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Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 618: Public Ethics - Members of the General Assembly - State and Local Government Employment Exemption

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 618 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on February 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Ethics - Members of the General Assembly - State and Local Government Employment Exemption. Primary sponsor: Ron Watson (Democratic), Johnny Salling (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): Third Reading Passed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ron WatsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Johnny SallingPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Third Reading Passed
  2. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  3. Favorable with Amendments {
  4. Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
  5. Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
  6. Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
  7. Third Reading Passed
  8. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  9. Floor Amendment {
  10. Floor Amendment {
  11. Favorable with Amendments {
  12. Motion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source