SB0290 — Baltimore City - Ordinance Enforcement - Fines and Penalties
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 Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 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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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Removing the maximum amount that Baltimore City is authorized to establish for civil and criminal fines and penalties for violating certain ordinances, rules, or regulations.
Bill Text
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Read SB0290 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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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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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Baltimore City Administration · Cosponsor
- Senator Cory V. McCray · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on · 21 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Cory V. McCray Democrat
Co-sponsors (1)
- Baltimore City Administration
Not signed on (186)
186 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 186 →"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 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 12 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 112 | 24 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 79% | 17% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (48)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0290 do?
- Removing the maximum amount that Baltimore City is authorized to establish for civil and criminal fines and penalties for violating certain ordinances, rules, or regulations.
- Who sponsors SB0290?
- SB0290 is sponsored by Baltimore City Administration and Senator Cory V. McCray (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0290?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2026. Enacted.
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