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MarylandHB 03502025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2026)
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Funding supports lawyers at initial appearances
For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law reserves $8.6 million for required legal representation. The money provides attorneys at initial appearances before Maryland District Court commissioners. It cannot fund another purpose. Unspent money returns to the General Fund.
Private school scholarships for low-income families
The law provides $9 million in BOOST scholarships for students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Eligible prior recipients receive renewals, and current recipients and their siblings get priority. At least $617,522 funds extra awards for students with special needs; each extra award must equal or exceed their regular scholarship. Regular awards generally cannot exceed tuition or statewide average public-school spending per student, whichever is lower, with an exception for disability-related special needs. Awards for 2025–2026 are due by December 31, 2025, and participating Maryland nonpublic schools must meet assessment and nondiscrimination rules.
More Funding for Medicaid Care Bills
The law funds fiscal 2025 Medicaid provider payments based on enrollment, use, and rates for traditional and expansion coverage. It provides about $373.42 million in general funds, $8.64 million in special funds, $197.71 million federally, and $5.52 million in reimbursements. It separately adds about $231.74 million in general funds and $278.15 million federally for traditional Medicaid services delivered in 2024. State-Funded Medicaid Services also gets about $2.41 million in general funds for projected costs. These funds became available upon passage; the provisions do not specify higher individual benefits or new eligibility rules.
Service-year funding faces a conditional cut
The law ties Maryland Corps funding cuts to companion legislation reducing the fiscal 2026 Service Year Pathway Fund mandate. That legislation must also lower Young Adult Service Pathway participation from 1,000 to 750. When both conditions are met, funding falls by $6.8 million in General Funds and $5.264475 million in special funds. The provision does not set a per-person payment change.
Disability waiver applications required, services protected
People receiving state-only funded disability services must apply for a Medicaid waiver run by the Developmental Disabilities Administration. The agency must continue their state-only services while it decides eligibility. Services also continue for people found ineligible for the waiver. The law cuts fiscal 2025 general funding by $3.1 million.
Transportation borrowing faces caps and review
As of June 30, 2026, Maryland transportation debt limits are $2.863795 billion for Consolidated Transportation Bonds. Separate limits are $820.42 million for nontraditional debt excluding the Purple Line and $2.506171 billion for Purple Line debt. The transportation department can exceed the bond or nontraditional debt limits after notifying the Senate and House budget committees. Notice must explain the reason, proposed borrowing, resulting debt, and increase in fiscal 2026 debt-service costs. The committees get 45 days to review and comment before a preliminary official statement is published.
Electric bill credits for residential customers
The law authorizes the Governor to transfer up to $200 million for residential electric bill refunds or credits. The money comes from Alternative Compliance Payments in the Strategic Energy Investment Fund. The Public Service Commission awards it through electric companies, including cooperatives and municipal utilities, for fiscal 2026 electric service. This authority depends on enactment of HB 1035 or SB 937. The law does not set each customer’s amount or require the full transfer.
Dedicated disability support hours gain protections
Maryland's disability agency cannot count available shared hours against approval of dedicated hours for qualifying documented needs. These include 1:1 or 2:1 staffing documented in an approved Behavior Support Plan or Nursing Care Plan. An approved person-centered plan can also document qualifying daytime residential needs. Those needs include retirement, transitions between meaningful day services, health recovery, or receiving less than 40 hours of meaningful day services. The agency must restore hours removed in fiscal 2025 when the person still needs them and meets these documented criteria.
Graduates keep disability service choices
Maryland's disability agency cannot require young people leaving high school to use the traditional service model in their first year. The law protects service-model choice as these young people enter developmental disability services.
More service options for special-needs children
Maryland can use nonpublic-placement money for services that help children with special needs return from out-of-state placements. The money can also help prevent out-of-state placements and unnecessary separate day-school, residential, or institutional placements in Maryland. Spending policies require joint decisions by the Governor’s Office for Children and state health, human services, juvenile services, budget, and education leaders. The law does not set a payment for families.
Eligible local governments receive disparity grants
The law provides about $176.60 million in General Funds for disparity grants to eligible Maryland local governments. The funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. These are grants to governments, not direct household payments.
Funding for state and local energy projects
The law provides $180 million in special funds for Maryland’s Strategic Energy Investment Funds. It adds $50 million for local government clean energy grants, subject to legislation expanding permitted uses of Alternative Compliance Payment revenues. That expanded use applies only in fiscal 2026. These provisions do not set household payments or guarantee lower energy bills.
Restored federal money for state operations
The law restores $75 million in federal funds for fiscal 2025 that were mistakenly reverted during fiscal 2022 budget closing. The money supports statewide expenses and the Office of Personnel Services and Benefits. It became available immediately upon passage. The provision does not establish household payments.
Funding for cleaner water and wastewater
Water-quality loans get $110.713 million in special funds and $77.597 million in federal funds. Drinking-water loans get $20.998 million in special funds and $97.048 million in federal funds. The Bay Restoration Fund gets $50 million in special funds for wastewater and $15 million for septic-system projects. These provisions do not set loan terms, household grant amounts, or changes to water bills.
Washington transit capital funding needs legislation
The law makes $125 million in Washington-area transit capital funding depend on separate funding legislation. That legislation must provide an equal amount to the Maryland Department of Transportation for this purpose. The provision funds capital projects, not direct rider payments. It does not change fares.
Added Medicaid Payments With Funding Conditions
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds $15 million in general funds for fiscal 2026 Medicaid provider payments. Unspent money returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected. Separately, $100 million in special-fund provider payments depends on enactment of legislation increasing the Hospital Deficit Assessment. These are provider funding provisions, not specified increases in recipients’ benefit amounts.
Foster care money stays dedicated
The law provides $320.6 million in general funds for Foster Care Maintenance Payments. Agencies cannot move this money to another program or purpose. Any unspent money returns to the General Fund. The law does not set an individual payment amount.
More Federal Funding for Food Services
Maryland adds about $104.03 million in federal funds to the Food Services Program’s fiscal 2025 budget. The funding supports the program and its participants. This provision does not specify individual benefit amounts or changes to who qualifies.
More Funding for Children’s Health Coverage
Maryland increases fiscal 2025 funding for the Maryland Children’s Health Program by about $172.05 million overall. It adds about $62.28 million in general funds and $111.83 million federally, while reducing special funds by $2.05 million. The funding became available upon passage and supports coverage for eligible or enrolled children. This provision does not specify new eligibility rules or individual benefit amounts.
More funding for community disability services
The law adds about $900.85 million for fiscal 2025 community disability services, available upon enactment. This includes about $452.921 million in general funds and $447.93 million in federal funds. Financial Management Counseling Services contracts receive another $4.462 million in general funds and $3.823 million in federal funds. Community Services money cannot be transferred to another program or purpose.
More Funding for Mental Health Care
The law adds about $72.86 million in general funds and $76.18 million federally for fiscal 2025 Medicaid behavioral health services. That money must serve its stated purposes. Transfers are allowed only to Community Services, Community Services for Medicaid State Fund Recipients, or Medical Care Provider Reimbursements. Money neither spent nor transferred must be returned or canceled. Spring Grove Hospital Center also gets about $3.61 million in general funds for fiscal 2025 operations, available upon passage.
Shared disability support hours come first
Providers of Community Living services must use all Shared Hours before starting Dedicated Hours. This rule applies to services through Maryland's Developmental Disabilities Administration. To reflect this policy, the law cuts fiscal 2025 funding by $27.117875 million each in general and federal funds.
State employee merit raise funding shrinks
The law removes $37.900802 million in merit-increase funding for nonrepresented Maryland state employees. It also cuts Judiciary merit-raise funding by $9.82085 million in general funds and $1.091206 million in special funds. The provisions do not state how much any employee's raise changes.
State operating cuts spare named programs
The law cuts fiscal 2026 Executive Branch general-fund spending by $97 million. The Governor decides which agency operating expenses absorb the cuts. These cuts cannot apply to debt service, K–12 education, or the Developmental Disabilities Administration. They also cannot apply to the Human Services Assistance Payments Program or Medical Assistance eligibility.
Assistance payment funding drops substantially
The law reduces the Assistance Payments appropriation by $213.35 million, leaving a listed total of about $1.993 billion. General Funds fall $7.55 million to about $145.60 million. Federal funds fall $205.8 million to about $1.841 billion. The provision does not say how individual payment amounts or eligibility change.
Behavioral health programs receive less funding
The Behavioral Health Administration loses $6.9 million each in General and federal funds, or $13.8 million combined. The law also reduces fiscal 2025 residential substance use services funding by $18.67625 million to match projected spending. Another $30 million fiscal 2025 reduction reflects delayed behavioral health initiatives. Those fiscal 2025 adjustments take effect immediately upon passage. These provisions do not specify individual benefit amounts or eligibility changes.
Children's health and enrollment funding shrink
The Maryland Children's Health Program loses about $9.82 million in General Funds and $18.19 million in federal funds. Its remaining amounts are about $230.90 million and $428.88 million, respectively. The health department's Office of Eligibility Services also loses $150,006 in General Funds and $278,580 in federal funds. Its remaining amounts are about $6.21 million and $10.08 million, respectively. These provisions do not change stated eligibility rules or specify changes to coverage, patient costs, or application processing.
Community health support faces conditional cut
The law makes a $60 million reduction to the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission depend on separate legislation. That legislation must reduce required funding for the Coordinated Community Supports Partnership Fund. The provision does not specify which household services or benefit amounts change.
Disability service funding faces several cuts
The law cuts disability community services by $14.5 million each in General and federal funds upon enactment of self-directed services changes. Another cut of $5.5445 million from each fund depends on legislation eliminating Low Intensity Support Services. For fiscal 2025, it also cuts provider wage funding by $18.267595 million from each fund. That wage change brings Reasonable and Customary rates closer to Bureau of Labor Statistics levels for affected providers. The provisions do not specify each participant's resulting service level.
Health providers and testing lose funding
The law removes a planned 1% provider rate increase across listed health and community programs, cutting about $69.41 million. Affected programs include Medicaid, children's health coverage, and Medicaid behavioral health services. It also cuts about $10.53 million for biomarker testing established under a 2023 law. A separate $600,000 Value Based Purchasing Pilot cut depends on HB 352 or SB 321 ending required pilot funding. These provisions do not state new patient charges or changes to individual coverage.
Less state funding for educator retirement
The law ties a $92.937289 million cut in local employee fringe-benefit aid to legislation changing local teacher retirement cost shares. For fiscal 2026, it provides $80.273391 million for community college fringe benefits before a separate contingent cut. That appropriation falls by $4.80723 million upon enactment of legislation reducing the state's required retirement-cost share. These provisions change government funding, not individual retirement benefit amounts.
State staffing and personnel budgets shrink
The law cuts vacancy-related personnel funding by $109.611402 million in general funds, $18.629276 million in special funds, and $11.291406 million in federal funds. The Governor, legislative leaders, and Chief Judge allocate those cuts among agencies. For fiscal 2026, the budget department must also abolish 150.5 new or vacant full-time-equivalent regular positions. Exclusions cover specified positions, including transportation, transit police, and unemployment insurance positions. Related expense cuts total $11.542125 million in general funds, $3.114453 million in special funds, and $1.867925 million in federal funds. These provisions do not themselves require current employees to leave their jobs.
Disability services funded with new caps
Beginning July 1, 2025, disability services receive $132.24 million in general funds and $15 million from the Community Services Trust Fund; unused money cannot be redirected and returns or is canceled. Dedicated-hour approvals cannot count shared household hours against medical, behavioral, or daytime residential needs; dedicated-hour rates for group homes, enhanced group homes, and supported living equal 86% of the fiscal 2026 fully loaded rate calculation. For services with fiscal 2025 geographic differentials, January 1, 2025 rates above 110% of the statewide standard must fall to that ceiling; differentials up to 10% cannot be eliminated. Self-directed wages cannot fall below November 21, 2024 levels, but wage exceptions are capped at 15% above the standard maximum or 10% above the geographic maximum. Day-to-day administrator services move out of Individual and Family Directed Goods and Services into a separate service line, and Low Intensity Support Services are capped at $1,000 per person per fiscal year.
