Maryland - Session 2026
Title: Municipalities - Open Drainage Inlets - Inventory and Improvements (Mason's Law)
Requiring, by April 1, 2028, a municipality to inventory and prioritize all existing open drainage inlets in the municipality and construct or install certain improvements on a new or existing open drainage inlet within the municipality; requiring, in each of fiscal years 2029 through 2031, $250,000 of the money appropriated to the comprehensive flood management grant program within the Department of the Environment be used to provide matching funds to assist with certain costs; etc.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-08 | Status | passed_lower |
| 2026-03-28 | Latest Action | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1024 | Eminent Domain - Agricultural and Conservation Easements - Prohibited Taking | introduced |
| HB 1040 | Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Mandated Uses - Climate Change Programs | introduced |
| HB 1065 | Coal Combustion By-Product Materials - Grant Program and Procurement Preference | introduced |
| HB 1071 | Environment - Stormwater Management for Agritourism | passed_lower |
| HB 1108 | Labor and Employment - Greenhouse Workers - Collective Bargaining and Heat Protection | passed_lower |
| HB 1154 | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing | introduced |
| HB 1161 | Board of Public Works - Contract Review - Climate and Sustainability Information (BPW Climate Transparency Act) | introduced |
| HB 119 | Energy Performance Contracts - Navigators, Funding, and Requirements | introduced |