# Maryland HB 0640: Mandated Reports, Boards, and Commissions - Revisions

Maryland HB 0640, Mandated Reports, Boards, and Commissions - Revisions, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0640-2026RS
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0640
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Mandated Reports, Boards, and Commissions - Revisions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-30
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Agriculture, Criminal Law - Procedures, Economic Development, Environment, Public Health, Social Services - Generally, Corrections, Primary and Secondary Education, Elections, Family Law, Health Care Facilities and Regulation, Housing and Community Development, Natural Resources - Generally, State Procurement, Transportation - Generally, Agriculture, Department of, Cannabis -see also- CannDist; CannProd; Smok&Vap, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Commerce, Department of, Committee Changes, Committees and Commissions, Community Development, Correctional Institutions -see also- Patuxent Institution, Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Death -see also- Homicide; Murder; Wrongful Death, Demographics -see also- Census; Data, Disparity, Education, Boards of, Education, State Department of, Energy Matters -see also- Fuel; NuclearMatt; PwrPlnts; etc., Energy Technology and Infrastructure, Environment, Department of the, Federal Aid -see also- CARES Act, Food -see also- Meat, Poultry, & Seafood; Milk; etc., Fuel -see also- Coal, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health Care Commission, Health, Department of, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Housing and Community Development, Department of, Housing -see also- Apartments; Condos; Mobile & Manuf Homes, Indigent Persons, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Low-Income, Medical Conditions -see also- AIDS; COVID-19; rabies, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Minorities, Natural Resources, Department of, Plans and Proposals, Procurement, Reimbursements, Renewable Energy Sources -see also- Geotherm; Solar; etc., Reports, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Sunset, Transportation -see also- Aircraft; Airports; Boats; etc, Trauma Informed Approach -see also- Mental&Behavioral Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (319 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 14

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tax credits for unpaid clinical preceptors: benefit, high. Licensed physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants can claim a state income tax credit for serving as unpaid clinical preceptors in shortage areas. Doctors and PAs must complete three rotations of at least 100 hours each; nurse practitioners must complete three rotations of at least…
- Pay and travel for homelessness council members: benefit, low. Members of the Interagency Council on Homelessness with lived experience, appointed under the listed sections, can receive travel reimbursement and reasonable pay. The Department must set a policy to determine reasonable compensation. The law does not list dollar amounts.
- Pre-K notice for families on aid: benefit, low. Local social services and health departments must tell parents who apply for economic services if a child will be age 3 or 4 by September 1 that the child may get public prekindergarten. The notice must include how to enroll and information about child care scholarships that can cover a full day. L…
- Parks work prioritized in environmental justice areas: benefit, low. The state must list all lands it manages and mark which are in environmental justice communities. It must set a maintenance priority system and map projects in those areas. This helps direct park repairs and improvements to communities that need them most.
- Annual reports on Grade 3 reading needs: benefit, low. Beginning September 1, 2027, each county must report every year how many students need help to reach Grade 3 reading. By November 1 each year, the state compiles and posts the results and sends them to the Governor, the State Board, and the General Assembly. This improves public tracking of early r…
- Youth camps must report epinephrine use: cost, low. Youth camp certificate holders must report each emergency use of epinephrine to the state. The Department adds these incidents to its existing annual report. This adds a small reporting duty and improves safety information for families.
- Cottage food inspections and reports ended: mixed, low. The state no longer has the specific authority in this section to inspect, sample, or investigate cottage food businesses, and it ends the annual cottage food report. This reduces compliance oversight for these small businesses. The law does not create new enforcement powers here.
- State now runs renewable fuel credits: mixed, low. Ethanol and biodiesel producers now apply to the Department, not a board, for certification and any credit payments. The law keeps the rule that no credits are paid for fuel produced after December 31, 2017. This is an administrative change only.
- Aerospace commission changes and plan updates: mixed, low. The Aerospace and Technology Commission drops some federal nonvoting members and adds more industry representatives. The Commission must keep a strategic plan, update it at least every 5 years, and report each year on progress. The annual October 1 report must include the year’s activities, the cur…
- Corrections customer council shrinks: mixed, low. The Correctional Services Customer Council is reduced from 11 to 10 members. The Department of Commerce no longer has a seat. This only changes which agencies are represented.
- Governor must budget funds for program: mixed, low. The Governor must include money in the State budget to run the program created in this part of the law. The law does not set the dollar amount. This ensures funding is proposed through the normal budget process.
- Longer terms for life sciences board: mixed, low. Appointed members of the Life Sciences Advisory Board now serve 3-year staggered terms starting July 1, 2026. Key executive designees are not subject to the 3-year rule. This aligns membership terms with longer planning cycles.
- Old advisory boards and reports repealed: mixed, low. The state ends several outdated bodies and a report: the Partnership for Workforce Quality Advisory Board, the Two‑Generation Family Economic Security Commission, the Commission on Trauma‑Informed Care, and the Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board. It also removes the required hepatitis B an…
- Later deadline for tax credit reports: mixed, low. The Department must report tax credit certificates issued in the prior taxable year by March 1 each year, instead of January 31. It also reports credit use to the General Assembly by that date. This changes oversight timing only.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171
- 2026-04-13: Passed Enrolled (House)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (136-0) (House)
- 2026-04-13: House Concurs Senate Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Favorable with Amendments {443524/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Third Reading Passed (136-0) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-10: Favorable with Amendments {623820/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-09: Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-02-06: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-30: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_171_hb0640e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2026-04-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0640e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0640t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-30: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0640f.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_171_hb0640e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0640e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0640t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0640f.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)
- [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills)
- [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0640-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).