# Maryland HB 0498: Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act

Maryland HB 0498, Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nick Allen (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-07 (Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0498
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-02-07, Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
- Sponsor: Nick Allen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Economic Development, Taxes - Income, Education - Miscellaneous, Accessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; Disabilities; etc, Agriculture -see also- Agritourism; Cannabis Prd; Farm; etc., Allegany County, Appropriations, Aquaculture, Artificial Intelligence -see also- Biometrics, Art, Music, and Cultural Affairs -see also- EthAff; Mus; etc, Assessments and Taxation, Department of, Astronomy and Space Technology, Attorney General, Auditors and Audits, Bonds -see also- County & Baltimore City Bonds; State Bonds, Boundaries, Building Maintenance and Repair, Child Care, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Commerce, Department of, Committees and Commissions, Community Colleges, Construction, Contracts -see also- Procurement, Corporations -see also- Municipal Corps; Public Corps & Inst, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Cybersecurity, Debt Management, Education, State Department of, Electronic Government, Emergencies -see also- Pandemics, Energy Matters -see also- Fuel; NuclearMatt; PwrPlnts; etc., Engineers, Enterprise Zones, Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut, Equipment -see also- Charging; Med. Equip.; MV Equip; etc., Ethics, Federal Aid -see also- CARES Act, Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes, Financial Institutions -see also- Banks; Credit Unions; etc., Forms, Fraud -see also- Forgery, Gaming and Gambling, Garrett County, Grants, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Housing and Community Development, Department of, Income Tax, Industry and Technology, Interest, Investments -see also- Securities, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Labor, Department of, Language -see also- Communications; Literacy, Leases and Rent, Legislative Policy Committee, Legislative Services, Department of, Limited Liability Companies, Loans -see also- Credit; Mortgages; Scholarships&SFA, Minority Business Enterprises, Motion Pictures, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Names, Nonprofit Organizations, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Pilot Programs, Pollution -see also- Air Pollution; Litter; Water Pollution, Process Serving, Procurement, Public Corporations and Instrumentalities -see also- HBE, Public Works, Board of, Real Property, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Reports, Residency -see also- Immigrants and Citizenship, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Rules and Regulations, Securities, Small Business, Somerset County, Sunset, Tax Credits, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Veterans and Military Families, Department of, Veterans, Waivers, Wicomico County
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nick Allen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jon S. Cardin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Diana M. Fennell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Edith J. Patterson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dana Stein (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Veronica Turner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Vogel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chao Wu (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-07: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (House)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing canceled (Ways and Means) (House)
- 2025-01-31: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (House)
- 2025-01-22: First Reading Ways and Means and Appropriations (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0498f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0498f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0498-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).