Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB639: Transportation - Aviation - Passenger Health and Safety (Aviation Health and Safety Act)
Status: In committee, March 23, 2026
Requiring certain aeronautical service providers that service a flight with detained individuals to request to see a warrant for the detained individual, and to note whether there is a warrant and the type of warrant; requiring certain aeronautical service providers to compile and submit monthly to the Administration certain reports; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Transportation - Aviation - Passenger Health and Safety (Aviation Health and Safety Act) FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Aviation Administration to develop certain passenger forms for aircraft traveling with detained individuals; requiring the flight crew on each aircraft to distribute and collect certain forms…
From the engrossed text, March 22, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Transportation - Aviation - Passenger Health and Safety (Aviation Health and Safety Act) FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Aviation Administration to develop certain passenger forms for aircraft traveling with detained individuals; requiring the flight crew on each aircraft to distribute and collect certain forms; requiring certain aeronautical service providers to confirm that certain forms are on board an aircraft before providing service to the aircraft that service a flight with detained individuals to request to see a warrant for the detained individual, and to note whether there is a warrant and the type of warrant; requiring certain aeronautical service providers to compile, and a member of each flight crew to sign, compile and submit to the Administration certain reports; prohibiting certain agreements with airlines that transport detained individuals unless certain information is provided; prohibiting the refueling of an aircraft if an individual on board is in any kind of restraint; requiring that a restrained individual who is removed from an aircraft to refuel the aircraft be provided certain services; and generally relating to health and safety of aircraft passengers. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Transportation Section 5-101(a) and (b) Annotated Code of Maryland (2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from …
Sponsors
- Lorig Charkoudian (D, 20) · primary sponsor
- Nick Allen (D, 8)
- Dylan Behler (D, 30A)
- Linda Foley (D, 15)
- Robbyn Lewis (D, 46)
- Dana Stein (D, 11B)
Latest actions
- : Referred Finance
- : Third Reading Passed (99-37)
- : Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- : Floor Amendment {303422/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected (31-86)
- : Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted
- : Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted
- : Favorable with Amendments {983223/1 Adopted
- : Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
- : Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- : First Reading Environment and Transportation
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (99-37) (March 23, 2026): 99 yea, 37 nay, passed
- Floor Amendment { 303422/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected (31-86) (March 21, 2026): 31 yea, 86 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is HB639?
- HB639 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Transportation - Aviation - Passenger Health and Safety (Aviation Health and Safety Act).
- What does HB639 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning Transportation - Aviation - Passenger Health and Safety (Aviation Health and Safety Act) FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Aviation Administration to develop certain passenger forms for aircraft traveling with detained individuals; requiring the flight crew on each aircraft to distribute and collect certain forms…
- What is the status of HB639?
- In committee as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Referred Finance (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB639?
- Lorig Charkoudian (D, 20), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB639?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0639?ys=2026RS
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