STATE BILLMD HB 34ENGROSSED

Municipalities - Open Drainage Inlets - Inventory and Improvements (Mason's Law)

Requiring, by April 1, 2028, a municipality to inventory and prioritize all existing open drainage inlets in the municipality and construct or install certain improvements on a new or existing open drainage inlet within the municipality; requiring, in each of fiscal years 2029 through 2031, $250,000 of the money appropriated to the comprehensive flood management grant program within the Department of the Environment be used to provide matching funds to assist with certain costs; etc.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 20, 2026; 237 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

MD HB 34 · EngrossedMar 20

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Bill details

Last action: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment · Mar 23, 2026
Pending committee: Education, Energy, and the Environment

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 23, 2026Referred Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSenate

Mar 20, 2026Third Reading Passed (131-0)House

Mar 19, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsHouse

Mar 19, 2026Favorable with Amendments {213326/1 AdoptedHouse

Mar 19, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and TransportationHouse

Jan 19, 2026Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.House

Jan 14, 2026First Reading Environment and TransportationHouse

Oct 21, 2025Pre-filedHouse

Recorded vote

Third Reading PassedMar 20, 2026 · House · 131 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Municipalities
Construction
Equipment
Flood Control
Local Government Mandates
Municipal Corporations
Standards and Best Practices
Utilities
Water

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