2026 Regular Session
HB387
Commissioned Public Art - Artist Rights and Registration of Art
Prohibiting an entity from including in a contract for certain State public art a provision requiring artists to waive copyright rights; defining "State public art" as public art commissioned for a project that receives State funding, regardless of whether the State funding directly paid for the public art; requiring certain State public art to be registered with the Maryland State Arts Council; requiring the Council to establish, maintain, and update a public database of certain art on its website; and applying the Act prospectively.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 26, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
131 yea–5 nay · 5 absent
Committee referrals
February 27, 2026 · Senate
Budget and Taxation
January 21, 2026 · House
Appropriations
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate Referred Budget and Taxation
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House Third Reading Passed (131-5) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {593320/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
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House Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Appropriations