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IntroducedFeb 04, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 21, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 898
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors

- Administrationcosponsor

- Ampreycosponsor
- Behlercosponsor
- Bhandaricosponsor
- Boafocosponsor
- Boycecosponsor
- Coleycosponsor
- Edelsoncosponsor
- Fennellcosponsor
- Griffithcosponsor
- Guytoncosponsor
- Harrisoncosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Holmescosponsor
- Hornbergercosponsor
- Iveycosponsor
- D. Jonescosponsor
- Kaufmancosponsor
- Lewiscosponsor
- Morenocosponsor
- Odomcosponsor
- Pasteurcosponsor
- Pattersoncosponsor
- Phillipscosponsor
- Pruskicosponsor
- Qicosponsor
- Robertscosponsor
- Rogerscosponsor
- Rosscosponsor
- Ruffcosponsor
- Simmonscosponsor
- Solomoncosponsor
- Spiegelcosponsor
- Taverascosponsor
- Taylorcosponsor
- Tomlinsoncosponsor
- Turnercosponsor
- Watsoncosponsor
- White Hollandcosponsor
- Wimscosponsor
- Wucosponsor
- Zieglercosponsor
Votes
YES: 118
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Stonko
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kipke
- Qi
- Taveras
- Alston
- Embry
- Korman
- Queen
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Toles
- Arentz
- Foley
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Rose
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Martinez
- Ross
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Watson
- Behler
- Guyton
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Cardin
- Healey
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wims
- Chang
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Solomon
- Wu
- Coley
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Young
- Conaway
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
NOT VOTING: 7
YES: 113
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Stonko
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Taveras
- Adams
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Reilly
- Taylor
- Addison
- Embry
- Korman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Fair
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Toles
- Alston
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Turner
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ross
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Mangione
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Behler
- Griffith
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Miller
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Hartman
- Moon
- Shetty
- Williams
- Buckel
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hill
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Odom
- Smith
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Coley
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Stein
- Wu
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Pippy
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
NO: 23
ABSENT: 1
YES: 46
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Kagan
- Muse
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (113-23)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {353620/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (46-1)
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Budget and Taxation Finance
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (118-10)
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- Favorable with Amendments {663424/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Reassigned to Ways and Means Economic Matters
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- First Reading Economic Matters
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) ActPDF
- Amendments {663424/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) ActPDF
- Amendments {353620/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) ActPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and MeansPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: Ways and MeansHTML
- Video: Budget and TaxationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Dorsey, Debbie (MFIC)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Evans, Gerard (Evans & Associates, LLC)
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Sadowski Jr., J. Thomas (Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO))
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Gowan, Amy (Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- McCarthy, Jaime (Greater Washington Partnership)
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Morris, Mary (Univ of MD Baltimore)
- W&M Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Black, Thereasa
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Coker, Harry (Maryland Department of Commerce)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Jabin, Drew (Maryland Association of Community Colleges)
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, INFO -- Tinelli, Heather (QAC Economic Development)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Bagwell, Ashlie
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Twesigye, Kayenda (Baltimore County Government)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Verdi, Luke (Howard County Government)
- W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Kinnally, Kevin (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Hough, Tyler (Maryland Farm Bureau)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Hunt, Ethan (Anne Arundel County)
- W&M Testimony, FWA -- Libber, Matt
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Wiggins, Grason (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Colbert, Renata (Motion Picture Association)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Vetter, Drew
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- W&M Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Jabin, Drew (Maryland Association of Community Colleges)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Wiggins, Grason (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Bridges, Tony (Governor's Office)
- B&T Testimony, FWA -- Anderson, Karrington (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Ni, Tom (Anne Arundel County Government County Executive's Office)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- B&T Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
