Votes at a glance: key bills passed by the Maryland House on March 27, 2026

The Maryland House of Delegates recorded third‑reading and final passage votes on a large concurrence calendar on March 27, 2026. Below are selected bills the chamber disposed of that day and the recorded tallies as read into the record.

Votes at a glance

• House Bill 501 (criminal law: sexual offense by person in position of authority) — passed (127 yes, 0 no). The Judiciary Committee moved to concur with Senate amendments; the bill was declared passed.

• House Bill 613 (Department of the Environment: living shoreline waivers and shore stabilization measures) — passed (127 yes, 0 no). Senate amendments clarified definitions and added procedural timing for soil conservation district review.

• House Bill 315 (human relations: discrimination in housing; income‑based housing subsidies) — passed (96 yes, 34 no).

• House Bill 548 (Maryland Housing Certainty Act: land use permitting and development rights) — passed (112 yes, 16 no).

• House Bill 571 (nonprofit housing corporations: tax exemptions) — passed (95 yes, 34 no) after floor clarifications on property exclusions in Baltimore City.

• House Bill 895 (consumer protection: predatory pricing protections; exemptions clarified) — passed (100 yes, 31 no). Sponsors said Senate amendments expanded exemptions and limited a private right of action in certain cases.

• House Bill 1430 (public charter school facility funding) — passed (124 yes, 7 no).

• House Bill 1076 (higher education: over‑the‑counter contraception access) — passed (98 yes, 32 no); sponsors noted the bill is already on the governor’s desk in cross‑file form.

• House Bill 624 (hospital staffing: safe staffing act) — passed (96 yes, 35 no); supporters said the measure establishes staffing committees and plans to address burnout.

• House Bill 525 (student device use policy: Maryland Phone Free Schools Act) — passed (129 yes, 2 no), including an exception for the Maryland School for the Blind and the School for the Deaf.

• House Bill 260 (Public Financing Act: Fair Campaign Financing Fund distributions) — passed (94 yes, 31 no).

• House Bill 270 (Military Family Inclusion Act) — passed (127 yes, 0 no).

• House Bill 1017 (correctional services and private immigration detention facilities; zoning and operation restrictions) — passed (95 yes, 36 no). (See separate story on the lengthy floor debate and implementation questions.)

How to read these results

Tally figures above are recorded totals read by the clerk on the House floor during third reading and final passage calls. Where the transcript recorded a roll call total, that number is reported here; the transcript did not provide individual member vote records for most items.

Next steps

Bills declared passed on third reading are transmitted according to the normal enrollment and cross‑chamber processes; some measures are already on the governor’s desk per the transcript. For items with Senate amendments the House either concurred, refused to concur (and appointed conference committee members), or in some cases appointed conferees. Implementation and administrative guidance will follow where bills change departmental practice.