SB0657 — Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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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 06, 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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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Establishing the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal Grant Program to provide grants to certain individuals with the goal of becoming a real estate appraiser in certain communities; providing the purpose of the Program is to assist in closing appraisal gaps that occur in historically redlined neighborhoods and underrepresented communities; and requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to administer the Program.
Bill Text
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Read SB0657 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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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
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Senator Shaneka Henson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on · 26 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Shaneka Henson Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (187)
187 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 92 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 9 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 110 | 26 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 18% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 39 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 4% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (48)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0657 do?
- Establishing the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal Grant Program to provide grants to certain individuals with the goal of becoming a real estate appraiser in certain communities; providing the purpose of the Program is to assist in closing appraisal gaps that occur in historically redlined neighborhoods and underrepresented communities; and requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to administer the Program.
- Who sponsors SB0657?
- SB0657 is sponsored by Senator Shaneka Henson (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0657?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2026. Enacted.
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