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Bills/2026 Regular Session

SB 284

EnactedCrossfile HB 392
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Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026

Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Operating BudgetStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

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.

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Testimony (72)

MGA witness list
FAV 18FavorableFWA 43Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 5Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBrown, JimAudubon Mid-AtlanticWritten (PDF)
FAVStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPhillips, DanaDepartment of Budget and ManagementOral
FAVBailey, OwenEastern Shore Land ConservancyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHarbeson, KristenlobbyistMaryland League of Conservation VotersOral + Written (PDF)
FAVScurry, VernessaSante GroupWritten (PDF)
FAVShaw, JaaneStop MPRP,IncPosition only
FAVCrouch, BillThe Conservation FundOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFaris, MarkIndividualPosition only
FAVGrabush, JoyceIndividualPosition only
FAVJones, AnnlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKerr, CaitIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKinchen, DamienIndividualPosition only
FAVMIller, KennethIndividualPosition only
FAVPresident, PresidentIndividualOral
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only
FAVWeissmann, SecretaryIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVteeter, jenniferIndividualPosition only
UNFFlynn, DorieMANSEFWritten (PDF)
UNFBogley, LauraMaryland Right to LifePosition only
UNFWatson-Hampton, ShelbySMADCWritten (PDF)
UNFJohnson, DavidSheppard Pratt School - GlyndonWritten (PDF)
UNFLerol, TravisTravis LerolPosition only
UNFEwers, ChelseylobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAReynolds, ToddAFT MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FWABennett, JasonAllegany County CommissionersOral
FWARabbitt, DanBehavioral Health System BaltimoreOral + Written (PDF)
FWAEvans, ScottBenedictineWritten (PDF)
FWAGupta, RiyalobbyistBlueprint CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FWACarrington, DarrellCarrington & Associates, LLCWritten (PDF)
FWAMorris, AustinlobbyistChildren's National HospitalWritten (PDF)
FWAGraner, NicolelobbyistCommunity Behavioral Health Association of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FWAGuthrie, CariCornerstone MontgomeryWritten (PDF)
FWACross, Dr Cashenna ACouncilwoman At-Large, GlenardenWritten (PDF)
FWAJones, MeganDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FWAWhite, MarcelinelobbyistEconomic Action MarylandOral
FWABevan-Dangel, JenniferlobbyistEconomic Action Maryland FundOral + Written (PDF)
FWAO'Brien, MeganEveryMindOral + Written (PDF)
FWAFitzwater, JessicaFrederick County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FWAGraziano, LaurenGaudenziaWritten (PDF)
FWAGriffin, AndrewlobbyistHoward County Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
FWAFabbi, CadenInseparableOral + Written (PDF)
FWADausch, ConnieMD Association for the Treatment of Opioid DependenceWritten (PDF)
FWATulkin, JoshlobbyistMD Sierra ClubOral + Written (PDF)
FWAMathias, SamMaryland Association of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
FWAJabin, DrewMaryland Association of Community CollegesWritten (PDF)
FWAKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FWASchumitz, KalilobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyWritten (PDF)
FWADuffy, KarenMaryland Coalition of FamiliesWritten (PDF)
FWAFulton, JudyMaryland Native Plant SocietyWritten (PDF)
FWAMartin, DanMental Health Association of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FWASerkin, CeliaMontgomery County Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Inc.Written (PDF)
FWAProctor, KaressaNASW MarylandWritten (PDF)
FWARosen-Cohen, NancyNCADD-MarylandWritten (PDF)
FWABraveboy, AishaPrince George's County Government, Largo MDOral
FWAWeisman, MorganPrince George's County Office of Management and BudgetOral
FWAWhisenant, KeithResidence Inn by Marriott - Ocean CityWritten (PDF)
FWACavanagh, TerrencelobbyistSEIU Local 500Oral + Written (PDF)
FWALang, DamianlobbyistSheppard PrattWritten (PDF)
FWAFunk, KenzieStrong Schools MarylandWritten (PDF)
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Organizations on record

AFT MarylandFWA 1
Allegany County CommissionersFWA 1
Audubon Mid-AtlanticFAV 1
BCRWINFO 1
Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFWA 1
BenedictineFWA 1
Blueprint CoalitionFWA 1
Carrington & Associates, LLCFWA 1
Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1
Children's National HospitalFWA 1
Community Behavioral Health Association of MarylandFWA 1
Cornerstone MontgomeryFWA 1
Councilwoman At-Large, GlenardenFWA 1
Department of Budget and ManagementFAV 1
Disability Rights MarylandFWA 1
Eastern Shore Land ConservancyFAV 1
Economic Action MarylandFWA 1
Economic Action Maryland FundFWA 1
EveryMindFWA 1
Frederick County ExecutiveFWA 1
GaudenziaFWA 1
Howard County Chamber of CommerceFWA 1
InseparableFWA 1
MANSEFUNF 1
Maryland Association of Boards of EducationFWA 1
Maryland Association of Community CollegesFWA 1
Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1
Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFWA 1
Maryland Coalition of FamiliesFWA 1
Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 1
Maryland Native Plant SocietyFWA 1
Maryland Right to LifeUNF 1
MD Association for the Treatment of Opioid DependenceFWA 1
MD Sierra ClubFWA 1
Mental Health Association of MarylandFWA 1
Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Inc.FWA 1
NASW MarylandFWA 1
NCADD-MarylandFWA 1
Prince George's County Government, Largo MDFWA 1
Prince George's County Office of Management and BudgetFWA 1
Residence Inn by Marriott - Ocean CityFWA 1
Sante GroupFAV 1
SEIU Local 500FWA 1
Sheppard PrattFWA 1
Sheppard Pratt School - GlyndonUNF 1
Sheppard Pratt Schools - GlyndonINFO 1
SMADCUNF 1
Stop MPRP,IncFAV 1
Strong Schools MarylandFWA 1
The Conservation FundFAV 1
The Horizon FoundationFWA 1
Travis LerolUNF 1
Tulipifera StrategiesFWA 1
University of Maryland ExtensionINFO 1
Vibrant Gardening LLCFWA 1
Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay ChapterFWA 1
Wild Ones Nation's Capital Region ChapterFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHarbeson, KristenMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters
FAVJones, AnnRegistered for: Partners for Open Space; Forever Maryland, Inc.
UNFEwers, ChelseyRegistered for: Chimes International, Ltd.
FWAGupta, RiyaBlueprint CoalitionRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence
FWAMorris, AustinChildren's National HospitalRegistered for: Children's National Hospital; Children's National Health System
FWAGraner, NicoleCommunity Behavioral Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland
FWAWhite, MarcelineEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition
FWABevan-Dangel, JenniferEconomic Action Maryland FundRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals
FWAGriffin, AndrewHoward County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce…
FWATulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter
FWASchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
FWACavanagh, TerrenceSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500; SEIU Maryland & DC State Council
FWALang, DamianSheppard PrattRegistered for: Sheppard Pratt Health Systems
FWASchneider, GlennThe Horizon FoundationRegistered for: Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The
FWAFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland