HB1500 • 2026

State Agencies - Adoption of Regulations - Required

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Delegates Howard , Adams , Anderson , Arentz , Beauchamp , Buckel , Ciliberti , Hornberger , Hutchinson , Jacobs , McComas , Miller , T. Morgan , Reilly , Rose , and Schmidt
Last action: 2026-03-11
Official status: In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m.
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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State Agencies - Adoption of Regulations - Required

Prohibiting a unit of State government that is required by law to adopt regulations to implement a program that is authorized or required under State law from collecting any fee or other payment under that program until the unit finalizes adoption of the regulations that implement the program.

What This Bill Does

Prohibiting a unit of State government that is required by law to adopt regulations to implement a program that is authorized or required under State law from collecting any fee or other payment under that program until the unit finalizes adoption of the regulations that implement the program.

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Bill History

2026-03-11 House
Hearing canceled
2026-03-11 House
Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m.
2026-02-19 House
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-13 House
First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - State Agencies - Adoption of Regulations - Required

Official Summary Text

Prohibiting a unit of State government that is required by law to adopt regulations to implement a program that is authorized or required under State law from collecting any fee or other payment under that program until the unit finalizes adoption of the regulations that implement the program.

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
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*hb1500*

HOUSE BILL 1500
P3, P1 6lr1673
HB 1279/25 – HGO
By: Delegates Howard, Adams, Anderson, Arentz, Beauchamp, Buckel, Ciliberti,
Hornberger, Hutchinson, Jacobs, McComas, Miller, T. Morgan, Reilly, Rose,
and Schmidt
Introduced and read first time: February 13, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

State Agencies – Adoption of Regulations – Required 2

FOR the purpose of requiring a unit of State government to finalize adoption of certain 3
regulations before collecting any fee or other payment under a program authorized 4
or required under State law; and generally relating to the adoption of regulations by 5
State agencies. 6

BY adding to 7
Article – State Government 8
Section 10–103 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13

Article – State Government 14

10–103. 15

IF A UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT IS R EQUIRED BY LAW TO AD OPT 16
REGULATIONS TO IMPLE MENT A PROGRAM THAT IS AUTHORIZED OR REQ UIRED 17
UNDER STATE LAW , THE UNIT MAY NOT COL LECT ANY FEE OR OTHE R PAYMENT 18
UNDER THAT PROGRAM U NTIL TH E UNIT FINALIZES ADO PTION OF THE 19
REGULATIONS THAT IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM. 20

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 21
October 1, 2026. 22