Disability support hours and wages protected
The law adds about $34.225 million for fiscal 2025 disability services, available upon enactment; unused money returns to the General Fund. Dedicated hours must cover medical, behavioral, or daytime residential needs without counting shared household hours; qualifying removed hours must return when still needed. Self-directed wages cannot fall below November 21, 2024 levels, and the wage-exception process must remain during fiscal 2025. The Developmental Disabilities Administration cannot eliminate Low Intensity Support Services during fiscal 2025. Separate legislation eliminating that program is required to trigger cuts of about $2.772 million each in general and federal funds.
Transportation projects depend on revenue legislation
The law provides $206.1 million in special funds and $105.66 million in federal funds for transportation capital projects. That money is available only with enactment of separate legislation increasing transportation revenues. This provision does not name a revenue source or set a household tax or fee.
Medicaid funding depends on financing laws
The law ties two Medicaid provider funding changes to separate financing laws. General Fund support falls $92.5 million upon enactment of legislation increasing the Hospital Deficit Assessment. Another $25 million General Fund reduction depends on legislation allowing Master Settlement Agreement enforcement litigation proceeds to support Medicaid expenses. That second change makes settlement money available for Medicaid while reducing General Fund support. These provisions do not specify changes to individual benefits or provider payment rates.
Funding for claims against Maryland
The law sets aside $13.0594 million for tort claims, including motor vehicle claims, and transfers it to the State Insurance Trust Fund. This money and unspent tort-claim funds from earlier budgets are the only funds available for Maryland Tort Claims Act payments. Payments remain subject to that Act; the budget does not set amounts for individual claimants.
More funding for seniors’ rides
Beginning July 1, 2025, Maryland adds $50,000 for statewide rides for low- and moderate-income seniors. The law also adds $50,000 for Neighbor Ride’s door-to-door service for Howard County seniors. Neither grant guarantees a set number of rides. Both grants must stay with their programs, and unspent money returns to the General Fund.
Care centers funded for public workers
The law provides $2 million in fiscal 2025 funding to the Maryland Association of Boards of Education. The grant supports direct primary care centers across all 23 counties and Baltimore City for school-system and county workers and their families. Funds are available upon enactment; unspent money returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected. The provision does not set patient fees, coverage, or individual eligibility terms.
More funding for homebuyer and homeowner aid
The law adds $1.5 million for Montgomery Employee Down Payment Assistance Loans and Homeowner Assistance Fund Capital. Funding includes $500,000 in special funds and $1 million in remaining American Rescue Plan funds. This fiscal 2025 funding became available upon passage. The provision does not split the total between programs or set household awards or loan terms.
More funding for Walter Lomax housing
The law adds $141,360 in General Funds for housing accommodations under the Walter Lomax Act. This fiscal 2025 funding became available upon passage. It does not change eligibility or set individual payment amounts.
More home repair and disability rent aid
The law adds $1.26859 million for critical home repairs and the Developmental Disabilities Administration rent subsidy program. The total includes $500,000 in federal funds and $768,590 in reimbursable funds. This fiscal 2025 money became available upon passage. The provision does not divide the total between programs or set individual awards.
Commerce gets additional salary funding
The law adds $126,000 in fiscal 2025 for salary growth in Commerce’s Business and Industry Sector Development program. The funding supports salary costs tied to Executive Order 01.01.2024.39. It does not state how many employees receive increases or how much each receives.
Pay schedules set for listed state employees
The law sets fiscal 2026 salaries for listed nonclassified positions in courts, state agencies, and public education. Listed state executive pay scales range from $100,328 to $362,977 across their minimums and maximums. Transportation executive scales range from $99,334 to $359,383. Eligible positions receive cost-of-living adjustments and salary increments on the same schedule as Standard Pay Plan positions. These schedules do not establish every employee’s exact pay increase.
More capital loan funding for childcare providers
The law adds $2.2 million in General Funds to the Child Care Capital Support Revolving Loan Fund. The money supports capital loans for child care providers. The provision does not set individual loan amounts, terms, or eligibility criteria.
100 Black Men receives grant funding
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds a $250,000 fiscal 2026 General Fund grant to 100 Black Men of Greater Washington DC, Inc. The provision does not state a specific program purpose or individual eligibility rules. Unspent money returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected.
Agencies can pool local partnership funds
The education, health, human services, and juvenile services departments can transfer budgeted money to the Children's Cabinet Interagency Fund. The money pays costs of local partnership agreements approved by that fund. The provision sets no total amount or specific household benefit.
Arts groups and museums receive funding
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds fiscal 2026 General Funds for arts and museum programs. It provides $150,000 for Merriweather Arts and Culture Center and $150,000 to assess Baltimore’s France-Merrick Performing Arts Center. It also provides $300,000 for the Historical and Cultural Museum Assistance Program and $200,000 for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. The Merriweather addition does not count toward the fiscal 2027 Arts Council funding formula. Unspent money from these additions returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected.
Foster care rate review gets funding
The law adds $1.234425 million in general funds and $188,635 in federal funds for fiscal 2025 foster care rate reform contracts. The contracts provide services to help with rate reform. The money became available immediately upon budget passage. This provision does not itself state a new foster care payment rate.
Funding for Maryland immigrant affairs programs
The law provides $1.238031 million in general funds for the Maryland Office of Immigrant Affairs. This includes $350,000 for grants, subsidies, and contributions. The provision does not name particular services, set household eligibility, or establish direct payments.
Funding for police planning and training
The law sets aside $250,000 for a feasibility study of the Hagerstown Public Safety Project, not construction. Beginning July 1, 2025, it adds a $150,000 fiscal 2026 operating grant for police and sheriff professional development. That grant supports the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association and Maryland Sheriffs’ Association. Unspent training grant money returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected.
Funding for Silver Spring parking improvements
The fiscal 2026 budget adds $50,000 to Montgomery County for Downtown Silver Spring parking improvements needed because of Purple Line construction. The money cannot be used for another purpose. Unspent money returns to the General Fund. The law does not set parking prices or promise lower parking costs.
Funding for women's reentry center buildings
The law adds $2 million in general funds for land and buildings for a Life Skills and Re-Entry Center for Women. The appropriation supports the center's physical development. It does not specify individual services, eligibility, or payments.
Human Services call center gets funding
The law adds fiscal 2025 funding for the Human Services Department’s Constituent Services Call Center contract. It provides $2.561161 million in general funds, $2.48355 million in special funds, and $2.716383 million in federal funds. The money became available immediately upon budget passage. The funding supports the call center for people contacting the department.
Humanim receives funding for iHomes
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds a $150,000 fiscal 2026 General Fund grant to Humanim for iHomes. The provision does not set individual benefit amounts or eligibility rules. Unspent money returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected.
Indigenous family partnership receives grant funding
The law adds $500,000 in federal funds for the Maryland Indigenous Family Partnership Grant in fiscal 2025. The money became available immediately upon budget passage. This provision does not state household eligibility rules or individual award amounts.
Juvenile facilities receive staffing and security funds
The law adds $4.8 million for Department of Juvenile Services facility overtime in fiscal 2025. It also adds about $1.49 million for security technology upgrades at the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center. Both additions became available upon passage. They fund facility operations, not household payments or a new overtime tax deduction.
Leaders Breeders receives restricted state grant
The law provides a $25,000 general-fund grant to Leaders Breeders, Inc. The money cannot be transferred to another purpose. Any unspent amount returns to the General Fund.
Legal programs receive added funding
The law adds $872,674 in general funds to cover excess costs in the Maryland Legal Services Program contract. It also adds $39,348 in general funds for the John R. Justice Grant Program. Both fiscal 2025 additions became available immediately upon budget passage. These provisions do not set individual grant amounts or new household eligibility rules.
Local police aid follows crime counts
The law provides about $45.88 million in enhanced local police aid for fiscal 2026. Jurisdictions receive shares based on their reported violent-crime totals in the 2023 Maryland Uniform Crime Report. The money can fund only this purpose. Unused money cannot be transferred and returns to the General Fund.
Maryland funds the Inclusion Fund
The law puts $750,000 from Maryland’s General Fund into the Inclusion Fund. This provision does not name recipients, award amounts, or eligibility rules.
More funding for Baltimore park projects
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds $150,000 for Friends of Herring Run Parks to restore, protect, and promote the stream valley. Unspent money returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected. From Baltimore City's Program Open Space allocation, Recreation and Parks receives $300,000 to resurface Druid Hill Tennis Courts at 3001 East Drive. It also receives $100,000 for Northwest Park, $50,000 for Wilbur H. Waters Park, and $21,400 for Patterson Park Master Plan Implementation. These special funds cannot move to another purpose; unspent amounts must be canceled.
More funding for campaign reporting technology
The law provides about $1.51 million in fiscal 2025 General Funds for Maryland’s campaign reporting technology project. The money became available upon passage. The appropriation does not change household payments, eligibility, or legal duties.
More funding for crime victim support
For fiscal 2025, the law adds $1.2 million for the Sexual Assault Reimbursement Unit. It adds $1.1 million for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. Another $307,263 funds additional Victims of Crime Act Program grants and became available upon passage. These provisions do not set individual payment amounts or change eligibility rules.
More funding for hazardous substance cleanup
The law provides $625,000 in General Funds for the Hazardous Substance Clean-Up Program. The provision does not name cleanup sites or projects. It does not provide household payments or set household cost changes.
More funding for local safety programs
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds $150,000 for Dieter's Close Quarters Defense to train law-enforcement and security personnel. This fiscal 2026 grant funds scenario-based judgment training; unspent money returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected. The law also adds $1.398745 million to the fiscal 2025 budget for fiscal 2024 Local Law Enforcement grants. Entertainment district security grants receive $250,000 in special-fund matching money for fiscal 2025 and another $250,000 in the budget's separate appropriation.
More funding for oysters and lake maintenance
The law adds fiscal 2025 oyster planting money: $299,403 in General Funds, $596,275 in special funds, and $450,000 in reimbursable funds. That money became available upon passage. Beginning July 1, 2025, it also adds $200,000 in fiscal 2026 General Funds for mechanical weed harvesting at Deep Creek Lake. Unspent lake harvesting money returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected.
More funding for rail infrastructure access
The law restores about $4 million in fiscal 2025 General Funds for the Howard Street Tunnel project, available upon passage. That money was mistakenly returned during fiscal 2024 budget closing. Beginning July 1, 2025, it adds about $6.62 million from the Transportation Trust Fund for fiscal 2026 Purple Line access grants. Montgomery and Prince George’s counties receive equal shares for walking and bicycle access to stations. Unspent access grant money must be canceled and cannot be redirected.
More funding for refugee support services
The law adds about $7.92 million in federal funds for refugee and asylee support services in fiscal 2025. The money goes through the Maryland Office for Refugees and Asylees. This funding does not set household payment amounts or change who qualifies.
More funding for Regional Navigators
The law adds $1.717151 million in fiscal 2025 funding for higher Regional Navigators program costs. The money supports operations in every Maryland jurisdiction. This provision does not state changes to household eligibility, payments, or services.
More funding for spongy moth control
The law adds $56,560 in General Funds, $28,000 in special funds, and $57,000 in federal funds for spongy moth control. The money covers expanded spraying for increased outbreaks and higher fuel and supply costs. It became available upon passage and funds state pest control rather than household assistance.
More funding for veterans’ programs
Maryland adds $671,516 in special funds and $506,450 in federal funds for its fiscal 2025 veterans cemetery program. The law also adds $13,751 in special funds for Veterans Outreach and Advocacy. These funds use prior-year agency balances and became available immediately upon passage. The provisions do not change individual eligibility or establish direct payments.
More funding for violence victim programs
For fiscal 2025, the law adds $856,944 in federal funds for the Domestic Trafficking Victim Program. It adds $838,609 in federal funds for the Violence Against Women Act program in fiscal 2025. It also adds $839,945 for that program in the budget's separate appropriation. Another $1 million in special funds provides fiscal 2025 matching money for the Victims of Domestic Violence Grant Special Fund. These amounts support programs and grants, not a stated payment or service amount for each person.
More grants for arts and humanities
The law adds $110,000 for the Columbia Festival of the Arts. This grant does not count toward the Arts Council's fiscal 2027 formula-funding calculation. It also adds $250,000 through Maryland Humanities for the Strengthening the Humanities in Nonprofits for Equity program. That program supports arts, culture, and education at small and mid-size nonprofits. Neither grant can be redirected, and unspent money returns to the General Fund.
