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Maryland Sen. Gail H. Bates (R)

9th district

February 10, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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February 20, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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February 27, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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March 6, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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February 16, 2026 at 3:00pm EST

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Capital Budget

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February 23, 2026 at 3:00pm EST

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March 2, 2026 at 3:00pm EST

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March 9, 2026 at 3:00pm EDT

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March 16, 2026 at 3:00pm EDT

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February 11, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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Education and Economic Development

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February 11, 2026 at 2:00pm EST

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February 12, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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February 18, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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February 19, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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February 25, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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February 26, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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March 4, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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March 9, 2026 at 1:00pm EDT

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February 11, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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Public Safety and Administration

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February 11, 2026 at 2:00pm EST

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February 12, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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February 18, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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February 19, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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February 25, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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March 4, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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February 16, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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Transportation and the Environment

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February 23, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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Transportation and the Environment

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February 26, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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Transportation and the Environment

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March 2, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

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March 9, 2026 at 1:00pm EDT

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Email Address: gail.bates@senate.state.md.us

Phone: (410) 841-3671

Fax: (410) 841-3395

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MD - Appropriations (House)

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MD - Capital Budget (House)

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MD - Education and Economic Development (House)

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MD - Health and Human Resources (House)

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MD - Pensions (House)

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MD - Public Safety and Administration (House)

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MD - Children, Youth, and Families

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MD - Pensions

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MD - SB879 Open Meetings Act - Requirements for Providing Agendas

MD - SB726 Employees' Pension System - Town of Sykesville - Service Credit

MD - SB665 Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - University and College Textbooks

MD - SB324 Minority Business Enterprise Participation - Liquidated Damages - Architectural or Engineering Services

MD - SB5 Election Law - Canvass of Votes - Public Observation

MD - SB363 Great Preschools Tax Credit Program

MD - SB666 Recreational Fishing Licenses - Duration and Expiration Date

MD - SB880 Income Tax - Expensing of Business Property and Bonus Depreciation

MD - SB823 Election Laws - Loans to a Campaign Finance Entity

MD - SB323 Mechanics' Liens - Design Services

MD - SB193 Election Law - Local Petitions - Advance Determination of Sufficiency of Local Law or Charter Amendment Summary

MD - SB282 Income Tax Credit - Pass-Through Entities

MD - SB15 Task Force to Study the Implementation of a Dyslexia Education Program

MD - SB28 Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Use of Funds

MD - SB80 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day

MD - SB88 Natural Resources - Game Birds - Baiting

MD - SB96 Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Parking

MD - SB97 Election Law - Counting of Properly Cast Ballots

MD - SB98 Vehicle Laws - Operation of Vehicle When Approaching a Service Vehicle

MD - SB100 Public Safety - Permit to Carry, Wear, or Transport a Handgun - Qualifications

MD - SB122 Public Health - Regulation of Milk Products - Revisions

MD - SB137 Crimes - Solicitation to Commit Crimes - Statute of Limitations

MD - SB162 Task Force to Study Regulation of Teletherapy

MD - SB189 State Correctional Facilities - Correctional Officers - Polygraph Examination

MD - SB194 Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income (Fairness in Taxation for Retirees Act)

MD - SB196 Economic Development - Rural Economic Development Program and One Maryland Tax Credit

MD - SB200 Environment - Personal Care Products Containing Synthetic Plastic Microbeads - Prohibition on Manufacturing or Sale

MD - SB251 Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board - School Counselors - Certification Renewal Requirement (Lauryn's Law)

MD - SB266 Education - Privacy of Education Records and Personal Information of Students

MD - SB267 Income Tax Credit - Cat and Dog Adoption

MD - SB268 Correctional Services - Baltimore City Detention Center - Transfer of Ownership

MD - SB269 Domestic Violence - Additional Relief

MD - SB275 Transportation - Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge - Discounted Variable Toll Rate for Commuters

