Maryland

Maryland: bills from both sides, with enacted laws, hearings, court cases and the legislators who sponsor the bills.

Bills

157 bills: 40 Anti-LGBTQ+, 117 Pro-LGBTQ+. 23 are enacted (0 Anti-LGBTQ+, 23 Pro-LGBTQ+). “Enacted” is the status this tracker records for the bill.

Bills by status
StatusBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Failed1243688
Enacted23023
Pending844
Vetoed202

Most recent bills

All 157 bills

Titles, summaries and tags are on each bill's page. The Bills list shows them for the bills of Maryland: all, Anti-LGBTQ+ or Pro-LGBTQ+.

Bills by year

Introduced each year

Bills introduced each year in Maryland, by sideColumns for each year from 2004 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.01020302004: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+, 6 Pro-LGBTQ+2005: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2010: 7 Anti-LGBTQ+, 11 Pro-LGBTQ+2011: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 6 Pro-LGBTQ+2012: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2013: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2014: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2015: 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2016: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2018: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2020: 8 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 8 Pro-LGBTQ+2022: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 8 Pro-LGBTQ+2023: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 14 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 10 Anti-LGBTQ+, 16 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 9 Anti-LGBTQ+, 16 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 5 Anti-LGBTQ+, 10 Pro-LGBTQ+200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026Bills introduced each year in Maryland, by sideColumns for each year from 2004 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0102030200620102014201820222026

Enacted, by the year introduced

Enacted bills in Maryland by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2004 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.024682011: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2014: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2015: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2018: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2020: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2023: 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026Enacted bills in Maryland by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2004 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.02468200620102014201820222026
  • Anti-LGBTQ+
  • Pro-LGBTQ+

A bill is counted in the year of its session, and an enacted bill in the year it was introduced. A year with no bill in the data has no column.

Show the numbers
Bills introduced and enacted each year
YearIntroducedIntroduced, Anti-LGBTQ+Introduced, Pro-LGBTQ+EnactedEnacted, Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted, Pro-LGBTQ+
202615510101
202525916303
2024261016707
202315114404
2022918000
2021808202
2020808101
2019101000
2018101101
2016101000
2015404202
2014202101
2013101000
2012312000
2011826101
201018711000
2005202000
20041046000

Topics and tags

A bill can have more than one topic or tag, so the rows add up to more than the number of bills.

Topics

Bills by topic
TopicBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Identity documents10010
Bathrooms & facilities303
Sports participation880
Youth gender-affirming care734
Adult gender-affirming care202
Insurance coverage303
Prisons, jails & detention707
Schools & curriculum22121
DEI & bias training303
Book bans & censorship11110
Pronouns, names & outing303
Marriage, family & custody231112
Nondiscrimination protections58058
Hate crimes13013
Religious exemptions330
Conversion therapy303
Repealing or reversing LGBTQ-related law404
Symbolic resolutions & recognition101
Government process, funding & data16016

Tags

The most-used tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Healthcare Nondiscrimination17017
Commissions, Task Forces, and Studies14014
Employment Nondiscrimination13013
Education Nondiscrimination12012
Housing Nondiscrimination12012
Birth Certificate Or Identification10010
Hate Crime Classification909
Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination909
Marriage Equality826
Sports Ban: SWSA880
Censorship: Online Obscenity770
Prisoner Nondiscrimination707
Show the other 40 tags
The other tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Same-Sex Marriage Ban: Foreign Marriages770
Broad Nondiscrimination606
Sports Ban: Secondary660
LGBTQ+ Education505
Same-Sex Marriage Ban: Constitutional Amendment550
Anti-Bullying404
Censorship: Book Ban440
Domestic Partner Nondiscrimination404
End Trans Panic Defense404
Censorship: Age Verification330
Conversion Therapy Ban303
Credit Nondiscrimination303
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors330
Implicit Bias Training303
Inclusive Bathrooms303
Inclusive Language303
Insurance Nondiscrimination303
Same-Sex Marriage Ban330
Abuse Survivors Protections202
Child Custody Protections202
Civil Unions Ban220
Forced Outing: Schools220
Gender Affirming Care202
LGBTQ+ Elder Rights202
Privacy: Data Protection202
Religious Exemptions: RFRA220
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws202
Sports Ban: K12220
Anti-Harassment101
Civil Unions101
Foster Children Protections101
Gender Affirming Care Ban: VCPA110
Opt-Out LGBTQ Education110
Patient And Provider Protections101
Religious Exemptions: Solemnization110
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws: Anti-Sodomy101
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ laws101
Safe State Bill101
Sports Ban: Colleges110
Supportive Resolution101

Hearings

No hearings are listed for this jurisdiction.

Legislators

The sponsors of the bills listed here, with the number of those bills each one sponsors.

Legislators, by the number of the listed bills they sponsor
NamePartyRoleDistrictBills sponsored
Anne KaiserDRepresentativeHD-01421
Gabriel AceveroDRepresentativeHD-03919
Kris FairDRepresentativeHD-00318
Bonnie CullisonDRepresentativeHD-01917
Joe VogelDRepresentativeHD-01714
Kathy SzeligaRRepresentativeHD-00714
Ashanti MartinezDRepresentativeHD-02213
Brian ChisholmRRepresentativeHD-03113
Mark FisherRRepresentativeHD-02713
Matt MorganRRepresentativeHD-02913

All 339 legislators

Party as recorded: D Democratic, R Republican, I Independent; other codes are shown as recorded.

Court cases

Cases placed in this jurisdiction by where the court sits, newest first. Each case links to its own page, which has the caption.

Court cases, newest first
CaseCourtLevelYear
Case 1:26-cv-02690D. Md.District2026
Case 8:26-cv-04238D. Md.District2026
Case 1:26-cv-04499D. Md.District2026
Case 8:25-cv-01620D. Md.District2025
Case 1:25-cv-02482D. Md.District2025
Case 8:25-cv-02947D. Md.District2025
Case 1:25-cv-04228D. Md.District2025
Case c59752656D. Md.District2021
Case c18743373D. Md.District2019
Case n5136f1e5ceD. Md.District2019

All 15 court cases

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Bill data comes from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used here in modified form. Outcome coding, category tags and the summaries are the Trans Data Initiative team's, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit.