# Maryland HB 0226: Department of Disabilities - Housing Programs and Affiliated Foundations - Establishment Maryland HB 0226, Department of Disabilities - Housing Programs and Affiliated Foundations - Establishment, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 89) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0226-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 0226 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Department of Disabilities - Housing Programs and Affiliated Foundations - Establishment - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-09-25 - Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 89 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Disabled, Ethics, Accessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; Disabilities; etc, Accountants, Attorney General, Auditors and Audits, Awareness and Outreach, Committees and Commissions, Disabilities, Department of, Housing -see also- Apartments; Condos; Mobile & Manuf Homes, Notices, Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc, Recruitment and Hiring, Reports, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Solicitation, State Employees, Technology -see also- AeroT; BioT; EnergyT; InfoT; MedT; etc, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc. - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (198 yes, 101 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Accessible housing programs for people with disabilities: benefit, medium. Beginning Oct 1, 2026, the Maryland Department of Disabilities runs affordable, accessible housing programs. The programs aim to create integrated, affordable, accessible homes in communities people choose. Households with a member who has a disability are the focus. The law sets program authority… - Ethics, audits, and limits for foundations: benefit, low. Beginning Oct 1, 2026, the Department must write policies for each foundation and send them to the Attorney General and the State Ethics Commission. The Ethics Commission reviews conflicts and may approve policies. Department staff may serve on a foundation board but cannot be paid; only approved e… - New nonprofit foundations boost disability programs: benefit, low. Beginning Oct 1, 2026, the Department can set up nonprofit foundations to help its disability programs. Foundations may raise public and private money for assistive tech, jobs, and accessible housing. The Secretary must deposit donations into a separate special fund. These funds add to, not replace… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-08 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-02-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 122 | 6 | 5 | | 2026-02-12 | House | Floor Amendment {233021/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected | fail | 32 | 95 | 7 | ## Actions (17) - 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 89 - 2026-04-09: Returned Passed (House) - 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Referred Finance (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Third Reading Passed (122-6) (House) - 2026-02-12: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-02-12: Floor Amendment {233021/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (32-95) (House) - 2026-02-12: Floor Amendment {973122/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Adopted (House) - 2026-02-10: Motion Special Order until 2/11 (Delegate Chisholm) Adopted (House) - 2026-02-10: Favorable with Amendments {623426/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-02-09: Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations (House) - 2026-01-28: Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-01-14: First Reading Appropriations (House) - 2025-09-25: Pre-filed (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_89_hb0226t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-02-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0226t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0226f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_89_hb0226t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0226t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0226f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0226-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).