HB 639 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Transportation - Aviation - Passenger Health and Safety (Aviation Health and Safety Act)

HB 639, the Aviation Health and Safety Act, requires the Maryland Aviation Administration to create a form for passengers traveling involuntarily or in restraint (detained individuals). The form collects medical history (allergies, conditions, medications), legal details (attorney contact, case status), and minor/guardianship information. Flight crews must distribute and collect the forms, while fixed-base operators (FBOs) must verify forms are on board before providing services like fueling. The bill also prohibits refueling an aircraft while a restrained person is aboard and mandates specific services for restrained individuals when they disembark for refueling. These requirements apply to all aircraft carrying detained individuals within Maryland's jurisdiction.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Last action Mar 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

First - Transportation - Aviation - Passenger Health and Safety (Aviation Health and Safety Act) → Third - Transportation - Aviation - Passenger Health and Safety (Aviation Health and Safety Act) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was advanced from its first reading to a third reading with a favorable committee report, indicating it is close to becoming law. The most significant substantive change is the addition of new requirements for aeronautical service providers to request and document the legal warrants for detained individuals before providing services, alongside minor formatting updates to the bill header and section numbering.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding detained individuals remains largely the same, but new procedural requirements have been added to the process of transporting them.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for aeronautical service providers to request to see the warrant authorizing the transport of a detained individual before providing service.

Added a requirement for aeronautical service providers to note in their reports whether a warrant exists and specify if it is a judicial or administrative warrant.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to include additional sponsors and added a 'Committee Report: Favorable with amendments' status.

Adjusted section numbering and formatting in the preamble and definitions to align with the bill's progression through the legislative process.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

100–37

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 142

Mar 10, 2026

D Democratic103

99 Yea 4

96% Yea

R Republican39

1 Yea 37 Nay 1

94% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

Referred Finance

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Introduced

Floor Amendment {

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Mar 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation

lower

Mar 10, 2026

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (100-37-5)

house of delegates

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

First Reading Environment and Transportation

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors