SB0828 — State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act)
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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23 sponsors
1 primary, 22 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (21 D).
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 1 failed in 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
Reserving jurisdiction with respect to certain federal land in the State under certain conditions; authorizing the Central Collection Unit of the Department of Budget and Management to collect a certain amount of delinquent federal funds; authorizing the Central Collection Unit, under a certain circumstance, to collect certain federal funds owed to the State, place liens on federal property in the State, and direct the Comptroller to withhold certain payments to the federal government; etc.
Bill Text
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Read SB0828 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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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 Smith · Cosponsor
- Senator Sydnor · Cosponsor
- Senator Katie Fry Hester · Primary
- Senator Dalya Attar · Cosponsor
- Senator Malcolm Augustine · Cosponsor
- Senator Benjamin Brooks · Cosponsor
- Senator Arthur Ellis · Cosponsor
- Senator Brian J. Feldman · Cosponsor
- Senator Dawn Gile · Cosponsor
- Senator Guy Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Senator Kevin M. Harris · Cosponsor
- Senator Shaneka Henson · Cosponsor
- Senator Shelly Hettleman · Cosponsor
- Senator Mary-Dulany James · Cosponsor
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan · Cosponsor
- Senator Clarence K. Lam · Cosponsor
- Senator Karen Lewis Young · Cosponsor
- Senator Sara Love · Cosponsor
- Senator C. Anthony Muse · Cosponsor
- Senator Jim Rosapepe · Cosponsor
- Senator Jeff Waldstreicher · Cosponsor
- Senator Alonzo T. Washington · Cosponsor
- Senator Ron Watson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 165 not signed on · 48 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Katie Fry Hester Democrat Voted No
Co-sponsors (22)
- Senator Smith
- Senator Sydnor
- Senator Dalya Attar Democrat Voted No
- Senator Malcolm Augustine Democrat Voted No
- Senator Benjamin Brooks Democrat Voted No
- Senator Arthur Ellis Democrat
- Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat Voted No
- Senator Dawn Gile Democrat Voted No
- Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat
- Senator Kevin M. Harris Democrat Voted No
- Senator Shaneka Henson Democrat Voted No
- Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat Voted No
- Senator Mary-Dulany James Democrat
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat Voted No
- Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat Voted No
- Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat
- Senator Sara Love Democrat Voted No
- Senator C. Anthony Muse Democrat
- Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat Voted No
- Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Democrat Voted No
- Senator Alonzo T. Washington Democrat
- Senator Ron Watson Democrat
Not signed on (165)
165 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 165 →"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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| Unaffiliated | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 84 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Republican | 1 | 27 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 92 | 33 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 23% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 28% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 21 | 0 | 6 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 26 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 32% | 55% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0828 do?
- Reserving jurisdiction with respect to certain federal land in the State under certain conditions; authorizing the Central Collection Unit of the Department of Budget and Management to collect a certain amount of delinquent federal funds; authorizing the Central Collection Unit, under a certain circumstance, to collect certain federal funds owed to the State, place liens on federal property in the State, and direct the Comptroller to withhold certain payments to the federal government; etc.
- Who sponsors SB0828?
- SB0828 is sponsored by Senator Smith, Senator Sydnor, Senator Katie Fry Hester (Democrat), Senator Dalya Attar (Democrat), Senator Malcolm Augustine (Democrat), Senator Benjamin Brooks (Democrat), Senator Arthur Ellis (Democrat), Senator Brian J. Feldman (Democrat), Senator Dawn Gile (Democrat), Senator Guy Guzzone (Democrat), Senator Kevin M. Harris (Democrat), Senator Shaneka Henson (Democrat), Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat), Senator Mary-Dulany James (Democrat), Senator Cheryl C. Kagan (Democrat), Senator Clarence K. Lam (Democrat), Senator Karen Lewis Young (Democrat), Senator Sara Love (Democrat), Senator C. Anthony Muse (Democrat), Senator Jim Rosapepe (Democrat), Senator Jeff Waldstreicher (Democrat), Senator Alonzo T. Washington (Democrat), and Senator Ron Watson (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0828?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2026. Enacted.
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