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IntroducedJan 23, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 12, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 06, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 07, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 461
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 127
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Allen
- Embry
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Fair
- Kipke
- Queen
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Korman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Anderson
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Arentz
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Valentine
- Baker
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Ross
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Guyton
- Mangione
- Ruff
- Wells
- Beauchamp
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Behler
- Harrison
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Bhandari
- Hartman
- McComas
- Schindler
- Williams
- Boyce
- Healey
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Hill
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Chang
- Holmes
- Moon
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Smith
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
- Young
- Coley
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
YES: 46
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Returned Passed
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 30, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (127-6)
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- First Reading Economic Matters
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: Economic MattersHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Snow, Ryan (R&R Solutions)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Reinhardt, Richard (Percy Public Affairs, LLC)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Davis, Charlotte
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Reid, William
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Haddaway-Riccio, Jeannie (R&R Solutions)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Sharif, Humna (The Nature Conservancy)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Wiggins, Grason (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Fleckenstein, Charlotte (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Verdi, Luke (Howard County Government)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Redding, Nicholas (Preservation Maryland)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Ziegler, Natalie (Maryland General Assembly)
- ECM Testimony, INFO -- LaHatte, Jennifer (Maryland Department of Commerce)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Wilson Randall, Claudia (Community Development Network of Maryland)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Yeung, Estelle (Maryland Rural Health Association)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Settle-Raskin, Alice (Rural Maryland Council)



