SB0638 — Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants
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 February 05, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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15 sponsors
1 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (8 D · 7 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Authorizing the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority to award grants and loans to local jurisdictions to develop certain management plans and encourage revitalization of and reinvestment in certified heritage area resources; decreasing from 10% to 7% or $600,000, whichever is greater, of Program Open Space funds transferred to the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Financing Fund that may be used for certain operating expenses; and increasing from $3,000,000 to $9,000,000 the maximum amount of funding that may be transferred to the Fund.
Bill Text
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Read SB0638 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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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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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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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Senator Paul D. Corderman · Primary
- Senator Jack Bailey · Cosponsor
- Senator Jason C. Gallion · Cosponsor
- Senator Johnny Ray Salling · Cosponsor
- Senator William G. Folden · Cosponsor
- Senator Bryan W. Simonaire · Cosponsor
- Senator Malcolm Augustine · Cosponsor
- Senator Guy Guzzone · 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 Craig J. Zucker · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on · 9 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Paul D. Corderman Republican
Co-sponsors (14)
- Senator Jack Bailey Republican
- Senator Jason C. Gallion Republican
- Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican
- Senator William G. Folden Republican
- Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican
- Senator Malcolm Augustine Democrat
- Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat
- 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 Craig J. Zucker Democrat
Not signed on (173)
173 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 173 →"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 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 122 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 7% | 0% | 6% |
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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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0638 do?
- Authorizing the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority to award grants and loans to local jurisdictions to develop certain management plans and encourage revitalization of and reinvestment in certified heritage area resources; decreasing from 10% to 7% or $600,000, whichever is greater, of Program Open Space funds transferred to the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Financing Fund that may be used for certain operating expenses; and increasing from $3,000,000 to $9,000,000 the maximum amount of funding that may be transferred to the Fund.
- Who sponsors SB0638?
- SB0638 is sponsored by Senator Paul D. Corderman (Republican), Senator Jack Bailey (Republican), Senator Jason C. Gallion (Republican), Senator Johnny Ray Salling (Republican), Senator William G. Folden (Republican), Senator Bryan W. Simonaire (Republican), Senator Malcolm Augustine (Democrat), Senator Guy Guzzone (Democrat), 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), and Senator Craig J. Zucker (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0638?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2026. Enacted.
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