# Maryland SB 0035: State Designations and Commemorative Days - State Shark, State Natural Sciences Museum, and Purple Lights Night

Maryland SB 0035, State Designations and Commemorative Days - State Shark, State Natural Sciences Museum, and Purple Lights Night, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Carl Jackson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 505) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0035
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: State Designations and Commemorative Days - State Shark, State Natural Sciences Museum, and Purple Lights Night
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-09-15
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 505
- Sponsor: Carl Jackson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Awareness and Outreach, Domestic Violence -see also- Child Abuse & Neglect, Fish and Fishing -see also- Aquaculture; FishNets&Dev, Governor, Historical Matters -see also- Archives; Monumts; Museum; etc, Holidays and Special Dates, Museums, State Symbols, Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (220 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carl Jackson (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 133 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 505
- 2026-04-13: Passed Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (133-0) (House)
- 2026-04-13: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-13: Favorable with Amendments {763121/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-11: Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-03-26: Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-20: Referred Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-03-19: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Favorable with Amendments {403925/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-09-15: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_505_sb0035e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2026-04-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0035e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-18: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0035t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0035f.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_505_sb0035e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0035e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0035t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0035f.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-SB0035-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).