# Maryland HB 1592: Education - Regional Resource Centers and County Libraries - Funding

Maryland HB 1592, Education - Regional Resource Centers and County Libraries - Funding, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ben Barnes (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-18 (Hearing 3/18 at 12:45 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1592
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Education - Regional Resource Centers and County Libraries - Funding
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-15
- Last action: 2026-03-18, Hearing 3/18 at 12:45 p.m.
- Sponsor: Ben Barnes (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education - Miscellaneous, Civil Rights and Social Equity, Community Facilities and Services, Early Childhood Education, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Information Technology, Intergovernmental Cooperation -see also- AdmAgn; Cmts; etc., Internet Access, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Libraries -see also- Archives, Literacy, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Residency -see also- Immigrants and Citizenship, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Technology -see also- AeroT; BioT; EnergyT; InfoT; MedT; etc, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- 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: Ben Barnes (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-18: Hearing 3/18 at 12:45 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-18: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2026-03-10: Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-10: Rereferred to Appropriations (House)
- 2026-02-15: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2026-02-15: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1592f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1592f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1592-2026RS (as of 2026-10-12).