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Bills/2026 Regular Session

HB 640

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Mandated Reports, Boards, and Commissions - Revisions

Sponsor: Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections CommitteeCommittee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Modifying certain reporting requirements, boards, and commissions for practicability and efficiency; repealing certain reporting requirements that are unnecessary, obsolete, or duplicative; repealing as obsolete the Renewable Fuels Incentive Board, Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board, Two-Generation Family Economic Security Commission, and Commission on Trauma-Informed Care; repealing as unnecessary the Partnership for Workforce Quality Advisory Board; etc.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list
FAV 12FavorableFWA 8Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDay, JakeDepartment of Housing and Community DevelopmentWritten (PDF)
FAVDay, JakeDepartment of Housing and Community DevelopmentWritten (PDF)
FAVBrown-Burnett, GloriaDepartment of Human ServicesWritten (PDF)
FAVMoench, AinsleyGovernor's Office of Crime Prevention and PolicyWritten (PDF)
FAVMoench, AinsleyGovernor's Office of Crime Prevention and PolicyWritten (PDF)
FAVWisniewski, MollyMaryland Commission on CaregivingWritten (PDF)
FAVMcPherson, LydiaMaryland Department of Natural ResourcesWritten (PDF)
FAVMcPherson, LydiaMaryland Department of Natural ResourcesWritten (PDF)
FAVCratsley, LaurelMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)
FAVCratsley, LaurelMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)
FAVChair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee, Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections CommitteeIndividualOral
FAVChair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee, Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections CommitteeIndividualOral
FWAPhillips, DanaDepartment of Budget and ManagementOral + Written (PDF)
FWAPhillips, DanaDepartment of Budget and ManagementWritten (PDF)
FWABrown-Burnett, GloriaDepartment of Human ServicesWritten (PDF)
FWADier, HannahGovernor's OfficeOral
FWADier, HannahGovernor's OfficeOral
FWAFarrar, MadalynMDHWritten (PDF)
FWALynch, MeghanMaryland Department of HealthWritten (PDF)
FWAMorrison, JonIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Department of Budget and ManagementFWA 2
Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentFAV 2
Department of Human ServicesFAV 1FWA 1
Governor's OfficeFWA 2
Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and PolicyFAV 2
Maryland Commission on CaregivingFAV 1
Maryland Department of HealthFWA 1
Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesFAV 2
Maryland State Department of EducationFAV 2
MDHFWA 1