Docket Room.
HB 640·MD·house

Mandated Reports, Boards, and Commissions - Revisions

Signed into LawFiled Jan 30, 2026
Sponsor: Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
Latest Action

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171

Apr 28, 2026

Legislative status

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee
  3. Reported by Committee
  4. Floor Vote Scheduled
  5. Passed One Chamber
  6. Passed Both Chambers
  7. Sent to Executive
  8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill revises a wide range of mandated reporting requirements, repeals several state boards, commissions, and working groups deemed unnecessary or obsolete, and amends the composition and terms of remaining advisory bodies. It also sets new filing deadlines for ethanol and biodiesel credit claims, requires annual literacy‑support reports from county boards, and updates data‑publication rules for health‑care disparities. These changes aim to reduce administrative duplication, improve efficiency, and increase transparency across multiple state programs.

AI-generated summary — may be incomplete or inaccurate. Verify against the official bill text.

Ask about HB 640

3 free questions a day, no account

Hearings

History

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171
  2. Third Reading Passed
  3. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  4. Passed Enrolled
  5. House Concurs Senate Amendments
  6. Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
  7. Favorable with Amendments {
  8. Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
  9. Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
  10. Third Reading Passed
  11. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  12. Favorable with Amendments {

The 12 most recent of 15 recorded actions.

Sponsors

  • Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee · sponsor

Bill text

Read the official text ↗

Opens the legislature’s own copy.

Similar bills in other states

Loading the map of where bills like this one were filed.

Share

Writing about this bill? Add a live status widget to your site or newsletter. It updates as the bill moves.

Track this bill

Get an email when HB 640 moves: committee action, floor votes, amendments and hearings. Free, no card.

Track HB 640 free

Or ask your AI assistant about HB 640 directly:

Add to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor
Docket Room · Nonpartisan legislative tracking
Docket Room IntelligencePro

Ask about your legislation

I can analyze your tracked bills, upcoming hearings, and recent changes.

AI-generated · Nonpartisan · Not legal advice