# Maryland SB 0236: Maryland Department of Planning - Modernization

Maryland SB 0236, Maryland Department of Planning - Modernization, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 62) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0236
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Department of Planning - Modernization
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-10-06
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 62
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Archives, Baltimore Metropolitan Council, Boundaries, Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets, Committees and Commissions, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Demographics -see also- Census; Data, Elections, State Board of, Electronic Communication, Environment, Department of the, Jurisdiction, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Planning, Department of, Procurement, Public Buildings and Facilities -see also- Stadiums; St Hse, Real Property, Reports, Sewage, Standards and Best Practices, Water -see also- Coastal Bays; Riv,Str,Lks; Wastewater; etc., Zoning and Planning
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (224 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 133 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-04-08: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 62
- 2025-04-03: Passed Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Third Reading Passed (133-0) (House)
- 2025-03-28: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable with Amendments {353821/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Referred Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-02-13: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Favorable with Amendments {983428/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing 1/21 at 1:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Hearing 1/21 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2024-10-06: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_62_sb0236e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0236e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0236t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0236f.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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_62_sb0236e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0236e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0236t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0236f.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-SB0236-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).