More legal aid with funding conditions
The law provides an additional $1.4 million to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation for access-to-counsel services. The money must come only from the Mortgage Loan Servicing Practices Settlement Fund. The appropriation depends on enactment of legislation expanding that fund's allowed uses. This provision does not set individual eligibility or service amounts.
More overtime funding for correctional staff
The law adds fiscal 2025 General Fund money for correctional overtime. Jessup receives about $1.10 million, Chesapeake Detention Facility $8.61 million, and Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center $21.98 million. Metropolitan Transition Center receives about $4.49 million, and pretrial detention administration receives $54,735; both additions became available upon passage. These appropriations fund staffing, not a new tax deduction or a set payment for each worker.
More parole staff and safety funding
The law sets aside $5 million for parole and probation staffing. The Administration can create positions recommended by a staffing study despite other budget limits on new positions. Fiscal 2025 funding also adds $646,635 for armed guards in East regional offices. Another $122,152 funds bullet- and stab-proof vests for agents in Central regional offices.
More support for nonprofit organizations
The fiscal 2026 budget adds $80,400 through the Department of Commerce for a navigator serving nonprofit organizations. It also adds $50,000 to the Association of Community Services of Howard County to help nonprofits build their capacity. The money cannot be redirected, and unspent amounts return to the General Fund.
More support for youth sports programs
The fiscal 2026 budget adds $80,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maryland. It adds $60,000 for Team Thrill's developmental basketball opportunities and $40,000 through Baltimore City Recreation and Parks for Team Melo basketball opportunities. The Sanctuary Collective receives $50,000 for youth empowerment through sports and education. These grants cannot be redirected, and unspent money returns to the General Fund. The law does not set family payments or participant eligibility.
New grants for historic sites and museums
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds $165,000 for Historic Annapolis to manage historic properties. It also adds $125,000 for a Chesapeake Bay-related grant to the Water's Edge Museum. The supplied text does not explain that grant's full purpose. A separate $50,000 grant supports the museum's Hero Empowerment Development Program. All three grants are restricted to their stated purposes, and unspent money returns to the General Fund.
New grants for local community development
The fiscal 2026 budget adds $75,000 for the Huntington City Community Development Corporation and $50,000 for Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation. It also provides $50,000 to Montgomery County for the Damascus Main Street area, without naming specific projects. These grants cannot be redirected. Unspent money returns to the General Fund.
Parks and People receives grant funding
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds a $150,000 fiscal 2026 General Fund grant to Parks & People. The provision does not specify household benefits or individual eligibility. Unspent money returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected.
Prisons receive food and upkeep funding
The law adds fiscal 2025 General Fund money for prison food, clothing, bedding, and maintenance. Listed amounts include $646,494 for Hagerstown prison food, $894,980 for Jessup maintenance, and $77,558 for food elsewhere. Baltimore City Correctional Center receives $392,592 for maintenance and $7,182 for clothing and bedding. Metropolitan Transition Center receives $302,375 for food, $180,439 for clothing and bedding, and about $1.55 million for fiscal 2024 shortfalls. The separately listed food, Baltimore City, and Metropolitan Transition Center additions became available upon passage.
Prisons receive prior-year shortfall funding
Maryland adds fiscal 2025 general funds to cover fiscal 2024 shortfalls at correctional and detention facilities. Listed amounts include about $7.57 million for Eastern Correctional Institution and $5.55 million for Maryland Correctional Training Center. These appropriations cover facility shortfalls, not direct household payments.
Roca receives funding beyond Baltimore City
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds a $150,000 fiscal 2026 General Fund grant to Roca, Inc. The grant supports service expansion outside Baltimore City. Unspent money returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected.
Ronald McDonald charity receives targeted grant
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds a $50,000 fiscal 2026 General Fund grant for the Built by Love Impact Fund. The recipient is Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington, D.C. The provision does not set individual payments or eligibility rules. Unspent money returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected.
State facilities receive renovation and security funds
The law adds $280,000 in special funds for the Parole Tower renovation project in fiscal 2025. It also adds about $2.99 million in General Funds for Annapolis Complex security upgrades. Both additions became available upon passage. These provisions fund state facilities, not direct household payments.
State police receive insurance and overtime funds
The law adds about $1.24 million in General Funds for State Police health insurance costs. It also recognizes about $5.20 million in special funds from reimbursable overtime invoices. The total fiscal 2025 appropriation increase is about $6.45 million and became available upon passage. The provision does not set individual workers’ payments or insurance benefits.
Support for Ethiopian Eritrean special-needs families
The law adds $25,000 for the Ethiopian Eritrean Special Needs Community's Family Support and Empowerment Program. The grant cannot be used for another purpose. Unspent money returns to the General Fund. The provision does not set household eligibility or a payment amount.
Two attorneys receive dedicated enforcement funding
Beginning July 1, 2025, the Attorney General's Criminal Investigation Division receives $355,134 and two new Assistant Attorney General positions. They must support implementation and enforcement of Chapters 460 and 461 of 2024 only. Unspent money cannot be transferred and must return to the General Fund.
Veterans department receives litigation expense funding
The law adds $825,000 in fiscal 2025 General Funds for the Department of Veterans and Military Families’ litigation expenses. The money became available upon passage. This funds agency expenses and does not change veterans’ services or create household payments.
More staffing for People's Counsel calls
The law adds $80,532 in special funds to the Maryland Office of the People's Counsel for one call-center support position. The position helps address increased call volume. The provision does not set new household payments or eligibility rules.
Added Grants for Maryland Health Organizations
The law adds $400,000 in general funds for Planned Parenthood of Maryland. Beginning July 1, 2025, it adds $200,000 for the Maryland Patient Safety Center in fiscal 2026. It also adds $350,000 for DrFirst services to the Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients, starting that date. Each grant is limited to its stated purpose; unspent money returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected. These grants do not specify individual payments or coverage changes.
Autism services gain an expansion grant
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law provides $150,000 for the Autism Society of Maryland to expand services. It does not set an individual benefit amount. Unspent money returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected.
Children’s hospital overstays receive dedicated funding
The law reserves $3 million in Community Services behavioral health investment funds to address pediatric hospital overstays. The money cannot fund other behavioral health investments under this provision. It does not establish a direct payment to families.
Drug detection products for college students
The law reserves $500,000 from behavioral health harm-reduction funding for public colleges that provide drug detection products to students. The money can only support that purpose. Unspent money cannot move to another use and returns to the General Fund.
Insurance outreach for child care workers
The law allows transferring up to $250,000 from the Child Care Capital Support Revolving Loan Fund to the Health Benefit Exchange. This requires enactment of SB 611 or HB 859 on health insurance access for child care professionals. The money is limited to enrollment outreach and a survey of insurance availability among child care providers. Survey findings are due to the budget committees by January 1, 2026; unused restricted funds are canceled. This funds outreach and research, not insurance coverage or premium payments.
More funding for care in custody
Maryland adds fiscal 2025 money for medical and mental health contracts at correctional and detention facilities. Listed amounts include about $22.44 million for Baltimore Central Booking and $9.59 million for the Maryland Reception, Diagnostic and Classification Center. Another $13.91 million supports the Metropolitan Transition Center, with that funding available immediately upon passage. At Jessup and Eastern Correctional Institutions, $2.5 million each shifts from general funds to the Opioid Restitution Fund for substance-use care. Those substitutions change the funding source, not the amount allocated to that care.
More money for foster care costs
The law adds $17.748986 million in general funds, $381,807 in special funds, and $20.169207 million in federal funds for foster care costs. The money cannot move to another program or purpose. Unspent general funds return to the General Fund. The appropriation does not set payment amounts for individual families.
New equipment funding for regional hospital
The law adds $130,000 for the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center to buy an apheresis machine. The grant cannot be used for another purpose. Unspent money returns to the General Fund. The provision does not change patient eligibility or charges.
Protected funding for mental health crises
The law sets aside $5 million only for the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program. The money cannot move to another purpose. Any unspent money returns to the General Fund.
Therapeutic child care providers receive grants
The law directs $1.5 million in At-Risk Early Childhood Grants to existing Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program providers. Providers receive the same proportional shares as in fiscal 2022. The money cannot be transferred, and unspent funds return to the General Fund. The provision does not set a per-family payment or new eligibility rule.
Veterans homes receive more operating support
The law adds about $1.58 million in special funds and $1.12 million in federal funds to the fiscal 2025 Veterans Home Program. The money uses retained balances from earlier years and is available upon enactment. It supports operations and services, without setting new individual benefits or eligibility rules.
More funding for domestic violence services
The law adds $300,000 in federal funds to fiscal 2025 for the Domestic Violence Coordinated Entry system. It also provides $325,000 for local provider grants and housing department costs to run the system. Provider grants serve organizations in the Balance of State Continuum of Care. The provision does not set direct survivor payments or change household eligibility.
Conditional grants for teacher collaboration
The law sets aside $8 million in teacher development funding for Collaborative Time Innovation Demonstration Grants. The money requires enactment of SB 429 or HB 504 delaying the collaborative time per-pupil funding amount. This funds education grants rather than direct household payments.
Fire and rescue training receives funding
The University of Maryland, College Park must reserve $12.280248 million of its special-fund appropriation for the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute. The money supports the institute's fire and rescue training work and cannot fund other university purposes.
Learning materials funded for nonpublic students
The law provides $8.54 million for textbooks, computers, software, and digital learning materials at eligible nonpublic schools. Aid is capped at $65 per student, or $95 where 20% to 40% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The cap is $155 where more than 40% qualify. Schools must meet state approval or registration, tuition, admissions-policy, and nondiscrimination requirements. Violating schools may have to return materials and lose access to specified programs for that year and the next two years.
Major funding for Randallstown Library improvements
The law provides Baltimore County $12 million in general funds for Randallstown Library infrastructure improvements. The grant can pay for acquisition, planning, design, construction, repairs, renovation, reconstruction, site improvements, and capital equipment.
More Federal Funding for Education Grants
Maryland adds $20.9 million in federal funds for fiscal 2025 grants under the Educationally Deprived Children program. It also adds about $5.94 million for Innovative Programs grants, available upon passage. These provisions fund education grants but do not name recipients or set individual awards.
More funding for cleaner public schools
The law adds $1 million in special funds for public school decarbonization, or work to reduce carbon emissions. The provision does not identify which schools receive the money. It does not set household savings amounts.
More Funding for Deaf Learning Resources
Maryland adds $130,000 in general funds for the Deaf Culture Digital Library in fiscal 2025. It also adds about $2.38 million to replace a cooling system in one Maryland School for the Deaf academic building. Both appropriations became available upon passage. The money funds library resources and school facilities, not direct payments.
More funding for workforce training programs
The law designates $5 million for EARN Maryland, $2 million for Cyber Workforce Grants, and $1 million for Labor's Office of Strategic Initiatives. Beginning July 1, 2025, it adds $150,000 for Vehicles for Change to train formerly incarcerated people in automotive repair. It also provides $100,000 through the Foundation for Educational Development for STEM City Baltimore's workforce initiative. Lincoln Technical Institute receives $75,000 for a regional technical career fair for high school students. The three local grants cannot be redirected, and unspent money returns to the General Fund.
More funding for youth academy capacity
The law adds about $2.56 million in net fiscal 2025 funding for the Freestate ChalleNGe Academy's full cohort capacity. The funding combines about $2.86 million in added general funds with a $306,162 federal-fund reduction. The provision does not change individual eligibility or establish household payments.
More grants for school resource officers
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds $5 million for fiscal 2026 school resource officer grants. The money comes from the Safe Schools Fund. The provision does not set an award amount for each school or household.
New grants support children's learning programs
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds $65,000 for Assateague Coastal Trust's Coast Kids educational programming. It adds $50,000 for Bright Minds Foundation educational programming. Another $50,000 supports Morgan State University's artificial-intelligence center in assessing state education needs and assisting a K–12 task force. These fiscal 2026 funds cannot be redirected, and unspent money returns to the General Fund.
Targeted grants support Maryland university programs
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds $100,000 for the University of Maryland, College Park's TerpsEXCEED Program. It also adds $250,000 for Towson University's Dr. Nancy Grasmick Leadership Institute. These fiscal 2026 grants cannot be redirected, and unspent funds return to the General Fund. Separately, the law designates $2 million for a capital grant to Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School. These provisions do not set individual student payments or eligibility rules.
Assessments agency gets operating support
The law adds $696,154 in special funds for fiscal 2025 assessments agency administration, available immediately upon budget passage. Beginning July 1, 2025, it also sets aside $10 million from the Expedited Service Fund for general operating costs. The $10 million depends on enactment of HB 352 or SB 321 expanding allowed uses of expedited-service fees. The agency can move that money among programs for the same purpose; unspent money must be canceled, not redirected. These appropriations do not themselves change property assessments or household taxes.
Broadband service grants receive federal funding
The law adds about $13.19 million in federal funds to the fiscal 2025 budget for administration and service-delivery grants. Grant recipients must be approved under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The provision does not identify which households receive broadband service or a direct subsidy.
Capital funding for Downtown Frederick hotel
The law sets aside $7.5 million for a capital grant to the Downtown Frederick Hotel Project. The provision does not specify grant conditions or direct household payments.
Comptroller receives legal and technology funding
The law adds fiscal 2025 funding for the Comptroller’s office, available immediately upon budget passage. General funds provide $270,000 for legal expenses and $572,769 for audit costs. Another $4.833867 million in reimbursable funds supports technology positions, supplies, and consulting. These appropriations do not change household taxes, rights, or payment duties.
Five counties receive larger disparity grants
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds $17.139584 million for fiscal 2026 uncapped disparity grants to five counties. It raises the maximum grant level from 75% to 90%, keeping 90% as the ceiling. Prince George’s receives $11.377893 million, Wicomico $2.700591 million, and Somerset $1.450347 million. Dorchester receives $831,802, and Caroline receives $778,951. Unspent money returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected.
Funding for conventions and basketball championships
Maryland adds about $1.60 million toward its obligation to cover two-thirds of the Baltimore Convention facility’s annual operating deficits. The law also reserves $1.65 million from the Major Sports and Entertainment Event Program Fund for basketball championships. That money is only for the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Conference Basketball Championships. Unspent championship funds cannot be redirected and must be canceled. These funds support facilities and events, not direct household payments.
Ignite Capital receives state grant
Maryland adds $300,000 in general funds for a grant to Ignite Capital. The money can only fund that grant. Any unspent amount cannot be redirected and returns to the General Fund.
Lottery receives vendor and technology funding
The law adds $585,700 in special funds for fiscal 2025 Lottery vendor costs tied to revenue collections. It also adds $243,828 for increased ITLM costs at the Lottery and Gaming Control Agency. Both amounts became available immediately upon budget passage. These provisions do not change lottery prices, access, or household payments.
More funding for economic development
The law sets aside $10 million for the Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Fund and $7 million for the Certified Sites Program. These provisions do not state loan terms, project rules, or household payments. It also adds $338,000 for Maryland Economic Development Corporation consulting costs in fiscal 2025. The consulting money became available immediately upon budget passage.
More funding for quantum research
The law designates $17.5 million for the Capital of Quantum Initiative. Beginning July 1, 2025, it also adds $10 million for quantum-related work by the University of Maryland Enterprise Corporation. That fiscal 2026 funding passes through the University of Maryland, College Park. Unspent money from the $10 million appropriation returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected.
More funding for technology projects
The law sets aside $2 million for Economic Agenda technology investments and $1.3 million for Baltimore Cyber Ranges. These provisions do not name specific projects, participant rules, or household payments.
Port project gets dredging placement grant
The law adds $3 million in fiscal 2025 Transportation Trust Fund money, available immediately upon budget passage. A grant to the Maryland Economic Development Corporation pays dredge-material placement costs for the Tradepoint Atlantic Sparrows Point Container Terminal project. Unspent money must be canceled and cannot be redirected.
Port terminal receives restricted dredging grant
The law directs a Maryland Economic Development Corporation grant toward dredge material placement for the Tradepoint Atlantic Sparrows Point Container Terminal. The supplied provision lists $16 million for this purpose, but its funding summary lists a $15 million General Fund appropriation. Those conflicting figures prevent a reliable single grant total. Money not spent for the restricted purpose cannot be transferred and must return to the General Fund.
State funds buildings and purchasing review
The law adds fiscal 2025 general funds that became available immediately upon budget passage. It provides $345,979 to operate the new Legislative Services building and $555,000 for facilities maintenance contracts. Another $128,000 covers higher costs to obtain a new Agriculture Department janitorial contract. It also provides $1 million for a consultant to assess the state’s technology purchasing system.
State grant supports 150th Preakness
The law provides a $1.5 million fiscal 2025 grant for the 150th Annual Preakness Stakes. It uses available special-fund balances in the Major Sports and Entertainment Events Program. The grant does not create a household payment.
State restores capital project grants
The law restores capital project grants administered by the Department of General Services. One appropriation adds $6.575 million in general funds. Another adds $9.2 million in general funds and $5 million in special funds. All became available immediately upon budget passage. These provisions do not set household payments or eligibility rules.
Broader disability waiting fund use authorized
The law authorizes replacing $15 million in fiscal 2025 general funding with special funding through the Waiting List Equity Fund. This switch requires enactment of separate legislation expanding the fund's permitted uses. It supports broader fund use for people on the disability waiting list, not a specified individual award.
Disability care centers gain operating funds
The law adds fiscal 2025 overtime funding of $171,589 for Holly Center and $545,219 for the Secure Evaluation and Therapeutic Treatment Center. Potomac Center receives $400,760 for overtime and $845,122 for operations. All funds are available upon enactment. The money pays center costs rather than creating a household payment or new service entitlement.
Funding set aside for biomarker legislation
The law designates $8 million for the Biomarker Bill. This funding provision does not describe covered services, patient eligibility, or changes to household costs.
Hospitals gain repair and staffing funds
The law adds about $9.764 million for an emergency heating-and-cooling contract at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center. Western Maryland Hospital Center receives $403,605 for overtime. Deer’s Head Hospital Center receives $410,385 for overtime and $429,162 for staffing costs reflecting actual vacancies. The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center receives $25.2 million in special funds to meet its legally required revenue level. These fiscal 2025 additions are available upon enactment and do not establish household payments or coverage changes.
Human-relevant research receives state funding
The law provides $915,000 in special funds for the Human-Relevant Research Fund. The funding reflects a revised agreement with the Maryland Department of Health. It supports research rather than a specified household payment.
More financing for child care projects
The law designates $2.2 million for the Child Care Capital Revolving Fund. The fund finances eligible child care capital projects. This appropriation does not promise lower parent fees, household payments, or added child care spaces.
More Funding for Autism Waiver Services
Maryland adds $18.4 million for projected fiscal 2025 Autism Waiver Program costs. This includes $13.7 million in general funds and $4.7 million in special funds. The money became available upon passage. This appropriation supports the existing program without changing eligibility rules or specifying individual benefit amounts.
More Funding for Cash Assistance Costs
Maryland adds about $64.31 million and another $7.4 million in general funds to fiscal 2025 Assistance Payments appropriations. It also adds $588,498 in special funds; these additions cover fiscal 2024 expenses. Temporary Cash Assistance separately gains $11.26 million federally and loses about $1.11 million in special funds. That is a net increase of about $10.16 million for fiscal 2025. These provisions fund program costs but do not specify higher household payments or new eligibility rules.
More Funding for Refugee Cash Assistance
Maryland adds about $10.01 million in federal funds for Refugee Transitional Cash Assistance in fiscal 2025. The program operates through the Maryland Office for Refugees and Asylees. This funding provision does not specify individual payment amounts or eligibility changes.
More Funding for Temporary Disability Assistance
Maryland adds about $15.99 million in general funds for the fiscal 2025 Temporary Disability Assistance Program. It reduces special funds by about $1.45 million, leaving a net increase of about $14.54 million. The general funds cannot move to another program or purpose, and unspent general funds must return. This funding provision does not set an individual benefit amount.
Summer SNAP funding rises for families
The law adds $5.7 million in federal funds for estimated fiscal 2025 Summer SNAP costs. It does not set a new per-family benefit or eligibility rule. Assistance Payments funds must stay within their approved purposes and cannot move to another program. Unspent money must return or be canceled.
Community development grants and contracts restored
The law adds $1 million in special funds to restore Operating Assistance Grants after Board of Public Works reductions. It also provides $63,000 for new Division of Just Communities contracts. Another $15,000 funds that division’s planning contract with Urban American Cities. These fiscal 2025 funds became available immediately upon budget passage. The provisions do not establish direct household payments or eligibility.
Local grants to study housing barriers
The law provides $2.5 million in federal funds to study housing barriers in Maryland. Funding also supports technical help and grants to local governments. The appropriation does not itself change rents, housing rules, or household eligibility for aid.
More funding for homeowner relief programs
The law adds $16.571731 million in General Funds for the Homeowners’ Tax Credit and Urban Enterprise Zones. It also adds $1.278749 million in General Funds and $2.194033 million in special funds for Homeowner Protection. These fiscal 2025 funds became available upon passage. The appropriations do not change eligibility or set individual credit or payment amounts.
More funding for rental and homelessness programs
Fiscal 2025 federal additions provide $8 million for Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers and $46 million for Section 8 Contract Administration. Another $4.7 million funds final Emergency Rental Assistance Program 2.0 awards to Continuum of Care partner organizations. The Balance of State Continuum of Care receives another $55,077 from an annual federal housing grant, available upon passage. These appropriations do not set household awards, change eligibility, or specify how many households receive help.
More support for youth homelessness projects
The law provides $2 million in fiscal 2025 federal supplemental funding and a separate $1.9 million appropriation for youth homelessness work. The money supports planning, agency partnerships, research, and local pilot-project grants. It does not create direct household payments or new individual eligibility rules.
Dedicated funding for historically Black colleges
For fiscal 2026, Bowie State receives $16.318751 million and Morgan State receives $27.584931 million in dedicated state funding. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Coppin State each receive $9 million. These funds can support only purposes allowed by the state’s historically Black college funding law. Unspent money transfers to the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Reserve Fund at year-end.
Funding for Child Care Worker Credentials
Maryland provides about $5.69 million in special funds for the Child Care Credential Program. The money supports the program and its participants and providers. This appropriation does not specify individual payments or changes to who qualifies.
Health and security grants for nonpublic schools
The law provides $2.5 million from the Cigarette Restitution Fund for schools that participated in BOOST in fiscal 2025. Schools must use grants first for nurses, other health services, and security. Remaining money can support textbooks through the Aid to Non-Public Schools program. Unspent money cannot be transferred to another purpose and must be canceled.
More Funding for Disability Review Staff
Maryland adds about $1.35 million in federal funds for Disability Determination Services staff in fiscal 2025. The funding covers positions approved by the Board of Public Works in June 2024. It became available upon passage and does not set new disability benefit amounts or eligibility rules.
More Funding for Education Retirement Costs
Maryland adds about $2.61 million in general funds for local teacher retirement costs. Community colleges get another $152,371 for teacher retirement-related benefits. The law also adds $720,000 for colleges’ projected optional retirement costs in fiscal 2025, available upon passage. These appropriations cover retirement costs but do not specify higher individual pension payments.
More Funding for Five University Buildings
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law provides $32 million from the Strategic Energy Investment Fund for fiscal 2026 university projects. Morgan State’s Science Center and Towson’s Smith Hall each get $9 million for construction or renovation work. Maryland’s Baltimore social work building gets $5 million; College Park’s Zupnik Hall gets $4 million for construction and equipment. Salisbury’s Blackwell Hall renovation gets $5 million from the fund’s renewable energy, clean energy, and climate change account. Unspent money returns to the Strategic Energy Investment Fund and cannot be redirected.
More funding for school program costs
The law adds about $20.96 million for projected fiscal 2025 Nonpublic Placements Program costs. It adds $10 million for state education assessment contracts. Both deficiency appropriations became available immediately upon passage. It also adds $800,000 in federal funds for fiscal 2025 Language Assistance grants. These provisions fund program costs without specifying new household payments or student eligibility rules.
More Funding for Worker Support Programs
Maryland adds about $19.02 million in general funds for unemployment insurance administration in fiscal 2025. It also adds $400,000 for fiscal 2024 Worker Support Program expenses paid in fiscal 2025. These funds cover program costs, not specified increases in workers’ benefits.
More Grant Money for College Students
Maryland adds $15 million in special funds for Educational Assistance and Guaranteed Assistance Grants within its Educational Excellence Awards Program. It adds another $4 million for Conroy and Cryor memorial scholarships. Both additions cover fiscal 2025 and became available upon passage. These funding provisions do not specify individual awards or new eligibility rules.
More Support for Community College Students
Baltimore City Community College gets about $3.05 million in restricted funds for additional student supports in fiscal 2025. That money became available upon passage. Maryland also adds about $2.58 million in general funds for Montgomery College under minimum funding requirements. These provisions do not specify tuition cuts, individual awards, or the types of student support.
Pay Funding for Selected Public Employees
The law funds fiscal 2025 cost-of-living raises and pay increments for Maryland Fire Rescue Institute employees, available upon passage. It lists $678,706 in current restricted funds and $678,706 in special funds for that purpose. It also provides $292,500 for salary growth in Commerce’s business and industry sector development program. The Commerce funding supports Executive Order 01.01.2024.39 on Maryland’s business climate. These provisions do not set individual raises or a general wage increase.
Business groups receive targeted state grants
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law provides $150,000 for the Minority Business Economic Council’s MBE Night in Annapolis. It also provides $100,000 for the Olney Chamber of Commerce. Both grants are restricted to their stated purposes, and unspent money returns to the General Fund. These provisions do not establish direct payments or eligibility for individual businesses.
Funding for Maryland business infrastructure
The law provides $10 million in general funds for the Maryland Economic Development Corporation’s Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Fund. This supports infrastructure financing for economic development. It does not set direct household payments or individual eligibility rules.
More funding for cannabis business incubation
The law provides $2 million in fiscal 2025 supplemental General Funds and a separate $5 million appropriation for cannabis business incubation. The Cannabis Incubator Project operates through the Maryland Cannabis Administration’s Office of Social Equity. The provision does not set individual grants or an eligibility formula.
More funding for growth and makerspaces
The law puts $5 million in general funds into the Maryland Equitech Growth Fund. It also provides $1 million in general funds for the Maryland Makerspace Initiative Program. These appropriations do not identify recipients, set eligibility rules, or state individual grant amounts.
More technical help for regional dairy farms
The law adds $500,000 in federal funds for technical assistance to dairy operations in Northern and Western Maryland. The money became available upon passage. The provision does not identify which operations qualify or create direct household payments.
State funding for certified development sites
The law provides $3.5 million in General Funds for the Maryland Economic Development Corporation’s Certified Sites Program. The money supports the program and communities seeking assistance. The provision does not establish a direct household payment.
Towson startup center receives more funding
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law adds $100,000 in fiscal 2026 General Funds for Towson University’s StarTUp at the Armory. The provision does not set direct payments or eligibility rules for businesses or households. Unspent money returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected.
County workers' planned care centers lose funding
The law cuts $2 million from a fiscal 2025 grant for planned Prince George's County direct primary care centers. The centers serve school-system employees, county-government employees, and their families. The cut takes effect immediately upon passage. It reduces resources for establishing the centers without setting individual fees or coverage amounts.
No extra pay for second offices
People holding two offices covered by Maryland’s constitutional dual-office rule cannot receive compensation from this law’s funds for the second office. Reimbursement remains allowed for expenses from attending hearings, meetings, field trips, and working sessions.
Baltimore port drone security funding falls
Upon passage, the law cuts fiscal 2025 general-fund support for the Port of Baltimore's drone security system by $750,000. The provision does not specify a household charge or a change in port service.
Baltimore transit reorganization requires detailed planning
Upon enactment of HB 517, transportation officials must report on a plan keeping Baltimore light rail, subway, and buses under the state transit agency. A reorganization report is due December 1, 2025, covering contracts, city input, workforce, and separating statewide transit functions. It must explain how local transit funding will not be reduced. Budget committees have 45 days to review; restricted funds cannot be transferred and are canceled if the report is missing. These planning requirements do not themselves change fares or guarantee service levels.
Cannabis agency funds await community report
For fiscal 2026, Maryland holds $100,000 in Cannabis Administration funds pending a report to the budget committees. The report covers community engagement about the Maryland Economic Development Corporation cannabis incubator facility and is due September 1, 2025. Without submission, the restricted money is canceled.
Child welfare funds require reports
The law holds $400,000—$100,000 each from four agencies—until the Governor’s Office for Children submits a report on out-of-home placements. Agencies funding or arranging placements must help and provide requested data; the report is due January 1, 2026. Another $500,000 is held, split equally between the health and human services departments, pending a joint report due November 15, 2025. That report must confirm public Child Fatality Review Team meetings, give dates and summaries, and state the expected annual-report release date. Neither hold can be transferred elsewhere; missing the applicable deadline sends the money back to the General Fund.
Child welfare spending faces tighter oversight
Human Services holds $500,000 for a November 1, 2025 report on children’s hospital, hotel, and other unlicensed placements. Another $250,000 requires a same-day report on caseloads, staffing by jurisdiction, position shifts, workload standards, recruitment, and retention. A $100,000 hold requires fiscal 2024 performance data by July 1, 2025, and fiscal 2025 data during the fiscal 2027 budget process. Missing submissions return the held money to the General Fund. Child Welfare Services funds must stay with their stated purposes, except transfers to Foster Care Maintenance Payments; unused or untransferred money returns to the General Fund.
Conditional cuts to arts and broadcasting
The law ties a $778,897 public broadcasting Content Enterprises cut to legislation ending the commission's General Fund mandate. It also ties a $119,451 Maryland State Arts Council cut to legislation ending that council's General Fund mandate. The provisions do not specify changes to programming, arts groups, household taxes, or fees.
Conditional cuts to forestry and native plants
The law ties a $250,000 Forest Service cut to legislation ending the Maryland Forestry Education Program mandate. It ties a $100,000 agriculture funding cut to legislation ending the Maryland Native Plants Program mandate. A separate $150,000 cut to University of Maryland, College Park unrestricted funding depends on legislation ending the Native Plant mandate. These provisions change program funding, not household payments or duties.
Corrections funding tied to court compliance report
The corrections department must report by November 1, 2025, on compliance with the Duvall v. Moore decree. The report must cover compliance status, court motions, costs, consultants, and plans to meet the June 2026 deadline. The law holds back $100,000 until submission, with 45 days for budget committee review. The department cannot transfer the restricted money, and it returns to the General Fund without submission.
Farm conservation cuts depend on legislation
The law ties a $2 million fiscal 2025 agricultural tree-planting cut to legislation lowering the planting mandate to $500,000. It also ties a $15.020658 million fiscal 2026 agricultural easement acquisition cut to enactment of SB 321 or HB 352. That legislation must authorize state land-preservation transfers to the General Fund for fiscal 2026 through 2029. These provisions reduce program funding under those conditions, without setting individual landowner payments.
Justice agencies face report funding holds
For fiscal 2026, the law holds $250,000 for the Appointed Attorney Program pending a Judiciary costs-and-use report due December 15, 2025. It holds $100,000 for Medicaid Fraud Control Unit operations pending an Attorney General activities report due October 31, 2025. Another $100,000 in crime-policy administration awaits the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board's fiscal 2025 annual report, due November 1, 2025. The Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy must submit that report. All three reports go to the budget committees; without submission, the restricted money cannot be transferred and returns to the General Fund.
Juvenile service and technology budgets shrink
Upon passage, the law cuts fiscal 2025 Juvenile Services general funds for nonresidential per diem payments by $1.5 million. It cuts residential per diem funding by $800,000; both reductions reflect projected spending. It also removes $2.57872 million for MD THINK implementation because that work finished in fiscal 2024. The technology adjustment does not specify a change to ongoing household services.
Less money for rural land preservation
The law ties a roughly $9.98 million Rural Legacy funding cut to enactment of SB 321 or HB 352. That legislation must authorize transfers of state land-preservation money to the General Fund for fiscal 2026 through 2029. The cut reduces money for buying land or interests in land.
Morgan State must explain redevelopment plans
Morgan State University holds $250,000 in administrative funds pending a report on East North Avenue redevelopment in Baltimore. The report is due January 15, 2026. It must explain tentative plans, community and stakeholder engagement, and stakeholders’ role in shaping the plans. Without the report, the money returns to the General Fund.
Police cadet funding shifts and shrinks
Upon passage, the law replaces $1.04727 million in fiscal 2025 general funds for State Police cadet positions with equal special funds. That swap leaves total funding for those positions unchanged. Separately, it ties a $550,000 fiscal 2025 Law Enforcement Cadet Program cut to legislation lowering required funding to $200,000.
Police funding depends on crime data
State Police cannot spend $100,000 until it sends the 2024 Uniform Crime Report to the budget committees. Without the report, that money returns to the General Fund and cannot be redirected. For fiscal 2026, the Governor’s crime policy office must withhold 15%–50% of an affected jurisdiction’s third-quarter police protection grant. This applies when State Police reports trouble obtaining or validating the jurisdiction’s crime data by November 1, 2025. The grant hold lasts until the jurisdiction submits the data and State Police verifies its accuracy.
Prison staffing and treatment require reports
Corrections officials must report on hires, departures, hiring events, process changes, bonuses, applications, testing, and interviews. Reports are due October 25, 2025, and January 25, April 25, and July 25, 2026. A separate report on transgender people's treatment is due October 1, 2025, covering fiscal 2022–2025 data, policies, implementation, and training. It requires expert and transgender stakeholder collaboration; $100,000 is held pending submission. Committees have 45 days to review that report and the second hiring report; held funds cannot be transferred and revert if reports are missing.
School officer grants use existing balances
Upon passage, the law reduces fiscal 2025 general-fund support for School Resource Officer Grants by $5 million. Available fund balances support expected grant spending. The reduction therefore does not itself establish that grant recipients receive less money.
Transportation projects face spending oversight rules
Transportation officials must give lawmakers at least 45 days' notice before spending or submitting contracts for specified major-project changes. These include unreviewed new major projects, moves into construction, and scope changes raising costs above 10% or $1 million, whichever is greater. Scope-change notices must compare funding and total costs with prior legislative approvals. Transportation agencies also must report bridge vessel-collision risks, safety plans, costs, and funding sources by December 1, 2025. The law withholds $500,000 pending that report, allows 45 days for review, and cancels the money if no report is submitted.
Victim services lose funding and positions
For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law cuts Victim Services Unit funding by $225,341. It also removes three new regular positions. The provision does not identify which services change.
Watershed program loses listed federal funding
The law cuts the Watershed Implementation program's fiscal 2026 federal appropriation from $2 million to $0. This removes the listed federal funding for that budget period. The provision does not identify resulting changes to household services or costs.
Youth services funding requires outcomes report
Juvenile Services must submit an oversight report to budget and audit committees by September 1, 2025, to access $500,000. It must cover case management, assessment tools, youth outcomes, and evidence-based services available by jurisdiction. Repeat-offense data must cover at least fiscal 2018 through 2024. The held administrative money cannot be transferred. It returns to the General Fund if the report is not submitted.
Behavioral health funds face transfer limits
Behavioral health Community Services funds can transfer only to Community Services for Medicaid State Fund Recipients or either Medicaid provider reimbursement program. Community Services for Medicaid State Fund Recipients funds can transfer only to Community Services or either Medicaid provider reimbursement program. The two reimbursement programs cover medical care providers and behavioral health providers. Each appropriation must otherwise stay within its approved purposes, and unspent or untransferred funds must return.
Conditional cut to cancer research funding
The law ties a $13 million Family Health and Chronic Disease Services special-fund cut to companion legislation. That legislation must end the funding mandate for Statewide Academic Health Center Cancer Research Grants. The provision does not set individual research awards or specify changes to care access.
Conditional cut to patient safety funding
The law ties a $1 million Maryland Health Care Commission funding cut to companion legislation. That legislation must end the Maryland Patient Safety Center Fund mandate. The provision does not specify changes to particular patient safety services.
Disability agency funds tied to oversight
The law holds $500,000 in disability-agency administrative funds for a September 15, 2025 report on fiscal 2025 closeout changes, returned funds, bridge-payment recoveries, related receivables, and spending backed by them. Another $500,000 depends on an October 15, 2025 report covering fiscal 2025–2026 cost controls, including State-only services, day-to-day administrators, and Low Intensity Support Services. A further $2 million depends on spending, enrollment, use, cost-estimate, and rate reports due August 15 and November 15, 2025, and February 15 and May 15, 2026; each timely report allows release of $500,000. When the latest audit has at least four repeat findings, another $250,000 requires correction of all repeat findings by November 1, 2025, plus verification by legislative auditors. Budget committees have 45 days to review each report; missing required closeout, cost-control, or audit reports causes the related funds to return, while late quarterly reports block release and held funds may return.
