
- Sample-Hughes
- Wims
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hartman
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hill
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Young
- Coley
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Odom
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (128-0)
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Referred Economic Matters Health
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {443327/1 Adopted
- Floor Amendment {373620/1 (Senator Simonaire) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Feb 09, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Finance
Bill Texts
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Mowbray, Breanna
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Contino, Kara (Office of Senator Simonaire)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Dragics, DAVID (Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA))
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- McGee, Christa (Maryland Realtors)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Murphy, Morgan (MD Dept of Veterans Affairs)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- (MD), State of Maryland
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- State of, Maryland
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Collins, Jocelyn (Public Policy Partners)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Beskid, Jennifer (Maryland Lottery Gaming Control Agency)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Elliott, Robyn
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Delbridge, Theodore (Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS))
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

