APP Committee Session, 3/19/2026 #1

House Appropriations Committee · March 20, 2026

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Opening; procedural rules

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Committee chair opened the hearing, announced a strict one-minute limit per witness and previewed the day's agenda, including that HB 14-55 would be first. Chair warned staff to cut off testimony at one minute to keep the docket moving.

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House Appropriations Committee hearing covering multiple bills including HB 14-55 (divest Maryland pension funds from Israeli sovereign debt), HB 14-58 (state SNAP for certain immigrants), and several local and statewide bills on school transparency, college governance, and retiree benefits. Dozens of in-person and virtual witnesses testified for and against the measures.

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