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SB0086 • 2026

General Assembly - Office Space, Services, and Equipment

General Assembly - Office Space, Services, and Equipment

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator Charles
Last action
2026-01-27
Official status
In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

General Assembly - Office Space, Services, and Equipment

Repealing the prohibition against a local government subsidizing a member of the General Assembly in the maintenance of office space, services, or equipment; etc.

What This Bill Does

  • Repealing the prohibition against a local government subsidizing a member of the General Assembly in the maintenance of office space, services, or equipment; etc.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.

  2. 2026-01-14 Senate

    First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

  3. 2025-10-31 Senate

    Pre-filed

  4. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - First - General Assembly - Office Space, Services, and Equipment

Official Summary Text

Repealing the prohibition against a local government subsidizing a member of the General Assembly in the maintenance of office space, services, or equipment; etc.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*sb0086*

SENATE BILL 86
P5 6lr1532
(PRE–FILED)
By: Senator Charles
Requested: October 31, 2025
Introduced and read first time: January 14, 2026
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

General Assembly – Office Space, Services, and Equipment 2

FOR the purpose of repealing the prohibition against a local government subsidizing a 3
member of the General Assembly in the maintenance of office space, services, or 4
equipment; and generally relating to office space, services, and equipment for 5
members of the General Assembly. 6

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – State Government 8
Section 2–102 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

2–102. 15

[(a)] The State shall provide the members of the General Assembly with reasonable 16
office space and services, equipment, and secretarial services, as provided in the State 17
budget. 18

[(b) (1) A municipal corporation, county, or other political subdivision or its 19
governing body may not subsidize a member of the General Assembly in the maintenance 20
of the space, services, or equipment. 21

2 SENATE BILL 86

(2) This subsection does not prohibit the establishment of an office by a 1
political subdivision to maintain liaison between the s ubdivision and the General 2
Assembly.] 3

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4
1, 2026. 5