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Ways and Means advances a package of bills, many with amendments

Ways and Means Committee · March 19, 2026
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The House Ways and Means Committee on March 18 moved a long list of bills favorable (many with amendments), including measures on civic education, tax credits, property tax credits, and student civic-engagement absences. Several items drew substantive debate; a handful recorded named opposition.

The House Ways and Means Committee advanced a broad slate of bills during an extended voting session March 18, carrying many measures forward favorable with amendments before adjourning for crossover-week floor activity.

Bills the committee moved forward included House Bill 57 (a statewide Maryland Civic Excellence program and student "seal of excellence"), HB 89 (state inspector general for education pursuing a memorandum of understanding with the Baltimore County inspector general), HB 139 (a Veterans Day sales-tax…

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