HB1219 — Climate Change, Homeowner's Insurance, and Emergency Management - Study
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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8 sponsors
1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring the University System of Maryland to conduct a study to evaluate the relationship between climate change, homeowner's insurance, and emergency and disaster preparedness; requiring the University, by July 1, 2027, to submit its report to the General Assembly addressing the current state of the National Flood Insurance Program and the private flood insurance market and recommendations on the how the State can incentivize residents to invest in home protection from extreme weather events; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB1219 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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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Holmes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lewis · Cosponsor
- Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo · Primary
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Cosponsor
- Delegate Linda Foley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dana Stein · Cosponsor
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on · 46 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo Democrat
Co-sponsors (7)
- Delegate Holmes
- Delegate Lewis
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
- Delegate Linda Foley Democrat
- Delegate Dana Stein Democrat
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler Democrat
Not signed on (180)
180 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 180 →"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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| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 1 | 28 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 97 | 33 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 69% | 23% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 13 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 28% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 100 | 34 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 24% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1219 do?
- Requiring the University System of Maryland to conduct a study to evaluate the relationship between climate change, homeowner's insurance, and emergency and disaster preparedness; requiring the University, by July 1, 2027, to submit its report to the General Assembly addressing the current state of the National Flood Insurance Program and the private flood insurance market and recommendations on the how the State can incentivize residents to invest in home protection from extreme weather events; etc.
- Who sponsors HB1219?
- HB1219 is sponsored by Delegate Holmes, Delegate Lewis, Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Linda Foley (Democrat), Delegate Dana Stein (Democrat), and Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1219?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2026. Enacted.
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