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SB284Introduced in the Senate

Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026

Passed

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; authorizing the Secretary of Health to establish the retention period for prescription monitoring data and naloxone medication data; providing certain modifications to federal adjusted gross income of an individual or federal taxable income of a corporation for Maryland income tax purposes relating to certain federal depreciation deductions; etc.

Where it stands

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

16 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

9 recorded votes · each counted separately

House of DelegatesStage: Third Reading Passed · March 30, 2026

92

Yes

23

No

26

Absent or Not Voting

141 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each delegate voted

DelegateDistrictVote
Jason Buckel1No
Terry Baker1No
Jim Hinebaugh1Yes
William Wivell2No
William Valentine2No
Matthew Schindler2Yes
Ken Kerr3Yes
Kris Fair3Yes
Karen Simpson3Yes
Barrie Ciliberti4No

Bill history

  1. First Reading Budget and Taxation

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

  3. Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation

  4. Favorable with Amendments {873528/1

  5. Motion Laid Over (Senator Guzzone) Adopted

  6. Favorable with Amendments {873528/1

  7. Committee Amendment (#1-6) Adopted

  8. Committee Amendment (#7-13) Adopted

  9. Committee Amendment (#14-20) Adopted

  10. Committee Amendment (#21-26) Adopted

  11. Committee Amendment (#27-34) Adopted

  12. Favorable with Amendments Adopted

  13. Floor Amendment {223926/1 (Senator McKay) Rejected (18-26)

  14. Floor Amendment {703923/1 (Senator McKay) Rejected (14-30)

  15. Floor Amendment {143225/1 (Senator Jennings) Adopted

  16. Floor Amendment {173221/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (18-26)

  17. Floor Amendment {303528/1 (Senator Corderman) Rejected (14-28)

  18. Floor Amendment {173121/1 (Senator Folden) Rejected (14-29)

  19. Floor Amendment {963023/1 (Senator Gallion) Rejected (14-29)

  20. Floor Amendment {673521/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (20-24)

  21. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  22. Third Reading Passed (34-12)

  23. Referred Appropriations

  24. Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations

  25. Favorable with Amendments {973528/1

  26. Motion Special Order until 03/25 (Delegate Barnes) Adopted

  27. Favorable with Amendments {973528/1

  28. Committee Amendment (#1-4) Adopted

  29. Committee Amendment (#5-7) Adopted

  30. Favorable with Amendments Adopted

  31. Floor Amendment {823321/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (45-86)

  32. Floor Amendment {173922/1 (Delegate Nkongolo) Rejected (37-94)

  33. Floor Amendment {413129/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (41-88)

  34. Floor Amendment {493422/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (40-86)

  35. Floor Amendment {693228/1 (Delegate T. Morgan) Rejected (44-88)

  36. Floor Amendment {733920/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (44-86)

  37. Floor Amendment {743226/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (37-92)

  38. Floor Amendment {923621/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (38-91)

  39. Floor Amendment {363927/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Rejected (36-91)

  40. Floor Amendment {143125/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Withdrawn

  41. Floor Amendment {113226/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (35-94)

  42. Floor Amendment {983020/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (40-87)

  43. Floor Amendment {913729/1 (Delegate Arentz) Rejected (38-87)

  44. Floor Amendment {493222/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (37-91)

  45. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  46. Third Reading Passed (98-37)

  47. Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments

  48. Senate Requests House Recede

  49. Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Guzzone, Rosapepe, Hettleman, Augustine and Jennings)

  50. Senate advisors: (Senators Salling, Zucker and Lewis Young)

  51. Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments

  52. Senate Requests House Recede

  53. Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Guzzone, Rosapepe, Hettleman, Augustine and Jennings)

  54. Senate advisors: (Senators Salling, Zucker and Lewis Young)

  55. House Refuses Recede

  56. House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Barnes, Wilkins, Shetty, Acevero and Watson)

  57. House advisors: (Delegates Ghrist and Kaiser)

  58. House Refuses Recede

  59. House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Barnes, Wilkins, Shetty, Acevero and Watson)

  60. House advisors: (Delegates Ghrist and Kaiser)

  61. Conference Committee Report {743420/1 Adopted

  62. Third Reading Passed (31-13)

  63. Conference Committee Report {743420/1 Adopted

  64. Motion Special Order until 03/31 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected (24-91)

  65. Third Reading Passed (92-23)

  66. Passed Enrolled

  67. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6

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