Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 16 D cosponsors

HB1458 — State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees - Establishment

Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Withdrawn

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Establishing the State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees; providing the purpose of the Program is to expand food access to certain households; requiring the Department of Human Services to administer the Program; establishing that certain individuals under the Program receive a certain supplemental benefit; and requiring the Department of Human Services to adopt certain regulations.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Committee Report (House of Origin) — Withdrawn

  2. Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  3. First Reading (House of Origin)

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (169)

169 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB1458 do?
Establishing the State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees; providing the purpose of the Program is to expand food access to certain households; requiring the Department of Human Services to administer the Program; establishing that certain individuals under the Program receive a certain supplemental benefit; and requiring the Department of Human Services to adopt certain regulations.
Who sponsors HB1458?
HB1458 is sponsored by Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Lewis, Delegate Emily Shetty (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat), Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (Democrat), Delegate Bonnie Cullison (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Palakovich Carr, Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democrat), Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff (Democrat), Delegate Stephanie Smith (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), Delegate Nicole A. Williams (Democrat), and Delegate Sarah Wolek (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB1458?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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