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IntroducedJan 27, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and Services
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 378
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gile
- James
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Harris
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Hayes
- King
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Henson
- Kramer
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Hershey
- Lam
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Salling
- Zucker
- Feldman
- Hettleman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 116
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stein
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Stonko
- Alston
- Fair
- Kerr
- Qi
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Queen
- Taylor
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Terrasa
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Toles
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Turner
- Beauchamp
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Behler
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ross
- Watson
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Wells
- Boyce
- Harrison
- McComas
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Healey
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Hill
- Miller
- Schindler
- Williams
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Coley
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Smith
- Wu
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
NO: 20
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (39-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (116-20)
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- Favorable with Amendments {943525/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Appropriations
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
- Favorable with Amendments {423624/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Budget and Taxation
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Education - Regional Resource Centers and County Libraries - FundingPDF
- Amendments {423624/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Education - Regional Resource Centers and County Libraries - FundingPDF
- Amendments {943525/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and ServicesPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - AppropriationsPDF
- Video: Budget and TaxationHTML
- Video: AppropriationsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Aikens, Tonya (Howard County Library System)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Bakos, Jenny (Washington County Free Library)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Hulett, Elizabeth (Western Maryland Regional Library)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Salazar, Janet (Queen Anne's County Library)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Blackwell, Michael (St Mary's County Library)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Goyda, Ed (Somerset County Library)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Vose, Thomas (Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Sutherland, Megan (Prince George's County Memorial Library System)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Hagan, Natalie (Kent County Public Library)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Milach, Lori (Eastern Shore Regional Library)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Farmer, Mychelle
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Kelly, James (Frederick County Public Libraries)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Berstler, Andrea (Carroll County Public Library)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Hastler, Mary (Maryland Libraries)
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Teagle, Ashley (Southern Maryland Regional Library Association)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- DeArmey, James (Citizens for Maryland Libraries)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Wright, Rachel (Cecil County Public Library)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Orbe, Jr., Carlos (Maryland Latinos Unidos)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Owens, Jonah
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Jansen, Lloyd (Charles County Public Library)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Henningsen, Crystal (Dorchester County Public Library)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Graham, Darcell (Montgomery County Public Libraries)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Ranck, Jennifer (Worcester County Library)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Hobby, Peter
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Sinsky-Hopkins, Sharon
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kinnally, Kevin (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Auld, Skip (Anne Arundel County Public Library)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Willson, Carrie (Calvert Library)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Hershberger, Seth (Wicomico Public Library)
- B&T Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Sample, Sarah (Maryland Association of Counties)
- APP Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
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