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Votes at a glance: House floor actions March 22, 2025 — budget, health, environment and dozens of measures
Summary
The House adopted the fiscal 2026 budget and BRFA and recorded final passage on a wide slate of bills across education, health, elections, procurement and more. Below are key roll calls and notable final‑passage outcomes from the March 22 floor session.
The Maryland House completed an extensive floor session on March 22, taking final passage votes on a large number of bills. The most consequential outcomes were adoption of the fiscal 2026 operating budget (House Bill 350) and the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act (House Bill 352). Many other Senate and House bills on third reading and final passage also moved forward.
Below is a compact summary of notable bills and the outcomes recorded on the floor. This list highlights final passage votes captured in the House transcript of March 22 and is not a comprehensive roll call of every measure considered that day.
Key final passage roll calls and outcomes (selected) - House Bill 350 (Fiscal Year 2026 operating budget) — passed (final tally recorded on floor: 101 yes). - House Bill 352 (Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025) — passed (final tally recorded on floor: 97 yes). - Senate Bill 505 (Renewable energy portfolio standard renaming and alterations) — passed (floor recorded 131 yes earlier in session). - House Bill 541 (Department of Commerce nonprofit navigator) — passed (floor recorded 100 yes). - House Bill 1550 (Certificate of Need, expedited process for intermediate care facilities) — passed (floor recorded 128 yes). - Senate Bill 399 (Natural resources, overhead transmission lines/wildlands; debate and amendment failed) — passed (109 yes). - Senate Bill 856 (Mold tenant protections) — passed (103 yes). - Senate Bill 349 (Cybersecurity council / other bills referenced as passed) — passed (recorded tallies vary by bill; see transcript for each roll call).
Other measures that received final passage on March 22 include a range of bills on elections, procurement, education and local government authorities; many were carried with large affirmative majorities and little floor debate. Examples recorded in the transcript include bills on: - Election law and absentee ballots (Senate bills on absentee and special elections), - Education measures (high school diploma by examination, enrollment procedures for dependents of service members), - Procurement and small business (employee stock ownership pilot preference), - Local charters and alcoholic beverage licensing changes for multiple counties.
How to read the roll calls: The transcript records many roll call results and occasional vote‑change slips recorded by individual delegates. Where the transcript provides a numeric tally, that number is reported above. If a numerical tally for a bill is not listed here it means the transcript's passage line referenced the bill without a numeric roll call in the captured excerpt; the enrolled bill and official House journal should be consulted for exact roll call lists.
What happens next: Bills that passed the House on final passage will be enrolled and transmitted to the governor for signature or veto as required. Adoption of conference reports will be followed by enrollment, and implementing agencies will begin regulatory or administrative steps for measures that require rulemaking or program action.
Sources: House floor transcript, March 22, 2025; official roll‑call announcements on the House floor.
