Maryland · Current officeholder
Harry Bhandari
Democratic Maryland House, District 8
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Sponsored legislation
149 bills in the current data (149 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 894 | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 388 | Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 898 | Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 850 | Home Builders - Open House - Sales Representative Disclosure Requirements | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 564 | Pet Cremation and Burial Services - Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1120 | Professional Licensing Portability - Members of the Foreign Service and Spouses | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 895 | Food Retailers and Third-Party Delivery Service Providers - Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 769 | State Board of Social Work Examiners - Provisional License to Practice Social Work - Established | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 698 | State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors – Board Operations and Regulation of Crematories and Reduction Facilities | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 624 | Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 1563 | Emergency Room Services and Post-Acute Care - Coverage and Facility Studies | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 637 | Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| HB 993 | Real Property - Short-Term Rentals | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 694 | Income Tax - Addition Modification for Federal Tax-Exempt Income - Study | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 1479 | Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase (Maryland Raise the Wage Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 2, 2026 |
| HB 1059 | State Department of Education - Asian American History - Accurate Instruction | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2026 |
| HB 952 | Consumer Protection - Companion Chatbots - Regulation | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HB 1351 | Home Improvement Contractors - Disaster Mitigation Services and Fraudulent Insurance Acts - Regulation and Prohibition | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HB 628 | Human Services - Foster Care Transition Grant Program - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 435 | Places of Public Accommodation - Open Movie Captioning | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 1541 | Workgroup to Study Extreme Risk Protective Orders (Sagar Ghimire Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2026 |
| HB 1492 | Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| HJ 7 | Anti-Nuclear Proliferation Resolution (Back from the Brink Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1269 | Common Ownership Communities - Reserve Accounts and Reserve Studies - Alterations | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 981 | Investor-Owned Public Service Companies - Base Rate Proceeding - Equity Market Return | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| HB 1543 | Labor and Employment - Temporary Workers | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2026 |
| HB 1615 | Cooperative Housing Corporations and Condominiums - Emergency Use of Reserve Funds | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| HB 1333 | Public Safety - Maryland Law Enforcement Public Service Medal | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| HB 825 | Brain Health - Guidelines, Grant Fund, and Commemorative Month (Tahjai's Law) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 770 | Korean American Day | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 1528 | Education - Homeschool Students - Extracurricular Activities | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 1409 | Gaming - Problem Gambling - Prevalence Study and Fund Revenue | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 1327 | Key Bridge Heroes Commemoration Day and Memorial Tribute Ceremony | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 897 | Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 935 | Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 488 | Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 738 | Department of Information Technology - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Oversight | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 25, 2025 |
| HB 996 | Public Health - Phenibut Consumer Protection Act (JT Alvey Phenibut Consumer Protection Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 995 | Workgroup to Study the Rise in Adverse Decisions in the State Health Care System - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 991 | State Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Extension and Reports | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 974 | Health Insurance - Preventive Services - High Deductible Health Plans and Enforcement Authority | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 970 | Health Insurance - Insulin - Prohibition on Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 936 | Health Insurance - Cancellation and Nonrenewal of Coverage - Required Notice | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 933 | Nursing Homes - Cost Reports | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 871 | Health Services Cost Review Commission - Community Benefits - Community Health Worker Workforce Program | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 859 | Access to Health Insurance for Child Care Professionals - Outreach | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 850 | Workgroup on the Creation of a Data Dashboard for Public Work Contracts and Apprentices - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 848 | Health Insurance - Adverse Decisions - Notices, Reporting, and Examinations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 838 | Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Revisions | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 820 | Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Use of Artificial Intelligence | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 819 | Procurement - Employee Stock Ownership Plan Preference - Pilot | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 813 | Maryland Insurance Administration and Maryland Department of Health - Workgroup to Study Pharmacy Benefits Managers | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 798 | Opioid Restitution Fund - Interactive Dashboard | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 776 | Maryland Medical Practice Act and Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 765 | Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 757 | Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 745 | State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Behavior Analysts - Licensure Applications | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 729 | Public Health - Use of Opioid Restitution Fund and Training Under the Overdose Response Program | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 728 | Opioid Restitution Fund - Authorized Uses | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 718 | Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission - Established | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 666 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Calcium Score Testing | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 553 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Health Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 500 | Procurement Reform Act of 2025 | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 459 | Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James "Jimmy" Malone Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 424 | Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 406 | State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Appointment of Hearing Aid Dispenser Members | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 367 | Health Occupations Boards - English Proficiency Requirements and Licensure by Endorsement for Nursing | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 334 | Workgroup on Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 331 | Public Information Act - Public Access Ombudsman - Delegation of Powers | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 297 | Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Sunset Repeal | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 268 | Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Collection of Debts - Policies | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1478 | Public Health - Report on Establishing a Directory of Home Health Care Providers | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1474 | State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Temporary Telehealth Licenses - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1380 | Health Care Facilities - Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - Perinatal Care Standards | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1351 | Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Credentialing for Behavioral Health Care Professionals | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1315 | Vaccinations by Pharmacists and