Committee hearing cancellation dispute

At a glance

• What: At the Oct 19, 2026 meeting a council member said a committee hearing on one of his bills was canceled in retaliation for an abstention.
• Where it stands: raised on the floor; the presiding officer said he would take it up privately.
• Next: whether the hearing is rescheduled.

What was said

• Conway apologized for an outburst and said a committee chair canceled a hearing on his bill as retaliation. He later said the bill needed 30 days of preparation and signage and that Loyola University had done more than city law required.
• The captions do not name the bill or the chair and swap Cohen and Conway in places, so the attribution is uncertain. The Land Use and Transportation chair announced one cancellation (bill 26-0208) the same night.
• Cohen said he would discuss it in his chambers and asked Conway and Dorsey to see him there.

Sources

• https://baltimore.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx (Oct 19, 2026 City Council meeting)
• Video: 2026-10-19 - City Council

Discussion time

About 2 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Log

• 2026-10-19 - 2026-10-19 - City Council: raised during announcements; no resolution on the record.