Less funding for prison health care
The law cuts General Fund support for health care for people in state custody by $700,000. The corrections secretary can spread the reduction across the department. The provision does not set a per-person cut or identify particular service changes.
Conditional cut to school safety grants
The law ties a $5 million Maryland Center for School Safety grant cut to companion legislation. That legislation must reduce the General Fund appropriation mandate for the Safe Schools Fund. When that condition is met, the grant appropriation falls from $13 million to $8 million.
School activity and transportation grants shrink
The law ties a $600,000 Innovative Programs cut to legislation ending the State-Aided Institutions Field Trip Fund mandate. It also ties a $2 million fiscal 2026 cut to legislation ending the public high school driver education grant mandate. Separately, Baltimore County's fiscal 2025 student transportation pilot loses $250,000 upon budget passage. That pilot serves K–12 students not already bused by public school systems. These provisions do not impose family fees or specify individual service losses.
School construction funds await required reports
The school construction commission faces two administrative funding holds, totaling $150,000. Releasing $50,000 requires a school facility mapping standards report to the budget committees by July 15, 2025. It must explain uniform standards developed with local school systems. Releasing $100,000 requires a letter confirming submission of reports required by the 2018 and 2023 laws, due January 1, 2023, through January 15, 2026. The letter is due within 30 days after the last outstanding report is submitted. Without the required submissions, the held money cannot be transferred and returns to the General Fund.
Agencies must use federal money first
For fiscal 2026, agencies must charge eligible expenses to federal funds before state funds, consistent with federal requirements. Capital spending and Human Services' federal family-assistance funds carried into future years are exempt. Agencies seeking or receiving extra federal funds must consult the Department of Budget and Management. They must consider funding existing operations instead of expanding or creating programs, but need not choose that use.
Agriculture program funds require implementation report
The law holds $100,000 from the Agriculture Department’s LEEF Program pending an implementation report. The requirement applies when SB 428 or HB 506 establishes the program. The report is due to budget committees by September 1, 2025. Without the report, the money returns to the General Fund and cannot fund another purpose.
Assessment agency funds require progress reports
The State Department of Assessments and Taxation cannot spend $50,000 until it submits two Cloud Revenue Integrated System reports. Due July 15 and December 15, 2025, they cover project milestones, schedule, vacancies, hiring, and staffing effects on progress. Another $25,000 is held for a long-term vacancy report due September 1, 2025. That report covers four previously identified jobs, current vacancies over one year, recruiting, qualified applications, and reasons jobs remain unfilled. Restricted funds cannot be transferred and return to the General Fund if the required reports are not submitted.
Budget funds require relief spending report
The Department of Budget and Management cannot spend $200,000 until it reports on American Rescue Plan State Fiscal Relief Fund awards. The report must show available and spent amounts by fiscal year, remaining balances, and reasons money may expire unused. It is due to the budget committees by September 15, 2025. Restricted money cannot be transferred and returns to the General Fund if the report is not submitted.
Farm programs lose funding and positions
Maryland cuts Agriculture Department special funds by $121,456 and removes two regular positions. A $250,000 Marketing and Agriculture Development special-fund cut depends on legislation reducing the Southern Maryland Tri-County Council's required Cigarette Restitution Fund appropriation to $750,000. A $2 million Resource Conservation Grants cut depends on legislation reducing the mandate for tree planting on agricultural land. The provisions do not set individual grant awards or identify specific service cuts.
Health department office move funding falls
The law reduces fiscal 2025 Health Department office-move funding by about $1.27 million. Delays mean the money is expected to go unspent. This is an agency operating-cost adjustment, not a change to household benefits or payment duties.
Hearing funds move to hearing office
Beginning July 1, 2025, agency funds budgeted under Comptroller Object 0831 for administrative hearings move to the Office of Administrative Hearings. The office may use that money only for those hearings.
Human services funds face financial checks
Human Services holds $500,000 pending an October 1, 2025 report comparing fiscal 2025 budgets and spending by program and fund. Another $50,000 requires an October 1 report on grant awards, agreements, payments, monitoring, and timelines. Those amounts return to the General Fund without the reports. A separate $250,000 Family Investment Administration hold applies when its latest audit has at least four repeat findings. Release requires all findings fixed by November 1, 2025, and confirmation from the Office of Legislative Audits.
Less funding for transit and airports
Maryland cuts transit administration funding by about $6.62 million, leaving about $154.35 million in special funds. Airport operations lose $122,476, leaving about $253.15 million in special funds. These provisions do not specify changes to fares, travel costs, or services.
Pension funding cuts depend on legislation
The law ties statewide expense cuts to separate legislation ending the pension reinvestment funding mandate. The cuts are $43.587917 million in general funds, $3.54142 million in special funds, and $1.866457 million in federal funds. This budget provision does not itself change pension benefits or eligibility.
Public broadcasting must report audit fixes
The Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission holds $100,000 in administrative funds pending an October 1, 2025 audit-response report. It must address its affiliated foundation, records, collections, sponsorship agreements, revenue activities, conflict disclosures, and specified state payments. The report concerns findings from the October 2024 compliance audit. Without it, the money returns to the General Fund.
Regional enterprise program loses state funding
The Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Program’s fiscal 2026 General Fund appropriation falls from $750,000 to $0. This removes the listed state funding for that year. The law does not say whether other funding remains available.
Repeat audit problems restrict state funding
The Office of Legislative Audits must report repeat findings and agency commitments to fix them by May 1, 2026. Agencies must document corrective steps, timelines, and ongoing costs. Budget and audit committees have 45 days to review and comment. The law restricts about $5.55 million in General Funds pending the report. That money returns to the General Fund if the report is not submitted.
Stadium facilities fund receives less money
The fiscal 2026 budget cuts the Maryland Stadium Facilities Fund's special-fund appropriation by $250,000. Funding falls from $59.505777 million to $59.255777 million. The provision does not specify a direct household payment or benefit change.
State audit funds face new holds
The Department of Budget and Management holds $150,000 until it reports audit-unit goals by August 15, 2025. The measures must cover core activities and use the Managing for Results Guidebook. Another $250,000 requires agencies with specified repeat 2024 audit findings to meet with the state’s chief information security officer. Agencies must document fixes, take corrective action, and list costs and timelines for unfinished work. The officer must report to the Office of Legislative Audits by February 1, 2026.
State budget increases face tighter review
Covered budget increases of $100,000 or more require submission to Legislative Services before the Governor approves them. Approval follows committee consideration or 45 days after submission; disclosures must cover amounts, sources, purposes, and payroll effects. Exceptions include federal disaster aid and specified Economic Development Opportunities Account transfers. Covered amendments cannot restore denied items, fund unauthorized capital projects, or provide more than $100,000 for position reclassification. Capital scope increases of at least 7.5% in cost or 5% in net floor area require review or a 45-day wait; transportation is exempt. Federal increases of at least $100,000 require documents and funding certification, and covered spending or contracts must await gubernatorial approval. Major technology amendments require a project request; specified statutory exceptions and Board of Public Works welfare findings allow additional flexibility.
State moves and grants require reports
General Services must report by October 1, 2025, on agencies leaving Baltimore's State Center, new locations, and move and demolition spending. The law holds $50,000 pending that report. A December 1, 2025, report on grant-system users, active grants, and regular and contract staffing carries a $150,000 hold. Budget committees have 45 days to review each report. Each held amount returns to the General Fund if its report is not submitted.
State pays property and tax settlements
The law funds the State Center LLC settlement with $46.8 million in general funds and $11.7 million in special funds. The Board of Public Works approved that agreement on November 20, 2024. It also adds $4.830224 million in general funds for the Health Department’s settlement involving an IRS assessment for tax year 2020. These fiscal 2025 funds became available immediately upon budget passage. Neither appropriation creates a household payment or new household tax duty.
State technology spending faces reporting holds
The technology department must report on investment-fund balances, accounting, forecasts, project oversight, delegated authority, and expedited-project criteria by November 1, 2025. The law holds $5 million pending that report and returns it to the General Fund if missing. It also holds $200,000 for Agile project reports due July 1 and December 1, 2025, covering costs, approvals, teams, and reporting every four months. Committees have 45 days to review the fund report and second Agile report; missing Agile reports trigger reversion. If the department's latest audit had four or more repeat findings, another $250,000 is restricted pending correction by November 1 and an auditors' report.
Tax agency cuts depend on fee authority
The law ties a $10 million Assessments and Taxation general-fund operating cut to legislation expanding allowed uses of expedited-service fees. The department's director can spread the reduction across its programs. This provision does not itself change household tax bills or service eligibility.
Tourism board receives less state funding
For fiscal 2026, Tourism Development Board general funds fall from $13.3666 million to $10.1833 million. The $3.1833 million cut lowers support for the board's activities. The law does not name particular services or organizations that lose funding.
Transit grants and projects face limits
Maryland Transit Administration operating grants are capped at about $6.95 million. Extra spending to match unexpected federal funds or increase grants requires notice and justification to budget committees. Spending can proceed after committee review and comment or after 45 days. The transportation Secretary’s Office also needs notice for projects or grants over $500,000 absent from the fiscal 2025–2030 transportation plan. That notice must explain need, reasons, and total cost, with 45 days for committee review.
Unspent program funds should return
The law states legislative intent that undistributed fiscal 2025 general funds for specified programs return to the General Fund. The return should occur within a reasonable time, no later than 12 months after fiscal 2025 ends. The provision does not state the amount affected.
Behavioral health funding source change
The law ties a Community Services General Fund cut to legislation allowing transfers of excess health occupation board balances. Those transfers must be authorized to go to the Behavioral Health Administration. The provision does not state the cut's amount or resulting service changes.
Behavioral health funds require payment data
Health administration funds are released in $125,000 steps after letters confirm monthly non-Medicaid behavioral-health payment-data uploads by program and service. One schedule requires letters July 20 and November 20, 2025, and January 20 and May 20, 2026. Those letters cover data through June 2025, July–October 2025, October–December 2025, and January–April 2026. A separate $500,000 Community Services hold uses July 31 and October 31, 2025, and January 31 and April 30, 2026 deadlines, covering data through June 2025 and the next three calendar quarters. Both restrictions bar transfers and return money to the General Fund when required letters are missing.
Benefit agencies must report processing problems
Human Services holds $250,000 pending reports on application times, denials, and closures for Temporary Cash Assistance, SNAP, TDAP, and PAA. Reports are due August 1 and November 1, 2025, and February 1 and May 1, 2026. Another $100,000 requires an October 15, 2025 report on its federal civil-rights settlement, including notices, appeals, benefits, and progress. Missing required reports returns the held funds to the General Fund. These conditions do not themselves change household eligibility or benefit amounts.
Energy assistance office loses state funding
The Office of Home Energy Programs' General Fund appropriation falls from $14,607 to $0. This eliminates that funding line, not necessarily the office's other funding. The provision does not specify changes to household eligibility or energy-assistance payments.
Family assistance funding follows revised estimates
The law cuts fiscal 2025 local Family Investment Program and child welfare operating funds by $500,000 each. Both cuts reflect projected overtime spending. It also cuts Assistance Payments funding by about $5.10 million based on revised cash electronic benefit transfer fraud-reimbursement estimates. These provisions do not state that household eligibility or benefit payments are reduced.
Hospital budgets reflect delays and spending
The law cuts Thomas B. Finan Hospital Center's fiscal 2025 General Funds by about $6.79 million for delayed patient-unit openings. It cuts the Interagency Hospital Overstay Initiative by about $1.87 million to match historic spending. It also cuts the Shock Trauma Center's special funds by $3.7 million, reflecting a new fund under 2024 law. These fiscal 2025 adjustments take effect immediately upon passage. They do not specify changes to individual patient costs or care.
Hospital payment report controls agency spending
The Health Services Cost Review Commission cannot spend restricted funds until it submits a report due October 1, 2025. The report covers Medicare Advantage incentives, hospitals under the AHEAD payment model, and support for plans in underserved communities. The provision does not identify the amount held or change household coverage or charges.
Local health funding rules get revised
The Health Department holds $100,000 until it submits revised local matching-fund regulations and a report within 30 days afterward. Missing the report returns that money to the General Fund. Another $250,000 depends on the fiscal 2027 budget listing state employee salary adjustments since fiscal 2020 separately from core public-health grants. Beginning in fiscal 2027, grant growth applies only to the prior-year grant, excluding salary adjustments. These rules change agency funding, not household payment duties.