Health Insurance Coverage for Immunizations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1310 | Prescription Drug Repository Program - Revisions | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1292 | Health Insurance - Provider Directory - Required Updates | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1244 | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1243 | Health Insurance - Coverage for Specialty Drugs | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1146 | Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System – Integration of 9–8–8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Network and Outcome Evaluations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1143 | Maryland Collaborative to Improve Children's Oral Health Through School-Based Programs - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1142 | Public Health - Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1100 | Public Health - Health Equity Dashboard | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 11 | Health Insurance - Access to Nonparticipating Providers - Referrals, Additional Assistance, and Coverage | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1087 | Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols - Drugs to Treat Associated Conditions of Advanced Metastatic Cancer | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1086 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Anesthesia - Prohibiting Time Limitations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1083 | Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Plan to Implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Requirements | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1004 | Public Health - Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias - Information on Prevalence and Treatment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 56 | Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | May 16, 2025 |
| HB 384 | Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | May 16, 2025 |
| HB 333 | Healthcare Ecosystem Stakeholder Cybersecurity Workgroup | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | May 16, 2025 |
| HB 962 | Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients and Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Overstays | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 930 | Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 869 | Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 783 | Health Occupations - Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 506 | Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 428 | Medical Debt - Complaints for Money Judgment and Real Property Liens | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 1473 | State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 1082 | Health Insurance - Individual Market Stabilization - Establishment of the State-Based Health Insurance Subsidies Program | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 1045 | Health Insurance, Family Planning Services, and Confidentiality of Medical Records - Consumer Protections - Updates | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 939 | Maryland Commission for Women - Maryland Collaborative to Advance Implementation of Coverage of Over-the-Counter Birth Control | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 938 | Continuing Care Providers - Governing Bodies - Membership | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 699 | General Provisions - Veterans Benefits - Honorable Discharge | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 672 | School Health and Wellness Personnel Assessment and Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 541 | Department of Commerce - Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Established | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 535 | Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 509 | Maryland Inventory of Cemeteries and Burial Sites Workgroup - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 466 | Health Equality for Service Members Act | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 455 | Braille Flag Memorial Act of 2025 | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 448 | Modernization of Military Laws Act | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 265 | Dental Services - Qualification for Maryland Dent-Care Program | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1481 | Disability Services - Adapted Vehicle Access Pilot Program - Established | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1069 | Life and Health Insurance Policies and Annuity and Health Maintenance Organization Contracts - Discretionary Clauses - Prohibition | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1007 | Disability and Life Insurance - Medical Information (Genetic Testing Protection Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 698 | Local Government - Development Impact Fees, Surcharges, and Excise Taxes - Reporting | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 32 | Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board - Established | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 300 | State Government - Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Indirect Costs | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 573 | State Board of Dental Examiners - Expanded Function Dental Assistants - Education and Reinstatement | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 514 | Health Occupations - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Revisions | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 502 | Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 345 | Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 1027 | Workgroup to Study Implementation of an Expanded 3-1-1 Nonemergency System | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 957 | State Procurement - Worker Residency Requirements | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 7, 2025 |
| HB 1468 | Cyber Maryland Program – Revisions | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 7, 2025 |
| HB 1246 | Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost-Sharing Contribution - Requirements | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 7, 2025 |
| HB 1199 | Physicians - Licensing - Internationally Trained Physicians | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 5, 2025 |
| HB 905 | Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2025) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 429 | Health Facilities - Augmentation of Survey Staff - Nursing Homes | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 1544 | Public Safety - Maryland Law Enforcement Public Service Medal and Key Bridge Collapse Victims Memorial Tribute | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2025 |
| HB 662 | Procurement - Indefinite Quantity Contracts - Authorization | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2025 |
| HB 304 | State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2025 |
| HB 1555 | Funeral Establishments, Crematories, and Reduction Facilities - Oversight (Ensuring Dignity and Accountability in Crematory and Funeral Home Operations Act) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2025 |
| HB 1499 | State Procurement - Construction and Services - Contract Modification | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2025 |
| HB 1314 | Health Care - Prior Authorizations - Prohibiting Fees | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2025 |
| HB 1208 | Public Health - Prohibited Ingredients in Food | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2025 |
| HB 321 | Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 1363 | Places of Public Accommodation - Captioning for Motion Picture Houses - Alterations | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 1053 | Developmental Disabilities Administration - Self-Directed Services | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 830 | Health Insurance - Genetic Testing and Cancer Imaging - Required Coverage | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 17, 2025 |
| HB 386 | Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 17, 2025 |
| HB 1001 | State Designations - State Cocktail - Original Maryland Orange Crush | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 17, 2025 |
| HB 1341 | Health Insurance - Appeals and Adverse Decisions - Call Centers, Notification Requirements, and Required Survey | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 763 | Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Human and Sex Trafficking | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 468 | Petitions for Emergency Evaluation (Arnaud and Magruder Memorial Act) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1129 | Constitutional Officers - Gender-Neutral Language | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 8, 2025 |
| HJ 5 | Elementary and Secondary Education - Curriculum - Importance of Diversity | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 1361 | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Standardized Report Writing System (Maryland Statewide Law Enforcement Report Writing Standardization Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 700 | Gaming - Problem Gambling - Prevalence Study and Fund Revenue | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |