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Maryland House Bill 216
Session 2026
Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation
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Passed Senate on Apr 8, 2026
First Action
Sep 23, 2025
Latest Action
Apr 9, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
216
State
Maryland
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Aaron M. Kaufman
Primary
Republican
Chris Tomlinson
Primary
Democrat
David Moon
Primary
Democrat
Frank M. Conaway, Jr.
Primary
Democrat
Gabriel Moreno
Primary
Democrat
Gary Simmons
Primary
Democrat
Jamila J. Woods
Primary
Democrat
Jessica Feldmark
Primary
Democrat
Jon S. Cardin
Primary
Democrat
Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk
Primary
Democrat
Karen Simpson
Primary
Democrat
Kris Fair
Primary
Democrat
Kym Taylor
Primary
Republican
Lauren Arikan
Primary
Democrat
N. Scott Phillips
Primary
Democrat
Sean Stinnett
Primary
Republican
Susan K. McComas
Primary
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on March 8, 2026
Motion Text
On Third Reading
House Roll Call Votes
Democrat
Aaron M. Kaufman
Yes
Democrat
Adrian Boafo
Yes
Democrat
Adrienne A. Jones
Absent
Democrat
Aletheia McCaskill
Yes
Democrat
Andre V. Johnson, Jr.
Yes
Democrat
Andrea Fletcher Harrison
Yes
Democrat
Andrew C. Pruski
Yes
Democrat
Anne Healey
Yes
Democrat
Anne R. Kaiser
Yes
Republican
April Rose
Yes
Republican
Barrie S. Ciliberti
Yes
Republican
Barry Beauchamp
Yes
Democrat
Ben Barnes
Yes
Democrat
Bernice Mireku-North
Yes
Democrat
Bonnie Cullison
Yes
Republican
Brian Chisholm
Yes
Democrat
Brian M. Crosby
Absent
Democrat
C. T. Wilson
Didn't Vote
Democrat
Catherine M. Forbes
Yes
Democrat
Chao Wu
Yes
Democrat
Charlotte Crutchfield
Yes
Democrat
Cheryl E. Pasteur
Absent
Republican
Chris Tomlinson
Yes
Republican
Christopher Eric Bouchat
Didn't Vote
Republican
Christopher T. Adams
Yes
Democrat
Dana Jones
Yes
Democrat
Dana Stein
Yes
Democrat
Darrell Odom
Yes
Democrat
David Fraser-Hidalgo
Yes
Democrat
David Moon
Yes
Democrat
Debra Davis
Yes
Democrat
Deni Taveras
Yes
Democrat
Denise Roberts
Yes
Democrat
Derrick Coley
Yes
Democrat
Diana M. Fennell
Yes
Democrat
Dylan Behler
Yes
Democrat
Edith J. Patterson
Yes
Democrat
Elizabeth Embry
Yes
Democrat
Emily Shetty
Yes
Democrat
Eric Ebersole
Yes
Democrat
Frank M. Conaway, Jr.
Yes
Democrat
Gabriel Acevero
Yes
Democrat
Gabriel Moreno
Yes
Democrat
Gary Simmons
Yes
Democrat
Greg Wims
Yes
Unknown
Guzzone
Yes
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Yes
Democrat
Heather Bagnall
Yes
Democrat
J. Sandy Bartlett
Yes
Democrat
Jackie Addison
Yes
Democrat
Jamila J. Woods
Yes
Democrat
Jared Solomon
Yes
Republican
Jason C. Buckel
Yes
Republican
Jay A. Jacobs
Yes
Republican
Jefferson L. Ghrist
Yes
Democrat
Jeffrie E. Long, Jr.
Yes
Democrat
Jen Terrasa
Yes
Democrat
Jennifer White
Yes
Republican
Jesse T. Pippy
Yes
Democrat
Jessica Feldmark
Yes
Democrat
Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Yes
Republican
Jim Hinebaugh, Jr.
