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MD HB 476

died on adjournment

Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did MD HB 476 pass?

No. MD HB 476 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-21): Referred to interim study by Judiciary

What is MD HB 476 about?

MD HB 476 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death”.

Who sponsors MD HB 476?

Terrasa, Ruff, Kaufman and 5 others are the primary sponsors of MD HB 476.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-21 — Referred to interim study by Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Terrasaprimary
  • Ruffprimary
  • Kaufmanprimary
  • Foleyprimary
  • Charkoudianprimary
  • Boyceprimary
  • Stewartprimary
  • Zieglerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-21

    Referred to interim study by Judiciary

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-16

    Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.

  3. 2026-02-16

    Hearing canceled

  4. 2026-01-29

    Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

  5. 2026-01-23

    First Reading Judiciary

    referral-committee

Versions

  • First - Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful DeathCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

  • Prior session: HB 113not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: SB 474

Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0476?ys=2026RS

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