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IntroducedFeb 05, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 06, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2026
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Became LawApr 28, 2026
Maryland Senate Bill
Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 28, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 277
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 638
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kagan
- Muse
- Watson
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
NO: 0
ABSENT: 2
YES: 122
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Addison
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Stonko
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Qi
- Taveras
- Arentz
- Foley
- Korman
- Queen
- Taylor
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Terrasa
- Baker
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Toles
- Barnes
- Ghrist
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Tomlinson
- Bartlett
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Turner
- Behler
- Guyton
- Lopez
- Rose
- Valderrama
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Valentine
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Martinez
- Ross
- Vogel
- Buckel
- Hartman
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Watson
- Cardin
- Healey
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wells
- Chang
- Hill
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wilson
- Conaway
- Howard
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wims
- Crosby
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Odom
- Smith
- Woods
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 277
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (39-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (122-10)
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {883024/1 Adopted
- Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Edelson) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Referred Environment and Transportation
- Mar 06, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {663224/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Budget and Taxation
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and GrantsPDF
- Amendments {663224/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and GrantsPDF
- Amendments {883024/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and GrantsPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Environment and TransportationPDF
- Video: Budget and TaxationHTML
- Video: Environment and TransportationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Cools, Kyla (Patapsco Heritage Greenway)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Comer, Elizabeth (Catoctin Furnace Historical Society, Inc)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Challenger, Lisa (Beach to Bay Heritage Area, Inc)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Ziedelis, Dave (Visit Frederick)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Frey, Paul (Washington County Chamber of Commerce)
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Corderman, Paul (Maryland General Assembly)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- O'Halloran, Mike
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Owings, Gail (Eastern Shore Heritage Inc)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- GILPIN, HOLLY (Dorchester County Office of Tourism & Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area)
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Shatto, Elizabeth (Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Peterson, Olivia (Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Grinder, Vickie (Town of Thurmont Office of Economic Development)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Walker, Lucille (Southern Maryland Heritage Area)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Stapleton, Christopher (Simiosys, LLC)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Libber, Matt
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Redding, Nicholas (Preservation Maryland)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Kercheval, Jim (GHC)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Carty, Brigitte
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Baco, Meagan (Anacostia Trails Heritage Area)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Riley, Samuel (UNION MILLS HOMESTEAD FOUNDATION INC)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Arnold, Joan (African American Resource, Cultural and Heritage Society)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Cox, Jane (Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Huard, Mallory (Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Boettcher, Diane
- B&T Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Corderman, Paul (Maryland General Assembly)



