SB0378 — Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and Services
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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12 sponsors
1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (8 D · 4 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Renaming the Young Readers Matching Grant Program to be the Young Readers Grant Program; altering the purpose and application requirements of the Program; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $450,000 for the program in each fiscal year; altering the calculation of certain funding for certain regional resource centers and each county public library system for certain fiscal years; and altering the types of services of which each public library is required to offer at least one service.
Bill Text
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Read SB0378 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Senator Guy Guzzone · Primary
- Senator Malcolm Augustine · Cosponsor
- Senator Jack Bailey · Cosponsor
- Senator Paul D. Corderman · Cosponsor
- Senator Shelly Hettleman · Cosponsor
- Senator J.B. Jennings · Cosponsor
- Senator Nancy J. King · Cosponsor
- Senator Karen Lewis Young · Cosponsor
- Senator Cory V. McCray · Cosponsor
- Senator Jim Rosapepe · Cosponsor
- Senator Johnny Ray Salling · Cosponsor
- Senator Craig J. Zucker · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 18 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat
Co-sponsors (11)
- Senator Malcolm Augustine Democrat
- Senator Jack Bailey Republican
- Senator Paul D. Corderman Republican
- Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat
- Senator J.B. Jennings Republican
- Senator Nancy J. King Democrat
- Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat
- Senator Cory V. McCray Democrat
- Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat
- Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican
- Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat
Not signed on (176)
176 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 176 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 15 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 92 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 116 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 14% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0378 do?
- Renaming the Young Readers Matching Grant Program to be the Young Readers Grant Program; altering the purpose and application requirements of the Program; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $450,000 for the program in each fiscal year; altering the calculation of certain funding for certain regional resource centers and each county public library system for certain fiscal years; and altering the types of services of which each public library is required to offer at least one service.
- Who sponsors SB0378?
- SB0378 is sponsored by Senator Guy Guzzone (Democrat), Senator Malcolm Augustine (Democrat), Senator Jack Bailey (Republican), Senator Paul D. Corderman (Republican), Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat), Senator J.B. Jennings (Republican), Senator Nancy J. King (Democrat), Senator Karen Lewis Young (Democrat), Senator Cory V. McCray (Democrat), Senator Jim Rosapepe (Democrat), Senator Johnny Ray Salling (Republican), and Senator Craig J. Zucker (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0378?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
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