Yes
Democrat
Joe Vogel
Yes
Democrat
Jon S. Cardin
Yes
Republican
Joshua J. Stonko
Yes
Democrat
Julian Ivey
Yes
Democrat
Julie Palakovich Carr
Yes
Democrat
Karen Simpson
Yes
Democrat
Karen Toles
Yes
Republican
Kathy Szeliga
Yes
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Yes
Democrat
Kent Roberson
Yes
Republican
Kevin Anderson
Yes
Republican
Kevin B. Hornberger
Yes
Democrat
Kim Ross
Yes
Democrat
Kris Fair
Yes
Democrat
Kriselda Valderrama
Yes
Democrat
Kym Taylor
Yes
Republican
LaToya Nkongolo
Yes
Republican
Lauren Arikan
Yes
Democrat
Lesley J. Lopez
Yes
Democrat
Lily Qi
Yes
Democrat
Linda Foley
Yes
Democrat
Lorig Charkoudian
Yes
Democrat
Luke Clippinger
Yes
Democrat
Malcolm Ruff
Yes
Democrat
Marc Korman
Yes
Democrat
Mark Edelson
Didn't Vote
Republican
Mark N. Fisher
Yes
Democrat
Mark S. Chang
Yes
Democrat
Marlon Amprey
Yes
Unknown
Martinez
Yes
Democrat
Marvin E. Holmes, Jr.
Yes
Democrat
Mary A. Lehman
Yes
Republican
Matthew Morgan
Yes
Democrat
Matthew Schindler
Yes
Democrat
Melissa Wells
Yes
Democrat
Michele Guyton
Yes
Republican
Mike Griffith
Yes
Democrat
Mike Rogers
Yes
Unknown
Miller
Yes
Democrat
N. Scott Phillips
Yes
Democrat
Natalie Ziegler
Yes
Republican
Nicholaus R. Kipke
Yes
Democrat
Nick Allen
Yes
Democrat
Nicole A. Williams
Yes
Republican
Nino Mangione
Yes
Democrat
Pam Queen
Yes
Democrat
Regina T. Boyce
Yes
Republican
Ric Metzgar
Absent
Democrat
Robbyn Lewis
Yes
Republican
Robert B. Long
Yes
Republican
Robin L. Grammer, Jr.
Yes
Republican
Ryan Nawrocki
Yes
Democrat
Ryan Spiegel
Yes
Democrat
Samuel I. Rosenberg
Yes
Democrat
Sarah Wolek
Absent
Democrat
Sean Stinnett
Yes
Republican
Seth A. Howard
Yes
Democrat
Sheila Ruth
Yes
Democrat
Sheree Sample-Hughes
Yes
Unknown
Smith
Yes
Unknown
Speaker
Yes
Democrat
Steve Johnson
Didn't Vote
Republican
Steven J. Arentz
Yes
Republican
Stuart Michael Schmidt, Jr.
Yes
Republican
Susan K. McComas
Yes
Republican
Teresa E. Reilly
Yes
Democrat
Teresa Woorman
Yes
Democrat
Terri L. Hill
Yes
Republican
Terry L. Baker
Yes
Democrat
Tiffany T. Alston
Yes
Republican
Todd B. Morgan
Yes
Republican
Tom Hutchinson
Yes
Democrat
Vaughn Stewart
Yes
Democrat
Veronica Turner
Yes
Unknown
Watson
Yes
Republican
Wayne A. Hartman
Yes
Republican
William J. Wivell
Yes
Republican
William Valentine
Yes
Unknown
Young
Didn't Vote
Summary
Unavailable
Text (2)
First - Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0216f.pdf
Third - Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0216t.pdf
Documents (1)
Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/fnotes/bil_0006/hb0216.pdf
Actions (13)
04/09/2026
House
Returned Passed
04/08/2026
Senate
Third Reading Passed
04/07/2026
Senate
Second Reading Passed
04/07/2026
Senate
Favorable Adopted
04/06/2026
Senate
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
03/23/2026
Senate
Referred Judicial Proceedings
03/20/2026
House
Third Reading Passed
03/19/2026
House
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/19/2026
House
Favorable with Amendments {
03/19/2026
House
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
01/16/2026
House
Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m.
01/14/2026
House
First Reading Judiciary
09/23/2025
House
Pre-filed
Sources
MD Legislature
Open States
https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB216/
Record Created
Jan 18, 2026 7:55:04 PM
Record Updated
May 5, 2026 11:34:47 PM
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