MD SB 697
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Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · upper
- Introduced
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- Status date
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- Latest action
- 2026-03-24 — Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Hesterprimary
- Feldmanprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-06
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
referral-committee
2026-02-10
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-16
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-18
Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-18
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-19
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-20
Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
referral-committee
2026-03-24
Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Versions
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Votes
On Third Reading
2026-03-03 · pass · 45-0
Member-level votes (47)
- Mr. President: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Hershey: yes
- Lam: yes
- Simonaire: yes
- Attar: yes
- Feldman: yes
- Hester: yes
- Lewis Young: yes
- Smith: yes
- Augustine: yes
- Folden: yes
- Hettleman: yes
- Love: yes
- Sydnor: yes
- Bailey: yes
- Gallion: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Mautz: yes
- Waldstreicher: yes
- Beidle: yes
- Gile: yes
- James: yes
- McCray: yes
- Washington, A.: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- Jennings: yes
- McKay: yes
- Washington, M.: yes
- Carozza: yes
- Harris: yes
- Kagan: yes
- Ready: yes
- Watson: yes
- Charles: yes
- Hayes: yes
- King: yes
- Rosapepe: yes
- West: yes
- Corderman: yes
- Henson: yes
- Kramer: yes
- Salling: yes
- Zucker: yes
- Benson: absent
- Muse: absent
Related bills
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