# Maryland SB 0940: Environment - Water Quality Testing - Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels Action Plan

Maryland SB 0940, Environment - Water Quality Testing - Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels Action Plan, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shaneka Henson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 286) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0940
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Environment - Water Quality Testing - Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels Action Plan
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 286
- Sponsor: Shaneka Henson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Environment, Real Property, Census, Chemical Tests, Community Facilities and Services, Complaints, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Environment, Department of the, Environmental Health, Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut, Equipment -see also- Charging; Med. Equip.; MV Equip; etc., Ethnic Affairs, Eviction, Grants, Health, Department of, Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest, Language -see also- Communications; Literacy, Mobile and Manufactured Homes, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt, Notices, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Plans and Proposals, Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index, Racial Matters -see also- Ethnic Affairs; Minorities, Reports, Residential Property -see also- Apartments; Condominiums, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Rural Areas, Standards and Best Practices, Sunset, Surveys and Polls, Water -see also- Coastal Bays; Riv,Str,Lks; Wastewater; etc., Water Pollution
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (161 yes, 16 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Plan to enforce water taste and odor rules: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Department must make a one‑year action plan to enforce rules on water taste, odor, and discoloration for community and nontransient, noncommunity water systems. The plan must list where these secondary contaminants show up and their levels, include a draft enforcement ap…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shaneka Henson (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 119 | 16 | 5 |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 42 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 286
- 2026-04-13: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (119-16) (House)
- 2026-04-11: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-11: Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2026-04-10: Rereferred to Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2026-04-10: Referred Rules and Executive Nominations (House)
- 2026-04-09: Third Reading Passed (42-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator King) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Favorable with Amendments {143228/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_286_sb0940t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-04-09: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0940t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0940f.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_286_sb0940t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0940t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0940f.pdf)

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- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0940-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).