Medicaid behavioral health payment funding falls
The law cuts fiscal 2025 general funding for Medicaid behavioral health provider payments by $9 million. The reduction takes effect immediately upon budget passage. It does not specify an individual coverage cut or require providers to reduce services.
Medicaid waitlist report controls agency funding
The Health Department cannot spend $500,000 in health-financing administrative funds until it submits a Medicaid waiver report. Due October 1, 2025, the report covers home-care waitlists, provider capacity, dedicated-account spending, and planned improvements. Budget committees have 45 days to review and comment. The money returns if the report is not submitted; this does not itself change Medicaid eligibility.
Nursing regulator receives less state funding
The fiscal 2026 budget reduces the Board of Nursing's special-fund appropriation from $17.538304 million to $11.508219 million. That is a $6.030085 million cut. The provision does not specify changes to licensing, fees, services, or access to care.
Paid leave funding has delay condition
The law ties a roughly $15.18 million paid leave funding cut to separate legislation delaying the program's start. The cut applies if that delay legislation is not enacted. It affects the Division of Paid Leave's Family and Medical Leave Insurance appropriation. This provision does not set a worker's benefit amount, eligibility, or start date.
Senior care programs face funding cuts
The law cuts fiscal 2025 General Funds for Senior Care by $900,000, effective immediately upon passage. A separate $1.2 million Community Services cut depends on legislation reducing the Long-Term Care and Dementia Care Navigation Program mandate. These changes reduce program resources. They do not specify individual eligibility changes, service reductions, or household charges.
SNAP budgets fall with revised estimates
The law cuts fiscal 2025 General Funds for the SNAP Senior Supplement by $1.668 million. It also cuts funding for replacing SNAP benefits by $3.2562 million. Both changes reflect revised spending estimates. The provisions do not set new individual benefit amounts, replacement amounts, or eligibility rules.
State employee health funding faces conditions
The state holds $100,000 in administrative funds for reports on medical, dental, prescription, and participant costs and use. Reports are due September 15 and December 15, 2025, and March 15 and June 15, 2026. Budget committees have 45 days to review the second report; missing a report returns the held money to the General Fund. A separate $3.12 million shift from general funds to special funds requires legislation expanding Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program uses. These provisions do not themselves change employee premiums, coverage, or individual health reimbursement account benefits.
Veterans home budget matches projected spending
Upon budget passage, Maryland reduces fiscal 2025 Veterans Home Program funding to match estimated spending. Cuts include $6.4 million in special funds, $1.013 million in federal funds, and $3.108687 million in general funds. The law does not state that services or individual eligibility are reduced.
Energy assistance office must report delays
Human Services holds $250,000 in special-fund administrative money for the Office of Home Energy Programs. Release requires a report on application processing times by local agency and overall denial rates. The provision does not change household eligibility, assistance amounts, or application requirements.
Less funding for neighborhood revitalization
For fiscal 2026, the law sets the Neighborhood Revitalization general-fund capital appropriation at $0, replacing the listed $50 million. That capital funding serves communities through the Continuing the CORE Partnership Fund. A separate Neighborhood Revitalization general-fund appropriation falls by $155,581, from about $23.079 million to $22.923 million. These changes do not end the whole program or specify changes to individual household assistance.
Property appeals funds require backlog report
The Property Tax Assessment Appeals Board cannot spend $100,000 until it reports on Baltimore City’s property tax appeals backlog. The report must explain the backlog’s causes and count city board vacancies as of July 1, 2025. It is due to the budget committees by August 1, 2025. Restricted money cannot be transferred and returns to the General Fund if the report is not submitted. The law does not change individual assessments or appeal rights.
College funds tied to reports and audits
Morgan State cannot spend $250,000 until it reports on East North Avenue redevelopment plans and community engagement by January 15, 2026. That money returns to the General Fund without submission. A separate $250,000 requires Morgan to fix all repeat audit findings by November 1, 2025, with legislative auditors confirming each correction. St. Mary’s College cannot spend $500,000 until it reports on fixes made or planned for its December 2024 audit findings. That report is due to budget committees and the county delegation by December 1, 2025; without submission, the money returns to the General Fund.
College savings contribution funding falls
The law cuts fiscal 2025 Save4College State Contribution funding by $2.8 million to match projected spending. It also makes a separate $500,000 reduction to the program's appropriation for the same reason. Neither provision specifies a change to a family's contribution amount or eligibility.
Cyber program move triggers funding cut
The law ties a $99,000 Maryland Technology Development Corporation funding cut to companion legislation. That legislation must move the Cyber Maryland Program to the Department of Labor. The provision does not specify resulting changes for participants or technology businesses.
Education department funding and positions shrink
The law cuts Maryland's education department budget by $243,233 in general funds and $140,168 in special funds. It also cuts $141,544 in federal funds and removes five new positions. The department can spread the funding reductions across its programs.
Employer fund pays for financial monitoring
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law sets aside $100,000 from the Uninsured Employers’ Fund for a financial monitor. Funding depends on enactment of SB 219 or HB 193 requiring the Workers’ Compensation Commission to designate the monitor. The monitor assesses the Fund’s financial condition. Unspent money returns to the special fund or is canceled.
Hoffman loan repayment funding shrinks
The law cuts fiscal 2025 general funding for the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program by $3 million. The reduction reflects projected spending and takes effect immediately upon budget passage. It does not specify a change to any participant's loan assistance.
Less funding for community college scholarships
The law cuts fiscal 2025 Community College Promise Scholarship funding by $1.5 million, effective upon budget passage. For fiscal 2026, the program receives $13.5 million in general funds, down from $15 million. The provisions do not specify individual award reductions or eligibility changes.
Less funding for teacher career support
Effective upon budget passage, fiscal 2025 funding falls by $8 million for the Teacher Development and Retention Program. Teaching Fellows for Maryland scholarship funding also falls by $4 million in fiscal 2025 upon passage. For fiscal 2026, Teaching Fellows receives $14 million in special funds, down from $18 million. These funding changes do not specify individual scholarship reductions.
Local schools receive less state aid
Guaranteed Tax Base aid receives $64.964792 million, down from $66.664398 million—a $1.699606 million reduction. The law also authorizes a $9.876396 million cut to Education Effort Adjustment aid. That cut requires enactment of legislation delaying the collaborative time per-pupil funding amount. These changes reduce school funding without setting a household charge.
Officer education assistance funding falls
For fiscal 2025, the law cuts police and probation officer loan assistance and scholarship funding by $3.375 million each. These projected-spending adjustments take effect upon budget passage, subject to separate legislation reducing each program's funding. For fiscal 2026, the police officer loan assistance and scholarship programs each receive $2 million, down from $5 million. The fiscal 2026 cuts do not depend on separate legislation. The provisions do not specify individual award changes.
Public colleges need large agreement approval
During fiscal 2026, Maryland public colleges need prior budget secretary approval for new agreements with state agencies worth over $500,000. The rule limits college contracting authority, not student eligibility or aid.
Public colleges share state budget cuts
Applicable Executive Branch budget cuts also apply to public colleges’ current unrestricted and general funds, unless otherwise stated. This covers the University System of Maryland, St. Mary’s College, Morgan State, and Baltimore City Community College. Separately, fiscal 2025 higher education funding replaces $25.804636 million in General Funds with equal Higher Education Investment Funds. That funding-source switch took effect upon passage without changing total support. These provisions do not directly set tuition or student aid.
Special education placement funding faces cuts
The law authorizes a $25 million general-fund cut for nonpublic placements serving students with disabilities. The cut requires enactment of legislation changing the state's required share of the Non-Public Placement Program. This provision does not say how local governments, providers, or families divide any resulting costs.
State colleges face lower funding
The law cuts University System of Maryland support by $44.4 million; the System can distribute cuts across institutions. It must submit its reduction schedule to the Department of Budget and Management by May 1, 2025. Fiscal 2026 cuts also include $3.632823 million for Baltimore City Community College and $416,847 for St. Mary's College. Each college cut requires enactment of separate legislation reducing that college's mandated funding. These provisions do not set tuition or student aid changes.
State hiring faces limits and exceptions
The Board of Public Works generally can approve only 100 positions above the state's authorized total on July 1, 2025. Exceptions cover specified statutory, federal-program, and emergency positions. Certain conversions require abolishing 1.25 contractual full-time-equivalent positions per regular position, without increasing agency funds in the current and next two budgets. Fully non-state-funded positions require funding certification and must end when that funding ends. Extra hardship positions require an equal number of authorized positions to be abolished. Agencies cannot reuse abolished position numbers for different jobs, but affected employees may continue in another state position.
Two colleges face audit funding holds
Morgan State University holds $250,000 until it fixes all repeat audit findings by November 1, 2025. Legislative auditors must confirm the fixes, followed by 45 days for budget committee review and comment. St. Mary’s College holds $500,000 pending a report on its December 2024 audit. Its report is due December 1, 2025, to budget committees and the county delegation, with completed actions, planned fixes, and timelines. St. Mary’s held funds return to the General Fund without the report.
Workforce training programs face funding cuts
The law authorizes a $150,000 fiscal 2025 cut for the Maryland New Start Act. That cut requires legislation lowering the program's required appropriation to $50,000. It also authorizes a $250,000 fiscal 2025 cut for Career Pathways for Healthcare Workers. That cut requires legislation lowering the program's required appropriation to $500,000. Neither provision specifies changes to individual benefits or eligibility.
Conditional cuts for watermen and farming programs
A $500,000 General Fund cut is tied to legislation eliminating the Watermen’s Microloan Program funding mandate. Separately, the Leaders in Environmentally Engaged Farming program loses $500,000 unless SB 428 and HB 506 establish it. Both conditions apply to fiscal 2026 funding. The provisions do not set individual loan amounts, grants, or borrower eligibility.
Less funding for business development and microloans
Fiscal 2026 General Fund support for business and industry sector development falls from $1.702555 million to $1.245314 million. The Office of Business Development falls from $5.102383 million to $4.102383 million. Strategic Industries and Entrepreneurship falls from $21.412297 million to $12.912297 million. The New Start Microloan Program’s listed General Fund appropriation falls from $300,000 to $0. The law does not identify affected services or establish whether other microloan funding remains available.
Conditional cut to enterprise zone funding
The law ties a $7.241614 million cut in state tax-credit payment funding to separate legislation. That legislation must freeze Enterprise Zone Tax Credit Program participation for new properties beginning July 1, 2025. This budget provision does not itself establish the participation freeze or calculate an individual property’s credit.
Less funding for historic restoration credits
The law reduces Maryland Historic Revitalization Tax Credit funding by $3.5 million, subject to enactment of HB 352 or SB 321. The separate legislation must lower the program’s required funding. This provision does not set a new credit amount for any taxpayer.
Deep Creek receives dedicated lake funding
The fiscal 2026 budget reserves $1 million in state lake-protection and restoration funds for the Deep Creek Lake Pilot Program. The money cannot be transferred to another purpose. Any unspent amount is canceled rather than made available to other eligible lakes.
Environmental agencies shift operating funding sources
For fiscal 2025, about $2.59 million in Chesapeake and Coastal Services support shifts from general funds to a coastal-bays trust fund. The shift requires legislation allowing that trust fund to pay Natural Resources operating costs. Another $6.57 million shifts to greenhouse-gas auction revenues in the Strategic Energy Investment Fund for Air and Radiation Administration expenses. That substitution requires legislation allowing those revenues to cover the administration’s general expenses. These adjustments are available upon passage, subject to those requirements, and replace rather than add funding.
Juvenile grants and staff move agencies
The law transfers $500,000 from Juvenile Services to the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy for Juvenile State Match grants. It also reduces Juvenile Services funding by $36,413 to support a merit position moved to that office. The position funding covers half of fiscal 2025. These fiscal 2025 adjustments are available immediately upon passage and do not set individual grant awards or household eligibility.
Park operations depend on land funds
The budget ties $16.4 million for Maryland Park Service operations to authorization to use Program Open Space State balances. That authorization covers fiscal 2026 only, ending June 30, 2026. Another $212,543 and two land-acquisition and planning positions require legislation allowing land-acquisition balances to support operating costs. The budget itself does not supply those separate authorizations.
Police aviation funding changes sources
The law shifts $5.5 million in State Police Aviation support from general funds to the Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund. The money reimburses the State for prior aviation support. The shift requires separate legislation allowing that fund to support the Aviation program. The fiscal 2025 adjustment is available immediately upon passage, subject to that requirement.