MD - SB277 Family Law - Protective Orders - Additional Relief

MD - SB305 Crimes - Theft of Scrap Metal

MD - SB310 Education - Maryland Seal of Biliteracy Act - Establishment

MD - SB326 Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Term

MD - SB328 Private Detective Agencies - License Terms

MD - SB335 Community Colleges - Victims of Human Trafficking - Exemption From Out-of-County and Out-of-Region Fees

MD - SB346 Pharmacists - Scope of Practice - Administration of Drugs

MD - SB347 Health Occupations - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements and Therapy Management Contracts

MD - SB350 Procurement - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprises - Participation Goal

MD - SB376 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Qualified Maryland Toll Expenses

MD - SB377 Maryland Transportation Authority - Membership

MD - SB390 Education - Due Process Hearings for Children With Disabilities - Burden of Proof

MD - SB392 Criminal Law - Assault - First Responders

MD - SB400 State Government - Commemorative Months - Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month

MD - SB401 Underground Utility Damage Prevention - Connecting Buildings to Water Supply Systems and Sewerage Systems - Detectable Wires

MD - SB415 State Donor Registry - Information and Methods of Registration - Clerks of Circuit Courts, Registers of Wills, and Motor Vehicle Administration (Enhancing Organ Donation Rates Act)

MD - SB448 Congressional Districts - Standards and Process

MD - SB454 Handgun Permits - Reciprocity

MD - SB455 Education - Beginning of School Year - After Labor Day

MD - SB487 Child Care - Providers and Maryland Child Care Subsidy Program

MD - SB496 Maryland College Education Export Act of 2015

MD - SB497 Commission to Review Maryland's Use of Assessments and Testing in Public Schools

MD - SB509 Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority - Purpose, Appointments, and Compensation

MD - SB511 Women's Late-Term Pregnancy Health Act

MD - SB551 Land Use - Plans - Development and Adoption

MD - SB588 Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Repeal

MD - SB589 Motorist Tax Relief - Motor Fuel Tax - Consumer Price Index and Sales and Use Tax Equivalent Rate Adjustments - Repeal

MD - SB590 Small Business Personal Property Tax Relief Act of 2015

MD - SB591 Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Phased Restoration

MD - SB592 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income - Individuals at Least 65 Years Old

MD - SB593 Election Law - Fair Campaign Financing Fund - Income Tax Checkoff

MD - SB594 Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel (Hometown Heroes Act)

MD - SB595 Public Charter School Improvement Act of 2015

MD - SB600 Chesapeake Bay Trust and Chesapeake Conservation Corps - Funding

MD - SB601 African American Heritage Preservation Program - Reestablishment and Revisions

MD - SB602 Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council

MD - SB603 Correctional Services - Aging Prisoners - Conditional Parole

MD - SB607 Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders

MD - SB610 Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons - Continuing Education - Requirements

MD - SB613 Self-Service Storage Facilities - Enforcement of Lien - Procedures

MD - SB624 Task Force to Study the Expansion of Career and Technical Education in Maryland

MD - SB640 State Retirement and Pension System - Actuarial Stress Tests

MD - SB716 Motor Vehicles - Checkpoints - Prohibition on Targeting Motorcycles

MD - SB719 Carroll County - Alcoholic Beverages - Hours of Sale on Sundays for Holders of Class A Licenses

MD - SB720 Maryland Income Tax Refunds - Carroll County - Warrant Intercept Program

MD - SB721 Carroll County - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights

MD - SB736 Public Safety - Handgun Identification Requirements - Repeal

MD - SB806 State Board of Education - High School Assessment - Government

MD - SB808 Natural Resources - Aquaculture - Liability for Trespass

MD - SB843 University System of Maryland - Members of the Armed Forces - Financial Aid

MD - SB863 Watershed Protection and Restoration Programs - Revisions

MD - SB889 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Thurgood Marshall Day

MD - SB899 Offshore Wind - Application for Proposed Project - Evaluation and Approval

MD - SB900 Public Health - Abortions - Physician Requirements

MD - SJ1 Susquehanna River Basin - Sediment and Nutrient Pollution (National Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act of 2015)

MD - SJ3 Honoring the Surviving Human Trafficking Victims of Asia and the Pacific Islands During World War II

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