# Maryland HB 0554: General Assembly - Legislative Committees - Renaming and Legislative Policy Committee Membership

Maryland HB 0554, General Assembly - Legislative Committees - Renaming and Legislative Policy Committee Membership, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 152) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0554-2026RS
- As of: 2026-10-11
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0554
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: General Assembly - Legislative Committees - Renaming and Legislative Policy Committee Membership
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-27
- Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 152
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government - General Assembly, Annotated Code of Maryland, Committee Changes, Committees and Commissions, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Elections, Energy Matters -see also- Fuel; NuclearMatt; PwrPlnts; etc., Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut, General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; LegislativePolCmte, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Legislative Policy Committee, Names, Notices, Reports, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (170 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Agencies send reports to new committees: mixed, low. The law changes the names and targets for some committee reports. Starting June 1, 2026, agencies and boards send required notices and reports to the House Health Committee instead of the House Health and Government Operations Committee. They also send them to the Senate Finance Committee instead o…
- Legislative Policy Committee membership updated: mixed, low. The law changes who sits on the Legislative Policy Committee. It adds the Chair of the Government, Labor, and Elections Committee. The Speaker now appoints three Delegates instead of four, and alternates drop from five to four when one person holds two listed roles. These updates take effect June 1…
- New chairs may request Archivist reviews: mixed, low. The law changes which committee chairs can ask the State Archivist to review state designations. The Senate chair on Education, Energy, and the Environment and the House Labor and Elections chair now have this role. This takes effect June 1, 2026.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 152
- 2026-04-10: Returned Passed (House)
- 2026-04-09: Third Reading Passed (34-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Third Reading Passed (136-0) (House)
- 2026-02-24: Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-02-24: Favorable Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-23: Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-01-28: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-27: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_152_hb0554t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0554t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-27: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0554f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_152_hb0554t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0554t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0554f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0554-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).