HB0034 — Municipalities - Open Drainage Inlets - Inventory and Improvements (Mason's Law)
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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16 sponsors
1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (12 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
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Summary
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.
Bill Text
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Read HB0034 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Lewis · Cosponsor
- Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat · Primary
- Delegate Kris Fair · Cosponsor
- Delegate David Moon · Cosponsor
- Delegate Matthew J. Schindler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nick Allen · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Cosponsor
- Delegate Linda Foley · Cosponsor
- Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo · Cosponsor
- Delegate Michele Guyton · Cosponsor
- J. Long · Cosponsor
- Delegate Darrell Odom · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dana Stein · Cosponsor
- T. Morgan · Cosponsor
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat Republican
Co-sponsors (15)
- Delegate Lewis
- Delegate Kris Fair Democrat
- Delegate David Moon Democrat
- Delegate Matthew J. Schindler Democrat
- Delegate Nick Allen Democrat
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
- Delegate Linda Foley Democrat
- Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo Democrat
- Delegate Michele Guyton Democrat
- Long, J.
- Delegate Darrell Odom Democrat
- Delegate Dana Stein Democrat
- Morgan, T.
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler Democrat
Not signed on (172)
172 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 172 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 131 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0034 do?
- 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.
- Who sponsors HB0034?
- HB0034 is sponsored by Delegate Lewis, Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat (Republican), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate David Moon (Democrat), Delegate Matthew J. Schindler (Democrat), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Linda Foley (Democrat), Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo (Democrat), Delegate Michele Guyton (Democrat), Long, J., Delegate Darrell Odom (Democrat), Delegate Dana Stein (Democrat), Morgan, T., and Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0034?
- This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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