Compare MD SB 50 (2026) and MD SB 588 (2025)

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MD SB 50 (2026)MD SB 588 (2025)
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. *sb0050* SENATE BILL 50 F1, D5 6lr1228 SB 588/25 – EEEEXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. *sb0588* SENATE BILL 588 F1, D5 5lr1426 SB 381/24 – EEE
Introduced and read first time: January 14, 2026 Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning 1 Education – Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams 2 and Sports – Designation 3 (Fairness in Girls’ Sports Act) 4 FOR the purpose of requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and 5 varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly 6 designated in a certain manner; prohibiting certain interscholastic and intramural 7 junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports from including certain students; 8 prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school…Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025 Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning 1 Education – Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams 2 and Sports – Designation 3 (Fairness in Girls’ Sports Act) 4 FOR the purpose of requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and 5 varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly 6 designated in a certain manner; prohibiting certain interscholastic and intramural 7 junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports from including certain students; 8 prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school…
to any person or circumstance is held invalid for 10 any reason in a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision shall be construed to give the 11 provision the maximum effect permitted by law unless the provision is held to be absolutely 12 invalid. 13 SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, if any provision of this Act or 14 the applicationto any person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason in a 9 court of competent jurisdiction, the provision shall be construed to give the provision the 10 maximum effect permitted by law unless the provision is held to be absolutely invalid. 11 SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, if any provision of this Act or 12 the application
to any person or circumstance is held invalid for 15 any reason in a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other 16 provisions or any other application of this Act that can be given effect without the invalid 17 provision or application, and for this purpose the provisions of this Act are declared 18 severable. 19 SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect Julyto any person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason in a 13 court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or any other 14 application of this Act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, 15 and for this purpose the provisions of this Act are declared severable. 16 SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July