Safety plans and cameras for supervision agents
The law sets aside $428,790 for community supervision agents’ body cameras, contingent on legislation allowing correctional officers to use them. The corrections department must report by October 15, 2025, on equipment, home-visit safety, police escorts, and safely resuming visits. A second report, prepared with the agents’ union, is due January 1, 2026, covering camera costs, policies, training, and pilots. Each report holds back a separate $150,000 until submission; that money cannot be transferred and returns to the General Fund without submission. Budget committees have 45 days to review each report.
Three communities get targeted park grants
The law redirects $7 million otherwise allocated to the Greenspace Equity Program into three park grants. Hyattsville gets $3.5 million to buy park property. Hillside Park in Baltimore City gets $500,000 for acquisition and related work. Montgomery County gets $3 million for an Adventure Sports Park at Wheaton Regional Park’s Rubini Sports complex. The money cannot move to another purpose, and unspent amounts are canceled.
Trail and marine funds carry conditions
The law holds $100,000 in Park Service operating funds pending a signed emergency trail-maintenance agreement for Patuxent River Wildlands. Natural Resources must submit an agreement with a volunteer or emergency responder group by September 1, 2025. Without submission, the money cannot be transferred and returns to the General Fund. Separately, $100,000 in Natural Resources Police special funds depends on legislation authorizing another $100,000 from the Waterway Improvement Fund. That additional authority supports marine operations.
Youth treatment funds target Noyes reopening
The law redirects $3 million budgeted for opening Catoctin Treatment Center exclusively to reopening the Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center. Noyes must operate as an adolescent drug treatment center offering an alternative to detention and commitment. Unspent money returns to the General Fund and cannot be transferred elsewhere.
Clean energy money shifts to schools
The law cuts $1 million from the Maryland Energy Administration’s Renewable and Clean Energy Programs and Initiatives grant appropriation. It redirects that money to the Interagency Commission on School Construction for projects that cut public school carbon emissions. This shifts project funding rather than providing direct household payments.
Baltimore replaces North Avenue state funding
The West North Avenue Development Authority gets $260,000 from Baltimore City's Mayor's Office for general administration. This special-fund money replaces an equal amount of state general funds. Total funding does not increase from this swap.
Broadband administration switches to federal funds
The law replaces $499,085 in fiscal 2025 general funds for broadband administration with available federal funds. Total funding stays the same. The change took effect upon passage. It does not expand household broadband service or create a household benefit.
Digital service gets conditional operating funds
The law allows a $4.3 million transfer from major technology-project oversight to Maryland Digital Service operations. The transfer requires enactment of HB 738 or SB 705 and a budget amendment. The transferred money can fund only service operations. Any unspent amount is canceled.
Energy program switches to federal funds
The law moves $2.5 million for Be Smart from special funds to federal funds in fiscal 2025. This aligns reporting with the original Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant. Total funding stays the same, and the change took effect upon passage. It does not specify changes to household eligibility or benefits.
Lottery operations switch state funding sources
The law shifts $418,098 for fiscal 2025 video lottery terminal operations from general funds to special funds. The change aligns funding with current estimates and took effect upon passage. It does not state any change to household costs, benefits, or access.
Natural resources operations tap dedicated funds
The budget ties $10.5 million in operating support to legislation authorizing use of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund. This replaces about $8.36 million in general funds across five natural resources administrative units. It also replaces about $2.14 million for Chesapeake and Coastal Service. Both the general-fund reductions and matching special-fund appropriations depend on that authorization.
Prison contractor must pay care providers
The corrections department cannot pay YesCare again until it fully pays subcontractors, suppliers, and other care providers owed money. This covers care under the state contract from May 1, 2022, through July 31, 2024. The department must confirm payment within 30 days after the outstanding amounts are paid. A payment-status report is due November 15, 2025. Separate $100,000 administrative holds apply to the confirmation and the status report.
West North Avenue staffing funds shrink
The law adds $250,000 in general funds for West North Avenue Development Authority positions in fiscal 2025. It also removes $500,000 in special funds, producing a net $250,000 reduction. The adjustment addresses positions underfunded by special funds and took effect upon passage. It does not establish a household payment.
Behavioral health funding shifts dedicated sources
The law ties a $3 million reduction in fiscal 2025 general funding for the 988 crisis hotline to separate legislation ending its one-time funding mandate, because telephone-fee funds are available. It shifts about $2.966 million for the Buprenorphine Initiative from general funds to the Opioid Restitution Fund upon enactment, without reducing stated support. Another $4.018 million in Behavioral Health Administration special funds depends on legislation authorizing transfers of excess health occupation board balances. These provisions change program financing rather than setting household payments or service eligibility.
Disability provider cuts preserve local rates
For fiscal 2025, Maryland cuts disability service funding by $27.98901 million each in general and federal funds. However, the Developmental Disabilities Administration cannot eliminate geographic rate supplements in certain local jurisdictions that year. The law also ends exceptions allowing provider rates above the Reasonable and Customary wage range. That change cuts another $2.357109 million each in general and federal funds.
Health programs replace tobacco settlement funding
The law replaces fiscal 2025 Cigarette Restitution Fund support with general funds for three health programs. The shifts cover about $4.668 million for breast and cervical cancer diagnosis and treatment, $14.257 million for behavioral health, and $8.288 million for Medicaid. They reflect expected revenues and take effect upon enactment. These funding-source changes do not specify new household benefits, eligibility rules, or charges.
Medicaid financing gains funds and limits
The law makes a fiscal 2025 Medicaid funding switch contingent on separate legislation increasing the Hospital Deficit Assessment. The switch removes $46.25 million in general funds and adds $50 million in special funds, a $3.75 million net increase. When Medicaid pays for newly eligible placements made by Health, Human Services, Juvenile Services, or Education agencies, matching state funds can move from the placing agency to Medicaid. Overpayment recoveries, including prior-year recoveries, also become available for provider payments, and the rule covers later additional Medicaid payments for the same services. Medical Care Provider Reimbursements funds can transfer only to the Maryland Children’s Health Program or Medicaid Behavioral Health Provider Reimbursements; unused or untransferred money must return or be canceled.
Paid leave administration changes funding sources
The law removes about $9 million in federal funding from fiscal 2025 Family and Medical Leave Insurance funding. It adds about $6.586 million in spending authority from the program’s existing fund balance. Together, these changes reduce total spending authority by about $2.414 million. This provision does not set new worker benefit amounts or eligibility rules.
Funding for home energy help
Maryland reserves about $23.29 million in federal money for energy assistance only; unused money cannot be transferred and is canceled. For fiscal 2025 bill assistance and operating shortfalls, the law provides about $30.45 million. That includes about $8.28 million in special funds and $22.17 million in federal funds. The special-fund amount is $440,096 below the previously printed amount. The law separately provides $91,092 for the EmPOWER Capital Program, without setting household benefit amounts or eligibility.
Property assessment funding split may change
The law ties assessment agency funding changes to separate legislation changing the State-county cost split from 50/50 to 90/10. General funds then fall by about $18.34 million for real property valuation and $1.37 million for information technology. Business property valuation general funds fall by about $1.19 million. Corresponding special-fund amounts also depend on that legislation. These are government funding changes, not a direct change to an individual property tax bill.
Teacher retirement grants face possible reduction
For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Maryland provides about $27.66 million in teacher retirement supplemental grants. These grants go to specified local governments, not directly to teachers. A $13.829330 million reduction is tied to separate legislation reducing those grants to address shared teacher retirement costs. This provision does not state a change to individual pension payments.
Cannabis equity grants change funding sources
The law reduces general funds for Social Equity Partnership Grant awards by $5 million and provides a matching special-fund appropriation. The replacement requires legislation allowing the Cannabis Regulation and Enforcement Fund to satisfy the required grant funding. The provision does not state a change to individual award amounts.
Small business aid changes funding sources
The law shifts $1.5 million for Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority assistance from general funds to special funds. It also shifts $7.5 million for the Minority Pre-Seed Investment Fund to special funds. Both shifts depend on legislation allowing use of available money from the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Account. These provisions change funding sources, not stated business eligibility or individual assistance amounts.
Business jobs credits change funding sources
The More Jobs for Marylanders Tax Credit Reserve Fund uses special funds instead of general funds for two appropriations. The shift covers $20 million in the fiscal 2025 supplemental budget and $15 million in fiscal 2026. It changes the funding source, not stated business eligibility or credit amounts.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/7/2025
Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Grammer) Rejected
Yes: 38 • No: 102
House vote • 4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed
Yes: 101 • No: 39
Senate vote • 4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed
Yes: 33 • No: 14
Senate vote • 4/1/2025
Third Reading Passed
Yes: 33 • No: 14
Senate vote • 3/31/2025
Floor Amendment {603127/1 (Senator Jennings) Rejected
Yes: 17 • No: 26 • Other: 3
Senate vote • 3/31/2025
Floor Amendment {853824/1 (Senator Corderman) Rejected
Yes: 18 • No: 28
Senate vote • 3/31/2025
Floor Amendment {253521/1 (Senator McKay) Rejected
Yes: 13 • No: 29 • Other: 4
Senate vote • 3/31/2025
Floor Amendment {403823/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected
Yes: 15 • No: 26 • Other: 5
House vote • 3/26/2025
Third Reading Passed
Yes: 100 • No: 39
House vote • 3/25/2025
Committee Amendment (#115) Adopted
Yes: 91 • No: 36 • Other: 11
House vote • 3/25/2025
Floor Amendment {453622/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected
Yes: 36 • No: 98 • Other: 2
House vote • 3/25/2025
Floor Amendment {273124/1 (Delegate Arentz) Rejected
Yes: 37 • No: 97 • Other: 2
House vote • 3/25/2025
Floor Amendment {913829/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected
Yes: 47 • No: 91
House vote • 3/25/2025
Floor Amendment {193028/1 (Delegate Jacobs) Rejected
Yes: 36 • No: 99 • Other: 3
House vote • 3/25/2025
Floor Amendment {383529/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected
Yes: 37 • No: 96 • Other: 3
House vote • 3/25/2025
Committee Amendment (#62) Adopted
Yes: 102 • No: 35 • Other: 1
House vote • 3/25/2025
Floor Amendment {353925/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected
Yes: 36 • No: 99 • Other: 1
House vote • 3/25/2025
Floor Amendment {473123/1 (Delegate Arentz) Rejected
Yes: 35 • No: 95 • Other: 6
House vote • 3/25/2025
Floor Amendment {863122/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected
Yes: 36 • No: 99 • Other: 1
House vote • 3/25/2025
Committee Amendment (#143) Adopted
Yes: 102 • No: 29 • Other: 7
Actions Timeline
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 602 (Line Item Veto)
5/20/2025Vetoed in part by the Governor (Policy)
5/16/2025Passed Enrolled
4/7/2025HouseThird Reading Passed (33-14)
4/7/2025SenateConference Committee Report Adopted
4/7/2025SenateThird Reading Passed (101-39)
4/7/2025HouseMotion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (38-102)
4/7/2025HouseMotion Special Order until after Third Reading calendar (Delegate Barnes) Adopted
4/7/2025HouseConference Committee Report Adopted
4/7/2025HouseSenate advisors: (Senators Bailey, Zucker and Hettleman)
4/2/2025HouseSenate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Guzzone, McCray, King, M. Jackson and Corderman)
4/2/2025HouseSenate Refuses Recede
4/2/2025HouseSenate advisors: (Senators Bailey, Zucker and Hettleman)
4/1/2025SenateSenate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Guzzone, McCray, King, M. Jackson and Corderman)
4/1/2025SenateSenate Refuses Recede
4/1/2025SenateHouse advisors: (Delegates Chang, Solomon, J. Lewis and Forbes)
4/1/2025SenateHouse Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Barnes, Shetty, Smith, Watson and Stonko)
4/1/2025SenateHouse Requests Senate Recede
4/1/2025SenateHouse Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
4/1/2025SenateHouse advisors: (Delegates Chang, Solomon, J. Lewis and Forbes)
4/1/2025HouseHouse Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Barnes, Shetty, Smith, Watson and Stonko)
4/1/2025HouseHouse Requests Senate Recede
4/1/2025HouseHouse Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
4/1/2025HouseThird Reading Passed (33-14)
4/1/2025SenateSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enacted
5/20/2025
Enrolled
4/7/2025
Third Reading
3/25/2025
First Reading
1/15/2025
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