HB 387 — Commissioned Public Art - Artist Rights and Registration of Art
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-21
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.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (13)
- Elizabeth Embry (D, MD-43) — sponsor · 2026-01-21
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Regina T. Boyce (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Charlotte Crutchfield (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Catherine M. Forbes (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Malcolm P. Ruff (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Sean A. Stinnett (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Karen Toles (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Sarah Wolek (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Teresa Woorman (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
Action timeline (7)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Appropriations
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Budget and Taxation
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate budget and taxation | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House appropriations | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Embry (D, state_lower MD-43) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Catherine M. Forbes (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Charlotte Crutchfield (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Karen Toles (D, state_lower MD-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Malcolm P. Ruff (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Regina T. Boyce (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Sarah Wolek (D, state_lower MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Sean A. Stinnett (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Sheila Ruth (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Teresa Woorman (D, state_lower MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate budget and taxation · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House appropriations · md-leg