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IntroducedSep 16, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 06, 2026
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Became LawApr 14, 2026
Maryland House Bill
Maryland Heritage Area Authority and Heritage Areas - Alterations
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 14, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 123
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 238
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Economic Matters Committeeprimary
- Departmentalcosponsor
- Planningcosponsor
Votes
YES: 103
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Queen
- Taveras
- Addison
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Allen
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Rogers
- Toles
- Amprey
- Edelson
- Korman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Anderson
- Embry
- Lehman
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Fair
- Lewis
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Feldmark
- Long, J.
- Ruth
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Lopez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Beauchamp
- Foley
- Martinez
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Behler
- Forbes
- McCaskill
- Schmidt
- Wilkins
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Williams
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wims
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Odom
- Smith
- Woods
- Chang
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Patterson
- Stein
- Young
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Coley
- Ivey
- Pruski
NO: 30
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
- Attar
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Bailey
- Folden
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gallion
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Benson
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- West
- Charles
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Apr 14, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 123
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Returned Passed
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 30, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (103-30)
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- Jan 19, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Economic Matters and Government, Labor, and Elections
- Sep 16, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and ElectionsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: Economic MattersHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Palmer, Harrison (Maryland Department of Agriculture)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Shatto, Elizabeth (Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Wilson, Andrew (Maryland Department of Planning)
